If the Conduct Board or Administration determines that a student has violated the Code and a sanction is imposed, regardless of severity, a letter will be placed in the student’s permanent file describing the violation, finding and sanction.
Multiple factors may affect the severity of a sanction including but not limited to the student’s demeanor, acceptance of responsibility, and level of cooperativeness during the student conduct proceeding; the past conduct record of the student; the nature and seriousness of the incident; and the severity of the damage, injury, or harm resulting from the incident. One or more of the following sanctions may be imposed upon a student for a violation of the Code.
1. Minor Violation Sanctions
a. WARNING: A notice to the student that the student is violating or has violated the Code. The warning notice will state that future incidents of a similar nature will result in a more severe sanction.
b. DISCIPLINARY PROBATION: A written reprimand for a violation of the Code with continued permission to remain enrolled in the University but under prescribed conditions during a probationary period. Disciplinary Probation is for a designated period of time and includes the possibility of the imposition of more severe disciplinary sanctions if the student is found to have committed any additional Code violations during the probationary period. Disciplinary Probation is typically thought of as a period of reflection during which the student should avoid future violations.
c. LOSS OF PRIVILEGES: Denial of specified privileges for a designated period of time.
d. FINANCIAL SANCTIONS: Sanction resulting in the payment of money by the student to the university or an affected party.
i. Administrative Costs- The student may be assessed a fine that relates to the actual costs incurred by the university to resolve or address the alleged violation (for example, such as the cost of employee wages for relocating furniture that was moved from a lobby or to remove people from a building during a false fire alarm).
ii. Restitution- the student may be required to pay restitution which serves as compensation for loss, damage, or injury. Restitution may take the form of appropriate services and/or monetary or material replacement.
iii. Educational Outreach Assessment- the student may be required to pay an Educational Outreach Assessment, which is a sanction that, although
financial in nature, provides a tangible learning opportunity for students. Through this sanction the student becomes an active contributor to
his/her/their education and that of his/her/their peers, as the money collected is used for educational programming about the Code.
e. DISCRETIONARY SANCTIONS: Work assignments, service to the university, community service, or related discretionary assignments.
f. EDUCATIONAL SANCTIONS: Participate in a specific program, complete a specific project, or complete a research assignment/paper.
g. RESIDENCE HALL RELOCATION: Relocation of the student from their current residence hall to another residence hall.
h. RESIDENCE HALL SUSPENSION: Separation of the student from the residence halls for a specified amount of time, after which the student is eligible to return. Conditions for return may be specified.
i. RESIDENCE HALL DISMISSAL: Permanent separation of the student from all university housing.
2. Serious Violation Sanctions
In addition to the following sanctions, serious violations may result in the imposition of minor violation sanctions listed above.
a. University SUSPENSION: Separation of the student from the university for a specified
period of time, after which the student is eligible for readmission. The university may impose conditions for readmission which the student must satisfy.
b. University DISMISSAL: Permanent Separation of the student from the university.
c. Summary SUSPENSION: See Section XVI of this Code