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faculty member shall notify the department/division chair and the appropriate vice president or designee in writing of the problem, action taken by the faculty member, and the faculty member’s recommendation. If a resolution of the problem is not reached between the faculty member and the student, the student may be removed permanently pursuant to due process procedures.
2.5.2 Student Conduct Code
The purpose of this Code is to help ensure a healthy, comfortable and educationally productive environment for students, employees and visitors.
Article I: Definitions
The following are definitions of terms or phrases contained within this Code:
1. “Accused student” means any student accused of violating this Student Conduct
Code.
2. “Appellate boards” means any person or persons authorized by the college
president to consider an appeal from a Student Conduct Board’s determination that a student has violated this Student Conduct Code or from the sanctions imposed by the Student Conduct Administrator. The college president may act as the appellate board.
3. “College” means a Maricopa Community College or center.
4. “College premises” means all land, buildings, facilities and other property in the
possession of or owned, used or controlled by the college or District.
5. “College official” means any person employed by the college or District, performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities pursuant to this Student Conduct Code. The col- lege president shall designate the college or center official to be responsible for the administration of the Student Conduct
Code.
6. “Complainant” means any person who submits a charge alleging that a student
violated this Student Conduct Code. When a student believes that s/he has been a victim of another student’s misconduct, the student who believes s/he has been a victim will have the same rights under this Student Conduct Code as are provided to the complainant, even if another mem- ber of the college community submitted the charge itself.
7. “Day” means calendar day at a time when college is in session, and shall exclude weekends and holidays.
8. “Disruptive behavior” means conduct that materially and substantially interferes with or obstructs the teaching or learning process in the context of a classroom or educational setting.
9. “District” means the Maricopa County Community College District.
10. “Faculty member” means any person hired by the college or District to conduct classroom or teaching activities or who is otherwise considered by the college to
be a member of faculty.
11. “May” is used in the permissive sense.
12. “Member of the college community” means any person who is a student, faculty
member, college official or any other person employed by the college or center.
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