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Student Conduct & Regulations 14|Page www.kutztown.edu/thekey 10. The term "hearing authority" means any person or body selected to serve in accordance with University’s processes to determine whether a student has violated the Student Code of Conduct and/or issue sanctions for violations. These individuals include case officers, hearing officers, conduct boards, appeals officers, and appeals boards. 11. The term “good standing” refers to students enrolled at the University who are not currently under disciplinary probation, deferred suspension, suspension, or a dismissal, and who do not have any overdue or incomplete student conduct sanctions. 12. The term "quorum” is the established minimum number of represented members required to conduct business. 13. The term “simple majority” is the majority of those voting members present, provided there is a quorum. 14. The term "policy" means all of the written regulations of the university that are found in one or more of the following resources: Student Code of Conduct, The Key Student Handbook, Acceptable Use Policy, Sexual Misconduct Policy, Hazing Policy, Kutztown University Policy Register, and the Kutztown University web page: http://www.kutztown.edu. 15. The term “case officer” refers to the university official assigned to process a student conduct case including the facilitation of preliminary briefings. 16. The term “formal hearing” refers to the formal resolution method facilitated a University Conduct Board involving parties, witnesses, and evidence. 17. The term “administrative hearing” refers to the informal resolution method facilitated by a Hearing Officer involving parties, witnesses, and evidence for matters not involving possible sanctions of university suspension or dismissal. 18. The term “informal resolution” refers to an optional resolution method through a waiver of hearing and facilitated by an assigned case officer. Article 2: Student Code of Conduct Authority 1. Specific regulations concerning student conduct on campus and their administration shall be the responsibility of the University President through the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs and such members of the administration, faculty, and student body as appropriate. 2. The Dean of Students or their designee shall develop policies for the administration of the Student Code of Conduct and procedural rules for the conduct of hearings that are consistent with the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct. 3. The Kutztown University email system is recognized as an official communication and is the primary medium for receiving correspondence relating to student conduct. Students are expected to actively monitor their email

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