TAMIU Student Handbook 2019-2020

Page 28 of 86 21. “Peace officer” means a person authorized by State or federal law to enforce the law. University police are peace officers who may also assist in for the enforcement of System policies and regulations and University rules and procedures. 22. “Possession” means on your person or within your custody, control or care, with or without rights of ownership. 23. “Respondent” means any student against whom a complaint or charge under the Student Code of Conduct is made. 24. “Sanction” or “ Outcome ” includes responses or requirements given by the University to a student during an administrative hearing in response to a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. 25. “Staff” means any nonfaculty employee of the University 26. “ Student Conduct Administrator ” means a University official authorized by the Vice President for Student Success (or their designee) to collect information, to initiate charge letters, present charges in conferences, present information to support charges , to conduct administrative hearings , and to impose sanctions for violations of the Student Code of Conduct. 27. “ Student ” includes persons who have been offered admission, and/or who are taking courses at the University , either full-time or part-time, pursuing undergraduate, graduate, continuing education, or professional studies and who is either currently enrolled or was enrolled the previous semester and registered for a future semester. Persons who withdraw after allegedly violating the Student Conduct Code, or who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with the University are considered students. In addition, persons who are enrolled with the Intensive Language Institute are also considered “students.” for the purpose of enforcing this code. 28. “University-affiliated activity” means any activity on or off campus that is initiated, aided, funded, authorized or supervised by the University or by a recognized student organization of the University . 29. “University official” or “school official” means any faculty or staff member and other authorized individual(s) of the University . 30. “University premises” means buildings or grounds owned, leased, operated, controlled or supervised by the University (including adjacent streets and sidewalks). 31. “University business day” means Monday through Friday, except for official University holidays. 32. “ Vice President for Student Success ” is that person designated by the University President to be responsible for the administration of the Student Code of Conduct. The Vice President for Student Success may assign a designee to meet these responsibilities.