Board Composition
(1) The Student Conduct Appeals Board shall hear all appeals filed by a Respondent of the determination of responsibility and required resolution and sanction(s) issued by the Student Conduct Administrator. The Board shall be composed of five members consisting of one faculty member, one staff member, and three students. One member shall be designated by the Vice President to serve as the Chair of the Board for a hearing.
(2) The faculty member serving on the Board shall be appointed by the faculty agenda committee. The committee shall appoint three alternate faculty members to serve in the event the faculty member is unavailable or is unable to serve due to a conflict of interest.
(3) The Vice President for Student Affairs shall be responsible for designating the student and staff members serving on the Board. The student members, including the selection of alternate members to serve as necessary, shall be done through an open selection process established by the Vice President.
(4) A Respondent may request removal of a member of the Board at the commencement of the hearing for reasons of bias. The Chair of the Board shall be responsible for making decisions regarding removal, unless the student is requesting removal of the Chair. When there is a request to remove the Chair, and the Chair does not voluntarily remove himself or herself, a quorum of the remaining members shall decide whether removal is warranted. If a member is removed, an appropriate alternate member (i.e., faculty, student or staff) shall serve on the Board for the excused member.