No, filing a complaint does not automatically result in a formal hearing. If the accused student admits to violating the Code of Conduct in that conference, sanctions are developed and the matter is considered resolved once those sanctions are completed. In most cases, the matter will be heard by the Student Hearing Panel. Examples of when an adminstrative hearing is used are when the matter must be resolved in a timely way, or during finals week or the week immediately prior to finals. Students are held responsible for the behavior as members of the University community.
Students can become involved in serving on a number of different hearing boards.
Students living in a University Residence Hall should contact their Hall Director to get more information about being part of Hall Council and Judicial Board. Students that belong to a Greek letter organization may serve on the Greek Standards Review Board - interested students should contact the Panhellenic or IFC advisor in the Student Affairs Office. Applications for the Student Panel become available at the beginning of the fall semester, and the panel is selected at that time. Contact the Student Affairs Office to find out if there are openings on the Student Panel. Faculty involvement is also important in FHSU Judicial Affairs.