Any person who experiences or witnesses hazing should report hazing to Campus Safety (812-801-1533), Lindsay Faulstick, Vice President of Student Life, 812-866-7079,  Casey Heckler, Associate Vice President of Student Life, 812-866-6740, Mark Shook, Vice President of Athletics, 812-866-7735 or file a report here: Hazing Report

All reports of hazing will be investigated by the Office of Student Life, Campus Safety, and/or designee of the Vice President of Student Life.  Students who have experienced hazing also have the right to file criminal charges through the legal system.

Process & Procedures

The Vice President of Student Life will designate investigators to investigate any report of hazing on campus involving Hanover College students.  

 The Investigator will initiate investigative meetings with the reporting party and the alleged victim/s.

1. Line Up Witnesses - witnesses need to be individuals who may have been involved in the alleged hazing, members of the group in questions, or have direct knowledge of the incident.  Investigators may select random members of the organization to question the conduct of the organization.
2. Witness Statements The investigator/s will create a summary of the witness statements and interviews. Having witness statements in the case file will help preserve the full scope of the incident. Witness statements and interviews may be kept anonymous and coded to protect the identity of the witness.
3. Executive Report-The Investigator/s will compile the information gathered through the investigation process to create an executive report.  This report will detail the initial report, the investigation, the witness statement summary, and the investigative findings based on the evidence.
4. Sanctions- If a group is found responsible for hazing, the Vice President of Student Life and/or the Associate Vice President of Student Life will work with the host organization to determine appropriate sanctions for the Hazing.   Sanctions can range from Written warnings to removal of the organization from campus for a predetermined length of time.  Hazing that takes place with NCAA regulated sports teams will work through the Vice President of Athletics and the College President.

Individual students may also be found responsible for hazing through this process. Sanctions can range from written warnings, removal from the organization, and up to dismissal from the institution.

5. Appeals- Students or organizations may appeal the findings to the Vice President of Student Life within 10 calendar days of the findings. Appeals must be based on one of the following:
• A procedural irregularity that affected the outcome.

• • New evidence being discovered that was not reasonably available at the time of the determination or dismissal.
  • A conflict of interest or bias for or against generally or the individual complainant or respondent that affected the outcome of the matter of the Investigator or investigator(s), or decision-maker(s).

The Vice President or designee will examine all evidence in order to determine if the appeal has merit. The Vice President or designee will make an unbiased objective conclusion as to the appeal’s merit and issue a written decision describing the result of the appeal and the rationale for the result; and will provide the written decision simultaneously to both parties.