Washington Administrative Code › Title 132J - Green River College › Chapter 132J-126 - Rules of student conduct › Section 132J-126-030 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following definitions shall apply for the purpose of this
				student conduct code:
"Assembly" is any overt activity engaged in by two or more
				persons, the object of which is to gain publicity, advocate a view, petition
				for a cause or disseminate information to any person, persons, or groups of
				persons.
"Business day" means a weekday, excluding weekends and college
				holidays.
"Cheating" is defined as intentional deception in producing or
				creating academic work. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Intentional plagiarism;
(b) Selling or giving your own completed work
			 to others who intend to turn it in as their own;
(c) Purchasing or accepting the work of
			 others with the intent of turning it in as your own;
(d) Acquiring and/or using teachers' editions
			 of textbooks, without the permission of the specific instructor, in order to
			 complete your course assignments;
(e) Obtaining or attempting to obtain an
			 examination prior to its administration;
(f) Referring to devices, materials or
			 sources not authorized by the instructor;
(g) Receiving assistance from another person
			 when not authorized by the instructor;
(h) Providing assistance to another person
			 when not authorized by the instructor;
(i) Taking an examination for another
			 person;
(j) Obtaining or attempting
			 to obtain another person to take one's own examination;
(k) Falsifying laboratory results or copying
			 another person's laboratory results; and
(l) Falsifying or attempting to falsify the
			 record of one's grades or evaluation.
"College" means Green River College.
"College facilities" includes all buildings, structures,
				grounds, office space, and parking lots.
"College groups" shall mean individuals or groups who are
				currently enrolled students or current employees of the college, or guests of
				the college who are sponsored by a recognized student organization, employee
				organization, or the administration of the college.
"College official" includes any person employed by the college,
				performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.
"College premises" shall include all campuses of the college,
				wherever located, and includes all land, buildings, facilities, vehicles,
				equipment, and other property owned, used, or controlled by the college.
"Complainant" means any person who submits a charge alleging
				that a student violated the student code. When a student believes that she/he
				has been a victim of another student's misconduct, the student who believes
				she/he has been a victim will have the same rights under this student code as
				are provided to the complainant, even if another member of the college
				community submitted the charge himself or herself.
"Conduct review officer" is the vice president of student
				affairs or other college administrator designated by the president to be
				responsible for receiving and for reviewing or referring appeals of student
				disciplinary actions in accordance with the procedures of this code. The
				president is authorized to reassign any and all of the conduct review officer's
				duties or responsibilities as set forth in this chapter as may be reasonably
				necessary.
"Disciplinary action" is the process by which the student
				conduct officer imposes discipline against a student for a violation of the
				student conduct code.
"Disciplinary appeal" is the process by which an aggrieved
				student can appeal the discipline imposed by the student conduct officer.
				Disciplinary appeals from a suspension in excess of 10 instructional days or a
				dismissal are heard by the student conduct appeals board. Appeals of all other
				appealable disciplinary action shall be reviewed through brief adjudicative
				proceedings.
"Expressive activity" includes, but is not necessarily limited
				to, informational picketing, petition circulation, the distribution of
				informational leaflets or pamphlets, speech making, demonstrations, rallies,
				appearances of speakers in outdoor areas, protests, meetings to display group
				feelings or sentiments and/or other types of assemblies to share information,
				perspectives or viewpoints.
"Fabrication" is defined as intentional misrepresentation of an
				activity done by a student for an academic project or practicum. Fabrication
				includes, but is not limited to:
(a)
			 Counterfeiting data, research results, information, or procedures with
			 inadequate foundation in fact;
(b)
			 Counterfeiting a record of internship or practicum experiences;
(c) Submitting a false excuse for absence or
			 tardiness; and
(d) Unauthorized
			 multiple submission of the same work; sabotage of others' work.
"Faculty member" means any person hired by the college to
				conduct classroom, counseling, or teaching activities or who is otherwise
				considered by the college to be a member of its faculty.
"Filing" is the process by which a document is officially
				delivered to a college official responsible for facilitating a disciplinary
				review. Unless otherwise provided, filing shall be accomplished by:
(a) Hand delivery of the document to the
			 specified college official or college official's assistant; or
(b) By sending the document by email and
			 first class mail to the specified college official's office and college email
			 address.
Papers required to be filed shall be deemed filed upon actual
				receipt during office hours at the office of the specified college
				official.
"May" is used in the permissive sense.
"Member of the college community" includes any person who is a
				student, faculty member, college official or any other person employed by the
				college. A person's status in a particular situation shall be determined by the
				vice president of student affairs or designee.
"Noncollege groups" shall mean individuals, or combinations of
				individuals, who are not currently enrolled students or current employees of
				the college and who are not officially affiliated or associated with, or
				invited guests of a recognized student organization, recognized employee group,
				or the administration of the college.
"Organization" means number of persons who have complied with
				the formal requirements for college recognition/registration.
"Plagiarism" is defined as using others' original ideas in your
				written or spoken work without giving proper credit.
(a) Ideas include, but are not limited to:
(i) Facts;
(ii) Opinions;
(iii) Images;
(iv) Statistics;
(v) Equations;
(vi) Hypotheses;
(vii) Theories.