Victory University 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

2.3 The right to have access to the case file prior to and during the conference.
2.4 The Director of Student Development will investigate the complaint, including interviewing
witnesses. Before a decision is rendered, the respondent will be given an opportunity to respond to the
information obtained by the Director of Student Development.
2.5 The Director of Student Development will advise the student in writing of the decision within 10
class days and, at the same time, will make a copy thereof available to the respondent in the Student
Development Office.
3. University Judicial Board
3.1 A Judicial Board shall be composed of three students appointed by the Student Government
Association, two faculty members appointed by the VP of Academic Affairs, and two staff members
appointed by the VP of Student Affairs.
3.2 There will be five alternates: three appointed by the Student Government Association, one
appointed by the VP of Academic Affairs, and one appointed by the VP of Student Affairs.
3.3 A quorum shall consist of five persons, at least three of which shall be students and one shall be
faculty or staff.
3.4 The Chair will be selected by the board members from the student members, to serve for an
academic year.
3.5 The Director of Student Development may remove a board member for justifiable cause. A board
member may appeal his removal to the VP of Student Affairs.
3.6 If a board member resigns, cannot serve, or is removed from office, the Director of Student
Development will select one of the alternates to fill the vacancy.
4. Hearing Procedures
The following procedural guidelines shall be applicable in disciplinary hearings:
4.1 Three class days prior to the hearing, the Director of Student Development will make available, to
the respondents, copies of documents relevant to the case and a list of witnesses and a summary of
their expected testimony.
4.2 The respondent is entitled to an advisor, who may be an attorney, but who sits in an advisory
capacity and who addresses the board only upon permission from the Chair. Respondents who wish to
have an attorney attend the hearing as their advisor shall notify the Director of Student Development of
the attorney’s name and phone number three class days prior to the hearing. Advisors may not appear
in lieu of respondents.
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