The Red and Black

Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: News

"This will happen if the student has been admitted and before enrollment we discover that a violation has occurred," said David Graves, senior associate director of admissions.

Graves said out of approximately 25,000 applications submitted over a year, about 800 to 1,000 of them have a conduct issue.

Applications include those submitted by freshmen, transfers or students who once attended the University and are reapplying, said Graves.

"Some students may have [something] on their high school record, an illegal issue," he said. "Most of them are minor - 'My phone rang when I was in class and I was reported' - things of that nature."

Those with serious infractions will receive letters in their acceptance packages telling them the University knows of the issues.

Those reviewing the file of applicants are instructed to make a suggestion to McDuff about what they think should be done, said Graves. From there McDuff will take the next steps.

"Most of the time, it is people who are on probation or about to get off of probation," she said. "We try to make it so that students have a chance."

"Each one is an individual issue and it would be hard to look at [wholly]," said Graves. "We are trying to get an understanding of the circumstances of the situation and how they handled it."

McDuff said of the students admitted to the University, none have had a major violation.

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