3.01
There shall be a committee known as the Student Conduct Committee (the “SC Committee”), which shall be composed of no fewer than four student members, one faculty member, and the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services as ex-officio, which ex-officio position shall be a non-voting position; this means that while the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services may be present in all deliberations as a member of the SC Committee and may voice his/her opinions or concerns regarding any complaint before the SC Committee, he/she shall not vote on any proceeding under this SCC, unless expressly called to do so by this SCC.
3.02
The SC Committee shall consist of four students from the general student body, appointed by the duly elected Student Bar Association Executive Committee, which members of the SC Committee shall serve for a term of one year. To be eligible for appointment to the SC Committee, a student must be in good academic standing and shall remain in good academic standing and shall not previously have been determined to have violated this SCC or the Code of Academic Integrity. The Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services shall appoint one faculty member to serve as chair of the SC Committee for a one-year term.
3.03
In the event that any SC Committee member determines that he/she is temporarily unable to serve upon the SC Committee for good cause, including, but not limited to, unavailability or conflict of interest, or reasonable voluntary recusal the SC Committee member shall promptly notify the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services and Chair in writing. If the Chair determines that good cause exists, the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services shall appoint an alternate SC Committee member pursuant to Article 3.05, 3.06, or 3.07.
3.04
The accused student may petition the SC Committee for the involuntary recusal of any SC Committee member for good cause. Upon determination by a simple majority of the voting members of the SC Committee that good cause for recusal of that SC Committee member exists, the Dean shall appoint an alternate SC Committee member pursuant to Article 3.05, 3.06, or 3.07.
3.05
In the event an alternate is required for the faculty member on the SC Committee, the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services shall appoint another faculty member to temporarily fill that position.
3.06
In the event an alternate is required for a student position on the SC Committee, the SBA President shall serve as the alternate. If the SBA President is unable to serve as the alternate, the SBA Vice President shall serve as an alternate. If both the SBA President and SBA Vice President are unable to serve, the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services shall appoint another SBA member to temporarily fill that position.
3.07
If an alternate is required for the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services, the Dean shall appoint an alternate. Unless specifically authorized by the Dean, however, the Dean’s replacement for the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services will not perform the duties provided for in Article(s) 5.03, 6.07, 8.05 and/or 10.06, and such duties will still be carried out by the Assistant Dean of Student and Career Services.