Office of the Dean of Students
The dean of students has ultimate responsibility for enforcing University rules and regulations. The dean delegates to the assistant dean of students and his or her staff the responsibility of administering the student conduct process on a daily basis.
The dean may also delegate student conduct process duties to the Office of Residence Life to carry out those functions within the residence halls under a structure that employs use of both administrative staff, student court representatives and/or designated students. In addition, the dean, assistant dean, or other members of the dean's staff have broad authority to act in the best interests of students, the community, and the University. To that end, the dean or designee(s) may take immediate action to remove or restrict a student from the University outside of the student conduct process
If the removal or restriction resulted from alleged violations of the student conduct code, a hearing would be scheduled as soon as possible to determine the final disposition in the matter. In matters that are not related to student conduct but rather speak to the health, safety, or welfare of a student or the community, the dean or designee(s) may take whatever action necessary to alleviate that concern, up to and including removing the student from the University.
In cases heard by the Student Conduct Board, the Office of the Dean of Students receives the Board's determination of responsibility and the Board’s recommendations for sanctions. The dean or designee(s) make the final determination. For all student conduct cases the dean reserves the right to review the determination of responsibility, as well as sanctions.
The Office of the Dean of Students may refer cases that do not rise to the level of a student conduct case but require some type of resolution or action to another academic or administrative office or department.
In times of absence, the dean may designate another administrator to respond to cases needing immediate attention.
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