Colorado State Announces Disciplinary Actions
Tuesday, September 23, 1997
FORT COLLINS--Colorado State University officials today
announced that three students have been dismissed from the
university and one student has been placed on probation after the
first week of hearings following the recent disturbances in a
neighborhood north of campus.
In addition to these decisions, the university also re-
scheduled one student hearing for next week and a decision on
disciplinary action against another student is pending.
Students dismissed from the university are barred from re-
applying for a set period of time and also must meet conditions
set by the hearing officer before re-applying. These conditions
can include:
* Alcohol counseling, and alcohol abuse treatment if treatment is
recommended;
* Community service in addition to any required by the court
system; and
* Anger management counseling and treatment.
A student on probation must meet certain conditions to have
that probationary status removed. If the student violates the
terms of probation, the student can face additional disciplinary
actions.
Mark Denke, assistant vice president for student affairs at
Colorado State, said this week's hearings represented the most
serious of the cases involving students. He said there are five
hearings set for next week, including one hearing that had been
scheduled for this week. He said as many as 10 additional cases
could be heard in the next two weeks. The university is
announcing disciplinary actions in a group to ensure the privacy
of those students involved and in adherence to strict privacy
laws governing release of student information. Each student in
the judicial process has a hearing before a hearing officer in
the university's judicial affairs office. The hearing officer's
decision can be appealed to a panel of three faculty members and
two students.
"We have a hearing officer that listens to each of these
cases one at a time, so we can ensure the university is acting
appropriately," Denke said. "To dismiss a student is something
that we don't do lightly, so we work to make sure we take the
time to understand the situation before rendering any decision."
Dismissal is different from expulsion in that an expelled
student can never re-apply to the university. Expulsion is rare
at Colorado State and is only used in extreme circumstances of
student misconduct.
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