Section 1720-03-01-.07 - COLLEGE HONOR COUNCILS(1) The general duties of a College Honor Council are to: (a) Conduct hearings of alleged violations of the Honor Code;(b) Keep adequate records of all hearings and transfer all case records of the case to the Office of Student Affairs; and(c) Forward findings and recommendations in Honor Code violation proceedings to the Dean of the College.(2) Each College will establish policies and procedures governing the membership of the College Honor Council, including eligibility, how members are elected and removed, how alternates are elected and removed, how vacancies are filled, and which members may vote. Such policies and procedures described in Section .07(2) shall be published in the UTHSC student handbook.(3) The associate dean for student affairs may assist and advise any student(s) charged with an Honor Code violation.(4) The Dean of a College shall appoint one faculty advisor at each of its campuses to assist the College Honor Council. The Dean will determine whether a faculty advisor will be permitted to attend all College Honor Council proceedings and whether the faculty advisor may vote.(5) A College Honor Council may issue a letter of warning to a student in the event of multiple complaints describing suspicious behavior but no guilty verdict. A letter of warning would warn the student his/her behavior is raising concern among classmates, staff, and faculty that the activity in question may violate the Honor Code. If the activity or behavior continues, a formal Notice of Charge may follow.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-03-01-.07
New rules filed January 6, 2016; effective April 5, 2016. Agency filed a 30 day stay on March 29, 2016; new effective date 5/5/2016.Authority: T.C.A. § 49-9-209(e) and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5, and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.