Student Conduct Hearing Procedures
Procedures
The chair oversees the proceeding and generally proceeds as follows:
- The chair introduces the members of the Panel and summarizes any special situations pertinent to the case or the proceeding.
- The student responds "responsible" or "not responsible" to each allegation under review.
- The staff member reviews the allegations and provides a general overview of the matter.
- The student then can provide their perspective.
- The Chair calls in any witnesses and the panel offers questions to the witnesses. The staff member and student then can ask questions of the witnesses.
- The staff member and the student present brief summary remarks.
- The panel determines whether the student is responsible for the allegations.
Sanctions Proceeding
Following the finding of responsibility on at least one allegation, the panel will, time permitted, move immediately into the Sanctions Phase of the process:
- The staff member provides the student's prior student conduct record, if any.
- The student may introduce sanction witnesses; the chair may limit the number of witnesses (generally a maximum of two are permitted).
- The panel may question the student regarding the facts and circumstances of the violation and any relevant factors that may have affected the student at the time of the violation.
- The staff member recommends a sanction to the panel and any associated rationale for the recommendations.
- The panel then convenes in private to determine the appropriate sanctions.
- A SARP staff member notifies the student of the sanctions within two working days.
