VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #F008

comment” statement. All hearing procedures are confidential, and any public discussion by the parties must be avoided. Discussion of the details of the hearing outside of the Hearing Committee is prohibited except as required by law. For the protection of all concerned parties, public statements about the case will be avoided as much as possible and will in general be a “no comment” statement. 2.3 Misconduct Hearing Procedures Upon receiving a written appeal within the required timeframe, the Provost will follow the below procedures: a. The Provost will Chair the Hearing Committee, and as the Chairperson, will designate a secretary for the Hearing Committee and scheduling a hearing. i. The Hearing Committee is limited to administration and faculty of VCOM and will be of such number as deemed appropriate by the Provost. All misconduct hearings will be closed to protect both VCOM and the faculty member. The faculty member shall be entitled to be present at all times when evidence is being presented. ii. If a hearing committee member cannot attend due to illness or other circumstance beyond the faculty member’s control, the Provost will appoint a replacement. iii. Either party to the proceedings may, prior to the presentation of evidence, challenge, for cause, the appropriateness of individual members appointed to serve on the Hearing Committee if he or she believes a conflict is present. The Provost will consider all challenges and, if decided to be valid, the Provost will appoint a replacement. iv. The Provost, as Chair of the Hearing Committee, will administer the hearing. The Chair will decide whether questions are permissible, and whether evidence and witnesses are relevant or irrelevant, with the understanding that relevant evidence and witnesses will always be admitted. The Chair will be responsible for maintaining an orderly, fair, and respectful hearing and will have broad authority to respond to disruptive or harassing behaviors, including adjourning the hearing or excluding the offending individual, including a party, witness, or advisor. v. VCOM reserves the right to record the hearing for the purpose of the minutes. All recordings of the hearing will be destroyed after final action is taken. b. The written appeal and any other relevant documentation will be provided to the Chair of the Hearing Committee and distributed to the members of the Committee. c. The Campus Dean will bring forth the reasons for the disciplinary action and give verbal and written testimony to support the reasons. d. At the Hearing, the Chair will request the faculty member’s verbal statement. e. The affected faculty member may present testimony in rebuttal. f. The affected faculty member may request witnesses be allowed to address the Committee and, if the Chair feels the witnesses are pertinent to the case, they will be heard. The Chair may call other witnesses as deemed necessary.

VCOM Faculty Misconduct and Dismissal Policy and Procedures

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