Page 28 of 93 Section 6.01 Philosophy Statement The TAMIU community is committed to fostering a campus environment that is conducive to ac oc anddeumc ti cp irnoqg ur ai rmy , ias pcroomd mu cittitveed ctaomapnues dl iuf ce aat ni odntahl oaungdh tdf euvl es ltoupdmy ae nn dt a dl ips rcol oc seus sr et. hTaht ebsatl ua dn ec en st the interests of individual students with the interest of the University community. At TAMIU, student members of the community are expected to uphold and abide by certain satraen de amrbdos doi fe dc o nwdi tuhcitnt haa ts feot r mo f t choer be a vs iasl uoef st hteh aStt uidnecnl ut dCeo dr ee sopfeCc to, nidnut ec tg. rTi thye, ssee sr tvai cned aarndds excellence. Students charged with misconduct are entitled to a fundamentally fair process, including na do jtui cdei c aa tnedd . aC ornedaus cotn da be tl ee r mo pi npaotri tounnsi twy i l tl ob er ebsaps oe nd du pt oo n t ah ep r ce hp aorngdees r abnecfeo roef tchhea er gv ei ds e na cr ee sbtea pn rdoapr do r; ttihoantaittei st omt ho er es el i vkeerl yi t yt hoafnt hneo vt itohlaatt iao nv i aonl adt itoont ho ec ccuurmr eudl a. tSi va en cc toi no nd su catr he iisnt toernydoef dt ht oe student. The student conduct process is not a criminal civil legal proceeding. Students at the University are provided a copy of the Student Handbook annually in the form of a link on the University website and/or Uconnect. Students are responsible for having read and abide by the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct. Section 6.02 Definitions Thehreefinol.lowing definitions will be used throughout the handbook, unless otherwise defined 1. “Administrative Hearing” means a process which provides an opportunity for an accused student to respond to specific charges. The purpose of an Administrative Hearing is to determine whether there is a preponderance of evidence to support the charges and if so, to determine the appropriate sanction or sanctions. Only information presented during the Administrative Hearing can be used to determine if 2. t “ here is a finding of responsibility. Appeal Panel” means University officials authorized by the Vice President for Student Engagement or a designee to conduct appeal reviews. 3. “Acceptance of responsibility” means the charged student agrees that the conduct cc oo nn sdtui tcut tneos t iac ev, i wo l aa itvi oe ns roi gf ht th teo Satpupdeeanl t, aCnodd ae c oc ef pCtos noduut cc ot , ma es s o/ us at lni nc tei do ni sn i mt hpe ossteudd. e n t 4. “Aggravating factors” means a fact or circumstance accompanying the commission of misconduct that may be relevant to adjudication. Examples include the use of
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