1.3. Authority of an Institution over its Students and Organizations 1.3.1. Student conduct proceedings may be initiated in response to conduct prohibited by the Student Code: 1.3.1.1. That occurs on institutional premises 1.3.1.2. That occurs at events official sponsored by an institution 1.3.1.3. That arises out of membership in the Institutional community: or 1.3.1.4. That occurs elsewhere and that adversely affects an Institution, any Organizations, members or the Institutional community, or the pursuit of their lawful objectives. 1.3.2. Notwithstanding this Student Code, an institution reserves the right to take necessary and appropriate action to protect the safety and well-being of the campus community. The institution also reserves the right to extend any deadline contained in this Student Code for good cause with written notice to the parties of the delay and the reason for the delay. 1.3.3. For purposes of the Student Code, the default authority over the student for student conduct purposes will be determined as follows: 1.3.3.1. For alleged misconduct that occurs on institutional premises, the institution where the alleged misconduct occurred; 1.3.3.2. For alleged misconduct that occurs at events officially sponsored by an institution, the institution that sponsored the event; 1.3.3.3. For alleged misconduct that occurs elsewhere and that adversely affects an institution, the institution adversely affected; 1.3.3.4. For alleged instances of Academic Misconduct, the institution that offered the course. 1.3.4. For instances where multiple Institutions have a reasonable claim to authority over the student for student conduct purposes, the Senior Student Affairs Officer at the institutions with a reasonable claim to authority shall determine the appropriate institution to proceed with the Student conduct process. The decision should consider the location of the alleged incident, complainant, respondent, witnesses, and the practicality of conducting the student conduct process at the different Institutions having a reasonable claim to authority. If the Senior Student Affairs Officers cannot agree, the System Director of Student Affairs will make a final decision. 1.3.5. Where students are also employees, they may be subject to concurrent authority. Student conduct proceedings under this Student Code may be initiated irrespective of any action taken by an institutional employer. However, when the student employee has been subject to conduct proceedings as an employee, the findings that resulted from such proceedings will be considered in the student conduct process as long as the standard used in such proceedings was preponderance of the evidence or higher. 1.4. Alcohol Amnesty This section aims to remove the barriers that may prevent any student from seeking emergency medical attention by providing an opportunity for the institution to intervene in a caring and nonpunitive manner. The goal is to reduce the potential risk of alcohol-related injuries or deaths, and increase the likelihood that students will seek medical attention in crisis situations. 1.4.1. A student who seeks emergency medical attention (or who has emergency medical attention sought on his/her behalf) for alcohol-related consumption, will not be sanctioned for violating alcohol consumption prohibitions found in the Student Code related to that incident, as long as the student completes the following requirements: 68 NSU STUDENT HANDBOOK 2024-25
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