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Type: University Policy
Division: Faculty
Classification: ACADEMIC & STUDENT AFFAIRS

Contact Phone Number: 503-838-8271
Contact Email Address: provost@wou.edu

TITLE
Evidence
POLICY NUMBER
ASA-01-075
RESPONSIBLE OFFICER UNIVERSITY CONTACT
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Office of Academic Affairs
SUMMARY
APPLICABLE TO
Faculty and Staff
DEFINITIONS
AUTHORITY
FULL STATEMENT OF AUTHORITY

POLICY STATEMENT

(1) In general:

(a) The testimony of witnesses at a hearing shall be on oath or affirmation administered by an officer of the Board authorized to administer oaths and shall be subject to cross-examination;

(b) Any witness may, in the discretion of the Board, be examined separately and apart from all other witnesses except those who are parties to the proceeding;

(c) The Board may limit oral argument in its discretion.

(2) The oath or affirmation taken by a witness before testimony shall be in the same form and manner as is provided by law.

(3) Every party shall have the right to present a case or defense by oral, documentary, or other satisfactory evidence, to submit evidence in rebuttal, and to conduct such cross-examination as may be required for a full and complete disclosure of the facts.

(4) The party having the affirmative of the issue shall have the burden of proof.

(5) Admission and exclusion of evidence:

(a) Evidence of a type commonly relied on by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their serious affairs shall be admissible, but irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded;

(b) Hearsay evidence shall not be admissible over an objection based on lack of opportunity to cross-examine;

(c) The Board may limit expert and opinion evidence in its discretion.

(6) If a party objects to the admission or rejection of any evidence or to the limitation of the scope of any examination or cross-examination, that party shall state briefly the grounds of such objection, whereupon the Board shall give the party adversely affected by its ruling on the objection an automatic exception.

(7) After first advising all parties of its intention to do so, the Board may take notice of judicially cognizable facts as is provided by law and of general, technical or scientific facts within the specialized knowledge of the Board members.

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LAST UPDATED: 08/11/2016

HISTORICAL DETAIL NOTES:

This policy previously was an Oregon Administrative rule from the State Board of Higher Education.



SOURCE:    Previously Referred to as: OUS OAR 580-021-0455
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