Student Rights & Responsibilities
This term refers to the person or organization accused of violating University policies or conduct standards. It is the individual or group against whom a complaint or disciplinary action has been initiated.
What is a respondent
These members of the University community work together to promote a culture of academic integrity, cultivate mutual respect and ethical behavior, and each play a unique role in supporting these values.
Who are students, faculty, staff, and administrators?
This University official has primary responsibility and authority for administering the student misconduct process for nonacademic violations and may delegate that authority to trained staff members.
Who is the Dean of Students?
Failing to appear at a conduct proceeding, providing false information, disrupting a hearing, retaliating against participants, attempting to influence the process, or encouraging others to do so are examples of this violation.
What is abuse of the Student Conduct System?
This process occurs before a formal hearing and may result in an informal resolution, no-contest resolution, formal resolution, or interim actions such as a no-contact order or interim separation
What is a preliminary investigation?
These rights include written notice of alleged violations, a hearing, a timely conduct process and decision, the ability to challenge information and hearing officers, an appeal, an advisor, participation or silence during hearings, presenting and questioning witnesses, requesting postponements, facing an accuser, and receiving a written decision.
What rights does a respondent have in the student conduct process?
This includes plagiarism, cheating, attempted cheating, providing false information to gain an academic advantage, and forging, altering, or misusing University documents or records.
What is academic dishonesty?
This report is used to initiate a complaint against a student and must include the respondent's name, a signed statement describing the incident, and the complainant's contact information.
What is an incident report?
The unauthorized taking, possession, or misappropriation of property or services owned by the University or others, including possession of stolen property, is considered this violation.
What is theft?
This meeting takes place before a student conduct hearing and allows the respondent to review evidence, learn about alleged violations, discuss hearing options, and understand their rights.
What is a pre-hearing conference?
The University must make every effort to protect the rights and dignity of all parties involved in a complaint within the limits of this federal student privacy law.
What is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Alleged academic violations must be reported within this many business days of becoming aware of a possible violation.
What is 10 business days?
Students who are arrested for an alleged offense, other than a minor traffic violation, must notify the Dean of Students Office within this amount of time.
What is 72 hours?
The unlawful possession, sale, manufacture, distribution, or consumption of alcohol; driving under the influence of alcohol; alcohol-related impairment; and possession of alcohol containers or common-source containers on University property are all examples of this violation.
What is an alcohol violation under the Code of Student Conduct?
In this conduct resolution process, the respondent may submit information, documents, and witness statements for review, and a hearing officer determines whether a violation occurred without live witnesses or a formal hearing.
What is a Student Conduct Administrative Resolution?
This individual or entity brings forward a complaint or formal allegation of misconduct and may be a student, faculty member, staff member, the University, or an outside party.
Who is the complaint
Written warnings, an F on an assignment, an F or FX in a course, mandatory academic integrity workshops, and other educational sanctions are all examples of this.
What are possible sanctions for an academic integrity violation?
Felony charges, assault charges, DUI-related offenses, repeated misdemeanor charges, and activities that conflict with the University's mission or endanger others are examples of these types of violations.
What are off-campus violations that may result in University disciplinary proceedings?
Any intentional, knowing, or reckless act connected to joining, affiliating with, or maintaining membership in an organization that causes or risks physical injury, mental harm, degradation, humiliation, or abuse is considered this violation.
What is hazing?
To be considered, a respondent must submit this within five calendar days of a decision and base it on procedural error or new information that could affect the outcome.
What is an appeal for a nonacademic conduct violation?
These rights allow a complainant or victim to review the respondent’s statements and present information supporting their version of the alleged violation.
What rights does a complainant or victim have in the student conduct process?
These sanctions may include disciplinary suspension from the University, permanent dismissal from the University, and any sanctions imposed during the student-faculty meeting.
What are possible sanctions for a serious or repeated academic integrity violation?
Individuals who intentionally provide false statements to University officials or submit false complaints or accusations during the conduct process may face this consequence.
What is disciplinary action under the Code of Student Conduct?
A person who aids, abets, incites, facilitates, or assists another individual in violating University policies or the Code of Student Conduct is considered this.
What is an accessory to prohibited conduct?
This process outlines how alleged violations by student organizations are reviewed, investigated, resolved, and appealed, including the possibility of interim separation and administrative resolution.
What is the Student Organization Hearing Process?