The process by which individuals and/or recognized student organizations discuss with university officials alleged violations of university policies in a structured manner. The process is designed to be an educational experience not an adversarial one.
Yes, it is possible to resolve a dispute with another student through mediation, as opposed to going through a conduct board process. Alleged violation of the Student Code of Conduct requires the use of the formal conduct process. It may not be necessary to go all the way through the process and have a full conduct hearing. It is possible to resolve conduct violations with a one-on-one meeting between a student conduct administrator and a student.
Please see our flow chart of the student conduct process (PDF).
must be submitted in writing to the appropriate person or office, as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.
You may appeal the decision of the board (finding of responsibility) and/or the sanctions imposed by a hearing officer or conduct board.
For cases heard by the Student Conduct Hearing Board or Organizational Conduct Hearing Board, letters of appeal should be submitted to the Dean of Students office, via the .
Cases resolved by a Housing Conduct Administrator should be appealed to the Senior Director of Housing and Residential Services, using the .
Recommendations are initially determined by the student conduct administrator.
If a student accepts responsibility, the recommended sanctions then go into effect as indicated. If the student doesn't accept responsibility or the sanctions, then a Student Conduct Board will make a determination regarding the sanctions imposed.
Sanctions are determined based on the facts of the particular case and if a student or recognized student organization has any prior conduct history.
Student Conduct coordinates the university student conduct system, which provides an opportunity to confront and resolve academic, residential, student conduct and disciplinary conflicts.
No, not necessarily. Students are contacted by our office for a variety of reasons. You may be a witness to an incident. Your name may have come up during the course of our investigations. You may be the one reporting the alleged violation. However if you are contacted by our office, it is your responsibility to respond to the communication.
Your parents will not be contacted unless that is part of the recommended sanction by the Student Conduct Administrator or by the Student Conduct Board.
Student conduct records will be maintained by Student Conduct indefinitely.
Student Conduct can release information from your record under the following conditions:
Under our Student Code of Conduct, lawyers are not allowed to participate in the Student Conduct process. You may have an attorney serve as your advisor, but the role of the advisor is to confer with you, as the advisee. The advisor is not allowed to speak on your behalf. Questions from lawyers should be directed to the at 815-753-1774.
Any member of the university community may generate an incident report at any time if they believe a policy violation has occurred. Please complete the .
Northern Illinois University offers several types of scholarships. Merit scholarships are awarded to new students at the time of admission, and are based upon high school or transfer academic credentials. Merit scholarships are automatic and do not require a separate application. Other institutional or donor-funded scholarship opportunities are available from various academic and student service departments; those scholarships require an application through (previously known as AcademicWorks).
Illegal file sharing is the unauthorized transmission (uploading or downloading) of any copyrighted material without the permission of the author.
In all copyright infringement cases, you are notified electronically by DoIT. For first-time copyright infringement cases you will meet with a computer abuse investigator in DoIT. For subsequent copyright infringement cases, you will initially be contacted by DoIT and subsequently contacted by Student Conduct.
For more information please view the and/or contact DoIT at 815-753-8100.
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