(indicated on your letter). Not all appeal requests are eligible for an Appeal Hearing. Whether an Appeal Hearing is granted is based upon one (or more) of the following grounds for an appeal: • New information that affects the case is discovered/becomes available • Proper procedures were not followed • Bias occurred The Coordinator for Student Behavioral Education will respond to all appeal requests in writing, whether or not an appeal hearing is scheduled. Note: If you fail to appear for your review hearing, the review will be dropped. No decision will be rendered, as the review will be incomplete. Original sanctions and timelines will stand and be enforced. 9. Appeal Hearings are held to accomplish the following objectives: • Summarize the grounds upon which you seek appeal • Provide you the opportunity to substantiate the grounds or appeal with credible evidence • Permit the Appeal Officer to question you and/or the initial Hearing Officer and/or any witnesses • Decide the appeal based on the merits of the grounds for appeal
10. An appeal decision is made. Possible appeal decisions include: • Uphold the original decision and/or sanction • Overturn the original decision and/or sanction • Amend the original decision and/or sanction • Remand the case for a new Incident Review
You will be given an Appeal Hearing Decision summarizing the result of the hearing.
Note: Cases may be reopened when new information is identified and confirmed, where that information could have a material impact on the original decision.
Student Conduct Rights and Responsibilities It is your responsibility to: • Frequently check your University email account and your residence hall mailbox for official student conduct-related messages. • Pick up and sign for conduct-related mail at your front desk. •
Refrain from disrupting conduct proceedings or harassing or intimidating participants or others. If the Hearing/Appeal Officer feels you are doing any of these things, you will be requested to cease the offending behavior immediately. If you continue this or any other inappropriate behavior, the Hearing/Appeal Officer may close, postpone or terminate the hearing, and/or have you (and any other participant behaving inappropriately) removed. You will lose the right to participate further.
• Appear at your own conduct proceeding. If you fail to appear, or if you leave or are removed from the hearing, you waive the right to present evidence, or in any other way participate further, in the hearing. The hearing will continue and a decision will be made in your absence, based on available evidence. • Be honest during conduct proceedings, as dishonesty during conduct proceedings violates Community Standards. If you fail to be honest during your conduct proceeding, you will be subject to further action. This may include, but not be limited to:
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