Student Code of Conduct - Definitions
- Adviser means an individual who has agreed to assist a
student and/or student organization during conduct
proceedings. The Complainant and Respondent may
select an Adviser of their own choosing and at their own
expense. The Adviser may be present at the hearing but
may not appear in lieu of the Respondent or Complainant;
may not speak on behalf of the Respondent or Complainant;
and may not participate in the hearing.
- Code means the Student Code of Conduct.
- Complainant means any person filing a complaint of
alleged misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
- Conduct Administrator means a person designated by the
University to be responsible for administering the Student
Code of Conduct, in any incident.
- Day means a day when the University is open for business,
regardless of whether classes are in session. When
determining any deadlines set forth in the Student Code
of Conduct, references to a number of “days” shall not include the day of the
event.
- Expulsion is defined as permanent denial of the privilege
of enrollment at the University.
- Group means a number of persons who are associated with
each other and who have not registered as a student
organization.
- Hazing is defined as an act which endangers the mental
or physical health or safety of a person; subjects a person
to public humiliation or ridicule; and destroys or removes
public or private property for the purpose of initiation,
admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for
continued membership in a group, student organization, or
athletic team.
- Health means physical or mental well-being.
- May is used in the permissive sense.
- Member of the University community means any person
who is a student, faulty, staff, University official/
administrator, or any other person serving the University
in an official capacity. The Vice President for Student Life
and Development or designee shall determine a person’s
status in a particular situation.
- Organization or student organization means any registered
student organization.
- Preponderance of evidence is defined as a standard of
responsibility that it is more likely than not that the Student
Code of Conduct has been violated.
- Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use by
paraphrase or direct quotation, the published or unpublished
work of another person without full and clear
acknowledgment; unacknowledged use of materials
prepared by another person or agency engaged in selling or
otherwise providing term papers or other academic materials;
and commercialization sale or distribution of class notes
without the instructors’ permission.
- Policy means the written regulations of the University
and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)
as found in, but not limited to, the Student Code of
Conduct, the University and MnSCU web pages, Student
Handbook, Technology Handbook, Residential Life
Handbook, and the University Catalog.
- Respondent means a student and/or student organization
against whom a complaint has been filed under the Student
Code of Conduct.
- Shall and will are used in the imperative sense.
- Student means all persons who:
- Are enrolled in one or more courses, either credit or
noncredit, through the University.
- Withdraw, transfer or graduate, after an alleged
violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
- Are not officially enrolled for a particular term but
who have a continuing relationship with the
University.
- Have been notified of their acceptance for admission
or have initiated the process of application for
admission or financial aid.
- Are living in a University residence hall although not
enrolled in the University.
- Summary suspension is defined as a suspension imposed
without a formal hearing to ensure the safety and well-being
of members of the University community.
- Suspension is defined as the denial of the privilege of
enrollment for a specified period of time after which the
student is eligible to return to the University. Conditions for
re-enrollment may be specified.
- University premises means all land, buildings, facilities and
other property in the possession of, or owned, used, or
controlled by the University.
- University or Institution means St. Cloud State
University.
