Sanctions
The following sanctions may be imposed by any hearing agent. In selecting any of these sanctions, the hearing agent must consider the seriousness of the offense, the maturity and needs of the individual or group found guilty of the offense, the needs of the community and the current disciplinary status, if any, of the offender(s). Sanctions are imposed to:
- Assist the individual or group involved in learning how to live more suitably within the opportunities and limitations created by the department’s or the university’s standards
- Protect the excellence of the educational environment
- Provide a vehicle for the rectification or correction of any damages resulting from misbehavior. Sanctions may be imposed only after a specific violation of residence life policy has been established. Failure to fulfill imposed sanctions within the specified time will be cause for further disciplinary action or monetary fines.
Written Warning: A written statement will be issued to the student(s) stating that he/she or they have violated residence life or university policy and that more stringent disciplinary actions are likely to be established for further violations of policy. A copy of this statement will be placed in the student’s housing file in the Residence Life Manager’s Office.
Fines: Monetary penalties may be imposed for violations of departmental regulations.
Restitution: Student(s) may be held responsible for reimbursement for damage to or misappropriation of property.
Educational Sanctions: Student(s) may be required to complete an education program or training, such as the PRIme For Life substance use education program and similar presentations.
Mandatory Referral: Student(s) may be referred to the Counselor or off-campus clinical agencies for mandatory assessment, counseling, or treatment centers.
Community Service Work Assignments: Student(s) may be assigned selected jobs of a reasonable nature which relate to the offense for a given period of time. Uncompleted work hours will be billed to the student’s account at the rate of $7.50 per hour.
Disciplinary Probation: This confers upon a student or group a probationary status for a specific period of time not to exceed one academic year of enrollment. During this time, if they are found responsible for further violations of residence life policy or fail to abide by any conditions established as part of their probation, then more severe sanctions are likely to be imposed.
Sanction Guidelines:
- Since the sanctions of Written Warning (WW), Warning Probation (WP) and Disciplinary Probation (DP) are considered a warning that further action may be necessary for another violation of residence life policy and serve little other function, they will rarely be used without additional sanctions.
- Fines and/or community service (CS) in addition to a written sanction will be imposed for most violations. If the seriousness of the violation does not warrant a fine and community service, a fine will probably be imposed before community service.
- Fines will be charged to the student’s account after the date of the hearing unless other arrangements are made between the fine recipient and the Residence Life Manager (RLM) or the Campus Judicial Officer (CJO).
- The deadline for completing community service hours will be set by the hearing agent after considering the circumstances of all parties involved, but will never be less than one month from the date of the hearing. Community service hours will be monitored by the hearing agent through the appropriate supervisor such as, but not limited to, UAS staff and faculty or pre-approved community officials. A formal log of work hours will be submitted to the hearing agent and include the signature of the pre-approved service supervisor and a description of the work performed within one month of the judicial hearing, or within another specified time period approved by the hearing agent. Community service work hours must be performed on the UAS campus or within the community of Juneau unless otherwise specifically approved by the hearing agent.
Standardized Sanctions for Common Infractions
- 1st Alcohol violation: $50-$75 fine*, 4-6 hours CS.
- 2nd Alcohol violation: $75-$100 fine*, 6-8 hours CS, substance use education, possible parental notification for students under the age of 21.
- 3rd Alcohol violation: Eviction. In special cases, granted appeals of this decision may change this sanction to a $200 fine, parental notification for students under the age of 21, clinical assessment (at the cost of the student), and student agreement to submit to random alcohol and/or drug testing at the request of the RLM.
- 1st Drug offense: $100 fine, 8 hours CS
- 2nd Drug offense: eviction. In special cases, granted appeals of this decision may change this sanction to a $200 fine, parental notification for students under the age of 21, clinical assessment (at the cost of the student), and student agreement to submit to random alcohol and/or drug testing at the request of the RLM.
- Failure to comply with a CA or other staff member $25 fine*/ 5 hours CS
- Other serious violations $100 fine*/ 20 hrs. CS, DP
- Further repetition of regular violations $150 fine*/ 25 hrs. CS, DP
The steepest sanction imposed by the Office of Residence Life $250 fine*/ 25 hrs. CS, DP
Extreme violations where the offender is considered a major threat to the cohesiveness and safety of the UAS community will be referred to the Campus Judicial Officer or the Vice Chancellor of Student Services.
The Residence Life Manager’s or Campus Judicial Officer’s actions on similar cases may also be considered when determining the appropriate sanction. The CJO will impose different, more appropriate sanctions when it is determined that those sanctions would be more beneficial to the offender and the student housing community. These guidelines can be amended at any time by the RLM or the Director.
Sanctions Imposed by the Residence Life Manager or Campus Judicial Committee for Serious Infractions:
These sanctions may be imposed after a specific violation of university or Residence Life policy has been established in student housing or elsewhere on the UAS campus, including, but not limited to: repeated substance abuse violations, harassment, sexual assault or misconduct, assault or violence, theft or vandalism, severe noncompliance with university officials, weapons policy violations, etc..
Eviction: This action terminates a person’s housing agreement immediately, requiring him or her to vacate the rental unit within a time specified by the university administration. Eviction may or may not be accompanied by a notice of criminal trespass.
Suspension: This action terminates a person’s status as a student at UAS or a group’s status as a recognized organization for a specific period of time not to exceed one calendar year.
Expulsion: This action terminates a person’s status as a student or a group’s status as a recognized organization for an indefinite period of time. When the sanctions of suspension or expulsion are imposed, the individual or group will be required to leave the campus. Written permission must be requested in advance from the Vice Chancellor of Student Services before a suspended or expelled student may return to the campus. Organizations or groups who receive either status will cease using university facilities and lose all privileges granted to recognized organizations on campus. At the time that these sanctions are imposed, stipulations controlling the conditions to be met to permit an individual to re-enroll or a group to re-register as a UAS student organization may also be established.
Conditions which are reasonably related to the original offense and are believed necessary to facilitate the reasons for imposing the sanctions, may be attached to any sanction. Examples of such conditions include, but are not limited to: monetary penalty; restitution for damage, theft, or loss; loss of privileges such as use of alcoholic beverages, visitation or use of a motor vehicle; counseling; loss of financial aid; or service and/or work assignments. Any condition attached to a sanction must be met within the duration of the sanction.
