How to Join
How to Join the Residence Hall Conduct Board (RHCB):
The Role of RHCB in the Utica College Community
The Residence Hall Conduct Board (RHCB) is a student hearing board which plays a significant role in the student conduct system. Its purpose is to reinforce behavioral expectations of the Utica College community and to do so fairly and consistently. The RHCB determines whether a student is responsible for the violations that s/he has been charged with and by imposing sanctions when appropriate. The RHCB has the ability to issue warnings , require students to perform community service, probation, and educational sanctions, as well as recommend residential suspension or residential expulsion.
Being a Member of RHCB
The Residence Hall Conduct Board (RHCB) has at least five and no more than 12 student hearing officers. Unless a student is unable to carry out the specified duties of the RHCB, members remain on the board until their graduation.
The RHCB will establish a regularly scheduled meeting time to review cases and convene hearings. At least three RHCB members must be present during each hearing. The RHCB will also elect a chairperson (once a year) who will be responsible for chairing meetings as well as communicating with the Coordinator of Student Conduct Systems concerning the final disposition of RHCB cases. Cases are referred to the RHCB by the Coordinator of Student Conduct Systems based on discipline history, level of offense, and the impact on the Utica College community.
Selection Criteria
All students must apply in writing to serve on the Residence Hall Conduct Board and are carefully screened and interviewed by the Coordinator of Student Conduct Systems. Student members of the RHCB must be members of the residence hall community for at least two consecutive semesters as well as full time matriculated students in good academic standing. Students currently residing off-campus must be planning to move back on campus and must have lived on-campus for at least two consecutive semesters. The application will be available on our website in spring semester.
How to Become a Procedural Advocate:
The Role of a Procedural Advocate in the Utica College Community
The procedural advocate will assist the student through the process, but is not to act as legal counsel or speak on behalf of the student during any disciplinary hearing. If a student, rather than the College, has filed a complaint against a student, both the accused student and the complainant are entitled to a procedural advocate. Procedural advocates may be any member of the Utica College community.
Being a Procedural Advocate
A procedural advocate is expected to adhere to all provisions of the Utica College Code of Student Conduct. If you are charged with any violation of the Code, or with a criminal offense this will make you ineligible for serving as an advocate while the charges are pending.
If you will be serving as an advocate on a regular basis, you are expected to attend all scheduled meetings and any training sessions for which you are given advance notice or meet with the Coordinator of Student Conduct Systems prior to serving as an advocate.
A procedural advocate is expected to maintain the confidential nature of the disciplinary process and procedures, especially in terms of any information shared and/or discussed throughout the process. If information is knowingly revealed, the College reserves the right to remove the person from position and make take disciplinary action.
Selection Criteria
If a student, you must confirm that you are currently not on disciplinary, residential, or social probation, and are not currently in non-compliance status because of outstanding disciplinary sanction(s) not yet completed.
You are not being asked to be a witness for the student who has asked you to serve as their advocate, nor are you integrally involved in the situation that resulted with the decision being appealed.
