2006-2007 Student Handbook - University of the Incarnate Word

2. COMMUNITY: UIW students honor and value their community. Behavior that violates this valueincludes, but is not limited to:a. Misuse of access privileges to university premises or unauthorized entry to or use of buildings,including trespass;b. Misuse or unauthorized use of university or organizational names and images;c. Knowingly taking possession of stolen property;d. Intentional and unauthorized taking of the property of the university or personal property of amember of the university community which is on campus;e. Intentional and unauthorized destruction or damage to university property or to the property ofanother;f. Misuse of university computing facilities, equipment, network, passwords, accounts orinformation. Students who connect their personal computers to the campus network will be heldresponsible for any violation of this policy that originates from that computer. Examples ofmisuse include but are not limited to:F.1. Use of computing facilities to send harassing or abusive messages;F.2 Use of computing facilities to interfere with the work of other community members;F.3. Unauthorized access to a file or personal or group account;F.4. Use of computing facilities to interfere with normal operation of the universitycomputer system;g. Anonymous or forged network news articles or e-mail messages;h. Disk usage over the allotted limit without prior approval;i. Unauthorized transfer of a file;j. Unauthorized use of another individual’s identification and password;k. Gambling;l. Possession of firearms, explosives, other weapons (including, but not limited to BB/pellet guns,slingshots, and sharp edged instruments, such as hatchets when used as weapons), or dangerouschemicals while on campus, unless properly authorized;m. Violation of state, local, or campus fire policies, including:m.1. Failure to evacuate a university- owned building during a fire alarm;m.2. Improper use of university fire safety equipment;m.3 . Tampering with or improperly engaging a fire alarm in a university building.3. FAIRNESS: UIW students exemplify fair treatment of all members of the community in their dealingsand interactions. Behavior that violates this value includes, but is not limited to:a. Disruption of university operations, including obstruction of teaching, research, administration,other university activities, or other authorized non-university activities which occur on campus;b. Obstruction of freedom of movement by community members or visitors; Abuse, interference orfailing to comply in university processes including Conduct and Honor Code hearings;c. Abuse of the campus conduct system, including:c.1. Failure to attend meetings scheduled for conduct code administration purposes;c.2. Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information;c.3. Failure to provide, destroying or hiding information during an investigation of an allegedpolicy violation;c.4. Attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in, or use of, the campusconduct system;c.5. Harassment (verbal or physical) and/or intimidation of a member of a campus conduct bodyprior to, during, and/or after a campus conduct proceeding;c.6.c.7.Failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed by the campus conduct system;Influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit an abuse of the campusconduct system.4. RESPECT: UIW students show respect for each other, for property and for the community. Behaviorthat violates this value includes, but is not limited to:52