ARTICLE I: DEFINITIONS

  1. The term Advisor means a person chosen by a Complainant or Respondent to provide personal support through the conduct process. An advisor must have no other role in the hearing, such as a witness, and may not speak or otherwise represent his or her advisees.
  2. The term Appeal Reader(s) means any person or persons authorized by the Dean of Students or designee to consider an appeal from a student of a University Hearing Officer’s determination as to whether the student has violated the Student Code of Conduct or the sanctions imposed by the University Hearing Officer.
  3. The term Chief Disciplinary Officer means the Dean of Students of the University of Northern Colorado or a designated University official authorized on a case-by-case basis by the Dean of Students to impose sanctions upon any student(s) found to have violated the Student Code of Conduct.
  4. The term Complainant means any person who submits a charge alleging that a student violated this Student Code. When a student believes that s/he has been a victim of another student’s misconduct, the student who believes s/he has been a victim will have the same rights under this Student Code as are provided to the Complainant, even if another member of the University community submitted an allegation of misconduct.
  5. The term Faculty Member means any person hired by the University of Northern Colorado to conduct classroom activities, whether in a classroom, laboratory, field, clinical, or virtual setting or who is otherwise considered by the University to be a member of its faculty.
  6. The term May is used in the permissive sense.
  7. The term Member of the University Community includes any person who is a student, faculty member, University official or any other person employed by the University. A person’s status in a particular situation shall be determined by the Dean of Students or designee.
  8. The term Organization means any number of persons who have complied with the formal requirements for University recognition/registration.
  9. The term Parent means a student’s parent or legal guardian.
  10. The term Policy means the written regulations of the University as found in, but not limited to, the Student Code of Conduct, Residence Life Handbook, the University web page and computer use policy, Graduate/Undergraduate Catalogs, and University Regulations and Board Policy.
  11. The term Preponderance of Evidence means what is alleged to have happened is more likely than not what happened. This shall be the standard of proof used in all conduct proceedings under this code.
  12. The term Respondent means any student accused of violating this Student Code.
  13. The term Shall is used in the imperative sense.
  14. The term Student includes: all persons taking courses at the University, either full-time or part-time, pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or professional studies; those who withdraw after allegedly violating the Student Code of Conduct; those who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with the University; those who have been notified of their acceptance for admission are considered students as are persons who are living in University housing, although not enrolled in this institution. The Student Code of Conduct applies to all University of Northern Colorado students enrolled through University programs who are studying abroad or at other remote locations.
  15. The terms University or Institution mean the University of Northern Colorado.
  16. The term University Hearing Officer means any person authorized by the Dean of Students or designee to determine whether a student has violated the Student Code of Conduct and to identify sanctions that may be imposed when a violation has been committed.
  17. The term University Official includes any person employed by the University, performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities. University officials may be full or part-time, or may be student staff members.
  18. The term University Premises includes all land, buildings, facilities, and other property in the possession of or owned, leased, used, or controlled by the University of Northern Colorado (including adjacent streets and sidewalks).
  19. The term University-Sponsored Activity means any activity on or off campus which is initiated, aided, authorized or supervised by the University.
  20. The term Witness means any individual who may have information relating to a conduct case.
  21. The term Working Day means Monday through Friday, except for official university holidays.