Office of the Dean of Students
Oakland Center, Suite 150
312 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester,
MI
48309-4454
(location map)
(248) 370-3352
deanofstudents@0099fff.com
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Appeal Procedures
A student or student organization may only appeal a decision of the University Conduct or Academic Conduct Committees on one or both of the following grounds:
- Substantial new evidence, which was not available at the hearing and/or;
- Procedural error that significantly affected the outcome of the case.
In cases involving violations of sexual misconduct both the reporting party and responding party can appeal the decision.
Students or student organizations that fail to appear for their fact-finding meeting or hearing will not be allowed to appeal the decision in their case unless they can demonstrate that they were prevented from appearing by unforeseen circumstances beyond their control such as, for example, a personal or family medical emergency.
Parties will have ten (10) working days from the date of the written notification of the decision in their case to submit a written appeal, if an appeal is available, stating the grounds for the appeal and the disposition the student seeks as a result of the appeal. If the appeal is based on new evidence, the appeal should specify in detail what the new evidence is, how it affects the matter, and why it was not presented at the hearing. New evidence in written form should be included with the appeal. If the appeal is based on a procedural error, the appeal should specify in detail what the procedural error was and how it prevented fair adjudication of the matter.
Appeals submitted by anyone other than the reporting or responding party will not be considered.
Appeals from decisions of the UCC are decided by the Vice President for Student Affairs or his or her designee. All information timely submitted by the responding or reporting party will be reviewed to determine whether there are grounds for accepting the appeal. If the appeal is rejected, the responding or reporting party will be informed and the matter will be closed. If the appeal is accepted, the matter will be sent back to the Dean of Students office for a rehearing with a newly constituted UCC. The decision of the Vice President for Student Affairs or his or her designee is final.
Appeals from decisions of the ACC are decided by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost or his or her designee. All information timely submitted by the responding party will be reviewed to determine whether there are grounds for accepting the appeal. If the appeal is rejected, the responding party will be informed and the matter will be closed. If the appeal is accepted, the matter will be sent back to the Dean of Students office for a rehearing with a newly constituted ACC. The decision of the Senior Vice President and Provost or his or her designee is final.
Appeals from decisions of a Student Organization Conduct Hearing are decided by the Vice President for Student Affairs or his or her designee. All information timely submitted by the student organization will be reviewed to determine whether there are grounds for accepting the appeal. If the appeal is rejected, the student organization will be informed and the matter will be closed. If the appeal is accepted, the matter will be sent back to the Dean of Students office for a rehearing with a newly constituted Student Organization Conduct Hearing. The decision of the Vice President for Student Affairs or his or her designee is final.