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

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS(j) instruct the members of the Hearing Tribunal on the principles of law to be applied to a particularcase;(k) take care that a court reporter is employed to develop a written record of tribunal proceedings;(l) rule on challenges, motions, pleas, and admissibility of evidence and testimony;(m) assign the duty of preparing decisions and opinions and approve the final product;(n) notify the proper persons, including the Dean, the Associate Dean and the tenured and tenuretrackfaculty of the Hearing Tribunal’s decisions and of any penalties imposed; and(o) take care that the final orders and decisions of the Hearing Tribunal are executed, including butnot limited to directing the change of official records of a student adjudged to be guilty of aviolation where such change is required by a final decision and penalty.Sec. 412 — Ex Parte CommunicationsEx parte communications with the members of the Hearing Tribunal by any party, by any member of theCouncil or alternate, by any student, by any witness or by any faculty member or administrative officer ofthe college concerning matters relevant to a case before the Hearing Tribunal are strictly prohibited. Allsuch communications shall be disclosed by the Hearing Tribunal to the parties. Every pleading, motion orother paper filed with the Hearing Tribunal shall be served on all other parties.TITLE V – PENALITIESSec. 501 — Penalties.The Hearing Tribunal may impose any of the following penalties in light of the facts, the severity of theoffense, mitigating circumstances and the dictates of fairness.(a) a reprimand;(b) probation;(c) a monetary penalty not to exceed $250 over and above the value of any property damage or valueof any property destroyed or taken and not returned;(d) temporary or permanent suspension of rights or privileges deriving in whole or in part from theUniversity;(e) temporary or permanent suspension of eligibility for official extracurricular activities;(f) temporary or permanent suspension of eligibility for any student office or honor;(g) cancellation of credit for scholastic work done;(h) reduction of the grade assigned in a course, unless the professor or instructor has exercised theright to specify a grade penalty pursuant to § 703;(i) suspension from the College of Law or the University;THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 151