The student conduct process is intended to ensure that a student is treated in a manner which is fundamentally fair in accordance with the procedures developed by the university. Students are entitled to the following:
A. Notification of review meeting. Written notice of the date, time and place for the meeting and a written copy of the Incident Report being reviewed. This notice may be sent through campus mail, certified US mail, to the student’s PLU email account or personally delivered to the student, and must be delivered at least 48-hours, excluding weekends and holidays, prior to the scheduled meeting. The student(s) may agree to shorter notice.
Students whose names appear on an Incident Report are required to attend the Review Meeting scheduled, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Student Conduct Coordinator at least 24-hours before the meeting. The Student Conduct Coordinator determines the appropriateness of the request and whether to reschedule the meeting. Conflicts with class schedules are considered when scheduling Review Meetings; however, there may be circumstances that require students to miss a class in order to attend a meeting. Students who fail to attend a review meeting without approval will be found responsible for Disrupting University Business and sanctioned.
PLU reserves the right to impose interim sanctions prior to the review meeting if in PLU’s sole discretion they are warranted for the safety and well-being of the university community. (See Section XII - Special Provisions)
B. Disclosure of review documents. If written information other than the Incident Report is considered for a hearing, each student will have the opportunity to review each document at the time of the meeting. A student may request a copy of each document from the Student Conduct Coordinator.
C. An orderly meeting to review and discuss the Incident Report submitted.
D. Witnesses. The right to have witnesses speak on her/his behalf. (See Section VII(C) for additional information on witnesses.)
E. Support person. A student involved either as an alleged perpetrator or alleged victim in an incident that includes sexual or physical assault may have a non-familial member of the PLU community assist them during the hearing process. A student involved in another type of incident may have a support person only upon the approval of the Conduct Body (See Section VI). Such a student should submit a typewritten petition to the Student Conduct Coordinator within 48-hours of the scheduled hearing. If the student's petition is approved, all students involved in the hearing will be afforded the same opportunity to have a support person present. (See Section VII(F) for additional information on support people.)
F. Fair and impartial decision makers. (See Section VII(I) for additional information on disqualification of board members or Hearing Officers.)
G. A written decision.
H. An opportunity for self-initiated appeal. (See Section XI for more information on the Appeal process.)