Student Code of Conduct Approved: July 3, 2018; Last Updated: August 2023 20 xii. Have access to a full and fair record of a student conduct hearing, which shall be preserved and maintained for at least five years. xiii. A written notification of the outcome of the hearing and a description of the appeal procedure no later than ten (10) calendar days after the hearing. xiv. Appeal the decision (see Section IX). d. Hearing Procedures A hearing is conducted differently from legal proceedings and shall generally be conducted in accordance with the procedures listed below: i. A hearing shall be closed and not open to the public. Admission of any person into the hearing room shall be at the discretion of the Hearing Chair. The Hearing Chair shall have the authority to remove any person whose presence is deemed unnecessary or obstructive to the proceedings. ii. When a hearing involves more than one Respondent, the Director of Student Support Services or designee may, at their discretion, permit the hearings to be conducted either separately or jointly. iii. If a Respondent, after receiving proper written notification, does not appear for a hearing, the hearing will proceed without the Respondent and a finding will be made, including sanctions (if appropriate), based on the information available. iv. The Complainant and Respondent shall each have the opportunity to present opening statements, present evidence and ask relevant questions of the opposite party in a manner prescribed by the Hearing Chair. v. The Respondent and Complainant will answer questions from the Hearing Officers in a manner prescribed by the Hearing Chair. vi. The Complainant & Respondent may arrange for witnesses to present pertinent information. Hearing Officers, the Respondent, and Complainant reserve the right to question witnesses in a manner prescribed by the Hearing Chair. vii. After the portion of the hearing concludes in which all pertinent information has been received, the Hearing Officers shall deliberate in private whether the Respondent has violated each section of the Student Code of Conduct for which they have been charged. The Hearing Chair will not participate in these deliberations. Hearing Officers will make their decision by majority vote. viii. When a student Respondent is found “responsible” for a violation(s), the Hearing Officers shall continue private deliberations to recommend appropriate sanction(s). The Hearing Officers may review the Respondent’s impact statement. Hearing Officers may also consider additional relevant mitigating and aggravating factors to help make their recommendation on appropriate sanctions. Hearing Officers will make their decision about recommended sanctions by majority vote. The Hearing Chair will not participate in these deliberations. ix. The Hearing Officers will send their findings and recommendations to the Director of Student Support Services. The Director of Student Support Services may confirm, amend, add, or remove sanctions from those recommended by the Hearing Officers, but may not alter other outcomes of the Hearing Officers. The
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