STUDENT JUDICIAL AFFAIRS

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STUDENT JUDICIAL AFFAIRS

• Location Kendall Hall, Room 110
• Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
• Phone [phone]
• Website www.csuchico.edu/sjd/
• E-Mail sjd_at_csuchico.edu

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Staff

• Mary Oling Ottoo
• Director of Special Projects and Student Judicial
  Affairs
• Lizanne Leach
• Coordinator of University Student Discipline
• Linda Gatton
• Coordinator of Student Judicial Affairs and
  Special Projects
• Linda Schurr
• Student Judicial Affairs Adviser
• Markeyth Powell
• Student Judicial Affairs Intern
• Athena Floyd
• Administrative Support Assistant

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Code of Student Rights Responsibilities

• Student Rights
• Access to Higher Education
• Rights in the classroom

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Student Rights continued

• Students are free to take exception to the data,
  processes, or views offered in courses but at the
  same time are responsible for meeting standards
  of academic performance established for each
  course.
• Students have the right to a syllabus by the end
  of the first week of their initial class
  attendance.
• Students have the right to know what will be
  covered in exams and to inspect and discuss their
  graded work with their instructors.
• Students have the right to have faculty schedule
  reasonable number of office hours for student
  conferences including availability during finals
  week.

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Student Rights continued

• Faculty must meet classes at scheduled times.
• Students have a right to a course grade which
  represents the professors good faith judgment of
  the students performance in the course.
• Students have a right to expect that faculty will
  not discriminate on the basis of personal
  prejudices.
• Students have the right as well as responsibility
• to participate in procedures for evaluating the
  teaching effectiveness of faculty.

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Student Rights Continued

• Right to freedom from sexual harassment.
• Right to freedom from discrimination.
• Right to privacy to Inspect Public records.
  According to federal and state laws, students
  have the right to protection against improper
  disclosure of personal information (see
  University Catalog).

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Student Rights continued

• Right to freedom of association, expression,
  advocacy and
• publication (see Executive Memorandum 86-12,
  Guidelines for Speech and Advocacy).
• Right to contribute to university governance and
  curriculum.
• Right to accommodation for individuals with
  disabilities (see Executive Memorandum 99-21,
  policy regarding individuals with disabilities).

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Student Grievance Process

• Executive Memorandum 94-22, the Student Grievance
  Procedures, establishes procedures to follow for
  resolving student complaints and grievances
  arising from a students claim that a member of
  the faculty, staff,or administration has in some
  material way failed to meet their official
  obligations as agents of the university, thus
  resulting in an unjust or adverse impact on the
  student
• Students are encouraged to resolve conflicts
  informally through the Director for Student
  Judicial Affairs. If informal means fail, formal
  grievance procedures may be invoked
• Initial complaints can be filed in the office of
  Student Judicial Affairs, Kendall 110.

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Executive Memorandum 94-22 April 27, 1994 Page 12
STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
INFORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
DISCOVERY OF GRIEVABLE ACTION
End of Inquiry
1. Student Files Notice of Inquiry with
Coordinator of Student Judicial Affairs within 30
instructional days
RESOLUTION
NO RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION
2. Meet with respondent
NO RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION
3. Meet with Department Chair
NO RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION
4. Meet with College Dean
NO RESOLUTION
5. Proceed to Formal Grievance
The Coordinator may accompany student
FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
1. Student Files Request for a Formal Student
Grievance Hearing in writing with Coordinator
2. Coordinator informs Facilitator that all
informal means for resolving the complaint have
been exhausted and formal grievance proceedings
should begin
3. Grievant and respondent provide names of
representatives, witnesses, and all required
documentation to Facilitator
End of Process
4. Grievance Hearing Committee formed.
Grievance hearing. Report submitted to Provost
who makes decision on grievance.
RESOLUTION
NO RESOLUTION
5. Appeal decision to President. Presidents
decision is final
RESOLUTION
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Student Responsibilities

• It is the responsibility of the student to
  successfully acquire a high quality experience in
  higher learning.
• Students are responsible for their own actions on
  or off-campus and to show respect for the rights
  of others.
• Students must conduct themselves in a manner
  consistent with the mission of the university.
  Violations are subject to sanctions as
  established by Title 5, California Code of
  Regulations, and follow section 41301, Expulsion,
  Suspension and Probation of Students (see Code of
  Students Rights and Responsibilities for the list
  of violations).

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History of Title V Violationsat CSU Chico
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Breakdown of Academic Dishonesty Cases2003-2004
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Academic Integrity Statement

• The students, faculty, administrators, and staff
  of CSU, Chico are committed to a culture of
  honesty in which members of the community accept
  responsibility to uphold academic integrity in
  all they say, write, and create. EM 04-36

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Responsibilities of Faculty Members

• Set high expectations for academic integrity by
  modeling good behavior of academic integrity
  through the syllabi and lectures.
• Encourage academic honesty by emphasizing
  university policy and any additional,
  course-specific policies on Academic Integrity in
  their syllabi
• Communicate clear expectations regarding group
  work, collaboration, and use of materials
  prepared for more than one class.

• Teach discipline-specific writing and
  documentation style, or inform students where
  they can go for such instruction. Use instances
  of misuse of sources as teaching opportunities to
  educate and inform students about plagiarism and
  proper citation practice.
• Encourage academic honesty by appropriate means
  such as adopting a variety of examination and
  assignment formats and/or content and by
  monitoring exams.

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• Report significant instances of suspected
  academic dishonesty to the Office of Student
  Judicial Affairs. Consistent reporting by
  faculty to this central office is essential for
  fair and impartial administration of student
  discipline campus wide.
• EM04-36

• Impose appropriate academic sanctions for
  violations, which may range from assigning a zero
  or f grade on an assignment to an F in the
  course. Other administrative sanctions may be
  imposed by the Office of Student Judicial Affairs.

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If You Have Evidence of Plagiarism or Cheating

• If comfortable doing so, confront the student(s)
  with the evidence and inform him/her that you
  will be referring the case to Student Judicial
  Affairs.
• Give SJA copies of the evidence, copy of the
  portion of the syllabus that addresses academic
  dishonesty, and a synopsis of the incident.
• SJA will meet with the student(s) and, if
  appropriate, impose a disciplinary sanction.
• Faculty are responsible for assigning the final
  grade for the student(s) which can become part of
  the discipline sanction.

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Advantages of Referral

• Sends a clear message that academic dishonesty
  will not be tolerated
• Discourages serial cheaters
• Eliminates the risk of a grievance situation over
  a grade

• Allows the discipline process to also be a
  learning process
• Helps achieve a campuswide uniform standard of
  academic behavior

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