Functions of the Investigative Board

Purpose

To determine whether or not the case should proceed to the Judicial Panel, based on the available evidence. If there is not substantial evidence to support the charge, the case is dismissed; otherwise, the case is sent forward to the Judicial Panel. The Investigative Board's decision does not indicate guilt or innocence; it simply indicates that further scrutiny by a Judicial Panel is warranted and that the case should be reviewed with the aid of personal testimonies from the parties involved.

Composition

A minimum of five graduate students and two faculty members.

Voting Privileges

Student members. Faculty members serve only as advisors.

Procedures

The hearing is chaired by the Investigator, and the detailed procedures can be found at Investigative Board Order Of Events.

Investigative Board Waiver

1. The accused student(s) and referrer shall have the opportunity to review the report prepared by the Investigator, before it is presented to an Investigative Board.
2. If, after review of the materials presented in the report, the accused student(s) accepts that there is substantive evidence to support the charge and warrant a full hearing of the case by the Judicial Panel, the student may request an Investigative Board Waiver. This request must be submitted to the Chief Justice within five (5) University business days of the student(s) receiving the case packet.
3. A request for an Investigative Board Waiver must be received before an Investigative Board is scheduled.
4. A request for an Investigative Board Waiver does not, in any way, imply guilt on the part of the student(s).
5. In cases involving multiple accused students, if all accused students do not request an Investigative Board Waiver, the case will proceed to an Investigative Board.
6. Cases for which an Investigative Board waiver is granted shall proceed directly to a Judicial Panel for a hearing.

For more information on the Investigative Board, please see Article IV of the GHS Constitution.