Appeals
- Filing an Appeal
If the respondent, complainant, or victim is not satisfied with the disciplinary decision rendered in hearing option 1 or option 2, the decision may be appealed to the Dean of Students or their designee. A request for appeal must be based on at least one of the following:- Violation of procedural rights.
- Severity of disciplinary action.
- Evidence not available at the time of hearing. In order to request an appeal, the
student must submit a written request of appeal to the Dean of Students within five
(5) business days of the hearing decision. The appeal may either be submitted on an
appeal request form, which is available from the Student Conduct Administrator, or
in the form of a letter from the student to the Dean of Students. The desired
outcome of the appeal should be included in the form or letter.
- Appeal Decision
The person(s) considering the appeal (as designated by the Dean of Students) shall have the authority to:- Sustain the decision of the Student Conduct Administrator or UDC, including the penalty imposed.
- Sustain the decision of the Student Conduct Administrator or UDC, but impose a different penalty.
- Remand the case to a new Student Conduct Administrator for further consideration.
- Reverse the decision.
The decision shall be transmitted in writing to the appealing party and, if the Dean of Students was not the person who considered the appeal, to the Dean of Students within ten (10) days of the date of the appeal hearing. This decision is final.
The rules and regulations contained in this section are subject to change. Between printings of The Lowdown, an updated version will be presented to any responding student or organization before any hearing.