The student has the right to appeal the sanction(s) in writing to the appellate officer within 5 (five) university business days from the date of the notification letter and/or signed Behavioral Incident Report Form. The appeal must be based on either;
- new or relevant information, which was not available at the time of the investigation and/or hearing,
- the sanction imposed by the Director, Community Standards and Conflict Resolution (or designee) was excessive and not in keeping with the gravity of the misconduct, or
- the university did not follow the Community Standards procedures. The appellate officer will resolve the appeal within 5 (five) university business days of receiving it and may take any and all actions that he/she determines to be in the interest of a fair and just decision. The decision of the appellate officer is final.
The appellate officer will email a statement of the resolution of the appeal, including any changes made to the previous written determination.
Dissatisfaction or disagreement with the finding of the investigation and/or sanction alone are not grounds for appeal.
