One Code One Standard Procedural Uniformity in a

One Code, One Standard: Procedural Uniformity in a Multi-Campus Environment Carla L. Mc. Knight Coordinator, Student Conduct & Academic Success Valencia College

Objectives § Participants will be able explain the importance of maintaining a consistent and uniform student conduct process in a large, multicampus institution. § Participants will be able to outline the primary principles for establishing a consistent and uniform conduct process in a large, multi-campus institution. § Participants will be able to determine how uniformity in process can be maintained while allowing for customized implementation based on campus characteristics.

Today’s Environment § 23 of the 28 have multiple campuses §Seriousness of student issues §Seriousness of conduct issues §Implications of a miscue

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Potential Challenges §Legal §Political §Logistical §Functional

Today’s Environment § 23 of the 28 have multiple campuses §Seriousness of student issues §Seriousness of conduct issues §Implications of a miscue Very Little Research

Mintzberg’s Professional Bureaucracy § Operations are predetermined or predictable § Knowledge & skills are consistent to produce a standard product or service § Complexity requires expertise § No application is the same Result = standardization & decentralization

Standardization: A Uniform Process § Communication § Code of Conduct § Consistency § Categorizing

Communication § What do we do? § How do we refer to what we do? § Who does what? § Where do we stand? § On campus vs. off campus § Lengthy suspension vs. expulsion § Standing committee vs. rotating committee § Readmission guaranteed vs. readmission considered § Criminal history check vs. no criminal history check § Legal representation vs. no legal representation

Resources § A 21 st-Century Model Student Conduct Code by E. N. Stoner II & J. W. Lowery § Florida Board of Governors Regulations (6. 0105) § ACPA’s Student Conduct Board Manual and Reference § Beyond Discipline: Managing the Modern Higher Education Environment by P. F. Lake § Student Conduct Practice: The Complete Guide for Student Affairs Professionals by J. M. Lancaster & D. M. Waryold § The Law of Higher Education by W. A. Kaplin & B. A. Lee § YOU!!!!

Code of Conduct § Reader-friendly § Thorough definitions section § Ex: student, campus, burden of proof § Inclusivity of the “rules” section § Clarity of all timelines § Ex: Notification, final decision, appeal window § Description of your process in procedure section § Steps for appeal/readmission process

Sample Code of Conduct

Consistency § Letters § Preliminary Communication § Conference Notice § Forms § Case tracker sheet § Disciplinary conference statement § Records § Maxient, Adirondack, Excel, Access § Banner, People. Soft, etc. § Document Warehouse § Sharepoint or Shared Drive

Categorizing Pigeonholing § Process Guidelines § Sanctioning Guidelines

Decentralization

Questions

Reference List § ACPA Commission for Student Conduct & Legal Issues. (n. d. ). Student Conduct Board Manual & Reference. Washington D. C. : National Center for Education. § Kaplin, W. , & Lee, B. (2007). The Law of Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. § Lake, P. (2009). Beyond Discipline: Managing the Modern Higher Education Environment. Bradenton: Hierophant Enterprises, Inc. § Mintzberg, H. (2011). The Professional Bureaucracy. In M. C. Brown, Organization & Governance in Higher Education (pp. 54 -73). Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing. § Stoner, E. , & Lowery, J. (2004). Navigating Past the "Spirit of Insubordination": A Twenty-First Century Model Student Conduct Code with a Model Hearing Script. Journal of College and University Law.

Contact Information Carla L. Mc. Knight Coordinator, Student Conduct & Academic Success Valencia College, West Campus cmcknight 5@valenciacollege. edu (407) 582 -5562