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determination of academic misconduct shall be regarded as final, and the disciplinary sanction
recommended shall be imposed.
(3) Where an instructor concludes that a student enrolled in one of his or her courses has engaged in academic
misconduct in the course, and the instructor or the Division Dean has determined that a sanction listed in (1) (i) through (j) is warranted, the following procedure will be followed:
(a) The instructor/Dean will proceed as above but will also send a copy of the report to the Vice President of Instruction.
(b) The instructor/Dean will inform the student that, because of the recommended sanction, the case will be heard, and a decision rendered by the Vice President of Instruction.
(c) The Vice President of Instruction will review the information provided by the instructor/Dean and will meet with the student to discuss the case.
(d) If, as a result of the discussion, the Vice President of Instruction determines that academic misconduct did not in fact occur or that no disciplinary sanction is warranted under the circumstances, the matter will be considered resolved without the necessity for further action.
(e) If the Vice President of Instruction determines that misconduct has occurred, the Vice President will:
i. Determine the appropriate sanction(s) for the offense. The sanction can be any listed in (1) (a)
through (j). If the Vice President determines that the appropriate sanction is (1) (k), suspension or expulsion from the college, the Vice-President will present the case to the College President who will review the case and either confirm the recommended sanction or remand the case back to the Vice President for further review.
ii. Inform the student of their decision via a written report that shall be delivered personally to the student, emailed to the student via their campus email account or be mailed to the student by regular first-class United States mail at his or her current address, as maintained at the institution.
(f) A student who receives a disciplinary sanction listed in (1) (i) through(k) under this section has the right to appeal the decision of the Vice President of Instruction to contest the determination that academic misconduct occurred, or the disciplinary sanction imposed, or both, to the academic misconduct hearing committee. The request for a hearing must be submitted to the Vice President of Student Success within 10 days of personal delivery or mailing of the written report. The Vice President of Student Success shall take the necessary steps to convene the hearing and shall schedule it within 15 days of receipt of the request. The hearing shall be conducted within 45 days of receipt of the request unless a different time period has been mutually agreed upon by the student and the College. If the student does not request an appeal hearing within this period, the determination of academic misconduct shall be regarded as final, and the disciplinary sanction recommended shall be imposed.
Hearing:
(1) If a student requests a hearing, the Vice President for Student Success will take the necessary steps to convene the academic misconduct hearing committee and shall schedule the hearing within 10 days of receipt of the request or written report, unless a different time period is mutually agreed upon between the college and the student.
(2) Reasonably in advance of the hearing, the committee shall obtain from the instructor or investigating officer, in writing, a full explanation of the facts upon which the determination of misconduct was based and shall provide a copy of the Academic Misconduct section of the Student Code of Conduct to the student.
(3) Thehearingbeforetheacademicmisconducthearingcommitteeshallbeconductedinaccordancewiththe following requirements:
a. The student shall have the right to question adverse witnesses, the right to present evidence and witnesses, and to be heard in his or her own behalf, and the right to be accompanied by a representative of his or her choice.
b. The hearing committee shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence and may admit evidence having reasonable probative value, but shall exclude immaterial, irrelevant, or unduly repetitious testimony, and shall give effect to recognized legal privileges.
c. The hearing committee shall make a record of the hearing. The record shall include a verbatim record of the testimony, which may be a sound recording, and a file of the exhibits offered at the hearing. Any
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