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Weed Is Legal: The College Edition (Video)

Posted on Wednesday, November 7th 2012
Tags: conduct, election, hearing, judicial, marijuana, sanction, voting, weed
Weed Is Legal: The College Edition (Video)
Weed is Legal #2 by: CollegeStealth

Greg Uses His Pre-Law Skills at Conduct Hearing

Posted on Wednesday, February 2nd 2011
Tags: asca, college, conduct, hearing, judicial
Greg Uses His Pre-Law Skills at Conduct Hearing
Transcript from first-year student Shaun’s conduct hearing with hall director Allison. Shaun chose to bring his roommate, pre-law student Greg, to serve as his advisor. Allison: Shaun, are you sure you want to have your hearing with Greg? Most students bring a faculty or staff member to serve as an advisor. Greg: I’m pre-law. Allison: [...]

Judicial Affairs Officer Saddened Over Boring End of Halloween Mayhem

Posted on Friday, October 29th 2010
Tags: conduct, fraternity, halloween, inappropriate, judicial, sensitivity
Judicial Affairs Officer Saddened Over Boring End of Halloween Mayhem
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer Tim Peterson, director of Student Judicial Affairs at Sherman T. Potter University, admitted disappointment that a fraternity’s annual haunted house fundraiser had nothing offensive or worth prosecuting. In the last six years, the Sigma Rho Omega fraternity has been sanctioned four times for “inappropriate content” at their annual “Hell-O-ween House.” [...]

Housing Director Charged with Building New Hall on the Backs of Naughty Students

Posted on Wednesday, September 22nd 2010
Tags: conduct, creative, ethics, judicial, sanctions, service
Housing Director Charged with Building New Hall on the Backs of Naughty Students
by Evan Brews Freelance Writer Students living on campus at South Festoon University are growing concerned with a sharp increase in write-ups stemming from what they deem to be absurd reasons. Returning student Kimberly Anatole reported that she was written up for littering within the first few days of move-in. Anatole stated that she was [...]

Restorative Justice: Putting an End to Retention-Unfriendly Suspensions and Expulsions

Posted on Friday, July 23rd 2010
Tags: asca, asja, conduct, creative, judicial, restorative justice, sanctions
Restorative Justice: Putting an End to Retention-Unfriendly Suspensions and Expulsions
by Ellica Valentino Freelance Writer Like many institutions, Vermont’s Hudson College recently revised its conduct hearing process, moving away from a formal courtroom setting to a less adversarial model. Instead of meeting on opposite sides of a boardroom table, Hudson College’s accused students and hearing officers now meet outside on the campus green. Attendees sit [...]

University Applies for Execution Permits as Preventive Conduct Measure

Posted on Thursday, July 22nd 2010
Tags: asca, conduct, institute, judicial
University Applies for Execution Permits as Preventive Conduct Measure
Haney College is taking a daring new step in handling student disciplinary issues for the upcoming academic year. The college applied for three execution permits from the State of New York, justifying the application as a preventive measure related to ongoing conduct issues besmirching the institution’s reputation. “It seems drastic, we realize that,” said Judicial [...]

Case Closed: Judge Judy To Serve as Judicial Affairs Director

Posted on Friday, July 9th 2010
Tags: college, conduct, judge judy, judicial, philosophy, sanctions, university
Case Closed: Judge Judy To Serve as Judicial Affairs Director
by Dash Phillips Freelance Writer A press release today from Whetstone College announced the appointment of Judge Judith Scheindlin as the College’s new Director of Judicial Affairs. “We did a national search and no one’s credentials compared to Judge Judy’s,” said Dr. Fluorine Gordonson, Vice President for Student Life, Affairs, and Services to the press [...]

Nobel Prize Winner Thanks Bulletin Board Sanction for Changing His Life

Posted on Friday, April 23rd 2010
Tags: asca, asja, conduct, creative, educational, judicial, sanctions
Nobel Prize Winner Thanks Bulletin Board Sanction for Changing His Life
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech social scientist Mario Falk reflected on what he called a “teachable moment” that impacted his life years earlier and thanked a college conduct officer for changing his world view. “I was caught drinking beer in my dorm when I was a freshman in college, and rather than punishing me, [...]

FERPA Enforcement Reaches New Extreme

Posted on Friday, February 26th 2010
Tags: bureaucracy, conduct, cya, enforcement, fear, ferpa, judicial, records, sharing, training
FERPA Enforcement Reaches New Extreme
by Irma Voigt Staff Writer Tired of educating students and parents about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), one university office is taking an extremist approach. “We’re simply denying our mission, vision, our very existence,” said Erik J. DeLaney, Director of Judicial Affairs at Tennison State University, in what he said would be [...]

Student Successfully Pulls a Tiger Woods at Conduct Hearing

Posted on Monday, January 18th 2010
Tags: accountability, college, conduct, hearing, judicial, sanctions, student
Student Successfully Pulls a Tiger Woods at Conduct Hearing
Transcript from sophomore Chip Park’s recent conduct hearing Hearing Officer: Chip, we’ve had reports from at least twenty-five residents and staff members in your residence hall, saying you’ve done things to humiliate them. Chip: I’m not perfect, that’s true. I have a lot to think about and work out with my floor. Is it okay [...]

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