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REGULATIONS
In addition, CSAs have a legal obligation to file a report of suspected criminal activity with law enforcement and with the Office of Student Services to ensure statistical inclusion of all Clery Act Crimes in the College’s Annual Security Report when those crimes occur on or near College Property. Any individual identified by the College as a CSA shall receive notification of that designation and the requirement that the individual report information about Clery Act Crimes. Training will also be provided to all so designated persons. While CSAs must report any Clery Act Crime that comes to their attention, at the request of the victim, the victim’s identity may remain anonymous.
To promote safety and security at the College, and in compliance with the Clery Act, the College shall:
1. Submit crime statistics to the United States Department of Education;
2. Maintain a daily crime log (open to public inspection);
3. Issue campus alerts to timely warn the College community when there is information that a Clery
Act Crime has occurred that represents a serious or ongoing threat to campus safety;
4. Issue emergency notifications upon the confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situ- ation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on
the campus. The College tests the emergency notification procedure bi-annually.
5. Publishes and maintains an Annual Security Report containing safety and security related policy statements and statistics of Clery Act Crimes occurring on College Property. To prepare the Annual Security Report, the College collects, classifies and counts crime reports and crime statistics. The Annual Security Report is available on the College’s website and hard copies are available through
the Office of Student Services for inspection.
STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT Policy 6.03.02
The College makes every effort to maintain a safe and orderly educational environment for students and staff. Therefore, when, in the judgment of College officials, a student’s conduct disrupts or threatens to disrupt the College community, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken to restore and protect the sanctity of the community.
Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with generally accepted standards of scholarship and morality. The purpose of these standards is not to restrict student rights but to protect the rights of individuals in their academic pursuits.
The following regulation set forth offenses for which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated. Violation of one or more of the following regulations may result in one of the sanctions described in 6.03.02.01 - Discipline and Appeal Procedures for Academic-Related Violations and/or 6.03.02.02 – Discipline and Appeal Procedures for Non-Academic Related Violations.
A. Academic-Related Violations
1. Plagiarism – The intentional theft or unacknowledged use of another’s work or ideas. Plagiarism
includes, but is not limited to: a) paraphrasing or summarizing another’s words or works without proper acknowledgement; b) using direct quotes of material without proper acknowledgment; or c) purchasing or using a paper or presentation written or produced by another person. If a student is uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism, he/she should discuss with the class instructor.
2. Cheating – Using notes or other material on an exam without permission from the class instructor; receiving information from another student during an exam; obtaining a copy of an exam or ques- tions from an exam prior to taking the exam; submitting some else’s work as one’s one; or having someone take one’s exam and submitting it as his/her own.
3. Aiding Acts of Academic Dishonesty – Providing information to another student and knows or reasonably should have known that the student intends to use the information for cheating or other deceptive purposes.
4. Violations of Normal Classroom Behavior – Not complying with reasonable rules issued by an instructor, showing disrespect to others, causing disruption in the classroom or not abiding by professional conduct.
B. Non-Academic Related Violations
1. Theft and Property Damage – Students shall not steal or damage the property of another individual
or of the College. Students who are caught stealing or damaging said property will be required to make restitution and may be eligible for civil or criminal prosecution as well as College discipline.
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