PRE-HEARING PROCEDURES:
The parties to an appeal shall provide the following to the Chairperson of the
Student Conduct Board at least two (2) days prior to the hearing:
1. Names, addresses and phone numbers of all witnesses;
2. Names, addresses and phone numbers of the two (2) observers;
3. Name, address, phone number and status of the individual selected to serve
as an advisor;
4. Original supporting documentation: pertinent records, exhibits, etc.
The Chairperson shall then make available to the respondent and the complainant
the list of witnesses, allowed visitors, selected advisor, and documentation.
COLLEGE STUDENT CONDUCT BOARD HEARING PROCEDURES:
Hearings shall be conducted by the Investigator and the Student Conduct Board
according to the following guidelines:
1. Hearings shall be conducted in private. Those in attendance shall include
the Investigator who serves as non-voting Chairperson, the Student
Conduct Board members, the respondent and her/his selected advisor,
and the complainant and her/his selected advisor. Both the respondent
and complainant also may have up to two (2) observers present during the
hearing. The observers shall not have the privilege of participating in the
hearing.
2. The Student Conduct Board may accommodate concerns for personal well-
being and/or fears of personal safety of the complainant, respondent and/or
other witnesses at the hearing through seating arrangements, participation
by video conferencing or other means determined by the Chairperson to be
appropriate as long as the ability for cross-examination of witnesses and a
fair and impartial hearing is preserved.
3. The respondent and the complainant have the right to be assisted by any
advisor, one (1), they choose at their own expense. The advisor may be an
attorney. The respondent and the complainant are responsible for speaking
on their own behalf. Advisors are not permitted to speak or to participate
directly in any hearing before the Student Conduct Board. An appropriate
advisor would be someone with sufficient knowledge of the College
Student Conduct process to be able to effectively assist the respondent and
complainant through the hearing.
4. Pertinent records, documentation, exhibits, and written statements from
the respondent and the complainant may be accepted as evidence for
consideration by the Student Conduct Board at the determination of the
Student Conduct Officer. These materials must be submitted to the Student
Conduct Officer in their original or hard copy form.
5. The respondent and the complainant shall have the privilege of presenting
witnesses whose testimony is directly pertinent to the issues at hand, as
determined in advance by the Chairperson. Witnesses may not serve as
observers or advisors. The number of witnesses allowed by each person will
be negotiated with the parties by the Chairperson. Witnesses will not be
present in the hearing room during the hearing until such time as they are
called in to testify. Witnesses will wait outside the hearing room and will be
called in one by one. After the Student Conduct Board, the respondent, and
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