Convening an AIC Hearing
A student can request a hearing with the Academic Integrity Council only after an Academic Misconduct Notification Form is submitted by the instructor. If there is no Academic Misconduct Notification Form submitted by the instructor, the student will need to refer to information in the Grade Appeal Process in the JU Catalog.
If the student requests a hearing with the Academic Integrity Council, the Director of Academic Integrity meets (virtually, via telephone, or in person) with the student in a neutral, advisory role, to review the case and discuss the student’s options. If the instructor who has charged the student with an act of misconduct is also the AIC chair, then the instructor’s dean will designate another faculty member serving on the AIC to meet with the student, and to serve as the AIC chair for that case.
The AIC Chair will explain the process and procedures involved in the hearing process. At this time, the student will have another opportunity to accept the penalties. If, after this meeting, the student still wishes to request a hearing, the AIC Chair is to make a reasonable effort to schedule one around the student’s schedule. This hearing is to occur within the next fourteen (14) business days, if possible.
When alleged violations occur at the end of a fall or summer semester, the hearing is to take place within thirty (30) days of the beginning of the next spring or fall semester, respectively. When alleged violations occur at the end of the spring semester, the hearing is to take place no later than thirty days after the beginning of the following fall semester.
The AIC Chair will then select the participants of a Hearing Panel from the members of the AIC. The Hearing Panel is to consist of three to five voting members (aside from the chair).
Members of the AIC may disqualify themselves from participating in any particular Hearing Panel for any reason. In such a case, it is up to the chair to find a replacement member according to the above guidelines. The instructor who has accused the student of academic misconduct cannot be a member of the hearing panel, nor serve as the AIC chair for that panel.
The student, as well as the instructor are to be notified of the time and place of the hearing. Hearing panels may be held via electronic meeting.
If an accused student is either unwilling or unable to attend a Hearing Panel that he or she has requested, the AIC chair may opt to have five members of the AIC review the student’s case without requiring these members to attend a physical meeting.