RIDER UNIVERSITY APPEALS COUNCIL APPLICATION FOR APPEALS CONSIDERATION INSTRUCTION

The purpose of this instruction sheet is to provide students with important information about the completion of the application form and the appeals process. Please read carefully before filling out the application. Also, you are strongly encouraged to review the Appeal Council section found in The Student Code of Conduct.

SECTION I
This section requests general information about the judicial decision that prompted this appeal. The Inquiry Number and Code of Social Regulations information may be obtained from the Inquiry Notice sent to you by the Judicial Administrator.

SECTION II
Please indicate on the application form the reason(s) you are appealing the judicial decision and the outcome you are seeking. You must also provide a typed statement that includes arguments and evidence supporting each of your reason(s) for appeal. You must also indicate the outcome you are seeking from the appeal, i.e., modification of sanctions or new hearing. This statement must be on a separate sheet of paper and attached to the application form.

WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE WRITTEN DECISION OF A HEARING PANEL OR OFFICER, AN APPELLANT WISHING TO APPEAL MUST FILE A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR APPEAL, INCLUDING THE BASES FOR THE APPEAL, WITH THE DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE.

The University Appeals Council will obtain and consider your attached statement of reasons for appeal and outcome sought, the original statement of charges, the written decision rendered, a tape of the hearing, the resolution meeting agreement or administrative hearing agreement, written documents introduced at the hearing, and a statement regarding the rationale for the decision from the administrative officer of the Hearing Board. Also a response to your appeal, which may contain arguments contrary to those raised in your appeal statement, will be provided to the Appeals Council by the Director of the Office of Community Standards. If the Director of the Office of Community Standards initiates the appeal, the student will be asked to provide a response to that office’s appeal.

Most cases considered by the University Appeals Council are done so entirely on the basis of written documents, agreement from a resolution meeting or administrative hearing, or a tape of the original Hearing Board session. Only in unusual cases will the Appeals Council request that the student making the appeal appear in person, and then only on specific points which need clarification. When the Council decides that additional hearing of a case is required (such as in the case of new evidence) or a new hearing is required (such as in the case of improper hearing procedure of decision contrary to the evidence), it will refer the case back to the original hearing authority.

If you have questions related to the completion of the application for appeals form, you are encouraged to contact the Office of Community Standards in the Bart Luedeke Center, Room 116, 609-896-5292.

RIDER UNIVERSITY APPEALS COUNCIL APPLICATION FOR APPEALS CONSIDERATION

Please indicate the date of incident.
Please indicate the date of original decision.
Original decision was made by
Appellant is Seeking

Important: Questions of a student’s responsibility for violations of University Policy should be heard by a Community Standards Board. (Please refer to The Student Code of Conduct.)

It is expected that the appellant making an appeal will attach a typed statement of arguments and evidence to support each reason for the appeal indicated below. This statement should also include the outcome sought from this appeal. In addition to this statement, the University Appeals Council will obtain and consider the original statement of charges, the actual decision rendered, a tape of the hearing, a copy of the resolution meeting agreement or administrative hearing agreement, written documents introduced at the hearing, and a statement regarding the rationale for the decision for the administrative officer of the Hearing Board. Also a response to the appeal, which may contain arguments contrary to those raised in the appeal statement, will be provided to the Appeals Council by the Director of the Office of Community Standards if a student is appealing or by the student if the Director of the Office of Community Standards is appealing.

Reasons for Appeal

Please attach your typed statement below.

One file only.
256 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, html, pdf, doc, docx.

Most cases considered by the University Appeals Council are done so entirely on the basis of written documents, agreement from a resolution meeting or administrative hearing, or a tape of the original Hearing Board session. Only in unusual cases will the Appeals Council request that the student making the appeal appear in person, and then only on specific points which need clarification. When the Council decides that additional hearing of a case is required (such as in the case of new evidence) or a new hearing is required (such as in the case of improper hearing procedure of decision contrary to the evidence), it will refer the case back to the original hearing authority.

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