by Shiva Rahimi
Staff Writer
The Disciplinary Process at the University of La Verne has recently been revised, for clarification purposes, by a committee made up of students, faculty and law school members.
“It was time for revisions to be made. The contents had not been revised for a number of years,” said Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Loretta Rahmani. “We were operating on things that were not stated in the book,” she said.
The Model Student Conduct Code was compared to that of other institutions this past summer by Dr. Rahmani, who is the chair of the committee. She then wrote out the first draft and gave it to the committee for review and input.
“This process was taken two to three times before it was reviewed by the Board of Trustees and President Morgan,” said Dr. Rahmani.
There was a revision for the definition of terms. For example, “University Official,” as defined in the booklet is, “any persons employed by the University, performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.”
Jurisdiction and interpretations have also been clarified and some new and updated terminology has been added.
There is a spelled out version for sanctions. These sanctions are what the University follows when a student is found responsible for violating a University policy. The sanctions make a distinction between a warning, social probation, residential life probation and the loss of privileges.
The revised version also includes a clarification of computer abuse, personal identification and honesty, Family Education Rights of the Privacy Act, and procedures for handling charges of rape and sexual assault. These were just a few of the changes made, but the entire version can now be accessed on the WEB.
“We feel good with the outcome and results,” said Dr. Rahmani.
