Student Conduct System Case Summaries 2005-06
The Department of Student Development and Conduct Education offers the following case summaries as a public service, intended to enhance the educational dimension of the Student Conduct System. Staff members in the Division of Student Life advise the University Board on Student Conduct and administratively hear cases in which students have acknowledged the violation(s) and requested administrative action in lieu of a Board hearing. This list does not include cases where the complaint was dropped, which lacked merit, where proceedings were interrupted when the student left Brandeis, are pending, or have received sufficient public attention to make anonymity unlikely. In compliance with University policy and federal law, the students' names will not be released.
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2004
Allegation: Academic Dishonesty, student was alleged to take information from another student’s paper and used it in his paper without citation
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure on paper; Disciplinary Probation
Sanction: Failure in course; Disciplinary Probation
Date of University Board on Student Conduct Hearing: Fall 2004
Allegation: Inappropriate collaboration on assignment
Accuser: Faculty Member
Plea: Deny Responsibility
Decision of the Board: Not Responsible
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: N/A
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005 (Three students)
Allegation:Hosting unregistered event in Residence Halls; violating Fire Safety; not properly maintaining environment of event
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Educational program; letter of apology to quad members
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005 (Two students)
Allegation: Hosting unregistered event in Residence Halls; violating Fire Safety; not properly maintaining environment of event
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Residence Probation; Fire Safety Program; 15 hours community service w/ University police
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation: Academic dishonesty, student was accused of incorporating several passages from a website into a paper without proper citations
Accuser: Faculty member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure for course
Sanction: Failure for course, Disciplinary Probation until graduation, attendance at APA citation training session; visit to Writing Center before every paper with an attendance form signed
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation: student was accused of downloading copyrighted materials to his computer and saving them in shared space for others to view
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Loss of internet access; removal from housing
Sanction: Residence Probation; delete any shareware from computer
Date of University Board on Student Conduct Hearing: Fall 2005
Allegation: Inappropriate collaboration on exam
Accuser: Faculty Member
Plea: Deny Responsibility
Decision of the Board: Responsible
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Probation; Failure for course
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; Failure for exam and quiz
Date of University Board on Student Conduct Hearing: Fall 2005
Allegation: Inappropriate collaboration on exam
Accuser: Faculty Member
Plea: Deny Responsibility
Decision of the Board: Responsible
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Probation; Failure for course
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation; Failure for course
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005 (Five students)
Allegation:Marijuana
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: HOLD
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005 (Three students)
Allegation:Students hosted an unregistered party with alcohol during quiet hours
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: HOLD
Date of University Board on Student Conduct Hearing: Fall 2005
Allegation: Sexual misconduct
Accuser: Student
Plea: Deny Responsibility
Decision of the Board: Responsible
Recommendation of Accuser: Dismissal
Sanction: Immediate removal from campus housing; Loss of university privileges; Forbidden to walk at graduation; Disciplinary Probation though graduation
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Student accused of not contacting Staff when requested, using marijuana in residence hall, and burning a candle in residence hall room.
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Warning; research/reflection paper; meeting with Staff
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Setting off sprinkler system
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; accompany staff member on Health & Safety inspections; help lead education session on fire safety, meet with staff member to discuss other fire safety education opportunities
Sanction: Residence Probation; accompany staff member on Health & Safety inspections; help lead education session on fire safety, meet with staff member to discuss other fire safety education opportunities; letter of apology to community; possible financial restitution
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Smoking marijuana outside residence hall
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; education and follow up meeting with staff member
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; educational bulletin board; follow up meeting with staff member
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Smoking marijuana outside residence hall
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; education and follow up meeting with staff member
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; educational/reflection paper; follow up meeting with staff member
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Damaging library materials
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Seminar on ethical decision-making; parental notification; restitution for damages
Sanction: Case dropped; letters of apology
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Underage drinking and hosting unregistered party with kegs
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; suspension of party registration
Sanction: Residence Probation; suspension of party registration; online alcohol education program
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Underage drinking and hosting unregistered party with kegs
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; suspension of party registration
Sanction: Residence Probation; suspension of party registration; online alcohol education program
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Underage drinking and hosting unregistered party with kegs
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; suspension of party registration
Sanction: Residence Probation; suspension of party registration; meeting with Drug/Alc counselor
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Underage drinking and hosting unregistered party with kegs
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; suspension of party registration
Sanction: Residence Probation; suspension of party registration; meeting with Drug/Alc counselor
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Drinking a beer in an academic building
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; online alcohol education program
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Academic dishonesty, turning in another student’s paper as own
Accuser: Faculty member
Recommendation of Accuser: Learning component; Disciplinary warning; Disciplinary Probation
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation until graduation; failure in course; help with time management
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005 (Two students)
Allegation:Burning candles
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Create educational program; Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Create educational program; Disciplinary Warning
Date of University Board on Student Conduct Hearing: Fall 2005
Allegation: Respect, Compliance and Alcohol
Accuser: Staff
Plea: Deny Responsibility
Decision of the Board: Responsible
Recommendation of Accuser: Revocation of all privileges related to social events and suspension from the University
Sanction: Restricted hours on campus. Not allowed in the Residence Halls or to attend Brandeis social events. Suspended through Spring ’06 and must provide evidence/documentation of a completed alcohol assistance program before returning to the University. Meeting with alcohol and drug counselor upon readmittance to Brandeis.
Date of University Board on Student Conduct Hearing: Fall 2005
Allegation: Respect; Damage
Accuser: Student
Plea: Deny Responsibility
Decision of the Board: Responsible
Recommendation of Accuser: Suspension
Sanction: Suspension for Spring ’06, Restricted Status, Restitution for medical expenses, meeting with the Dean of Student Life upon return from suspension; frequency as determined by the Dean.
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Using section from another article as his own
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Failure in the assignment; disciplinary probation until May ‘06
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Marijuana
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation until May’06; not allowed in residence halls through spring ‘07
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005 (Two Students)
Allegation:Removing University Property
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Residence Probation until May ‘06
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Submitting a paper for course using information other than their own without proper citation
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Zero grade for the assignment
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation until May’07; grade of zero for the assignment; meeting with ESL program coordinator
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Submitting a paper for course using information other than their own without proper citation
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure on the assignment
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation until May’06; Failure on the assignment
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Submitting a paper for course using information other than their own without proper citation
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Zero grade for the assignment
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; grade of zero for the assignment; attend a writing center or SES for proper/more information pertaining to citations
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Tampering with fire equipment; covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Residence Probation until May ’06; attend fire safety program in February; if can not attend meeting with SDC Director
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Submitting a paper for course using information other than their own without proper citation
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure on the assignment
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; failure on the assignment
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Breaking quiet hours and consuming alcohol at a gathering in quad
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Dropped 1st offense
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May’06 and educational component
Sanction: Residence Probation creation of a flyer to be distributed all over campus illustrating some statistics and educational components of fire safety on college campuses.
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Possessing alcohol and violating quiet hours
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: No further action
Date of University Board on Student Conduct Hearing: Fall 2005
Allegation: Respect
Accuser: Student
Plea: Deny Responsibility
Decision of the Board: Responsible
Recommendation of Accuser: Suspension
Sanction: Resignation from an athletic team, restriction from campus events through May’06;Three page reflective paper; Disciplinary Probation; Prohibited from residence halls through December ‘06
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May’06 and educational component
Sanction: Residence Probation until May’06; speak with SDC director about fire safety education program; attend in February
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May’06 and educational component
Sanction: Residence Probation until May’06; speak with SDC director about fire safety education program; attend in February; complete e-chug
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Emptying a fire extinguisher when there was no fire and leaving it and another extinguisher outside QD door. Suspected of throwing and emptying contents of a trash can and disrupting others
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Removal from Quad; maintaining probation through semester; Disciplinary Probation and assist Residence Life Assistant Director with fire safety education program.
Sanction: Residence Probation until May’06; assist RLAD fire safety education program to be completed in February
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Burning a candle in residence hall room; Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; Fire safety program
Sanction: Residence Probation until May’06; fire safety program in Quad by end of January ‘06
Date of Administrative Action: Fall 2005
Allegation:Submitting a paper for course using information other than their own without proper citation
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: zero on the assignment
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation until May ‘06; zero on the assignment; meeting with SES to discuss proper note taking to be completed by February ‘06
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Zero on Final exam
Sanction: Failure on the assignment and submit an apology letter to Professor
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Accused of smoking a hookah in residence hall room
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; Educational sanction to be completed with CA regarding health effect of hookah smoking.
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Accused of smoking a hookah in residence hall room
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; Educational sanction to be completed with CA regarding community standards and relations
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Accused of hosting an unregistered party during quiet hours with alcohol
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Removal
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; e-chug
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Two Students)
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Residence Probation; educational program
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Unregistered party, alcohol and violating quiet hours
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Case dropped
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Two Students)
Allegation:Possessing Alcohol
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Case dropped
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Accused of keeping a pet in his dorm room
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning; removal of pet within 48 hours
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; removal of pet by end of February
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May ’06; educational component
Sanction: Residence Probation until May ‘06; attendance to a fire safety seminar with SDC Director by end of February
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May ’06; attend fire safety program
Sanction: 90 Hold
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; attend fire safety program
Sanction: Residence Probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure on assignment
Sanction: No further action. Paper returned to faculty for grading
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Receive training in the rules of sharing work
Sanction: Dropped
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Residence Probation until January ‘07
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Two Students)
Allegation: Accused of having a couch from the Quad community space and a keg and smoking in residence hall room
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May ’06; letter of apology to the building community for stolen property and smoking
Sanction: Dropped
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Two Students)
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Residence Probation until May ’06; attend fire safety program
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May ’06; attend fire safety program
Sanction: 90 Hold
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Rewrite that portion of exam, reduce grade on that portion of exam
Sanction: 90 HOLD
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Rewrite that portion of exam, reduce grade on that portion of exam
Sanction: Exam and paper returned to professor for grading, No further action
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Fire Safety
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: probation and education
Sanction: Residence Probation until May ’06; attendance at a fire safety educational program
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Marijuana
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Meeting with Drug and Alcohol counselor; Disciplinary Warning; educational component
Sanction: Meeting with Drug and alcohol counselor; Disciplinary warning; work with QD on design an educational program about the affects of marijuana use on an individual and a community due by beginning of March
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Hosting unregistered party disruptive during quiet hours with alcohol
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation; attend fire safety program
Sanction: Residence Probation; fire safety education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Six Students)
Allegation:Accused of removing University Property
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning and letter of apology to the community
Sanction: No further action; plan a community program to take place in the residence hall
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Five Students)
Allegation: Accused of having a couch from the Quad community space and a keg and smoking in residence hall room
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May ’06; letter of apology to the building community for stolen property and smoking
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; working with QD to assist with educational program and meeting with Alc/Drug Counselor to create action plan to quit smoking
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Breaking quiet hours and consuming alcohol at a residence hall gathering
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Dropped
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Alcohol
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Probation; alcohol education
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation; alcohol education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Student and guest behaved inappropriately toward public safety employees
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: HOLD
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Underage drinking and hosting unregistered party
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Residence Probation until May ‘06
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence probation
Sanction: Residence probation; Fire safety education program
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Lounge furniture found in residence hall room
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary warning; community apology
Sanction: Disciplinary warning, participation in residence hall program, apology to QD for inappropriate correspondence
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence probation and education
Sanction: Residence probation through May ‘06; attendance at a Fire safety education program
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Rewrite grade reduction
Sanction: No further action; students work to be graded as is – no resubmissions.
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Two Students)
Allegation: Underage drinking and hosting unregistered party
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Disciplinary warning, e-chug by end of March
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Residence probation until May ’06; attendance at a fire safety program by beginning of March
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Fire Safety education
Sanction: Residence probation until May ’06; reflective essay
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Breaking quiet hours and consuming alcohol at a residence hall gathering
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning and an apology letter to administrative assistant for leaving inappropriate message on the SDC voicemail over weekend
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Fire Safety education
Sanction: Residence probation until May ’06; attendance at a fire safety program in residence hall by beginning of March
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Residence probation until January ‘07
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Marijuana
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Meeting with Drug and Alcohol counselor; Disciplinary Warning;
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning, Meeting with Drug and Alcohol counselor
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Five Students)
Allegation: Accused of having a couch from the Quad community space and a keg and smoking in residence hall room
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation until May ’06; letter of apology to the building community for stolen property and smoking
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; working with QD to assist with educational program and meeting with Alc/Drug Counselor to create action plan to quit smoking
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Five Students)
Allegation: Physical altercation/assault
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Probation and removal from living unit
Sanction: Residence Probation for one year; one week restriction from residence halls other than the student’s own; restriction from victim residence hall for the remainder of the academic year, meeting with campus safety regarding laws and penalties for assault in Massachusetts.
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Four Students)
Allegation: Alcohol - keg
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence probation
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation; e-chug - alcohol education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure on assignment, academic warning, probation
Sanction: Failure in assignment, Disciplinary probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: zero on case report, academic probation, educational sanctions
Sanction: Failure on case report, Disciplinary probation until January ‘07
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Drug Policy/Medical transport
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Removal from housing, psych evaluation
Sanction: Residence Probation through 2007, marijuana 101, drug abuse/psych assessment
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: academic probation, zero on assignment, educational sanctions
Sanction: Disciplinary probation, failing grade on the assignment
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Theft
Accuser: Off Campus Citizen
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Disciplinary probation, e-chug, apology letter to store manager
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Four Students)
Allegation:Marijuana
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Meeting with Drug and Alcohol counselor; Residence Probation
Sanction: Residence Probation through December ‘06, Marijuana 101 by April ‘06
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Alcohol
Accuser: Off Campus Professional
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation; e-chug - alcohol education; apology letter
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Public intoxication, disorderly conduct, failure to comply with university officials, physical altercation
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Suspension
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation; temporary campus restriction, restricted from other res. halls after 9pm, alcohol education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Underage possession and intoxication, possession of a fake I.D.
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Warning
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation; alcohol education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Possession and use of Marijuana
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Removal from campus housing
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation; drug education; on-going counseling
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Two students)
Allegation: Student didn’t evacuate room during a fire alarm
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning; Quad programming pertaining to the importance of evacuation during a fire alarm
Sanction: Disciplinary warning; create an educational email and present to QD by beginning of May
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Fire equipment tampering –covered smoke detector
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Residence Probation; fire-safety education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Respect property of others
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Removal from campus housing; restitution
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation for remainder of enrollment; financial restitution
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Vandalism
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Probation; restitution; and clean-up
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation; financial restitution, program in residence hall and clean up
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Disciplinary probation for 1 year, failure in assignment
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Failure to comply with University officials, hosting an unregistered social gathering and violating quiet hours
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Residence Probation until May ‘07; reflection paper describing the responsibility of providing alcohol to underage people and hosting a party with a large quantity of alcohol
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Assault
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation for 1 semester, assessment and room reassignment
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Harassment
Accuser: Student
Recommendation of Accuser: Apology
Sanction: HOLD
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Hosting an unregistered social gathering and provided alcohol to minors
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Residence Probation until December ‘06; reflection paper describing the responsibility of providing alcohol to underage people; e-chug, alcohol education on-line
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Consuming alcohol in a dry quad and under the legal drinking age
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; reflection paper that includes a plan to help friends understand the responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages and a better way to plan a gathering where alcohol is present
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Three students)
Allegation: Consuming alcohol in a dry quad and under the legal drinking age
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning; E-chug on-line
Date of University Board on Student Conduct Hearing: Fall 2005
Allegation: Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Plea: Deny Responsibility
Decision of the Board: Responsible
Recommendation of Accuser: Zero on the exam
Sanction: No Further Action
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Present at an unregistered social gathering and violating quiet hours, alcohol was present
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary Warning
Sanction: Disciplinary warning regarding violating quiet hours and dropped all other charges
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Alcohol possession and kegs
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary warning; alcohol education, inability to register parties for 1 semester
Sanction: Residence Probation; alcohol education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Alcohol possession - underage
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary warning; alcohol education, loss of party privileges
Sanction: Alcohol education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Kegs in a dry suite
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary warning; alcohol education, party restriction
Sanction: Residence Probation; alcohol education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006 (Four Students)
Allegation: Underage Student possessing kegs in a dry suite
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary warning; alcohol education, loss of University privileges, inability to register parties through December ‘06
Sanction: Residence Probation through December ‘06; E-chug-alcohol education, inability to register parties through December ‘06
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Zero on the paper, citation education
Sanction: Disciplinary warning, tutoring in writing center
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: N/A
Sanction: Suspension; Disciplinary probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Alcohol possession in a dry residence and possession of a keg
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Disciplinary warning; alcohol education
Sanction: Disciplinary warning; alcohol education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: False information, smoking and alcohol
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation, assistance with designing a new party registration form
Sanction: Disciplinary Probation, alcohol education, deferred parental education
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Smoking and alcohol
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Disciplinary probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Smoking and alcohol
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Residence Probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Noise and disorderly behavior, damage to residence hall property
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Residence Probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure on assignment
Sanction: Failure on assignment
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure on assignment, educational support
Sanction: Failure on assignment, required to visit writing center
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Vandalism, underage intoxication
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Alcohol education; Residence Probation
Sanction: Alcohol education; Residence Probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure on assignment, probation/warning
Sanction: Failure on assignment, probation, educational resources offered
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Failure in the course, seminar on ethical decision-making, workshop on writing research papers, parent notification
Sanction: Failure on assignment, disciplinary probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Misuse of college property
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Disciplinary Warning
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Destruction of property
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Financial restitution
Sanction: Financial restitution for damage; alcohol education, disciplinary probation
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation:Academic Dishonesty
Accuser: Faculty Member
Recommendation of Accuser: Apology letter
Sanction: Written warning, apology letter, resubmission of inaccurate paperwork to the Registrar’s office
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Loud and destructive behavior during 24 hour quiet hours (finals), underage, under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: Residence Probation; E-chug
Date of Administrative Action: Spring 2006
Allegation: Disorderly conduct involving misuse of college property
Accuser: Staff
Recommendation of Accuser: Residence Probation
Sanction: E-chug