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(4) Process Following Determination by the Registrar/Student Conduct Officer that Nonacademic Misconduct Occurred.
(a) If, as a result of a discussion or review of available information, the Registrar/Student Conduct Officer determines that nonacademic misconduct did occur and that one or more of the disciplinary sanctions listed under should be recommended, the Registrar/Student Conduct Officer shall prepare a written report which shall contain all of the following:
1. A description of the alleged misconduct.
2. A description of all information available to the college regarding the alleged misconduct. Such
information shall be available to the student upon request, except as may be precluded by
applicable state or federal law.
3. Specification of the sanction to be imposed.
4. Notice of the student's right to an appeal.
5. A copy of this code of conduct and of the institutional procedures adopted to implement this
section.
(b) The written report shall be delivered to the student.
(c) A student who receives a written report under this section has the right to appeal, as described in the
following section, to contest the determination that nonacademic misconduct occurred, the choice of disciplinary sanctions, or both.
Hearing:
1.Where the disciplinary sanction sought is one of those listed (a) to (h), and if the student desires a hearing, the student shall file a written request with the Registrar/Student Conduct Officer within 10 days of the date the written report is delivered to the student. If the student does not request a hearing within this period, the determination of nonacademic misconduct shall be regarded as final, and the disciplinary sanction sought shall be imposed.
2.Where the disciplinary sanction sought is one of those listed (i) to (j), the Registrar/Student Conduct Officer shall forward a copy of the written report under to the Vice President of Student Success. The Vice President for Student Success shall, upon receipt of the written report, proceed to schedule a hearing on the matter. A hearing shall be conducted unless the student waives, in writing, the right to such a hearing.
(1) A student who requests an appeal hearing, or for whom a hearing is required, shall have the right to decide whether the matter will be heard by the Vice President of Student Success or a hearing committee. If the student does not request a hearing, the matter will be heard by the Vice President of Student Success.
(2) If a student requests a hearing, or a hearing is required to be scheduled due to the sanction being sought, 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 or written report. The hearing shall be conducted within 45 days of receipt of the request or written report, unless a different time period has been mutually agreed upon by the student and Registrar/Student Conduct Officer.
(3) No less than 5 days in advance of the hearing, the Vice President of Student Success or hearing committee shall obtain from the Registrar/Student Conduct Officer, in writing, a full explanation of the facts upon which the determination of misconduct was based, and shall provide the student with access to or copies of the Registrar/Student Conduct Officer’s explanation, together with any other materials provided to the Vice President of Student Success or hearing committee by the Registrar/Student Conduct Officer.
(4) Thehearingshallbeconductedinaccordancewiththefollowingguidanceandrequirements:
(a) The hearing process shall further the educational purposes and be reflective of the college’s
commitment to student dignity, equity, and non-discrimination. The process need not conform to state
or federal rules of criminal or civil procedure.
(b) The student shall have the right to question adverse witnesses, the right to present information and
witnesses, the right to be heard on his or her own behalf, and the right to be accompanied by an advisor of the student's choice. The advisor may be a lawyer. The advisor may counsel the student, but may not directly question adverse witnesses, present information, or witnesses, or speak on behalf of the student except at the discretion of the hearing examiner or committee. In accordance with the