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Aca demic Conduct are maintained for five years after the
student’s last registration at the Institute. When penalties become
part of the student’s permanent academic record, the
record is maintained indefinitely. These records are subject
to Univer sity and Institute regulations concerning the confidentiality
of student records.
Upon written request, the student has the right to inspect
his or her record.
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
Article I: Definitions
1. The term “SUNYIT” means State University of New York
Institute of Technology.
2. The term “student” includes all persons taking courses at
SUNYIT, both full-time and part-time, pursuing undergraduate,
graduate, or professional studies and those
who attend post-secondary educational institutions other
than SUNYIT, and who reside in SUNYIT residence
halls. Persons who are not officially enrolled for a
particular term but who have a continuing relationship
with SUNYIT are considered “students.”
3. The term “faculty member” means any person hired by
SUNYIT to conduct classroom activities.
4. The term “SUNYIT official” includes any person
employed by SUNYIT, performing assigned
administrative or professional responsibilities. This term
also includes Resident Advisors performing duties within
their responsibilities.
5. The term “member of the SUNYIT community” includes
any person who is a student, faculty member, SUNYIT
official, or any other person employed by SUNYIT. A
person’s status in a particular situation shall be
determined by the Vice President for Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management.
6. The term “SUNYIT premises” includes all land,
buildings, facilities, and other property in the possession
of or owned, used, or controlled by SUNYIT (including
adjacent streets and/or sidewalks).
7. The term “organization” means any number of persons
who have complied with the formal requirements for
SUNYIT recognition.
8. The term “judicial body” means any person or persons
authorized by the Vice President for Student
Affairs and Enrollment Management to determine
whether a student has violated the Student Code of
Conduct and to recommend imposition of sanctions.
9. The term “Judicial Officer” means a SUNYIT official
authorized on a case-by-case basis by the Vice President
for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
to impose sanctions upon students
found to have violated the student code. The Vice
President for Student Affairs and Enrollment
Management may authorize a Judicial Officer to
serve simultaneously as a Judicial Officer and the sole
member or one of the members of a judicial body.
Nothing shall prevent the Vice President for Student
Affairs and Enrollment Management from authorizing
the same Judicial Officer to impose sanctions in all cases.
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10. The term “appellate board” means any person or persons
authorized by the Vice President for Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management to consider an appeal from a
judicial body’s determination that a student has violated
the Student Code of Conduct or from the sanctions
imposed by the Judicial Officer.
11. The term “shall” is used in the imperative sense.
12. The term “may” is used in the permissive sense.
13. The Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment
Management is that person designated by the SUNYIT
President to be responsible for the administration of the
Student Code of Conduct.
14. The term “policy” is defined as the written regulations of
SUNYIT as found in, but not limited to, the Student
Handbook and graduate and/or undergraduate catalogs.
15. The term “Rules for the Maintenance of Public Order” is
defined as regulations to all SUNY campuses mandated
by the Board of Trustees of the State University of New
York. A copy of these rules can be found on page 38.
Article II: Judicial Authority
1. The Judicial Officer shall determine the composition
of the judicial bodies and appellate boards and determine
which judicial body and appellate board shall be
authorized to hear each case.
2. The Judicial Officer shall develop policies for the
administration of the judicial program and procedural
rules for the conduct of hearings that are not inconsistent
with provisions of the student code.
3. Decisions made by a judicial body and/or Judicial Officer
shall be final, pending the normal appeal process.
4. Decisions made by an appellate board shall be final,
unless the President of SUNYIT considers it necessary to
review the case.
5. A judicial body may be designated as mediator of
disputes within the student community in cases that do
not involve a violation of the student code. All parties
must agree to mediation, and to be bound by the
decision with no right of appeal.
Article III: Proscribed Conduct
A. Jurisdiction of SUNYIT
Generally, SUNYIT jurisdiction and discipline shall be
limited to conduct which occurs on SUNYIT premises or
off campus where a definite, legitimate, and/or
substantial college inter est exists.
B. Conduct Rules and Regulations
Any student found to have committed the following mis
conduct is subject to the disciplinary sanctions outlined
in Article IV:
1. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to the
following:
a. Furnishing false information to any SUNYIT faculty
member or official.
b. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any SUNYIT
document, record, or instrument of identification.
c. Tampering with the election related to any SUNYIT