Faculty Rights & Responsibilities (FRRC)

-- A Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate -- 

This is an elected committee. Elections are conducted in the Spring.

As per the bylaws the committee shall:

a) Provide faculty, students, departments, schools and administration a venue for resolution of issues, complaints or grievances arising from alleged violations of the Statement of Faculty Rights and Responsibilities as per the Faculty Bylaws. The committee provides for mediation procedures for resolving such issues.  

b) Conduct on ongoing review of the Faculty Bylaws based on input solicited from Standing and Special Committee Chairs.

c) Form Academic Grievance Committees, to serve as binding arbitration panels for all student academic grievances brought in accordance with the Academic Grievance Procedures for Students described in the College Catalogs.

d) Initiate and oversee formal five year review of Faculty Bylaws, and constitute a Bylaws Committee to review periodically the relevance and appropriateness of existing Faculty Bylaws.

e) Provide a workshop for the Faculty every fall semester reviewing the Bylaws and outlining their rights and responsibilities.

f) Serve as an advisory group for the development of substantive Bylaws-related issues that require consultation with the College Administration.

FRRC meets approximately 4 times per semester. However, if an academic grievance is filed or an ad hoc situation arises, the subcommittee (e.g.: Academic Grievance Committee or Parking Committee) will be formed.  The subcommittee will then meet and resolve issues in a single meeting; or, if need be, convene every other week.  Furthermore, FRRC offers workshops for faculty on various topics of interest, such as syllabi best practices, submitting final grades, Bylaws and other regulations.

For full details please refer to the Faculty Bylaws and direct any questions to the members listed below.

FRRC Recommended Syllabus Template