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C. Student Conduct Meeting

Upon determining that sufficient evidence exists to believe that a violation of the Student Code of Conduct may have occurred, the Dean of Students, or another conduct officer with jurisdiction, will notify the student in writing of the alleged violations against them. The written notice will be hand delivered directly to the student, sent electronically to the student’s institutional or personal email address, or mailed to the student’s last known address as filed in the Registrar’s Office. (Students are responsible for providing and maintaining a current local address and e-mail address with the Registrar’s Office.)

At the informational meeting, the student will be provided with the following:

1. An explanation of the alleged violation(s) of university policy;
2. A summary of the facts and information that substantiate the allegations;
3. The opportunity to reflect upon and give their account of the incident or circumstances pertaining to the allegation(s);

An explanation of the decision of the conduct officer that may result in the following:

1. The allegation(s) may be dismissed as unfounded.
2. The student may admit responsibility for the violation(s) and have a sanction(s) imposed.
3. The student may be found responsible for violating the Student Code of Conduct and have a sanction(s) imposed.
4. Any sanction (except suspension, deferred suspension, and expulsion) may be imposed.
5. Decisions reached at the meeting will be final with no option to appeal or other proceedings.
6. Failure to respond to a written allegation(s) or failure to complete the assigned sanction(s) will result in either a hold being placed on the student’s enrollment privileges or graduation, additional alleged violations or a decision being made based on the information available at the time.