1. One Code, One Standard: Procedural Uniformity in a Multi-Campus Environment Carla L. McKnight Coordinator, Student Conduct & Academic Success Valencia College

2. Objectives  Participants will be able explain the importance of maintaining a consistent and uniform student conduct process in a large, multi- campus institution.  Participants will be able to outline the primary principles for establishing a consistent and uniform conduct process in a large, multi-campus institution.  Participants will be able to determine how uniformity in process can be maintained while allowing for customized implementation based on campus characteristics.

3. Today’s Environment  23 of the 28 have multiple campuses  Seriousness of student issues  Seriousness of conduct issues  Implications of a miscue

4. Case Study: Andy Vol

5. Potential Challenges  Legal  Political  Logistical  Functional

6. Today’s Environment  23 of the 28 have multiple campuses  Seriousness of student issues  Seriousness of conduct issues  Implications of a miscue Very Little Research

7. Mintzberg’s Professional Bureaucracy  Operations are predetermined or predictable  Knowledge & skills are consistent to produce a standard product or service  Complexity requires expertise  No application is the same Result = standardization & decentralization

8. Standardization: A Uniform Process  Communication  Code of Conduct  Consistency  Categorizing

9. Communication  What do we do?  How do we refer to what we do?  Who does what?  Where do we stand?  On campus vs. off campus  Lengthy suspension vs. expulsion  Standing committee vs. rotating committee  Readmission guaranteed vs. readmission considered  Criminal history check vs. no criminal history check  Legal representation vs. no legal representation

10. Resources  A 21 st -Century Model Student Conduct Code by E.N. Stoner II & J.W. Lowery  Florida Board of Governors Regulations (6.0105)  ACPA’s Student Conduct Board Manual and Reference  Beyond Discipline: Managing the Modern Higher Education Environment by P.F. Lake  Student Conduct Practice: The Complete Guide for Student Affairs Professionals by J.M. Lancaster & D.M. Waryold  The Law of Higher Education by W.A. Kaplin & B.A. Lee  YOU!!!!

11. Code of Conduct  Reader-friendly  Thorough definitions section  Ex: student, campus, burden of proof  Inclusivity of the “rules” section  Clarity of all timelines  Ex: Notification, final decision, appeal window  Description of your process in procedure section  Steps for appeal/readmission process

12. Sample Code of Conduct

13. Consistency  Letters  Preliminary Communication Preliminary Communication  Conference Notice Conference Notice  Forms  Case tracker sheet Case tracker sheet  Disciplinary conference statement Disciplinary conference statement  Records  Maxient, Adirondack, Excel, Access  Banner, PeopleSoft, etc.  Document Warehouse  Sharepoint or Shared Drive

14. Categorizing Pigeonholing  Process Guidelines Process Guidelines  Sanctioning Guidelines Sanctioning Guidelines

15. Decentralization

16. Questions

17. Reference List  ACPA Commission for Student Conduct & Legal Issues. (n.d.). Student Conduct Board Manual & Reference. Washington D.C.: National Center for Education.  Kaplin, W., & Lee, B. (2007). The Law of Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.  Lake, P. (2009). Beyond Discipline: Managing the Modern Higher Education Environment. Bradenton: Hierophant Enterprises, Inc.  Mintzberg, H. (2011). The Professional Bureaucracy. In M. C. Brown, Organization & Governance in Higher Education (pp. 54-73). Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing.  Stoner, E., & Lowery, J. (2004). Navigating Past the "Spirit of Insubordination": A Twenty-First Century Model Student Conduct Code with a Model Hearing Script. Journal of College and University Law.

18. Contact Information Carla L. McKnight Coordinator, Student Conduct & Academic Success Valencia College, West Campus cmcknight5@valenciacollege.edu (407) 582-5562