Housing Student Conduct Staff - PowerPoint Presentation

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Housing Student Conduct Staff

Keener Scott,

Associate Director for Staff Development and Student Conduct

Kathryn Hall,

Senior Coordinator for Staff Development and Student Conduct

Sita Chandra,

Graduate Resident for Staff Development and Student Conduct

SDSC Office

• Creswell Hall (North)

•

706.542.8191Slide2

Who has heard student conduct cases?What should our philosophy be with regard to student conduct in our residence halls?

How do you balance your advocacy for students with upholding community standards?Student Conduct Discussion Slide3

Philosophy

University HousingUniversity Housing provides comfortable, affordable and secure on-campus housing options in residential communities where the academic success and personal growth of residents are encouraged and supported.Student ConductEnhance the learning environment:

Educate students about rights, responsibilities and expectationsConduct a fair processProvide opportunities for learning and leadership development

Deliver outreach servicesSlide4

Defines the University’s expectations for behavior & outlines the conduct process when alleged violations occur

Code of Conduct possible violations are heard by the Office of Student Conduct in Memorial Hall

Students are held to the Code of Conduct off campus as well as

on campus.

Code of Conduct

https

://conduct.uga.edu/uploads/docs/Code_of_Conduct_(revised_2016.07.01).

pdf

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Defines University Housing’s

expectations for behavior within the residence halls

and informs students that they will be referred through the student conduct process when alleged violations of

housing policies

occur.

University Housing

Community Guide

https://

housing.uga.edu/uploads/documents/community_guide_2016-2017.pdf

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Possible or alleged violations of the policies outlined in University Housing’s Community Guide may result in meetings where documented students talk with a staff member in Residential Programs and Services.

Community Guide Violations Slide7

Residential Policy Review

Incident is documented

Documentation is entered into Advocate by a resident assistant or C.L.A.S.S. advocate

Area/Senior Coordinator reviews incident documentation

Area /Senior Coordinator determines if a housing policy as outline in our Community Guide may have been violated

Area/Senior Coordinator assigns a conduct officer (AC, SC, RHD or GR) to meet with the student(s) –

Residential Policy Review (RPR)Slide8

Student is notified of the meeting and possible housing policy violation by a Notice to Appear (NTA) letter via the student’s UGA email

Student arranges meeting - Residential Policy Review

– RPRDuring the

RPR meeting

, the conduct

officer

shares documented information with the

student and provides

the student with the

opportunity

to share information about the incidentResidential Policy Review Slide9

Residential Policy Review

If the conduct officer does not find enough information to move forward, the case is resolved through

No Action

and the student will receive a

Not in Violation

letter

If the conduct officer finds enough information to move forward with any of the alleged housing policy violations, the case is resolved during a

RPR meeting or sent to the Community Standards Board (CSB)

If the student accepts responsibility for the policy violation, then a

Notice of Decision

is issued to resolve the case

The student may request their case be heard by the

Community Standards Board (CSB)Slide10

Designed to guide Residential Policy Reviews and to give a step by step outline of how to document the RPR in

RPR Protocol is on the staff website

https://housing.uga.edu/staff/staff_staff_conductprotocols

Review these carefully, send Kathryn Hall any questions or concerns

Follow RPR protocol consistently

Residential Policy Review (RPR) Protocols Slide11

Community ServiceUniversity Policies ReprimandFollow-up Meeting – actually must be a separate meeting

Writing AssignmentReflection PaperResearch PaperCareer Focused ReflectionCore Values ReflectionLetter of Explanation (Apology) – this should come to you. You can decide if you forward it to the victim

RPR SANCTIONSSlide12

The

primary purpose of the CSB is to educate residents about residence hall policies while encouraging students to consider what it means to be responsible members of their residence hall community and be accountable for their actions. CSB members

meet with residents to determine whether or not a violation of University Housing policies has occurred and deliberate appropriate educational sanctions.

Community Standards BoardSlide13

CSB enables residents to have a voice in their community.

Sita Chandra is the graduate advisor for CSBCSB will engage in outreach activities in our first year communities this year

Community Standards BoardSlide14

All GRs are eligible to meet with student for RPRs;

GRs will be assigned RPR cases in their duty area.GRs must first observe 2 RPR meetings held by an AC/SC/RHD

GRs must be observed in their first RPR by an AC/RHD GRs should meet these requirements early in the fall semester so they can contribute to the management of RPR cases throughout the year, as well as develop their conduct management skills

Training

Requirements for GRsSlide15

Training for new DI/GRs

Attend the Advocate Quick Entry and Documenting Incidents training sessions offered on August 2, 2016Thursday, August 25

th 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. SDSC Conference Room

OR

Friday

, August

26

th

3

p.m. –

4:30

p.m.

SDSC Conference Room

 All CA-RA staff will have entry access to Advocate by Saturday, July 30, 2016. GRs will have access on Wednesday, August 24, 2016.What’s Next?Slide16

Must complete FERPA Certification by Wednesday, August 10, 2016. email will go out on Thursday, July 28, 2016.

FERPAProtect the privacy of student education records.Establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records.Provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate and misleading information.

All DI/GRsSlide17

Must attend the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment (NDAH) Policy and Sexual Misconduct Policy Training on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 during CA-RA Training

All DI/GRsSlide18