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CSU issues guidelines for student conduct
David Zugnoni
Issue date: 3/8/07 Section: News
The California State University Office of the Chancellor issued an executive order Feb. 2 that states the procedure for initiating disciplinary action for alleged violations of the California State University Student Conduct Code.
Behaviors such as destruction of property, alcohol and drug use on campus, theft, hazing, and academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary sanctions, according to the Student Conduct Code.
Under the procedure, a student who is accused of a violation will meet with a student conduct administrator to discuss the alleged violation, and if the student and the administrator come to an agreement as to a fair penalty, the issue will be closed, according to a memo from the Office of the President of San Jose State University.
The memo states that if the student and the administrator do not come to an agreement, then the student can request a private hearing with a hearing officer.
The hearing officer will then make a recommendation to the vice president of Student Affairs, who will make a final decision, according to the memo.
The purpose of the order is to ensure students' rights to due process and to crack down on violations of the Student Conduct Code, according to the memo.
San Jose State University president Don Kassing said in a press conference that an accumulation of incidents on several campuses influenced the initiation of the order, particularly alcohol-related deaths at Cal State Chico and fraternity and sorority behavior on other campuses.
"I think you need to be very careful with alcohol," Kassing said. "Stupid things happen to young people. … I think we had couple students die in the past couple of weeks in automobile accidents."
Jimmy Wu, a freshman majoring in business, said he doesn't think many students drive under the influence of alcohol, but that it is used in Campus Village by underage students.
"It does happen a lot," Wu said. "I can smell it from the hallways."
Behaviors such as destruction of property, alcohol and drug use on campus, theft, hazing, and academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary sanctions, according to the Student Conduct Code.
Under the procedure, a student who is accused of a violation will meet with a student conduct administrator to discuss the alleged violation, and if the student and the administrator come to an agreement as to a fair penalty, the issue will be closed, according to a memo from the Office of the President of San Jose State University.
The memo states that if the student and the administrator do not come to an agreement, then the student can request a private hearing with a hearing officer.
The hearing officer will then make a recommendation to the vice president of Student Affairs, who will make a final decision, according to the memo.
The purpose of the order is to ensure students' rights to due process and to crack down on violations of the Student Conduct Code, according to the memo.
San Jose State University president Don Kassing said in a press conference that an accumulation of incidents on several campuses influenced the initiation of the order, particularly alcohol-related deaths at Cal State Chico and fraternity and sorority behavior on other campuses.
"I think you need to be very careful with alcohol," Kassing said. "Stupid things happen to young people. … I think we had couple students die in the past couple of weeks in automobile accidents."
Jimmy Wu, a freshman majoring in business, said he doesn't think many students drive under the influence of alcohol, but that it is used in Campus Village by underage students.
"It does happen a lot," Wu said. "I can smell it from the hallways."
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