ARTICLE IX
RIGHTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF
Section 1. Unclassified and Classified Staff Definition.
All positions (student positions excluded) shall be either unclassified or
classified.
(10-26-01)
Section 2. Unclassified and Classified Staff Personnel
Policies.
The President shall be responsible for administering staff
personnel policies and procedures. These policies and procedures shall contain
provisions for employing, disciplining and terminating staff personnel, for
reporting grievances, in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the
Board, for submitting appeals from decisions which the employee considers to be
unfair because of some discriminating or non-meritorious factor, for the
consideration of charges of incompetence or unsatisfactory performance of
duties, and for holding appropriate hearings. Provisions shall be made for close
coordination in personnel administration among the units of the University
System.
(4-23-99)
(10-26-01)
Personnel administration for classified employees shall be in accordance with
the policies and procedures of the Department of Civil Service, State of
Louisiana and the University.
(10-26-01)
Section 3. Appointments.
Each appointment to a position on the unclassified or classified staff shall
be made on the basis of the qualifications and special fitness of the individual
for the work demanded by the position. Each such appointment shall be in
accordance with provisions of Article VII, Section 2(C) and 6(D) of these
bylaws. Unclassified and classified staff should maintain the credentials
appropriate for the performance of their assigned
duties.
(4-23-99)
Section 4. Duties and Privileges of Unclassified and Classified
Staff.
Each classified and unclassified staff member is expected to be cognizant of
the University's educational mission and to be devoted to the accomplishment of
the purposes for which the University exists. The University, in turn, is
committed to providing favorable conditions of work, a pleasant environment for
its personnel, and for their involvement in University cultural and recreational
activities.
Section 5. Responsibilities of Unclassified and Classified
Staff.
Competent and effective performance of appropriate duties is expected of all
staff members. An environment conducive to learning is essential in a university
and essential to such an environment is an esprit de corps among
faculty and students, academic and other employees. It is a basic responsibility
of the unclassified and classified staff, as it is of all other university
personnel, to contribute to that spirit and that kind of environment.