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STUDENT HANDBOOKJUDICIAL PROCESSLake Erie College strives to maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to learning and to the development of mature and responsiblestudents, as well as to protect the rights and sensibilities of each community member. To that end, the judicial process has beenreviewed by students and changes have been made to create a consistent, fair and positive environment. This process will be reviewedyearly to ensure a positive environment in which students can live, learn and be engaged in the College experience.Administrative Roles:Judicial BoardConsists of one student (must be at least sophomore standing), one faculty member, one staff member. These individuals willvolunteer for a training session and must adhere to strict guidelines in order to remain Judicial Board members. Alternates will be inplace in case one of these individuals is not available or if there is a conflict of interest.Director of Residence LifeReceives all Incident Reports involving students and will adjudicate Level 1, 2 and 3 policy violations for residential students. TheDirector of Residence Life will process a Judicial Board referral for anything Level 2 or Level 3, if deemed necessary. This person alsoschedules and chairs Judicial Board hearings as appropriate.Dean of StudentsReceives all Incident Reports involving students and adjudicates Level 1, 2 and 3 policy violations for commuter students. The Dean ofStudents works with the Director of Residence Life regarding incidents that affect the Lake Erie College community as a whole. TheDean of Students may appoint another campus delegate to adjudicate an Incident Report where appropriate. The Dean of Studentshandles all written appeals of Level 1 policy violations.Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student AffairsReviews all actions, sanctions and handles all written appeals of the Judicial Board.Vice President for Academic AffairsWill be consulted if incident involves the Academic performance or status of involved student(s).PresidentWill only listen to an appeal after all other options have been exhausted.*Substitution for the above roles may be necessary depending on availability and will be determined on a case by case basis.Judicial FileEach disciplinary incident will be recorded and kept in a permanent disciplinary file in the Student Life Office. Access to the file will berestricted and only granted to the student (with proper identification); appropriate College Officials in accordance with FERPA; LawEnforcement and related bodies conducting reference or background checking. Please note Transfer Evaluation Forms typicallyrequire this information and will be given to another institution for the purpose with the proper signature of the student.Page | 133Lake Erie College | 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog | Student Handbook | Student Athlete Handbook