A WALK THROUGH OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESS FOR SEPARABLE OFFENSES


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.
 

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