Chapter 2 - Faculty and Academics
Publication Date: January 1, 1991
2.36 Hearing Procedures for Faculty Hearing Panels on Matters Relating to Nonreappoinment
The chair of the Faculty Hearing Panel will convene the hearing at the appointed time and determine rest periods, lunch period and adjournment. The hearing may be open or closed at the discretion of the Faculty Hearing Panel with the desires of the principals taken into consideration.
The chair of the Faculty Hearing Panel will read a statement outlining procedures to be followed in the hearing. The chair will entertain questions from the principals to the hearing, their representatives and witnesses concerning the procedure to be followed in the hearing.
Any witnesses who are not principals in the hearing will be directed to leave the room until such witnesses are to present their testimony.
The chair will read the complainant's statement of charges as outlined in the complainant's written request for a hearing received by the President.
The complainant or his or her representative may make an opening statement.
The individual against whom the complaint has been filed or his or her representative may then make an opening statement.
The complainant or his or her representative will then present his or her case first, introducing information to support the charges through testimony and/or exhibits. Any witnesses called by the complainant will be questioned by the individual against whom the complaint has been filed or his or her representative. When all questions from the principals have been completed, members of the Hearing Panel may ask questions of the witnesses. When there are no further questions to be asked of the witnesses by the principals or the Hearing Panel, witnesses will be excused, subject to be recalled.
The individual against whom the complaint has been filed or his or her representative will then present his or her case, introducing information through testimony and/or exhibits. Any witnesses called will be questioned in the same manner as outlined in item G. above.
During the case presentations the chair will:
Ensure that proper procedures are followed.
Rule on any objections raised by the principals or their representatives concerning procedures.
Identify all written documents presented by the principals or their representatives and retain them for further consideration by the hearing panel.
Ensure that all testimony and questions are germane to the specific complaint.
At the conclusion of the case presentations, the complainant or his or her representative will be allowed to make a concluding statement, not to exceed 10 minutes. The individual against whom the complaint has been filed or his or her representative may then make a concluding statement, not to exceed 10 minutes.
The chair will then close the hearing for deliberation of the Hearing Panel, which will be conducted in private.
The Hearing Panel will forward its written recommendations and findings as specified in Part One, Chapter III, Section 6.3 of the UT System Board of Regents Rules and Regulations.