Associate Dean of Students: Student Conduct

Job No: 533838; 12/13/2023

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS: STUDENT CONDUCT 

California State University, Los Angeles, invites applications for the above Administrator II position.

The University :  California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is one of 23 campuses within the California State University system.  The University is the premier comprehensive public university in the heart of Los Angeles. We offer nationally recognized programs and our faculty have a strong commitment to scholarship, research, creative pursuits, and service.

As a federally recognized Hispanic-serving (HSI) and Asian-American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-serving institution (AANAPISI), Cal State LA recognizes the transformative power of education and embraces its duty to identify and serve the needs of all of its students. The University is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff can thrive.  

The Position : Under the general supervision of the Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, the Associate Dean of Students for Conduct is responsible for all the planning and implementing programs and services to support student conduct, community responsibility, academic integrity, and student development. The Associate Dean ensures that the CSU Executive Orders describing disciplinary procedures are administered in a fair, impartial manner and applies these procedures to maintain the integrity and safety of the university community. Specific duties include, but are not limited to investigating, processing, and resolving alleged violations of the Student Code of Conduct (section 41301 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations), and University policies including allegations of academic dishonesty as defined by the University's Academic Honesty Policy. The Associate Dean is also responsible for the sanctioning process of violations of Title IX and overseeing the hearing process for Sexual Misconduct allegations in conjunction with Human Resources Management. Additional duties include: Campus Awareness, Response, and Education (CARE) Team membership, Student Life Council membership, and providing leadership for various Student Life area-wide initiatives such as assessment, fiscal operations, emergency response, student-athlete support, required training protocols, policy and procedure updates and responses to emerging student needs; oversee and administer all aspects of the University's student conduct system including processing, investigating, and adjudicating student disciplinary referrals, ensuring that due process standards and internal requirements/policies and protocols are upheld;  maintain familiarity with the Student Code of Conduct (section 41301 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations); CSU and Cal State LA policies; CSU Executive Orders pertaining to student conduct, Title IX, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; and state and federal laws as they relate to these issues; ensure administrative accountability for all aspects of the student conduct program, including sanction compliance, record keeping, reporting and procedure development; arrange for and represent the University at formal student conduct hearings; ensure that hearings are conducted in accordance with university procedures and guidelines; review student policies and procedures; collaborate with other campus offices to recommend and initiate revisions to existing policies and procedures, or to address new issues as necessitated by changes in laws or best practice; work closely with the campus Title IX Coordinator, Deputy Coordinator, and Title IX Investigators on implementing and applying Title IX guidelines, reviewing and adjudicating Title IX cases, and making recommendations to the Title IX Coordinator to ensure the continued safety of the campus; provide leadership for the Title IX sanctioning process and for sexual misconduct hearings; work closely with the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to support Title IX messaging and case adjudication; facilitate referrals for academic dishonesty and serve as a resource for faculty, staff and students regarding academic integrity issues; serve as a member of the University Academic Appeals Board; collect evaluative data, provide on-going statistical reports, and develop goals and outcomes based on the assessment of student conduct data; manage and administer the Maxient on-line reporting system and database for students of concern for the CARE team, Housing and Residence Life, student grievances, Title IX, and Student Conduct; maintain confidential records in compliance with FERPA and the Clery Act; train users; serve as a resource for faculty, staff and administrators by providing advice and guidance regarding effective and sensitive application of appropriate system and University policies and procedures; work closely with Housing and Residence Life to ensure consistency and appropriate sanction development; work collaboratively with Faculty Affairs, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Office for Students with Disabilities, Public Safety, faculty, Housing and Residence Life, Enrollment Services, Financial Aid, and others to address particular student cases and to address emerging student issues; consult regularly with the University Legal Counsel regarding high-profile cases as appropriate; serve as a member of the CARE team, collaborate with the Associate Dean of Students for Community Care, and assist with CARE team referrals by providing intervention, support, and appropriate referrals to on and off-campus resources; meet with members of the campus community who are experiencing conflicts with or between students; assist with the student organization discipline process; develop and provide training and presentations to campus constituents focused on student rights and responsibilities, academic integrity, responding to disruptive and distressed students and other educational/developmental topics; select and train Hearing Officers; and serve as a member of the University Clery team and provide data for the Annual Security Report and Campus Safety Plan.