When used in this Chapter, the following words, terms, or phrases shall have the following meanings:

1. (1) Academic dishonesty: Any act of cheating, plagiarism, or other type of academic misconduct.
2. (2) Advisor: A person who provides assistance to a Complainant or Respondent during the Honor Code Process, as provided under Section .05(3) of this Chapter.
3. (3) Business day: An official workday during which the University conducts business. Typically, a business day is a weekday (Monday through Friday), excluding any weekdays designated by the University as a holiday or in which the University is administratively closed. Each business day commences at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.
4. (4) Chancellor: The University's chief executive officer to whom the President of the University of Tennessee system has delegated primary responsibility for administration of University operations, policies, and procedures.
5. (5) Complainant: Any member of the University community, including, without limitation, any University employee, student, organization, academic department, academic program, college, or unit, that reports an alleged violation of the Honor Code.
6. (6) Designee: A University Official or office designated with the authority to carry out a duty or role on behalf of another University Official or office.
7. (7) Faculty: A University employee who holds faculty rank and whose primary appointment is to engage in academic instruction, research, or service.
8. (8) Faculty Senate: The representative body of the University's faculty composed of elected faculty representatives as well as administrators with ex officio status.
9. (9) Faculty Senate President: The executive officer of the Faculty Senate elected from the faculty membership of the Faculty Senate.
10. (10) Faculty Senate Executive Committee: A standing committee of the Faculty Senate composed of the faculty executive officers of the Faculty Senate.
11. (11) Formal Hearing: A University hearing before a fair and impartial decision-maker in which a Respondent may contest charges of Honor Code violations and/or disciplinary sanctions issued against the Respondent, as provided under Section .07(1) of this Chapter.
12. (12) Honor Code: The Honor Code of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and its related standards, processes and procedures, as set forth in this Chapter.
13. (13) Honor Code Board: A hearing board consisting of students and faculty which serves as the decision-maker in an Honor Code Board Hearing, as provided under Section .09 of this Chapter.
14. (14) Honor Code Board Hearing: A type of Formal Hearing in which an Honor Code Board serves as the decision-maker, as provided under Section .09 of this Chapter.
15. (15) Honor Code Officer: A faculty member, appointed by the Faculty Senate, who serves on the Honor Code Board and is responsible for conducting an Honor Code Officer Hearing, as provided under Section .08 of this Chapter.
16. (16) Honor Code Officer Hearing: A type of Formal Hearing in which an Honor Code Officer serves as the decision-maker, as provided under Section .08 of this Chapter.
17. (17) Honor Code Process: The processes and procedures as set forth in rules within this Chapter for resolving alleged violations of the Honor Code.
18. (18) Member of the University community: Any person who is a student, faculty member, staff employee, campus visitor, or participant in a University-sponsored or University-Affiliated Activity, or any organization that participates in a University-sponsored or University-Affiliated Activity.
19. (19) Notice: Notice given in writing and transmitted by one (1) or more of the following: (i) e-mail to a student's University-issued e-mail account; (ii) United States mail, (iii) courier service, and/or (iv) hand-delivery to the address the University's Records Office has on file for the student. When a notice is transmitted by e-mail, the notice is effective on the date the e-mail is sent. E-mail to a student's University-issued e-mail address is an official method of communication used by the University. When a notice is transmitted by United States mail or courier service, the notice is effective on the date that it is mailed or delivered to the courier service. When a notice is transmitted by hand-delivery, the notice is effective on the date that it is delivered to the person to whom the notice is addressed.
20. (20) Office of the Dean of Students: The University office designated with primary responsibility for the administration of the Office of Student Conduct. The Office of the Dean of Students may act as or on behalf of the Office of Student Conduct.
21. (21) Office of Student Conduct: The University office designated with responsibility for administering the Honor Code-related rules, processes, procedures, training, and education.
22. (22) Provost: The University's chief academic officer and the University Official to whom the Chancellor has delegated primary responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Honor Code.
23. (23) Relevant information: Information having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to determining whether a Respondent violated the Honor Code more probable or less probable than it would be without the information.
24. (24) Respondent: A student who has been accused of violating the Honor Code.
25. (25) Staff: Any full-time or part-time University employee not primarily engaged in academic instruction, research, or service who holds either an exempt or non-exempt position with or without administrative, executive, or managerial responsibilities, excluding student employees of the University.

26. (26) Student: A person who:

    1. (a) Is admitted, enrolled or registered for study at the University, either full-time or part- time, pursuing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and/or non-degree courses; or
    2. (b) Has completed a preceding academic term at the University and is eligible for re- enrollment without re-applying for admission and/or otherwise has a continuing relationship with the University; or
    3. (c) Attended the University during a previous academic term and engaged in academic misconduct during his or her time of enrollment; or
    4. (d) Is admitted to the University and later matriculated at the University, and committed academic misconduct during the application process or during the period of time between admission and matriculation at the University.
27. (27) Student Code of Conduct: The Student Code of Conduct of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as set forth under Chapter 1720-02-05.
28. (28) Student Conduct Record: The collective printed or electronic record of any cases involving alleged violations of the Student Code of Conduct by a student, including violations of the Honor Code. A Student Conduct Record may include, without limitation, incident report(s), correspondence, investigation report(s), interview records, demographic information, evidence, hearing records and recordings, and the student's conduct history.
29. (29) UAPA: The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 4-5-101 et seq.
30. (30) UAPA Administrative Judge: A hearing officer who presides over and serves as the decision- maker in a UAPA hearing.
31. (31) UAPA Hearing: A type of Formal Hearing conducted by a UAPA Administrative Judge in accordance with Chapter 1720-01-05 and the UAPA.
32. (32) University: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
33. (33) University-Affiliated Activity: Any activity, on or off University-controlled property, that is initiated, aided, authorized, sponsored, or supervised by the University.
34. (34) University Official: A University employee when acting in the course and scope of his or her employment duties.
35. (35) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs: The University's chief student affairs officer to whom the Chancellor has delegated primary authority and responsibility for the administration of the Student Code of Conduct.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-101, et seq. and 49-9-2019(e); Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5; and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64. Administrative History: Original rule filed September 15, 1976; effective October 15, 1976. Amendment filed August 31, 1982; effective November 15, 1982. Amendment filed October 16, 1984; effective January 14, 1985. Repeal and new rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986. Amendment filed June 18, 1896; effective October 28, 1996. Repeal and new rules filed September 30, 2019; effective December 29, 2019.