Policies & Regulations
Agreement form and the Complainant will file it with
the Faculty Fellow for Academic Integrity no later than
seven (7) calendar days following the informal meeting.
This form will set forth the terms and conditions of
the agreement, including any sanctions allowed to be
imposed. The student has three (3) business days to
cancel the agreement in writing, after which the Consent
Agreement becomes binding and no further action will be
called for by these procedures.
If an Informal Agreement is not reached, or is deemed
inappropriate by the Complainant, the Complainant
may either take no further action, or initiate a Formal
Resolution by filing a Complaint Form Alleging Academic
Misconduct with the Faculty Fellow for Academic Integrity
no later than seven (7) calendar days after the meeting.
FORMAL RESOLUTION
When formal procedures are initiated, the Faculty Fellow
for Academic Integrity will review the complaint for
timeliness, jurisdiction, and whether there is sufficient
evidence to justify a formal hearing. If the Faculty Fellow
for Academic Integrity determines the complaint to
be within the jurisdiction of the formal process, and
that it is timely, and that there is sufficient evidence,
the Faculty Fellow for Academic Integrity will send
the Charged Student a written notice of the alleged
violation(s) together with a copy of the Student Rights
and Responsibilities, as outlined in the current Student
Handbook. This material will be sent to the Charged
Student’s last known address as listed with the Office of
the Registrar. Students are responsible for providing and
maintaining current contact and address information with
the Registrar.
The Charged Student must respond in writing to the
Faculty Fellow for Academic Integrity, no later than seven
(7) calendar days upon receipt of notice, indicating
whether he or she chooses to have his/her case resolved
by Administrative Disposition or by a hearing of the
Academic Conduct Review Board (ACRB). If the Charged
Student does not respond within seven (7) calendar days
upon receipt of notice, he or she will be considered to
have waived his/her rights to a Board hearing, and an
Administrative Disposition meeting will be arranged.
The Administrative Disposition meeting or the ACRB
Hearing will normally be held within 30 calendar days
following receipt of the Charged Student’s written
response.
ADMINISTRATIVE DISPOSITION
A Charged Student may opt for an Administrative
Disposition of his/her case. This option must be selected
by the Charged Student in writing after being informed of
the alleged violation(s) and notified of his/her rights. The
Faculty Fellow for Academic Integrity, shall then meet with
the Charged Student and the Complainant and reach a
decision based upon the available information, in order to
conduct the Administrative Disposition.
The disposition meeting will be tape-recorded and the
administrator may question both parties. The Complainant
or the Charged Student may bring witnesses who will
be examined or cross-examined by the administrator,
the Complainant, or the Charged Student. The Charged
Student may have an advisor present; however, that
advisor can only advise the student and may not address
the administrator directly or cross-examine witnesses.
The Charged Student will be informed of, in writing, the
administrator’s decision and sanction(s), if applicable,
normally within 14 calendar days following the
Administrative Disposition meeting. The Charged Student
may appeal the decision according to the appeal process
outlined below; however, a student is not entitled to a
hearing before the ACRB, nor may the Charged Student
use the Student Grievance Process as a way to appeal
the filing of a complaint or the outcome of an academic
misconduct process.
ACADEMIC CONDUCT REVIEW BOARD (ACRB)
HEARING
A Charged Student may opt for a hearing before the
Academic Conduct Review Board (ACRB). This option
must be selected by the Charged Student in writing after
being informed of the alleged violation(s) and notified of
his or her rights.
Prior to the hearing.
The Faculty Fellow of Academic
Integrity will notify the student of the date of the Hearing.
The Charged Student will be provided with a list of
members of the Board who will hear the case.
Challenges.
The Charged Student or the Complainant
has the right to challenge the impartiality of any Board
member and to request of the Chair that member’s
exclusion from participation, stating in writing to the
Chair the reasons for the request. A challenge may be
exercised no more than twice. If, at the Hearing, a Board
member is present who was not previously identified,
the Charged Student or the Complainant has the right
to challenge his/her presence at the beginning of the
Hearing. It will be the Chair’s decision as to the validity of
the challenge and what action should be taken.
Prior to the Hearing, the Charged Student and
Complainant must submit all relevant documents and a
list of witnesses no later than seven (7) calendar days
before the Hearing day. Any documents received or
witnesses introduced after this date may only be included
at the discretion of the Chair of the ACRB.
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