The panel will interview both parties and witnesses as necessary. Witnesses can only be interviewed in reference to the complaint, not as character witnesses. Decisions shall be by majority vote. In the event of a tie the decision of the Chair will be the decision of the panel. The details of this report will be made known to both the complainant and respondent.
All testimony is confidential within the confines of the investigative panel.
This includes the name of witnesses. In such cases the request will be considered by the panel. Informal resolution and voluntary mediation procedures will be as outlined in Section 3 above. In the event that a formal investigation is required, the investigative panel will consist of no more than seven members, at least three selected from the institution of the complainant and at least three from the institution of the respondent. The panel will include peer representation for both complainant and respondent.