Newcomb-Tulane College: Behavior and Code of Academic Conduct
Academic Year 2008-2009
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on the honor board.
i. Selection of Student Officers
Six student members the board shall serve one-year terms as officers of
the board. Selection of the officers will be made each spring by vote of the
continuing members of the board. The officers of the honor board may
convene the board to review procedures, conduct training and other
official business.
ii. Selection of Instructor Members
Instructor members of the board shall be chosen by their schools and will
serve two-year terms. The associate dean of the Newcomb-Tulane College
will determine the number of members needed from each school on an
annual basis.
Composition of Honor Board Hearing Panels
Panels shall be constituted from five (5) members of the Honor Board - three
students and two instructors whenever possible. One of the three students must be
an officer of the board. If the accused student is in a school, one of the instructor
members must be from that school. The panel shall hear cases and determine the
guilt or lack of guilt of the accused student(s), and shall recommend appropriate
penalties for implementation by the Dean or designate of the Dean
Honor Board Hearing Panel Procedure
The Honor Board shall determine the rules of procedure for its hearing panels,
subject to the approval of the Dean of the Newcomb-Tulane College.
Honor Board Hearing Panel Voting Rights
Students and instructors are voting members of the Honor Board Hearing Panel
and each member has one (1) vote.
ARTICLE VI: HONOR BOARD PANEL HEARINGS
Purpose of Hearings
The purpose of the hearing is to provide the student with an opportunity to be
heard and to supply the Honor Board Hearing Panel with the relevant information
necessary to reach a decision. It should be noted that a hearing is not a legal
procedure and as such, formal rules of process, procedure, and/or technical rules
of evidence, such as are applied in criminal or civil court, are not used in Code
proceedings. Polygraph tests are not admissible as evidence.
Hearing Date
The Honor Board will make every effort to process cases in a timely manner. An
officer will convene a Honor Board Hearing Panel to review the charges brought
against the student. Every effort will be made to convene that hearing within ten
(10) working days after the accused student has been apprised of the charges.