At the conclusion of the investigation, your case will be presented to the full Board at one of its regularly scheduled meetings. All documents collected as part of the investigation will be distributed to the membership in advance of the meeting, including the Subcommittee Report and copies of all statements and other documents obtained by the fact finder and/or subcommittee and deemed relevant to the allegations (such as police reports, court documents, or other records). Members of the Board will have read the materials before discussing and deciding the case. As noted above, whether or not a subcommittee was involved in your case, you also will have received a copy of or have had the opportunity to review all materials distributed to the Board. These will include, at a minimum, the original complaint and the statement you submitted to the Secretary of the Board, and also may include any additional statements that were received by the Board. If a Subcommittee Report was issued in your case, then the distributed materials will include the Subcommittee Report and your written response, if any. 

Every Board hearing of a disciplinary case begins with an oral summary of the allegations by either the Resident Dean of Freshmen/Allston Burr Resident Dean, Board Representative (if different), or subcommittee chair (if one was appointed), letting the student’s statement and any other relevant documents speak for themselves.  

Following the presentation of the case, if you choose (and communicate your intention to the Secretary of the Administrative Board) to provide a final/closing statement directly to the Committee, you will be invited to do so.  

There is a 5-minute limit if you choose this option. The Secretary of the Administrative Board will introduce you and ask you to begin to give your final statement. This verbal statement may not be a re-read or summary of your written response to the Subcommittee Report. The goal is to give you an opportunity to ensure that your voice is heard throughout this process, and that you have an opportunity to present before the Board. The appearance will begin with a general introduction by the Secretary, restating confidentiality expectations, honesty, and any other pertinent information. At the conclusion of your final statement, the Secretary will provide you with next steps. You will then leave the meeting and the full Board will discuss. Your Board Representative will convey any other additional information that you wish the Board to know. 

Any member of the Board may offer a recommendation for action, or motion (there is sometimes a range of motions offered), and, after the discussion, the chair will call for a vote. 

Your Resident Dean of Freshmen/Allston Burr Resident Dean, or your Board Representative (if different from your Resident Dean) may not vote on the case. If you chose to work with a personal adviser and that person is also a member of the Board, your personal adviser may not be present for the presentation of the case and may not vote.