This form is for faculty members to submit alleged incidents of academic misconduct only.

Use this form to report behaviors where someone feels belittled, disrespected, or isolated based on their identity, where the behaviors do not rise to the level of harassment. Reporting here allows GVSU to provide support for the impacted party/parties and education to the campus community in a non-punitive manner that affirms freedom of expression.

Please use this form to report discrimination, harassment, and misconduct based on any protected characteristic: (Age (40 years and over in the employment context), Color, Disability (physical or mental), Ethnicity, Familial Status (including Parental Status), Gender expression, Gender identity, Height, Marital status, National origin (including Ancestry), Political affiliation, Pregnancy or Related conditions, Race, Religion, Sex, Sexual orientation, Veteran or active-duty military status (including disabled veteran; recently separated veteran; active-duty, wartime, or campaign badge veteran; and Armed Forces Service Medal veteran), and Weight.

This form is for reporting non-academic student conduct matters to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution.

This form can be used to refer a student who may be struggling based on a special circumstance such as death of family member, having been in an accident, struggling with mental health or experiencing a personal or emotional difficulty. 

HR@GV offers a restorative-based, voluntary, and informal Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process for informal resolution to workplace conflict. This form is used to refer a situation for intake and referral through the restorative-based ADR process. Participation in restorative-based ADR processes is purely voluntary and all parties must be willing to participate. Form submissions are reviewed and referrals are managed by designated members of the HR Business Partner team.

The CARE referral form is intended to report concern for a faculty or staff member. This report is sent to the Director of HR Strategic Business Partners during normal business hours and is not monitored after hours, on weekends, or during official university holidays. 

If you have an immediate concern about the health or safety of a GVSU student or employee, please call 9-1-1.

When an employee learns a student is affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, they must inform that individual how to seek assistance from the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX and provide the Title IX Coordinator's contact information. When you submit this form, you will receive an automated email reply that you may share with that individual to fulfill your compliance requirement. This form does not collect any information about the person affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions.

The Department of Public Safety is committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors. The Department of Public Safety patrols the campuses 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide a safe environment for the Grand Valley community.

A complaint is defined as an issue that is not an appropriate subject for a grievance as defined in Section 4.2.16  or a matter covered by Section 2.13.4. Complaints include, but are not limited to, scheduling, location, and remuneration.

A grievance is defined as any issue that pertains to disciplinary action, terminations, implementation of reduction in force, or academic freedom. If the issue involves the denial of promotion, contract renewal and/or tenure, this is defined as an appeal and the process outlined in Section 4.2.13.4 shall be followed. All other issues are defined as complaints and will follow the procedure outlined in Section 4.2.18

A faculty member with an issue that could become a grievance will request a meeting with the Dean within ten days after learning of the incident upon which the issue is based. If the faculty member is not satisfied with the answer of the Dean, the faculty member may file a written grievance as follows

This form is to be used by employees who believe they are experiencing retaliation based on their reporting, in good faith, of a violation of laws, regulations or University policies, or for those who have served as a witness, assisted or participated in an investigation proceeding or hearing, as well as those who requested accommodations, assistance or leave of absence and believe they are being retaliated against. For more information, please see SLT 4.8.

A complaint includes, but is not limited to, any issue that pertains to scheduling, location, remuneration, disciplinary action, termination, or academic freedom as defined in Section 4.3.4A.

This form is for reporting alleged violations of the Standards of Conduct Policy for Employees. A violation of this policy occurs when an individual negatively impacts colleagues in the workplace environment by failing to uphold these standards. When an individual’s behaviors are out of sync with these standards, the University may address and remediate this behavior through alternative resolution practices and/or other appropriate disciplinary measures up to and including termination of employment. For more information, please see SLT 3.3 .