Amy Sickle RE Code of Conduct Findings 2020 3 6

March 6, 2020

T. Robert Welling/A00991352

Delivered via email trobert.welling@waldenu.edu

RE: Code of Conduct Findings

Dear Mr. Welling,

This letter is in follow-up to the professional conduct inquiry letter I sent to you on February 26th, 2020 regarding an unprofessional discussion board post and email to your instructor. I have reviewed your response. Specifically, in your Week 1 discussion post for PSYC 8202 Survey Research Methods, you wrote:

…It is obvious the bastard Jew did the calculations

Your instructor then removed that post at Program Director direction and you then responded to the instructor via email:

From: T Robert Welling <trwelling@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 0:08 To:

Are you and I going to have a problem in this class?....you pointed out grammar, spelling, and APA formatting issues. Exactly what are you looking for?....If you have a list of acceptable parameters, that list exists in your head. I am not good at all at guessing.

In your responses, you made it known that you are “on the spectrum” and thus you do not mean any offense but that social rules and clues are a mystery to you. You also responded that you believe that it is historical fact that the individual in question’s parents were not married. You also indicated that you believed it a logical assumption that he was Jewish based on several events in his life.

Please understand that all Walden students, regardless of disability status, are responsible to abide by Walden’s Code of Conduct and Student Handbook. If you feel your disability impacts your ability to meet and/or interpret conduct code expectations and that an accommodation may help, please contact Disability Services to consider potential accommodations. You will continue to be held to conduct expectations with or without an accommodation.

Based on my review of the information provided to me, including your response, I find that your comments are in violation of Walden’s Professional Conduct section of the Code of Conduct. As was noted before, our Code of Conduct Policy states: As part of its commitment to integrity and respect in the community in which it operates, Walden University expects that its students will conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner at all times, both when interacting within the university community and when representing the university at events outside the institution. In that regard, students will not at any time engage in unduly disruptive, threatening, unethical, disrespectful, or abusive conduct toward other members of the university community, including fellow students, instructors, and staff.

Thus, you are subject to the following sanction:

1) Reflection Paper Requirement. Write an 8-page paper on the impact of diversity as a student and its relevance to the profession, identifying five rules for how to engage around difference in appropriate

ways, and the potential consequences of failing to work to create a safe and inclusive environment. Please review and adhere to the American Psychological Association’s Code of Ethics and Conduct in writing this paper; see: https://www.apa.org/ethics/code This paper needs to be submitted electronically no later than April 6, 2020 to the School of Psychology’s Student Development Coordinator,. Failure to meet this deadline may result in a registration hold for the 2020 Summer Term.

This letter constitutes a letter of warning, and we expect that you will fulfill the requirements set forth above. Any further violations of Walden’s Code of Conduct policies and procedures will result in more serious consequences, which may include dismissal from the university.

This process is in accordance with the policies contained in the Student Conduct and Responsibilities section of the Walden University Handbook (Select Student Handbook from the dropdown box) with which you were provided when you enrolled in your educational program at Walden University and that you were asked to review.

You have the right to appeal this decision to the Associate Dean of the School of Psychology. You may submit a written appeal, via email, including all supporting materials, within 10 business days of this letter. Your appeal should be sent to x within 10 days, by March 20th, 2020. Please note that the decision of the Dean in cases of student conduct is final.

It is our goal to help you succeed as a scholar at Walden University. We anticipate that you will treat this matter with all seriousness.

Sincerely,

Program Director, Ph.D. Psychology Program

Walden University

, Student Development Coordinator, School of Psychology