Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy 2024–2025 125 1. Membership The SPCC shall consist of the designees from the Silverman College of Pharmacy. One member will be designated as the chair of the committee by the dean of the Silverman College of Pharmacy. One representative from Student Services (or Student Affairs) from the student’s home campus will attend the hearing but will not participate in the voting. The chair may request the attendance of the associate dean of the student’s program or the assistant dean of the regional campus, when appropriate, in an advisory capacity only. 2. Hearing Guidelines Upon receipt of a written request, the chair of the SPCC shall convene the committee. The hearing shall be internal, private, and closed to nonuniversity persons. Nonuniversity personnel are not available for consultation during these hearings. All procedures and actions are aimed to safeguard and preserve the educational and developmental mission of the Silverman College of Pharmacy. The student will be afforded a full and fair opportunity to present to the committee, with supporting documentation, and to respond to relevant questions posed by committee members. The student will be notified at least 10 business days (excluding school holidays and weekends) of the date, time, and place of the meeting via the student’s NSU email account and certified mail to the student’s last-known address. If necessary, the student will provide the chair with a written list of any witnesses no later than two business days (excluding school holidays and weekends) before the hearing date. Only witnesses with direct information will be considered. The student is responsible for ensuring the presence of any witnesses. 3. Hearing Protocol and Process • The SPCC hearing will proceed under the direction of the chair. • A quorum must be present to convene the meeting and will be constituted by a simple majority of the voting membership including the chair (>50% of the committee members). • The chair will convene the hearing with only committee members present. • The chair will advise the committee members of the charge(s) or the grievance being heard, review the evidence, respond to any questions, and provide opportunity for any additional input from ex-officio members. • Summary notes of the hearing must be taken by the chair. • If present, witnesses will be called individually by the committee, introduced, and questioned. Witnesses may be present only during their testimony. Each witness will be housed in a separate waiting area to avoid any contact among witnesses or with the student. Witnesses may be asked to remain outside the hearing room for later recall or dismissed at the committee’s direction. • The committee will have the option of calling additional witnesses. • When all evidence has been heard and witnesses have been questioned, the chair will call the student into the hearing room.
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