Newcomb-Tulane College: Behavior and Code of Academic Conduct
Academic Year 2008-2009
102
End of the Semester Offenses
If the offense is reported at the end of the semester and an officer and a sufficient
number of board members with appropriate representation from the student's
school are unavailable to hear a case, the Associate Dean may form an ad hoc
panel composed of two instructor members (one from the student's school) and
three students. If the case must be heard by an ad hoc panel, it should be heard as
soon as possible and no later than fourteen working days after the end of final
exams when feasible, unless the accused student asks to have the matter deferred
until the beginning of next semester. If more than one student is accused in the
same case and at least one of the accused students desires to postpone the hearing,
it shall be deferred until the beginning of the next semester, unless any of the
accused students is expected to graduate before the hearing is to take place or will
be on a study abroad program in the fall semester. In either event, the hearing will
take place within the ten (10) day period stipulated, when feasible.
Failure to Appear
If an Accused Student, having been notified, does not appear before an Honor
Board Hearing Panel, the information in support of the charges shall be presented
and the hearing shall proceed.
Testimony
If a person is called before a Honor Board Hearing Panel, the person is obligated
to be completely honest because the charges against the accused student can result
in suspension or expulsion from the university. It is every member of the
university community's duty to ensure that the principles of the Code are upheld
and that the procedures are properly followed.
Procedures for Honor Board Hearing Panel
i.
Honor Board hearings shall be conducted in private.
ii.
An officer of the board shall preside over each Honor Board Hearing
Panel. He or she shall see that a tape recording is made of all testimony.
The officer shall notify all participants of the date and time of the hearing
within five working days after the accused student has been notified,
when feasible. The officer shall submit a written report of the hearing,
accompanied by a tape recording of all testimony and a copy of all
evidence presented, to the dean of the Newcomb-Tulane College within
two working days after the hearing.
iii. There shall be a single verbatim record, such as a tape recording, of all
Honor Board Hearings. Deliberations of an Honor Board shall not be
recorded. The record shall be the property of the College. The record
shall be retained by the College only until all appeals have been
exhausted or a determination has otherwise become final, or such longer
period as may be required by law, rule or regulation.
iv. 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