Wash. Admin. Code § 495D-121-330 - Student conduct code-Definitions
The following definitions apply for the purposes of this
(1) "Business
day " means a weekday, excluding weekends and official college
holidays.
(2) "College premises "
shall include all campuses of the college, wherever located, and includes all
land, buildings, facilities, vehicles, equipment, and other property the
college owns, uses, or controls.
(3) "Complainant " means an alleged victim of
sexual misconduct .
(4) "Conduct
review officer " means the vice president of student services or other college
administrator the president designates to have responsibility to receive and
review or refer appeals of student disciplinary actions consistent with the
procedures of this code. The president can reassign any and all of the conduct
review officer 's duties or responsibilities as set forth in this chapter as
reasonably necessary.
(5)
"Disciplinary action " means the process by which the student conduct officer
imposes discipline against a student for a violation of the student conduct
code.
(6) "Disciplinary appeal "
means the process by which an aggrieved student can appeal the discipline
imposed by the student conduct officer . The student conduct committee hears
disciplinary appeals for a suspension in excess of 10 instructional days or a
dismissal.
The college will review appeals of all other appealable
(7) "Filing " means the process by which a
document is officially delivered to a college official responsible to
facilitate a disciplinary review. Unless otherwise provided, filing shall be
accomplished by:
(a) Hand delivery of the
document to the specified college official or college official's assistant;
or
(b) Sending the document by
email or first class mail to the specified college official's office and
college email address.
Papers required for
(8)
"Hazing " means any act committed as part of a person's recruitment, initiation,
pledging, admission into, or affiliation with a student organization, athletic
team, or living group, or any pastime or amusement engaged in with respect to
such an organization, athletic team, or living group that causes, or is likely
to cause, bodily danger or physical harm, or serious psychological or emotional
harm, to any student or other person attending a public institution of higher
education in this state, including causing, directing, coercing, or forcing a
person to consume any food, liquid, alcohol, drug, or other substance which
subjects the person to risk of such harm, regardless of the person's
willingness to participate. "Hazing " does not include customary athletic events
or other similar contests or competitions.
(9) "President " means the president of the
college. The president is authorized to:
(a)
Delegate any of their responsibilities as set forth in this chapter as may be
reasonably necessary; and
(b)
Reassign any and all duties and responsibilities as set forth in this chapter
as may be reasonably necessary.
(10) "Respondent " means the student against
whom the college initiates disciplinary action .
(11) "Service " means the process by which a
document is officially delivered to a party. Unless otherwise provided, service
upon a party shall be accomplished by:
(a)
Hand delivery of the document to the party; or
(b) Sending the document by email or by
certified mail or first class mail to the party's last known address.
(13) "Student " includes all persons who take
classes at or through the college, whether on a full-time or part-time basis,
and whether such classes are credit courses, noncredit courses, online courses,
or otherwise. People who withdraw after allegedly violating the code, who are
not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing
relationship with the college, or who were notified of their acceptance for
admission are considered students for purposes of this chapter.
(15) "Student conduct officer " means a
college administrator to whom the president or vice president of student
services designates responsibility to implement and enforce the student conduct
code. The president or vice president can reassign any and all of the student
conduct officer 's duties or responsibilities as set forth in this chapter as
reasonably necessary.
(16) "Student
group " is a student organization, athletic or intramural team, or living group
including, but not limited to, student clubs and organizations, members of a
class or student cohort, student performance groups, and student living groups
within student housing.
(17) "Title
IX coordinator " means a college administrator to whom the president designates
responsibility to implement and enforce the guidelines of federal Title IX
legislation.
Notes
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