Student Conduct & Regulations 22|Page www.kutztown.edu/thekey Such reports shall be filed with the Dean of Students Office and shall contain the following: a. a clear reference to the specific University regulation, which was allegedly violated, b. a reasonably detailed description of precise acts or omissions, (dates, times, places, victims, and coactors, if any, shall be specified); and c. identification of the individual referring charges and all witnesses who are expected to give testimony, the substance of that testimony, and a description of other types of evidence which may be used. 2. If student conduct charges are warranted, the student respondent will be sent a notice of charges from the Dean of Students Office indicating the student is being charged with a violation of university regulations and is instructed to make an appointment for a preliminary briefing with their assigned case officer by the deadline indicated in the notice of charges, typically two (2) to ten (10) business days from the date of notice. This notice will include the specific conduct charge(s) being brought against the student as well as the date, time, and location of the alleged incident. Once emailed, mailed, and/or received in-person, such notice will be considered presumptively delivered. 3. A student may waive their right to participate in the student conduct process, including a hearing, through a written statement. 4. If a respondent fails to appear or schedule a preliminary briefing within the specified timeframe as informed in the notice of charges, it will result in the scheduling of a second meeting. Any respondent who fails to appear at their second scheduled student conduct meeting, consents to the resolution of the case in their absence. Cases that may result in the suspension or dismissal of student as result of a responsible finding, will be scheduled as a formal hearing; all other cases will be heard informally. Respondents will be notified of the date and time of the hearing and their attendance requested. If the respondent does not appear for this hearing after being provided advanced notice, a decision of responsibility will be made at this meeting based on the presented evidence. 5. At the preliminary briefing, the respondent: a. is informed of the charges against them. b. is advised of the witnesses who may be presented at a hearing. c. is advised of their right to an advisor consistent with Article 8. d. is advised of the possible sanctions which may be imposed. e. is advised of their right to appeal and informed of the procedure. f. upon being advised of the above, is asked to respond to the alleged violation by choosing one (1) of the following responses: 1) accept responsibility for the violation(s) and waive the right to a hearing and have the case officer or hearing authority determine sanction. With this option, respondent students also have the option of waiving their right to appeal their sanction when accepting responsibility, or retaining their right to appeal only their sanction, consistent with appeal procedures defined in Article 10. The respondent will be notified of their sanction(s), in writing, within five (5) to ten (10) business days from the date of outcome, unless extenuating circumstances exist to warrant an extension. 2) deny responsibility for the violation(s) and request a hearing before the appropriate hearing authority. In matters where sanctions may include suspension or dismissal, or in those matters where the Associate Dean of Students or designee determines not to schedule the matter as an
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