Faculty Senate

The Code of Student Conduct

Article III - Authority

Section 3.04 Conduct Boards

The Student Conduct Board and the University Conduct Board are established to make determinations regarding alleged violations of this Code.

a.  The Student Conduct Board is established subject to the authority of this Code and the Vice Chancellor for Student Development. The Student Conduct Board shall be composed of twelve board members and a chairperson.  All members of the board shall be full-time undergraduate students in good standing with a grade point average of 2.5 or above.  Members of the Student Conduct Board shall be selected by the Conduct Personnel Committee.  The Chairperson of the Conduct Personnel Committee shall inform the Student Government Association Student Senate of the students selected.  All members of the conduct board shall serve one-year terms, which may be renewed.  The chairperson shall be a full-time student who is at least a junior and maintains a 2.75 cumulative GPA.

b.  The University Conduct Board is established subject to the authority of this Code and the Vice Chancellor of Student Development.  The University Conduct Board is composed of nine persons, who shall be selected on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Student Conduct from a pool of students, faculty, academic deans, and student development educators.  The composition of a University Conduct Board shall be as follows:

1.  Three faculty members from a pool composed of all members of the Appalachian State University faculty.

2.  Three students from a pool consisting of all members and the Chairperson of the Student Conduct Board, all members of the Graduate Student Association Senate, all student members of the Academic Integrity Board, and all full-time, enrolled former members of the Student Conduct Board who are in good standing.

3.  Two student development professionals from a pool consisting of all directors, associate directors, and assistant directors in the Division of Student Development.

4.  The dean of the college in which the accused student is enrolled (the dean may send a representative who may be an associate dean, an assistant dean, or a faculty member designated by the dean.  In the absence of a dean, or a representative, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Afffairs shall appoint a peson to serve on the committee in this capacity).

5.  One member of the University Conduct Board will be appointed chairperson by the Director of Student Conduct each time a University Conduct Board is convened.

c.  A quorum shall consist of any five members of the Conduct Board excluding the chairperson.

d.  The hearing procedures used by a Conduct Board to adjudicate alleged violations of this Code are not formally part of this Code except as provided in Article VI.  Copies of the hearing procedures are available from the Director of Student Conduct.

Faculty Handbook 7.5.20 University Conduct Board

The University Conduct Board is made up of faculty, staff, and students that determine if an accused student is responsible for violating the Code of Student Conduct. A student may elect to have their case heard by a Conduct Board. The Director of Student Conduct determines if it is a University Conduct Board or a Student Conduct Board. The Director of Student Conduct may also refer a case to a board rather than giving a student the choice of an administrative resolution with a Conduct Review Officer. (Director of Student Conduct).