judicial officers as necessary. To report misconduct, an individual must submit a written
Incident Report available from a judicial officer or their office.
2. Upon receipt of an Incident Report, the judicial officer will summons a student to an Interview
to discuss the alleged misconduct. A student has six (6) class days to respond to the
summons. An academic HOLD will be placed on a student’s records should they fail to meet
with the judicial officer. A summons will include:
a. A description of the policy allegedly violated
b. Date, time, and location of alleged misconduct (if applicable)
c. A statement of the student’s rights with regard to NIC judicial processes
3. After the Interview, the judicial officer may:
a. Dismiss the case
b. Investigate further
c. Issue a sanction
d. Refer the case to an Administrative Review
e. Refer the case to a Judicial Hearing.
4. Should the student accept responsibility for their actions and accept the sanctions issued by
the judicial officer, the case is closed. The judicial officer will summarize in writing the action
being taken as outlined in 3 above and deliver this summary to the student.
5. A student who wishes to appeal either their culpability (innocence or guilt) or the sanction
assigned, (other than eviction for drug offenses, see below), may request an Administrative
Review (go to
XIII.C
). An appeal must be made in writing to the Judicial Officer and received
no later than five (5) working days from the date of the summary letter.
6. NOTE: THERE IS NO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AVAILABLE FOR THE SANCTION OF
EVICTION ASSIGNED FOR DRUG OFFENSES. A student who wishes to appeal his/her
CULPABILITY for a drug offense may request an Administrative Review (go to XII. C). An
appeal must be made in writing to the Judicial Officer and received no later than five (5)
working days from the date of the summary letter.
B. Administrative Review for Behavioral Misconduct
1. Should a student wish to appeal either their culpability or the sanction assigned to them by the
judicial officer, (other than the sanction of eviction for drug offenses) the student must submit this
intent in writing to the judicial officer within five (5) working days of the date of the summary
letter.
2. The student will then engage in an Administrative Review with a higher ranking judicial
officer. The student may attempt to resolve the case or present more information during the
Administrative Review. If the initial Interview was held with the VP for Student Services,
appeals will be forwarded to a Judicial Hearing.
3. The Administrative Review Officer may:
a. Dismiss the case
b. Investigate further
c. Issue a sanction
d. Refer the case to a Judicial Hearing.
4. Should the student accept the resolution created during the Administrative Review, the case
is closed. The Administrative Review officer will summarize in writing the action being taken
as outlined in 3 above and deliver this summary to the student.
5. A student who wishes to continue an appeal may request a Judicial Hearing (go to
XIII.D
).
The request for a continued appeal must be made in writing to the Administrative Review
officer and received no later than five (5) working days from the date of the summary letter.
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