Appeals to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for Academic Misconduct

At the conclusion of a hearing under the procedures of UWS 14.08, and when a sanction of suspension, or expulsion is prescribed by an academic misconduct hearing committee or examiner, the respondent may appeal the decision to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Any other sanction may not be appealed to the Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs. The deadline for an appeal to the Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs is 10 days from the date of delivery to the respondent. Students should send their written appeals to the Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs at vcsa@studentaffairs.wisc.edu.

The Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs shall sustain the decision of the academic misconduct hearing committee or examiner unless the Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs finds any of the following:

1. The evidence of record does not support the findings and recommendations of the hearing committee;
2. Appropriate procedures were not followed by the academic misconduct hearing committee and material prejudice to the respondent resulted; or
3. The decision was based on factors proscribed by state or federal law.

The Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs’ decision is based on a review of the record only – no meetings or oral arguments will take place. The Vice Chancellor for Students Affairs’ decision will be provided in writing to the respondent, and they may remand the matter for consideration by a different hearing committee, or, in the alternative, may invoke an appropriate remedy of his or her own. See UWS Chapter 14.09.