A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF STUDENTS - Fisher College

Any of these above sanctions may be combined with a number of other stand alone sanctions or requirements, such as
Loss of Guest Privileges on campus and in residence facilities, Stay Away Orders, Mandated Drug, Alcohol, or Mental
Health or Health Assessment, Mandated Treatment if the professional conducting the assessments concludes that the
student needs help and treatment, Loss of Access to the College Computer network and College Information System if
the infraction involves a violation of the Computer Use policy, and the like.
The College reserves the right to sanction any student found guilty of a violation of state or federal law, on or off-campus.
In these instances, disciplinary action will be administered through the Student Conduct Coordinator,
or, in the absence of the Student Conduct Coordinator, his/her designee. Although not a disciplinary sanction, the
College also reserves the right to require students who violate sections of the Student Code of Conduct to undergo
counseling or other forms of education.
Administrative Sanctions may include immediate suspension from the College, immediate Separation form the Residential
System, Stay Away Orders, immediate Relocation of student to another Residence Hall, immediate suspension
of guest privileges, immediate suspension of access to the College Computer network and Information system, and
other sanctions that are seen fit to safeguard a situation. These sanctions are typically imposed as soon as an incident
gets reported or occurs, and typically stays in effect until the student has had a chance to meet with an administrator in
a student conduct meeting. At this meeting, it is usually decided to either lift the administrative sanction, to continue it
until the student conduct investigation is completed and College or Residential Sanctions are imposed on the student,
or to add more immediate sanctions to further safeguard a situation or person.
Please note that any refund for withdrawal or separation from Housing, whether voluntary or resulting from
sanctions, will be determined by the College Refund Schedule. Please see the College Catalog for details.
INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
The following list is not exhaustive but represents the major categories of behavior sent before administrators in recent
years. It is difficult to exactly specify the sanctions for a particular infraction; rather, there is a typical range of sanctions
that may apply to certain types of infractions. However, the actual sanction imposed may be lesser or more depending
on the details of the case, the student conduct history of a student, and other relevant factors. The use/or abuse
of alcohol will not be considered a mitigating circumstance for any violation of the Code of Student Conduct. Rather,
such individuals will be additionally charged with the appropriate alcohol violation. Violations for each level are listed in
alphabetical order. Therefore, the order of the violations is not indicative of the seriousness of each violation.
Students who use electronic systems or methods (for example, e-mail, “hacking” and so on) to steal, misrepresent,
threaten, or harass will be charged with the appropriate violation of the Code of Student Conduct.
LEVEL I: VERY SERIOUS VIOLATIONS
Violation of the Code of Conduct policies listed below will lead to suspension or expulsion from the College, separation
from the Residential System, if applicable, and transcript notation that the student was administratively withdrawn. All
cases involving allegations of Level I misconduct may be heard by the Student Conduct Coordinator when the possible
sanction is expulsion or suspension from the College, the student does not accept responsibility, and it is difficult to
make a definitive decision on the basis of the information available. In this case the typical sanction will depend on
details of the case, the prior student conduct history of the student, etc.
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