Washington Administrative Code › Title 478 - University of Washington › Chapter 478-121 - Student conduct code for the University of Washington › Part I - AUTHORITY, APPLICATION, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 478-121-050 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purposes of this conduct code, the following
				  definitions apply:
(1)
Attorney.
Attorney is a person permitted to practice law in
				Washington state.
(2)
Complainant.
A complainant is the person who is the subject of the
				prohibited conduct, whether or not that person made a report that a violation
				of the code had been committed against them.
(3)
Conduct hold.
A conduct hold
				refers, collectively, to administrative notes on a student's record, such as
				registration holds, degree holds, and transcript holds, that enable the conduct
				officer to monitor the registration and enrollment status of a student for the
				purpose of administering this code.
(4)
Conduct officer.
Conduct
				officer is an individual who has the authority to initiate conduct proceedings
				under this code, including initiating conduct proceedings, completing fact
				finding, and issuing initial orders. A conduct officer under this code is
				considered a "presiding officer" under chapter 34.05 RCW for the purpose of
				conducting a brief adjudicative proceeding.
(5)
Conduct proceedings.
Conduct
				proceedings refers to brief adjudicative proceedings and full adjudicative
				proceedings, collectively, under chapter 34.05 RCW.
(6)
FERPA.
FERPA refers to the
				federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g) and
				its implementing regulations ( 34 C.F.R. Part 99).
(7)
Full hearing.
Full hearing
				refers to the hearing that occurs when a matter is designated as being
				appropriate for a full adjudicative proceeding, consistent with WAC 478-121-400
				through 478-121-427 of this code.
(8)
Hearing officer.
A hearing
				officer is a "presiding officer" in a full hearing for the purpose of
				conducting a full adjudicative proceeding under chapter 34.05 RCW.
(9)
Presiding officer.
Presiding
				officer refers to conduct officers and hearing officers collectively.
(10)
Respondent.
A respondent is
				any student or student organization reported to have engaged in or charged with
				prohibited conduct under the conduct code.
(11)
Review coordinator.
A
				review coordinator is an individual who may be appointed to a review panel as a
				non-voting member who manages the administrative review process.
(12)
Review panel.
Review panel
				is a panel of reviewing officers selected from the pool of reviewing officers
				appointed to conduct administrative reviews under WAC 478-121-320 through
				478-121-345 and 478-121-430 through 478-121-445. The review panel may also
				include a "review coordinator."
(13)
Reviewing officers.
Reviewing officers are those who conduct administrative reviews for the purpose
				of full adjudicative proceedings or brief adjudicative proceedings under
				chapter 34.05 RCW.
(14)
Student.
A student is any person enrolled in or taking courses at
				or through the university, either full-time or part-time, including credit,
				noncredit, online, and nondegree courses, and any person who has been notified
				of acceptance for admission by the university. A student who withdraws from a
				course or from the university, graduates, or completes courses after the date
				of an alleged violation, or who is not enrolled for a particular quarter or
				quarters, but has a continuing relationship with the university, is still
				considered a student for purposes of this conduct code.
(15)
Student organization.
Student organization is a group of students that has complied with the
				requirements for university recognition or who is otherwise granted any rights
				or privileges by the university as a university affiliate. Student
				organizations include, but are not limited to, athletic teams or clubs,
				registered student organizations (RSOs), university service clubs, and
				sororities and fraternities.
(16)
University community.
The
				university community includes all university students, employees, guests of and
				visitors to the University of Washington, and other individuals affected by the
				conduct of a university student.
(17)
University official.
University official means employees of the University of Washington performing
				their assigned administrative, professional, or paraprofessional
				duties.
(18)
University
				premises.
University premises includes all of the University of
				Washington's campus buildings, grounds, and facilities, all of its extension
				and research locations, and all other university-leased, -owned, or -managed
				buildings, grounds, and facilities, including its global learning centers and
				study abroad program sites, as well as university-sponsored and/or -hosted
				online platforms.