PREAMBLE
Whereas the university has
been established in pursuit of truth, high quality education, research,
consultancy and ethical values.
And
Such as truth, quality
education, research consultancy and ethical values can best be attained
peacefully when peace, tranquility and good cooperation accompanied with
respect among members of the university prevail.
Moreover
There are established By-Laws
to assure prevalence of these conditions and ultimately, attendance to the
mission of the University.
PART
ONE
PRELIMINARY
1. SHORT TITLE
These
By-Laws shall be cited as the Stella Maris Mtwara University College (A
constituent College of St. Augustine university of Tanzania) Students By–Laws (General Conduct, Disciplinary
Offences, Procedures, penalties and appeals); Amendments 2011
2. INTERPRETATION
In these By-Laws unless the context
provides otherwise the “Appeal Committee” means a Committee established under Article 56 of
the Trust Rules of SAUT.”Baraza” means and includes Campus
Baraza and Universit students
Baraza constituted by all student at the
relevant campus or at the University
as whole.”The Trust Deed and the Rules”
means the Constitution of St. Augustine
University of Tanzania. “Council” means the Council of St. Augustine of Tanzania.
“Deans of Students” means any
officer appointed by the Council with respect to Article 20 of the
Trust Deed and Rules to be responsible
for student’s affairs other than those related to finance. “Students’
Disciplinary Committee”
means a Committee established under article 55 of the Trust Rules. “Students Disciplinary Committee” means a Committee established under article 55 of the Trust Rules. “Students” means any person admitted to the University College as a
candidate for a Degree, Advanced Diploma, Certificate
or other award of the University and includes any person enrolled to pursue any course or study of the University and paying his/her fees regularly “Student Organization” means the
organization established under article 51 of the
Trust Rules of ST.Augustine University of Tanzania.
“The University College” means Stella
Maris Mtwara University College (A Constituent College of St. Augustine
University of Tanzania).
“Sexual Misconduct”
Sexual misconduct is defined as sexual
contact without consent by an
acquaintance or a stranger and includes:
intentional touching without
consent, either of the victim or when the victim is forced to touch, directly or through clothing, another person’s genitals, breast, groin,
thighs or buttocks; rape
(sexual intercourse without consent or whether by an acquaintance or stranger; attempted rape; sodomy (oral or anal intercours without consent; or sexual penetration
with an object without consent. To constitute lack of consent, the acts must be
committed either by threat, force, and intimidation or through the use of the
victim’s mental or physical inability such
as when the victim is physically or mentally incapacitated by alcohol or other drugs.
Sexual nature that is without
consent, or has the effect of threatening
or intimidating the person against who such conduct is directed.
“Demonstration” means but not limited to
unlawful demonstration.
“Misconduct” means a wrongful, improper
behavior, or unlawful conduct motivated
by premeditated or intentional
purpose or by obstinate indifference to
the consequences of one’s acts.
In
connection with University discipline, “misconduct” generally shall be construed to be student behavior that is
unacceptable to the University by does not
violate criminal statutes including
absenteeism, tardiness, bullying and inappropriate
language.
“Gross
misconduct” can lead to immediate dismissal, expulsion or discontinuation from the University because it is serious enough and
possibly criminal, eg.
Stealing, willful endangering the safety
of others or sexual harassment.
Misconduct
refers to an action, or inaction which could be referred to as poor performance due to:
·
Drunkenness
·
Drug use
·
Fighting, assault on fellow student(s), staff,
lecturers
·
Harassing people
·
Willful damage to property
·
Subjecting people to racial, gender, religious abuse
·
Cursing/Swearing
·
Truancy
·
Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or
laws
·
The act or an insistence of fornication
·
Gross Dishonest or bad management
·
Deliberate wrongdoing
“TEC” means
“Tanzania Episcopal Conference”
Where it appears in these By – Laws a singular shall
include a plural form and vice versa.
3. APPLICATION
There it appears in these shall apply to all students of
the St. Augustine University of Tanzania
(SAUT). The Vice Chancellor shall be
responsible to the Council for the
enforcement the By-Laws
4. COMMENCEMENT
These By – Laws are made by the Council in accordance
with Article 54 of the Trust Deed and
Trust Rules of SAUT shall come into force on such date as the Board of Trustees may approve.
PART TWO
GENERAL CONDUCT
5. (1) STUDENT CONDUCT
(i) Students are required to conduct
themselves at all time and in a manner suitable for the reputation
of their status as University students.
(ii) (a) Students shall be expected to treat each
other. Members of staff, and the members of the
community in general, with
courtesy and consideration and in particular, by observing moral
and ethical norms at all times.
(b) Any proved sexual misconduct involving students of the same or opposite sex calls for
immediate expulsion of both students. Any proved sexual misconduct involving a student
and an outside visitor or a member of staff may lead to immediate
dismissal of the student concerned.
(iii) Students
are required to sign a declaration form that they shall respect
the Catholic goals of the University.
(2) DRUNKENESS, NOISE &
NUISANCE
Students are prohibited from drunkenness,
undue noise, disorderly conduct
and nuisance of any kind within the area/premises of the University
College and off campus.
(3) DEMONSTRATION & MOB ACTIONS
Demonstrations, strikes, mob actions and
unauthorized assemblies are forbidden. Demonstration is forbidden by these by-laws.
(4) Maliciously
damaging defacing or destroying any University property shall be considered as a
disciplinary offence.
(5) SMOKING
(i) Smoking
is prohibited in the Library, Cafeteria, Lecture Rooms and Laboratories, and in any other place that may be
specified by an appropriate
notice from time to time.
(ii) DRUGS
Students are prohibited from drug
possession abuse and trafficking in drugs which shall cause severe
disciplinary action including expulsion
from the University and / or complaints been made to Public Authority calls
for prosecution in respect of the relevant misconduct,
criminal act(s) as prescribed by the law of the Country.
(iii) Any
other offences of misconduct which contravene the Laws of the
Country.
6) REPORTING FOR STUDIES
Students are required to report at the
University on the first day of each semester
or the prescribed date of the academic year.
After the lapse of registration period
from the prescribed date, each student reporting late shall be barred from registration
unless satisfactory reasons are given for reporting
late. Any late registration is liable to
a fine of Tsh. 100,000/= or as
from time to time shall be determined by the University authority.
(7) COMMUNICATION WITH OUTSIDERS (ask)
Students, on the basis of freedom of
expression as guaranteed under the country’s
Constitution, may communicate with outside institutions, and new media in
their private capacity. In matters
concerning the University,
all communication and correspondence, by students or b officials or recognized student
associations to institutions shall be routed through the Dean of
Student or the Dean of the Faculty as the case may be Correspondence and communication about
the University to the Chancellor,
Pro-Chancellor, TEC, Government Authorities, representatives of foreign governments,
international Non-governmental Organizations, local
and International news media and any such like institution shall routed
through the Vice Chancellor.
(8) PUBLICATIONS
Students wishing to publish articles in the
University Newspapers, Bulletins
etc. or make use of any print or
electronic media shall be expected
to observed laws of libel which
prohibit, interalia, publishing of;
(i)
Defamatory
statements about a person which exposes that person to hatred, scorn and contempt, or is likely to
injure him or her in his or her trade or profession.
(ii)
Seditious
statements or pictures that may insight people to violence, even if the writer
has no intention to do so.
(iii)
Blasphemous
statements about religious matters that my offend deeply the
feelings of those who hold those matters sacred.
(iv)
Obscene
statements, or pictures which are likely
to spoil or likely to corrupt
or corrupts those people into the hands the paper may fall.
(v)
Any confidential
information received from police or public officers in the course of their
official duties or enquiries.
(vi)
Any matter which
is likely to bring a court of law into contempt or to hinder its administration of justice,
(vii) Works of
others without their permission and thereby abusing copyright
(9) ILLNESS
Illness or accident must be reported to the
University Dispensary authority
and/or the Dean of students and to the Head of the Department If a student opts to be treated outside the
University and such treatment as
the case may be shall require
the student to be admitted outside the University or be away from classes for more than two days, he she shall communicate the same
to the University Dispensary Authority or Dean of Students.
(10) LEAVE OF ABSENCE
A student may obtain leave of absence for a
period not exceeding ten days during semester time, on the
application to the Dean of Students. Such an application
shall be accompanied by a written approval of the Student’s Class Advisor and Head
of Department on a prescribed form.
(11) VACATING THE CAMPUS DURING VACATIONS
Students are generally not allowed to stay at
the campus during long vacation
days. A student who has a particular and
exceptional reason
to stay at the campus and who secures
the permission of the Dean
of Students to stay at the campus shall be bound by these By-Laws as they would
during the semester time, and will be required to pay in
advance a prescribed boarding fee and shall be required to make his/her own
arrangements for meals, dispensary and hospitalization services.
(12) STEDENTS MOTOR VEHICLES
Students
wishing to keep and drive motor vehicle (including scooters and motorcycles) within the University campus
should not park on official parking
place (reserved places)It is provided that the University shall not
be responsible for any damag to
or loss of the vehicle and/or motor accidents involving students and third parties, The permission for any student to keep and
drive a motor vehicle within the
campus may be withdrawn wherever it is obvious to the University that the student is a
dangerous or reckless driver.
(13) EMPLOYMENTS
No student may be employed in any kind of
employment contracts whatsoever at or outside the campus
during semester without prior permission
from the Corporate Counsel upon being
satisfied that the student’s
academic work performance will be
affected by such undertaking. Contravention of these rules shall be construed as disciplinary
offences punishable under these By-Laws.
(14) MEETING
The meeting of the
Student’s government and of any Committee or sub- Committee and of any students’
organization shall be held after lecture hours
unless prior permission is obtained from
the Dean of Students to hold
such meetings during lecture hours. This
shall apply to any other social
clubs or religious
organizations at the University.
PART THREE
PARTICULAR RESIDENTIAL REGULATIONS
6. (1) HOSTEL
(i) Student may opt to live in the
University hostel at the campus if accommodation is available, or a
student may opt to live outsid The
University campus. In the cases of
off-campus residence, will be supervised by the University, the
By-Laws for University residence
within the campus shall mutatis mutandis apply
to such students
living off
(ii) Students who opt to live in the
University hostels must comply with
the regulations as established by the University. The failure to
adhere to these regulations will make the student to lose the privilege
of staying in the Hostel.
(iii) Students of the opposite sex are not
allowed to share a room/bed in
the University hostel.
(2) CLEANLINESS
Student shall be
responsible for the care of the rooms they occupy and the surroundings and for daily cleaning
of the rooms. In no way may walls
of rooms be ruined or damaged with mils, cello tape and pictures Timetables may be fixed
on book shelves and not on walls.
(3) CHANGING OF ROOMS
Students are not
permitted to change rooms without the permission of
Hostel superintendent
or the Dean of students. Such
Permission will normally
come into effect at the
Beginning of a new
semester
(4) ELECTRICAL FITTINGS
Under no circumstances
may students interfere or tamper with electric fitting
and installations nor should they use any electric appliances other than an electric
iron and radio sets from the sockets provided for the purpose
(5) USE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
The hostels shall be a
place of rest, peace and retirement; hence, there should be no noise at any time. Musical instruments should be tuned at room sound and
should not be used after 12:00 midnight.
(6) COOKING
No cooking is allowed in
hostels and storing of paraffin, petrol or any other
combustibles is not allowed.
(7) ROOM FURNITURE
Each student shall be
given the necessary items in the room for residence including a bed mattress, reading desk and a
chair and shall be responsible
for the care of these items, the handing/taking over of which shall be made in
writing. No furniture including chairs
should be added or
taken out of the room.
(8) BED TIME
All students are
required by the By Laws to be in their rooms or residence by 10:00 midnights except where permission
is granted by the Dean of Students
or hall warden or any other authorized University Official. For an
approved social function an extension of up to 12:00 a.m. may be allowed.
(9) SHARING OF ROOMS
Students shall be
expected to live harmoniously with one another in their allocated rooms.
If a student is found to be misbehaving towards his/her roommate, the
misbehaving students may be ordered out of the room or may be given a probationary period of good
behavior of up to one semester
and shall be called before the disciplinary Committee to defend himself/herself and may
be suspended up to a period of one year.
(10) VISITORS
Students shall allow
entertaining a fellow student of either sex of SAUT in their rooms from 10.00 a.m. to 10.00
pm. In every case they must show due regard
for the rights of their roommate and other students.
At no time and under no
circumstances are outside visitors or students of the same or opposite sex allowed to share a
bed. Visitors from outside must leave the
campus at 6:00 p.m.
(11) UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
Students shall not be
allowed to live with any unauthorized person or
persons
in their rooms including their children, relatives or spouses.
(12) CARE OF KEYS
Loss of keys by students
must be immediately reported to the Janitor on duty
or the Dean of Students Replacement of the key or lock or key holder will be made upon payment of
the replacement cost by the students responsible
for its loss or damage.
(13) RETURN OF KEYS
Students must clear their rooms entirely of
personal belongings at the end of the
semester and return keys to the hostel Janitor or Dean of Students by written evidence e.g.
Signature to the effect. Failure
to do so shall involve involve
the paying of full residential charges by the occupants of the room from the beginning of the vacation to the time the key is returned plus any
other suitable
punishment.
PART FOUR
REGULATIONS
RELATING TO CAFETERIA
7.(1) The student meals shall be served in the
university cafeteria at prescribed times and prescribed rates of payments of
meals and/ or services made by sponsor and determined by market price for food
ingredients .Contravention of the following rules shall be construed as
disciplinary offences subject to punishment
(2) KITCHEN
The
kitchen is out of bounds for students, smoking is disallowed in the cafeteria.
(3) DRESSING IN CAFETERIA
Students
are expected to dress neatly when going to the cafeteria for meals .Such dress
as slippers ‘’khangas and shorts dress shall not be allowed in the cafeteria.
(4) CAFETERIA ITEMS
Except
with the permission of the catering superintendent or appointee thereof, no
student may take any item of crockery,
glasses, cutlery ect. From the cafeteria.
(5) COMPLAINTS
Any
complaints about cafeteria services should be made in the first instance to the
cafeteria superintendent through the student’s government representatives or
suggestion box placed at the entrance to cafeteria.
(6) MENU
Students
shall be proved with meals on the basis of reasonable menu. Food for special
diets shall not be provided except by payment from the student or the sponsor.
PART FIVE
UNIVERSITY
DRESS CODE
The dress code is applicable to all
students and is part of our policy to provide and maintain high professional
ethical standards of integrity and discipline on the campus. The dress code must be adhered to by every
University Student from Monday to Saturday, even if casual attire is allowed on
Saturday.
Tight
or transparent clothes, mini-skirts, stomach-cuts, capped sleeves and
sleeveless tops/vests/shirt, tracksuits, casual wear like kanga, head scarves;
sports shoes, slippers, shorts and studs/earrings for men are not allowed. Students are requested to dress with decency,
modesty and smartness.
PART SIX
REGULATIONS RELATING TO ACADEMIC LIFE
8. (1) REGISTRATION
Every student shall be
registered for one course program only.
Once admitted
to a particular course /program a student may switch to a different program
with permission from the relevant academic authority.
(2) FEES
No student shall be
allowed to register or attend classes unless the required fees have been paid. Fees shall be paid in full at the beginning of the academic
year or in two equal installments at the beginning of each semester. It is an offence by Laws of the Country and
by these By- Laws
for any student to present forged receipts, fake, counterfeited cheques
or any other financial documents during payments to the University.
(3) LECTURE ATTENDANCE
Student shall be
required to attend at least 75% of the lecture hours to qualify for sitting for University
examinations.
(4) MISSING LECTURERS
In the event of a
student missing lectures, the Class Representative shall inform the lecturer
concerned or the Head of Department.
(5) TESTS AND EXAMINATION
A student shall be
required to sit all tests and examinations prescribed to qualify
him/her for the University award. Any
special reason that may
prevent a student from
sitting any examination shall be reported to the Head of Department, notified to the
Faculty Dean, Corporate Counsel, and
permission granted in writing prior to the time of the examination. A student
who forge or fake a student Identify card, examination card or any
University document contravenes these By-Laws and if proved the student shall be expelled from studies and be reported to
the relevant government
authority(ies) for legal action.
(6) RELEASE OF RESULTS
Except for final
examination, tests and course work assessment results shall be under the mandate of the
respective lecturers within reasonable time. Final examination results shall be released
at a date prescribed normally
in the University almanac. Students are
not allowed to seek results
from any academic or non-academic staff member by telephone, letter
or any other way before the prescribed date shown on the almanac or that notified to
students.
(7) EXAMINATION RULES
Students are required to
strictly adhere to examination rules; failure to observe examination rules is punishable
by expulsion from the University or
disqualification from entitlement to the University award.
(8) LIBRARY SERVICES
Library services shall
be available to students at the prescribed operating hours
and library regulations established by University authorities.
(9) LIBRARY RULES
Every
student who uses the library shall inform himself/herself with the procedures, rules and
regulations of the University library.
Failure to observe
procedures, rules and regulations of the University library shall constitute a
disciplinary offence. A student using library facilities shall be required to
ensure that all books, periodicals, magazines etc. borrowed are taken care of
and returned to the library on the prescribed date and intake. Every student
studying in the library should do so without causing undue noise or disturbance
to other reader.
A
student entering a university library shall be neatly dressed. Sandals and
shoes with hard knocks shall not be worn when entering the university College library.
Non
adherence to the above rules shall be construed as disciplinary offences and
punishable under these By-Laws
PART SEVEN
REGULATIONS RELATING TO STUDENT STAFF RELATIONS
9. (1) ENQUIRIES OF GENERAL DISCIPLINE
In the overall sense,
the Dean of Students is the one to whom most enquiries
and complaints of general discipline should be directed.
(2) EQUIRIES OF ACADEMIC MATTERS
For matters of purely
academic nature Class Advisors and / or Head of Departments
are the ones to be consulted.
(3) CONSULTATIONS
Unless otherwise stated,
all consultations with staff must be made in their
respective offices.
(4) SERVICES OF UNIVERSITY STAFF
The services of the
university staff e.g. secretarial work, photocopy, email etc. shall not be used by
students in a private or official capacity without prior authorization of the officer
in-charge of the section or department as
the case may be
(5) ABUSE AND HARASSMENT
No student shall abuse
or harass any member of staff of the University, members of families of the University or
the visitors of staff member at or
outside the University campus
(6) OFFER OR MONEY, GIFT OR INDUCEMENT
(i) No student may offer any money, gift or
any inducement of any kind
to anyone any staff members of the University under any circumstances whatsoever. Contravention of this Regulation will be
construed as an attempt to offer a bribe punishable under the by – Laws
and may be dealt with through legal proceedings as established
by the law of the country.
(ii) Where a student is facing charge(s)
before the court of law may be
suspended if in the opinion of the University management it appears
right to do so until his/her case has been determined by the court
of law.
PART EIGHT
REGULATION
RELATING TO STUDENTS RELATIONS WITH FELLOW
10. (1) INTERFERENCE WITH FELLOW STUDENTS WELFARE
Students are expected to
conduct themselves in a manner which does not
interfere with the welfare of their fellow students and the community in general
(2) DAMAGE, DEFACEMENT OR VIOLENCE TO ANOTHER
STUDENT
Conduct which does or is likely to cause violence to
another student at or outside
the University campus shall be seen as grave offence punishable under these
by-Laws and/or calling for legal proceedings under the law of the country.
The
following will also be construed as disciplinary offences punishable under these By-Laws.
a) Theft of a fellow student’s property or
University property or theft in
any form as defined by the low of the country.
b) Use of slanderous, abusive, absence or
threatening language by any
student against a fellow student or member of staff.
c) Using force assault, harassment,
violence against a student or staff, or hitting a fellow student
or staff.
d) Conduct which is likely to obstruct or
to frustrate the holding of:
(i) Any lecture, class, laboratory, work
research or other instructional activity given or
authorized by the University.
(ii) Any meeting function or lawful activity
authorized by the university
e) Unauthorized possession of a key to a
fellow student’s room or to other university property.
f) Knowingly inviting or entertaining a
former student or students in the
University who are known to have been dismissed from the University
and barred from entering the University promises
g) No student may offer any money or
inducements of any kind to a fellow student.
(3) STUDENT GOVERNMENT
The student government
is an extension of the University Administration and students are expected to co-operate
with it in channeling their wishes,
views and grievances of general nature to higher authorities.
Students shall be
expected to make full and timely payments of prescribed fees to the Student organizations. To avoid doubt, prescribed fees shall be such fees as
approved by the Council and shall include student, Organization membership,
subscription or Students Unions fees.
PART NINE
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
11. (1) Disciplinary
offences committed by students shall be dealt with by the Student’s
Disciplinary Committee.
(2) COMPOSITION OF STUDENTS DISCIPLINARY
COMMITTEE
(a) The Deputy Vice Chancellor for
Administration and Finance shall be
the Chairman
(b) The Deputy Vice Chancellor for
Administration and Finance shall be
Vice Chairman when the case involves an academic matter Otherwise, the
students disciplinary Committee shall choose any member as Vice Chairman.
(c) Dean of Students
(d) Dean of the Faculty or director of the
center or directorate to which the student(s) belong.
(e) Two senior members of the Academic staff
nominated by the Vice Chancellor.
(f) Legally qualified person as approved and
or appointed by the Vice Chancellor or other higher
authorities and may be the attorney, advocate,
magistrate or judge and who does not hold any post at the University.
(g) One representative from the Students’
organization
(3) INVESTIGATION OF AN OFFENCE
Upon receipt of a
complaint that a student has committed an offence, the Disciplinary committee shall meet
within a reasonable time to make a preliminary investigation of the case.Preliminary findings of
the case.
(4) FORMULATION OF A COMPLAINT
Where a complaint is
made by any person or body charging a student with
a disciplinary offence shall be formulated in within and addressed to The
Students Disciplinary Committee.
(5) EXPLANATION OF A COMPLAINT
Upon receipt of such
information, the Students Disciplinary Committee may require the student whom such a
complaint is made or is received as the
case may be, to tender an explanation and may cause further investigation
to be made and such further evidence to be obtained and may find out that such advice and
assistance as is thought helpful and appropriate. Provided that the Students Disciplinary
Committee may in any
case where a complaint is made or information received and where the Committee asks
a student for such explanations as aforementioned, supply the student with copies of
the complaint or summary of the information,
as the case may, and such particulars thereof as will enable the
student to make answers thereto.
(6) POWERS TO SUMMON
The Students
Disciplinary Committee shall have power to summon any person to give evidence or information
or produce anything in connection
with such an offence.
(7) STUDENTS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEES PROCEDURES
The Student’s
Disciplinary Committee shall adopt its own procedure as may be provided; such procedures shall
ensure that principles of natural justice
are observed as prescribed in article 70 of the Trust Rules of SAUT.
(8) RIGHT TO DELEGATE POWERS
“The Chairman may, by
writing under his own hand, delegate all or any of his powers vested in him by these By-Laws, to
the Dean or Director of a Faculty,
School Institute Center of Directorate, as the case may be.
PART TEN
PENALTIES
12. Upon finding that a student is guilty of
a Disciplinary Committee shall impose punishment
as it may consider appropriate. The
Students Disciplinary Committee may impose such penalties including warning,
reprimand, fine compensation or expulsion depending on the seriousness of the
offence as follows:
(a) Violating
By Laws Part II 5(1) (i), (ii), 5(7) 5(8)
(i) – (iv); Part III 6(5); Part VI 8(2); Part VII 9(6) shall constitute a very serious
case under the penalty of immediate
dismissal or expulsion from the University.
(b) Offences
against By-Laws. Part III 6(1) – (13);
Part VIII 10(2) are under serious
case punishable by:
(i) A written warning for first offence
(ii) Suspension and/or dismissal for second
offence.
(c) Violation
of By-Laws; Part II 5 (I) (ii), (2)-(14); shall be considered minor cases subject to the
imposed punishment of:
(i) A written warning
(ii) Very strong warning
(iv) A number of written warnings given with
the effect of recording and
mentioning them in the student’s recommendations to his/her sponsor or
employer.
(v) Suspension and/or expulsion for the
second offence. Provided further that the Student
Disciplinary Committee may instead require
that such student found guilty of an offence shall not graduate or obtain in his/her
certificate, diploma and/or academic transcript
unit the debt is discharged or punishment is executed.
(d) Offences against By-Laws. Part V are punishable by:
(i) A verbal warning by the Lecturer in the
event when such act occurs in
the lecture hall and or the Student will be ordered out of the lecture
hall for the particular day and the Lecturer will be obliged to
report such incident to the Corporate Counsel/Dean of Students.
(ii) In case the student’s dress code misbehavior
persist after being verbally warned or strong written
warning, the said student may be
suspended for one year with approval of the disciplinary Committee.
PART ELEVEN
APPEALS
13. (1) Appeal
by an aggrieved party against a decision of the Students Disciplinary
Committee shall be done to the Appeals Committee as provided under article 56 of the Trust
Rules of SAUT.
(2) COMPOSITION OF APPEAL COMMITTEE
Subject to the
provisions of Article 56 of the Trust Rules, the Appeals Committee shall
be composed of:
(a) A
chairman chosen from the Bishops members of the University
(b) Three members of the Council.
(c) The President of the Student
Organization or his/her representative.
(d) A legally qualified person chosen by the
Council annually, who have been involved in the
investigation, inquiries, hearing or decision
prior to the commencement of the appeal process and/or decision of any matter
connected or otherwise associated with
the appeals.
(3) PERIOD FOR APPEAL
Where an aggrieved party
is dissatisfied with the decision of the Disciplinary
Committee, he/she may appeal to the Appeals Committee with thirty days of the
disciplinary action.
(4) MODE OF APPEAL
Such an appeal under
these By-Laws the Appeals Committee may:
(a) Require the presence of any of the
parties involved in person or proxy as it deems fit
(b) Uphold the findings and punishment or
(c) Set aside the findings and punishment
imposed on him/her or
(d) Direct the relevant disciplinary
Committee to investigate fresh the disciplinary offence of misconduct
and report back its findings and recommendations
(Order re-trial).
(6) DECISION ON APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL OR
EXPULSION
The decision of the
Appeals Committee shall be final and not subject to review by any other authority in the
University and prescribed in the University
by article 56 of the trust rules of SAUT.
PART TWELVE
MISCELLANEOUS
14. (1) Any
student is free to marry. Married
students, like any other student, shall
be required to abide by these By-Laws.
No separate family accommodation
shall be provided or guaranteed by the University to married couples or breast feeding mothers
and their infants.
(2) STUDENTS NAME
All the University
Certificate, Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas, Degrees and any other university award shall
be issued using the names which appear on
the certificate by which a student gains admission at the University.
No change of names shall be allowed in academic testimonials and or transcript unless
such changes have first been effected in all testimonials and or transcript
which were used to gain admission in the University.
(3) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
a) Certificates shall be issued under the
office of the Corporate Counsel.
b) The Corporate Counsel shall make
announcement on the procedures and guidelines for
issuance of the Certificates to the gradands
either before or during or immediately after the graduation
ceremony.
c) Certificates are categorized under
University legal documents and therefore only the right owner shall
be given the Certificate. No person may
collect someone’s Certificate unless Special power of Attorney with Personal
Identification card shall be given that the owner
may never have an opportunity to collect in person his/her Certificate.
(4) LIMITATION OF BY-LAWS
These By-Laws are not
exhaustive of all rules and By-Laws governing students
conduct at the University and do not override the application of special regulations
applicable in specific organs of the University such as the University Library, University
places of worship etc.
(5) EXTENSION OF BY-LAWS TO FIELD PRACTICAL
STUDY TOURS AND ASSIGNMENTS OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS
These By-Laws shall
apply and be enforceable to students who are undergoing
Field Practical, Study Tours or doing authorized assignments e.g. news
collection outside the University campus.
(6) SIGNING STUDENTS AGREEMENT FORM
Students are required to
sign the STUDENT AGREEMENT FORM which shall
be a binding undertaking by the student that he/she shall be governed
by these By-laws. A student who will not
sign the STUDENT AGREEMENT
FORM shall be construed that he/she has declined his/her offer to study
at the University.
