Student Handbook - Butler University

with the opportunity to respond. The dean may invite the instructor to attend the conference.
(b) If the dean concludes that the student did commit the alleged infraction, the dean will
impose a penalty and follow the procedures described in V.1 (c) and V.1 (d).
3. Actions by the vice president for student affairs.
(a) After receiving a report of an act of academic dishonesty, the vice president for student affairs
must examine whether the student has a previous record of academic dishonesty in
order to determine if additional action should be taken. If further action is taken, the vice
president must report his/her decision in writing to the student, generally within 10
days. A copy of the report will be sent to the dean of the student’s college. The report will
mention how the action can be appealed.
(b) If the student has no previous record of academic dishonesty, the dean of student services
or the vice president for student affairs may advise the student to have a conference with
the dean of his college with the purpose of assisting the student in finding ways of realizing
academic success without dishonesty.
(c) If the student has a record of one prior offense the student is required to have a conference
with the dean of his or her college.
(d) If the student has a record of two prior offenses the student will be immediately suspended
for the semester in which the last offense took place. If that semester has already
passed, the student will be suspended for the semester following the one during which
the last offense occurred.
(e) If the student has a record of three prior offenses, the student will be immediately dismissed
from the University.
4. Appeal
(a) If the student seeks to appeal the penalty imposed by the instructor the student should
initiate the appeal in writing to the dean of her/his college within seven (7) days after
receiving the instructor’s report stating the penalty. The dean will have a conference with
the student, generally within 10 days after receiving the notice of appeal. The student will
be informed in writing of the dean’s, action generally within seven (7) days after the
conference. The report will mention how the decision can be appealed. A copy of the
report will be sent to the instructor and the dean of student services.
(b) If the student seeks to appeal an action by the dean of his/her college, or by the vice president
for student affairs, the student must initiate the appeal in writing to the dean of student
services within seven (7) days after receiving the written report stating the action.
(c) The appeals board shall conduct a hearing only if two (2) or more members of the board,
or its chair, believe that the student may have suffered some injustice due to substantive
or procedural error (such as availability of new evidence, demonstrable bias in earlier decision
led to a fundamentally unfair decision, etc.). After submitting the appeal, the student
will be informed in writing whether a hearing will be held. The student is generally
given at least seven (7) days to prepare for the hearing.
(d) The appeals board will make its own rules for the conduct of hearings, which will be consistent
with the provisions contained in the student handbook.
(e) The appeals board may modify any appealed decision, as it deems appropriate. The decision
of the appeals board will be reported in writing to the student generally within seven
(7) business days after the hearing. A copy of the report will be sent to the instructor, the
dean of the student’s college, and the dean of student services.
(f) The president may hear appeals involving a penalty of either suspension or dismissal.
The president may, at his/her discretion, hear any other appeal by the student in regard
to actions of the Appeals or Student Conduct Boards.
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