Student Handbook

Definitions

Students are responsible for knowing the following:

1. When used in the Code:

  1. The terms "institution" and "College" mean Occidental College and all of its undergraduate or graduate departments and programs.
  2. The term "student" includes all persons taking courses at the College either full-time or part-time, pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies. Persons who withdraw after allegedly violating the Code, who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with the College or who have been notified of their acceptance for admission are considered "students" as are persons who are living in the College residence halls, although not enrolled in this institution.
  3. The term "faculty member" means any person hired by the College to conduct classroom or teaching activities or who is otherwise considered by the College to be a member of its faculty.
  4. The term "College official" and "College administrator" includes any person employed by the College performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.
  5. The term "member of the College Community" includes any person who is a student, faculty member, College official or any other person employed by the College. A person's status in a particular situation shall be determined by the appropriate college administrator.
  6. The term "College premises" means buildings or grounds owned, leased, operated, controlled, or supervised by the College (including adjacent streets and sidewalks).
  7. The term "organization" means a number of persons who have complied with College requirements for registration as managed by the Office of Student Life.
  8. The term "Conduct Council" means those persons authorized by the Office of Student Conduct to determine whether a student has violated the Code and to recommend sanctions that may be imposed when a violation of the Code has been committed.
  9. The term "Conduct Officer" means a College official authorized on a case-by-case basis by the Office of Student Conduct to impose sanctions upon any student(s) found to have violated the Student Code. The Office Student Conduct may authorize a Conduct Officer to serve simultaneously as a Conduct Officer or one of the members of a Conduct Council. The Office of Student Conduct may authorize the same Conduct Officer to impose sanctions in all cases.
  10. The term "policy" means the written regulations of the College as found in, but not limited to, the Student Handbook, the Catalog, and other published College policies.
  11. The term "disciplinary action" or "conduct action" refers to the process of investigation and determination of a sanction as the result of a violation of College policies.
  12. The term "College-sponsored activity" means any activity on- or off-College premises that is initiated, supervised, and/or sanctioned by the College.
  13. The terms "will" or "shall" are used in the imperative sense.
  14. The term "written notice" covers both paper copy and electronic mail. Official notifications in this Code may be made exclusively by e-mail to the e-mail address provided to students by the College.
  15. The term "alleged" means that reports or accusations of violations of college policy presume that an individual is not responsible for the violation until investigation, statements, or other facts demonstrate that an actual violation occurred.
  16. The term "complainant" means any person who submits a charge alleging that a student violated this Code.
  17. The term "respondent" means any student accused of violating this Code.
  18. The term "reckless" means conduct that a person should reasonably be expected to know would create a substantial risk of harm to persons or property or that would otherwise be likely to result in interference with normal College business or College sponsored activities.
  19. The term "day" means a Monday through Friday, except for federal or state holidays.

 

 

 

Last updated June 12, 2012

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