September 29, 2006 - YSU - Youngstown State University

and budgeting and administering funds allocated to it. The Student Government Constitution and
Bylaws and Administrative Budget Procedures provide the structure and procedures for the
implementation of its responsibilities.
ARTICLE Ill.
STUDENT CONDUCT AUTHORITY
The President has delegated the authority for the University student conduct system to the Vice
President for Student Affairs. The Vice President for Student Affairs, or designee, serves as the
Student Conduct Administrator responsible for the administration and operation of The Code and
the student conduct process. The Vice President for Student Affairs has designated the Associate
Director of Student Life as that designee.
The Student Conduct Administrator shall determine the composition of Student Conduct bodies
and appellate boards and determine which Student Conduct body, hearing officer, and appellate
board shall be authorized to hear each case,
The Student Conduct Administrator shall develop policies for the administration of the student
conduct system and procedural rules for the conduct of hearings that are not inconsistent with
provisions of The Code.
Decisions made by a Student Conduct body andlor Student Conduct Administrator shall be final,
pending the normal appeal process.
A Student Conduct body may be designated as arbiter of disputes within the student community in
cases that do not involve a violation of The Code. All parties must agree to arbitration and to be
bound by the decision with no right to appeal.
Section A. Jurisdiction of the University Student Code
1. The University Student Code shall apply to conduct which adversely affects the University
community or interferes with the pursuit of its mission or educational objectives and programs
that occurs on University premises, at University sponsored activities, and to off-campus
conduct. Formal charges may be imposed by the University whenever a student andlor
grouplorganization behavior interferes with the University's responsibility to ensure a positive
educational environment or its subsidiary responsibilities of protecting the rights, health, and
safety of persons in the University community; maintaining and protecting property; keeping
accurate records; and/or providing necessary services and non-classroom activities. In
addition, a student and/or group/organization will be subject to the University student conduct
process from circumstances occurring off campus, when the action or behavior of a student
and/or grouplorganization adversely affects the University community or interferes with the
pursuit of its mission or educational objectives and programs. The Vice President for Student
Affairs or designee shall decide whether The Code shall be applied to conduct occurring off
campus, on a case by case basis, in hislher sole discretion.
2. Students shall be responsible for hislher conduct from the time of application for admission
through the actual awarding of a degree, even though conduct may occur before classes begin
or after classes end, as well as during the academic year and during periods between terms of