The request must be for good cause and must be in writing in a timely fashion before the scheduled hearing. It is the responsibility of the parties involved to check their mailboxes. Excuses for not checking the mailbox or delays in mail delivery are not acceptable for postponement. The case is heard as scheduled with or without the presence of the accuser or accused. The hearing officer or the Judicial Board can exercise the right to tape-record the hearing.
All hearings are closed.
Members of the Judicial Board or hearing officer, the accused, accuser and their advisors, and the witnesses called in to testify, are the maximum number of individuals at a closed hearing. Witnesses Witnesses are those individuals who provide evidence based on personal knowledge or experience surrounding the incident. All witnesses are sequestered during a Judicial Board hearing. Witnesses are called to testify individually. Character witnesses are permitted to testify in a dispositive hearing in a Judicial Board case.