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Student Conduct Council, and three students randomly chosen from the Honor Council. The Committee shall give the accused the opportunity, within reasonable bounds, to present evidence in mitigation or extenuation of the violation admitted. Upon request the Committee may continue the conference from time to time for this purpose.
6a. Following the conference, the Committee in its discretion may impose any of the sanctions specified in this document, or may dispose of the charge without imposing any formal sanction. The sanctions of suspension for a definite time and indefinite suspension, involving loss or interruption of educational opportunity, are appropriate when the violator’s continued membership in the college community is judged to be fundamentally at variance with:
• The integrity of the college’s educational mission
• The best interest of the individual
• The best interest of the community
In order to impose the sanction of indefinite suspension, all members of the Judicial Committee sitting on the particular hearing must concur with the imposition of an indefinite suspension. A majority vote is required to impose any other sanction. Any sanction imposed is subject to review as provided in Part III, Section G.
7. Notice of action
The Chair of the Judicial Committee may notify the accused orally at the conclusion of the Judicial Committee hearing of its disposition of the matter, or may defer giving notice for a period not exceeding two days. In either event, the Chair shall not later than three days after completion of the conference, give the accused a written Notice of Action, which shall specify with clarity any sanction imposed.
8. Record for review
The Chair shall promptly prepare a written digest of the proceedings and the sanction imposed. He or she shall send a copy of this digest to the accused within five days following completion of the conference. On written request by the accused, received by the Chair at least one day prior to the hearing, a verbatim record, as by tape recording, shall also be prepared,
9. Procedure when person charged declines to admit to the violation
If the person charged elects option (5.b), the Dean shall forthwith terminate the conference and refer the charge to the Student Solicitors for presentation to the Honor Council in accordance with the procedures described in Part III, Section F. Referral consists of transmittal of a copy of the formal charge plus any items from his files deemed appropriate by the Dean. The Student Solicitors thereupon prepare and present a charge to the Honor Council for determination in accordance with the procedures provided in Part III, Section F.
10. Student Organizations
The Dean has the power of hearing cases involving student organizations which violate the Honor Code, the Code of Responsibility or duly promulgated college regulations. Sanctions against organizations may include but are not limited to those listed in Part II, Section A. Appeals from any determinations of a violation by an organization or sanction shall be the same as those for an individual.
D. Organization and Function of Honor Council
1. Organization
The Honor Council is composed of thirty three students: twelve seniors, twelve juniors, six sophomores, and three freshmen elected at large from the student body. The Council elects its own chair and secretary to serve one-year terms. The secretary of the Council shall be responsible for assigning members to a hearing on a rotating basis to insure that, so far as it is practicable, all serve an equal number of times. The hearing panel, in addition to the chair, shall be composed of six members of the Council to hear individual cases brought before it. Each panel shall be composed of at least three senior or junior students, and two sophomore or first year students
2. Function and Authority
The function of the Honor Council is to hear and determine all charges of violation presented to it by the Student Solicitors on referral from the Dean under the provisions of Part III. However, the Honor Council shall not have
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