Contents of the Appeal
A student has 48 hours from receipt of the letter to appeal the decision to the appeal officer in writing. Appeals must be submitted by the student, not a parent/guardian, friend, family member, or legal counsel/attorney. The following are grounds for an appeal:
- The conduct process was not in accord with the rules and regulations governing the College’s conduct process, and this deprivation materially affected the decision or
- The finding(s) of the violation(s) is contradicted by new evidence that was not available at the time of the conduct meeting.
On appeal, sanctions can be increased or decreased. If an appeal is heard, the following actions may be taken:
- Possible modification of the sanction, including increasing the penalty.
- Ordering a reconsideration by the original conduct officer or designee based on:
- Alleged new evidence – only if the new evidence is of such a nature as to be reasonably likely to change the outcome of the original investigation and was unavailable at the time of the original investigation.
- Alleged defect in procedure – only if the defect in the original investigation is sufficiently substantial to be reasonably likely to change the outcome.
- Ordering dismissal of the case where false evidence was presented.