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CON Professional Graduate Nursing Program Academic Evaluation Appeals Procedure: Difference between revisions
CON Professional Graduate Nursing Program Academic Evaluation Appeals Procedure (view source)
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">If the appeal goes forward, the Associate Dean for Academic Programs (with consultation of the Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, and Scholarship Committee) will appoint an ad hoc appeals committee. The ad hoc appeals committee will be comprised of no fewer than 5 individuals: 1 faculty chairperson, 2 faculty members, and 2 student representatives. The Dean of the CON will appoint the 2 student representatives. The student representatives will be from a specialty area different from the student who is appealing.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">If the appeal goes forward, the Associate Dean for Academic Programs (with consultation of the Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, and Scholarship Committee) will appoint an ad hoc appeals committee. The ad hoc appeals committee will be comprised of no fewer than 5 individuals: 1 faculty chairperson, 2 faculty members, and 2 student representatives. The Dean of the CON will appoint the 2 student representatives. The student representatives will be from a specialty area different from the student who is appealing.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All members of the ad hoc appeals committee will be equal voting members and will not have a conflict or competing interest in the outcome.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All members of the ad hoc appeals committee will be equal voting members and will not have a conflict or competing interest in the outcome.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The ad hoc appeals committee chair will convene and record a hearing with the members of the committee. The Chair will conduct the meeting in a civil and non-threatening manner and there will be breaks as needed. The appeals committee chair or members may request any additional materials that they deem to be essential in the information gathering process. In addition, the committee may choose to meet with the faculty or student as needed. The student has a right to request to meet with the committee and to have a support person who cannot actively participate in the hearing, but confer with the student during the hearing./li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The ad hoc appeals committee chair will convene and record a hearing with the members of the committee. The Chair will conduct the meeting in a civil and non-threatening manner and there will be breaks as needed. The appeals committee chair or members may request any additional materials that they deem to be essential in the information gathering process. In addition, the committee may choose to meet with the faculty or student as needed. The student has a right to request to meet with the committee and to have a support person who cannot actively participate in the hearing, but confer with the student during the hearing.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Upon conclusion of the hearing, the ad hoc appeals committee members will determine if there was the existence of arbitrary and capricious behavior. The chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, & Scholarship Committee will be notified at the conclusion of the hearing of the outcome to either support or not support that there was sufficient evidence of improper evaluation of the student by the faculty.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Upon conclusion of the hearing, the ad hoc appeals committee members will determine if there was the existence of arbitrary and capricious behavior. The chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, & Scholarship Committee will be notified at the conclusion of the hearing of the outcome to either support or not support that there was sufficient evidence of improper evaluation of the student by the faculty.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, & Scholarship Committee will communicate the findings of the ad hoc appeals committee to the involved faculty member, student, and specialty coordinator. The faculty involved in the appeal will have the opportunity to change or retain the original grade based on the ad hoc appeals committee findings.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Chair of the Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission, Progression, Graduation, & Scholarship Committee will communicate the findings of the ad hoc appeals committee to the involved faculty member, student, and specialty coordinator. The faculty involved in the appeal will have the opportunity to change or retain the original grade based on the ad hoc appeals committee findings.</li> | ||