Peer Review Board
The Peer Review Board (PRB) is a group of students who are trained to hear specific disciplinary cases. The PRB includes the following members:
Board – Twenty to thirty students are selected by a Committee composed of the Vice President for Student Life/designee, the Chairs of the PRB, and the Presidents of the University Student Senate, the Greek Council and the Student Union Board.
Chairpersons – Two non-voting student members are selected annually by agreement of the President of the University Student Senate and the Vice President for Student Life/designee.
Moderator – The Moderator is selected from the professional staff of Student Life by the Vice President for a term of at least two semesters. The Moderator shall advise the PRB on matters such as the type of information that may help in determining if Community Standards were violated and precedents in sanctions. The Moderator shall also facilitate the appropriate paperwork and record keeping; record proceedings if deemed necessary; and reserve hearing space.
When a hearing is necessary, the PRB selects five student representatives (or four, with the agreement of the respondent and complainant) to serve on a hearing panel to hear the case. Board Members shall disqualify themselves from serving on a Peer Review Board case if they believe in good faith that they cannot be objective in the matter. The respondent and complainant may object to a member for cause in writing at least 48 hours before the hearing. The Moderator shall rule on all objections and replace any disqualified members.