Get Involved
We offer two different opportunities for students to take an active role in the student conduct process. Students can be appointed by the president of the university to the Student Conduct Board or get involved in restorative practices as a restorative practice student facilitator.
Student Conduct Board
The Student Conduct Board is a student-led organization, whose members are appointed by the president to provide independent, peer viewpoints on potential academic and behavioral misconduct violations. Board members serve on panels to hear alleged violations of the Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities, issue formal decisions, and in cases where a student is found to be responsible for a violation, recommend appropriate and proportionate sanctions.
All board members must, at the time of their application and for the whole of their term, remain in good academic and behavioral standing with the university.
All board members must, at the time of their application and for the whole of their term:
- maintain enrollment in at least nine hours of coursework for undergraduates or six hours of coursework for graduate students at UT Austin for each term, and
- maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Applicants who do not meet these requirements will not be considered for membership.
Membership also requires a commitment to serving a one-year appointment. Board members may be eligible for a second appointment at the end of their first term.
Upon selection, board members will be required to meet the following expectations:
- Attend an onboarding training session in the spring,
- Attend mandatory fall training.
- Attend at least three additional trainings and one social event over the course of an academic year,
- Maintain regular availability to serve on hearing panels, and
- Respond promptly to emails from staff and the Student Conduct Board chair or co-chair.
If you will be unable to meet these expectations, please reconsider your application.
The Student Conduct Board membership application process is divided into three parts:
- An online application,
- A completed reference form submitted on your behalf by a UT Austin faculty or staff member,
- An interview with our staff and current members of the Student Conduct Board.
- Applications Open: Monday, February 5, 2024
- Applications Close: 5 p.m., Friday, March 1, 2024
- Interviews: Tuesday, February 27 - Friday, March 8
- Reference Due: Friday, March 15, 2024
For questions or concerns about the application process or the Student Conduct Board generally, please email Rick Garza, rick.garza@austin.utexas.edu.
Restorative Practice Student Facilitators
Be a part of expanding restorative practices as an outcome of the conduct process. Restorative practice student facilitators help students and student organizations strengthen relationships and community.
- Facilitate restorative practice circles
- Provide feedback on current conduct processes to shape the development of restorative practice on campus
- Skilled in time management
- Empathetic and open-minded
- Comfortable working closely with the student conduct process
- Willing to approach situations from an unbiased lens
- Comfortable facilitating group conversations and listening to the perspectives of others
- Willing to engage with all parts of the campus community
- Open to considering different identities, viewpoints, and potential outcomes
Restorative practice student facilitators, for the entirety of their term, will (1) remain in good academic and behavioral standing with the university, (2) maintain enrollment in coursework at UT Austin, and (3) maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Upon selection, restorative practice student facilitators are required to meet the following expectations:
- Attend a mandatory on-board training session:
- Date and time to be determined
- Complete annual FERPA training
- Be able to commit at least five hours a week for scheduled meetings
- Maintain confidentiality and neutrality while working with student conduct cases
The restorative practice student facilitator application process is divided into two parts:
- A written application.
- A meeting with our staff
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
For questions or concerns about the application process or restorative practice student facilitators generally, please email restorativepractice.scai@austin.utexas.edu.