Title IX Coordinator
Mohammed Bey
Director, Diversity & Inclusion
Human Resources
(920) 498-6826
[email protected]
Title IX Student Deputy
Coordinator
John Grant
Dean, Student Development
Student Services
(920) 498-6984
[email protected]
Title IX Student Deputy
Coordinator
Kelly Schumacher
Disability Services and CARE
Team Case Manager
Student Services
(920) 498-6390
[email protected]
STUDENT ACADEMIC GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Procedural Standards for Student Academic Redress
If a student has sufficient justification (definite data) to question a grade received, the following steps should be
taken (there should be no outstanding balance for the course in question):
Step 1 – Within five working days of receipt of a grade to be disputed, a student should first contact the
instructor who submitted the grade. If a satisfactory resolution is not reached, the student must, within five
subsequent working days, contact a counselor, advisor or case manager. The counselor, advisor or case manager
may facilitate a meeting with the student, the instructor, and if appropriate, the division Dean or Associate Dean.
All grade disputes must be taken to the appropriate Dean or Associate Dean before moving forward.
Step 2 – If the issue is not satisfactorily resolved, the student may request that the Faculty-Student Committee
hear the dispute. The Vice President of Student Services, or his/her designee, determines whether an appeal
moves forward to the committee for a hearing. This request must be submitted in writing to the office of the Vice
President of Student Services within five working days following consultation with the appropriate Dean or
Associate Dean. A copy of the complaint must be given to the division’s Associate Dean or Dean. The student
will be provided the procedural protocol followed by the committee.
The Faculty-Student Committee has the following guidelines:
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The committee will be chaired by an academic divisional Dean (or designee of Vice President of
Student Services) and have seven members. Membership will include the chair, three students named
by the NWTC Student Senate two faculty members, and one academic advisor or Student Services case
manager. The committee will strive for a cross-section of program divisions; avoiding any conflict of
interest through program division assignment or student familiarity.
If members have a conflict of interest in an individual hearing, they shall be excused from the
proceedings.
The committee should govern itself according to Robert’s Rules of Order and/or other pertinent
regulations.
These meetings will be closed meetings. Parties involved have the right to request the presence of other
college students or staff to speak on their behalf, but such persons must be pertinent to the request
(fellow students or college staff – no parents, spouses, or other outside persons). “Fellow students” is
defined as a student who is in the same class as the claimant and has “first hand” knowledge of the
circumstances surrounding the disputed grade. Students from prior semester classes/clinicals will not
be allowed to testify.
The Faculty-Student Committee shall hear all testimony in an impartial manner and shall issue a ruling.
Testimony by any party (staff or student) should not exceed 30 minutes.
The Committee’s operational guidelines will be written and available for review via the chairperson.
The hearing will be recorded to ensure accurate information should the committee’s opinion be
appealed.
Decision of the Faculty-Student Committee will be communicated through the office of the Vice
President of Student Services.
Step 3 – The decision of the Faculty-Student Committee shall be final, subject only to the right of appeal to the
Vice Presidents of Learning and Student Services. This appeal must be submitted in writing within five working
days following the committee’s decision.
Exception for Health Sciences Clinical Students - Any Health Science clinical course grade appeal will be
heard by the Health Sciences Appeals Committee. The student will follow the same appeals process as outlined
above. The committee will be chaired by the Dean or Associate Dean of Health Sciences. The committee will