/Institutions/Coker-University/json/2025-2026/Student-Handbook-local.json

/Institutions/Coker-University/json/2025-2026/Student-Handbook.json

V Advisors in the Administrative Resolution Process

The Parties may each have an Advisor of their choice present with them for all meetings and interviews within the Administrative Resolution Process.

 

Choosing an Advisor who is also a witness in the process creates potential for bias and conflict of interest. A party who chooses an Advisor who is also a witness can anticipate that issues of potential bias will be explored by the Decision-maker.

 

A party may elect to change Advisors during the process and is not obligated to use the same Advisor throughout. Parties are expected to provide the Senior Director of Student Experience and Title IX Coordinator with timely notification if they change Advisors. If a party changes Advisors, consent to share information with the previous Advisor is assumed to be terminated, and a release for the new Advisor must be submitted.

 

Upon request, and at the Senior Director of Student Experience and Title IX Coordinator’s discretion, the Parties may be permitted to have more than one Advisor. To ensure fairness, if one party is allowed another Advisor, the other party must be allowed one to as well.