About the Student Rights and Responsibilities Office (SRRO)
The SRRO helps students and employees navigate and resolve conflict with the goals of:
- repairing harm
- restoring relationships
- maintaining a safe and respectful university community
We emphasize student accountability and learning by engaging with allegations through the lens of education and development informed by student development theory.
This office engages in collaborative approaches to conflict resolution, assisting students in developing their conflict capacity, and facilitates informal options to resolving harm, centring student agency, and repairing harm.
The SRRO approaches academic and non-academic misconduct through an anti-oppressive lens, understanding intersectional identities, and systemic biases that cause unequal outcomes for some. The SRRO employees will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, with strong awareness of and relationships with departments, and services available to students to ensure the process centres accessibility and student wellness.
SRRO's work
The SRRO works in four main areas:
Academic misconduct
- Findings of academic misconduct are reported to SRRO by faculty
- SRRO staff can help students to navigate academic misconduct process and any sanctions that are a result of it
- This work is normally associated with Student Academic Misconduct - Policy 70.
Non-academic misconduct
- SRRO staff can consult on any potential concerns or complaints against students.
- SRRO staff receive any potential non-academic complaints against students.
- These are normally complaints that relate to Safe Student Learning Community - Policy 204 or Policy 18 - Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment Prevention.
Sexualized violence prevention, education & response
- SRRO staff can receive disclosures of sexualized violence for support.
- SRRO staff can receive any complaints under Prevention, Education and Response to Sexualized Violence - Policy 236.
- Trained SRRO peer educators provide sexual violence prevention training.
Appeals
SRRO Staff can provide information on appeal processes related to:
- Final Grade Appeals
- Academic Misconduct appeals
- Appeals for Late Withdrawal
- Appeals related to Required to Withdraw status
Questions?
Please get in touch with questions or concerns.