2020-2021 SEAS Student Handbook

academic integrity training for graduate students and is responsible for the Dean’s
Discipline process.
Student Conduct and Community Standards
Student Conduct and Community Standards strives to effect change and promote
integrity, accountability, and respect in the Columbia University community. Working
with students, faculty, and other community partners, SCCS thoroughly investigates and
resolves incidents of academic, behavioral, and gender-based misconduct through a
collaborative, educational, and reflective process guided by established values:
Integrity; Accountability; Education; and Respect.
Office of the University Chaplain
Columbia is home to a community of scholars, students, and staff from many different
religious backgrounds. The Office of the University Chaplain ministers to their individual
faiths and supports individual spirituality, while promoting interreligious understanding.
The University Chaplain oversees the work of the United Campus Ministries - a fellowship
of more than twenty religious life advisers representing specific faith traditions. The
University Chaplain also fosters learning through spiritual, ethical, religious, political, and
cultural exchanges and hosts programs on matters of justice, faith, and spirituality.
Through these and other means, the Office of the University Chaplain cultivates
interfaith and intercultural awareness.
The University Chaplain is available for confidential pastoral counseling to individuals,
couples, and families in the Columbia University community. The Office of the University
Chaplain may also assist with private ceremonies such as weddings, christenings, and
memorial services. We warmly welcome your interest, questions, and participation.
The Office of University Life
The mission of the Office of University Life is to further the academic and community
experience of students, faculty, and staff at Columbia. Throughout the academic year,
this office in collaboration with other Columbia student life offices and academic
departments will sponsor programming and other required initiatives to achieve this
mission.
All Columbia students are encouraged to participate in required Office of University Life
initiatives. However, new students must participate in and complete the Sexual Respect
and Community Citizenship Initiative and the Welcome to Columbia and Sexual Assault
Prevention pre-arrival tutorials.
The Interschool Governing Board (IGB), overseen by the Office of University Life,
recognizes student organizations whose membership spans across the various schools
at Columbia.
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