Transcript Sja & UA Faculty exchange

Dealing with Disruptive Students
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Committed to promoting student development and
a campus environment that is safe and conducive to
learning.
We accomplish this by…
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Educating our campus community about the Code
of Student Conduct, University Policies, Rules, and
Procedures
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Facilitating a campus wide conduct system
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Enforcing the Code of Student Conduct
www.uakron.edu/studentconduct
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Disorderly, disruptive, lewd or indecent
conduct.
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Behavior a student knew or reasonably
should have known would cause a
disruption or obstruction of teaching,
research, administration, disciplinary
proceedings, or other university activities.
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Willful failure to comply with directions of
university officials, faculty members, law
enforcement officers or emergency
personnel.
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Willfully, recklessly, or knowingly
engaging in conduct that violates any
university policy, rule, or regulation.
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Knowingly furnishing false or misleading
information to university officials
including but not limited to forgery,
alteration, or misuse of any university
document, record, or ID.
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Academic Misconduct – Cheating or
Plagiarism
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Engaging in or threatening…
› Physical or verbal abuse,
› Threats, intimidation,
› Harassment, coercion, and/or
› Any conduct which intentionally or recklessly
threatens or endangers the health, welfare or
safety of any person.
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Include statements in your syllabus that
outline:
› Classroom rules and expectations
› Academic misconduct policy
› Student’s responsibility to know, understand,
and follow the Code of Student Conduct
› Consequences of not meeting expectations
or violating classroom rules
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Review classroom policy statements and
expectations during the first class period.
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Optional – Have students sign a
statement indicating that they have
reviewed the syllabus and understand
the classroom policies and expectations.
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Address student behavior and policy
violations immediately.
› Private conversation
› Email
› Review policy with class
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Always a good idea to follow up in
writing
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Keep a log of student interactions that
include:
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Name of student
Date, time, location of incident
Names of witnesses
Description of incident
Summary of follow up with student
Documentation is important to establish
pattern of behavior
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If behavior persists or is sever make an
online referral to Student Conduct.
› www.uakron.edu/studentconduct
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Attach supporting documentation (i.e.
syllabus, intervention log, emails)
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Student Conduct staff will follow up with
faculty throughout the conduct process:
› Clarify referral/incident description
› Review classroom policies/supporting
documentation
› Notifying faculty member of final outcome
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Consultation Services
› In person, by phone, or by email
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Educational Conferences
› Informal, educational conversation with
behavioral directives
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Fact Finding Meetings/Hearing Boards
› Formal conduct process, educational
sanctions, and an appeal process
Help a Zip
In an effort to formalize our work with students in crisis,
the CARE Team exists to
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Address student behavioral concerns that may negatively
impact the campus learning environment
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Address student behavior that may pose harm to the health,
welfare and safety of members of the University community
or to the health, welfare and safety of the individuals
exhibiting such behaviors.
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Coordinate response to violent, threatening or significantly
disruptive students
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Evaluate whether a student may remain enrolled
and/or a student’s readiness to return to campus
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Provide guidance, referrals and resources to assist
those directly connected to the student; address
extreme behavioral concerns not Code of
Conduct related
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Make recommendations regarding University
policies and procedures
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Denine Rocco
Chair
Juanita Martin
Director, University Counseling Center
Dale Adams
Director, Student Conduct and
Community
Standards
Michael Strong Associate Director, Res. Life and Housing
Eric Green
Director, Off Campus Student Services
Laura Conley
Director, Adult Focus
Alan Grad
Captain, Univ. of Akron Police Department
Bryan Taylor
Captain, Univ. of Akron Police Department
John Reilly
Associate VP and Associate General
Counsel/
Counsel to CARE
Team
Workplace Violence Assessment Team
Bill Viau
Associate Vice President Human Resources
and Talent Development
Mark Stasitis
Director, Labor Relations and Immigration
Services, Human Resources
Lee Gill
Associate Vice President Inclusion and Equity
Denine Rocco Associate Vice President and Dean of
Students
James Weber Major, Univ. of Akron Police Department
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Best known for its impact on breaking down barriers in
high school and collegiate sports for women and girls
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Federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in
education
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Department of Education’s Office of Civil
Rights oversees applicability and compliance
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April 4, 2011 guideline announced by Vice President
Joe Biden requires institutions that receive federal
funding to investigate and discipline instances of sexual
harassment or sexual misconduct.
April 2011 Dept. of Education’s Office of
Civil Rights issues “Dear Colleague” letter
 Institutions of higher education must “…
take immediate and effective steps to
end sexual harassment and sexual
violence
 Should institution fail to fulfill
responsibilities under Title IX, Dept. of Ed.
can impose fines and deny an
institution’s access to federal funds.
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Becky Hoover
Title IX Coordinator
414 Leigh Hall 330-972-6462 [email protected]
Denine Rocco
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students
306 Student Union 330-972-6048 [email protected]
Mark Stasitis
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees
Admin. Services Bldg. 125N 330-972-2352
[email protected]
Denine M. Rocco
Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
[email protected]
(330) 972-6048
Dale R. Adams
Director Student Conduct and Community Standards
[email protected]
(330) 972-6380