Student Life 

What is the Community Standards Board?
The Community Standards Board (CSB) is a group of students, faculty, and administrators who are trained to hear cases that involve more serious violations of the Community Standards. The CSB includes the following members:

Board – The Community Standards Board is a seventeen-person board, consisting of seven students, five faculty members, and five administrators. Five student members are selected by University Student Senate, and two graduate student members are appointed by the dean of each school; the five faculty members are selected by the Faculty Senate; and the five administrators are appointed by the Vice President for Student Life. The term of membership on the Community Standards Board shall be two years for faculty and administrators and one year for students, running from August to August. Terms are renewable.

Chairperson – The Chairperson is a voting member, who is selected by the Moderator on a case-by-case basis.

Moderator – The Senior Community Standards Officer serves as the Moderator for the CSB in most cases.  The Moderator shall advise the CSB on matters such as the type of information that may help in determining if Community Standards were violated and prior sanctions relating to similar conduct. The Moderator shall also facilitate the appropriate paperwork and record keeping; record proceedings if deemed necessary; and reserve hearing space.

When a hearing is necessary, the Moderator selects five representatives to serve on a hearing panel to hear the case. The composition of each panel shall consist of at least one faculty member, one student, and one administrator. Board Members shall disqualify themselves from serving on a Community Standards Board panel if they believe in good faith that they cannot be objective in the matter. The respondent and complainant may object to a member for cause in writing at least 48 hours before the hearing. The Moderator shall rule on all objections and replace any disqualified members.