Office of Student Conduct & Civility Education

Department Mission:

• Engage students in opportunities for learning through their participation in an educational, fair, equitable, and multi-faceted adjudication and accountability process that addresses allegations of misconduct.
• Educate the campus community on the Code of Student Conduct and community standards of acceptable behavior.
• Promote a campus climate rooted in civility by offering educational sessions, programs, consultation to the campus community, and an Alternative Resolution Process.
• Develop, implement, and assess educational and disciplinary Accountability Actions that empower students to think critically, to make safe and healthy choices, and to become engaged community members.

Department Values:

Civility • Fairness • Integrity • Learning • Responsibility • Equity

Responsibilities of the office staff include receiving and reviewing reports of alleged student misconduct; interviewing and advising parties involved in disciplinary proceedings; selecting, supervising, training, and advising Hearing Board members; informally resolving cases not referred to University Hearings; recommending appropriate Accountability Actions when a student is found responsible for having violated policy(s); maintaining all student disciplinary records; monitoring and suggesting revisions in student conduct policies; facilitating student appeals; offering an Alternative Resolution Process that affords students the opportunity to engage in dialogue about harms caused and agree to appropriate resolutions; and serving as a resource to faculty and staff regarding student misconduct.

Process Overview

The Disciplinary and Alternative Resolution Process

The Code of Student Conduct describes the Disciplinary Process and the Alternative Resolution Process in full. All students should familiarize themselves with the details of the Disciplinary Process, including:

• Prohibited Conduct
• Conduct Resolution Meetings
• Hearings
• Accountability Actions
• Appeals
• The Responsible Tiger Protocol
• Disciplinary Records

A snapshot of both the Disciplinary and Alternative Resolution Process provides a quick look at the flow of each process and how they can be interrelated.

Frequently Use Forms:

• Authorization to Release Form
• Dean of Students Form
• Statement of Facts (Login Required) 

 

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