Part III: Procedures for Implementation of the Code

This Code governs activities on all campuses of Indiana University. Specific procedures are to be developed by each campus and made available to students, faculty, and staff on the campus.

These procedures will provide for: 

Student Grievances—Students are to have clear procedures to follow when they believe that any of their rights, as defined in earlier sections of this Code, have been violated by a member of the university community. The local campus offices of the dean of students, affirmative action, and faculty affairs, as appropriate, will assist students in addressing their complaints.

Academic and Personal Misconduct—Clear procedures with specific information about the persons who are involved, timelines, and disciplinary sanctions are to be created and maintained at the campus level. These procedures are to be designed to provide students with procedural fairness and to ensure equal protection for all students and appropriate sanctions.

Advisors—A person charged, a victim or anyone providing testimony is entitled, at his or her expense, to be accompanied by an advisor or support person of his or her choice. An advisor or support person is limited to the role of advising. The advisor or support person may not participate in the proceeding, may not question witnesses, and may not make any statements during the proceeding. Campuses may, however, create procedures to allow a student to have an advisor or support person to speak on the student’s behalf at the final appeal hearing.

A student with a disability affecting communication or a student who cannot effectively communicate in the English language may seek a reasonable accommodation from the office of the dean of students to allow an advisor or interpreter to present or translate the proceedings.

Notification of a Victim—A person who is a victim of any specific misconduct for which disciplinary proceedings are conducted under this Code is entitled to participate in proceedings relating to evidence, but not the deliberative process in which the hearing officer or panel weigh the evidence presented and arrive at a decision. If the subject matter of the disciplinary proceeding involves crimes of violence or a sex offense and the accused is determined to have committed the act, the dean of students is required to notify the victim of the outcome of disciplinary proceedings in a timely manner.

Campus procedures are to be reviewed and approved periodically through the local campus faculty council. Any revision should also be reviewed by University Counsel. It is recommended that campus procedures remain fairly similar across all campuses in an effort to assist students transferring among IU campuses.

The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. Copyright 2005 The Trustees of Indiana University
By action of the University Faculty Council (April 12, 2005) and the Trustees of Indiana University (June 24, 2005)