A student may request that review of a judicial action or sanction be made by the next level in the judicial process. A review will be considered only if there is evidence of/reason to believe that one or more of the following conditions exist:

• Gross procedural error that affected the decision
• New information, unavailable at the time of the hearing, becomes available and such information could have substantially affected the decision
• Sanctions issued were too severe in relation to the student?s record or nature of the violation

Students wishing to contest the outcome of a hearing are encouraged to speak first with the person that issued the sanction. If the resident wishes to have the matter reviewed by another administrator in the judicial process, she/he must submit a request to the Department of Residential Education. The request form may be completed and submitted online or by paper. (A paper copy of the form is available at the Department of Residential Education, C2 Level, Third North Residence Hall.)

The Assistant Director for Judicial Affairs will review any judicial actions taken at the hall level by a CDE or ACDE. The Associate Director will review actions taken by the Assistant Director. A judicial action taken by the Associate Director, or any sanction which involves a suspension from Housing, will be reviewed by the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs.

The review may result in one of the following:

• All findings and sanctions of the initial hearing will be upheld
• Findings will be reversed and/or sanctions reduced as deemed appropriate
• Additional sanctions may be enacted in light of new information presented in the request

NOTE: Only one review of a judicial action or sanction may occur. Students are not afforded opportunities to pursue multiple reviews.