Judicial Affairs

Judicial Hearings

If a student is documented for allegedly violating the Code of Student Conduct, a hearing will be scheduled to determine if there was a violation and determine sanctions. Hearings are scheduled by the judicial affairs officer through one of the following ways:

Case Resolution Meeting

A Case Resolution Meeting is a formal meeting with the judicial affairs officer (or a designee by the judicial affairs officer) to review the charges and the available options a respondent has available to them to resolve the case without a formal Judicial Board/Administrative Hearing.

Student Judicial Board

The Student Judicial Boards hear complaints, except as specifically indicated otherwise within the Code of Student Conduct, made by any student or student organization or by any member of the College community. The composition of the Student Judicial Board shall be as follows:

• A total of 5 students with one taking on the role of chairperson
• Judicial Board Advisor (ex officio)

College Judicial Board

The College Judicial Board shall hear complaints of the most serious, complex, and controversial nature, as assigned by the judicial affairs officer, made by any student or student organization or by any member of the College community or anyone else involving violations as set forth in Article II of this Code. The composition of the College Judicial Board shall be as follows:

• A total of five members of the College community to be selected from the Student Judicial Board pool, the faculty, and the staff. One member of the College Judicial Board will take on the role of chairperson.
• Advisor to the College Judicial Board (ex officio) selected from trained College professional staff.
  

Administrative Hearing Officer

The judicial affairs officer may assign a case to an administrative hearing officer(s) rather than the Student Judicial Board, depending on the nature of the case and/or scheduling difficulties. Administrative hearing officers are full-time administrators at the College who have been trained to hear cases involving the Code of Student Conduct.

Sexual Misconduct Hearing Board

The Sexual Misconduct Hearing Board shall hear complaints, except as specifically indicated otherwise within this Code, made by any student, member or guest of the College community involving violations of this Code. The Sexual Misconduct Hearing Board shall be a panel of three administrators from the college community and the judicial affairs officer. The three members of the panel will be selected from a pool of candidates specifically trained to hear cases of sexual misconduct. The judicial affairs officer is present only to ensure that the judicial procedures are followed and is not part of the decision process.