2006-2007 Student Handbook - University of the Incarnate Word

a. Threatening or causing physical harm, verbal abuse, or other conduct which threatens orendangers the health or safety of any person;b. Discrimination, intimidation (implied threat), harassment;c. Abusive affiliation (as defined in the abusive affiliation policy in this document);d. Violence between those in an intimate relationship to each other;e. Stalking, defined as repetitive, menacing pursuit, following, harassment and/or interference withthe peace and/or safety of a member of the community; or the safety of any of the immediatefamily of members of the community.f. Sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment; non-consensual sexual contact; non-consensualsexual intercourse; sexual exploitation;g. Inappropriate conduct which is disorderly, disruptive, or indecent while on campus or at functionssponsored by, or participated in by the university;h. Failure to comply with directions of university officials or law enforcement officers during theperformance of their duties and/or failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to doso;i. Smoking in any non-residential university building or in areas of residential buildings designatedas non-smoking.5. RESPONSIBILITY: UIW students are given and accept a high level of responsibility as role models.Behavior that violates this value includes, but is not limited to:Use, possession, or distribution of alcoholic beverages except as expressly permitted by law and theuniversity’s Alcohol Policy. This includes possession/consumption by those under the age of 21,providing alcohol to those under the age of 21, possession of a common source container (empty orfull) unless they are part of an approved event (keg, beer ball, etc.), driving under the influence, andpublic intoxication by persons of any age (Please see the full policy on alcohol and event registration.);a. Use, possession, or distribution of narcotic, or other controlled substances, as well as drugparaphernalia, except as expressly permitted by law;b. Assisting in the violation of university policies or public laws;c. Violations of federal, state or local laws which affect the interests of the university community,whether on or off-campus;d. The knowing failure of any organized group to exercise preventive measures relative to violationsof this Student Code of Conduct by members;e. Violation of other published university policies, rules, or policies;f. Intentionally or recklessly causing a fire which damages university or personal property, or whichcauses injury to any member of the community.Section 6Conduct AuthorityA. The Dean of Campus Life is the person designated by the Vice President for Academic & StudentAffairs, who has been charged by the President of the University, for the administration of TheStudent Code of Conduct.The Dean of Campus Life will assume responsibility for the investigation of an allegation ofmisconduct to determine if the complaint has merit. No complaint will be forwarded for a hearingunless there is reasonable cause to believe a policy has been violated. Reasonable cause is defined assome information to support each element of the offense, even if that information is merely a crediblewitness or victim’s statement. A complaint wholly unsupported by any information will not beforwarded for a hearing.If the allegations can be disposed of by mutual consent of the parties involved on a basis acceptable tothe parties involved and the Dean of Campus Life, such disposition will be final and there will be nosubsequent proceedings. The Dean of Campus Life has discretion to refer a complaint for mediation.53