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Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

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REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS5) All responsibilities <strong>of</strong> the chair will be relinquished and passed to the vice-chair if the appeal isfrom a faculty member <strong>of</strong> the same college as the chair.(e) All members <strong>of</strong> the Board are eligible for re-election. Terms <strong>of</strong> service shall begin July 1 and end<strong>June</strong> 30 except that, if a hearing is in progress at this time, any retiring member <strong>of</strong> the Board who ison the Hearing Committee shall be continued on the committee until the case in process is closed.(f) If a member <strong>of</strong> the Board, not serving on a hearing committee, ceases to be a full-time member <strong>of</strong> thefaculty, or if his or her duties become primarily administrative, the Senate shall elect a replacementto complete the term.(g) Members on the Board who have an appeal pending before the Board shall be suspended from allBoard activities until the appeal is resolved.(RM, 1-26-99, p. 26204; 12-3-02, p. 28355)FACULTY APPEALS BOARD PROCESSALLEGED VIOLATION OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM, ACADEMIC DUE PROCESS, OROTHER GRIEVANCES CONCERNING THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO FOLLOWUNIVERSITY POLICY OR ALLEGED UNFAIRNESS IN THE APPLICATION OFUNIVERSITY POLICY, ABROGATION OF TENURE, DISMISSAL OF A TENURE-TRACK OR CONSECUTIVE TERM APPOINTMENT, SEVERE SANCTIONS,SUMMARY SUSPENSION, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE UNIVERSITYCOMPLIANCE PROGRAMInitiation <strong>of</strong> Appeal and Request for a Hearing(a) Request for Hearing - Academic freedom, academic due process or other grievancesconcerning the alleged failure to follow University policy or alleged unfairness in the application <strong>of</strong>University policy:Any faculty member who believes that either academic freedom or academic due processhas been violated or alleges other grievances concerning the alleged failure to follow Universitypolicy or alleged unfairness in the application <strong>of</strong> University policy should first seek prompt redressthrough regular administrative channels, which would include the chair, dean and Senior VicePresident and Provost.If the administrative review does not provide a satisfactory result, and if the facultymember wishes to continue the appeal he/she may submit, as the complainant, a written complaintoutlining the specific points <strong>of</strong> appeal and requesting a formal hearing to the Chair <strong>of</strong> the FacultyAppeals Board no later than 45 calendar days after he/she has become or should have become aware<strong>of</strong> the alleged violation. Seeking redress through regular administrative channels does not extend the45-day time allowed for filing an appeal.(b) Request for Hearing - Abrogation <strong>of</strong> tenure, dismissal <strong>of</strong> tenure-track or consecutive termappointment, or severe sanctions:THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 64

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