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The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) is the responsible entity to adjudicate cases alleging violations of the Student Code of Conduct (TAMIU Student Handbook Article 8) by students of Texas A&M International University (TAMIU).
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Processes and Sanctions
Texas A&M International University views the student conduct system as an educational experience that can result in growth in personal understanding of one’s responsibilities and privileges in the university community. Acceptable standards of conduct have been established to protect the rights of others and the orderly operation of the university. The focus of student conduct proceedings is to determine whether the university’s standards of conduct have been violated (TAMIU Student Handbook Article 6).
OSA receives reports from Housing & Residence Life, Athletics, the University Police Department, Student Conduct investigators, and the community at large.
- The OSA Associate Director reviews report for alleged student rule violations. See Article 6 to review the Student Conduct Code on the Student Handbook.
- If OSA determines one or more rule violations may have occurred, a charge letter is issued to the student.
- If OSA determines the behavior described in the report does not rise to the level of a possible rule violation, they may choose to take no action or to hold an informal “Administrative Conference” with the student.
- If no rule violations have occurred, OSA may decide no action is necessary at all.
For more details on the Student Conduct Process, see Article 8 on the Student Handbook.
The student against whom a complaint is made is a respondent. A respondent will receive notification via University email (unless other address(es) are necessary or appropriate) that an allegation has been reported.
OSA will schedule a conference with the student to provide information about the conduct process and to obtain an account of the events in question. The student is expected to attend the meeting. If there is a schedule conflict, the student may reschedule by calling 956.326.2265. Failure to attend the meeting may be a violation of the Student Code of Conduct and may result in the student conduct process moving forward without the student’s participation.
For more details on the investigation, see Article 9 on the Student Handbook.
If you are found responsible or accept responsibility for one or more violation(s), sanctions will be assigned.
- Sanctions are requirements that are assigned with the purpose of fostering development, promoting wellbeing, and addressing the impact of the incident. Considerations of the impact include effects on the individual student, others involved, and the community.
- In addition to providing educational opportunities, sanctions may affect a student’s privileges at the university.
- See Article 11 of the Student Handbook for possible sanctions.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Texas A&M International University is an academic community and it is the policy that all faculty, administrators, staff, and students conduct themselves in a manner that does not compromise the values, integrity, reputation, and public trust of this University.
Each student subject to disciplinary action arising from violations of university student rules shall be assured a fundamentally fair process. At all student conduct hearings, an accused student shall be assumed not responsible until proven responsible, and, in initial student conduct hearings, the burden of proof shall rest with those bringing the charges. In all proceedings, the student shall be guaranteed a fundamentally fair process.
To read more details of your rights and responsibilities, see Article 2 of the Student Handbook.
Disciplinary Record Retention
As adopted by the Texas A&M System Records Retention Schedule Section 06.218.10, records are kept after graduation or last date of attendance plus 5 years.
Office of Student Affairs
Student Center (STC) 226
5201 University Boulevard Laredo, Texas 78041
Email: studentaffairs@tamiu.edu
Phone: 956.326.2265
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5201 University Boulevard, Laredo, TX 78041