Student Code of Conduct 2018-19

meeting. In the interest of fairness, cases often require thorough review and additional meetings with other
parties that make it unwise to render a decision during a meeting.
Student Conduct Mediation
In some cases, the Student Conduct Coordinator may decide that an incident should be mediated as an alternative
option to resolving an incident. If the Student Conduct Coordinator determines that mediation is appropriate the
incident will not be processed through the Conduct Process until all individuals involved in an incident have made a
reasonable attempt resolve the incident through mediation. A Residential Life official will be assigned to the
mediation and will contact all individuals involved for scheduling mediation. During the mediation meetings, all
individuals involved in an incident will be brought together to discuss the incident and come up with a mutually
agreed upon resolution. The agreed upon terms of the resolution will be written up and signed by all individuals
involved. If an incident is unable to be resolved or if the terms of the mediation resolution are not upheld, the
incident will be processed through the Conduct Process.
Letter of Sanction/No Sanction
After thorough review of the case, the Residential Life official will make a decision that will be conveyed in a Letter
of Sanction/No Sanction depending on the decision. In some cases, the Residential Life official may verbally discuss
the sanction with the Student, and later follow up in writing with a letter.
Multiple Violations
Residents involved in multiple violations of the residential rules will be referred to the Assistant Director of
Residential Life and may be assigned additional sanctions or have their housing agreements canceled and, thereby,
separated from the residential system. In addition, the Assistant Director of Residential Life may elect to refer the
Student to the Student Conduct Coordinator for disposition pursuant to the College’s Student Conduct Process.
Failure to Respond
A Student who fails to cooperate, ignores, or otherwise does not respond within 48 hours after receiving a letter of
appointment will be issued a Failure to Comply Notice. If the Student does not respond within another 24 hours to
make an appointment, the Student Conduct Officer, Assistant Director of Residential Life, or Student Conduct
Coordinator will make a decision without input from the Student.
Failure to Comply with Sanctions
It is expected that all sanctions will be completed within the time frame given in writing to the Student. Failure to
comply with sanctions in a timely manner will result in a meeting with the Assistant Director of Residential Life or
designee. The Assistant Director of Residential Life or designee may give a written extension if such is deemed
appropriate or may impose additional sanctions. The Student may be placed on Residential Probation and will be
notified that a second failure to comply may result in cancellation of his or her Housing Agreement.
Student Code of Conduct
Fisher College has a rich tradition in which all members of the community teach and learn in an environment
conducive to intellectual and moral development. All members of the Fisher College community must take
responsibility for their actions and be willing to accept the consequences of their actions.
Experience demonstrates that most inappropriate behavior will involve violations of more than one sections of the
Student Code of Conduct and so may require sanctions beyond those minimums spelled out in this Code.
The following list of sanctions is meant to be illustrative rather than exhaustive. The College reserves the right to
create other sanctions given the nature of the misconduct. Please note that the Student Code of Conduct detailed
forthwith refers to the non-academic Code of Conduct. Questions regarding Academic Misconduct will be referred
to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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