Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities

Misconduct Against Persons

Violence/Abusive Behavior refers to physical abuse/violence or conduct that threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person.

Threatening/Intimidating Behavior refers to behavior (reoccurring or singular extreme act) that involves an expressed or implied threat, which includes, but is not limited to the use of words verbal, written or electronic (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter) inherently likely to provide an immediate violent reaction when directed toward a specific individual, or any behavior that has the purpose or reasonably foreseeable effect of creating a hostile environment by, but not limited to, interfering with another individual’s personal safety, safety of property, academic efforts, employment, or participation in college-sponsored activities and causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension that such harm is about to occur.

Hazing is prohibited in connection with activities of students and student organizations. Hazing shall be defined as any conduct which subjects another person, whether physically, mentally, emotionally, or psychologically, to anything that may abuse, degrade, or intimidate that person as a condition of association with an organization or group (formal or informal), regardless of the person’s consent or lack of consent.

Restricted Movement refers to any activity that limits or restricts a person(s) against their own will and/or restricts their freedom of movement.

Discriminatory Harassment

Information regarding Discriminatory Harassment see  Appendix C for full policy, definitions, and procedures.

Sexual Harassment/SexualAssault/Sexual Violence

Information regarding Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence see Appendix D or full policy, definitions, and procedures.