Code of Student Conduct
Appeals
41. An agreement reached by paraprofessional staff and the charged student(s) in an Informal Resolution Conference will be final. If an agreement about the circumstances of the incident and applicable sanctions cannot be reached, the student(s) will be referred to the Assistant Director of Residence Life for Student Conduct. The decision of the Assistant Director of Student Conduct will be final.
42. A decision made by a hearing officer in a Conduct Conference may be appealed to the Director of Residence Life & Civic Engagement. For Conduct Conferences only, respondents may appeal on the grounds of the denial of a fair hearing, new evidence to present and/or an excessively harsh or severe penalty. Respondents will be given five business days from the receipt of an e-mail notification through their Susquehanna email account from the hearing officer with a decision to provide written comments to the Director of Residence Life & Civic Engagement before a final decision is made. The respondent will receive notification of the final decision via an email to his or her Susquehanna University e-mail account.
