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Student Conduct
Introduction and Purpose:
Fox Valley Technical College believes in creating and maintaining a learning environment that values academic excellence, institutional integrity, justice, equity, civility and diversity. The College is commit- ted to the academic and personal development of all students and requires the behavior of all students to be compatible with the mission and values of the College. Students are required to conduct themselves in a positive and appropriate manner at all times while attending all College sponsored activities, both on or off any district campus. The Code of Conduct is established to foster and protect the core missions and objectives of the College, to foster the scholarly and civic development of the College’s students in a safe and secure learning environment, and to protect the faculty, staff, and students as well as the properties and processes that support the College and its missions.
For the complete Code of Conduct visit www.fvtc.edu/CollegePolicies and select “General and Academic Behavior (Procedures)” under the“Students” section.
Prohibited Behaviors
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Policy
Fox Valley Technical College is committed to upholding all local, state and federal laws concerning
the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs and will support all efforts of the campus community to confront violations of these laws. The 1989 Wisconsin Act 121 requires that all colleges comply and adopt rules relating to possession of drug paraphernalia and subjecting students to disciplinary action for drug offenses. In addition, the Drug-Free Schools and Community Acts Amendments of 1989 (Public Law101-226) requires institutions to sign a certification of compliance with the law in order to receive any federal funds. An institution must adopt and implement a program to prevent the illicit use of drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees. Such policy must be distributed annually to each student and employee.
For a complete description of this policy visit www.fvtc.edu/CollegePolicies and select “Drug & Alcohol Free Capus and Workplace” under “Health and Safety”.
Academic Conduct
The Code of Conduct – Academic applies to behaviors that take place during participation in any Fox Valley Technical College course, workshop, seminar or other learning activities. This may include, but is not limited to:
• Misconduct during classroom instruction; including lab/fieldwork experience supervised by a FVTC
instructor or instructional aide.
• Misconduct done during preparation for a FVTC course, such as research, study, online discussion
boards or group work.
• Misconduct during participation in a practicum, clinical or other work-based assignment for the
completion of a degree. This time may or may not be under direct supervision by a FVTC instructor
or instructional aide.
• All other courses of misconduct as deemed by the Vice President for Instructional Services or de-
signee.
In the classroom and in all aspects of College life, the goal is to provide opportunities for all students to succeed. The College will limit or prohibit participation within the learning environment when observed
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