Newcomb-Tulane College: Behavior and Code of Academic Conduct
Academic Year 2008-2009
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violation involving multiple students, the signed statement will become part of the
record in the hearing for any of the other students that do not plead guilty. A
student may elect this option only if he or she has no prior convictions and if the
violation, in the opinion of the Associate Dean, would not be likely to result in
suspension from Tulane if the student were to appear before a hearing panel.
Administrative disposition of the case will appear on the student's permanent
record as a violation of the Code.
Witnesses
The officer who will chair the hearing shall consult with the complainant and the
accused student, if necessary, to ascertain what witnesses should be called in the
hearing, to make sure that all concerned understand the workings of the Code.
Right to an Advisor
The Accused Student has the right to be assisted by an advisor they choose (to be
selected from a list of instructors familiar with the workings of the Code of
Academic Conduct). The Associate Dean will provide the Accused Student with
a list of potential advisors. The advisor may not have an attorney-client
relationship with the person advised. The Accused Student is responsible for
presenting his or her own information, and therefore, an advisor is not permitted
to speak or to participate directly in any Honor Board hearing. A student who
selects an advisor should insure that the advisor's schedule allows attendance at
the scheduled date and time of the hearing because delays will not normally be
allowed due to the scheduling conflicts of an advisor.
ARTICLE VI: COMPOSITION AND JURISDICTION OF THE HONOR
BOARD AND HEARING PANELS
Composition of the Honor Board
The Honor Board is composed of persons selected by the procedure below who
may from time to time be asked to serve on an Honor Board Panel. The Honor
Board shall consist of approximately forty (40) students and twenty-five (25)
instructor members from the Schools. It shall be the goal of the Dean of the
College to select representation proportional to enrollment from the College and
the Schools whenever possible. The size of the pool of members can be increased
or decreased at the discretion of the Dean of the College. The Dean of the College
shall have the right to remove any member of the Honor Board.
Selecting New Members and Officers of the Honor Board
i. Selection of Students
New student members of the honor board shall be chosen as needed by the
continuing members of the honor board; these students shall serve until
graduation, interruption of residency, or until resigning their positions.
The board will strive to achieve approximate representation across student
classes and schools.
No student who has been convicted of a violation of the Code may serve