College
means St. Olaf College
College Official
includes any person or vendor (e.g., Food Service) employed by the college, performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities
College Premises
includes all land, buildings, facilities and other property in the possession of or owned, used or controlled by the college, including adjacent streets and sidewalks
Complainant
Person bringing a complaint to the attention of the college resulting in the opening of a conduct case
Conduct Meeting
includes the investigation, determination and sanctioning of an allegation of misconduct
Faculty Member
means any person hired by the college to conduct classroom activities
May
is used in the permissive sense
Member of the College Community
includes any person who is a student, faculty member, college official, or any other person employed by the college. A person’s status in a particular situation will be determined by the Dean of Students or other designated student conduct coordinator administering the Code of Conduct
Organization
means any number of persons who have complied with the formal requirements for college recognition
Policy
is defined as the written regulations of the college as found in, but not limited to, the St. Olaf College Academic Catalog and the Official Handbook
Respondent
Person named by the complainant as allegedly violating the Code of Student Conduct
Student
includes all persons taking courses at St. Olaf College, either full-time or part-time. Persons who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but have a “continuing relationship” with the college are considered “students”
Student Conduct Coordinator
means a college official authorized by the Dean of Students to administer the operations of the campus conduct system and impose sanctions upon students found to have violated the Code of Conduct.
Weapon
means any object or substance designed or utilized to inflict a wound, cause injury or incapacitate, including, but not limited to: All firearms, pellet/BB guns, explosives (includes fireworks), bows and arrows, slingshots, martial arts devices, brass knuckles, knives, decorative swords and weaponry, and chemicals such as mace or tear gas used in an offensive rather than their intended defensive manner. A harmless instrument designed to look like a firearm, explosive or weapon, or one used in such a way as to cause reasonable apprehension of harm or used to assault another person, is expressly included within the meaning of weapon.