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and the student may be subject to further disciplinary action consistent with the Code of Discipline.
If the student does not believe that they have committed the alleged violations, they may submit a written appeal within 7 days of being notified of the violation to the Office of Community Standards. Upon receipt of such appeal, an official of the Office of Community Standards will review the evidence to determine whether it is reasonably supported by the facts and circumstances; the decision of the official shall be final.
If a student fails to elect one of the punishments provided for above and fails to submit an appeal, then their access to the Illinois Tech network from the offending IP Address and/or computer can automatically be terminated for a period of 90 days, and the student may be subject to further disciplinary action in accordance and consistent with the Code of Conduct.
The foregoing penalties are separate and distinct from any legal action that may be brought by a content owner or government entity. Illinois Tech will comply with lawfully issued subpoenas from a content owner or government entity seeking to identify the individual to whom the Internet Protocol (IP) Address and/or computer system is registered.
E. Procedures for Student Grievances Involving Charges of Discrimination
Any student at Illinois Tech who believes that they have received discriminatory treatment in violation of Illinois Tech’s stated policy of equal opportunity in education should communicate, either in writing or in person, with the Director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (for purposes of this Section E, the “Director”), IIT Tower, 10 W. 35th Street, 19th Floor, 312.567.3134. It will be expected that the grievant shall have exhausted all available recourse through normal channels of communication for arriving at a resolution within the department or the organizational unit within which the discriminatory treatment is alleged to have occurred prior to lodging a formal complaint of discrimination hereunder. Such complaint shall, in any event, be filed in writing with the Director within 15 calendar days of the occurrence of the alleged treatment. (Note: The Grievance Committee procedures outlined in Subsections 2 through 4 below are not intended to replace or to serve as a substitute for or to allow for the re-adjudication of matters that have been brought before and resolved by other recognized formal methods for addressing the grievance (as defined below), such as, but not limited to, those provided by the Code of Conduct, the Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual and comparable methods.)
1. Preliminary Procedures
The grievant shall prepare and present to the Director a written statement describing in detail the nature of the grievance and identifying the person, organizational unit or institutional practice or regulation against which the charge of discrimination is lodged, including the facts and circumstances that the grievant deems relevant to the charge (which will be termed the “grievance”). The Director will inquire into facts pertaining to the grievance and will make informal attempts to resolve the matter to the satisfaction of both the grievant and the person or organizational unit against which the charge of discrimination has been brought. Subject to any required legal obligations and to the extent practicable while still allowing for the investigation of the grievance, this preliminary process will be conducted with the degree of confidentiality that the aggrieved person wishes.
2. Composition of Grievance Committee
If resolution is not accomplished by informal means, a copy of such grievance shall be sent to the individual or organizational unit alleged to have engaged in a discriminatory practice and the Director will then refer the grievance to a “Grievance Committee” to be comprised as follows:
● A tenured faculty member from within the college, institute or school with which the grievant is associated, to be appointed by the Provost;
● The chair of the University Faculty Council Committee on Student Affairs or a member of that committee whom the chair shall designate to act in the chair’s stead;
● The chair of the University Faculty Council Committee on Academic Grievances or a member of the committee whom the chair shall designate to act in the chair’s stead;
● A member of the staff from outside the college or school with which the grievant is identified, to be appointed by the Associate Vice President for Human Resources; and
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