Our office does not typically communicate with your instructors about your participation in this process unless you request it.

We understand that participating in the disciplinary process can be stressful and that stress can affect your academics as well as other areas of your life. We will help you connect with a dean in Student Support Services who can help you strategize how to manage the impact of this stress and communicate effectively with your instructors about accommodations that you might need.

For Administrative Review Meetings, typically one dean serves as the Case Administrator (sending letters, processing decision forms, assigning administrative reviewers, etc.). Another dean may serve as the administrative reviewer (meeting with the student, making a determination of responsibility, assigning a community status and accompanying terms, etc.). Many of the administrative reviewers are professional staff members from across Campus Life who are not necessarily deans. 

The point of an investigative review is to gather relevant information related to the alleged violations. This information will be used to determine if there is a basis to file charges against a student and at what level, if any, the matter should be resolved. The investigation report will serve as the main hearing document if the case is referred to a hearing.

The Code of Student Conduct is a set of standards to which we hold student members of the campus community. It is based on four core principles: