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The PRB shall consist of 5 voting members, one non-voting member, and four alternate members
who shall attend each meeting and who may be designated by the PRB Chair to vote in the place of
absent member. These ‘core members’ are:
• PIRT Co-Chairperson – PRB Chair (voting)
• PIRT Co-Chairperson – PRB Case Officer
• Two (2) Student members (voting)
• Two (4) Alternate Student member
• Two (2) Faculty Member (voting)
• Two (2) Alternate Faculty Member
1. PIRT Co-Chairpersons: The two PIRT Co-Chairpersons shall decide between each
other who shall be PRB Chair and who shall act as PRB Case Officer. These roles
should be alternated with each respective incident report.
2. Faculty Members: Two members of the faculty will be appointed each year by the
PIRT Co-chairpersons, with voting status alternating with each respective incident
report. Each faculty member will serve a two year-term.
3. Student Members: The first year class shall elect one student during October; this
student will ideally serve a four-year term. In addition, during April of the second year,
the second year class shall elect an additional member to begin serving on July 1 st of
their third year and shall complete their term upon graduation. The students from both
the 1 st and 2 nd year class shall serve as alternates. In regards to the students from the 3 rd
and the 4 th year class, one student from each class will serve as alternate while the other
will serve as a voting member; voting status between the two should alternate with each
respective incident report. All elected students will serve on the PRB as long as they
remain members in good standing in their class. In cases of a student leaving
prematurely before the end of their term, supplemental elections will be held as
necessary.
4. Additional Members: At the discretion of the PRB Chair, additional ad hoc ‘non-core’
members may be added to the PRB roster depending on the case being investigated and
may be granted either voting or non-voting status.
B. PRB Procedure
• Any allegation that is brought before the PRB shall be treated as confidential by the
individual completing the formal Professionalism Incident Report as well as by the
members, alternate members, and ad hoc members of the PRB.
• The PRB Chair and PRB Case Officer may decide to assemble the PRB for a formal
investigation, or may choose to initiate a preliminary investigation to determine if the
reported breach of professionalism has merit. If the complaint is determined to be without
merit, both the student and the individual submitting the Professionalism Incident Report
will be notified of this determination in writing and informed that the process has been
concluded. A notation regarding the dismissal of this report will be placed in confidence in
the student’s PIRT file. No record or note of the report will be submitted to the student’s
permanent file in the Office of Academic Affairs. If it is determined that the complaint
indeed has merit, the Chair will assemble the board and determine the schedule of the
investigation. In the event of an absence of a voting member, the alternate faculty or
alternate student member shall serve as a voting member at the meeting. A quorum to
conduct business shall consist of 5 voting ‘core members’ of the PRB.