Student Handbook - University of Dubuque

Value: Respect for Property and Stewardshipof the Campus EnvironmentWe value the privilege of living together and understand that our responsibility as stewards of thiscommunity requires acting in ways that respect the property of others, the environment, and thefuture of this University.Violations:1. Failure to ComplyFailure to comply with University policy and community standards with the directives of Universityofficials or law enforcement officers acting in performance of their duties and/or failure to honestlyidentify oneself to these persons when requested to do so. Failure to vacate a building after the firealarm sounds or at the direction of a University official. Failure to appear when summoned for anofficial meeting. Failure to show respect for University faculty, staff, guests, or vendors, including,but not limited to, verbal offensive behavior or obscene gestures. Failure to complete communityservice hours and/or designated projects by the deadline stated with a sanction.2. Refusal to Identify OneselfRefusal to identify oneself, failure to display a University identification card or other identification,or providing false identification to any appropriate University official or designee upon reasonablerequest.3. Fire Setting and ArsonThe deliberate act of lighting a fire without authorization. This includes use of fireplaces, candles,incense, or any other flammable or smoldering device in a residence hall or campus building.Arson is the act of setting a fire with the intention of destroying property.4. Fireworks Possession or Use on CampusThe possession, use, or distribution of fireworks, explosives, incendiaries, flammables, or mixingof dangerous chemicals to produce such reactions is prohibited.5. LitteringThe deliberate act of leaving your garbage in a place other than within approved disposalcontainers including, but not limited to, cigarette butts left on the ground, garbage, foodcontainers, beverage containers, or other debris left in hallways and on floors or near a garbagecontainer.6. Reckless BehaviorAny behavior that creates risk of danger to others or the University community including, but notlimited to, propping open exterior doors in residence halls, throwing objects from windows,climbing outside walls of buildings, climbing through windows, removing window screens,removing lounge furniture from designated locations..89