to ensure order, and this will include the right to limit the number of persons who may be present in any room where the hearing is being conducted, taking into consideration the seating spaces available for spectators at the hearing. Members of the judicial body hearing the case shall treat the matters heard in strict confidence and shall only discuss the facts of the case with other members of the judicial body in arriving at a decision of the body.

  1. The authority of the University to compel the accused and witnesses to appear will be placed at the disposal of the campus hearing bodies in the following manner:
  2. The Student Court will have the power to subpoena any person within the University Community who has directly observed an alleged offense or who is in some way involved with the case in question.
  3. The All-University Court will have the power to subpoena any member of the University community.
  4. An accused student will be entitled to appear in person before any hearing body. Should he/she not appear, the hearing may be held in his/her absence and a decision rendered.
  5. An accused student will be informed of the nature of any documents or exhibits, which are to be used against him/her. He/she and or his/her counsel have the right to examine these materials. This notification shall be given 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing.
  6. An accused student appearing before a hearing body may be represented by a person of his or her choice approved by the Vice President for Student Engagement and Campus Life.
  7. The counsel of an accused student will be entitled to present his/her defense, to call defense witnesses and to examine prosecution witnesses. The student has the right to confront his/her accusers. In no case will the hearing body consider statements against the accused unless he/she has been advised of their content and of the names of those who made them, and he/she has been given the opportunity to rebut unfavorable testimony. Should the accuser(s) not appear at the hearing, the charges may be dropped at the recommendation of the Student Court or All University Court.
  8. All persons appearing before any University hearing body will give true testimony and will be held responsible for providing false information to a University judicial body or official.
  9. Regular and complete records will be kept for all proceedings of all hearing bodies. In cases involving possible suspension or dismissal from the University, there will be a verbatim record, such as a tape recording of the hearings. The Office of Student Engagement and Campus Life will be the custodian of these recordings.