be able to return to her specialty clinical site due to the
rule in the CRNA program handbook that students on clinical
probation cannot work at specialty clinical sites. According to
Hoversten’s notes from the meeting, the possibility that her
clinical site may not allow her to return due to the incident
was discussed.
   Damewood, who was not a part of the CRNA program, was
present at the April 23 meeting because of his role in Clarkson’s
student assistance program. Damewood told Armstrong at the
meeting that she had violated the Clarkson Code of Conduct.
The Code of Conduct is a part of the Clarkson student hand-
book, applicable to all Clarkson students, not just the students
in the CRNA program. The Code of Conduct has different
procedural requirements for student discipline than the pro-
cedures for placing astudent on clinical probation under the
CRNA program handbook. Damewood said at trial that, in ret-
rospect, he did not believe that Armstrong violated the Code of
Conduct. Damewood never told Armstrong that he was incor-
rect to state that her conduct violated the Code of Conduct.
No charges were ever filed against Armstrong under the Code
of Conduct.
                 (c) April 24, 2013, Meeting
   The next day, April 24, the academic progression com-
mittee met to formally notify Armstrong that she was being
placed on probation and discuss the probation terms. Present
at the meeting were Armstrong, Hoversten, and Dr. Ann
Glow, the assistant director of the CRNA program. The notes
from the meeting state that another faculty member and two
