Article 1: Definitions

1. The term "University" means the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

2. The term "student" includes all persons taking courses at the University, both full time and part-time, pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or professional studies.

3. The term "academic good standing" and "satisfactory and timely progress toward a degree" are defined for undergraduates at http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/ and for graduate students at http://www.grad.buffalo.edu/policies/goodstanding.php.

4. The term "faculty member" means any person conducting classroom activities at UB.

5. The term "University official" includes any person employed by the University performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.

6. The term "member of the University community" includes any person who is a student, faculty member, University official or any other person employed by the University.

7. The term "University premises" includes all land, buildings, facilities, and other property in the possession of or owned, used, or controlled by the University or affiliates.

8. The term "organization" means any number of persons who have complied with the formal requirements for University recognition.

9. The term "judicial body" means any persons authorized by the Director of Judicial Affairs to determine whether a student has violated the Student Code and to recommend imposition of sanctions.

10. The term "Appellate Board" means any person or persons authorized by the Director of Judicial Affairs to consider an appeal from a judicial body's determination that a student has violated the Student Code or from the sanctions imposed by the Student-Wide Judiciary.

11. The Vice President for Student Affairs and the Associate Vice President for Campus Life are the persons designated by the University President to be responsible for the administration of the Student Code.

12. The term "policy" is defined as the written regulations of the University as found in, but not limited to, the Conduct Standards, Residence Life Handbook, the Undergraduate Catalog, and the Graduate Policies and Procedures.

13. For definitions relating to academic integrity, see the following locations: http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/course/integrity.shtml and http://www.grad.buffalo.edu/policies/index.php for graduate students. For additional information please contact your specific professional school.

14. The term "recognized student government" means Student Association (SA), Graduate Student Association (GSA), Millard Fillmore College Student Association (MFCSA), Polity Student Council, Dental School Student Association (DSA), Student Bar Association (SBA), Graduate Management Association (GMA) and other student governments that may be officially recognized by the University during any year.

15. The term "dismissal" means that a student is permanently removed, for academic reasons, from all privileges offered by association with the University. Application for readmission may be possible.

16. The term "suspension" means removing from a student, for disciplinary reasons, some or all privileges offered by association with the University for a specified period of time.

17. The term "expulsion" means permanently removing from a student all privileges offered by association with the University.

18. The term "clear and present danger" means immediate serious violence is expected or past conduct furnished reason to believe such conduct is contemplated; also, potential of immediate future repetition of prohibited conduct, i.e., sale/possession of drugs, deviant sexual behavior, sale/distribution of alcohol, etc.

19. The term "temporary suspension" means under certain circumstances a student may be deemed to be a CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER to the University Community and may be suspended immediately pending a timely hearing on the charges.

20. The term "hearings" means incidents of Rule Violations will usually cause a student to be "summoned" to answer before a University sanctioned Judicial Body or Judicial Officer. Sanctioned bodies include Committee for the Maintenance of Public Order, Student-Wide Judiciary, Residence Life, Community Standards Panel, any authorized Greek letter Panel, Arbitration/Mediation Panels, and authorized bodies within University academic divisions.

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