Appendix D -- Definitions
1. The term “College” means Canisius College.
2. The term “member of the College community” includes any person who is a student, faculty member, course instructor, administrator/staff member or any other person employed by the College. The Dean of Students or designee shall determine a person’s status in a particular situation.
3. The term “student” includes all persons (other than faculty members, course instructors, staff or administrators) taking, auditing or participating
in courses or programs at or offered by the College, either full-time or part-time. Persons who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with the College are considered “students.”
4. The terms “faculty member” and “course instructor” mean any person appointed by the College to conduct classroom activities.
5. The term “Administrator/Staff member” includes any person appointed by the College, performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.
6. The term “College premises” includes all land, buildings, facilities, vehicles and other property in the possession of or owned, used, leased, or controlled by the College including adjacent streets and sidewalks.
7. The term “organization” means any group of persons who have complied with the formal requirements for College recognition.
8. The term “hearing panel” means the group of persons authorized by the Dean of Students to determine whether a student has violated the Community Standards and to recommend a sanction.
9. The term “hearing officer” means a person authorized on a case-by-case basis by the Dean of Students, to determine whether a student has violated the Community Standards and to impose sanctions.
10. The term “Community Standards Board” means those members of the College community from which hearing panels are drawn.
11. The term “hearing panel coordinator” means the Dean of Students or designee performing the role as coordinator of a given hearing panel.
12. The term “appropriate Academic Dean” means the dean of the school in which the course in which there is an alleged violation of the Community Standards is offered.
13. The term “shall” is used in the imperative sense.
14. The term “may” is used in the permissive sense.
15. The term “complainant” means the College or a member or members of the College community alleging that a student has violated the Community Standards by filing a complaint with the Dean of Students.
16. The term “complaint” means a written statement alleging that a student has violated the Community Standards.
17. The term “respondent” means a student or students alleged to have committed a violation of the Community Standards.
18. The term “business days” shall mean calendar days excluding Saturday and Sunday, when the College is in session.
19. The term “witness” means a person who has specific, relevant information regarding the incident in question.
20. The term “judicial process” means the time from which a complaint has been filed through the end of the final appeal.