{"id":4524,"date":"2024-10-11T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/?page_id=4524"},"modified":"2025-05-20T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:37:04","slug":"initiation-of-conduct-proceedings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/administration-of-conduct-procedures\/initiation-of-conduct-proceedings\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeal of Preliminary Hearing of Initial Complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Appeal of Preliminary Hearing of Initial Complaint<\/strong><\/h2>
  1. \u00a0If the student does not agree to a resolution as proposed:<\/li><\/ol>

    a.\u00a0 \u00a0 They may file an appeal to the next University officer, Student Conduct and Accountability Committee chair,\u00a0 within five (5) workdays of the notification of the proposed resolution.<\/p>

    b.\u00a0 \u00a0 Written appeals must cite specific reasons for a reconsideration of the decision. The right to appeal the decision is limited and may be based only on:<\/p>

    i.\u00a0 \u00a0the grounds that procedural error(s) occurred at the judicial meeting that unfairly affected the outcome of a case.<\/p>

    ii.\u00a0 \u00a0compelling new evidence, relevant to the outcome of a case, was discovered and was demonstrably not available at the time of the judicial meeting. New evidence may be submitted after the seven-day<\/strong> appeal limit; however, sanctions do take effect after the seven-day timeline.\u00a0 Thus, appeals may or may not affect sanctions.<\/p>

    iii.\u00a0 \u00a0 specific conditions that provide good cause for reconsidering a case. This can include unduly harsh sanctions or demonstrated bias against a resident during the conduct process.<\/p>

    2.\u00a0 \u00a0 The appeal will be decided within ten (10) workdays, based on the student\u2019s letter of appeal as well as all notes and documentation produced during the discussions.<\/p>

    3.\u00a0 \u00a0 The appeal officer may speak with all of the parties involved, or with none; however, the appeal officer will not speak with only one of the parties without also speaking with the other(s).<\/p>

    4.\u00a0 \u00a0 The Chair may, 1)uphold the Dean of Students decision, 2) send it back to the Dean of Students for further review of the decision; or, 3) refer the case to the Discipline Committee.<\/span><\/p>

    5.\u00a0 \u00a0 A formal notification of the appeal outcome will be sent to the student.<\/p>

    6.\u00a0 \u00a0 Should the student not find the outcome of the first appeal to be satisfactory, they may continue to the Vice President for Student Affairs with the same ten (10) day turnaround time with the University President being the final level of internal appeal.\u00a0 The President may choose to have the President\u2019s Cabinet review the case and submit a recommendation.<\/p>

    7.\u00a0 \u00a0 The student may appeal the president\u2019s decision to the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. The Board\u2019s review of the matter will be limited to a determination of compliance with established and appropriate procedures at the institutional level.\u00a0 The final decision will be conveyed to the student in writing from the University President\u2019s office.<\/p>

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