Office of Ethics & Student Conflict Resolution
Judicial Hearing Boards
Judicial Bodies
- Disciplinary Board
- Appeals Board
- Student Court
Disciplinary Board
The University Disciplinary Board will be composed of ten faculty members, endorsed by the chair or co-chairs of the Board and appointed by the President; eight undergraduate students, who are juniors or seniors, nominated by Associated Student Government and appointed by the President; and two graduate students, nominated by the Dean of the Graduate School and appointed by the President. The chair or co-chairs of the Disciplinary Board will be members of the faculty and will be appointed by the President. Except for the chair or co-chairs, who will serve three-year terms, all members will serve one-year terms. Quorum for University Disciplinary Board hearings is defined as at least three faculty members and two students. If the accused student is a graduate student, one of the student members shall be a graduate student.
(Excerpted from the Code of Student Conduct 2007-2008, pages 19-20.)
2007-2008 Disciplinary Board Members
Faculty
- Emily Murphree, Co-Chair
- Ronald Scott, Co-Chair
- William Baker
- Maria Cronley
- Othello Harris
- William Houk
- Howard Kleiman
- Glenn W. Muschert
- Lisa Poirier
- Robert Schmidt
- Theodore Wagenaar
- Michael Zmuda
Undergraduate Students
- Alexandra Barlow
- Anne Casper
- Meghan Kennedy
- Heather McEldowney
- Eric McNeily
- Ron Mitchell
- Aaron Paunwar
- Andrea K. Pivarunas
- Jeff Puthoff
- Katie Schuetz
- Katie Troller
- Laura Walaszek
Graduate Student
- Nathaniel Grove
Appeals Board
The University Appeals Board shall be composed of five faculty, three undergraduate students, and one graduate student, all of whom shall be members of the University Senate and shall be appointed by the President. Quorum for the University Appeals Board is defined as three faculty members and two students.
The function of the University Appeals Board shall be as follows: to hear appeals of undergraduate academic dishonesty cases, in accordance with the undergraduate academic dishonesty regulations published in the Miami Bulletin: The Student Handbook; to hear appeals in student disciplinary cases and medical withdrawal cases, in accordance with the Student Conduct Regulations published in the Miami Bulletin: The Student Handbook.
(Excerpted from the Code of Student Conduct 2007-2008, page 22-23.)
2007-2008 Appeals Board Members
Faculty
- Charles Crain, Chair
- Moira Casey
- Sheldon Davis
- Gerald Granderson
- Steve Nimis
- Barbara Weinrich
Undergraduate Students
- Douglas Haynes
- Anne Towne
- Beth Bowyer
Graduate Student
- Nathaniel Grove
Student Court
Student Court Application [PDF]
The Student Court shall consist of fifteen (15) undergraduates nominated by Executive Council as a result of an interview process and appointed upon two-thirds majority vote of the Student Senate.
The term of office for members of the Student Court shall be for one calendar year beginning on the last day of second semester or until resignation or removal.
The Student Court shall have the power to conduct the trial of any official impeached by the Student Senate, to interpret the Associated Student Government Constitution, rule upon Student Body Elections, perform other such functions as directed by the Executive Council or the Student Senate, and handle all cases referred to it by the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution.
(Excerpted from the The Miami Student Handbook 2007-2008, page 21.)
The Adviser to Student Court is Kelly Ramsey, Hearing Officer, Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution.
2007-2008 Student Court
- Matt Mosconi , Chief Justice
- Kelly Ramsey, Student Court Adviser