Community Standards

The Assistant Dean of Students serves as the chief student conduct officer for the University and leads efforts related to Elmhurst’s Community Standards. This includes editing and enforcing the University’s Student Handbook, which contains student and campus life policies. The Assistant Dean receives and reviews reported policy violations, which includes non- academic violations, academic integrity violations, and bias incidents, and resolves reports through educational letters, acceptance of responsibility letters, or administrative hearings. The student conduct process is meant to be primarily educational and restorative by providing opportunities for students to reflect on their behavior, identify strategies to make better decisions in the future, and engage with the campus in positive ways.