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5.6.6.4 2. The Dean will appoint an ad hoc Student Promotion Appeal Committee consisting of three members of the Faculty’s academic community who preferably have no previous knowledge of the student or the case under appeal. One member will be designated as Chair.3. In order to give the student time to prepare for the meeting, there will be a minimum two-week notice period. The meeting can be scheduled earlier if the student requests it, or agrees in advance to the shorter notice period. The names of the members of the ad hoc Student Promotion Appeal Committee will be communicated to the student.4. The Student Affairs Officer will request a detailed dossier from each party, which will be circulated to the ad hoc Student Promotion Appeal Committee members and student prior to the meeting. The dossiers should be made available at least two (2) working days prior to the meeting.7. The ad hoc Student Promotion Appeal Committee listens to all evidence and may ask questions of the student and/or adviser, and of the Associate Dean and/or adviser. The parties may also question each other in order to clarify points.8. The Student Affairs Officer acts as a technical adviser and secretary to the Committee in an ex officio capacity. Any notes of the meeting are for the use of the Committee in arriving at their decision, and are destroyed after they have completed their deliberations.9. When both parties feel that all the information pertaining to the case has been presented, the Chair will ask both to retire and the Committee meets further to make a decision on the matter. All members of the ad hoc Student Promotion Committee, including the Chair, may vote. Decisions are made by simple majority.10. The ad hoc Student Promotion Appeal Committee may uphold or overturn the decision of the Faculty of Dentistry Student Promotion Committee. If the decision is to overturn the decision, the ad hoc Student Promotion Appeal Committee may choose to offer recommendations on a course of action to be considered by the Faculty of Dentistry Student Promotion Committee.Decisions of the ad hoc Student Promotion Appeal Committee can be appealed to the University Senate Committee.
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Note: “you” refers to students newly admitted, readmitted or returning to McGill. |
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