Student Handbook 2024-25 > Community Expectations and Honor Board > Student Accountability Process > Direct Adjudication Procedures > Direct Adjudication Appeals Process

Direct Adjudication Appeals Process

If a student or student group has been found responsible for a violation of Community Expectations Policy , they have the right to appeal. Upon conclusion of the Direct Adjudication Meeting and delivery of the Sanction(s) to the Respondent(s) involved, the Respondent may appeal a finding of Responsibility or Sanction(s) by writing via email to the Dean of Student Affairs within three (3) business days following the delivery of the outcome of the hearing. The letter must clearly state the grounds and rationale for the appeal. Once received, the Dean of Student Affairs will determine the college administrator who will be named to hear the appeal and who is not the original Student Accountability Administrator. In the event, the Dean of Student Affairs was the initial Student Accountability Administrator, the Provost, or their designee, will hear the appeal to remove biases from the process.

Requests for appeal may be made to the Dean of Student Affairs on the following grounds:

1. Procedural error;
2. New evidence that was not reasonably available at the time of the Direct Adjudication Meeting; and/or
3. Belief that the severity of the Sanction is inappropriate given the details of the Case.

Disagreement with the finding(s) or Sanction(s) are not, by themselves, grounds for appeal.