Misconduct Subject to Disciplinary Action

The following examples of misconduct are not exhaustive but are intended to give students an idea of the types of behaviors that may result in disciplinary action:

1. Violation of Federal, State, or local law on- or off campus.
2. Violation or attempted violation of published College policies, rules, or regulations.
3. Violation of Residence Life policies by residential, special program, graduate students, or commuter students.
4. Violation of the College’s Alcohol and Other Drug policy. See the full policy for more information.
5. Dishonesty in any form, including but not limited to, knowingly furnishing false information, forgery, plagiarism, alteration, or misuse of documents, records, or identification cards.
6. Academic dishonesty, including but not limited to plagiarism, cheating, fabrication or facilitating academic dishonesty. See the Code of Academic Ethics for more information.
7. Manufacture, sale, distribution, promotion, possession or attempt to obtain false identification.
8. Failure to comply with written or verbal directives of College officials or law enforcement officers acting in performance of their duties and/or failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so. These include avoiding or resisting documentation or communication by a College official, including student Resident Advisors and include email, phone call, letter and person to person communication.
9. Failure to possess at all times a valid student identification (ID) card and/or failure to surrender ID card to a College official upon request.
10. Misuse or disregard of the policies regarding parking and driving on campus, including, but not limited to: failure to properly register a vehicle, accessing or parking in unauthorized areas, tailgating another car into a parking lot, and using or obtaining a parking permit not assigned to you.
11. Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, or other College activities, including its functions on- or off-campus, or other authorized non-College activities when the activity occurs on College property. This includes disruptive behavior that unreasonably interferes with, hinders, obstructs or prevents other students to freely participate in College instruction, programs, or services.
12. Soliciting, advertising, or inviting a reporter to campus without prior approval from the appropriate College office.
13. Actions or communications that constitute disrespect, harassment, retaliation, the use or threat of physical violence, intimidation, stalking or hate violence directed toward a member of the Rochester College faculty, staff, student body, toward a visitor to the campus or toward a member of the community.
14. Any unauthorized use of electronic or other devices to make an audio, video, digital, or still image of any person without his/her prior knowledge, or without his/her effective consent.
15. Harassment or sexual harassment. See the policy statement on Harassment, and Sexual Harassment for more information.
16. Activities that may cause damage or constitute a safety or health hazard or interfere with the educational process. Such activities include, but are not limited to, entering or exiting buildings through the windows; throwing, projecting, or dropping items that may cause injury or damage; and pranks that create safety and health hazards for others and/or cause damage to College or personal property.
17. Sexual assault. See the policy statement on Harassment, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Assault for more information.
18. Sexual activity outside a marriage between husband and wife including, but not limited to, premarital, or extramarital conduct. See the policy statement on Sexual Relationships for more information.
19. Exhibition, possession, distribution or viewing of material or representations deemed to be obscene or contrary to the mission of the College and the moral standards of the College community, including but not limited to pornography.
20. Lewd behavior, nudity, or indecent exposure of any kind.
21. Smoking anywhere on campus. This policy also applies to e-cigarettes. See policy statement for Alcoholic Beverages, Illicit Drugs and Tobacco.
22. Hazing, defined as an act which endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student, or which destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a group or organization. See the policy statement on Hazing for more information.
23. Participation in a student organization that has lost the College’s recognition.
24. Possession and/or use of all types of weapons, including but not limited to, firearms, air and spear guns, knives, martial arts weapons, bows and arrows, swords, paint/pellet/air soft guns, toys that replicate or could be mistaken for real guns, explosives of any type, ammunition, and dangerous chemicals. All individuals in possession of self-defense items, including pepper spray, tasers, must comply with applicable Michigan State law regarding training and permit to use.
25. Unauthorized possession, duplication or use of keys or entry device to any College property or unauthorized entry into or use of College premises.
26. Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to College property, property of a member of the College community, or other personal or public property on- or off-campus. This regulation covers the unauthorized appropriation or “borrowing” of property for personal use or the possession of stolen property.
27. Vandalism, disrespect, destruction, defacement, or unauthorized decoration (e.g., chalking) of the College’s property.
28. Misuse of the disciplinary procedures, including but not limited to:
    • Failure to respond to the summons of a judicial body or College official (email, phone message or letter).
    • Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information before a judicial body.
    • Disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of a judicial proceeding.
    • Initiate a judicial proceeding knowingly without cause.
    • Attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in, or use of, the judicial system.
    • Attempting to influence the impartiality of a member of a judicial body prior to, and/or during the course of, the judicial proceeding.
    • Harassment (verbal or physical) and/or intimidation of a member of a judicial body prior to, during, and/or after a judicial proceeding.
    • Failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed by a judicial body.