Student Code of Conduct Approved: July 3, 2018; Last Updated: August 2023 15 Section VI: Student Conduct Process NOTE: Incidents of sexual misconduct are treated separately from other misconduct. Information regarding reporting, responding to, investigating, and placing interim measures for reports of sexual misconduct are found at: www.sunywcc.edu/titleix. Information about adjudicating acts of sexual misconduct can be found in Section VIII of this Code. A. Standard of Proof a. The student conduct process utilizes a “preponderance of evidence” standard of proof, which evaluates whether it is more likely than not that a violation occurred. B. Accommodations in the Conduct Process a. Students with disabilities who are involved in the student conduct process may seek reasonable accommodations for any stage of the student conduct process. Any student requesting accommodations will be referred to the Disability Services Office to request and obtain an accommodation letter. The student must then submit the accommodation letter and their written accommodation request to the Student Conduct Officer at least 72 hours before the stage of the conduct process that the request is for. The Student Conduct Officer, in consultation with the Disability Services Office, will make a determination, based on appropriate legal standards and College policy, regarding what accommodation, if any, is appropriate. C. Reports of Misconduct a. Any person may file an incident report regarding any student or registered student organization alleging misconduct. Incident reports shall be prepared in writing and directed to the Director of Student Support Services or designee. An individual filing an incident report may elect to meet with a Student Conduct Officer for a consultation prior to submitting a complaint. Individuals are encouraged to visit www.sunywcc.edu/incidentreport to file an incident report with the College. b. While timeliness for submitting an incident report is preferable, there is no deadline to file a report of alleged misconduct while the accused is a SUNY WCC student. c. Details in the incident report should include but is not limited to a description of the incident, names of accused individuals, and any relevant evidence and witness names. d. Once the incident report is received, the Director of Student Support Services and/or an assigned Student Conduct Officer will review the report and determine whether or not it has merit to move forward and officially enter the student conduct process. To make this determination, the Director of Student Support Services and/or and assigned Student Conduct Officer may meet with other individuals involved and/or review evidence. An incident report must set forth allegations of misconduct in writing with sufficient detail to support it being officially entered into the conduct process. D. Administrative Conference a. When an incident report officially enters the conduct process, the Accused student becomes a Respondent and will be invited to attend an Administrative Conference. An Administrative Conference is a meeting between a Respondent and a Student Conduct Officer to discuss the incident and the subsequent alleged violations. At this meeting, the
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