Suspension
The Work College Program uses a progressive approach when a student is not meeting expectations, giving the student every reasonable opportunity to correct course before facing the most serious outcome. That path generally looks like this: a performance concern is documented and discussed with the student, the student may be placed on departmental or program-level probation to address the concern directly, and if the conditions of that probation are not met, the student's status changes to pending immediate suspension, one final opportunity to correct course. If the student still does not meet what is required during this time, suspension follows.
A serious violation, such as one described under Judicial Matters, is referred to Student Affairs and handled in accordance with the Student Handbook, rather than through this progressive process.
When a suspension follows this progression, it is typically administered following the conclusion of the final pay period of the term. The length of a suspension varies based on the circumstances and is not fixed to a single term; in some cases, a suspension may extend for a full academic year.
Appeal
A student who wishes to appeal a suspension has 72 hours from the date of notification to submit their appeal in writing, whether appealing to the Dean for the Work College Program or to the Labor Program Council. An appeal should identify one or more of the following grounds:
- New information that was not available at the time of the original decision;
- A procedural error that occurred during the original review; or
- A suspension that was disproportionate to the circumstances.
If the student appeals to the Council, the Council reviews the written appeal and may ask the student to briefly appear before the group before rendering a decision. Normally, three members of the Council constitute a quorum for hearing an appeal, and no individual from the Work College Program serves as a voting member.