Definitions

(1) Student. For the purposes of these rules, a student shall mean any person who is admitted and/or registered for study at MTSU for any academic period, either full-time or part-time, undergraduate, graduate, or professional studies. This shall include any period of time following admission and/or registration, but preceding the start of classes for any academic STUDENT CONDUCT CHAPTER 0240-07-05 period. It will also include any period which follows the end of an academic period through the last day for registration for the succeeding academic period, and during any period while the student is under suspension from the University. Finally, a student shall also include any person subject to a period of suspension or removal from campus as a sanction which results from a finding of a violation of these rules. In summary, the University considers a person a student when an offer of admission has been extended and thereafter as long as the student has a continuing educational interest in the University. (2) Student Organization. For the purposes of these rules, a student organization is a group consisting primarily of currently enrolled students which has become officially recognized by the University following successful completion of the registration process. (3) University Official(s). For the purposes of these rules, a University Official is an administrator within the Office of Student Conduct, specifically, the Assistant Dean for Student Conduct and/or the Student Conduct Coordinator or their designees. (4) Notice. For the purposes of these rules, a notice is a written communication sent to a student or student organization as directed by these rules. A notice provided to a student will be sent via the student’s official MTSU email account as well as a hard copy letter sent via first class USPS mail to the student’s local address as indicated in the student information system. A notice sent to a student organization will be sent to the organization’s president at that student’s MTSU email address and his/her local address. Students have the responsibility to regularly check their University-issued email accounts and to ensure that the local address on file with MTSU is current. The requirement to provide notice will be satisfied when sent as indicated and any period for response will begin on the date the email and/or letter is sent, whichever is sent first.