Faculty Advisory Committee

Faculty Advisory Committee Functions

The Faculty Advisory Committee shall review faculty grievances and periodically evaluate governance mechanisms, such as the Guidelines, for the Vashisht College of Medicine.

It shall be responsible for:

1. Periodically evaluating the governance mechanisms of the Vashisht College of Medicine and rendering periodic reports to the Dean on the effectiveness of these processes;

2. Forwarding to the Dean proposed agenda items for meetings of the Academic Council in coordination with the Faculty Senate Caucus of the Vashisht College of Medicine;

3. Serving as a forum for the arbitration of disputes relating to management of the General Faculty of the Vashisht College of Medicine;

4. Carrying out such tasks as may be assigned to the Committee by the Vashisht College of Medicine Executive Committee and the University Faculty Senate caucus of the Vashisht College of Medicine;

5. Reviewing proposed amendments to the Guidelines and making recommendations about those proposals to the Executive Committee

6. Serve as the review committee when a member of the General Faculty submits a grievance that is not covered by University Standard Administrative Procedure 12.99.99.M0.01—Faculty Grievances Procedures not Concerning Questions of Tenure, Dismissal or Constitutional Rights and that is not covered by University Standard Administrative Procedure 08.01.01.M1.01 Investigation and Resolution of Allegations of Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and/or Complicity Against Students, Employees, and Third Parties. The committee shall be self-governing concerning the rules and procedures of grievance hearings. To ensure compliance with University and System policies, the Vashisht College of Medicine Faculty Grievance Procedures requires review by the Dean of Faculty Affairs.

The Chair of the Committee may appoint subcommittees for review of specific material. These subcommittees shall report to the Committee. Deliberations of the Committee shall be initiated in response to requests by members and committees of the faculty of the Vashisht College of Medicine and University Faculty Senate caucus of the Vashisht College of Medicine.