Student Code Authority

1. The Dean of Students shall determine the composition of the Student Discipline Committee and Discipline Appeals Committee and determine which Student Discipline Committee, Student Conduct Officer, and Discipline Appeals Committee shall be authorized to hear each matter.

2. The Dean of Students is that person designated by the University President to be responsible for the administration of the Student Code. The Dean of Students shall develop policies for the administration of the student conduct system and procedural rules for the conduct of Student Discipline Committee hearings that are not inconsistent with provisions of the Student Code.

3. Decisions made by the Student Discipline Committee and/or a Student Conduct Officer designated by the Dean of Students shall be final, pending the normal appeal process.

4. The Student Discipline Committee may be designated as arbiter of disputes within the student community in cases that do not involve a violation of the Student Code. All parties must agree to arbitration and to be bound by the decision with no right of appeal.