Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
the student should send the appeal to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs who will then assign the appeal to another Dean . The Dean hearing the appeal is responsible for the following actions :
• Review the report of violation and the student appeal
• At his or her discretion , meet individually with the parties involved
• If the Dean finds the report of violation correct , the records and sanctions stand . If the Dean finds that the report of violation is incorrect , the report will be removed from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs ’ files and the sanction removed .
• Written notice of the outcome of the appeal is to be sent to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs ’ office , the student and the faculty member originating the report of violation of the Academic Integrity Policy within ten ( 10 ) calendar days of the Dean receiving the student appeal . If the student wishes to appeal further , a written appeal , outlining why the finding is incorrect is to be sent to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs within seven ( 7 ) calendar days of the notice from the Dean regarding the initial appeal . The Provost and Vice President will then uphold or overturn the report of violation . If the finding is upheld , the records will be retained . If the report is overturned , all records regarding the incident will be removed from the student ’ s records . Written notice of the outcome of the appeal is to be sent to the Dean of the school offering the course , the student and the faculty member originating the report of violation of the Academic Integrity Policy within ten ( 10 ) days of receiving the appeal .
The decision of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is final and may not be appealed .
Absence Due to Athletic Contests
Attendance
Every student at Gwynedd Mercy University has a responsibility to attend classes regularly . However , as representatives of Gwynedd Mercy University , our student-athletes are excused from class attendance in order to participate in contractually-obligated intercollegiate athletic competition . As such , they provide recognition and value to the University community . However , in order for student- athletes to be excused from class , the following stipulations must be met :
1 . The Director of Athletics will post a link to the Athletics homepage on the Gwynedd Mercy University website at the beginning of each semester , so faculty may access the roster and current game schedule of each sports team associated with the University .
2 . Student-athletes are responsible for providing each of their course instructors with a schedule of competition dates and times at the beginning of the semester . Should contest dates be added or changed once the schedule is printed , it is the responsibility of the student-athletes to provide an amended schedule to their course instructors as soon as the additional dates and times are available .
3 . In the case of schedules that may be altered due to inclement weather , it is the responsibility of the student-athlete to notify the professor of the change , as soon as the revised dates and times are available from the Athletic Department .
4 . Student-athletes are advised to meet with the instructor in advance and determine a plan to satisfy the course requirements for the time the student-athlete is likely to miss . At that
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