Student Handbook - Butler University

iii.
iv.
for terms of two years, so staggered that not more than two members would normally
be replaced in any year. (They shall be nominated by the faculty senate executive
committee.)
One member shall be a member of the administration who shall be nominated by
the staff assembly and appointed by the president to serve two years. This individual
shall be the non-voting chair as described above. They may be appointed for
successive terms.
If any person so selected refuses to or ceases to serve, his/her successor shall be designated
by the applicable method above outlined. Persons shall not be barred from
serving successive or subsequent terms.
(b) Should the chair be absent, a regular faculty member or administrator shall act as chair.
(c) Any member of the Student Conduct Board who fails without valid excuse to appear at two
(2) meetings of the board shall be replaced permanently by an alternate, and a new alternate
shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of the following section “Jurisdiction.”
If, however, the board finds that such absences were justified, it may vote to retain
such member.
2. Jurisdiction – Student Conduct Board
(a)
(b)
(c)
Any case referred to the campus Student Conduct Board by the vice president or appealed
by a charged party who has had a decision rendered against him/her in an administrative
hearing, may be reviewed by the Student Conduct Board. The Student Conduct Board
may sustain or modify the decision of the previous hearing in whatever way it deems appropriate,
including either increasing or reducing the sanctions.
The Student Conduct Board shall have appellate jurisdiction to render a decision in cases
in which written and timely appeals have been submitted by the charged party from a
decision of the initial administrative hearing.
Appeals submitted at the end of the spring term may be reviewed and decided by the vice
president for student affairs. The vice president may make any change he/she feels is appropriate,
including remanding the case to the prior decision maker. In most cases the
vice president will base his/her decision on the written record and letter of appeal.
3. Membership – Appeals Board
(a)
(b)
The University Appeals Board shall consist of six (6) regular members and four (4) alternates
designated as follows:
i. Three (3) regular members and two (2) alternates shall be degree-seeking students
designated pursuant to the procedure set out in 5 (below).
ii.
Two (2) regular members and two (2) alternates shall be full-time members of the
teaching faculty designated by the faculty assembly executive committee and ratified
by the faculty assembly to serve for two years with terms staggered so that not more
than two members would normally be replaced in any year. The members of each
group, regular and alternates shall be selected from different colleges of the University.
iii. One (1) regular member shall be a member of the administration and shall be appointed
by the president to serve two years.
iv. Persons shall not be barred from serving successive or subsequent years.
The president shall appoint from the board a faculty member or administrator as the
chair of the University Appeals Board. Should the chair be absent, a regular faculty member
or administrator shall act as chair. Any member of the University Appeals Board who
fails without valid excuse to appear at two (2) meetings of the board shall be replaced
permanently by an alternate, and a new alternate shall be selected in the manner as above
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