etc. Committee members will not question witnesses or parties directly. Questions of each party's witnesses must be asked through the Hearing Officer so the Hearing Officer may make a determination as to relevance, redundancy, etc., prior to the witness answering the question.
- Final statement by faculty member, which may be read by the attorney, limited to 10 minutes, if any;
- Final statement by the University representative, which may be read by the attorney, limited to 10 minutes, if any;
- At the discretion of the Hearing Officer, after the faculty member's witnesses have completed their testimony, including any questioning, the University may present rebuttal evidence. Rebuttal evidence shall be limited to new matters introduced in the faculty member's case. Surrebuttal evidence (limited to evidence rebutting the charging party's rebuttal evidence) shall also be allowed;
- Dismissal of the University representative, faculty member, and attorneys;
- Deliberation by the Board in executive session;
- Legal counsel for the Board may be present at all hearings and deliberations;
- The hearing shall be conducted in an informal manner to the greatest extent possible. Formal rules of evidence do not apply;
- The Hearing Officer may, in their discretion, exclude evidence, including witness testimony, if the Hearing Officer determines that such evidence is not relevant to the charges at issue;
- The Hearing Committee shall deliberate to prepare its repolt and recommendations, which shall be issued in writing within two (2) weeks from the hearing date.