Step 1: Review your file

We will share a watermarked and redacted file with you electronically. You will agree to not copy, publish or otherwise disclose any part of your disciplinary record during the course of this process. Once our office has received your FDA, your file will be shared with you via Lionmail and Google Drive and will be available until the day of your hearing before expiring. Additionally, it can take up to 2-business days to complete the file distribution. In the event an item is not able to be shared via an Electronic File Review, CSSI will notify the you and schedule a Traditional File Review to review those items. 

Access to the file will expire at the completion of the hearing. CSSI reserves the right to identify specific items that will not be shared in this manner as necessary to maintain compliance with federal privacy laws and to maintain the privacy of student records. If you prefer this option, please complete this File Distribution Agreement (“FDA”).

Our office will schedule a time to meet with you either in-person or via zoom to review your file and answer any questions that you may have regarding the Student Conduct hearing process. During the File Review, the student will meet with a staff member, receive an overview of the Dean’s Discipline process, and will then be permitted to review their file. Files are watermarked and redacted as necessary to maintain compliance with federal privacy laws and to maintain the privacy of student records. Redactions may include removal of information that is not considered through the Dean’s Discipline process.

A student may only take notes (typed or written) on information contained in their file. The student may discuss procedural information about the Dean’s Discipline process; however, questions regarding the specificity of allegations, outcomes, and/or sanctions will only be discussed during the Dean’s Discipline hearing. If you prefer this option, please fill out the File Review Appointment form.