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Appeal Procedures
Judicial decisions of an administrative hearing or a College Review Board hearing are subject to a request for appeal by either the accused or the complainant within ten class days or within two calendar weeks if classes are not in session following the notification. Upon petition, this time line may be extended. Appeals shall be in writing and delivered to the Dean of Students Office.
The appeal must specify grounds that would justify consideration. General dissatisfaction with the outcome of the decision shall not be accorded as a basis for consideration of an appeal. The only basis for considering an appeal are the presentation of facts that indicate any of the following:
A request for appeal based upon new evidence shall not be granted. New evidence that could not have been previously discovered and that, had it been presented at the initial hearing, would have substantially affected the original decision shall be treated as grounds for a new hearing by the original judicial body.
No review by appeal may result in a more severe sanction than that imposed by the original judicial hearing.
The original sanction shall not be invoked until the appeal process is finalized and the case closed.
The appeal decision is final and shall be implemented immediately by the Dean of Students, the President or a designee. During times when the College Review Board, or faculty, or administrator who conducted the original hearing cannot be convened, the Dean of Students and/or the President of the College or their designees will act on all requests for appeal and their decision will be final.