Student Code of Conduct at SUNY Plattsburgh - Organization of College Judicial System

Student Code of Conduct

• I. College Regulations
• II. Organization of the College Judicial System
• III. Judicial System Procedures
• IV. Student Rights When Charged With a Violation
• V. Judicial Sanctions
• VI. Policies Pertaining to the Judicial System

• Overview

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SUNY Plattsburgh Student Code of Conduct (2009-2010)

II. Organization of the College Judicial System

1. Dean of Students
   The Judicial System at Plattsburgh is under the direction of the Dean of Students. The Dean of Students  is charged with the responsibility for seeing that due process is provided to students accused of violating College regulations and, to accomplish this task, has the following duties:
   1. Revises, as needed, and publishes a Student Conduct Manual which details those College regulations for which all students will be held accountable through the College Judicial system.
   2. Solicits, selects, and trains Judicial Assistants as needed.
   3. Solicits, selects, and trains student volunteers for the judiciary pool from which Judicial Boards are impaneled to hear cases.
   4. Receives Judicial Referrals for alleged violations of college regulations, by individual students, as set forth in the Student Conduct Manual .
   5. Sets up a review with each student so referred to discuss the charges and the student's rights.
   6. Schedules and chairs Administrative or Judicial Board Hearings as required.
   7. Determines the sanction to be applied if the student is found responsible in all cases except those related to Academic Dishonesty. Sanctions for cases involving Academic Dishonesty are determined as outlined in Section III, G.
   8. Officially communicates all judicial charges and decisions to each student so charged.
   9. Notifies college officials whose relevant interest necessitates their being informed of a violation of College Policy.
   10. Maintains the College's official judicial records.
2. Judicial Board
   1. The Judicial Board is composed of the Dean of Students or designee, and three to six members. Whenever possible,  two to four members are students selected from the judiciary pool and one to two members are faculty/staff from the college. In Academic Dishonesty cases, the Judicial Board is composed of the Dean of Students or designee, who directs the hearing, three to six members, including students, with faculty forming the majority; which includes a representative of the Office of the Dean of the faculty where the course or academic activity in question is offered. The Judicial Board serves as a panel to hear the case of a student who has pled not responsible and who has been offered a Judicial Board Hearing. Selection of the board for any given case depends on the availability of the members at the time scheduled for the hearing and their declared lack of personal acquaintance with or bias for or against the student involved.
   2. The Judicial Board has the following responsibilities:
      1. Hears cases as scheduled.
      2. Hears all statements and evidence related to the case in question.
      3. Seeks answers to all questions pertaining to the statements and evidence presented.
      4. Determines if the student is responsible or not responsible after a full and confidential discussion of the case.
      5. May make a recommendation to the Office of the Dean of Students in determining a sanction.
      6. Acts in an advisory capacity upon the request of the Dean of Students in a case where the student has pled responsible but where the sanction may be so severe that a full review of all relevant facts is desired for a fair perspective.
3. Judicial Appeal Board
   1. The Judicial Appeal Board is constituted in the same way as the Judicial Board. In the case of an appeal, the board would be made up of an entirely different group of students and staff from the original Judicial Board. The Judicial Appeal Board is chaired by a member of the Student Affairs Division, appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs. If an Academic dishonesty case is appealed, the Judicial Appeal Board is constituted as outlined in section II, B, 1, of this manual, except that persons who served on the original board cannot serve on the appeal board for the same case. The Judicial Appeal Board, in cases of Academic Dishonesty, is chaired by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs or their designee.
   2. The Judicial Appeal Board has the following responsibilities:
      1. Hears appeals as scheduled.
      2. Informs itself of the statements and evidence presented at the original hearing.
      3. Seeks answers to all questions relevant to the case.
      4. Recommends to the Chair, after a full and confidential discussion, a final sanction on the case.
      5. The Chair of the Judicial Appeal Board has the responsibility for determining the final sanction. In Academic Dishonesty cases heard by the Judicial Appeal Board, the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee has the responsibility for determining the final sanction, based on the recommendation of the Dean of the faculty where the course was held or the incident occurred, in consultation with the Office of the Dean of Students, the Dean of the faculty of the student's major, and the Chief Student Affairs Officer.

Contact Information

If you have questions about the Judicial Process at Plattsburgh State, please contact:

Dean of Students Office  
Location: 602 Kehoe Administration Building
Phone: (518) 564-3282
Fax: (518) 564-3824

Email: judicial@plattsburgh.edu

Address: 101 Broad Street, SUNY Plattsburgh, 602 Kehoe Administration Building, Plattsburgh, NY 12901