Definition of Terms
Definition of Terms as Used in the Student Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Policies and Procedures
The term "student" includes all persons taking courses at the Technical College, both full-time and part-time. Persons who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with the Technical College are considered "students."
The term "faculty member" means any person hired by the Technical College to conduct teaching, service, or research activities.
The term "Technical College official" includes any person employed by the Technical College, performing assigned administrative responsibilities.
The term "member of the Technical College community" includes any person who is a student, faculty member, Technical College official or any other person employed by the Technical College.
The term "Technical College premises" includes all land, buildings, facilities, and other property in the possession of or owned, used, or controlled by the Technical College (including adjacent streets and sidewalks).
The term "Student Organization" means any number of persons who have complied with the formal requirements for Technical College recognition.
The term "Judicial Body" means any person or persons authorized by the President or their designee to determine whether a student has violated the Student Code or other regulations and to recommend imposition of sanctions.
The term "Judicial Advisor" means a Technical College official authorized on a case-by-case basis by the President or their designee to impose sanctions upon students found to have violated the Student Code.
The President or their designee may authorize a Judicial Advisor to serve simultaneously as a Judicial Advisor and the sole member or one of the members of a judicial body. Nothing shall prevent the President or their designee from authorizing the same Judicial Advisor to impose sanctions in all cases. Unless otherwise noted, the "Judicial Advisor" of the Technical College is the Student Disciplinary Officer.
The term "Appellate Board" means any person or persons designated by the President or their designee to consider an appeal from a judicial body's determination that a student has violated the Student Code, other regulations, or from the sanctions imposed by the Judicial Advisor. The President or their designee may serve as the Appellate Board.
The term "shall" is used in the imperative sense.
The term "may" is used in the permissive sense.
The term "policy" is defined as the written regulations of the Technical College as found in, but not limited to, the Student Code of Conduct, Student Handbook(s), Residence Hall Handbook(s), Technical College Catalog(s), the Technical College Policy Manual, and the Policy Manual approved by the State Board for the Technical College System of Georgia.
The term "System" means the Technical College System of Georgia.
The term “business days” means, for disciplinary purposes, weekdays that the college administrative offices are open.
The term “Continuing Relationship” means any person who has been enrolled as a student and may enroll in the future as a student at the Technical College.
The term “Academic Misconduct” means any incident involving an act which affects the evaluation of a student’s academic performance or achievement (i.e. cheating, plagiarism, etc.).
The term “Student Disciplinary Officer” refers to the person designated by the President or their designee to administer this procedure.