Sanctions

The Vice President for Student Development, as a result of a confirmed act of student misconduct (such as a violation of the Student Code of Conduct or any of any other College policy or regulation), may impose any of the following sanctions, as is appropriate:

Reprimand. A reprimand is a written communication that gives official notice to the student that any subsequent infraction or violation of the Student Code of Conduct or any other College policy or regulation will result in more severe penalties due to the prior infraction that precipitated the reprimand. Corrective measures appropriate to the issue
at hand may also be included.
Restitution. Payment for the damage, misuse, destruction, or loss of property belonging to the College, College
personnel, students, or visitors to the campus
Fines. For Violation of the Tobacco-Free Policy. (Effective May 29, 2012) The following schedule of consequences and fines will be imposed for students who do not observe the College’s tobacco-free policy:
1. First Offense—Written Warning;
2. Second Offense—$50 fine;
3. Third Offense—$100 fine;
4. Fourth Offense—$200 fine;
5. each offense beyond the fourth offense—$200 fine.
  
  A student’s record is not ‘wiped clean’ at the beginning of any calendar year or academic term, and continues to accumulate offenses if more than one violation occurs. Fines for violation of the tobacco-free policy are treated in the same way as fines for overdue library materials and unpaid parking violations—namely, a student with an unpaid fine will not be permitted to register for classes, receive final grades, or receive official transcripts until the fine is paid.
Campus Community Service. Depending upon the infraction and its severity, the Vice President for Student Development may determine if opportunity exists to assign the student to specified hours of campus community service to be completed as part of the sanction to be imposed. If available, this level of sanction would be considered for infractions that would be reasonably considered to be ‘minor’ in terms of overall scope and severity. Failure to comply with the conditions established for campus community service may lead to a more severe sanction. In situations when the appropriate sanction is that of restitution in order to repay financial losses, campus community service is normally
not a substitute.
Probation. A student may be placed on Disciplinary Probation for a specified period of time. While on Disciplinary Probation, a student is normally permitted to attend class and may participate in other College activities unless any of these extra-curricular privileges have been removed during the time a student is on probation. Normally, while on Disciplinary Probation, a student is subject to further, more serious sanctions if further violations of college policies occur.
Interim Suspension. Exclusion from class and/or other privileges or activities as set forth in the sanction notice until a final decision has been made concerning the alleged violation (unless waived in connection with the review and appeal process).
Suspension. Exclusion from class(es) and/or all other privileges or activities of the College for a specified period of time. Students who receive this sanction must obtain specific written permission from the Vice President for Student Development in order to return to campus for a specified reason.
Expulsion. Dismissal from campus for an indefinite period of time. The student loses their status. The student may be readmitted to the college only with the approval of the Vice President for Student Development and the President of the College.

First Violation

After the Vice President for Student Development receives a report of the first violation, the student receives a written notification of the first violation. Violations accumulate and are not erased. In addition, students are subject to the following sanctions for a period of two consecutive academic terms:

The student is not eligible to hold an office or leadership position in a college or student organization, publication, activity or athletic team;
The student is not eligible to be elected to membership in any honor society, to receive any college award, or to be recognized for any college honor.
The student forfeits any stipend to be awarded in conjunction with an elected office or leadership position. If the student is a student-athlete, the student will not participate in one intercollegiate match for volleyball, two consecutive intercollegiate games for baseball, or one meet for cross country.

Second Violation

If the student commits a second violation, the student will meet with the Vice President for Student Development to participate in an intervention activity pertaining to academic honesty and the college’s Academic Integrity Policy. Satisfactory completion of this activity will be required in order to be eligible to register for the following term’s courses. The activity will be scheduled within a reasonable time of completion depending on the timing in the term when the second violation was reported. If the student fails to meet with the Vice President, or fails to participate in and complete the required activity, the result will be the imposition of the sanction for a third violation.
If a student with a second violation is a student-athlete, the student will not participate in two intercollegiate matches for volleyball, four consecutive intercollegiate games for baseball or two consecutive meets for cross country.

Third Violation

If the student commits a third violation, the student will be immediately placed on Academic Suspension. The student will be withdrawn from the college and ineligible to enroll at the college for two consecutive terms. Following the completion of two terms of inactivity at the college, the student must apply for readmission.

Fourth Violation

A student readmitted to the college from having fulfilled two consecutive terms of academic suspension for a third violation shall not have not have prior violations removed. If a fourth offense occurs following readmission from three violations, the student’s fourth violation will be reviewed by a panel from the College Appeals Committee to determine if and/or when readmission to the college may be granted.

Due to program and facility requirements for professional behavior in the workplace, a first instance of academic dishonesty in a clinical practicum or workplace setting shall be treated as equivalent to a third violation of the academic integrity policy in the classroom.