Rights and Responsibilities during the Student Conduct Proceedings

Responding Student Rights. Students responding to student complaints are afforded the following rights in Student Conduct proceedings:

1. To be informed in writing of the alleged violation(s) and alleged misconduct.
2. To not be presumed responsible of any alleged violations unless so found through the appropriate student conduct proceeding.
3. To have an advisor during preliminary hearing, formal hearing, and appeals hearing.
4. To request reasonable accommodations through ADA to participate in these proceedings.
5. To have a reasonable length of time to prepare a response.
6. To be informed of the evidence upon which a charge is based and afforded an opportunity to offer a relevant response.
7. To be given an opportunity to articulate relevant concerns and issues, express opinions, and offer evidence. 
8. To be afforded privacy.
9. To request that a staff member be disqualified from serving in the conduct process based on the grounds of personal bias.
10. To appeal a decision based on approved grounds.

Complainant Student Rights. Students submitting student complaints are afforded the following rights in Student Conduct proceedings:

1. To be informed in writing of the violation(s) and alleged misconduct.
2. To have an advisor during preliminary hearing, formal hearing, and appeals hearing.
3. To request reasonable accommodations through ADA to participate in these proceedings.
4. To have a reasonable length of time to prepare a response.
5. To be given an opportunity to articulate relevant concerns and issues, express opinions, and offer evidence.
6. To be afforded privacy.
7. To request that a staff member be disqualified from serving in the conduct process based on the grounds of personal bias.
8. To appeal a decision based on approved grounds.