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

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICSDisposition of ChargesThe President shall transmit to the Board of Regents the full record of the hearing and the findingsand recommendations of the Hearing Committee, together with presidential recommendations. TheBoard of Regents shall come to a decision in the case based upon the materials submitted plus anyadditional information which it wishes to consider, or return the matter to the Hearing Committee withwritten directions as to how to proceed.(a) When the Board of Regents reviews the matter the principals shall have the opportunity to presentwritten argument. Oral arguments will be presented only upon request by the Board of Regents.(b) If the Board of Regents chooses to return the matter to the Hearing Committee, the committee shallreview the matter in light of the Regents' directions and receive new evidence or information, ifnecessary, and submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the President fortransmittal to the Board of Regents, as before. The work of the Hearing Committee is finished whenthe President communicates in writing the final decision of the Regents to the Chair of the HearingCommittee and the principals in the case.(c) The full record shall be deposited in the office of the Vice President for University Governance andSecretary of the University. Parties to the case may request copies or excerpts from the full recordafter the completion of the Committee's work.(d) The costs shall be borne by the requesting party.(RM, 1-26-99, p. 26204; 12-3-02, p. 28355)DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURESThe University has a policy of internal adjudication in matters relating to alleged discrimination. Anyfaculty member, staff member, or student, including those on temporary or part-time status, who believesthat he or she has been discriminated or retaliated against should file a complaint under the GrievanceProcedure for Complaints Based Upon Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, ConsensualSexual Relationships, Retaliation or Racial and Ethnic Harassment.Any attempt to penalize or retaliate against a person for filing a complaint or participating in theinvestigation of a complaint of discrimination and/or harassment will be treated as a separate and distinctviolation of University policy.(RM, 7-22-81, 9-17-81, 9-9-82, 9-27-95, 1-14-97)It is the also the policy of the University not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. (President,1-7-93, 9-29-94)Policies Governing Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Consensual Sexual Relationships,Retaliation, or Racial and Ethnic HarassmentThese policies, in their entirety, are contained in Appendices H through J.Grievance Procedure for Complaints Based Upon Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, SexualAssault, Consensual Sexual Relationships, Retaliation, or Racial and Ethnic HarassmentA. Who May Use ProcedureTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 69