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| Procedures for Reporting Academic
Misconduct |
Most cases of cheating are resolved at the
instructor, college, or school level in an agreed resolution between the
instructor and student or through an informal hearing with a Dean's
Representative within a couple of weeks. Occasionally, however, cases are
appealed and require additional disciplinary review. These cases may take
several months to resolve.
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Who is in
charge? |
What
happens? |
How
long? |
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Dean of school or
college or the Vice Provost for Student Life |
Informal Hearing:
Student is allowed to defend himself/herself against allegations. Faculty
member and student need not meet with the person in charge of the informal
hearing at the same time.
Student is advised of a final decision and may accept
that decision or appeal the case to the next level. Cases involving
suspension, expulsion, hazing, or restitution of over $300 are
automatically forwarded to the Faculty Appeal Board for administrative
review.
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Usually less than two weeks. |
| II |
The University
Disciplinary Committee |
Formal Hearing: Most of the cases heard by the University Disciplinary Committee are appeals of informal hearings. All
parties are allowed to present evidence and argument before the committee.
The student is entitled to hear all testimony and examine all evidence
that is presented. The student is advised of a final decision and may
accept that decision or take the case to the next level. Cases involving
suspension, expulsion, hazing, or restitution of over $300 are
automatically
referred to the Faculty Appeal Board for additional administrative review
or a formal hearing.
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Usually not less than three
weeks. |
| III |
The Faculty Appeal
Board |
Formal Hearing and/or
Administrative Review: The Faculty Appeal Board conducts
administrative reviews of the procedures and content of cases referred
directly by the dean's representative or cases that come forward on appeal
from the University Disciplinary Committee.
The Faculty Appeal Board also conducts formal hearings
in response to student appeals in cases where exceptional circumstances
are involved, such as suspension, expulsion, hazing, or resitution of over
$300. |
Months. |
| IV |
The President of the
University |
Presidential Review:
The President of the University reviews all cases involving dismissal and
all cases that are successfully appealed by a student to this level. |
Varies. |
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Step I: The Informal
Hearing
- Most complaints are resolved at this level.
- This administrator (the dean's representative) schedules an
informal hearing which provides an opportunity for the student to respond
to the allegations made against him or her.
- The person initiating the complaint against the student (e.g.,
the instructor) provides a written account of the incident, and may meet
with the dean's representative to provide additional information.
- The student meets face-to-face with the dean's representative
to respond to the charges.
- The instructor and the student need not meet with the dean at
the same time.
- Everyone involved at this point must represent themselves.
- A student who fails to attend the informal hearing waives his
or her right to an informal hearing.
- The student may at any point request a hearing by the
University Disciplinary Committee.
- The student has 21 days to appeal any decision reached within
the informal hearing.
Step II: The University Disciplinary
Committee / The Formal Hearing
Few complaints reach this level. Usually when they do it is
because:
- a student requests a formal hearing, OR
- the student has appealed the dean representative's decision
and/or sanctions.
The University Disciplinary Committee
- is made up of three faculty members, three students, and a
chair appointed by the President of the University;
- is responsible for carrying out a formal hearing according to
WAC 478-120-095 of Washington State Law and the Student Code.
- The hearing should be carried out as quickly as possible but
because of procedural rules and scheduling conflicts, the process may take
several weeks to conclude.
Step III: The Faculty Appeal Board
Very few complaints reach this level. Complaints reach this
level because:
- the student requests a formal re-hearing and sets forth the
exceptional circumstances that exist (e.g., suspension, expulsion, hazing,
or restitution of over $300); in addition, the Faculty Appeal Board must
agree and grant the request
- based on exceptional circumstances, the Faculty Appeal Board
chooses to conduct an administrative review of an earlier decision; this
action need not be initiated by the student and involves a review of the
written record
- the chair of the University Disciplinary Committee requests
the case go before the Faculty Appeal Board
The Faculty Appeal Board
- is made up of seven members of the faculty appointed by the
chair of the Faculty Senate in consultation with the Faculty Council on
Student Affairs;
- completes an administrative review of the cases referred to
them, looking both at procedure and content;
- may conduct a formal hearing with legal counsel and testimony
made under oath.
- After receiving the final order of the Faculty Appeal Board a
student has 21 days to appeal.
Step IV: Presidential Review
The President of the University reviews:
- all decisions for dismissal from the university.
- cases from the Faculty Appeal Board that have been appealed to
this level.
After receiving the final order from the President, the student
has ten days to file a request for reconsideration.
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