TAMIU Student Handbook 2019-2020

Page 43 of 86 Notification of interim actions will be made in writing (to the student’s University email account unless other address(es) are necessary or appropriate) and will include the reasons for the interim action. Upon a notification of charges, a student conduct proceeding will be scheduled as soon thereafter as feasible. 1. During an interim suspension, a student may be denied access to campus, campus housing and all other University activities or privileges for which the student might otherwise be eligible. During an interim suspension, it is the student responsibility to communicate with professors electronically to keep up with course work. Faculty member will provide accommodation to the extent that assistance is reasonably possible. 2. Interim suspension does not affect the student conduct process, which will proceed as scheduled, up to and through a student conduct conference or civil rights proceeding, if required. 3. If the sanction for a violation of the Code of Conduct is to suspend or expel the student, the sanction takes effect from the date of the interim suspension. Section 9.03 Notice of Administrative Hearing If a student does not accept responsibility to a charge, the case will move forward to an administrative hearing. Notice will be given to the respondent in writing and will be emailed to the student’s University-issued email account. Email notice is presumed to be delivered. Section 9.04 Administrative Hearing A student who disputes a charged violation of the Student Code of Conduct will receive an administrative hearing before the Director of SCCE or Administrative Hearing panel. The Director of SCCE or Administrative Hearing panel will hear the case, render a decision and if found responsible for a violation, sanction the student. All outcomes will be communicated in writing. The administrative hearing will be conducted by the following procedures: 1. Hearings will be closed to the public. 2. The respondent and the Student Conduct Administrator may arrange for witnesses to present pertinent information to the Director of SCCE (or their designee) or Administrative Hearing Panel. Witnesses may provide this information to, and answer questions from the Director of SCCE (or their designee), Administrative Hearing panel, Student Conduct Administrator and respondent. Character statements shall be accepted in written form only.