Student

Conduct
Programs
Adriana Granados
Fourth, a college or university is a disciplined community,
a place where individuals accept their obligations to the
group and where well-defined governance procedures
guide behavior for the common good.

Campus Life: In Search of Community

(Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1990, p. 37)
 Susan E. Ashe, Ed.D.
Director of Student Conduct & Integrity

Cal Poly Pomona

http://www.cpp.edu/~studentconduct/contact-us.shtml
Overview
 Nonpathological versus (psycho)pathological
behaviors
Ways to address problems:
Punitive
Rehabilitative
Developmental
Environmental
Sanctions include forms of:
Informative communications
Probation
Denial of privileges
Denial of financial assistance
Suspensions
Expulsion

Rentz, A. L., & Zhang, N. (2011). Rentz's student affairs practice in higher education (4th ed.). Springfield, Ill: C.C. Thomas.
 Institutional responses:
Rehabilitation
Counseling
Referral for medical or psychiatric care
Assignment of civic or public service project
External responses:
Living arrangements
Employment
Financial assistance
Academic assistance
Responses depend on:
Changing views of human behavior
Institutional mission
What information about accused is deemed important and
relevant to case

Rentz, A. L., & Zhang, N. (2011). Rentz's student affairs practice in higher education (4th ed.). Springfield, Ill: C.C. Thomas.
History
 Parallels history of higher education and student
affairs profession
1800s: beginning of demise of in loco parentis
German Model and Industrial Revolution
Early 1900s: deans of men and women
Expanded goal of self-discipline, using more individualized,
humanistic, and preventative methods (Lowery, 2011, p.
199)
1960s-1970s:
Student development and counseling as corrective action
Court interventions create tension (legalistic)
Ex: Dixon v. Alabama State Board of Education (1961):
Constitutional right to notice and hearing
Recommended safeguards to ensure fairness
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Rentz, A. L., & Zhang, N. (2011). Rentz's student affairs practice in higher education (4th ed.). Springfield, Ill: C.C. Thomas.
 1970s - 1980s: Organizing and
professionalizing area
Commision for Student Conduct and Legal
Issues
Association of Student Conduct
Administration (ASCA)
Annual conferences
Week-long training institutes
Now:
Controversial area
Determining what is best
Self-discipline
Process of re-education or rehabilitation
Punishment
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Rentz, A. L., & Zhang, N. (2011). Rentz's student affairs practice in higher education (4th ed.). Springfield, Ill: C.C. Thomas.
Goals & Objectives
Must balance 3 complex, interconnected goals
Community-focused
Protection for all students within community
Learning-centered
Prioritize educational processes and outcomes
Ensure safety and integrity of learning
environment
Procedurally sound
Legal and judicial authority as well as moral and
ethical duty
Ensure processes are inclusive, socially just,
and multipartial (Wells, 2015, p. 418)
Pivotal to focus on student development
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. (2015). CAS professional standards for higher education (9th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

S. E. Ashe (personal communication, October 6, 2017)

Student Development
Theory
Psychosocial development
...how they define themselves, how they relate to others,
and what they choose to do with their lives (Schuh,
Hamrick, & Evans, 2002, p.33)
Racial and Ethnic Identity Theories
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity
Gender Identity
Erikson (1959, 1968)
Claimed individuals go through 8 developmental stages
through life span
Developmental crisis present opportunity for growth
and vulnerability
Gain new skills and positive self concept

Hamrick, F. A., Evans, N. J., & Schuh, J. H. (2002). Foundations of student affairs practice: How philosophy, theory, and research strengthen educational outcomes. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

S. E. Ashe (personal communication, October 6, 2017)

 Cognitive Structural Theories
...how people interpret their experience and make meaning out of concepts to
which they are exposed (Schuh, Hamrick, & Evans, 2002, p. 57)
Faith Development
Moral Development
Kohlberg (1976)
6 stages of moral judgment, based on justice and rights
Preconventional
Own best interest
Conventional
Law abiding, responding to obligations of duty
Postconventional
Social mutuality and genuine interest in welfare of others

Hamrick, F. A., Evans, N. J., & Schuh, J. H. (2002). Foundations of student affairs practice: How philosophy, theory, and research strengthen educational outcomes. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

S. E. Ashe (personal communication, October 6, 2017)

Funding Sources
 Office of SC&I at Cal Poly Pomona got budget,
2015
Vice President of Student Affairs
Funding spent on:
Salaries
Professional development
Association for Student Conduct
Administration
CSU Chancellors Office
Office supplies

S. E. Ashe (personal communication, October 6, 2017)

Student & Faculty
Perceptions
 Students
Approach is punitive
Immediately get kicked out
In response:
Present at Orientation to share
about program
Office of Judicial Affairs Office
of Student Life & Integrity, 2015
Faculty
Resource and Support System
Beyond scope of academic
misconduct
Refer students in crisis

http://www.cpp.edu/~studentconduct/student-conduct-process.shtml
S. E. Ashe (personal communication, October 6, 2017)
Special Obstacles
 Unpredictability
Face scrutiny from:
Campus stakeholders
Government agencies
Advocacy groups
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/12/brown-sexual-assa
Press ult-protest_n_6859486.html

Bad reputation and controversy

State and national pressures to
assess effectiveness
Difficult to accomplish

http://www.startribune.com/st-olaf-student-protests-
sexual-misconduct-policy-with-a-t-shirt/374837711/

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. (2015). CAS professional standards for higher education (9th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Rentz, A. L., & Zhang, N. (2011). Rentz's student affairs practice in higher education (4th ed.).. Springfield, Ill: C.C. Thomas.

S. E. Ashe (personal communication, October 6, 2017)

Current Issues
 Prevalent issues creating tension
Hate crimes
Free speech
Civil discourse
Increase in nontraditional,
consumer-oriented students
Technology and social media
Academic dishonesty
Cyber-bullying
Hazing

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. (2015). CAS professional standards for higher education (9th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Rentz, A. L., & Zhang, N. (2011). Rentz's student affairs practice in higher education (4th ed.). Springfield, Ill: C.C. Thomas.

S. E. Ashe (personal communication, October 6, 2017)