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UWS 7.015 UWS 7.015  Definitions.

UWS 7.015(1g) (1g) “ Affected party” means any student, employee, visitor, or an individual participating in a university program or activity, who is a victim of a faculty member's serious criminal misconduct.

UWS 7.015(1m) (1m) “Clear and convincing evidence" means information that would persuade a reasonable person to have a firm belief that a proposition is more likely true than not true. It is a higher standard of proof than “preponderance of the evidence."

UWS 7.015(3) (3) “Complaint" means an allegation against a faculty member reported to an appropriate university official.

UWS 7.015(4) (4) “Consult" or “consulting" means thoroughly reviewing and discussing the relevant facts and discretionary issues.

UWS 7.015(5) (5) “Preponderance of the evidence" means information that would persuade a reasonable person that a proposition is more probably true than not. It is a lower standard of proof than “clear and convincing evidence."

UWS 7.015(6) (6) “Serious criminal misconduct" is defined in s. UWS 7.02.

UWS 7.015 History History: CR 15-061: cr. Register June 2016 No. 726, eff. 7-1-16; s. 35.17 correction in (2) Register June 2016 No. 726; CR 20-060: r. and recr. (2) Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6-1-21; renum. (1), (2) to (1m), (1g) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register May 2021 No. 785.