If a student is alleged to have violated one or more of the College’s Code of Conduct policies, they will be scheduled to meet with a college official who serves as an administrative hearing officer for the Community Standards process.

The student will be notified by College e-mail of their administrative hearing date, time, and location at least 24 hours in advance.

If a student neglects to attend a scheduled administrative hearing, it may continue as scheduled in the student’s absence. Students who fail to attend their hearings will forfeit the ability to appeal the finding(s) and sanction(s) in the case. If a student does not attend the administrative hearing, a decision will be rendered without their input.

The purpose of the administrative hearing will be to:

• hear about the incident from the student’s perspective;

• share what information we have received;

• answer the student's questions about the process;

• explain the College’s standard of proof;

• review possible sanctions, and how the hearing officer will notify the student of their decision (the outcome of your hearing) decision letter;

• and discuss future decision-making.

An Administrative Hearing Officer may elect to appoint an observer or scribe to serve as a note-taker during a College administrative hearing. The observer or scribe must be a College Administrative Hearing Officer. The observer or scribe cannot be a witness or an adviser. The observer or scribe may participate in the College administrative hearing but will not be allowed to determine the decision of the case.