Article V: Expectations for Student Conduct

Students are expected to engage in responsible social conduct that reflects positively upon the College and model’s good citizenship in any community. 

Any student found to have committed or to have attempted to commit the following misconduct is subject to the disciplinary sanctions outlined in Article VI(B):

1.   Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to:

a.  Cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty.

b.  Furnishing false information to any College official, faculty member, or office; or furnishing false information to a member of law enforcement.

c.   Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any College document, record, or instrument of identification.

2.  Bystanding, which includes complicity with, or failure of, any student, recognized student organization, or student group to appropriately address a known or obvious violation of the Student Code of Conduct, or of state or federal law, that poses a risk to the health and safety of any person.

3.  Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, or other College activities, including its public service functions on or off campus; or of authorized non-College activities when the disruption or obstruction occurs on College premises.

4.  Verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion, or other conduct which threatens or endangers the physical or emotional health or safety of any person.

5.  Physical assault, which includes, but is not limited to, physical contact that causes a person physical injury, physical interference, or any other embodied action that otherwise puts the person in fear for his/her physical safety.

6.  Violation of the Carroll College Nondiscrimination Policy and the Title IX Policy.  

7.  Violation of the Carroll College Social Media Policy.  

8.  Attempted or actual theft of or damage to property of the College, property of a member of the College community, or other personal or public property, whether on or off campus.

9.  Vandalism, defined as the intentional or reckless damage to property, destruction, or defacement of college premises, property, and signs. This includes but is not limited to graffiti, carving or scratching into surfaces, breaking or damaging college facilities, tampering with equipment, removal of posted college signs and material, or any other actions that compromise the integrity of college property and operations. 

10. Hazing, defined as an act which endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student, or which destroys or removes public or private property, for the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in, a group or organization. The express or implied consent of the victim will not be a defense. Apathy or acquiescence in the presence of hazing are not neutral acts; they are violations of this rule.

11. Failure to comply with directions of College officials or law enforcement officers acting in performance of their duties and/or failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so.

12. Unauthorized possession, duplication, or use of keys to any College premises or unauthorized entry into or use of College premises.

13. Violation of any College policy, rule, or regulation published in hard copy or available electronically on the College website.

14. Violation of any federal, state, or local law.

15. Use, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of narcotics or dangerous drugs as defined by city, state or federal laws. This includes mind altering drugs, designer drugs, or synthetic substances used as a substitute for a controlled substance, except as expressly permitted by law or College policy. This also includes the abuse, distribution, sale, or misuse of prescription drugs. For more information, see Carroll’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports and/or Alcohol and Drug Policy.

16. Use, possession or distribution of intoxicants, including alcohol, in the buildings or on the grounds of Carroll College, except as expressly permitted by law or College policy. Alcoholic beverages may not, in any circumstances, be used by, possessed by or distributed to any person under 21 years of age. See Alcohol and Drug Policy.

17. Smoking or tobacco use on campus in violation of the College Tobacco Free Campus Policy. 

18. Unauthorized use, possession, or storage of any guns, weapons or facsimiles of weapons, explosives, or dangerous chemicals or other violation of the Weapon, Gun Policy and Procedures.

19. Participating in an on-campus or off-campus demonstration, riot, or activity that disrupts the normal operations of the College or infringes on the rights of other members of the College community; leading or inciting others to disrupt scheduled or normal activities within any campus building or area.

20. Obstruction of the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on College premises or at College sponsored or supervised functions.

21. Disruptive Conduct, including, but not limited to, acting to impair, interfere with, or obstruct the orderly processes and functions of the College, including conduct that is disorderly, lewd, or indecent; or aiding, abetting, or procuring another person to engage in disruptive conduct on College premises or at functions sponsored by, or participated in by, the College or members of the College community. 

22. Any unauthorized use of electronic or other devices to make an audio or video record of any person while on College premises without his/her prior knowledge, or without his/her consent when such a recording is likely to cause injury or distress.

23. Violation of the Carroll College Title IX Policy or otherwise engaging in conduct prohibited by the Title IX policy. Conduct prohibited includes:

1. Quid Pro Quo Harassment: A Carroll College employee conditioning an educational benefit or service of Carroll College upon a person’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct.
2. Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and/or objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to Carroll College’s education program or activity.
3. Sexual assault: Sexual acts, including sexual intercourse, directed against another person (Complainant) without the consent of that person, including instances in which the Complainant is incapable of giving consent, incest, and/or sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent of 16 years old.
4. Dating Violence: Violence, on the basis of sex, committed by a person who is in or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the Complainant.
5. Domestic Violence: Violence, on the basis of sex, committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the Complainant, or by a person with whom the Complainant shares a child in common
6. Stalking: Engaging in a course of conduct, on the basis of sex, directed at a specific person, that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others, or suffer substantial emotional distress.
   
   

Investigation and adjudication of complaints subject to the Carroll College Title IX Policy and Procedures or the Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy will be referred to the Title IX Coordinators. Note: this person will follow the procedures for reports and complaints as outlined in the Title IX Policy and Procedures and the Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy rather than the Student Code of Conduct.

24. Theft or abuse of computer facilities and resources, including but not limited to:

a.     Unauthorized entry into a file to use, read, modify, or employ for any other purpose.

b.     Unauthorized transfer of a file.

c.     Use of another individual’s identification or password.

d.     Use of computing facilities and resources to interfere with the work of another student, faculty member, or College official.

e.     Use of computing facilities and resources to send obscene or abusive messages.

f.      Use of computing facilities and resources to interfere with normal operation of the College computing system.

g.     Use of computing facilities and resources in violation of copyright laws.

h.     Any violation of the college’s Acceptable Use Policy.

25. Abuse of the Student Conduct system, including but not limited to:

a.     Failure to obey the notice from a Student Conduct Administrator or College official to appear for a meeting or hearing as part of the Student Conduct process.

b.     Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information during the Student Conduct process.

c.     Disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of a Student Conduct proceeding.

d.     Proceeding or acting in bad faith while engaging in Student Conduct proceedings.

e.     Attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in, or use of, the Student Conduct process.

f.      Harassment (verbal or physical) or intimidation of a Student Conduct Administrator or a participant in a Student Conduct proceeding.

g.     Failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed under the Student Code of Conduct.

h.     Influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit an abuse of the Student Conduct process.

26. Violation of local, state, federal or campus fire policies including, but not limited to: 

a. Intentionally or recklessly causing a fire which damages College or personal property, or which causes injury; 

b. Failure to evacuate a College building during a fire alarm; or 

c.  Tampering with or improperly engaging a fire alarm or fire detection/control equipment on College property. Such action may result in a local fine in addition to University sanctions. 

27. Failure to accurately report a conviction for a felony crime or an arrest for crimes related to distribution of drugs, injury to others, or sexual violations as defined in Section 23. c-f.  Students must report to the Dean of Students within three calendar days of their arrest, ongoing trial, or conviction.

28. General behavior unbecoming of a Saint, on or off campus.