• Redbook Table of Contents
• Redbook Addenda

Introduction

Foreword and Preface

Chapter One: Organization and Operation of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Overseers

• Article 1.1: The Board of Trustees
• Section 1.1.1: Membership of the Board
• Section 1.1.2: Powers of the Board
• Section 1.1.3: Voting by the Board/Conflict of Interest
• Section 1.1.4: Meetings of the Board
• Section 1.1.5: Officers and Committees of the Board
• Section 1.1.6: Suspension or Removal of University Personnel
• Section 1.1.7: Removal of Board of Trustees
• Article 1.2: Board of Overseers
• Section 1.2.1: Membership of the Board
• Section 1.2.2: Purpose
• Section 1.2.4: Organization of the Board

Chapter Two: Organization and Operation of the University Administration

• Article 2.1: The President of the University of Louisville
• Section 2.1.1: Appointment of the President
• Section 2.1.2: Powers and Duties of the President
• Section 2.1.3: Review of Service
• Article 2.2: The Executive Vice President and University Provost and Vice Presidents
• Section 2.2.1: The Executive Vice President and University Provost and Types and Functions of Vice Presidents
• Section 2.2.2: Appointment of Executive Vice President and University Provost and Vice Presidents
• Section 2.2.3: Duties of the Executive Vice President and University Provost and Vice Presidents
• Section 2.2.4: Review of Service
• Article 2.3: Other Administrators
• Section 2.3.1: Definition and Classification of Administrators
• Section 2.3.2: Grievances of Administrators
• Section 2.3.3: Termination of Service of Administrators
• Section 2.3.4: Administrative Leave
• Section 2.3.5: Retirement of Administrators
• Article 2.4: The Administrative Bodies
• Section 2.4.1: The Administrative Council
• Section 2.4.2: The University Congress
• Article 2.5: University Policies and Procedures
• Section 2.5.1: Academic Policy-Statement of Academic Freedom
• Section 2.5.2: Administrative Procedure
• Section 2.5.3: Intellectual Property Policies
• Section 2.5.4: Equal Opportunity Policy
• Section 2.5.5: Personnel Policies
• Section 2.5.6: Archives and Records Policy
• Section 2.5.7: Athletic Policies
• Section 2.5.8: Ethical Considerations

Chapter Three: Organization and Governance of the Academic Programs

• Article 3.1: Organization of Academic Units
• Section 3.1.1: The Academic Units of the University
• Section 3.1.2: Establishment of New Academic Units
• Section 3.1.3: Organizational Outlines and Bylaws of Units
• Article 3.2: Deans of Academic Units
• Section 3.2.1: Appointment of Deans
• Section 3.2.2: Duties and Responsibilities of Deans
• Section 3.2.3: Review of Service
• Section 3.2.4: Leaves of Absence
• Article 3.3: The Faculties of the Major Academic Units
• Section 3.3.1: Membership and Appointment
• Section 3.3.2: Jurisdiction and Purposes
• Section 3.3.3: Faculty Meetings
• Section 3.3.4: Bylaws of the Units
• Section 3.3.5: The Divisional or Departmental Officers
• Section 3.3.6: Postdoctoral Fellows and Researchers
• Article 3.4: Governing Bodies of The Faculty
• Section 3.4.1: Assembly of the Faculty
• Section 3.4.2: The Faculty Senate

Chapter Four: Faculty Personnel Policies

• Article 4.1: Faculty Appointments and Tenure
• Section 4.1.1: Full-Time Faculty Appointments
• Section 4.1.2: Part-time Appointments
• Section 4.1.3: Emeritus
• Section 4.1.4: Other Appointments
• Article 4.2: Faculty Personnel Reviews
• Section 4.2.1: Annual Reviews
• Section 4.2.2: Tenure
• Section 4.2.3: Promotion in Rank
• Section 4.2.4: Periodic Career Reviews
• Article 4.3: Conditions of Faculty Employment
• Section 4.3.1: Annual Work Plan and Presence at the University
• Section 4.3.2: Compensation
• Section 4.3.3: Work Outside the University
• Section 4.3.4: Paid Tutoring
• Section 4.3.5: Sabbatical Leave
• Section 4.3.6: Leave of Absence Without Pay
• Section 4.3.7: Leave of Absence With Pay
• Section 4.3.8: Retirement
• Article 4.4: Resolution of Faculty Disputes
• Section 4.4.1: Guiding Principles of Dispute Resolution
• Section 4.4.2: The Administration of Faculty Disputes
• Appendix A
• Section 4.4.3: Scope of These Procedures
• Section 4.4.4: Types of Disputes Covered
• Section 4.4.5: Procedures for Dispute Resolution
• Section 4.4.6: Records of Dispute Resolution Processes
• Article 4.5: Termination of Service
• Section 4.5.1: Termination of Appointment by a Faculty Member
• Section 4.5.2: Probationary Academic Appointments
• Section 4.5.3: Termination of Academic Employment Before the End of a Specified Term or for Persons with Tenure
• Appendix: Termination Procedures
• Section 4.5.4: Action by the Board of Trustees
• Section 4.5.5: Suspensions
• Article 4.6: Personnel Documents
• Section 4.6.1: Minimum Guidelines
• Text of Minimum Guidelines
• Section 4.6.2: Unit Documents
• Section 4.6.3: Approval of Unit Personnel Documents
• Section 4.6.4: Departmental Personnel Documents

Chapter Five: Staff Organization and Personnel Policies

• Article 5.1: The Staff of the University
• Article 5.2: Appointment of Staff Personnel
• Article 5.3: Duties of Staff Personnel
• Article 5.4: Personnel Policies Affecting Staff Members
• Section 5.4.1: Policy Documents
• Section 5.4.2: Leave of Absence with Pay
• Section 5.4.3: University Promotion Policy for Staff
• Article 5.5: Access and Amendments to Documents
• Article 5.6: Work Outside the University
• Article 5.7: University of Louisville Staff Senate
• Section 5.7.1: Composition and Powers of Staff Senate
• Section 5.7.2: Faculty and Student Members
• Article 5.8: Staff Grievances and Appeals
• Section 5.8.1: Filing of Grievance
• Section 5.8.2: Staff Grievance Officer
• Section 5.8.3: Staff Senate Grievance Review Committee
• Article 5.9: Retirement of Staff

Chapter Six: Student Governance and Student Affairs Administration

• Article 6.1: The Students of the University
• Article 6.2: Admission of Students
• Article 6.3: Rights and Responsibilities of Students
• Article 6.4: Access to Documents
• Article 6.5: University of Louisville Student Government
• Article 6.6: Academic Review, Advancement, Probation, and Dismissal of Students
• Section 6.6.1: Academic Authority
• Section 6.6.2: Course Grading
• Section 6.6.3: Degree Status
• Article 6.7: Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures
• Section 6.7.1: General Responsibility, Procedures, and Types of Discipline
• Section 6.7.2: Procedure
• Section 6.7.3: Appeals
• Student Complaint and Grievance Procedures
• Section 6.8.1: Individual Recourse
• Section 6.8.2: Student Grievance Officer
• Section 6.8.3: Student Advocate
• Section 6.8.4: Student Complaints
• Section 6.8.4.1: Initiating a Complaint
• Section 6.8.4.2: Academic Matters
• Section 6.8.4.3: Non-Academic Matters
• Section 6.8.4.4: Record-Keeping
• Section 6.8.5: Academic Grievance Procedure
• Section 6.8.6: Hearing Procedures in Original Jurisdiction
• Section 6.8.7: Unit Academic Grievance Committee Report
• Section 6.8.8: Appeals
• Section 6.8.9: University Student Grievance Committee
• Section 6.8.10: Appellate Jurisdiction of the University Student Grievance Committee and the Graduate Student Academic Grievance Committee
• Section 6.8.11: Formal Procedure
• Section 6.8.12: Hearing Procedure
• Section 6.8.13: Remedies

Chapter Seven: Revision of The Redbook

• Article 7.1: Responsibility for Revision
• Article 7.2: Procedure for Revision
• Section 7.2.1: Revision of Chapter One
• Section 7.2.2: Revision of Chapter Two
• Section 7.2.3: Revision of Chapter Three
• Section 7.2.4: Revision of Chapter Four
• Section 7.2.5: Revision of Chapter Five
• Section 7.2.6: Revision of Chapter Six