Judicial Board

The Judicial Board is a standing committee of LUCC and is responsible for adjudicating alleged violations of the Social Code. The Judicial Board at Lawrence is mainly student-run. While the Board does have an advisor, the Dean of Students, the advisor is a non-voting member of the Board. While many feel that the Board is for the strict purpose of adjudicating cases, its main goal is education which is achieved through campus outreach and hearing sanctions that are educational, rather than punitive, in nature.

Governance

The Judicial Board authority and governance is established in the Judicial System section of the Student Handbook.

The philosophy of the Judicial Board

The goal of the University’s disciplinary system is to encourage and assist the students in assuming responsibility for their own behaviors and discipline. The purpose of the Judicial Board is to educate rather than punish, to be helpful rather than vindictive, and to stimulate students to think about their actions as they relate to those of the other members of the university community.


Overview of the Social Code

The Social Code has been established at Lawrence University in order to support and accomplish the mission of the university and to establish a community dedicated to the personal development of its individual students.

The Social Code consists of four main points that have been established to govern student conduct.

  1. The right to personal security and safety of all members of the community shall be protected, and any act of an individual, which is conducted in willful disregard of that right shall be in violation of this code.
  2. The right to maintain personal property free from wrongful interference by others shall be protected, and any act of an individual, which is conducted in willful disregard shall be in violation of this code.
  3. All LUCC extant legislation listed on-line in the Student Handbook section of the website shall be part of this Social Code.
  4. All university regulations listed online in the Student Handbook section of the website shall be a part of this Social Code.

Judicial Board Paperwork

To file a complaint, Judicial Board paperwork can be picked up in the Dean of Students Office located in Raymond House.

If you have questions about filling out your Judicial Board paperwork as a complainant or alleged violator of the Social Code, please reference these examples and contact your Procedural Advisor.

Example of the Judicial Complaint Form:  EXAMPLE Judicial Complaint Form.pdf

Example of the Judicial Response Form:  EXAMPLE Response Form.pdf

Complaint Process and Forms: Complaint Process and Forms.pdf

Complaint Form: Complaint Form.pdf

FAQs

Please review our FAQs page if you have questions. If your question is not answered there, questions and comments can be directed via email to the Dean of Students.