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Office of Student Standards and Conduct: 2012-13 Report to Faculty Senate including Code of Student Life Revisions
Rachel E. Eikenberry M.Ed.
Director
ARKU 634
Ethics.uark.edu
reikenbe@uark.edu
479-575-5170
Make-Up of the OSSC
• 1 Director• 1 Associate Director • 1 Assistant Director (Dual Reporting to Housing and OSSC)
• 1 Coordinator for Outreach and Education• 1 Administrative Assistant• 2 Graduate Assistants• 2 Work-Study Students
Mission of the OSSC
Mission
The mission of the Office of Student Standards and Conduct (OSSC) is to create a safe and inclusive community by upholding the Code of Student Life which promotes responsibility, accountability, and student learning through;• Educational opportunities and outreach.• The enforcement behavioral standards. • Providing a consistent, fair, equitable, educational student conduct
process.• The development of ethics and adherence to their personal values.• Education on the norms and values of the University of Arkansas.
Code of Student Life Annual Report
• Numbers are all based on the 2012-2013 Academic Year (May 14, 2012 through May 12, 2013
Appeal Outcomes
LEVEL 1:
Dean of Students/Vice Provost for Student Affairs
7 total
(6 upheld, 1 vacated)
LEVEL 2:
Chancellor and Dean of Students/Vice Provost for Student Affairs
35 total(20 upheld, 12 modified, 1
vacated, 2 pending)
2011-12 & 2012-13 Comparison
• Number of overall violations were down
• Number of cases were down
2012-13; 23542011-12; 2806
2011-12; 1537
2012-13; 1099
Code of Student Life Revisions
Student Standards of Conduct Policy Revisions: Addition of the following new policies; 2 & 182. Domestic and/or Dating Violence includes violence against a spouse, former spouse, or an individual who has had a dating or engagement relationship.
a. Dating Violence is defined as violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors:
i. The length of the relationship
ii. The type of the relationship.
iii. The frequency of interactions between the persons involved in the relationship.
b. Domestic Violence includes violence committed by a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction. Immediate Family Member means:
i. a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of that person, or an individual to whom that person stands in loco parentis; or ii.. any other person living in the household of that person and related to that person by blood or marriage
18. Use or possession of prescriptions medication other than for the person prescribed, and/or for use other than the prescribed purpose.
Code of Student Life Revisions
• Revisions to the current D2. policy (Harassment, Abuse, Coercion) split to make 2, now policy D 3 & 4.
• Complete Revision to Section 10. Special Procedures for Cases Involving Alleged Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Stalking, Domestic Violence, and/or Dating Violence. Revised to maintain compliance with Violence Against Women Act, Dear Colleague Letter-OCR, and Campus Save Act (Must be in compliance by Feb. 1, 2013)
• Section 2. Presumption of Non-Responsibility – Standard of Proof: Clarification of language
• Section 5. Summoning a Student for a Pre-hearing Conference: Revisions to notify students of date/time of hearing instead of allowing student to schedule an appointment based on utilization of new database.
• Section E Administrative Actions:• Language Clarification and slight revisions to intro, Part 1, Part 2. Part 3
entirely revised for compliance with ADA and HIPPA. Part 4 completely new (was previously a standard operating procedure but added as a policy due to student questions, concerns)
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