Appeals Guidelines
1. An appeal of the denial or cancellation of a reservation or termination of expression or Speech in a Public Forum may be submitted to the Associate Vice President – Student Affairs or their designee within three (3) business days of the date of the denial, cancellation, or termination.
2. Consideration of appeals shall be limited to questions of whether a misapplication of Policy 10.10 or other College policies or procedures resulted in the denial or cancellation of a reservation or termination of expression or Speech in a Public Forum.
3. Appeals must be in writing and contain the following:
a. The name of the individual bringing the appeal and the name of the group or other individuals (if applicable) that they are bringing the appeal on behalf of (the “Appellants”);
b. A statement of facts leading to the denial, cancellation, or termination, including the date, time, and location of the activity, as well as a description of the expression in which the Appellants engaged or intended to engage;
c. The basis why the Appellants believes this policy or other College policies or procedures were misapplied; and
d. The relief the Appellants are requesting.
4. A copy of the Appeal must be delivered to the Associate Vice President – Student Affairs or their designee and to the Director of Student Engagement whose decision is being appealed (the “Appellee”).
5. The Appellee may submit a written response to the appeal within five (5) business days. Copies of the Appellee’s response must be delivered to the Associate Vice President - Student Affairs or designee and to the Appellants.
6. Appeals that comply with this process will be decided and the Appellant notified of the decision within two (2) weeks of the College’s receipt of the appeal.