Ohio Admin. Code 3342-4-02 - University policy regarding administration of student conduct
(A) Purpose. The university board of trustees
is responsible by law for regulating the use of the grounds, buildings,
equipment and facilities of the university. The board of trustees is also
responsible for assuring that the conduct of the students, staff, faculty and
visitors to the campus permits the university to pursue its educational
objectives and programs in an orderly manner.
(B) Requirements.
(1) To meet these responsibilities, the board
of trustees shall adopt standards of conduct for the students, faculty, staff,
and visitors to the campus and may provide for suspension from classes or
employment, expulsion from the university, and/or ejection from university
property of persons who violate such regulations.
(2) The board of trustees shall provide for
the administration and enforcement of its rules and may authorize the use of
state university law enforcement officers and other university officials to
assist in enforcing university policy and the law on the campus.
(C) Scope. In accordance with
university policy, the president shall have the responsibility and authority
for the discipline of all students. The authority to impose the formal
sanctions specified in this rule may be delegated to university officials or
hearing panels by the president. Disciplinary action under this rule may be
taken against a person who has applied for admission as a student to the
university, whether or not the individual is registered for classes.
Disciplinary action may also be taken against student organizations. The
president (or designee) review any case which comes within the purview of the
university policy regarding administration of student conduct.
(D) Jurisdiction. The code of student conduct
shall apply to conduct occurring on university premises, at
university-sponsored activities, and to off-campus conduct that adversely
affects the university community and/or the pursuit of its objectives.
Behavioral conduct is the responsibility of each student from the time of
application for admission through the actual awarding of a degree, even though
conduct may occur before classes begin or after classes end, as well as during
the academic year and during periods between terms of actual enrollment. The
code of student conduct shall apply to a student's conduct (or student
organization's) conduct even if the student withdraws (or the student
organization ceases functioning/loses university-recognized status) from the
university while a disciplinary matter is pending. The senior vice president for student
affairs
life
(or designee) maintains discretion to decide, on a case by case basis, whether
the code of student conduct shall be applied to conduct occurring off
campus.
(E) Procedural standards.
Students and student organizations shall adhere to operational procedures for
the administration of student conduct under this rule or rule
3342-4-02.1 of the
Administrative Code. The procedural standards shall be readily accessible to
all students and student organizations.
(F) Responsibility for administration of this
policy. The primary responsibility for the supervision of student conduct at
the university has been delegated to the senior
vice president for student affairs
life . The senior vice
president for student affairs
life may
establish such administrative procedures as are necessary to fulfill the intent
of the code of student conduct. These administrative procedures shall be in
writing and published in conjunction with the code of student conduct.
The president authroizes the affairs
affairs
(G) All-university hearing board. In
recognition of the student right to self-govern by and through the
undergraduate student government, the all-university hearing board is
established to administer non-conduct related matters involving students.
Accordingly, the all-university hearing board shall not have the authority to
intervene in the student conduct process administered by the university, and
the purview of such board shall be limited to the scope as currently provided
for in rule
3342-2-08 of the Administrative
Code.
(H) Revisions. Updates and
other changes to the code of student conduct shall be submitted to the
senior vice president for student
affairs
life .
The senior vice president for student
affairs
life
retains the authority to immediately enact and enforce changes to the code of
student conduct.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3341.04
Rule Amplifies: 3341.01, 3341.04
Prior Effective Dates: 11/04/1977, 09/11/1979, 01/25/1980, 08/07/1985, 08/30/1985, 10/02/1986, 10/16/1988, 02/24/1992, 10/14/1992, 09/17/1993, 10/28/1994, 05/08/1995, 01/25/1996, 02/14/1997, 09/26/2005, 06/01/2007, 10/14/2010, 10/01/2012, 10/02/2014, 03/01/2015, 08/01/2016
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(A) Purpose. The university board of trustees is responsible by law for regulating the use of the grounds, buildings, equipment and facilities of the university. The board of trustees is also responsible for assuring that the conduct of the students, staff, faculty and visitors to the campus permits the university to pursue its educational objectives and programs in an orderly manner.
(B) Requirements.
(1) To meet these responsibilities, the board of trustees shall adopt standards of conduct for the students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the campus and may provide for suspension from classes or employment, expulsion from the university, and/or ejection from university property of persons who violate such regulations.
(2) The board of trustees shall provide for the administration and enforcement of its rules and may authorize the use of state university law enforcement officers and other university officials to assist in enforcing university policy and the law on the campus.
(C) Scope. In accordance with university policy, the president shall have the responsibility and authority for the discipline of all students. The authority to impose the formal sanctions specified in this rule may be delegated to university officials or hearing panels by the president. Disciplinary action under this rule may be taken against a person who has applied for admission as a student to the university, whether or not the individual is registered for classes. Disciplinary action may also be taken against student organizations. The president (or designee) review any case which comes within the purview of the university policy regarding administration of student conduct.
(D) Jurisdiction. The code of student conduct shall apply to conduct occurring on university premises, at university-sponsored activities, and to off-campus conduct that adversely affects the university community and/or the pursuit of its objectives. Behavioral conduct is the responsibility of each student from the time of application for admission through the actual awarding of a degree, even though conduct may occur before classes begin or after classes end, as well as during the academic year and during periods between terms of actual enrollment. The code of student conduct shall apply to a student's conduct (or student organization's) conduct even if the student withdraws (or the student organization ceases functioning/loses university-recognized status) from the university while a disciplinary matter is pending. The vice president for enrollment management and student affairs (or designee) maintains discretion to decide, on a case by case basis, whether the code of student conduct shall be applied to conduct occurring off campus.
(E) Procedural standards. Students and student organizations shall adhere to operational procedures for the administration of student conduct under this rule or rule 3342-4-02.1 of the Administrative Code. The procedural standards shall be readily accessible to all students and student organizations.
(F) Responsibility for administration of this policy. The primary responsibility for the supervision of student conduct at the university has been delegated to the vice president for enrollment management and student affairs. The vice president for enrollment management and student affairs may establish such administrative procedures as are necessary to fulfill the intent of the code of student conduct. These administrative procedures shall be in writing and published in conjunction with the code of student conduct.
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(G) All-university hearing board. In recognition of the student right to self-govern by and through the undergraduate student government, the all-university hearing board is established to administer non-conduct related matters involving students. Accordingly, the all-university hearing board shall not have the authority to intervene in the student conduct process administered by the university, and the purview of such board shall be limited to the scope as currently provided for in rule 3342-2-08 of the Administrative Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3341.04
Rule Amplifies: 3341.01, 3341.04
Prior Effective Dates: 11/4/1977, 9/11/1979, 1/25/1980, 8/7/1985, 8/30/1985, 10/2/1986, 10/16/1988, 2/24/1992, 10/14/1992, 9/17/1993, 10/28/1994, 5/8/1995, 1/25/1996, 2/14/1997, 9/26/2005, 6/1/2007, 10/14/2010, 10/1/2012, 10/2/2014, 3/1/2015