Community Standards Student Handbook

The Office of Community Standards supports the University’s Catholic and Jesuit mission through the education and administration of policies and expectations designed to promote a safe, respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment, in which all students can learn, grow, and become moral leaders in their communities. The Office of Community Standards encourages all students to reflect on what it means to be a Hawk, on and off campus, and understand the impact and harm their individual decisions and actions can have on others. As an entity within the Office of Community Standards, Off Campus Student Life is dedicated to providing a positive quality of life in the community for off campus students and community members, through support, outreach, and accountability.

Sections included in the Overview are:

• Office of Community Standards
• Mission Statement
• To Whom Do the Community Standards Apply?
• What Conduct Would Violate the Community Standards?
• Community Relations
• Off-Campus Address Information
• Non-Retaliation Statement

• What if Conduct May Also be a Violation of Law?
• What Should Be Done if Present During a Violation?
• What Should Be Done If You or Others Need Help?

• How does the Community Standards Process Begin?
• Can the University Impose Interim Remedial Measures?
• Withdrawal During Community Standards Process
• What is the Community Standards Process?
• Serving as an Alternative Resolution or Administrative Hearing Officer
• What is the Community Standards Board?
• How Can a Respondent Accept Responsibility & Sanction(s) Without a Hearing?

• What Happens Before the Hearing?
• What are the Hearing Procedures?
• What is a Community Standards Advisor?

• What are Possible Sanctions for Community Standards Violations?
• How are Sanctions Decided? What Factors are Considered in Sanctioning?

• What is the Appeals Process?
• Timing of Appeal
• The University’s Evaluation of An Appeal
• Appeal Grounds
• Responding to an Appeal
• Only One Appeal

• Are there Accommodations for Students with Disabilities?
• Reviewing Student Discipline Records
• Subsequent Information
• How is the Outcome of a Hearing Disclosed?
• What is the Policy on Retention and Disclosure of Discipline Records?
• Interpretation