v. A recording of the hearing shall be made. The recording is WNCC
property.
d. As a result of the investigation and hearing, one of the following actions
may be taken:
i. The charges may be dismissed as unfounded;
ii. The student may admit responsibility for violating the Student Code
of Conduct and appropriate sanctions may be imposed; or
iii. The Student Conduct Board will deem the student responsible for
Student Code of Conduct violations based upon a preponderance of
the evidence and appropriate sanctions may be imposed.
e. The student will be notified of the discipline imposed, either orally
following the hearing or sent in writing within five (5) working days of
the hearing.
D.
Non-Academic Discipline Appeal Process
Students receiving a discipline decision from the Dean of Students/Hearing
Officer or Student Conduct Board may request an appeal. Any such request
must be made in writing to the Vice President of Student Services within
three (3) working days after notification of the decision.
1.
Contents of the Appeal Request
— The appeal request must include:
a. The name of the individual/organization requesting the appeal;
b. The disciplinary action being appealed and the date the disciplinary
action took place;
c. The grounds for the requested appeal. The appeal must be based on one
or more of the following grounds:
i. Procedural or prejudicial error was committed. The specific errors
alleged must be stated;
ii. The facts upon which the decision was based included inaccurate
information. The inaccurate information appealed from must be
stated;
iii. Specific information presented at the hearing/disciplinary conference
is objectionable. The reason for the objection must be stated (
i.e.
why specific information should not have been considered
);
iv. Information not offered at the hearing/ disciplinary conference is
now available. The reason why the information was not offered
during the original hearing/disciplinary conference must be stated;
v. The sanction imposed is excessive or inappropriate. The reason for
believing this must be stated.
2. Decision on Appeal:
a. Upon review of the appeal, the Vice President of Student Services, or
his/her designee, may take any of the following actions:
i. Deny the appeal request.
ii. Grant the appeal request and refer the matter to the Dean of Students
for reopening of the hearing/conference to allow reconsideration of
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