Resident Hall Handbook

CODE OF CONDUCT

CODE OF CONDUCT

2 Meeting with the Coordinator This meeting is your chance to impact the out come of the hearing by sharing your perspective of what happened. It also gives the Coordinator the chance to get to know you better, ask ques tions, and assess your level of responsibility in the situation. If you choose to not participate in this meeting you lose the opportunity to have your story heard. Based off the information shared in the meeting the Coordinator will determine if you are respon sible or not responsible for violating any policies. Not Responsible: If you are found not respon sible the case is closed and you don’t have to do anything further to resolve the situation. Responsible: If you are found responsible for violating policy you will be assigned sanctions or educational consequences that will need to be completed. Our goal is for you to repair your relationship with the community and University Housing. Warning: If you receive a warning for a policy it means that the Coordinator wants you to be more aware of your behaviors as it relates to that specific policy in the future. Multiple warnings will not be given for the same policy violation.

3 Conduct Sanctions If found responsible, common sanctions you might be assigned include: reflective and/or research papers, involvement or service hours, education modules, written apologies, University Housing probation, parent letter notification, or creating educational bulletin boards, bathroom readers or brochures for peers. Sanctions have a due date that should be met. If you feel you need more time to complete the issued sanctions, please contact your Coordinator to discuss a possible new due date. If you fail to complete sanctions, it could result in a hold being placed on your University Account which can stop you from being able to perform essential university activity such as: registering for classes, studying abroad or requesting an official transcript.

STEP-BY-STEP CONDUCT PROCESS

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).

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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