Student Handbook - Sweet Briar College

College activities or privileges for which the student might otherwise be
eligible. A determination of the appropriateness and the extent of the
interim suspension shall be made in the sole discretion of the Dean of the
Faculty, or the Dean of Co-Curricular Life. Whenever interim sanctions
are imposed, a hearing by the Judicial Committee shall be convened at the
earliest reasonable possible time after the imposition. In the sole
discretion of the Dean of the Faculty or the Dean of Co-Curricular Life,
the interim sanction may remain in effect until a final decision has been
reached, including completion of the appropriate appeals process.
The College further reserves the right to exclude at any time, following
established procedures that protect individual rights, any student whose
conduct or academic standing it regards as unacceptable in a community
of scholars and students. Any student accepting a place in the Sweet Briar
College community should know that the College will not tolerate illegal
acts or extremes of social behavior which ignore the rights of others or
are injurious to individuals, the community, or to the College.
c. There are certain other circumstances that may not rise to the level of an
immediate risk to the safety of the campus community but in in which the
nature, extent or severity of a matter warrants redirection of a case from
the Honor system to the Administration for investigation and resolution
(“Administrative Review”) in order to maintain the well-being or
effective functioning of the College. The appropriate Judicial Chair will,
in consultation with her respective advisor, or the Dean of Co-Curricular
Life in Non-Academic matters/Dean of the Faculty in Academic matters
in consultation with the applicable Chairwoman, determine that a case
will be referred to an Administrative Review.
When a student matter is referred by the Honor system to Administrative
Review, the President will appoint a senior officer of the College other
than the Dean of Co-Curricular Life (“CCL”) to lead an investigation
(“Investigator”).
Investigation
a. The Investigator at her/his discretion may work with another Senior Staff officer
of the College on the investigation.
b. The Investigator will confer with the appropriate student Judicial Chair
throughout the investigation.
c. The investigation will be maintained as confidential unless a violation of law
appears to have occurred that warrants the involvement of law enforcement
agencies. All participants in the investigation will agree to observe confidentiality
throughout the process and the outcome.
d. The Investigator may use judgment and discretion as to methods of gathering
evidence, including but not limited to, interviewing witnesses in person or by
teleconference and making a record of interviews, soliciting written statements
from persons with information, and making record of social media interactions or
other public behaviors.
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