2006-2007 Student Handbook - University of the Incarnate Word

charge of the hearing will exercise active control over the proceeding, to include deciding who may presentinformation. Formal rules of evidence will not apply. Anyone who disrupts the hearing may be excluded.A written decision will be rendered by the committee within two business days, stating the reasons for itsdetermination. The decision will be delivered to the student by certified means. If the student is withdrawn,the notification will include information concerning when reapplication may be made, as well as specifyingany conditions of reinstatement. The decision of the Dean of Campus Life, or designee, is final and notsubject to review.A written and taped record of the proceeding will be kept and a copy made available to the student.A student seeking readmission who has been medically withdrawn must reapply, and may not reenter theuniversity without providing competent medical information that the medical condition no longer exists, oris sufficiently under treatment so as to remove any substantial likelihood of reoccurrence of the situationwhich caused medical withdrawal. In addition to the information that a reapplying student submits, theuniversity may require the student, at the student's cost, to undergo a medical evaluation by a licensedmental health professional of the university's choosing.A medical withdrawal is not considered a conduct action, though a prior medical withdrawal may beconsidered in subsequent conduct hearings involving the student.Representation/Support at HearingsThe student subject to either an Interim Suspension Hearing or an Involuntary Medical Withdrawal Hearingmay be assisted in the hearing by a family member and/or a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, or in lieuof a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, by a member of the faculty or staff of the university. The studentwill be expected to speak for him or herself whenever possible.Notification to Parents/GuardiansWhen interim action or involuntary medical withdrawal are imposed, a student’s parents/guardians will benotified unless the student can show cause why notification could exacerbate the problems leading to theinterim action or withdrawal. This notification will be made on the basis of medical records not subject toFERPA, on the basis of a student’s dependency status, or on the basis of FERPA’s health and safetyexception, as applicable.* These conduct policies and procedures have been authored with the assistance of the National Center forHigher Education Risk Management, www.ncherm.org. Portions of these procedures have been adaptedfromf Syracuse University, Penn State University, Loras College, Duke University and the University ofOregon. Policies have been adapted from the models of Gary Pavela, Ed Stoner’s Model Code and theModel Code of NCHERM authored by Brett A. Sokolow, JD. Rights of use have been granted by NCHERMto the University of the Incarnate Word. No other use is permitted without the express permission ofNCHERM.Section 27Student Sales & Fund-Raising (Back to TOC)Sales will be conducted by registered student organizations only. Sales in stationary locations on campusmust be approved by the Director of the Student Center and Leadership Activities and appropriatepaperwork to reserve facilities must be completed at least two (2) weeks before the event. No bake salesmay be conducted in the vicinity of Hortencia’s. Individuals or organizations may not sell or solicitdonations off-campus in the name of the University unless prior authorization is given by the Dean ofCampus Life and the Vice President of Institutional Advancement.89