Master of Business Administration (Financial Services)

The Committee comprises thirteen representatives of the faculty elected by Senate for staggeredthree-year terms, one of whom shall be the Chair (chosen annually by the Committee), fiverepresentatives of the Dalhousie University student body, and two representatives of theUniversity of King's College student body. A student who is a member of the Judicial Board of theDSU may not at the same time be a member of the Senate Discipline Committee.The Senate Nominating Committee shall arrange for nominations to fill casual vacancies for theremainder of the second term.II. FunctionsThe Senate Discipline Committee shall:1. consider all complaints or allegations respecting offenses or irregularities of anacademic nature, including those relating to admissions procedures and evaluationprocedures, and may impose penalties in cases where the Committee finds an offenceor irregularity has occurred;2. have the power to discipline a student who, before or during the course of thedisciplinary process involving him or her but prior to adjudication, has:a) been compelled to withdraw academically;b) chosen to withdraw from the class, program or University prior to being disciplined;c) chosen not to register at the University;3. assume jurisdiction when a complaint or allegation respecting offenses or irregularitiesof an academic nature are brought to its attention by the Secretary of Senate;complaints or allegations may be made by faculty or other evaluators of academic workdone by students; a panel of Discipline Advisors is available to assist and adviseevaluators, and guidelines for evaluators are set out in the document entitled Guidelinesfor Academic Evaluators Regarding Violations of Academic Regulations by students;4. conduct hearings according to the rules of natural justice and such other procedures asthe Committee may decide in advance, with due notice to all interested parties. A panelof three faculty and two students shall hear each complaint, including complaints madeunder the Code of Student Conduct. The Committee Chair or alternate chosen by andfrom the Committee shall chair each hearing;5. evaluate the evidence of innocence or guilt of an accused student. This evaluation shallinclude the premise that the more senior the student in terms of chronological age, yearof university registration, extent of other exposure to university rules and regulations atDalhousie University or elsewhere, the less credible are assertions of ignorance orinnocence and the stronger is the case for a more severe penalty than would beimposed on a less senior student;6. report its findings, and any penalty imposed to the Secretary of Senate who shallforward a copy of the report to the student; if the alleged offender is not a student, acopy shall also be sent to the Vice-President (Academic and Provost).III. AppealsAppeals from decisions of the Senate Discipline Committee may be made to a Senate DisciplineAppeal Board, but only on the limited grounds: (a) denial of natural justice; (b) disputedjurisdiction of the Senate Discipline Committee. Decisions of a Senate Discipline Appeal Board301