| Rules and Regulations |
| COMMITTEE STRUCTURE |
| a. |
Each faculty-student disciplinary committee shall consist
of two faculty members and two student members and a chairperson. A
quorum shall consist of the chair and any two members. Hearings shall
be scheduled at a convenient time and efforts shall be made to insure
full student and faculty representation. |
| b. |
The president shall select in consultation with the
head of the appropriate campus governance body or where the president
is the head of the governance body, its executive committee, three
(3) members of the instructional staff of that college to receive training
and to
serve in rotation as chair of the disciplinary committee. If none of
the chairpersons appointed from the campus can serve, the president,
at his/her discretion, may request that a chairperson be selected by
lottery from the entire group of chairpersons appointed by other colleges.
The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the faculty-student
disciplinary meetings and decide and make all rulings for the committee.
He/she shall not be a voting member of the committee but shall vote
in the event of a tie. |
| c. |
The faculty members shall be selected by lot from a
panel of six elected annually by the appropriate faculty body from
among the persons having faculty rank or faculty status. The student
members shall be selected by lot from a panel of six elected annually
in an election in which all students registered at the college shall
be eligible to vote. In the event that the student or faculty panel
or both are not elected, or if more panel members are needed, the president
shall have the duty to select the panel or panels which have not been
elected. No individuals on the panel shall serve on the panel for more
than two consecutive years. |
| d. |
In the event that the chairperson cannot continue, the
president shall appoint another chairperson. In the event that a student
or faculty seat becomes vacant and it is necessary to fill the seat
to continue the hearing, the seat shall be filled from the faculty
or student panel by lottery. |
| e. |
Persons
who are to be participants in the hearings as witnesses or have been
involved in preferring the charges or who may participate in the appeals
procedures or any other person having a direct interest in the outcome
of the hearing shall be
disqualified from serving on the committee. |
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Suspension or Dismissal |
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The
City University of New York
