As part of the proceeding, the student and the representative of the university may direct questions to the Chair or the committee, but only the Chair or the committee may question the Honor Code Office's representative, the witnesses, or the student. No electronic recordings may be made of the proceedings of the formal hearing. All documents generated by the Honor Code Office for the hearing will be submitted to the Chair at the conclusion. A reasonable effort will be made to maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality with respect to the hearing. Top of Page Committee Recommendations At the end of the hearing the student, the Honor Code Office representative, and all witnesses and support people will be excused.
All deliberations are private.
In determining whether the student engaged in the reported misconduct, the committee shall ignore any previous history of actions with respect to the student charged. However, in assessing the student's veracity or in deliberating upon the severity of an action to be imposed, the committee may take into account any previous probative actions placed against the student. Either the student or the Honor Code Office representative may be called back to respond to clarifying questions. The committee shall, at the conclusion of its deliberations, report its recommendation to the Dean of Students. The recommendation may be the same action as the original Honor Code Office decision or an action that is more favorable or more adverse to the student than the original decision.