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Students Survey

Please note that this survey is anonymous and participation is optional. No email addresses or private information will be collected. Responses will be kept confidential. The data will be used to help improve the services we provide to students, staff and faculty, to make recommendations to the Board on Judicial Affairs and to create better and more effective Judicial Panel Pool training. If you choose not to submit the survey, all responses will be discarded.

Year/Quarter Event:
Year/Quarter Hearing (if applicable):

1. Timeliness of Process

Please indicate on a scale of 1-5: Skip this question

(1=quick, 2=reasonable, 3=fair, 4=frustratingly slow, 5=I was unfairly disadvantaged due to time length)
Date of incident to filing of concern
1 2 3 4 5
Filing of concern to contact by Judicial Affairs
1 2 3 4 5
Beginning of investigation to charge decision
1 2 3 4 5
Charge to hearing date
1 2 3 4 5
Date of hearing to final letter confirming outcome
1 2 3 4 5

2. Yes/No Statements

Please feel free to add comments

Was the judicial process clear to you?

Yes

No

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Comments:

Do you feel you understood your rights and responsibilities?

Yes

No

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Comments:

Did you feel the investigation was thorough?

Yes

No

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Comments:

Did you feel the presentation of evidence was accurate?

Yes

No

N/A

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Do you feel the sanctions were applied fairly?

Yes

No

N/A

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Do you feel the process was educational?

Yes

No

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Did the process and individuals involved show care and concern for your personal well-being?

Yes

No

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Did the process and individuals involved show care and concern for your academic success?

Yes

No

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Do you feel your confidentiality, according to the Judicial Charter, was maintained?

Yes

No

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Do you feel you were treated fairly?

Yes

No

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Do you feel you were treated respectfully?

Yes

No

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I was notified of my right to appeal.

Yes

No

N/A

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I was notified how to write my appeal.

Yes

No

N/A

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Comments:

Did you utilize an outside adviser?

Yes

No

N/A

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If so, who? Optional

Please check all that apply:

personal friend/family member/other

judicial counselor provided by JAO

legal counsel

3. Educational Nature of Process

One of the goals of the University is that the judicial process will be educational. Was there a particular point in the process where you feel you learned the most?

Please check all that apply: Skip this question

at the time you were made aware of the concern

when you spoke to the Judicial Affairs staff

at the hearing

while completing the sanctions

talking to others about what happened

other:

4. Resources

Did you use any academic or personal resources? Skip this question

Yes

Please check all that apply:

CAPS

Memorial Church

Academic Tutor

Residence Dean

Academic Advisor

other:

Did you find that assistance useful? Yes No

No

5. Judicial Hearing [if applicable]

Which of the following words best describes your judicial hearing? Skip this question

confrontational

educational

intimidating

non-confrontational

compassionate

other:

6. Judicial Process Overall

Which of the following words best describes the entire judicial process? Skip this question

confrontational

educational

intimidating

non-confrontational

compassionate

other:

7. Sanctions & Holds [if applicable]

Did you receive enough information from Judicial Affairs regarding how and by when to complete your sanctions?

Yes No Skip

Have your holds been applied fairly and lifted in a timely fashion?

Yes No Skip

Recommendations/Comments? Optional

8. Appeal Process

Please complete only if you contemplated or actually filed an appeal.

If you decided not to appeal, why? Skip this question

no basis for appeal

it was too much work

it was not worth it – I decided to just deal with the sanctions

other:

Please rate the following statements: Skip this question

(1=strongly agree, 2=agree, 3=neutral, 4=disagree, 5=strongly disagree)
30 days was a reasonable time to write my appeal
1 2 3 4 5
Judicial Affairs’ written response to my appeal was timely
1 2 3 4 5
Judicial Affairs’ written response to my appeal was fair/accurate
1 2 3 4 5
The Final Appeals Panel carefully reviewed my concerns
1 2 3 4 5
I was notified in a timely fashion of the outcome of my appeal
1 2 3 4 5

If you choose not to submit the survey, all responses will be discarded.