Faculty Hearing Board
5. Faculty Hearing Board’s Role and Responsibilities:
a. The Faculty Hearing Board shall be convened by the Director of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities in cases where (i) the student has evidence that may demonstrate that they have been incorrectly accused of academic misconduct, (ii) the student has any prior cases of academic misconduct, or (iii) the student rejects additional disciplinary sanctions determined by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
The Faculty Hearing Board shall be responsible for determining whether there is sufficient evidence to find the student responsible for academic misconduct and determine the appropriate sanctions.
b. An Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities representative shall convene the board and preside over the hearing, but will be a non-voting member.
c. The Faculty Hearing Board shall be composed of three (3) faculty members of the Academic Integrity Committee. The Academic Integrity Committee Member cannot serve if they have a conflict of interest.
d. The student may request that a substitute faculty member be appointed if the student can demonstrate that the appointed faculty member may have bias.