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Once you’ve done so, you can/should delete the brackets and bolding.  \n[Insert Date: if you copy and paste this into an e-mail, the date will already be included in the time stamp of the e-mail.]  \nDear [Professor or Staff Name],  \nOn [date of incident] at [time of incident] in [location of incident], I feel I experienced inequitable treatment, inappropriate behavior, and/or a substantive injustice according to university policy from an interaction we had.  \n[You may say as much or as little within the body of the letter. Sometimes, documenting everything is helpful for you and the other parties involved. However, if you choose to explain minimally here, and expand more when meeting with the faculty or staff member, that’s acceptable.]  \n[An example of minimal explanation might be something like “During a discission on film, I felt I experienced inequitable treatment from you.” If you choose to be more detailed, we recommend describing the series of events as clearly as possible. If possible, avoid either a direct accusation or guessing how another person felt, including the faculty or staff. As FYPP faculty and staff, we want to hear you, and at this stage, your aim is to begin a dialogue with the faculty or staff member, that hopefully ends in resolution or reconciliation. Again, if you have questions on this, please contact the FYPP Academic Advising team.]  \nI would like to meet with you in-person to discuss this situation. Can we please work toward scheduling a time soon? [Feel free to add your availability.]  \nPer FYPP Grievance policy, you and/or I are able to request another person to be present during the conversation. [please choose one: a.“I have elected to bring someone.” or b.“I am choosing not bring someone to the meeting.”*]  \nAdditionally, please know [this is optional to add, yet if you either need accessibility accommodations and/or would like to express how you’re feeling, please do so.]  \nThank you for your time and cooperation here.  \nSincerely,  \n[your first and last name]  \n*You’re allowed to bring anyone with you for this conversation, please know that you’re protected by the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), and so you may have to sign a waiver or document that it’s ok for a faculty or staff member to discuss the incident with someone else present.  \nFormal Letter Template for Administrative and Complaint Contexts version 2: sent directly to Associate Vice Chancellor of FYPP to request a meeting with faculty/staff  \nNote: the bold, bracketed parts are for you to fill in. Once you’ve done so, you can/should delete the brackets and bolding.  \n[Insert Date: if you copy and paste this into an e-mail, the date will already be included in the time stamp of the e-mail.]  \nDear Associate Vice Chancellor of First Year and Pre-major Programs,  \nOn [date of incident] at [time of incident] in [location of incident], I feel I experienced inequitable treatment, inappropriate behavior, and/or a substantive injustice according to university policy from an interaction with [insert name of faculty or staff] .  \n[You may say as much or as little within the body of the letter. Sometimes, documenting everything is helpful for you and Associate Vice Chancellor in their investigation. However, if you choose to explain minimally here, and expand more when meeting with the Associate Vice Chancellor, that’s acceptable.]  \n[An example of minimal explanation might be something like “During a discission on film, I felt I experienced inequitable treatment from….” If you choose to be more detailed, we recommend describing the series of events as clearly as possible. If possible, avoid either a direct accusation or guessing how another person felt, including the faculty or staff. As FYPP faculty and staff, we want to hear you. 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