Resident Hall Handbook

CODE OF CONDUCT

RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES Students are guaranteed certain rights and are expected to take ownership in their responsibility within the conduct process. Student Rights • To be notified of the charges within 7 working days of being identified as part of an incident • The opportunity to attend a fair and prompt hearing at which you may share your perspective of the incident • To be notified promptly of the hearing results • To be advised of the appeal process Students Responsibilities • To be respectful during the conduct process • To provide accurate, truthful, and appropriate information regarding the incident at every level of the conduct process OVERVIEW OF CONDUCT PROCESS When a resident violates a policy, an incident report is filed and provided to the Coordinator of the building in which the resident lives. Any student, faculty, or staff member can file an inci dent report. The Coordinator will review the incident report to determine if there are grounds for a hearing and by whom the case should be heard. Cases will be heard in the resident’s hall by their Coordinator or depending on the severity of the case, it may be heard instead by the Dean of Students (i.e. some cases under Chapter 17 of the UW-System policy - see the ‘Dean of Students’ section under ‘Code of Conduct’ in this handbook).

STEP-BY-STEP CONDUCT PROCESS

1 Documentation or “Write Up” If you are involved in a situation that is doc umented, a staff member will write a report that identifies all individuals in the situation, a timeline, and description of events. Being doc umented doesn’t necessarily mean you have violated policy. Your meeting with the Residence Life Coordinator (RLC), Hall Coordinator (HC), or other Housing Professional Staff member will determine responsibility. A Coordinator reviews the report, identifies policies potentially violated and contacts you via email to request a meeting: • In minor policy violations, you may receive a warning and not be required to meet with a Coordinator. • In more serious cases, you may be asked to meet with an Assistant Director of Housing or a Dean of Students staff member.

FILE AN INCIDENT REPORT

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