St. Cloud State University

Hearing Panel Deliberations and Recommendations

1. Only the members of the hearing panel may be present during deliberations.
2. A simple majority of votes is necessary to make a recommendation that a Code of Conduct violation more likely than not occurred.
3. A majority plus one (1) vote is necessary to recommend suspension or expulsion from the university.
4. Students suspended from SCSU may be required to provide evidence of counseling contact and/or drug or alcohol rehabilitative care as a condition of re-admittance to SCSU.
5. The hearing panel will render its recommendation following the hearing, and will communicate the recommendation in writing to the university hearing officer who will, in turn, notify the student of the decision. The notification will include findings of fact, sanction(s) imposed and the rationale for the decision.