Appeal of Preliminary Hearing of Initial Complaint

Appeal of Preliminary Hearing of Initial Complaint

1. If the student does not agree to a resolution as proposed:
   1. They may file an appeal to the next University officer, Student Conduct and Accountability Committee chair,  within five (5) workdays of the notification of the proposed resolution.
   2. 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:
      1. the grounds that procedural error(s) occurred at the judicial meeting that unfairly affected the outcome of a case.
      2. compelling 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 appeal limit; however, sanctions do take effect after the seven-day timeline.  Thus, appeals may or may not affect sanctions.
      3. 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.
2. The appeal will be decided within ten (10) workdays, based on the student’s letter of appeal as well as all notes and documentation produced during the discussions.
3. 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).

1. A formal notification of the appeal outcome will be sent to the student.

1. 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.  The President may choose to have the President’s Cabinet review the case and submit a recommendation.

1. The student may appeal the president’s decision to the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. The Board’s review of the matter will be limited to a determination of compliance with established and appropriate procedures at the institutional level.  The final decision will be conveyed to the student in writing from the University President’s office.