Student Handbook - Sweet Briar College

i. The Student Representatives will consist of one senior, two juniors, two
sophomores and two first years.
ii. Student Representatives cannot hold another position on the Judicial
Committee.
b. Student Representatives may be called to assist the Judicial Committee
Secretaries.
c. Student Representatives may be called to assist the Judicial Chairwomen
and Administrative Representatives in reaching an outcome and/or sanction
in an Academic or Non-Academic Conduct Hearing.
4. Administrative Representatives
a. The Judicial Committee will have two Administrative Representatives to
ensure the Judicial Chairwomen adhere to College policies while enforcing
the Honor System.
b. The Dean of the Faculty (or such other member of the faculty or
administration as the Dean may from time to time designate) will serve as
the Administrative Representative for Academic Hearing or Trials.
c. The Director of Residence Life (or such other member of the faculty or
administration as the Dean may from time to time designate) will serve as
the Administrative Representative for Hearings and the Dean of Co-
Curricular Life will serve as the Administrative Representative for Trials.
5. Faculty Representatives
a. The Judicial Committee will have two faculty members serve as Judicial
Committee Faculty Representatives.
b. The Faculty Representatives are elected every year by the faculty.
D. Additional Parties
1. Advocate
a. Any student under investigation and any student complainant may seek the
support of an Advocate.
b. An Advocate may be a member of the administration, faculty or student
body who is not party or witness to the case or a member of the Judicial
Committee.
c. Although not a member of the Judicial Committee, an Advocate is bound
by the confidentiality rules of the Judicial Process.
d. The role of the Advocate is to provide emotional support. Although an
Advocate may assist in the preparation of the defense and be present at the
Hearing or Trial, it is the student’s obligation to present her own defense in
a Hearing or Trial.
2. Honor Advisor
a. The Assistant Dean of First Year and Sophomore Student Programs will
serve as an Honor Advisor.
b. The Honor Advisor can respond to procedural questions related to the
judicial process.
c. The Honor Advisor is not a member of the Judicial Committee.
i. The Honor Advisor serves as an independent and impartial advisor to members
of the community about the Honor System and supports the efforts of the
Judicial Committee to educate students and the community about the Honor
System.
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