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

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS2) Hearing(2) In the case of a complaint against a faculty member, the administrative investigatormay determine that the evidence is sufficiently clear and serious so as to warrant theimmediate commencement of formal proceedings as provided in the Abrogation ofTenure, Dismissal Before Expiration of a Tenure-Track or Consecutive TermAppointment, and Severe Sanctions section of the Faculty Handbook. If thePresident concurs with the administrator's finding, the case may be removed at theoption of the accused from the grievance proceedings contained herein and furtheraction in the case shall be governed by the Abrogation of Tenure, Dismissal BeforeExpiration of a Tenure-Track or Consecutive Term Appointment, and SevereSanctions section in the Faculty Handbook. Otherwise, this policy and procedureshall apply.(a) Request for a Hearing(1) Appeals and complaints unresolved following an investigation may result in ahearing before a hearing panel selected from the membership of the Committee onDiscrimination and Harassment as described below. For the Norman Campus,faculty versus faculty grievances with multiple issues are heard by the FacultyAppeals Board. The request for a hearing is to be addressed to the University EqualOpportunity Officer.(2) The request for a hearing must contain the particular facts upon which the policyviolation allegation is based as well as the identity of the appropriate respondent(s).A copy of the request shall be given to the proper respondent(s) by the UniversityEqual Opportunity Officer.(3) Written response to the request for a formal hearing must be sent to the UniversityEqual Opportunity Officer within 10 calendar days of receiving notice that a formalhearing has been requested. A copy of the response shall be given to the partyrequesting the hearing.(b) Selection of a Hearing PanelWithin 10 calendar days following receipt of the written request for a hearing, theUniversity Equal Opportunity Officer shall initiate the process to determine the members ofthe Hearing Panel.A five-member hearing panel will be chosen by the parties to the complaint from: on theHealth Sciences Center (including Tulsa), the twenty-four member Committee onDiscrimination and Harassment; and on the Norman Campus, from the sixteen memberCommittee on Discrimination and/or the fifty member Faculty Appeals Board.A Committee on Discrimination and Harassment shall be established on each campus andcomposed of: on the Health Sciences Center, eight staff members, eight students, and eightfaculty members; and on the Norman Campus, eight staff members and eight studentmembers, with faculty representation being selected from the Faculty Appeals Board. Onthe Norman Campus, five staff will be appointed by the Staff Senate and five students willbe appointed by UOSA; the President will appoint three staff and three students. At theHealth Sciences Center, eight faculty will be appointed by the Faculty Senate, eight staffTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 72