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of the testimony, which may be a sound recording, and a file of the exhibits offered at the hearing. Any party to the hearing may obtain copies of the record at his or her own expense. Upon a showing of indigency and legal need, a party may be provided a copy of the verbatim record of the testimony without charge.
d. The hearing committee shall prepare written findings of fact and a written statement of its decision based upon the record of the hearing.
e. The hearing committee may find academic misconduct and impose a sanction of suspension or expulsion only if the proof of such misconduct is clear and convincing. In other cases, a finding of misconduct must be based on a preponderance of the credible evidence.
f. The hearing committee may impose a disciplinary sanction that differs from the recommendation of the instructor or investigating officer.
g. The instructor or the investigating officer or both may be witnesses at the hearing conducted by the committee, but do not have responsibility for conducting the hearing.
h. The decision of the hearing committee shall be served upon the student either by personal delivery or by first class United States mail and shall become final within 10 days of service.
Discretionary Appeal to the Wisconsin Technical College System Board: The decision of the college shall be final, except that the WTCS board may, at its discretion, grant a review upon the record.
Settlement: The procedures set forth in this chapter do not preclude a student from agreeing that academic misconduct occurred and to the imposition of a sanction, after proper notice has been given.
Right to Petition for Readmission: A student who has been expelled may petition for readmission, and a student who has been suspended may petition for readmission prior to the expiration of the suspension period. The petition for readmission must be in writing and directed to the president of the institution from which the student was suspended or expelled. The petition may not be filed before the expiration of one year from the date of the final determination in expulsion cases, or before the expiration of one-half of the suspension period in suspension cases.
TOBACCO/SMOKE-FREE CAMPUS POLICY
The Tobacco-Smoke Free Campus policy is part of the college’s commitment to creating a healthy campus for all members of our campus community and is designed to be positive and supportive of overall health and well-being.
The Tobacco-Smoke Free Campus policy defines tobacco, smoking, or vapor products as including but not limited to all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, any devices used to smoke tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, vaporizers that are alternatives to smoking products, water pipes, smokeless tobacco products such as, chewing, or dipping products, etc.
The use of tobacco, smoking, and vapor products is prohibited in all buildings and grounds owned or leased by Lakeshore. Individuals may use these products in their personal vehicles; however, improper disposal of cigarette butts or littering, smoking, or tobacco materials on campus grounds is prohibited.
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