- The term “College” or “YHC” means Young Harris College.
- The term “student” includes all persons taking courses at the College, either full-time or part- time, as determined by the Office of the Registrar; persons who withdraw after violating or allegedly violating college policy; persons who are not officially enrolled for a particular term, but who have a continuing relationship with the College; or persons who have been notified of their acceptance for admission.
- The term “faculty member” means any person hired by the College to conduct classroom or teaching activities and is considered by YHC to be a member of its faculty, whether full-time or part-time, as defined by the Director of Human Resources.
- The term “staff member” means any person employed by the College or serves the College through a third party in an official relationship whether full or part time.
- The term “YHC official” includes any person employed by YHC, performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.
- The term “member of the YHC community” includes any person who is a current student, as defined by the Office of the Registrar, or employee of the College, as defined by the Director of Human Resources.
- The term “YHC premises” includes all land, buildings, facilities, and other property in the possession of, or owned, used, or controlled by YHC (including private streets and sidewalks).
- The term “organization” means any number of students who have complied with the formal requirements for recognition by YHC, also known as a recognized student organization.
- The term “shall” is used in the imperative sense.
- The term “may” is used in the permissive sense.
- The term “policy” or “college policy” means the written regulations of YHC as found in, but not limited to, the Guide to Student Life, College catalog, Honor Code or on the College’s website.
- The term “Student Life Policy” means the written regulations of YHC as found in, but not limited to, the Guide to Student Life.
- The term “Academic Policy” means the written regulations of YHC as found in, but not limited to, the College catalog and Honor Code.
- The term “possession” includes both actual and constructive possession. Actual possession is having the physical custody or control of an object. Constructive possession is having the knowledge of an object’s existence and the ability to control the object.
- The term “weapon” means any device, instrument, or substance that is designed to, or reasonably could be expected to, inflict a wound or harm, incapacitate, or cause serious bodily injury or death, including, but not limited to: firearms (loaded and unloaded, real and replica); ammunition; electronic control devices (such as Tasers and stun guns); devices designed to discharge an object (such as BB guns, air guns, pellet guns, potato guns, and slingshots); explosives; dangerous chemicals (such as tear gas and oleoresin capsicum); martial arts weapons; bows and arrows; artificial knuckles; nightsticks; blackjacks; dirks; and daggers, swords, and knives with fixed blades longer than three (3) inches. The term “weapon” does not include chemical repellents available over the counter for self-defense; instruments used solely for personal hygiene, preparation of food, or maintenance; instruments used in college-related instruction, college employment-related duties or by YHC recognized student organizations with expressed, written permission from the YHC Chief of Police or their designee.
- The term “notice” means notice given in writing and delivered by regular mail, courier service, hand delivery to the address the College has on file for the student or student organization, or by e-mail to the student’s or student organization’s YHC e-mail account.
- The term “Administrative Hearing” refers to the initial hearing a student has with a trained member of the Student Development staff regarding the student’s alleged involvement in a violation of one or more of the Standards of Conduct.
- The term “Student Disciplinary Board Hearing” refers to the hearing an accused student may elect to have in order to contest pending disciplinary charges and/or a recommended sanction.
- The term “Student Conduct Board” refers to the group of students trained by the Student Conduct Administrator to hear allegations of student misconduct and determine the responsibility of a respondent or student organization charged and establish an appropriate penalty in cases where the student or student organization is found responsible.
- The term “Standards of Conduct” refers to the standards by which students are expected to conduct themselves as members of the Young Harris College community.
- The term “Complainant” refers to any person, group of people, or student organization that submits a complaint to the College alleging another student, group of students or student organization violated one or more of the Standards of Conduct and/or College Policies.
- The terms “Accused Student” “Accused Student Organization” and “Respondent(s)” mean any student, group of students, or student organization alleged to have violated one or more of the Standards of Conduct and/or Young Harris College Policies.
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