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One Code , One Standard: Procedural Uniformity in a Multi-Campus Environment

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

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One Code , One Standard: Procedural Uniformity in a Multi-Campus Environment

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

  2. Objectives • Participants will be able explain the importance of maintaining a consistent and uniform student conduct process in a large, multi-campus 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.

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

  4. Case Study: Andy Vol

  5. Potential Challenges • Legal • Political • Logistical • Functional

  6. 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

  7. Mintzberg’sProfessional 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

  8. Standardization: A Uniform Process • Communication • Code of Conduct • Consistency • Categorizing

  9. 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

  10. Resources • A 21st-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!!!!

  11. 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

  12. Sample Code of Conduct

  13. Consistency • Letters • Preliminary Communication • Conference Notice • Forms • Case tracker sheet • Disciplinary conference statement • Records • Maxient, Adirondack, Excel, Access • Banner, PeopleSoft, etc. • Document Warehouse • Sharepointor Shared Drive

  14. Categorizing Pigeonholing • Process Guidelines • Sanctioning Guidelines

  15. Decentralization

  16. Questions

  17. 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.

  18. Contact Information Carla L. McKnight Coordinator, Student Conduct & Academic Success Valencia College, West Campus cmcknight5@valenciacollege.edu (407) 582-5562

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