Professor Steven Reising appointed interim university grievance officer

In October of the third year of the UGO's term of office, the chairs of the Grievance Panels shall jointly appoint a subcommittee of the Grievance Panel memberships, consisting of three (3) faculty members and three (3) administrative professionals, to provide nominations for a UGO to serve the next three-year term.

In accordance with section K.12.1 of the Academic Faculty & Administrative Professional Manual, if the position of UGO becomes vacant before expiration of the term, the Grievance Panel shall recommend an interim appointment to the President, through the Provost, to serve until a confirmed UGO, selected the following February, takes office on July 1.

The selection of a permanent UGO must be confirmed by a majority vote of those cast by the Faculty Council and the Administrative Professional Council, such confirmations being conducted separately. In the event that a majority vote of those cast is not attained by both the Faculty Council and the Administrative Professional Council, another candidate shall be proposed by the President. The UGO shall take office on July 1 following the vote and shall report administratively to the Provost.

The UGO shall be a tenured, full-time member of the faculty with at least the rank of associate professor and shall have no administrative duties throughout the term of service. The term of office shall be three (3) consecutive one (1) year appointments. There is no limit to the number of terms a UGO may serve.