This Committee advises the Vice President for Student Affairs on the University Judicial System and Student Code of Conduct. The Committee periodically reviews goals of educational discipline and effectiveness of disciplinary sanctions, advises on appointments of hearing and grievance boards, and recommends changes in the Code of Conduct and University Judicial Policies and Procedures. Further, it maintains responsibility for developing detailed procedures to be followed in the hearing process.

The Committee reports through the Director of Judiciaries to the Vice President for Student Affairs.

COMPOSITION

Faculty: 1 Hearing Board Member

Students: 1 upper-class or graduate (must be a residence halls staff member), 1 undergraduate (member of Hearing Board), Chairperson of Students Defending Students or designee, President of Student Senate or designee

Administrators: Director of Legal Affairs or designee, Director of Judiciaries, Director of Residence Life, 1 appointed by Vice President for Student Affairs (serves as Chair)

Total: 9

COMMITTEE ROSTER

All University committees follow the academic-year calendar. All students serve one-year terms. Undergraduate students are indicated by US and graduate students by GS. Faculty and administrators generally serve three-year terms; the year a committee member's term expires is shown to the right of the person's name. Individuals who are not students and who have no year to the right of their names have ex officio appointments.

Faculty
Gordon Brooks '08   brooksg@ohio.edu

Students
Tim Vonville, SS President
Mike Tomlinson, SDS Director
Chris Diehl, US (Hearing Board member)
Stephen Oechsle, GS

Administrators
Richard Carpinelli, Associate VP for Budget and Operations(Chair)
Jim Sands, Director of Judiciaries (effective Dec. 2007)
Joseph Burke, Assistant to the Dean, Residence Life - Mike Hess designee
John Burns, Director of Legal Affairs - Barbara Nalazek designee
Judy Piercy, Director of Residence Life