DCB Student Handbook 2023-2024

37 | P a g e D C B S t u d e n t H a n d b o o k 12. Conduct Detrimental to the College’s Interests: Violation of local, state, and federal laws while on or off campus. Students may be sanctioned for conduct that constitutes a hazard to the health, safety, or well being of members of the College community or which is detrimental to the College’s interest s whether such conduct occurs on campus, off-campus, or at college sponsored events. 13. Compliance with the Student Conduct Code: Failure to observe the rules and regulations of the College, instructions of college officials, or to comply with requests to appear before appropriate college officials at a specific time for disciplinary hearings or actions or to provide personal identification upon request including but not limited to, hall directors and resident assistants; giving false information regarding campus disciplinary investigations; failure to comply with sanctions imposed by the College’s judicial system. Disciplinary action taken against students will be varied and a specific sanction is not prescribed for each violation of college policy that might occur. Also consideration will be given to individual mitigating circumstances. Factors to be considered will be any record of past misconduct, the nature of the violation that prompted disciplinary action, the severity of the violation, and the attitude of the student. 14. Complicity In Prohibited Acts A student who is present when a violation of the Student Conduct Code is occurring indicates his/her acceptance (complicity) of the behavior. Failure to remove yourself from the situation, contact campus officials about the violation or confront and stop the violation, except in the cases of violence, is a violation of the Student Conduct Code. 15. Personal Inappropriate Behavior Not on College Property The College may discipline a student for acts of personal inappropriate behavior committed outside of college property if the acts: A) Occur during the course of or in conjunction with college activities B) Relate to the safety and security of the college community and its members. 16. Food Service Failure to comply with food service rules and regulations or instructions by food service staff. Disciplinary Procedures 1. Any member of the College community may file a report of an alleged violation(s) of the College’s student conduct code. The complaint should be specific in regard to the name of the accused student, the nature of the alleged violation, and the time and place of the alleged violation. The source of the complaint will sign the report. Any charge should be submitted as soon as possible after the event takes place or is discovered – but no longer than 30 school days later. The Associate Dean for Student Services may extend this time limit at their discretion. A complaint can be submitted to the Housing Director or to the Student Services Office. It must be in writing. Residence hall violations can be filed using the Residence Hall Incident Form. 2. The appropriate Associate Dean or office designee shall determine the composition of judicial bodies and appellate boards and determine which judicial body, hearing officer, administrative office, or appellate board shall hear a case. Final authority in disciplinary matters rests with College administration. 3. Those charged with violating the college’s student conduct code will be informed of the nature of the charges and be given a fair opportunity to refute them. However, the just and rapid resolution of cases of misconduct will not be impeded by excessive procedures. Disciplinary proceedings are internal college activities and are distinguishable from a court of law. As an internal process, rules of evidence and procedures are not intended to be the same as those found in a court of law. 4. Reports of misconduct are investigated by the appropriate associate dean and/or Risk Management Officer. If the results of this investigation yield cause for further action, action can be taken by one of two administrative factions: The Student Services Office, which includes Housing, or The Student Conduct Committee. The Associate Dean for Student Affairs will determine which body will be used. However, in most instances, the Student Services Office adjudicates a violation of college policy through the use of a hearing officer. The appropriate associate dean or designee will conduct this informal administrative hearing and will include as many other individuals as are necessary to adjudicate the matter.