Judicial Board

The Judicial Board for the 2006-2007 academic year is Sybil Williams.

The Judicial Board is a panel consisting of students, faculty, and administrators responsible for hearing alleged infractions of the Code of Academic Integrity and the Code of Social Responsibility. Through participation on the Judicial Board, students can contribute to the campus environment by interpreting and upholding the codes of community and individual responsibility which are published in the student handbook, The Scot's Key.

Students serve on the Judicial Board adjudicating cases of alleged infractions. Four voting student members, plus three alternates, are appointed each year. Six other students, and two student alternates selected for one-year terms to all vacancies left by those spending a semester off campus, act as Hearing Counselors to assist the accused and the accuser in preparing for a hearing. Applications from Campus Council to serve on the Judicial Board are available in the spring semester.

Should a student feel that he/she has a grievance outside the jurisdiction of the Committee on Academic Standards and/or the Judicial Board and has failed to receive any satisfaction through the normal administrative channel, he/she may request action to be taken by Campus Council.
Council may choose to elect a Councilperson to serve as ombudsperson. The ombudsperson's function will be to attempt to resolve the grievance and to advise the Chairperson of Campus Council of the action taken. Whether or not the ombudsperson procedure is used, Council may elect a special Grievance Review Committee. If Council votes to establish such a committee, each party to the dispute may select one member of the campus community to sit with the Committee to represent each party (but not to vote). The Grievance Committee itself shall consist of five members, elected by Council, with each party to the dispute having the right to peremptory challenge of one member. One of the five members of the Committee shall be a Council member elected to act as Chairperson of the Committee. The functions of the Committee will be to hear all sides of the matter in dispute and, if it decides, to produce a written report of their conclusions which shall then be submitted to the President. Upon submitting their report, the Grievance Review Committee will meet with the President for a final discussion of the matter. In those instances where the President may not agree with or accept the Committee's judgment, he/she will submit a written explanation of the decision to all parties involved, including the Chairperson of Campus Council. Presidential decision in the matter will be final.