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Procedure for Investigation of Misconduct (excluding Title IX investigations)

  1. Upon notification of an alleged violation of the Student Code of Conduct, the student may be summoned by the Director of Student Life/designated Student Conduct officer. If a student fails to report according to the date and time specified in the summons, the student may be disciplined up to and including expulsion from the College.
  2. After meeting with the student involved and reviewing the allegations, specifying the charges, investigating, obtaining the necessary information, and explaining the disciplinary procedures, the Director of Student Life and/or designated Student Conduct officer may exercise the following options as applicable to the situation:
    • Issue a formal warning or impose disciplinary action as set forth below. No appeal is allowed for issuance of a formal warning. If disciplinary action is imposed by the Director of Student Life and/or designated Student Conduct officer, the student will be given a written statement of the charges and the student will be informed of his/her right to appeal, to include appeal submission deadlines.
    • Should the student appeal the discipline in a timely manner; convene a Disciplinary Committee to hear the charges.
    • Carry out the determination of the Disciplinary Committee to include dismissal the charges brought against the student as warranted.
  3. After the meeting with the Director of Student Life and/or designated Student Conduct officer, the student may exercise one of the following options as it relates to the imposition of formal discipline:
    • Accept the decision of the Director of Student Life and/or designated Student Conduct officer.
    • Request a hearing before a Disciplinary Committee for the purpose of allowing the Committee to hear and determine the validity of the charges, and determine disciplinary action, if any.
    • If a student has admitted guilt but disagrees with the disciplinary sanction imposed, the student may request a hearing with the Disciplinary Committee to appeal the sanction recommended by the Director of Student Life. and/or designated Student Conduct officer