Non-Academic Misconduct Subject to Disciplinary Action

The below behaviors are prohibited and may give rise to disciplinary action. The list is illustrative, not exhaustive.

1. All forms of dishonesty including falsifying information to the College or another student and forgery, alteration, or use with intent to defraud the College’s documents or instruments of identification without the College’s permission.
2. Theft of, misuse of, or damage to College property; or theft of or damage to property of a member of the College community or a campus visitor on College premises or at College functions; trespassing which includes unauthorized entry upon the property of the College or into a College facility or a portion thereof that has been restricted in use and thereby placed off limits; unauthorized presence in a College facility after closing hours.
3. Possession of or use of alcoholic beverages or being in a state of intoxication on the College campus or at College-sponsored or College supervised functions off campus or in College-owned vehicles.
4. Possession, use or distribution of any illegal drugs, except as expressly permitted by law. Any influence that may be attributed to the use of drugs or of alcoholic beverages may not in any way limit the responsibility of the individual for the consequences of his or her actions.
5. Possession or use of an unauthorized firearm, incendiary device, or explosive, except in connection with a College-approved activity. This also includes unauthorized possession or use of any instrument that may be used to inflict serious bodily injury to any person.
6. Lewd or indecent conduct, including public, physical, or verbal action or distribution of or wearing clothes bearing obscene or libelous written material.
7. Intimidating, threatening, or mentally or physically abusing any person on College premises or at a College-sponsored or College-supervised functions, including verbal or physical actions that threaten or endanger the health or safety of any such persons or that promote hatred or racial prejudice.
8. Violation of College regulations regarding the operation and parking of motor vehicles.
9. Setting off a fire alarm or using or tampering with any fire safety equipment, except with reasonable belief in the need for such alarm or equipment.
10. Engaging in any conduct that causes or is likely to result in any material disruption of any lawful function or activity of the College including the intentional obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration or disciplinary proceedings or other College activities including public service functions and other duly authorized activities on College premises.
11. Participating in or conducting an assembly, demonstration, or gathering in a manner that threatens or causes injury to person or property; that interferes with free access to, ingress or egress of College facilities; which is harmful, obstructive or disruptive to the educational process or institutional functions of the College; remaining at the scene of such an assembly after being asked to leave by a representative of the College staff.
12. Occupation or seizure in any manner of College property, a College facility or any portion thereof for a use inconsistent with prescribed, customary, or authorized use.
13. Unauthorized use, or misuse, of the College’s computing resources including:
    • Logging on an account without the knowledge and permission of the account owner.
    • Changing, deleting, or adding to the programs, files, and data without authorization of the account owner.
    • Theft of program data and machine resources.
    • Attempts to thwart security of any College computer or computer system.
    • Attempts to disrupt the normal operations of any College computer system(s) including hardware and software.
14. Smoking or the use of other forms of tobacco products, in classrooms, shops, labs or any unauthorized areas.
15. Fiscal irresponsibility such as failure to pay College-levied fines, failure to repay College-funded loans, or the passing of worthless checks to College officials.
16. Failure to comply with instructions of College officials acting in performance of their duties.
17. Violation of a local, state, or federal criminal law on the College campus.
18. Violation of the terms of a disciplinary action or any College regulation during the period of probation, suspension or expulsion.