SD.05.01
October 24, 2005

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN SENATE

Student Discipline
(Final;Information)

SD.05.01     2004-2005 Annual Report

The Senate Committee on Student Discipline met six times during the 2004-2005 academic year1 and considered a total of four appeals from action of its Subcommittee on Undergraduate Student Conduct (SUSC):

Date              Sanction  by SUSC     Type of Conduct                 Decision by SCSD       
11/29/2004     Dismissal,                  Stalking and harassment       Affirm decision of SUSC
                     effective 10/15/04       of another student; prior
                                                      sanctions for similar
                                                      conduct
02/21/2005     Dismissal,                  Unprovoked physical           Affirm decision of SUSC
                     effective end of          assault on another student
                     Fall 04                       resulting in severe injury;
                                                      prior sanctions for fighting
03/14/2005     Dismissal,                  Threats of harm to a former             Affirmed decision of SUSC
                     effective 1/18/05        girlfriend and her                 However, will remove note
                                                      family; failure to abide by     from transcript so student
                                                      a no-contact order               can attend UIS
05/02/2005     Dismissal,                  Hit a guest at a party           Modified sanction to allow
                     effective 4/15/05        with a bottle doing               completion of the SP 05
                                                      significant physical               semester if complete
                                                      damage                               restitution is paid
1SCSD meetings also regularly included updates on case activity.

The Chair has noted that two of the student members did not attend any of the scheduled meetings of the Committee.  This made it difficult at times to achieve a quorum for the consideration of appeals.  The Chair encourages full student and faculty participation in the future.

 

Senate Committee on Student Discipline2:
Thomas H. Anderson             EDUC              2006
Donald G. Bullock                  ACES               2006
Scott Butler                            ENGR              2005
Andrew Fitzgerald                  LAS                 2005
Joseph Goldberg, Chair           MED                2005
Tony Jacobi                           ENGR              2005
Gay Miller                              VMED             2005
Michael Perry                                    GRAD              2005
Ryan Ruzic                            LAS                 2005
Colin Thorn                            LAS                 2005

2There were two faculty vacancies not filled during the term



Student Discipline
Referral Services
Criminal History Reviews

 

Student Discipline (n=917)
1.    Subcommittee Hearings = 130  [59 of these cases were presented to the Subcommittee as Expedited Case Dispositions; estimated time saved = 1750 person-hours]
a.    Most Common Violations:
Violence/harassment/intimidation  = 52
Drugs/alcohol  =  73
Non-compliance = 48

b.   Sanctions Issued:
Dismissal  = 78
Suspension = 3
Degree Withheld = 6
Conduct Probation = 23
No Contact/No Trespass = 38
Violence Intervention Program = 13
Community Service = 28
Alcohol/Drug assessment  = 46
Ethics and Action = 5
                             
c.    Petitions for Readmission or Modification/Approved = 20/19
Appeals of Hearing Officer Handled/Appeal Granted = 2/0
Appeals of Housing J. Comm. Handled/Appeal Granted - 0/0

2.    Hearing Officer cases = 787  [where campus sanctions apply; does not include minor housing cases]
a.    Most Common Violations:
Alcohol = 443
Violence/harassment/intimidation  = 138  
Drugs  = 76
Theft = 87
Interfering with appropriate order = 81  
Non-compliance = 46
Providing False Info. = 23
ID violations  = 42

b.   Sanctions Issued:
Conduct Probation = 424
                                            University Censure = 135
University Reprimand = 210
AODO referral = 382
Community service = 114
Ethics and Action = 108
                                            Required paper = 75
No contact/trespass = 20
Apology letter = 38
Restitution = 41
Sanctions (continued):
Violence Intervention Program = 29
Counseling = 3
Charges dropped = 18

3.      Total Discipline Cases by Year

1998-99  1999-00  2000-01  2001-02    2002-03   2003-04   2004-05
   1076       1352        2568        1150         1174         700          917
                 

Referral Services (n≈250)
Referral Services from OSCR to the following offices/agencies
Police = 105
Student Legal Service = 48
Office of Women's Programs = 28
Dean of Students Office = 35
Tenant Union = 18
Other referrals = 16**
** [Other referrals include Grad. and Family Housing, Campus Parking, Personnel, Pastor, Academic Departments.]

                   
Disciplinary Records Checks (n= 336)  
   Records checks are done at the request of students applying to law schools, the Illinois State Bar Character and Fitness Committee, and various agencies that do background checks for governmental security clearances.  A signed release by the student is required to access this information.  We also did discipline checks for students wanting to be trained as CARE facilitators.