codeadjudication

Code of Conduct

VIII.  ADJUDICATION

 

1. Allegations of a violation of Residence Hall Community Standards are addressed by the Coordinator of Student Judicial Affairs, the Area Coordinators, the Residence Hall Coordinators, or referred to the Residence Hall Judicial Board.  The Residence Hall Judicial Board is comprised of students who are selected and trained to hear discipline cases.  Advised by a Residence Life and Housing Staff Member, the Residence Hall Judicial Board determines whether or not a violation has occurred and recommends a sanction.  Appeals of these decisions are made in writing to the Coordinator of Student Judicial Affairs.
2. Cases that are more serious in nature are addressed by the Coordinator of Student Judicial Affairs, or designee, by hearing or summary, unless the allegations warrant a suspension level      hearing.  Suspension level hearings are cases which, if the allegations are true, could lead to a University suspension, expulsion, or involuntary residence hall removal.  A Committee of Fact that is comprised of students, faculty, and staff hears such cases.  Each Committee of Fact is comprised of three members, at least one of which must be a student.  The Committee determines  whether or not a violation of the Code of Conduct has occurred and recommends a sanction to the appropriate University administrator.  In cases where a University suspension, expulsion, or involuntary residence hall removal is recommended, the Dean of Student Life reviews the recommendation for final determination of a sanction.  In all other cases, the Coordinator of Student Judicial Affairs reviews and issues the sanction.