40 | STEVENS STUDENT HANDBOOK If the Respondent accepts responsibility for the alleged violation(s) at the initial Conduct Meeting, the Conduct Officer will, within fifteen business days of the admission of responsibility, provide the Respondent with a letter identifying the specific violation(s) and sanctions imposed as a result. Students who accept responsibility do not have the ability to appeal the outcome or any sanctions imposed. Resolution Process The Conduct Officer will commence the student conduct process within ten business days of receipt of a report by notifying the accused student, group or organization (“Respondent”) of the alleged violation(s). The Conduct Officer will meet with the Complainant (if applicable), the Respondent, and any witnesses in one or more Conduct Meetings within fifteen business days of the notice and may meet with other individuals who could have pertinent information regarding the alleged violation(s). All parties are required to participate and cooperate with the student conduct process. Failure to participate and cooperate constitutes a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. Should a Respondent fail to schedule or attend a Conduct Meeting in the time designated by the Conduct Officer, the student conduct process will move forward, and the Respondent’s case will be decided in the Respondent’s absence. The Office of Community Standards, in coordination with the Offices of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Life, as applicable, will investigate alleged violations by undergraduate and graduate student organizations, respectively. The investigation will includes interviewing those witnesses and other individuals with information about the incident and meeting with the appropriate officers of the organization, and other actions and interviews, in each case as determined to be necessary and appropriate by the investigator. The investigator(s) will liaise, as determined to be necessary and appropriate by the investigator, with an organization or group’s advisor, coach and/or national leadership/headquarters. The notice of the investigation, procedures for the investigation, and the appeal process will follow the same procedures as described for individual violations of the Student Code of Conduct. Sanctions will be imposed as determined by the Assistant Dean/Director of Student Life, or designee. Commencement of the Student Conduct Process Student Organization Conduct Process Reporting Alleged Violations. Incidents that may violate the Student Code of Conduct may be reported via public reporting forms, which can be submitted by any member of the Stevens community, or by speaking directly with a Conduct Officer (as defined below) or Campus Police Officer. Reports may also be received through one or more additional sources or offices or through observation of an incident directly by a Stevens administrator. Once received, any report shall be shared with the Director of Community Standards and Title IX Coordinator. Conduct Officers. Once an incident report is received by the Director of Community Standards and Title IX Coordinator, they or a designee will assign a Conduct Officer to review and resolve the matter. The Conduct Officer may be the Director of Community Standards and Title IX Coordinator, the Director of Residence Life, the Director of Undergraduate or Graduate Student Life, Associate Director of Residence Life, a Resident Director, or another designee. Title IX Policy Violations. Alleged violations of Stevens’ Title IX Policy should be reported and will be handled via the process described in that policy. Contact information for the university’s Title IX Coordinators, who have centralized oversight responsibility for Gender-Based and Sexual Misconduct matters at Stevens, is located in the Title IX Policy and in the Campus Offices and Services section of this Handbook.
