The University has a commitment to enforce its contractual agreements. The University has an obligation to support and be guided by laws of the land. The University has a concern about behavior repugnant to or inconsistent with an educational climate. The Problems of Dual Membership Students are both members of the University community and citizens of the state. As citizens, students are responsible to the community of which they are a part, and the University neither substitutes for nor interferes with regular legal processes.
Students are also responsible for offenses against the academic community.
Therefore, an action involving the student in a legal proceeding in a civil or criminal court does not necessarily free the student of responsibility for this conduct in a University proceeding. When a student is charged in both jurisdictions, the University will decide on the basis of its interest and the interest of the student whether or not to proceed with its internal review simultaneously or defer action. The student has a right to a prompt hearing before the president or the president's designee on the limited questions of identification and whether suspension should remain in effect until the full hearing is completed. Any student or student organization charged with violation of a University rule or standard must have the opportunity to receive a fair hearing and access to at least one campus-wide appeal. To safeguard the rights of students and student organizations, each campus must have developed and approved an appeals procedure to govern those cases of individual scholastic, nonscholastic, and student organization misconduct heard in original campus jurisdictions.