SUMMARY
"Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct"
Individual rights are best protected by a collective commitment to mutual respect. We have a social contract with each other. Without this contract and without these obligations and responsibilities, personal rights are jeopardized. Our responsibilities and obligations to one another preserve our individual rights and freedoms and promote our collective values. For these reasons, the "Code" was created.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Indiana University believes all students should be free to exercise their constitutional freedoms and responsibilities without university interference or fear of university disciplinary action for such activity.
A student has the right to be free from discrimination.
Students have the responsibility to respect each other's personal rights and dignity. A student has the right to be free from sexual harassment, and harassment based on sexual orientation and racial harassment.
A student has the right to obtain a clear statement of basic rights, obligations and responsibilities concerning both academic and personal conduct.
A student has the right to have access to education records maintained by the university concerning the student, subject to the rules and regulations stated in the Indiana University Policy on Student Records.
The University community will not tolerate inappropriate behavior and the University Police and staff will enforce policies that protect individual rights and freedoms. Inappropriate behavior includes, but is not limited to:
Academic Misconduct
Cheating
Fabrication
Plagiarism*
Interference**
Violation of course rules
Facilitating academic dishonesty
*A student must not adopt or reproduce ideas, words, or statements of another person without appropriate acknowledgment.
**A student must not steal, change, destroy or impede another student's work.
Professors are in charge of their classrooms and will establish acceptable behavior. They have the right to initiate Academic Misconduct proceedings.
Personal Misconduct On and Off University Property
Initiating a false report
Violation of technology policies
Obscene conduct
Disorderly conduct
Actions which endanger others or the academic process
Failure to comply with the directions of authorized university officials
Damage to university property
Acting with violence or participating in a riot
Harassment
Hazing
Physical or verbal abuse
Unauthorized possession or use of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs
Unauthorized use or entry of university facilities
Unauthorized taking or possession of property
Damage to university property
Unauthorized setting of fires or unauthorized use or interference with fire equipment
Possession of firearms or other weapons
Violation of Indiana or federal law
Disciplinary Procedures
A student who allegedly commits a violation of the "Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct" will be notified of such, in writing, by the appropriate faculty member or Vice Chancellor and must meet to discuss the situation. The meeting is the student's opportunity to provide his/her version of events. The faculty member or Vice Chancellor will then determine if the alleged wrongdoing occurred and appropriate sanctions. Students have the right to appeal any proposed sanctions within a certain period of time.
Refer to the "Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct" for more complete and detailed information on the rights, responsibilities and conduct expected of all students, along with the procedures that must be followed to protect those rights. Copies of the "Code" are distributed at orientation and may be obtained at the Information Desk in the University Center.
Source: Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct