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Student Organization Accountability Process

Safety and Resident Life are authorized to issue citations for violations of this policy, but MBU is counting on all students, faculty and staff to collectively promote and enforce the policy. We believe that all students, faculty and staff share in the safety and health of the campus community.

First Violation:

Inside a Building—Health & Safety Fine of $150 (The sanction for smoking inside buildings is heightened since that is a leading factor for building fires, especially in residence halls.)

Outside—Health & Safety Fine of $75

Second Violation:

Upon a second violation, a student is required to participate in the formal student conduct process. Sanctions may include, but are not limited to, Health Assessment by medical professionals, participation in an Educational Program/Activity, and a Health & Safety Fine of $200.

Third Violation:

Referral to the Community Accountability Council and sanctions to be determined based on the incident and previous student conduct violations.

Appeals

Students may appeal a citation for violating the Tobacco-Free Campus Policy.

If it is a student’s first violation, the student has 14 days (two weeks) from the date of the citation to submit the Tobacco Appeal Form. Forms received after 14 days will not be considered for appeal. The form can be found on the Dean of Students Office website. The student should complete the form in its entirety and attach the original citation.

The appeal should be submitted to the Office of Community Accountability for recordkeeping purposes. It will then be forwarded to an appellate officer for review. Appellate officers are selected by the Vice President for Student Development & Dean of Students and serve at the VPSD&DOS’s discretion. Appeal reviews occur monthly and decisions will be communicated to the student via an e-mail to the student’s MBU e-mail address. During review, appellate officers may uphold the citation as is or invalidate the citation which eliminates the fine and the violation from the student’s record. Grounds for invalidating a citation are limited to: 1. Actual bias on the part of the person issuing the citation; and/or 2. Citations improperly issued due to location of incident or other misapplication of the policy.

All appellate decisions are final.

If it is a student’s second violation or more, the student may appeal in accordance with the Spartan Virtues Accountability Process for conduct violations.