Student Handbook - SUNY Canton

have incurred a penalty for campus
misconduct other than admonition.
B. Faculty - provided by the Faculty
Assembly, one of which will serve on
each hearing. The faculty members
must be employees who must have
worked at the College for at least
one year.
C. Administration - are members of the
non-teaching professional staff, one
of which is assigned to each hearing
as available and will serve as the
chair of the Board for that hearing.
They are appointed by the College
President for three-year terms. The
professionals must be employees who
have worked at the College for at least
one year.
The Student Faculty Hearing Board,
by two-thirds vote of all members,
may remove any student or faculty
member from office for just cause,
in accordance with committee due
process. If a representative is removed
from office, the vacancy shall be filled
in the same manner as the original
office holder.
Notification of findings
Within five (5) class days after the adjournment
of a judicial hearing, the hearing board
shall submit written findings of fact, conclusions
regarding the charge(s), and imposition
of a sanction, if any, to the respondent and
any College official who is determined by
the Dean of Students/Chief Student Affairs
Officer to have a legitimate interest in the
result to their official SUNY Canton email.
In the case of sexual misconduct and violations
involving dating violence, domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, both
the complainant and respondent shall also
receive simultaneous notice of the results
and sanctions imposed (and the rationale for
the result and sanctions), as well as notice
of the appellate procedures available, any
possible changes to the result that may occur
before it becomes final, and when the result
becomes final.
2. Residence Hall Hearing Board
There shall be a standing central Residence
Hall Hearing Board (RHHB) composed of
six students, one from each of the residence
halls who are nominated by the hall staff and
one Resident Assistant nominated by the
Resident Assistants who will serve as Chair
of the Board. The Director of Residence Life
or his/her designee will serve as the advisor
to this Board. The RHHB will provide
resident students with an opportunity to
present cases before their peers, thus giving
residents a greater degree of autonomy and
STUDENT LIFE
“hands-on” judicial experience in communal
living. When dealing with a disciplinary
matter, students are afforded the right to appear
before a Judicial Hearing Board (of the
adjudicating officer’s discretion) or the opportunity
to accept summary action wherein
they waive their right to appear before a
Judicial Hearing Board. The adjudicating
officer can also elect to present a case to the
Judicial Board even if it is against the wishes
of the student being charged. In accordance
with the Code of Student Conduct, appeals
of the RHHB’s decision(s) will be heard by
the Dean of Students or his/her designee
except when suspension or expulsion from
the College are involved in which case those
are reviewed by the College President or his/
her designee. The RHHB has the authority
to impose all official sanctions listed in
Article V except suspension or expulsion
from the College.
Notification of findings
Within five (5) class days after the adjournment
of a judicial hearing, the hearing board
shall submit written findings of fact, conclusions
regarding the charge(s), and imposition
of a sanction, if any, to the respondent and
any College official who is determined by
the Dean of Students/Chief Student Affairs
Officer to have a legitimate interest in the
result to their official SUNY Canton email.
In the case of sexual misconduct and violations
involving dating violence, domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, both
the complainant and respondent shall also
receive simultaneous notice of the results
and sanctions imposed (and the rationale for
the result and sanctions), as well as notice
of the appellate procedures available, any
possible changes to the result that may occur
before it becomes final, and when the result
becomes final.
3. The Campus Parking Violations
Appeals Board
The Chief Administrative Officer (President)
shall designate a hearing officer or board
not to exceed six persons to hear complaints
for violation of campus traffic and parking
regulations enforceable on campus. Such
hearing officer or board shall not be bound
by the rules of evidence but may hear or
receive any testimony or evidence directly
relevant and material to the issues presented.
The Board will be comprised of a panel
of six persons as follows:
i. Two students
ii. Two faculty
iii. Two classified staff
iv. Any three persons, one from each
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constituency, shall constitute a quorum
to hear appeals.
15.8 Article VIII:
Responsibilities of
Administrative Officers
1. The President/Acting President or designee
shall review all recommendations
of the Student Faculty Hearing Board
involving suspension or expulsion from
the College (Article V, Sec. 7 & 14).
Before reaching a decision, the President/
Acting President may consult with the
appropriate person(s) or parties. The
President or his/her designee may summarily
suspend a student/organization
pending a hearing if the student/ organization
(Article V, Sec. 14) is believed
to constitute a clear and present danger
to the safety of persons or property of the
academic community. The President or
his/her designee shall allow the accused
student/organization an immediate
explanation in writing with respect to
such suspension.
2. The adjudicating officer has the following
responsibilities:
A. Review and determine if sufficient
evidence exists to charge the accused;
B. Notify the accused in writing of the
nature of the charge(s). Notification
will also include the nature of
the Hearing Board, date, time, and
location of the hearing, a statement of
the student’s rights, and information
on the hearing procedures. The notice
may be hand delivered; placed into a
student’s residence hall mailbox; sent
by e-mail to the accused student’s
official College e-mail address, or
mailed to the last known address of
the student, either by certified mail
or first class mail.
C. Works with the Chair of the Student
Faculty Hearing Board to set the hearing
date and time and composition
of the Board.
D. Coordinate the follow-up to ensure
that the sanction is carried out.
15.9 Article IX: Procedures for
Judicial Hearings
For all Campus Judicial Boards:
1. Charges of alleged misconduct (under
Article IV) may be brought against any
student or organization.
2. Before a student’s/organization’s case is
presented before a campus Judicial Board
(except when the Maintenance of Public
Order Committee has jurisdiction), the