Code of Campus Affairs & Regulations - Kankakee Community ...

failing to follow classroom or program rules established
by instructional staff.
(q) Gambling. Violation includes betting on the outcome
of a game, contest, or other event or activity;
playing games of chance or skill (such as cards, dice,
or coin-tossing, etc.) for money or other stakes.
(r) Solicitation. Violation includes soliciting without
approval from the department of Student Services.
(s) Tobacco use. In light of findings of the U.S.
Surgeon General that exposure to secondhand
tobacco smoke and use of tobacco are significant
health hazards, the college will maintain a tobaccofree
environment. The use, distribution, or sale of
tobacco, including any smoking device, or carrying
of any lighted smoking instrument, in college
buildings or on college premises without exception,
at events on college premises, or in college-owned,
rented or leased vehicles, is prohibited. For the
purpose of this policy, “tobacco” is defined to include
any lit or unlit cigarette, cigar, pipe, and any
other smoking product; and smokeless tobaccos,
also known as dip, chew, or snuff in any form. All
persons on any college site for whatever purpose are
expected to comply with this policy.
(t) Unauthorized use or possession of keys. Violation
includes the unauthorized possession, duplication
or use of keys to any college premises or possessing
unauthorized keys at college sponsored or supervised
functions.
(u) Fire safety violations. Violation includes tampering
with fire safety equipment, set ting or causing unauthorized
fires, or calling in or setting off false fire
alarms.
16.2 An academic community is based on the assumption
of mutual integrity shared by its students and faculty.
Violations of the athletic or programmatic code of conduct
will result in disciplinary action. The following
violations of this assumption disrupt the teaching and
learning environment and tarnish the public image of
the college. Violations will result in disciplinary action
by the college against the student.
(a) Cheating: Using or attempting to use unauthorized
materials, information, or study aids during any
academic exercise or examination.
(b) Plagiarism: Representing the words or ideas of another
as one’s own. Plagiarism includes claiming
credit for assignments completed by someone else.
(c) Fabrication: Falsifying or inventing information or
citations in any academic requirement, such as a
term paper.
(d) Cooperative Learning Violation: Claiming credit
for group assignments without making a significant
contribution.
(e) Team Testing Violation: Participation in team testing
without meeting the specific requirement of an
instructor, e.g. failure to participate in the study
group for the required amount of time outside of
class.
(f) Misuse of Materials: Abuse or unauthorized possession
of academic materials or removing an article
that other students are required to read from the
Learning Resource Center or any other location.
(g) Misrepresentation: Presenting false excuses or using
deception to receive a higher grade or to avoid fulfilling
the requirements of an assignment or course.
(h) Multiple Submissions: Submitting the same assignment
to two or more instructors. If he or she believes
that he/she can complete an assignment that
meets the requirements of two or more instructors
during the current term, he/she should obtain prior
approval from all instructors involved.
(i) Facilitation of Academic Dishonesty: Helping or
permitting another student to violate any provision
of this code.
(j) Clinical site violations: Unprofessional behavior
and unsafe practices.
16.3 The college prohibits the sexual harassment of and
discrimination toward students, staff, and campus visitors.
16.4 The college reserves the right to call an ambulance and/
or the Kankakee Police Department if a student appears
to be in imminent danger of harming himself/herself or
has threatened to harm others.
17.0* Reporting a Concern
17.1* Each higher education institution is required to develop
and implement a Campus Threat Assessment Team to
address behavior that could pose a threat to the campus
community or facility. Students and employees of the
college are usually the first to notice when a member of
the community is distressed or behaving in a potentially
dangerous or disruptive manner.
In an emergency: Call 911, or KCC security at
815-802-8190, or 5555 from any campus phone, or
utilize a security phone in the parking lot. Nonemergency
referrals: email bit@kcc.edu; phone the
associate dean of student development at 815-802-8524;
or phone 815-802-8199 or 815-802-8195.
All concerns and reports are confidential.
For more information on behavioral intervention
and threat assessment procedures at KCC, see Page 179
in this catalog.
18.0* Discipline Procedures
18.1 Through the student judicial process, KCC may impose
disciplinary action for a student found guilty of violating
the college’s Code of Conduct. Every effort will be
taken to advise and guide the student to more appropriate
behavior. The dean of student development and
campus security personnel will combine efforts to enforce
the college’s Code of Conduct.
18.2 When a student is suspected of violating the Code of
Conduct, the following investigative procedures will be
followed:
(a) College personnel and student directly involved or
who witnessed the incident should submit written
statements to the dean of student development as
soon as possible following the incident.
(b) The student will be contacted by the dean of
student development to discuss the alleged incident
and the reports received and filed by campus security.
The student will be asked to write a statement
at the end of this discussion. Students may be asked
to leave campus until an investigation is conducted
which cannot exceed three (3) school days. Note:
Many instances of reported misconduct will be
handled immediately.
176 Kankakee Community College • 2012-13 catalog