The code of conduct committee only convenes if a student submits an appeal of the program dean’s decision for minor violations. The committee meeting is a closed meeting and will only comprise the code of conduct committee and the student and will uphold the strictest guidelines of confidentiality in all matters associated with the alleged violation. The committee’s decision is final; there is no appeal to this process.
The committee comprises the following individuals:
- One (1) individual from student support services.
- One (1) faculty member selected from the Faculty Senate.
- The dean associated with the Program or designee.
- One (1) faculty or program administrator who is not associated with the Program.
- The CAO will attend the meeting but is a non-voting member.
Code of Conduct Committee Procedures
- The CAO will submit all supporting evidence and documents to the Code of Conduct Committee two (2) days before the scheduled meeting.
- Once the committee convenes, the committee will have access to the student to ask questions and verify any information.
- Once the student answers and verifies information to the committee, the student will be excused, and the committee will have two choices to vote upon. The CAO will communicate the findings to the student.
The committee may vote on whether the SCC violation is substantiated or unsubstantiated.
- Substantiated: The committee found enough evidence that supports the student violated the MCHP SCC.
- Unsubstantiated: The committee did not find enough evidence to support that the student violated the MCHP SCC.
The CAO will communicate with the students about the committee’s decision.
The CAO will send all evidence, supporting documents, and the Student Code of Conduct Violation Form with the committee’s decision to the registrar to be placed in the student’s file. The Student Code of Conduct Violation Form can be found at the end of this publication.