1. A complaint is made against a student.
2. The student is notified of the complaint
by the College or School's
designatedJudicial
Officer. The student is generally notified in
writing to meet
with the Judicial Officer and discussthe complaint.
3. The student meets with the Judicial
Officer and a Preliminary Review
takes place.
During the Preliminary Review phase, the Judicial
Officer gathersevidence
on all sides of the case, and determines the
next phase.
(S)he may determine to dismiss the charge, defer action
(wait until
more evidence is available), or to proceed to
the next
phase. The
individual may also admit responsibility
during the
Preliminary Review
and receive a recommended sanction by the Dean.
By admitting
responsibility, all rights to appeal are waived.
*During this phase, the Dean also would determine the
charge and consequently,
if the alleged offense is separable
or non-separable. For the purpose of this walk
through, the charge is of a separable
nature.
4. If the student denies responsibility,
(s)he may have the charges resolved in
two ways:
(1) by a Disciplinary Conference or (2) by a University
Hearing.
A Disciplinary
Conference is an option to plead "not responsible"
and have
the case settled
without a formal hearing. For a number of reasons,
a student
may wish not
to have a hearing and have the case heard by the Judicial Officer.
If found responsible
in a Disciplinary Conference, the student may not appeal
the findingor
the sanction. The sanction serves as a recommendation to the
Vice President
of Student Affairs, if the recommended sanction is
suspension.
5. If a student chooses to have
a hearing, (s)he will go before a hearing board
made of up
three students and two faculty, who will
determine the finding
and recommend
a sanction, if appropriate. For information
on the hearing
itself, see
the section entitled
Information for Respondents and Complainants
6. If the student is found responsible
for one or more of the charges, the Hearing
Board will thenproceed
to determine an appropriate sanction for the offense,
taking into account
aggravating circumstances, mitigating circumstances,
the needs
of the individual,
the needs of the University community, and consistency
in
comparison to past
offenses and sanctions. The sanction serves as
a
recommendation to
the Vice President of Student Affairs.
7. The student found responsible will
receive a written letter from the Director of
Student JudicialAffairs
stating the hearing board's recommended sanction. The
student has
5 working days to submit written
statements to the VP of Student
Affairs concerning
ONLY the sanction recommended by the
hearing board.
8. The student will receive a letter
of sanction from the Vice President of
Student Affairs
and has 10 working days to file an appeal to the Vice
President who will
transmit the appeal to the Committee ofStudent
Conduct
(CSC), the campus-based
appeals body. The appeal should be based on
the
finding process
and the sanction if it is thought to be grossly disproportionate
to thoseimposed
for previous, similar cases.
9. 15 working days after filing of appeal,
the CSC will ordinarily issue its
decision.
10. 10 working days after receipt of CSC decision,
the respondent may petition
the President
of the University to review the finding and/or the sanction.
11. If the appeal is denied, the finding and
sanction become final and the sanction
takes effect.