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1. The student must be able to present evidence that was not available to the
AAC when they made the decision
2. The student must be able to present evidence that process was not adhered
to by the AAC in coming to a decision.
The Senior Associate Dean for Education will send the appeal via email to the members
of the Ad Hoc Appeal Committee who will decide whether the appeal will be heard or
denied. Frivolous appeals could result in documentation in a student’s permanent
record and/or a notation on the MSPE.
If the Senior Associate Dean allows the appeal to proceed, it will be heard by the Ad Hoc
Appeals Committee. If the appeal concerns a remediation plan or other decision of the
CGC, the ad hoc committee will consist of 4 members of the CGC and 4 members of the
AAC, including the chairs from the CGC and AAC.
If the appeal concerns a decision of the AAC that has not come from the CGC, the ad hoc
committee will consist of 8 members of the AAC (including the chair of the AAC), chosen
at the discretion of the chair.
The outcome of the appeal could be that the decision is upheld, overturned, or
modified. In any case, if the student does not appeal further, the plan is put into action.
If the student decides to appeal the decision of the Ad Hoc Appeals Committee, he/she
will have 7 days from the decision to submit an appeal in writing to the Senior Associate
Dean for Education that gives substantial grounds for an appeal. The Senior Associate
Dean for Education will call together a three-­‐person ad hoc review committee who will
determine whether or not the appeal will be heard. Participation in the ad hoc review
committee will at the discretion of the Senior Associate Dean for Education. The
student’s appeal should be in the form of an email, or attached to an email, and give
substantial grounds for appeal:
1. The student must be able to present evidence that was not available to the
Ad Hoc Appeals Committee when they made the decision
2. The student must be able to present evidence that process was not adhered
to either by the ad hoc appeal committee in coming to a decision.
Frivolous appeals could result in documentation in a student’s permanent record and/or
a notation on the MSPE.
If the ad hoc review committee allows the appeal to proceed, it will be heard by the
SEARC. SEARC is an ad hoc committee that will be constituted in a case-­‐by-­‐case basis.
Education Council
March 21, 2013
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