If the respondent is found responsible for any violation of the student code of conduct or other University policy, he or she may be subjected to one or more of the following sanctions which may, under certain circumstances, be communicated to the student’s parents or guardians.
Responsibility for violating the Student Code of Conduct may be assigned any of the following sanctions in
addition to disciplinary conduct points:
Warning
Notice, orally or in writing, that continuation or repetition of prohibited conduct may be cause for additional disciplinary action.
Campus Resource Referral
A student or group may be required to contact an individual or department on campus.
Total Wellness and Life Services
A student may be referred to the Center of Total Wellness and Life Services for intervention to be determined by the center’s staff.
Account Hold
Various departments on campus can place a hold on a student’s account for many reasons to include failure to comply with departmental directives (i.e., failure to pay fines, tuition or comply with a disciplinary sanction, and withdrawal or suspension from the University). The student must rectify (to the satisfaction of the Office that placed the hold) the matter at hand before the hold is removed.
University Service Hours
A student may be required to perform a certain number of hours of work on campus for a designated University employee, department, or organization.
Educational Sanction
The objective of an educational sanction is to provide opportunities for education, reflection, and rehabili tation and is selected to be commensurate with the offense.
Fine
An individual or group may be fined any amount determined to be appropriate and commensurate with the severity of the offense.
Restitution
Restitution is reimbursement for damage to or misappropriation of property. It may be in the form of ser- vice or other compensation.
No Contact Order
For complaints involving allegations between students, the Director of Student Conduct will issue a no-contact order. If it is deemed appropriate by the Director of Student Conduct that a no-contact order should be issued, the complainant and respondent will each receive the order. Each party will be informed by the DSC once a no-contact order has been issued to the other party. Note: If living on campus, students involved in a conduct matter who live near or with each other may also request to have living arrangements modified pending the outcome of the hearing.
Residence Hall Restriction
A student may be restricted from entering a specific residence hall or all residence halls, as specified, without the express written permission of the Office of Housing and Residence Life.
Reassignment of Housing Location/Cancellation of Housing Contract
A student removed from the residence halls for an assigned period of time or expelled from the residence halls on a permanent basis may not enter any residence hall without the express written permission from the Office of Housing and Residence Life. A student who is reassigned to a residence hall due to disciplinary action may only enter the newly assigned residence hall. The reassigned student may not enter any other residence hall without the express written permission from the Office of Housing and Residence Life. If the student is residing in housing at the time of the suspension or expulsion, no refund of the housing deposit or fee will be made.
Housing Probation
A student is advised that additional violations on or off-campus could result in the reassignment of their housing location or the cancellation of their housing contract.
Housing Suspension
A student may be suspended from the residence halls when his or her conduct violates the Code of Conduct or the Housing and Residence Life Handbook. Students suspended from the residence halls must complete the official check-out process and are prohibited from visiting any of the residence halls for the length of time imposed. Students suspended from the residence halls will not be entitled to reimbursement of fees associated with room charges. A student suspended from the residence halls is not suspended from classes unless the student is suspended from the University.
Probation
A student or group is given a warning that further violations will result in consideration
of suspension. The student or a group representative may be required to report to the Director of Student Conduct (DSC) on a regular basis during the period of probation. Terms of the probation shall be specified and may include denial of specified social privileges, exclusion from extracurricular activities and other measures deemed appropriate. Violation of this Code of Conduct during the period of probation will normally result in sus- pension or expulsion from the University.
Social Probation
A student placed on disciplinary probation may not, for a specified period of time, (a) participate in intramural, intercollegiate, or club sports, (b) represent the University in any public function or performance, (c) hold office in student organizations, or (d) be eligible to be initiated into a fraternity or sorority. A student who engages in prohibited conduct prior to the expiration of his or her disciplinary probation may be subject to suspension from the University.
Title IX Referral
Any complaints involving allegations of Title IX sexual harassment or sexual assault and other conduct
matters are handled exclusively under VUU Sexual Misconduct Policy. In cases involving allegations of sexual misconduct, the investigation will focus primarily upon the allegations of sexual misconduct. Students involved in a sexual misconduct case may qualify to receive amnesty for other violations of the Code of Conduct.
Deferred Suspension
Individual or group suspension may be deferred. Deferred terms, i.e., conditions of the deferred suspension and its duration, will be set by the Director of Student Conduct which imposed the sanction. If a succeeding Director of Student Conduct or Conduct Review Committee finds the student responsible for violating the terms of the deferred suspension during the period set up by the preceding Director of Student Conduct or the Conduct Review Committee, the student may be suspended.
Suspension
An individual or group will be dismissed from the University for an assigned time period, and under the conditions deemed necessary by the conduct review process. A student suspended from the University may not enter campus grounds for any reason during the period of her/his suspension without the express written permission from the Dean of Students. A student suspended from the University before an academic semester end will not receive a refund of any monies paid and is not relieved of any financial obligations to the University, including tuition, fees, and room and board. No academic credit earned during the period of suspension at any other institution may be transferred to VUU. A
conduct suspension and its effective dates are recorded on a student’s academic transcript. The notation remains for the time the student is enrolled in the University and is re-moved three (3) years after graduation. If the student leaves the University before graduation, the notation is removed three (3) years after the anticipated date of commencement from the University.
Expulsion
An individual or group will be separated from the University on a permanent basis. An individual’s expulsion will be permanently recorded on his/her academic transcript. A student expelled from the University other than for academic reasons may not enter campus grounds for any reason without express written permission from the Dean of Students. A student expelled from the University will not receive a refund of any monies paid and is not relieved of any financial obligations to the University, including tuition, fees, and room and board.
The following provides examples of common Level 1 violations and possible outcomes:
Possible Sanctions:
The following provides examples of common Level 2 violations and possible outcomes:
Possible Sanctions:
Probation
The following provides examples of common Level 3 violations and possible outcomes:
Possible Sanctions:
The following provides examples of common Level 4 violations and possible outcomes:
The following provides examples of common Level 5 violations and possible outcomes:
Note: The possession or use of firearms, guns, BB guns, water guns or weapons of any kind is prohibited at all times. These prohibited items shall include, but are not limited to, firearms, crafted weapons (e.g., baseball bats or pool cues), bowie knives, switchblade knives, daggers, nunchaku, and metallic knuckles. Possession or storage of weapons by students is prohibited on any property owned or controlled by the University.
Possible Sanctions:
Maze used as a form of weapon or in a non-self-defense manner is deemed a violation of student conduct.
Possible Sanctions: