20. Student: All persons taking courses from the institution, both full-time and part-time, enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, professional or special topic courses, whether credit- bearing or not. 21. Student Code: The Student Code of Conduct contained in this Board Policy 3:4. 22. Student Conduct Panel: The panel that hears formal hearings. 22.1.This panel can take the following forms: 22.1.1. Option 1 – only the Student Conduct Officer; 22.1.2. Option 2 – the Student Conduct Officer and any institutional employee or employees or independent contractor authorized by the senior student affairs officer to determine whether a student has violated the Student Code and to recommend imposition of conduct sanctions; 22.2. For matters involving allegations of academic misconduct, the student conduct panel must include at least one faculty member or academic administrator appointed by the Provost in the form described in Option 2 above. 23. Student Conduct Officer: Any institutional official authorized by the Senior Student Affairs Officer to: 23.1. Informally resolve an allegation by determining the facts and, if a violation is found, imposing a conduct sanction without the assistance of a Student Conduct Panel; OR 23.2. Serve as chair of the Student Conduct Panel; 23.3. Receive and consider the findings and recommendations of a Student Conduct Panel; and 23.4. Determine whether a respondent has violated the Student Code, and if so, to impose appropriate sanctions. C. POLICY 1. Introduction The Board of Regents and its institutions are committed to creating and maintaining a productive living-and-learning community that fosters the intellectual, personal, cultural, and ethical development of its students. Self-discipline and respect for the rights and privileges of others are essential to the educational process and to good citizenship. 1.1. Purpose of the Student Code of Conduct The purpose of the Student Code is to educate students about their civic and social responsibilities as members of the institutional community. The primary focus of the student conduct process is on educational and corrective outcomes; however, conduct sanctions such as suspension or expulsion from an Institution may be necessary to uphold community standards and to protect the campus community. Extensive, organized, serious, or repeated violations of this Student Code are taken into account when determining conduct sanctions. 1.2. Standards of Behavior Attendance at an institution is optional and voluntary. When students enroll at an institution, they voluntarily accept obligations of performance and behavior that are consistent with the institution’s lawful mission, processes, and functions. In general, these obligations are considered much higher than the obligations imposed by civil and criminal law for all citizens. By enrolling at an institution, students voluntarily accept responsibility for compliance with all Board of Regents and Institutional Policies, including but not limited to this Student Code. 67 NSU STUDENT HANDBOOK 2024-25
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