Student Conduct & Regulations 36|Page www.kutztown.edu/thekey B. Interim Measures In some instances, a student organization will be issued a cease & desist notice that places the organization on Interim Suspension temporarily restricting the group until further notice. An Interim Suspension of a registered student organization may include a conditional restriction in which the organization is limited in a specific capacity (e.g., prohibited from holding social functions, participating in specific activities, etc.) or it may include a temporary, comprehensive revocation of recognition as an active student organization. Under this status, the group is prohibited from conducting any activities, events, meetings, or social functions. Interim Suspension notices are issued by the Dean of Students or designee, Director of Student Involvement or designee, or Assistant Vice President for Recreational Services and Athletic Resources until the Student Organization Conduct Review Process has been completed. In addition, other interim measures may be issued including a No Contact Directive, to members of a student organization towards other members of the university community in response to an adverse health and safety situation. This type of measure is enacted to help ensure a student affiliated with a student organization does not contact a particular person(s) in order to avoid any possible harassment, retaliation, or tampering with an active investigation. Failure to abide by a No Contact Directive may result in individual conduct charges filed against a student for retaliation, harassment and/or failure to comply. C. Investigation In cases requiring an investigation, an appropriate university official will conduct a prompt, impartial, good faith investigation concerning the allegations. Upon completion of the investigation, a written incident report or summary will be submitted detailing the alleged misconduct, supporting information and recommended charges, if applicable. If insufficient evidence exists to charge the student organization, the group will be notified and any interim measures issued may be modified, reduced, or lifted, as appropriate. If sufficient evidence supports conduct charges, the organization will be sent a Notice of Charges referring the group to the Student Organization Conduct Review Process defined below (D). Members of student organizations are expected to cooperate in any fact-finding investigation. While students are not obligated to answer questions in an investigation, students are required to appear for any scheduled meeting, hearing, or interview. Failure to participate, obstruct, intentionally mislead, or interfere with an investigation will result in the organization being issued an Interim Suspension and individual Student Code of Conduct charges may also be issued as result of a student’s failure to comply. D. Student Organization Conduct Review Process Upon completion of an investigation, if sufficient evidence was presented, the case will move through the Student Organization Conduct Review Process. The organization’s president or senior officer and university advisor will be sent a Notice of Charges, in writing (via email), of the alleged Student Code of Conduct violation(s) and with a specific date and time for an initial meeting with an assigned case officer. During this process the following procedure will be followed: 1. An initial meeting involving the president of the organization and case officer to review the charges and investigation report is scheduled. At this meeting representatives of the student organization may choose
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