Your contact can be interpreted as a threat or as interference with the process, both violations of the Code. You should not contact the Resolution Officer or the Student Panel outside of the arbitration. Sanctioning is determined case by case, since it reflects the needs of the individual student and the impact of that student's behavior on the community. You may look at OSCR's public record to see the types of sanctions that have been given in the past. You might not be informed of the sanctions in your case, if they do not affect you.
Federal law requires victims to be notified when behavior involves sexual assault.
When behavior is harmful to a member of the University, severely interrupts the educational process, or repeats past violations, su spension or expulsion may be a necessary sanction. If you attempt to mediate and cannot come to an agreement, then the case will be resolved through an arbitration. Both you and the accused student have the right to appeal an arbitrated decision. An Appeals Board reviews the file and recommends that the Vice President for Student Affairs either confirms the arbitrated decision, alters the sanctions, or conducts a re -arbitration. The outcome was inconsistent with the information that was presented.