ii) Officers of the Committee: the chairperson of the Leadership Committee shall preside at appeal hearings conducted by the committee, and the chairperson for each hearing shall appoint a recorder. After the appellate hearing, minutes of the hearing are kept by the Safety and Security. The recorder will be distributed to the chairperson of the Leadership Committee and the Director of Safety and Security.
e) Conduct of Committee Members: i) Members of the committee will disqualify themselves in a particular case if they are unable to remain impartial or have been involved in the case to be heard. The chairperson may disqualify a committee member if they believe a committee member is unable to render a fair decision.
ii) Members may not disclose information discussed, opinions, or votes of any member, or the degree of harmony of any appeal proceeding.
iii) Members are not to discuss a pending case with anyone other than the chairperson.
iv) Members are responsible for attending committee hearings and making objective judgments based on facts presented at the hearing.
v) Members are responsible for attending committee hearings and making objective judgments based on case materials presented prior to and at the hearing.
f) Procedures: i) The committee may review the evidence presented in the original hearing, review the written minutes of the hearing, and/or listen to any tapes of the original hearing.
ii) The committee may elect to have the accused student and/or advocate for the accused student from the College community (faculty, staff, or student body), present during the hearing but will not rehear the case. The advocate may speak on behalf of the student.
iii) The committee's recommendations include the following: (1) Uphold the decision and/or sanction. (2) Reverse a decision because of failure to follow procedural standards.
(3) Mitigate a sanction due to substantial reason to believe the sanction is too severe and present alternative possible sanction(s).
(4) Return the case to the original hearing officer for a rehearing due to failure to follow procedural standards or because new evidence is available.
If the appeal is denied, the original decision shall be upheld and the chairperson will notify the student and the Chief Judicial Officer, verbally and in writing. If the appeal is supported, the chairperson of the leadership committee shall notify the original hearing officer and the student of the committee's recommenda- tions verbally and in writing. If the Leadership Committee
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