Review of a Student Conduct Complaint

When a written complaint is received within the prescribed time frame, or within an approved time frame extended by the Dean of Students, or designee, an investigation and review of the complaint will be conducted to determine the applicability of cited Student Code of Conduct Regulations and whether, based on the information submitted and/or obtained through investigation, there is a reasonable basis for the complaint to be reviewed through the hearing process. The Dean of Students, or designee, at his or her discretion, has the authority to modify or dismiss all or some of a complaint if he or she determines that:

a) the complaint has not been made within the proscribed timeline or an approved extended time frame, or

b) the Student Code of Conduct Regulations cited are not applicable to the complaint made, or

c) that there is not a reasonable basis for the complaint to be reviewed based on the information provided.

Whenever a complaint is modified or dismissed, the Dean of Students, or designee, will notify the complainant in writing. If the University determines that the complaint is not properly filed, it will provide written notice to the complainant. The complainant(s) can request withdrawal of the complaint at any time. The Dean of Students, or designee, however, has the authority to either continue the hearing process or dismiss the complaint.

Immediate Action

The following sanction may result if circumstances described under each sanction warrant such action.

Interim Separation – the temporary separation and/or restriction from the University, the residence halls and/or other campus restrictions of a student pending an appropriate administrative proceeding, when, in the opinion of the Dean of Students, or designee, the continued presence of the student constitutes a danger to themselves, to others, to University property, or to functions of the University, or where the presence of the student may be disruptive to the University learning environment. Where such sanction is imposed, the appropriate administrative proceeding will be provided as soon as practical. The sanction will remain in effect, however, until the student is notified, in writing, that the sanction has been discontinued or until a final determination is made following a scheduled hearing.