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Hearing Before Committee on Student Conduct

Should a student appeal a case to the Committee on Student Conduct for temporary suspension, suspension, degree revocation, or recision of credit, the student may appear personally to make whatever statements the student desires and to answer any questions of the committee members. The University's disciplinary policies provide students the following procedures:

1. The Associate Provost will notify in writing the student filing the appeal of the date, time and place of the hearing, the reason of the hearing, and the procedures and possible outcomes.
2. All hearings are closed and information presented in them and all supporting documents are confidential.
3. During the hearing, the accused student may be accompanied by an advisor of the student's choice so long as the availability of the advisor does not hamper the timeliness of the hearing. The student may choose to have an attorney serve as advisor; however, the advisor does not represent the student in a student conduct hearing and the student will be expected to speak for him or herself at all times.
4. During the hearing, the student has the opportunity to offer information on his or her own behalf and to review all information, statements, or evidence presented.
5. The chair of the Committee on Student Conduct will decide any questions or objections to hearing procedures that are raised during the hearing.
6. Members of the committee may ask questions of any person present during the hearing and the chair will invite questions or comments from the accused student if present. The chair may also invite questions or comments from advisors or others present. Since decisions are based on the standard of "more likely than not a violation occurred" the chair may reconvene the hearing if the committee decides that essential information has not been presented. The hearing shall be reconvened at the earliest practical time that the necessary information will be available.
7. After the chair has determined that all necessary information has been presented and questions answered, the committee will go into closed session and all other persons will be excused. The committee will determine whether or not it believes the accused student is responsible for a violation of the regulations and, if so, whether the penalties determined by the Dean of Students are reasonable. The committee hearing will result in one of two outcomes:
   a. the Dean of Students decision stands;
   b. the Dean of Students determination be modified in accordance with the committee's recommendation.
8. The committee's decision shall be final unless within three (3) days following the decision, the student files a written appeal with the president of university. This appeal may only relate to procedural matters.