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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 12 - Layoff Of Academic Staff For Reasons Of Budget Or Program › Section UWS 12.07 - Layoff status

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An academic staff member whose position
			 has been eliminated according to the provisions of this chapter may, at the end
			 of the appropriate notice period, be placed on layoff status, unless the layoff
			 notice has been rescinded prior to that time. The academic staff member whose
			 notice period has expired, and who is placed on layoff status shall remain on
			 layoff status until,
(a) For fixed term and
			 probationary appointee, one of the following occurs:
1. The appointment expires under its own
			 terms;
2. The staff member fails to
			 accept an alternate appointment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 12 - Layoff Of Academic Staff For Reasons Of Budget Or Program › Section UWS 12.08 - Alternative employment

Current through June 24, 2024
Each institution shall devote its best efforts to securing
				alternative appointments within the institution in positions for which staff
				laid off under this chapter are qualified under existing criteria. Each
				institution should seek to provide financial assistance for academic staff
				members who have indefinite appointments and who are to be laid off to readapt
				within the operational area or within another operational area of the
				institution where such readaptation is feasible within one year's time.
				Further, the University of Wisconsin System shall devote its best efforts to
				insure that such staff members laid off in any institution shall be made aware
				of openings within the system.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 12 - Layoff Of Academic Staff For Reasons Of Budget Or Program › Section UWS 12.09 - Reappointment rights

Current through June 24, 2024
Each institution shall establish administrative procedures and
				policies to insure compliance with s.
				36.21,
				Stats., in providing that where layoffs occur for reasons of budget or program,
				no person may be employed in that operational area at that institution within 3
				years to perform reasonably comparable duties to those of the staff member laid
				off without first offering the laid off staff member on layoff status
				reappointment without loss of rights or status. In addition, an institution
				shall continue for 3 years from date of layoff to offer the reappointment
				rights stated in this section to a laid off fixed term appointee whose
				appointment has expired under its own terms if such appointee notified the
				chancellor or his/her designee by December 1 of each year, or more frequently
				if institutional policies and procedures require, as to his/her location,
				employment status, and desire to pursue reappointment rights. Failure to
				provide such notification shall terminate the academic staff member's
				reappointment rights under this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 12 - Layoff Of Academic Staff For Reasons Of Budget Or Program › Section UWS 12.10 - Retention of salary

Current through June 24, 2024
Any academic staff member reappointed within 3 years after
				layoff to reasonably comparable duties within the operational area shall be
				reappointed with a salary rate at least equivalent to the salary rate when laid
				off, together with such other rights and privileges which may have accrued at
				that time.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 12 - Layoff Of Academic Staff For Reasons Of Budget Or Program › Section UWS 12.11 - Rights of academic staff members on layoff

Current through June 24, 2024
An academic staff member on layoff status in accord with the
				provisions of this chapter has the reemployment rights guaranteed by s.
				UWS 12.09 or
				12.10, and has the following minimal
				rights:
(1) Such voluntary
			 participation in fringe benefit programs as is permitted by institutional
			 policies;
(2) Such continued use of
			 campus facilities as is allowed by policies and procedures established by the
			 institution; and
(3) Such
			 participation in institutional activities as is allowed by the policies and
			 procedures established by the institution.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 13 - Complaints And Grievances › Section UWS 13.01 - Complaints

Current through June 24, 2024
Each institution shall establish policies and procedures to
				deal with allegations by persons other than the academic staff member's
				supervisor(s), including administrators, students, other academic staff,
				faculty, university staff, or members of the public concerning conduct by an
				academic staff member which violates university rules or policies, or which
				adversely affects the staff member's performance or obligation to the
				university but which allegations are not serious enough to warrant dismissal
				proceedings under ch. UWS 11. Such procedures shall include the designation of
				an individual or body with the power and authority to conduct a hearing on the
				complaint and to recommend solutions to the chancellor if the problem cannot be
				otherwise resolved.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 13 - Complaints And Grievances › Section UWS 13.02 - Grievances

Current through June 24, 2024
Each institution shall establish policies and procedures for
				adjudicating grievances involving members of the academic staff. Such
				procedures shall include the designation of an individual or body with the
				power and authority to investigate and to recommend solutions to the chancellor
				if the problem cannot be otherwise resolved.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.01 - Statement of principles

Current through June 24, 2024
The Board of Regents, administrators, faculty, academic staff
				and students of the University of Wisconsin System believe that academic
				honesty and integrity are fundamental to the mission of higher education and of
				the University of Wisconsin System. The university has a responsibility to
				promote academic honesty and integrity and to develop procedures to deal
				effectively with instances of academic dishonesty. Students are responsible for
				the honest completion and representation of their work, for the appropriate
				citation of sources, and for respect of others' academic endeavors. Students
				who violate these standards must be confronted and must accept the consequences
				of their actions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Academic misconduct" means an act described in s.
			 UWS
			 14.03.
(2)
			 "Academic misconduct hearing committee" means the committee or hearing examiner
			 appointed pursuant to s.
			 UWS
			 14.15 to conduct hearings under s.
			 UWS 14.08.
(3) "Chancellor" means the chancellor or
			 designee.
(4) "Days" means calendar
			 days.
(5) "Disciplinary file" means
			 the record maintained by the student affairs officer responsible for student
			 discipline.
(6) "Disciplinary
			 probation" means a status in which a student may remain enrolled in the
			 university only upon the condition that the student complies with specified
			 standards of conduct for a specified period of time, not to exceed 2
			 semesters.
(7) "Disciplinary
			 sanction" means any action listed in s.
			 UWS 14.04
			 taken in response to student academic misconduct.
(8) "Expulsion" means termination of student
			 status with resultant loss of all student rights and privileges.
(9) "Hearing examiner" means an individual
			 appointed by the chancellor in accordance with s.
			 UWS
			 14.15 for the purpose of conducting a hearing under s.
			 UWS 14.08.
(10) "Institution" means any university or
			 college, or organizational equivalent designated by the board.
(11) "Instructor" means the faculty member or
			 instructional academic staff member who has responsibility for the overall
			 conduct of a course and ultimate responsibility for the assignment of the grade
			 for the course.
(12) "Investigating
			 officer" means an individual, or his or her designee, appointed by the
			 chancellor of each institution to carry out certain responsibilities in the
			 course of investigations of academic misconduct under this chapter.
(13) "Student" means any person who is
			 registered for study in an institution for the academic period in which the
			 misconduct occurred.
(14) "Student
			 affairs officer" means the dean of students or student affairs officer
			 designated by the chancellor to carry out duties described in this
			 chapter.
(15) "Suspension" means a
			 loss of student status for a specified length of time, not to exceed 2 years,
			 with resultant loss of all student rights and privileges.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.03 - Academic misconduct subject to disciplinary action

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Academic
			 misconduct is an act in which a student:
(a)
			 Seeks to claim credit for the work or efforts of another without authorization
			 or citation;
(b) Uses unauthorized
			 materials or fabricated data in any academic exercise;
(c) Forges or falsifies academic documents or
			 records;
(d) Intentionally impedes
			 or damages the academic work of others;
(e) Engages in conduct aimed at making false
			 representation of a student's academic performance; or
(f) Assists other students in any of these
			 acts.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.04 - Disciplinary sanctions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following are the disciplinary
			 sanctions that may be imposed for academic misconduct in accordance with the
			 procedures of s.
			 UWS
			 14.05,
			 14.06 or
			 14.07:
(a) An oral reprimand;
(b) A written reprimand presented only to the
			 student;
(c) An assignment to
			 repeat the work, to be graded on its merits;
(d) A lower or failing grade on the
			 particular assignment or test;
(e)
			 A lower grade in the course;
(f) A
			 failing grade in the course;
(g)
			 Removal of the student from the course in progress;
(h) A written reprimand to be included in the
			 student's disciplinary file;
(i)
			 Disciplinary probation; or
(j)
			 Suspension or expulsion from the university.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.05 - Disciplinary sanction imposed at the discretion of the instructor

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Where an
			 instructor concludes that a student enrolled in one of his or her courses has
			 engaged in academic misconduct in the course, the instructor for that course
			 may impose one or more of the following disciplinary sanctions, as listed under
			 s.
			 UWS 14.04(1) (a) through
			 (c):
(a) An
			 oral reprimand;
(b) A written
			 reprimand presented only to the student; or
(c) An assignment to repeat the work, to be
			 graded on its merits.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.06 - Disciplinary sanction imposed following a report of academic misconduct by the instructor

Current through June 24, 2024
Where an instructor believes that a student enrolled in one of
				his or her courses has engaged in academic misconduct and the sanctions listed
				under s.
				UWS 14.04(1) (a) through
				(c) are inadequate or inappropriate, the
				instructor may proceed in accordance with this section to impose, subject to
				hearing rights in s.
				UWS 14.08, one or more of
				the disciplinary sanctions listed under s.
				UWS 14.04(1) (d) through
				(h).
(1) CONFERENCE WITH STUDENT. When an
			 instructor concludes that proceedings under this section are warranted, the
			 instructor shall promptly offer to discuss the matter with the student. The
			 purpose of this discussion is to permit the instructor to review with the
			 student the bases for his or her belief that the student engaged in academic
			 misconduct, and to afford the student an opportunity to respond.
(2) DETERMINATION BY THE INSTRUCTOR THAT NO
			 ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT OCCURRED. If, as a result of a discussion under sub. (1),
			 the instructor determines that academic misconduct did not in fact occur or
			 that no disciplinary sanction is warranted under the circumstances, the matter
			 will be considered resolved without the necessity for further action or a
			 written report.
(3) PROCESS
			 FOLLOWING DETERMINATION BY THE INSTRUCTOR THAT ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT OCCURRED.
(a) If, as a result of a discussion under
			 sub. (1), the instructor determines that academic misconduct did occur and that
			 one or more of the disciplinary sanctions listed under s.
			 UWS 14.04(1) (d) through
			 (h) should be recommended, the instructor
			 shall prepare a written report so informing the student, which shall contain
			 the following:
1. A description of the
			 misconduct;
2. Specification of the
			 sanction recommended;
3. Notice of
			 the student's right to request a hearing before the academic misconduct hearing
			 committee; and
4. A copy of the
			 institutional procedures adopted to implement this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.07 - Disciplinary sanction imposed following a report of academic misconduct by the investigating officer

Current through June 24, 2024
The investigating officer may proceed in accordance with this
				section to impose, subject to hearing and appeal rights, one or more of the
				disciplinary sanctions listed in s.
				UWS 14.04(1) (g) through
				(j).
(1) AUTHORITY OF INVESTIGATING OFFICER. The
			 investigating officer may proceed in accordance with this section when he or
			 she receives information that a student at the institution has engaged in
			 alleged academic misconduct and:
(a) Some or
			 all of the alleged academic misconduct occurred outside the scope of any course
			 for which the involved student is currently registered;
(b) The involved student has previously
			 engaged in academic misconduct subject to the disciplinary sanctions listed in
			 s.
			 UWS 14.04(1) (d) through
			 (j);
(c) The alleged misconduct would, if proved
			 to have occurred, warrant a sanction of disciplinary probation, suspension or
			 expulsion; or
(d) The instructor in
			 the course is unable to proceed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.08 - Hearing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If a student requests a hearing, or a
			 hearing is required to be scheduled under s.
			 UWS
			 14.07(5) (c) 2., the student affairs
			 officer shall take the necessary steps to convene the academic misconduct
			 hearing committee and shall schedule the hearing within 10 days of receipt of
			 the request or written report, unless a different time period is mutually
			 agreed upon by the student, instructor or investigating officer, and the
			 members of the hearing committee.
(2) Reasonably in advance of the hearing, the committee shall
			 obtain from the instructor or investigating officer, in writing, a full
			 explanation of the facts upon which the determination of misconduct was based,
			 and shall provide a copy of ch. UWS 14 to the student.
(3) The hearing before the academic
			 misconduct hearing committee shall be conducted in accordance with the
			 following requirements:
(a) The student shall
			 have the right to question adverse witnesses, the right to present evidence and
			 witnesses, and to be heard in his or her own behalf, and the right to be
			 accompanied by a representative of his or her choice.
(b) The hearing committee shall not be bound
			 by common law or statutory rules of evidence and may admit evidence having
			 reasonable probative value, but shall exclude immaterial, irrelevant, or unduly
			 repetitious testimony, and shall give effect to recognized legal
			 privileges.
(c) The hearing
			 committee shall make a record of the hearing. The record shall include a
			 verbatim record of the testimony, which may be a sound recording, and a file of
			 the exhibits offered at the hearing. Any party to the hearing may obtain copies
			 of the record at his or her own expense. Upon a showing of indigency and legal
			 need, a party may be provided a copy of the verbatim record of the testimony
			 without charge.
(d) The hearing
			 committee shall prepare written findings of fact and a written statement of its
			 decision based upon the record of the hearing.
(e) The hearing committee may find academic misconduct and impose
			 a sanction of suspension or expulsion only if the proof of such misconduct is
			 clear and convincing. In other cases, a finding of misconduct must be based on
			 a preponderance of the credible evidence.
(f) The committee may impose a disciplinary sanction that differs
			 from the recommendation of the instructor or investigating officer.
(g) The instructor or the investigating
			 officer or both may be witnesses at the hearing conducted by the committee, but
			 do not have responsibility for conducting the hearing.
(h) The decision of the hearing committee
			 shall be served upon the student either by personal delivery, electronic means,
			 or first class United States mail and shall become final within 10 days of
			 service, unless an appeal is taken under s.
			 UWS
			 14.09.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.09 - Appeal to the chancellor

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Where the
			 sanction prescribed by the hearing committee is suspension or expulsion, the
			 student may appeal to the chancellor to review the decision of the hearing
			 committee on the record. In such a case, the chancellor shall sustain the
			 decision of the academic misconduct hearing committee unless the chancellor
			 finds:
(a) The evidence of record does not
			 support the findings and recommendations of the hearing committee;
(b) Established procedures were not followed
			 by the academic misconduct hearing committee and material prejudice to the
			 student resulted; or
(c) The
			 decision was based on factors proscribed by state or federal law regarding
			 equal educational opportunities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.10 - Discretionary appeal to the Board of Regents

Current through June 24, 2024
Institutional decisions under ss.
				UWS
				14.05 through
				14.09 shall be final, except that the
				Board of Regents may, at its discretion, grant a review upon the
				record.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.11 - Settlement

Current through June 24, 2024
The procedures set forth in this chapter do not preclude a
				student from agreeing that academic misconduct occurred and to the imposition
				of a sanction, after proper notice has been given. Required written reports,
				however, may not be waived.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.12 - Effect of discipline within the university system

Current through June 24, 2024
Suspension or expulsion shall be systemwide in effect.
(1) A student who is suspended or expelled
			 from one institution in the University of Wisconsin System may not enroll in
			 another institution in the system unless the suspension has expired by its own
			 terms or one year has elapsed after the student has been suspended or
			 expelled.
(2) Upon completion of a
			 suspension period, a student may re-enroll in the institution which suspended
			 him or her as if no suspension had been imposed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.13 - Right to petition for readmission

Current through June 24, 2024
A student who has been expelled may petition for readmission,
				and a student who has been suspended may petition for readmission prior to the
				expiration of the suspension period. The petition for readmission must be in
				writing and directed to the chancellor of the institution from which the
				student was suspended or expelled. The petition may not be filed before the
				expiration of one year from the date of the final determination in expulsion
				cases, or before the expiration of one-half of the suspension period in
				suspension cases. The chancellor shall, after consultation with elected
				representatives of the faculty, academic staff, and students, adopt procedures
				for determining whether such petitions will be granted or
				denied.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.14 - Investigating officer

Current through June 24, 2024
The chancellor of each institution, in consultation with
				faculty, academic staff, and student representatives, shall designate an
				investigating officer or officers for student academic misconduct. The
				investigating officer shall have responsibility for investigating student
				academic misconduct and initiating procedures for academic misconduct under s.
				UWS
				14.07. An investigating officer may also serve on the
				academic misconduct hearing committee for a case, if he or she has not
				otherwise been involved in the matter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.15 - Academic misconduct hearing committee: institutional option

Current through June 24, 2024
The chancellor of each institution, in consultation with
				faculty, academic staff, and student representatives, shall adopt policies
				providing for the establishment of a student academic misconduct hearing
				committee or designation of a hearing examiner to fulfill the responsibilities
				of the academic misconduct hearing committee in this chapter.
(1) A student academic misconduct hearing
			 committee shall consist of at least 3 persons, including a student or students,
			 and the presiding officer shall be appointed by the chancellor. The presiding
			 officer and at least one other member shall constitute a quorum at any hearing
			 held pursuant to due notice.
(2) A
			 hearing examiner shall be selected by the chancellor from the faculty and staff
			 of the institution.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.17 - Notice to instructors

Current through June 24, 2024
Each institution shall adopt procedures to ensure that
				instructors are familiar with these policies. Each institution shall provide
				instructors with copies of ch. UWS 14 and any institutional policies
				implementing ch. UWS 14 upon employment with the university, and each
				department chair shall be provided such copies upon assuming the duties of the
				chair.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 14 - Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures › Section UWS 14.18 - Consistent institutional policies

Current through June 24, 2024
Each institution is authorized to adopt policies consistent
				with this chapter. A copy of such policies shall be filed with the Board of
				Regents and the University of Wisconsin System office of academic
				affairs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 15 - Limited Appointments › Section UWS 15.01 - Limited appointments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A limited appointment under s.
			 36.17,
			 Stats., is a special appointment to a designated administrative position. A
			 person in this type of appointment serves at the pleasure of the authorized
			 official who made the appointment. A member of the academic staff granted a
			 limited appointment shall not lose existing rights to an academic staff
			 appointment by accepting the limited appointment, and a member of the faculty
			 granted a limited appointment shall not lose existing rights to a faculty
			 appointment by accepting the limited appointment. Termination of a limited
			 appointment is not a dismissal under ch. UWS 4 or 11 and is not otherwise
			 appealable. Wherever possible 3 months' notice of termination should be given
			 if the appointee does not hold simultaneously another university
			 appointment.
(2) Limited
			 appointments apply to the following positions: president, senior vice
			 president, provost, vice president, associate vice president, assistant vice
			 president, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant to the
			 chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assistant vice
			 chancellor, college campus dean, secretary of the board, associate secretary of
			 the board, assistant secretary of the board, trust officer and assistant trust
			 officer, and such other administrative positions as the board, the president,
			 or the chancellor determines at the time of the appointment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 16 - Other Appointments › Section UWS 16.01 - Other appointments

Current through June 24, 2024
The board may make or authorize appointments of specified
				terms for student assistants and employees in training, such as residents,
				interns, post-doctoral fellows or trainees or associates. Appointments made
				pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the provisions of s.
				36.15,
				Stats., and chs.
				UWS 1 to
				15. Policies and procedures for
				such appointments shall be determined as appropriate by the president or the
				chancellor of each institution after consultation with appropriate faculty and
				with appropriate student assistants and employees in
				training.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.01 - Policy statement

Current through June 24, 2024
The missions of the University of Wisconsin System and its
				  individual institutions can be realized only if the university's teaching,
				  learning, research and service activities occur in living and learning
				  environments that are safe and free from violence, harassment, fraud, theft,
				  disruption and intimidation. In promoting such environments, the university has
				  a responsibility to address student nonacademic misconduct; this responsibility
				  is separate from and independent of any civil or criminal action resulting from
				  a student's conduct. This chapter defines nonacademic misconduct, provides
				  university procedures for effectively addressing misconduct, and offers
				  educational responses to misconduct. The University of Wisconsin System is
				  committed to respecting students' constitutional rights. Nothing in this
				  chapter is intended to restrict students' constitutional rights, including
				  rights of freedom of speech or to peaceably assemble with
				  others.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
				"Chief administrative officer" means the chancellor of an institution or the
				chancellor's designees.
(2) "Clear
				and convincing evidence" means information that would persuade a reasonable
				person to have a firm belief that a proposition is more likely true than not
				true. It is a higher standard of proof than "preponderance of the
				evidence."
(2m) "Complainant" means
				any individual who is alleged to be the subject of sexual misconduct, as
				defined in s.  UWS 17.151.
(2r)
				"Consent" means words or overt actions by a person who is competent to give
				informed consent, indicating a freely given agreement to engage in sexual
				activity or other activity referenced in the definitions of sexual assault and
				sexual exploitation in s.  UWS 17.151. A person is unable to give consent if the
				person is in a state of incapacitation because of drugs, alcohol, physical or
				intellectual disability, or unconsciousness.
(3) "Days" means calendar days.
(4) "Delivered" means sent by electronic
				means to the student's official university email address and, in addition,
				provided by any of the following methods:
(a)
				Given personally.
(b) Placed in the
				student's official university mailbox.
(c) Mailed by regular first class United
				States mail to the student's current address as maintained by the
				institution.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.03 - Consistent institutional policies

Current through June 24, 2024
Each institution is authorized to adopt policies consistent
				  with this chapter. A copy of such policies shall be filed with the Board of
				  Regents and the University of Wisconsin System office of academic
				  affairs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.04 - Notice to students

Current through June 24, 2024
Each institution shall publish ch. UWS 17 on its website and
				  shall make ch. UWS 17 and any institutional policies implementing ch. UWS 17
				  freely available to students through the website or other
				  means.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.05 - Designation of investigating officer

Current through June 24, 2024
The chief administrative officer of each institution shall
				  designate an investigating officer or officers for allegations of student
				  nonacademic misconduct. The investigating officer shall investigate student
				  nonacademic misconduct and initiate procedures for nonacademic misconduct under
				  s.
				  UWS 17.11
				  or 17.152. For allegations involving sexual misconduct, as defined in s. UWS
				  17.151, the Title IX Coordinator or designee shall serve as the investigating
				  officer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.06 - Nonacademic misconduct hearing examiner

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The chief
				administrative officer of each institution, in consultation with faculty,
				academic staff, and student representatives, shall adopt policies providing for
				the designation of a student nonacademic misconduct hearing examiner to fulfill
				the responsibilities of the nonacademic misconduct hearing examiner in this
				chapter.
(2) A hearing examiner
				shall be selected by the chief administrative officer pursuant to the policies
				adopted under sub. (1).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.07 - Nonacademic misconduct hearing committee

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The chief
				administrative officer of each institution, in consultation with faculty,
				academic staff, and student representatives, shall adopt policies providing for
				the establishment of a student nonacademic misconduct hearing committee to
				fulfill the responsibilities of the nonacademic misconduct hearing committee in
				this chapter.
(2) A student
				nonacademic misconduct hearing committee shall consist of at least three
				persons, including at least one student, except that no such committee shall be
				constituted with a majority of members who are students. The presiding officer,
				who may be the hearing examiner designated pursuant to s.
				UWS
				17.06, shall be appointed by the chief administrative
				officer. The presiding officer and at least one other member shall constitute a
				quorum at any hearing held pursuant to due notice.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.08 - Nonacademic misconduct occurring on or outside of university lands

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MISCONDUCT ON
				UNIVERSITY LANDS. Except as provided in s. UWS 17.08(2), the provisions
				contained in this chapter shall apply to the student conduct described in ss.
				UWS
				17.09 and 17.151 that occurs on university lands or at
				university-sponsored events.
(2)
				MISCONDUCT OUTSIDE OF UNIVERSITY LANDS. The provisions contained in this
				chapter may apply to the student conduct described in ss.
				UWS
				17.09 and 17.151 that occurs outside of university
				lands only when, in the judgment of the investigating officer, the conduct
				adversely affects a substantial university interest. In determining whether the
				conduct adversely affects a substantial university interest, the investigating
				officer shall consider whether the conduct meets one or more of the following
				conditions:
(a) The conduct constitutes or
				would constitute a serious criminal offense, regardless of the existence of any
				criminal proceedings.
(b) The
				conduct indicates that the student presented or may present a danger or threat
				to the health or safety of the student or others.
(c) The conduct demonstrates a pattern of
				behavior that seriously impairs the university's ability to fulfill its
				teaching, research, or public service missions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter I - General › Section UWS 17.085 - Disciplinary sanctions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The disciplinary sanctions that may be
				imposed for nonacademic misconduct, in accordance with the procedures of ss.
				UWS 17.11
				to 17.13, and 17.152 to 17.154, are any of the following:
(a) A written reprimand.
(b) Denial of specified university
				privileges.
(c) Payment of
				restitution.
(d) Educational or
				service sanctions, including community service.
(e) Disciplinary probation.
(f) Imposition of reasonable terms and
				conditions on continued student status.
(g) Removal from a course in
				progress.
(h) Enrollment
				restrictions on a course or program.
(i) Suspension.
(j) Expulsion.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Student Nonacademic Discipline in Nonsexual Misconduct Cases › Section UWS 17.09 - Conduct subject to disciplinary action

Current through June 24, 2024
In accordance with s.  UWS 17.08, the university may
				  discipline a student for engaging in, attempting to engage in, or assisting
				  others to engage in any of the following types of nonacademic misconduct.
				  Conduct defined in s.  UWS 17.09  shall use the disciplinary procedure, hearing,
				  appeal, and settlement processes detailed in ss.  UWS 17.11  to  17.15. However,
				  at the university's discretion, conduct defined in s.  UWS 17.09, when arising
				  out of the same facts and circumstances as sexual misconduct defined in s.  UWS 17.151, may be consolidated with such charges and addressed with the
				  disciplinary procedure, hearing, appeal, and settlement processes detailed in
				  ss.  UWS 17.152  to  17.156.
(1) DANGEROUS
				CONDUCT. Conduct that endangers or threatens the health or safety of oneself or
				another person.
(4) HARASSMENT.
				Conduct defined in s. 947.013, Stats.
(5) HAZING. Conduct defined in s. 948.51,
				Stats.
(6) ILLEGAL USE, POSSESSION,
				MANUFACTURE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Use,
				possession, manufacture, or distribution of alcoholic beverages or of
				marijuana, narcotics, or other controlled substances, except as expressly
				permitted by law or university policy.
(7) UNAUTHORIZED USE OF OR DAMAGE TO
				PROPERTY. Unauthorized possession of, use of, moving of, tampering with, damage
				to, or destruction of university property or the property of others.
(8) DISRUPTION OF UNIVERSITY-AUTHORIZED
				ACTIVITIES. Conduct that obstructs or impairs university-run or
				university-authorized activities, or that interferes with or impedes the
				ability of a person to participate in university-run or university-authorized
				activities.
(9) FORGERY OR
				FALSIFICATION. Unauthorized possession of or fraudulent creation, alteration,
				or misuse of any university or other governmental document, record, key,
				electronic device, or identification.
(10) MISUSE OF COMPUTING RESOURCES. Conduct
				that involves any of the following:
(a)
				Failure to comply with laws, license agreements, and contracts governing
				university computer network, software, and hardware use.
(b) Use of university computing resources for
				unauthorized commercial purposes or personal gain.
(c) Failure to protect a personal password or
				university-authorized account.
(d)
				Breach of computer security, invasion of privacy, or unauthorized access to
				university computing resources.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Student Nonacademic Discipline in Nonsexual Misconduct Cases › Section UWS 17.10 - Disciplinary sanctions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The disciplinary sanctions that may be
				imposed for nonacademic misconduct, in accordance with the procedures of ss.
				UWS 17.11
				to
				17.13, are any of the following:
(a) A written reprimand.
(b) Denial of specified university
				privileges.
(c) Payment of
				restitution.
(d) Educational or
				service sanctions, including community service.
(e) Disciplinary probation.
(f) Imposition of reasonable terms and
				conditions on continued student status.
(g) Removal from a course in
				progress.
(h) Enrollment
				restrictions on a course or program.
(i) Suspension.
(j) Expulsion.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Student Nonacademic Discipline in Nonsexual Misconduct Cases › Section UWS 17.11 - Disciplinary procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROCESS. The investigating officer may
				proceed in accordance with this section to impose, subject to hearing and
				appeal rights, one or more of the disciplinary sanctions listed in s. UWS
				17.085(1) for conduct defined in s.
				UWS
				17.09.
(2)
				CONFERENCE WITH RESPONDENT. When the investigating officer concludes that
				proceedings under this section are warranted, the investigating officer shall
				promptly contact the respondent in person, by telephone, or by electronic mail
				to offer to discuss the matter, review the investigating officer's basis for
				believing that the respondent engaged in nonacademic misconduct, and to afford
				the respondent an opportunity to respond. If the respondent fails to respond to
				the investigating officer, the investigating officer may proceed to decide on
				the basis of the available information.
(3) DETERMINATION BY THE INVESTIGATING
				OFFICER THAT NO DISCIPLINARY SANCTION IS WARRANTED. If, as a result of a
				discussion under sub. (2) or review of available information, the investigating
				officer determines that nonacademic misconduct did not in fact occur, or that
				no disciplinary sanction is warranted under the circumstances, the matter shall
				be considered resolved without the necessity for further action. The
				investigating officer shall notify the respondent.
(4) PROCESS FOLLOWING DETERMINATION BY THE
				INVESTIGATING OFFICER THAT NONACADEMIC MISCONDUCT OCCURRED.
(a) If, as a result of a discussion under
				sub. (2) or review of available information, the investigating officer
				determines that nonacademic misconduct did occur and that one or more of the
				disciplinary sanctions listed under s. UWS 17.085(1) should be recommended, the
				investigating officer shall prepare a written report which shall contain all of
				the following:
1. A description of the alleged
				misconduct.
2. A description of all
				information available to the university regarding the alleged
				misconduct.
3. Specification of the
				sanction sought.
4. Notice of the
				respondent's right to a hearing.
5.
				A copy of this chapter and of the institutional procedures adopted to implement
				this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Student Nonacademic Discipline in Nonsexual Misconduct Cases › Section UWS 17.13 - Appeal to the chancellor

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) For conduct
				defined in s.
				UWS
				17.09, where the sanction prescribed by the hearing
				examiner or committee is one of those listed in s. UWS 17.085(1) (h) to (j),
				the respondent may appeal in writing to the chief administrative officer within
				14 days of the date of the written decision to review the decision of the
				hearing examiner or committee, based upon the record.
(3) The chief administrative officer has 30
				days from receipt of an appeal to respond and shall sustain the decision unless
				the chief administrative officer finds any of the following:
(a) The information in the record does not
				support the findings or decision.
(b) Appropriate procedures were not followed
				which resulted in material prejudice to the respondent.
(c) The decision was based on factors
				proscribed by state or federal law.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Student Nonacademic Discipline in Nonsexual Misconduct Cases › Section UWS 17.14 - Discretionary appeal to the Board of Regents

Current through June 24, 2024
For conduct defined in s.
				  UWS
				  17.09, institutional decisions under ss.
				  UWS 17.11
				  to 17.13 shall be final, except that the board of regents may, at its
				  discretion, grant a review upon the record, upon written request submitted by
				  the respondent within 14 days of the final institutional
				  decision.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter II - Procedures for Student Nonacademic Discipline in Nonsexual Misconduct Cases › Section UWS 17.15 - Settlement

Current through June 24, 2024
For conduct defined in s.
				  UWS
				  17.09, the procedures set forth in this chapter allow
				  the university and a respondent to enter into a settlement agreement regarding
				  the alleged misconduct, after proper notice has been given. Any such agreement
				  and its terms shall be in writing and signed by the respondent and the
				  investigating officer or student affairs officer. The case is concluded when a
				  copy of the signed agreement is delivered to the respondent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter III - Procedures for Student Nonacademic Discipline in Sexual Misconduct Cases › Section UWS 17.151 - Sexual misconduct subject to disciplinary action under ss. UWS 17.152 to 17.156

Current through June 24, 2024
In accordance with s.
				  UWS
				  17.08, the university may discipline a student for
				  engaging in, attempting to engage in, or assisting others to engage in any of
				  the following types of nonacademic misconduct. Sexual misconduct, as defined in
				  this section, shall use the disciplinary procedure, hearing, appeal, and
				  settlement processes detailed in ss. UWS 17.152 to 17.156.
(1) SEXUAL HARASSMENT. Conduct on the basis
				of sex that satisfies any of the following:
(a) Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature
				directed towards a student, an employee, or a person participating in an
				education program or activity of the university that when using the legal
				"reasonable person" standard, is so severe, pervasive, and objectively
				offensive that it effectively denies the person equal access to the
				institution's education program or activity.
(b) Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature
				directed towards an individual that, when using the legal "reasonable person"
				standard, is so severe or pervasive and objectively offensive that it has the
				purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's academic or
				work performance or participation in a university sponsored or supported
				activity.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System › Chapter UWS 17 - Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures › Subchapter III - Procedures for Student Nonacademic Discipline in Sexual Misconduct Cases › Section UWS 17.152 - Sexual misconduct disciplinary procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PROCESS. The investigating officer may
				proceed in accordance with this section to impose, subject to hearing and
				appeal rights, one or more of the disciplinary sanctions listed in s.  UWS 17.085(1), for sexual misconduct defined in s.  UWS 17.151, and conduct
				described in s.  UWS 17.09  may be consolidated with sexual misconduct charges
				pursuant to this section and consistent with s.  UWS 17.08. When responding to
				sexual misconduct, the university may take the following actions:
(a) The university may consolidate
				disciplinary procedures as to allegations of sexual misconduct, as defined in
				s.  UWS 17.151, against more than one respondent, or by more than one
				complainant against one or more respondents, or by one party against the other
				party, where the allegations of sexual misconduct arise out of the same facts
				or circumstances.
(b) In
				consultation with the complainant, the university may choose to address
				allegations of sexual misconduct with non-disciplinary measures outside the
				procedures of this chapter. Non-disciplinary measures may include supportive
				measures and protective measures for complainant, which may or may not involve
				the respondent.