The Peer Review Board is an informal hearing body established by the Undergraduate Code of Conduct. All members of the Board are undergraduate students. A staff member from the Office of Student Conduct serves as a non-voting advisor to the Board.
As an informal hearing body the Board is empowered to receive reports of alleged violations of the Code, hold meetings with students accused of violating the Code, determine if a student accused of violating the Code is responsible for the alleged violation, and recommend sanctions to the Director of Student Conduct. Decisions of the Board can be appealed.
The Board meets every Wednesday from 4PM-6PM in the Alumni Memorial University Center to review cases referred by the Director of Student Conduct. The Board typically reviews reports of alleged misconduct for individual students who have not previously participated in the student conduct process. Most of the Board's cases are based on reports submitted by Residence Life staff about behavior observed in the residence halls. This board is advised by Liz Carty, Compact Compliance and Student Conduct Coordinator.
2023-24 PRB Recruitment
The Peer Review Board is an important part of the conduct process at Emory. The Board is the body charged under the Undergraduate Code of Conduct with holding informal hearings with students who allegedly violated university rules. Made up entirely of students, the Board is empowered to make decisions on whether students are in violation of the Code. The Board also contributes members to the University Conduct Council, which is the body charged under the Code with holding formal hearings.
Review the job description, minimum requirements, and selection timeline below. We invite you to apply for 2023-24 online by Friday, March 24, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
Apply today to join the Peer Review Board!
The Peer Review Board is the body given authority by the Undergraduate Code of Conduct to review and resolve reported of alleged rule violations by undergraduate students. The Board conducts informal hearings with alleged students to determine if there is a violation of the Code. If the Board determines a violation has taken place, it makes a sanction recommendation to the Director of Student Conduct.
What do Board members do?
- Review reports of alleged misconduct and use submitted documents to develop questions for hearings.
- Meet one-on-one with alleged students to explain Board procedures, provide additional support to student, and answer questions before hearings begin.
- Attend weekly Peer Review Board (PRB) meetings to conduct informal hearings with alleged students.
- Submit hearing outcomes and sanction recommendation information to the Director of Student Conduct and PRB advisor.
- Coordinate the selection and training of new Board members.
- Promote greater understanding of Emory's Undergraduate Code of Conduct and the Office of Student Conduct values (including Peer Accountability and Integrity) for all students.
You must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student. Graduate student misconduct is handled by each school or college, and we encourage interested graduate students to inquire with their Dean's Office about opportunities for involvement.
You must be in good standing with Emory University. you must not currently be on academic or disciplinary probation. If you have been on probation in the past you are not automatically excluded, but we would like to know what happened. You will have an opportunity to explain on your application.
You must have flexibility in your schedule to attend hearings. Our hearing schedule commonly takes place in the evening for two hours. Hearings are most commonly scheduled for Wednesdays and Thursdays.
You must attend Peer Review Board trainings and activities. There is one full-day weekend training held in the Fall semester and one training held in the Spring semester. We encourange our members to fully participate in activities such as Wonderful Wednesday tabling, team building activities, mock hearings, and more.
| February 10, 2023 | Application available online |
| February 16 | Tabling at Oxford campus |
| February 23 | Informational Session on Atlanta campus AMUC 235 | 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| March 2 | Tabling at Oxford campus |
| March 24 | Application closes |
| March 27-31 | Candidates will be notified of interview date/time options |
| April 3-7 | Candidate Interviews |
| April 14 | Candidate Notification |
Board Member Testimonials
Hear more from former Board members. Apply by Friday, March 17, 2023.
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Philip May
Fmr. Peer Review Board Member and SGA Attorney General
"Working with the Office of Student Conduct has given me great insight into what it means to judge a case based on evidence and testimony, and having to weigh credibility in making decisions. Conduct often requires some creative thinking to try to make stories mesh and figure out what actually happened, something that will be beneficial for me and for any student considering a career in legal studies. It also opens up a whole new area of the university for you to see, and permits interactions with administrators and others whom you might never otherwise meet"
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Chioma Agu
Fmr. Peer Review Board Member
"Participating...as a student panelist gives me the opportunity to speak for my fellow students in conjunction with faculty and staff members. I feel as though I bring a fair and clear perspective on any situation we evaluate, simply because I am an average student partaking in the college social scene. I am pleased to find that the board members do not want to punish the suspect or assume the role of his/her parent. We take the side of the victim, actually, and will do anything to ensure that fair measures are taken."
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Ruchir Patel
Fmr. Peer Review Board Member and SGA Vice President
"Being a member of the Peer Review Board has been an extremely rewarding and insightful experience. As a student, you are able to apply a more critical and accurate depiction of students' conduct violations, but at the same time it is challenging to self administer the University Code upon your fellow peers. I originally joined the Peer Review Board after spending a great deal of time in front of the Conduct Office, and decided that it might be interesting to see how thing are done from the other side. Upon joining, I have gained a much greater respect and appreciation for the individuals who actively work in keeping the Emory Community a safe and dependable environment."