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Conduct Process Overview

When the University receives an Incident Report that names a student as its subject (Responding Student), the following process is initiated:

  1. Incident Report or Complaint received
  2. Incident is assessed for policy violation
  3. If incident does not rise to the level of a policy violation, incident is dismissed and does not constitute a record of student conduct. Except in cases pursuant to the Comprehensive Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence  The reporter will be notified of this decision.
  4. Informal Resolutionis determined by the administrator and the severity of the policy violation. Informal Resolution will be used as an educational tool to prevent the recurrence of behavior.  Informal Resolution will not be considered a part of a permanent conduct file, however, will be considered in the event of future conduct violations. Except in cases pursuant to the Comprehensive Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence
  5. Formal Resolution is initiated when sufficient information exists to suggest that a policy violation occurred. The purpose of a formal resolution is to determine if the respondent holds any responsibility for the policy violations in question.
    1. Administrative Action: If the Responding Student assumes Responsibility for the violation(s), the Office of Student Experience reviews the case and may impose sanctions.
    2. Student Conduct Hearing: If the Responding Student does not assume Responsibility for the alleged violation(s) or a hearing is required pursuant to the Comprehensive Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence policy, the Office of Student Experience will convene a Student Conduct Hearing Committee. The Student Conduct Hearing Committee is comprised of an Office of Student Experience staff member (serves as hearing administrator) and two trained faculty/staff members of the Student Conduct Hearing Board. In hearings conducted pursuant to the Comprehensive Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence policy, the members of the Hearing Committee will have received training related to sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and other training required by law. 
  6. Written notice of the results of the formal resolution is provided.
  7. If applicable, Respondents are provided the right to appeal the outcome of the process pursuant to the right to appeal outlined below.