Each Faculty Member shall have the right to review the contents of her/his personnel file during regular working hours, or at such other time as mutually agreed on with the Dean of the College. The review will take place in the presence of the Dean of the College or her/his designee. Excluded from the review will be employment credentials which are not designated by their source as available to be reviewed by the candidate.

The Faculty Member shall have the right to respond to all materials contained in her/his file. Such responses shall be attached to the related report and become part of said file.

A Faculty Member may request, in writing, removal of any item in the file. Such request for removal must be received no later than ninety (90) days after placement of the item in the file. The written request shall also contain a rationale for the requested removal. If the Dean and Provost agree, the item shall be removed from the personnel file. If the Dean and Provost deny the request for removal, they will notify the Faculty Member in writing within thirty (30) days from the date of the written request including reason for the denial. For purposes of this section, days shall mean class days during the regular academic year.

Any complaints directed toward a Faculty Member which are placed in her/his personnel file shall be called promptly to the Faculty Member's attention in writing and identified as being added to the file

The Faculty Member shall have the right to copies of the contents of the file at her/his expense at the rate of five cents ($.05) per page.