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D. HEARING OPTIONS
1. Appointed Student Services Administrator Jurisdiction
The appointed student services administrator is responsible for hearing:
a. Cases where the student has chosen to be heard by the appointed student
services administrator rather than the judicial board.
b. Cases involving the violation of university policies which may relate to local,
state, or federal law.
2. Judicial Board Jurisdiction
The judicial board is responsible for hearing:
a. Cases where the student has chosen to be heard by the judicial board rather than the
appointed student services administrator.
b. Cases involving the violation of university policies which may relate to local, state
or federal law.
E. PROCEDURES FOR THE JUDICIAL BOARD
1. The University judicial board shall consist of the following members:
a. The committee will have three (3) undergraduate or graduate student members, three
(3) faculty members and one student services staff member chosen by the Division
of Student services.
b. Members will be chosen annually, no later than 1 October.
c. The student services staff member will serve as the chair of the judicial board and
will vote only in the case of a tie.
2. The judicial board must hear a case within seven (7) days (excluding Saturday and
Sunday) after notification of the case has been received by the judicial board
chair, unless extenuating circumstances make this impossible.
3. Full committee membership is required for a hearing.
4. Any member may remove himself/herself from a case if a conflict of interest exists.
5. The committee will prepare its own procedure for the hearing, which will be convened
and conducted by the co-chairperson.
6. All decisions of the committee will be made by majority vote.
7. A judicial hearing is closed to the public. All matters that are discussed and decisions
that are made will be confidential and committee members must maintain strict
confidentiality of the hearing proceedings.
8. In cases that require penalties, the judicial board will decide what sanctions are
appropriate and necessary and has the power to impose them.
9. Any student who elects to appear before the judicial board is bound by its decision,
subject only to the student’s right of appeal to the vice president for student services.
10. A record of the hearing will be maintained in the judicial coordinator’s office.
11. If an accused student does not appear for the hearing and does not, in the opinion of the
committee, give adequate reasons, the committee may treat the case in the manner it
believes fair and just. Decisions may be made in absentia.
F. PROCEDURES FOR STUDENT SERVICES JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATOR
1. The appointed student services judicial administrator must hear a case within seven (7)
days (excluding Saturday and Sunday) after notification of the case from the judicial
coordinator, unless extenuating circumstances make this impossible.
2. The appointed student services judicial administrator will convene and conduct the
hearing.
3. The hearing is closed to the public. All matters that are discussed and decisions that are
made will be confidential and strict confidentiality of the hearing’s proceedings will be
maintained.
4. In cases that require penalties, the appointed student services judicial administrator will
decide what sanctions are appropriate and necessary and have the power to impose them.
5. Any student who elects to appear before the appointed student services judicial
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