A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF STUDENTS - Fisher College

LEVEL II: SERIOUS VIOLATIONS
Repeated violations of the same policy, violations of more than one policy, or the severity of the misconduct may
heighten the College’s response to the point of separation from the College or separation form the Residence Hall
System. All violations in this category will be heard by a Student Conduct Administrator or Student Conduct Coordinator.
Typically, sanctions for these violations range from Probation to Expulsion from the College, Removal from the
Residential System, and failure in an academic course (depending on the nature of the case). These also often include
referral to the Department of Public Safety and may involve criminal proceedings.
1. Academic dishonesty, including any attempt of a student to present as his or her own work that which is not his or
her own work, aiding or abetting others in such an attempt, or any other forms of cheating.
2. Endangering behavior (defined as conduct demonstrating that the student constitutes a threat to others, himself,
herself, or to the proper functioning of the College, including threats, possession of mace or other chemical
sprays, possession or use of a knife, weapons, and propping safety doors open and so on).
3. Hazing, and/or any action or situation which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health of
a student.
4. Illegal possession or consumption of drug or drug paraphernalia (including but not limited to bongs, pipes, tubes
etc.)
5. Sexual assault, which is the unwanted touching of the intimate body parts of another (for example, breasts, buttocks,
groin, or the clothing covering them). These acts will be considered unwanted and without consent if the
victim was unable to give consent due to a condition of which the offending student was or should have been
aware (for example, the victim is intoxicated due to the use of alcohol or other drugs, coerced, or threatened
verbally, including being threatened with future harm). For a further definition of the meaning and interpretation of
consent, please refer to the section “Level I violation.”
6. Possession and consumption of alcohol in locations or under conditions prohibited by College policies or by law.
7. Excessive consumption of alcohol and/or public drunkenness.
8. Sexual misconduct, which is any unwanted act that is intended in a sexual manner. Examples include, but are not
limited to, the unwanted touching of a body part not usually considered intimate, exposing one’s genitals or other
intimate body parts to a particular person or group of people, repeated obscene verbal comments related to one’s
gender or sexual orientation, repeated obscene phone calls, mail or e-mail, or the viewing of a sexual act without
the explicit consent of all parties involved.
9. Vandalism to, or destruction of, school or another’s personal property.
10. Verbal, written, graphic, or electronic abuse, harassment, coercion or intimidation of an individual or group of
people, either directly or indirectly.
11. Failure to vacate college property during a fire alarm.
12. Failure to comply with, or violation of the terms of, an imposed disciplinary sanction.
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