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persons with disabilities, national origin, sexual orientation or veteran’s
status.
IV.
APPOINTMENT OF GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
An Ad Hoc Grievance Committee will be appointed by the Ombudsperson
no later than ten working days after the filing of a written grievance and
will consist of five members: a student, a faculty member, and a student
affairs professional, plus two other individuals, either staff, administrative
or faculty, corresponding to the position of the individual against whom the
grievance is brought. All committee members will be from the campus on
which the grievance originated. The Ombudsperson will name one of the
five members as chair of the committee.
V.
DUTIES OF GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
A.
Notice of Hearing
Within ten working days of the appointment of the committee,
the chair shall issue a written notice of the date, time, place and
issue of the hearing to the student and any other party in
interest. The date of the hearing shall be within ten working
days of the notice.
B.
Hearing Procedure
The hearing will follow the same general guidelines as found in
the College Court procedure.
APPEAL TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS & ENROLLMENT
MANAGEMENT
The parties may appeal to the Vice President of Student Affairs &
Enrollment Management within five working days. The Associate Vice
President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management shall issue a
decision based on review of the record.
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT
A party in interest who is aggrieved by the decision of the Vice President of
Academic and Student Affairs may appeal the decision to the President
within five working days of the date of the respective decision of the Vice
President of Academic and Student Affairs’ decision.
FINAL DECISION
The President shall issue a final decision on the appeal within a reasonable
amount of time. The decision shall apprise the appealing party of the right
to further appeal to the Board of Regents of the University System of
Georgia pursuant to Paragraph IX of the Bylaws of the Board of Regents or
any other applicable provision of the Policies of the Board of Regents.
