APPENDIX C

                                         Letter of Understanding #1

Between

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

and

Inter Faculty  Organization

Grievances

The parties to this Agreement  agree that with respect to filing and processing of grievances the implementation of the Agreement between the Minnesota State University Board  and the Inter Faculty  Organization effective July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2007, shall be as follows:

1.         Any grievance which was filed in an otherwise timely fashion prior to the date of execution of the 2005-2007 Agreement  will be subject to interpretation in accordance with the 2003-2005 Agreement between the parties, and shall not be made invalid solely by any changes in the 2005-2007 Agreement.

1.                  Any act or omission by any administrator which occurred prior to the date of execution of the 2005-2007 Agreement  shall not be considered a basis for a valid grievance solely because of alleged violations of the 2005-2007 Agreement, but shall be the basis for a valid grievance, if filed in a timely fashion, if the allegation is that there was a violation of the 2003-2005 Agreement in effect at that time.