Appeal’s Process for Seeking Removal of Notation
Any decision of the Conduct Process may be appealed in writing within 48 hours to the Vice President for Student Affairs for cases heard by the Director of Residence Life or Dean of Students. Once an appeal is submitted the appeals officer will determine if a face to face meeting is warranted. An appellate decision for this purpose is defined as having the power to review the conduct findings of another conduct officer. Appellate decisions of the Director of Residence Life, Dean of Students, Vice President for Student Affairs are final, and will be rendered after receiving the appeal.
The appeal form must include the grounds for the appeal as well as the supporting facts and arguments. 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; and/or
- The finding of the violation is contradicted by new evidence and would have resulted in a different decision.
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 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.