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Rush Medical College's Committee on Student Judiciary Review is charged with investigating and adjudicating charges of student misconduct of a nonacademic nature, including but not limited to violation of commonly accepted ethical standards of an academic community, such as cheating and plagiarism; falsification of student records, transcripts, financial aid forms or applications; unlawful use or possession of controlled substances on the Medical Center campus; conviction of a crime deemed serious enough to render the student unfit to pursue his/her profession; or other conduct that is inconsistent with generally accepted standards of behavior within an academic community or the medical profession. All charges of student misconduct of a nonacademic nature will be presented to the Associate Dean for Medical Student Programs. If, in the opinion of the Associate Dean, the matter may be resolved without a hearing, an attempt may be made to do so. The student charged with misconduct or the Associate Dean may at any time exercise the right to have the charges heard by the Committee on Student Judiciary Review. In every case, the Associate Dean will notify the complainant in writing by registered letter within 30 days of receiving the complaint as to whether the matter was resolved without a hearing or whether the matter was referred to the Committee on Student Judiciary Review. If a disposition requires more than 30 days, the Associate Dean will notify the complainant in writing every 30 days until the matter has reached a disposition.
If the complainant is dissatisfied with the resolution of a matter that has not been referred to the Committee on Student Judiciary Review for a hearing, he/she may request that the decision be reviewed by an ad hoc committee consisting of two faculty members and one student appointed by the Dean. In order for a complainant to initiate a review of the Associate Dean's decision, the complainant must notify the Associate Dean in writing that he/she seeks a review, and the notification must reach the Associate Dean within 15 working days from the time the complainant received written notification of the Associate Dean's disposition. Upon a timely request, the Dean will constitute the Ad Hoc Committee within two weeks. Members of the Ad Hoc Committee may not simultaneously serve as members of the Committee on Student Judiciary Review. The Ad Hoc Committee will convene to accept testimony (in person or in writing) from the complainant, the student charged, and the Associate Dean. The Ad Hoc Committee will only accept evidence that addresses the issue of whether the Associate Dean failed to consider certain relevant facts that would warrant a full hearing. In such a review, the Committee may reach one of two decisions by a simple majority vote: 1) endorsement of the Associate Dean's prior disposition or the matter or 2) a decision ordering that the Committee on Student Judiciary Review hear the matter in a full hearing.
The decision of the Ad Hoc Committee shall be in writing, shall contain a summary of the evidence and testimony upon which the decision is based, and shall be delivered to the student, the senior representative body of the college, and the Dean. The senior representative body shall consider the committee's determination and any written exceptions to said determination submitted by the student, and shall render its recommendation adopting, rejecting or modifying, in whole or in part, the committee's conclusion. Copies of the senior representative body's recommendation shall be transmitted to the Committee on Student Judiciary Review, the student and the Dean. The Dean will then consider the matter with respect to the charges of misconduct.
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