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Honor Board Appeals

Upon conclusion of an Honor Board procedure and delivery of the Sanctions to the parties involved, the Reported and/or Reporter may appeal a finding of Responsibility or Sanctions by writing via email to the Adviser within two (2) business days following the delivery of the outcome of the hearing. The appeal letter must clearly state the grounds and rationale for the appeal. Once received, the Adviser will convene an Appeals Board. The members of the Appeals Board will be the Faculty Representative to the Honor Board, the Staff Representative to the Honor Board, and a student member of the Honor Board determined by the Honor Board Leadership. None of the Appeals Board members will have been involved in the adjudication of the Case being appealed. The Adviser may appoint new members to the panel in the event of a conflict or add members as needed. In the latter case, this may result in more than three voting members on the Appeals Board.

 

The purpose of the Appeals Board is to review all information available pertaining to proceedings that led to the appeal to ensure that these were conducted according to the established judicial procedures. The Appeals Board will not substitute its own judgment for a finding of Responsibility or Sanctions. Requests for appeal may be made to the Adviser on the following grounds:

  1. Procedural error;
  2. New evidence that was not reasonably available at the time of a Hearing that could change the outcome of the Hearing;
  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.

 

The Appeals Board may rule in one of three ways:

  1. They may recommend a new Hearing or new Discussions before a new Facilitation Team;
  2. They may recommend the Case go back to the original Facilitation Team for further review for reasons such as new evidence that was not available during the original Hearing or Discussions; or
  3. They may recommend that the appeal be denied.

 

If the appeal is denied, the Sanction(s) will be imposed, and Olin will consider the Case closed. The Appeals Board will inform the Adviser about the outcome of the appeal deliberations within five (5) business days of the written appeal being received. The Adviser will notify, in writing, the Reporter and the Reported of the outcome of the appeal within two (2) business days of receiving the outcome from the Appeals Board.

 

Barring any extraordinary circumstances, if a request for Appeal is filed, Sanction(s) resulting from the Case will typically be put on hiatus and not implemented until after the appeal is resolved. If an emergency suspension or dismissal has been administered, the student must leave campus and remain off campus during the appeal process.