Any non-attorney member of the University community may serve as an advisor. Following the receipt of the appeal, the Board shall convene to consider the appeal. On the basis of the available evidence, the Board will either decide the appeal or call for a hearing. The purpose of a hearing is to collect evidence relevant to the appeal. Students may present witnesses and evidence.
Students are responsible for presenting their appeals.
No advisors to the student may participate directly in the appeal hearing. There shall be a single verbatim record of the appeal. There shall be no record of the deliberations of the Appeal Board. The record shall be property of the University and will only be released by court ordered subpoena. The Board will attempt to render a decision directly after all testimony is complete.