TAMIU Student Handbook 2021-2022

Page 45 of 91 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. 3. Documentation, student impact statements and other written statements will be accepted for consideration at the discretion of the Director of SCCE (or their designee) or Administrative Hearing Panel. Student impact statements and other documents determined at the discretion of the Director of SCCE (or their designee) or Administrative Hearing Panel, will be taken into consideration during the sanction phase only. 4. Procedural issues will be determined by the Director of SCCE (or their designee) or Administrative Hearing Panel. 5. Upon receipt of all information accepted for consideration, the Director of SCCE (or their designee) or Administrative Hearing Panel will deliberate in private to determine whether the respondent has violated the Student Code of Conduct as charged. 6. Administrative hearings may be recorded at the discretion of the Director of SCCE (or their designee) or administrative hearing panel. Deliberations will not be