{"id":4565,"date":"2020-08-04T18:50:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T18:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/?page_id=4565"},"modified":"2024-10-11T16:56:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T21:56:58","slug":"definitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/student-policy\/definitions\/","title":{"rendered":"DEFINITIONS &amp; TERMINOLOGY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4565\" class=\"elementor elementor-4565\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42c7064c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42c7064c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-307f2bd1\" data-id=\"307f2bd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a836345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a836345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400;color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif\">The following definitions and terminology are important for understanding and following the guidelines listed herein this manual:<\/span><\/h2><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Academic Dishonesty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Any action or effort by a student to use illegal, deceitful, or unacceptable means in any academic work or setting. Examples include but are not limited to falsifying data, information, or citations, providing false excuses or information to an instructor concerning an academic exercise, bribery, sabotage, or willfully disrupting or disturbing the academic progress of others, cheating, and plagiarism.\u00a0 An academic dishonesty violation falls under the jurisdiction of Academic Affairs or is managed by the Academic Affairs department.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>College Academic Grievance Committee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Committee charged with hearing cases involving academic dishonesty, disruptive behavior related to classroom or academic activity, or unfair treatment with respect to an academic matter.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Dean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Ordinarily refers to the Student Judicial Officer or designee; however, it also applies to other Staff\/Faculty assigned administrative or judicial duties. In cases of academic dishonesty or disruptive behavior related to classroom or academic activity, Dean refers to the Academic Dean of the College which offers the course.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Disciplinary Action<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Action taken as a result of procedures followed for the hearing and or administrative disposal of matters related to violations of this Code of Student Conduct.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Discipline Committee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Committee appointed by University President to hear cases involving suspendable offenses and to hear appeals of disciplinary action taken by the Dean of Students.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Student<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Any person enrolled at Nicholls State University (full and\/or part-time), any person seeking admission or accepted for admission to the University.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Student Educational Records<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Any student record maintained by the University for the purpose of recording student accomplishments, discipline sanctions, participation in activities, etc.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>University Employee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Any person employed by the University including student employees and other persons employed to perform\/provide services\/activities for the University community (for example: contract food service employees, Region III, etc.).<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>University premises or related premises<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; All lands, buildings, and facilities owned, leased, or controlled by the University.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Residence Facilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; A University-owned or operated housing facility.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Regular University Operational Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; A day on which the University is officially open (Monday through Friday except for official University closures).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following definitions and terminology are important for understanding and following the guidelines listed herein this manual: Academic Dishonesty \u2013 Any action or effort by a student to use illegal, deceitful, or unacceptable means in any academic work or setting. 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