UndergraduateStudent Codeof Conduct
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2. A fair and impartial hearing and to be considered not responsible until
proven responsible bya preponderanceof the information.
3. Know the nature of the information against them and names of
witnesses scheduled toappear.
4. Present informationandwitnesses inhis/her behalf.
5. Be assigned an Advisor knowledgeable of the student conduct process
or choose an Advisor of his/her choice. The role of the advisor is
passive and limited. The advisor cannot actively participate in the
hearing or ask questions of thewitnesses or the hearing authority. The
advisor’s role is toadvise the student andobserve theproceedings.
6. Be present at the hearing during the presentation of any information or
material onwhich a decisionwill bemade. If the student fails to attend
thehearing, it will beheld in the student’sabsence.
7. Remain silent and refrain from answering questionswithout inference of
guilt.
8. Ask questions of witnesses.
9. The Office of Community Standards will make a record of the hearing.
A copy of the hearing recorded by TheOffice of Community Standards
will provided to the student upon written request to the Office of
CommunityStandards
10. A decision based solely on the preponderance of the information
presented.
11. A written notice of the results of the hearing and an explanation of the
decisionandany sanctionsassessed, if applicable.
12. Appeal any decisionmade by a hearing authority or conduct official on
appropriategroundsbased uponestablished appealsprocedures.
For information on victim/ complainant rights
see Special Procedures for
reporting and responding to situations involving Domestic/Intimate Partner
Violence, Stalking and Sexual Misconduct Situations (see appendix B).
InterimAction
1. At any time following the submission of a written referral, the Vice
President of Student Affairs or his/her designeemay suspend a student
for an interim period prior to resolution of the disciplinary proceeding if
the Vice President believes that the information that supports the
allegations of misconduct is reliable, and determines that the continued
presence of the student on theUniversity campus poses a threat to self
and/or toany individual, propertyor University function.
2. The decision to suspend a student for an interim period shall be
communicated in writing to the student, and shall become effective
immediatelyupon sending thenotice.
3. The interim suspension shall remain in effect until a final decision has
been made on the pending charges or until the Vice President
determines that the reasons for imposing the interim suspension no
longer exist.
4. A student who is suspended for an interim period will be provided an
opportunity to respond to the allegations of misconduct no later than
three (3) business days following the effective date of the interim
suspension.
5. The student will be granted a hearing opportunity, if requested, as soon
as possible following such response but no later than five (5) business
days.
