Is it important to come to the meetings?
Who do I contact concerning Youthful Offfenders?
Should I schedule a meeting to drop off information?
What community service counts?
Where is the DAWN office located at?
How long do I have to complete sanctions?
How many times can I get in trouble?
What probation means for you is that if a business, campus organization or club
were to check on your disciplinary status with the university, we would be required
to inform them you are not in “good” disciplinary standing with the University.
However, once all requirements of probation have been met, you are considered in
“good” disciplinary standing with the university. How long does Probation last?
For a fist time minor violation of policy probation typically lasts the length of a
semester. At the student’s request, probation may be longer than a semester.
Coming to the meetings is very important. Students who skip meetings or miss
them by mistake may ultimately have an administrative hold placed on their records
and in some cases may lengthen the duration of their probationary period.
Scheduling meetings is important. Coming to the scheduled meeting is even more
important.
The Youthful Offenders Program is run through Schuylkill, Montour and
Columbia County (CMUS), not the university. Contact CMSU at 570-275-
5422.
Student Standards is designed to educate students on and enforce Bloomsburg
University’s twenty-one standards of behavior set forth in the PILOT. Please refer to
the Code of Conduct for a list of the twenty one standards of behavior. Resident
students were each given a copy of the PILOT upon admission to their rooms on
campus.
The Office of Student Standards and Off-Campus housing is located in the Office of
Residence Life. This may be found in the basement of Elwell Hall, easily located to
the left of Elwell’s main entrance. Be sure to check in at the main desk and wait for
further directions.
At times throughout the probation period, a student may finish their probation
requirements earlier than anticipated. If you feel you would rather bring your
documentation into the office instead of waiting for your Mid-Point Probation
Meeting, simply stop in. We are happy to keep your file updated!!!
All community service found on the community service section of our website or
in the informational pamphlets you have received are already pre-approved. It’s
important that if a community service project not approved comes up, you email the
graduate assistant to certify your proposed community service. Student
Standards reserves the right to verify community service done.
The DAWN office is located at 253 in the Warren Student Services Center on BUs
academic quad. They are available Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:30pm during the
regular semester. Their phone number is (570) 389-4980.
The Choices and Decision Making Program is run by the current graduate students
from the Office of Student Standards. This program offers insight into the decision
making process and encourages good decision making skills for its participants to
use in the future. This hour long workshop is offered many times throughout the
semester. Please contact the office for a complete listing of dates and times.
Parents, family members or loved ones may be notified under certain
circumstances through the Office of Student Standards or the University Police. In
all situations where the student is a minor, a letter will be sent from the University to
the student’s home address.
A sanction is a requirement you must meet by the end of your probation period.
Sanctions range from community service to required testing and assessments. All
sanctions are carefully outlined in the letter you receive detailing the terms of your
probation period. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Student
You should have all sanctions completed by your End-Probation Meeting towards
the conclusion of your probation period. Failure to complete any sanctions will
lengthen your probation period. A good tip is to have most of your sanctions
completed by the Mid-Point Meeting. Sanctions that could be finished by this time
include community service, any assessments issued and/or proof of the education
requirement that was met. Keep in mind that you will need a letter of release for
your final meeting.
Every probation period requires you to create a release letter that is “due” at your
End Probation Meeting. There is no template for how the letter should be set up.
However, the release letter should be no more than a page. In your letter, you
should discuss your probation experience, sum up any community service you did
and, most importantly, formally ask to be released from probation. Check here for
more information!
There is no concrete answer to this common question. For example students who
are found responsible for furnishing alcohol to minors will be suspended for no
less than one semester regardless of it being their first violation. There is not hard
and fast number of citations or violations that will get you “kicked out” of the
University. This is why it is important to follow the Student Code of Conduct!
