Appendx C

STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

The All University Judiciary (AUJ) shall review the substance of a regulation or administrative decision which is alleged to be inconsistent with rights and responsibilities of students established in the Student Handbook and is not appropriately dealt with by the Residence Life and Dining Services Review Board or the Academic Due Process procedures. This review authority shall not include monetary claims against the University of Arkansas. The procedures for such review shall be as follows:

1. The student or student group making the allegation shall submit to the Dean of Students a written statement of the reason for appeal.

2. The Dean of Students shall promptly send a copy of the letter to the Chairperson of the AUJ.

3. The Judiciary shall determine whether it will accept the appeal. If the appeal is rejected, the appealing party shall be notified. If the appeal is accepted, the Judiciary must immediately notify the appealing party and the administrative office or group responsible for the challenged regulation or administrative decision.

The Judiciary must also provide to the administrative officer a copy of the written statement of the reason for the appeal. The Judiciary shall thereupon conduct a hearing on the matter. The Chairperson of the Judiciary shall send to the Dean of Students a written statement of the decision and reasons for it.

4. The Dean of Students shall promptly send to the originator of the appeal a duplicate copy of the Judiciary's statement. If the decision of the Judiciary or panel is that a regulation or an administrative decision is inconsistent with the guidelines in the Student Handbook, the Dean of Students shall notify the office or person responsible for the regulation or administrative decision and ensure that action consistent with the decision is undertaken immediately. The Dean of Students shall also make the decision public in an appropriate manner. If the decision of the Judiciary or panel is that the regulation or administrative decision is consistent with the guidelines in the Student Handbook, the student or student group making the allegation may appeal the decision to the Vice Chancellor for Student Services and, if still dissatisfied, to the Chancellor of the University. This right of appeal of the decision extends only to the student or student group making the allegation.

5. The Dean of Students shall keep a file of all decisions for future reference.

6. The procedural rules of the AUJ shall include provisions for expedited consideration of urgent cases in which it is alleged that a regulation or administrative decision threatens immediate and irreparable infringement on student rights as defined in the Student Handbook.

7. If a majority of the AUJ or a majority of the appointed panel should decide that the request for expedited handling of a case should be granted, the Chairperson shall have the discretionary authority to request the individual or the group responsible for enforcing the challenged regulation or administrative decision to postpone action or to withdraw action already taken. The Chairperson, however, may make such a request only if such a postponement of action or withdrawal of action will not, under the circumstances, preclude, predetermine, or render irrelevant the ultimate intention of the AUJ or panel. If necessary, the AUJ or panel may announce its decision in such a case without a written statement of its reasons, provided that such a statement of reasons shall be filed as soon as possible after the announcement of the decision.