STUDENT HANDBOOK - Cumberland School of Law - Samford ...

Appendix B: Student Rights and Responsibilities
Students are expected to know regulations and policies found in the current catalog and Student Handbook. Keeping
abreast of the school calendar, critical deadlines and all university mail received in one's university mailbox and/or
electronic mail is also the student's responsibility.
Student Identification
Each student is required to have a current student ID card, a picture identification card issued by Samford University.
The card is issued the first semester students are enrolled and is automatically validated each semester thereafter. A
replacement card can be issued in the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management. Students must show
their ID cards upon the request of a faculty member, administrative official or security officer.
Behavioral Expectations
A committee of faculty, staff and students was formed to identify the values that provide a foundation for student
behavior expectations within the Samford community. The Christian faith is a primary source for most of these values.
The committee also identified specific inappropriate behaviors that would violate these values. Finally, it recommended
the minimum sanction students would receive whenever they are responsible for a value violation. The results of the
efforts of the committee provide students with a clear understanding of what is expected of a contributing member of
the community at Samford University. All who work, study and learn at Samford do so voluntarily. As is the case with
all communities, reasonable expectations (rules and regulations) are identified that contribute to the common good of
the community. Being a contributing member of a community requires that selfish individualism often must give way to
what is best for a caring, orderly and just community.
The information that follows is intended to communicate values, expectations, rights and responsibilities of
students who voluntarily join the Samford community.
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