CON Professional Graduate Nursing Program Appeals and Grievance Procedure: Difference between revisions

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             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All members of the ad hoc appeals committee will be equal voting members and will not have a conflict or competing interest in the outcome.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All members of the ad hoc appeals committee will be equal voting members and will not have a conflict or competing interest in the outcome.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The ad hoc appeals committee chair will convene and record a hearing with the members of the committee. The Chair will conduct the meeting in a civil and non-threatening manner and there will be breaks as needed. The appeals committee chair or members may request any additional materials that they deem to be essential in the information gathering process. In addition, the committee may choose to meet with the faculty or student as needed. The student has a right to request to meet with the committee and to have a support person who cannot actively participate in the hearing, but confer with the student during the hearing.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The ad hoc appeals committee chair will convene and record a hearing with the members of the committee. The Chair will conduct the meeting in a civil and non-threatening manner and there will be breaks as needed. The appeals committee chair or members may request any additional materials that they deem to be essential in the information gathering process. In addition, the committee may choose to meet with the faculty or student as needed. The student has a right to request to meet with the committee and to have a support person who cannot actively participate in the hearing, but confer with the student during the hearing.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Upon conclusion of the hearing, the ad hoc appeals committee members will determine if there was the existence of arbitrary and capricious behavior. The chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee will be notified at the conclusion of the hearing of the outcome to either support or not support that there was sufficient evidence of improper evaluation of the student by the faculty.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Upon conclusion of the hearing, the ad hoc appeals committee members will determine if there was the existence of arbitrary and capricious behavior. The chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee will be notified at the conclusion of the hearing of the outcome to either support or not support the appeal.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee will communicate the findings of the ad hoc appeals committee to the involved faculty member, student, and specialty coordinator. The faculty involved in the appeal will have the opportunity to change or retain the original grade based on the ad hoc appeals committee findings.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee will communicate the findings of the ad hoc appeals committee to the involved faculty member, student, and specialty coordinator.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The ad hoc appeals committee chair will write a report which describes the decision making process and steps taken in the deliberation, including the decision, and will send the report to the Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee and to the Associate Dean For Academic Programs within 48 hours of conclusion of the hearing.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The ad hoc appeals committee chair will write a confidential report which describes the decision making process and steps taken in the deliberation, including the decision, and will send the report to the Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee and to the Associate Dean For Academic Programs within 48 hours of conclusion of the hearing.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The findings from the hearing will be communicated to the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee Members. The Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee will consider the findings in a consent vote to support or not support the recommendation of the ad hoc appeals committee.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The findings from the hearing will be communicated to the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee Members. The Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee will vote to support or not support the recommendation of the ad hoc appeals committee.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The faculty member involved in the appeal will receive the results of the decision of the vote (support or not support) from the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee. If the faculty member disagrees with the ad hoc appeals committee decision, the faculty member has the right to appeal to the Dean.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The faculty member involved in the appeal will receive the results of the decision of the vote (support or not support) from the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee. If the faculty member disagrees with the ad hoc appeals committee decision, the faculty member has the right to appeal to the Dean.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The student will be notified by the Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee or by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of any changes in the findings of the proceedings.</li>
             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The student will be notified by the Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, &amp; Scholarship Committee or by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of any changes in the findings of the proceedings.</li>

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