STUDENT SERVICES

Student Discipline - Continued

In both hearing settings the following will apply:

1. The accuser and the accused are entitled to have the same opportunities to have others present.
2. Both the accuser and the accused will be informed of the outcome of any disciplinary hearing or an appeal of the findings.
3. Persons serving as legal counsel may not participate in disciplinary hearings.
4. Adult students may not seek advice from any person while a disciplinary hearing is in progress.
5. The participation of a parent or legal guardian of the accuser or of the accused student who is a minor may be limited by the Dean of Student Services/Registration, at his/her discretion.
6. All other rules of procedure for the hearing will be outlined at the beginning of the hearing by the Dean of Student Services/Registration.

Seven days after the student has been notified of the findings and recommendations the Vice President for Instruction will review the records, evidence and findings of all hearings before the recommendation for suspension or dismissal goes forward to the president. If the vice president decides that published disciplinary procedures were not followed, the matter will be returned to the Dean of Student Services for rehearing.

Students who are found guilty in either hearing setting may, within seven (7) days of notification of the findings and recommendations, appeal in writing to the Vice President for Instruction on the basis of one of the following:

1. The discovery of new evidence.
2. The recommended penalty would impose unusual and severe hardship on the student.
3. Published disciplinary procedures were not followed.

1. Uphold the original hearing findings, and forward to the president:
   1. the recommendation to suspend or dismiss, or
   2. recommendation to impose a lesser sanction.
2. Based upon new evidence, dismiss the charges, or
3. Return the matter to the original hearing setting for rehearing if published disciplinary procedures were not followed.

A student may appeal the decision of the Vice President for Instruction to uphold the original findings and recommendations only on the basis of new evidence. This appeal must be submitted to the president, in writing, within seven days after notification to the student of the Vice President for Instruction's decision.