Student Conduct & Regulations 38|Page www.kutztown.edu/thekey may be sent to university officials who have a legitimate educational interest to know the outcome of the hearing or sanction imposed including the Office of Student Involvement and/or Office of Recreational Services as the designated oversight authority of registered student organizations. E. Sanctioning 1. Sanctions The appropriate reviewing authority, upon determining a duly recognized student organization, club or group has, in fact, been found to be responsible for violating a University conduct standard, shall impose one or more of the following sanctions. These sanctions are not progressive in nature and may be applied as warranted. a. Disciplinary Reprimand: Issued when a student organization has violated university policy and its conduct is deemed to be unsatisfactory to the degree that the university makes a record of the incident and warns the student organization against repetition of similar behavior. b. Educational Activities: The required participation in a specified activity, service project, community service, educational/training program, event, assignment or other educational and/or restorative assignment or activity. c. Restitution: The student organization is required to make payment for replacement or repair for damages to public or private property. d. Disciplinary Probation: A serious form of reprimand issued for a specified period of time not to exceed two (2) years which indicates to a student organization that future violations of university regulations will result in deferred suspension, suspension, or loss of recognition. Under this sanction the hearing authority may further limit the student organization as deemed appropriate including but not limited to the restricting of their ability to recruit, initiate, or accept new members into the organization while on probation. e. Deferred Suspension: The most serious level of disciplinary sanction short of loss of recognition for a student organization issued for a specified period of time not to exceed two (2) years. The student organization’s continued status on campus depends upon the successful maintenance of satisfactory behavior and completion of other required sanctions as applicable. Deferred suspension may include denial of campus privileges as specified by the reviewing authority. f. Suspension of Recognition: University recognition of a student organization is suspended for a specified length of time not exceeding four (4) years. During this period of time, the organization will cease to function at the university and is denied all benefits of university recognition including but not limited to new member recruitment, use of campus facilities, participation in university events, sponsorship of activities or events (on or off campus) and funding. Student organizations returning from a Suspension of Recognition will return under Disciplinary Probation status for 6 months from the time the organization returns to recognized status with the Office of Student Involvement. g. Revocation of Recognition: University recognition status of the student organization is indefinitely revoked. During this period of time, the organization will cease to function at the university and is denied all benefits of university recognition including but not limited to new member recruitment, use of campus facilities, participation in university events, sponsorship of activities or events (on or off campus) and funding. The student organization may petition the university through the Dean of Students or designee for reinstatement after seven (7) years from the date recognition was lost. If a student organization returns from a Revocation of Recognition it will be placed on Disciplinary
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