2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

48 Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook • a request to schedule a conference/hearing within five business days • an invitation to provide the judicial officer with any relevant information, evidence, or witnesses in relation to the alleged conduct For any graduate or professional student who is alleged to have violated the Code of Student Conduct, a copy of the notification of charges will be provided to the dean’s office of the student’s college. If new conduct issues are brought forth during the student conduct process, additional notice in accordance with this section will be provided to the student. A student and/or organization that is alleged to have violated the Code of Student Conduct shall have the matter adjudicated by either an administrative conference or hearing, based on the alleged violations. Reasonable effort will be made to have the accused student and/or organization misconduct considered expeditiously. If a student withdraws from the university or is no longer an active student, the university may, at its discretion, continue through the disciplinary process without the student’s participation, or place the disciplinary process on hold until the student’s attempted return to NSU. Students are not permitted to reenter NSU until all outstanding disciplinary cases are resolved. Additionally, degrees will not be conferred to students with pending disciplinary matters until all such matters are resolved. D.2 Judicial Conference A judicial conference is a meeting related to violation(s) that could not result in suspension, dismissal, or expulsion from the university. Conference Procedures Following notification of charges, the accused student must schedule a conference meeting with the designated discipline officer. If a student does not respond to a request to schedule a conference, the university reserves the right to continue its disciplinary procedure, conducting an in absentia conference. In addition, holds may be placed on a student’s account that restrict registration for future semesters. The conference is for the purpose of discussing the alleged violation(s) of the Code of Student Conduct. The conference meeting will only be open to the accused student and the discipline officer. The accused student and/or organization is presumed not responsible unless the student and/or organization accepts responsibility, or determined responsible for the alleged violation(s) based on the preponderance of the evidence. At the beginning of the conversation, the discipline officer will review with the accused student his or her rights in the process as aforementioned, as well as the alleged violations. The student will have the opportunity to provide a response to the allegations (responsible or not responsible). If the student accepts responsibility, the only determination the discipline officer makes is regarding the sanctions to be imposed. If the student responds with “not responsible,” the student will be provided the opportunity to provide evidence, a witness, or information for the review of the discipline officer. Any witnesses requested shall be present only during the offerings of their information. Witnesses must be able to provide firsthand, relevant information regarding the case. Character witnesses are not accepted.