Code of Student Conduct

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The University takes seriously any failure of a student to abide by his/her commitment to the Community Values Agreement and the Code of Student Conduct. The University understands that all human beings are prone to make mistakes and that every situation is unique. Nevertheless, a student should expect to receive consequences, up to and including dismissal from the University, if he/she engages in any activity, behavior, communication, or display of content described in the following list, whether it takes place on-campus, off-campus or online. In addition to a response from the Student Life office, students may receive a response according to the professional program standards of their academic department.

The list that follows is not comprehensive but does provide examples of violations of the Code of Student Conduct:

1. Promotion or instigation of student behaviors not consistent with this Code of Student Conduct
2. Willful undermining of the religious ideals of the University, including disregard for the observance of Sabbath
3. Disorderly, profane, obscene or otherwise illegal or immoral conduct or expression which violates accepted standards of decency and Seventh-day Adventist Christian conduct
4. Disruptive or dysfunctional behaviors, aberrant actions, or other conduct that may compromise the educational environment or the health and safety of others
5. Entering the residence hall room or living area of a student of the opposite sex without an invitation to a formal open house program or permission from a residence hall dean
6. Failure to return to the residence halls before 4 a.m. without an approved overnight leave
7. Insubordination, including the failure to comply with directives of University officials or law enforcement officers acting in performance of their duties and/or the failure to identify oneself to one of these officials when requested to do so
8. All forms or acts of dishonesty including, but not limited to, the following:

• Theft
• Fraud
• Cheating, plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty
• Furnishing false information to any University office, official, faculty or staff
• Forgery, alteration or misuse of any University document, record or instrument of identification
• A pattern of spreading unsubstantiated rumors
• Tampering with the election of leaders of any recognized student organization

9. Harassment based on perceived or actual personal characteristics such as sex, sexual orientation, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, disability and any legally protected characteristic
10. Participating in hazing, defined as an intentional or reckless act that the person knew or should have known endangers the physical health or safety of an individual and that is done for the purpose of being initiated into or affiliating with an established group or organization
11. Participation in organizations or organizational activities that have not been registered with and approved by the organization’s sponsor and the Division of Student Life
12. Unauthorized use of Andrews University’s name or facilities, for purposes or events that are not consistent with the Code of Student Conduct and the values of Andrews University
13. Physical abuse or physical assault
14. Domestic violence or abuse, dating violence or abuse, and stalking
15. Sexual misconduct including, but not limited to, nonconsensual sexual contact, nonconsensual penetration, sexual exploitation, and sexual harassment
16. Premarital and extramarital sexual activity; inappropriate displays of affection, including displays of romantic affection between individuals of the same sex; accessing, possessing or displaying pornographic or other sexually explicit materials; sexting or other virtual forms of sexual activity
17. Verbal, written and other forms of disrespectful, threatening, intimidating, harassing, bullying or stalking behavior which interferes with the (mental, emotional, or physical) health or endangers the safety of any person; includes, but is not limited to, phone calls, emails and all forms of online or social network communications
18. Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures or other University activities
19. Continual lack of serious effort to meet scholastic and citizenship requirements including a pattern of failing to meet the minimal (pass level) Co-Curricular attendance expectations (for more information, refer to Co-Curricular Choices and Changes )
20. On- or off-campus use, possession (in one’s residence, vehicle, belongings or on person), purchase, sale, manufacture or distribution of the following:

• Tobacco in any form
• Alcoholic beverages in any form
• Illegal drugs or drug-related paraphernalia
• Other paraphernalia including e-cigarettes, hookahs, vapor and hookah pens, etc., regardless of the substance delivered
• Dishonestly acquired or misused prescription drugs (for more information, refer to Substance Abuse )

21. Lingering in proximity to alcohol, illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia, such as in events or parties where alcohol or illegal drugs, etc., are present and served by another host
22. Hosting/planning events in one’s own residence or elsewhere where alcohol is served or consumed and/or illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia are present
23. Patronizing places of questionable entertainment or activities such as sexually suggestive or explicit dancing
24. Firearms, explosives, flammable substances and other weapons of any kind are not allowed on University property. This includes, but is not limited to, rifles, shotguns, pistols, paintball guns, BB guns, pellet guns, bows and arrows, stun guns, Tazers, “air-soft” guns, look-alike firearms, knives with blades longer than three inches (excluding culinary knives) and martial arts weapons. Possession of any firearm or other weapon on University property is cause for corrective action up to and including dismissal. For further explanation, please obtain a free copy of the “Campus Safety Handbook.”
25. Attempted or actual vandalism or damage to individual, institutional or community property. Removal of institutional property from its designated place
26. Deliberate misuse of a fire alarm system or other emergency equipment (Civil Code may bring up to one year in prison and up to a $500 fine) or other violations of established safety protocols
27. Unauthorized entry or exit of campus buildings by any means other than the designated entrances, use of an exit for non-emergency purposes during timeframes when usage is established for emergency purposes only, or unauthorized presence (non-criminal trespassing) or use of equipment in University buildings after regular or established operational hours
28. Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of University key(s) or other access devices to any University premise
29. Gambling in any form
30. Violation of Andrews University’s Student Use of Computer and Network Resources Policy  and abuse of computer network and time to (but not limited to):

• Communicate in a disrespectful, slanderous, abusive or obscene manner
• Falsify the source of a message or email
• Communicate and display content that violates any part of the Code of Student Conduct
• Enter into a file, transfer a file or use another’s identification and password without authorization
• Send excessive messages that lack a clear purpose
• Misappropriate the Andrews University name, logo or identity

31. Violation of institutional policy or code published in hard copy or available electronically on the University website
32. A legal conviction for or confirmation of violations of federal, state or local law which indicate that a student is not in good standing with the community
33. Conduct which has an adverse effect on the student’s responsibility to model good citizenship in the University community or in any other community

Any additional policies voted by the Student Life Deans Council, Student Life Council, Safety Committee or other appropriate University bodies, current and future, are valid and enforceable.