MEMORANDUM
To:
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
From: Nizam Arain and Julia Johnson
Date: April 28, 2016
Re:
Revision to the Bullying Policy
Below you will find a list of editorial changes made to the Anti-Bullying Policy per feedback
from the Faculty Senate. These comments are divided into two categories—Changes Brad
Seebach made to the document, which we accepted, and additional changes intended to clarify
the policy and offering a suggestion for clarify process for implementing this policy in various
governance groups.
Seebach Edits (Per Faculty Senate Feedback)
Pg 1:
1. Under Applicability, italicizing of the following: The University reserves the right to
apply this policy to conduct occurring off-campus, if the University determines that the
off-campus conduct could have an impact on the educational or work environment of the
University.
2. Under Definitions and Bullying:
a. Pt. 2 is changed to read “Deliberate and repeated use of abusive language, which
may include profanity” from “Deliberate and repeated use of offensive language,
including profanity”
b. Pt. 5 is changed to read “Attempts to exploit an individual’s known psychological
or physical vulnerability, including deliberately undermining or belittling
behavior”
Pg 4:
1. Under “Informal Complaints” add the following sentence “It is preferable to resolve
complaints informally wherever possible and feasible.”
Additional Changes to (Hopefully) Enhance Clarity
Pg 4
1. Grid on page 4 – Informal Complaint Officials and Formal Complaint Officials are now
the column titles in the grid to clarify who should be identified to help with informal or
formal complaints (formerly “Preferred Official” and “Alternate Officials”)
2. Right after the table – There is a new paragraph that identifies who should be contacted
should a complainant have concerns about the informal complaint officials.
3. Informal Complaint Process now precedes Formal Complaint Process.
4. We recommend that each governance group convene a task force who will develop a
specific process for vetting complaints that aligns with their specific concerns and needs.
Each of these process documents should be added as addenda to this policy.
5. Changed Seebachs use of practicable to feasible in first paragraph after heading
“Informal Complaints”
Pg 5
1. Under “Formal Complaint Process and Complaint Form” – Second paragraph moved to
this section from where it used to live, which was right after the chart. Changed
“preferred official” here to “investigating official.”
Minor Changes
1. UW-L to UWL
2. Minor plural or spelling errors