3.1-4 Proscribed Conduct

Any student found to have committed or to have attempted to commit the following misconduct is subject to disciplinary sanctions. The list of misconduct includes, but is not limited to the following:

  • Acts of Dishonesty. Cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty; furnishing false information to any College official, faculty member, or office; forgery, alteration, or misuse of any College document, record, or instrument of identification.
  • Disruption of Procedures. Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, other College activities, including its public service functions on or off campus, or of other authorized non-college activities when the conduct occurs on College premises.
  • Abuse. Physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion, and/or other conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person. This includes all instances in person, or using technology of any kind, including social media (specific acts are outlined in the Gender-based Misconduct policy as Title IX violations).
  • Sexual Misconduct. Sexual intercourse, no matter how slight the penetration or contact, with any object, involving vaginal or anal penetration, and oral copulation (mouth to genital contact or genital to mouth contact); video or audio taping of self or others involving nudity, sexually suggestive activity, or sexual activity; intentional sexual touching, no matter how slight, with any object, with/of/by breasts, buttocks, groin, genitals, mouth or other orifice; any communication of a sexual nature (written or spoken); influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit sexual misconduct; possession, use, manufacture, or distribution of pornography; acts outlined in the Gender-based Misconduct policy of Title IX).

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED AND/OR WITNESSED SEXUAL HARASSMENT, NON-CONSENSUAL SEXUAL CONTACT (OR ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT THE SAME), NON-CONSENSUAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE (OR ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT THE SAME), OR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION–PLEASE REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY TO COLLEGE PERSONNEL, SPECIFICALLY, ONE OF THE DEANS, ONE OF THE RESIDENT DIRECTORS, THE VP OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT OR ONE OF THE TITLE IX COORDINATORS.

  • Theft. Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to property of the College or property of a member of the Campus Community or other personal or public property, on or off campus.
  • Hazing. As Defined by the Missouri Hazing Law (Section 578.360), any activity which recklessly endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of initiation or admission into or continued membership in any organization or group, to the extent that such person is knowingly placed at probable risk of the loss of life or probable bodily or psychological harm. Acts of hazing include but are not limited to: physical brutality, whipping, beating, branding, exposure to the elements, forced drinking or consumption of any food, liquor, drug, or any other substance or forced smoking or chewing of tobacco products; or any activity which recklessly endangers the mental health of the student, including but not limited to: sleep deprivation, physical confinement, or other extreme stress-inducing activity; or any activity which requires the student to perform a duty or task which is a violation of the criminal laws of this state; a student’s apathy or acquiescence in the presence of hazing is not considered by the college as a neutral act. Hazing is a class A misdemeanor unless the act creates a substantial risk of life, in which case it is a class C felony. Consent is not a defense to hazing. (Missouri Hazing Law, Section 578.365).
  • Failure to Comply. A student’s failure to comply with the direction 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.
  • Misuse of Keys/ID cards. Any unauthorized possession, duplication, or use of keys or ID cards to any College premises or unauthorized entry to or use on the campus.
  • College Policies. Violating college policies.
  • Federal, State, or Local Law. Violating any public law.
  • Drugs. Use, possession, manufacturing, or distribution of marijuana, heroin, narcotics, prescription drugs, or other controlled substances.
  • Alcohol. Use, possession, manufacturing, or distribution of alcoholic beverages, or intoxication.
  • Weapons. Illegal or unauthorized possession of firearms, explosives, other weapons, or dangerous chemicals is prohibited on campus; use of any weapon to threaten, harm, or to cause fear.
  • Demonstrations and Riots. Participating in an on-campus or off-campus demonstration, riot or activity that disrupts the normal operations of the college and/or infringes on the rights of other members of the college community; leading or inciting others to disrupt scheduled and/or normal activities within any campus building or on the property.
  • Obstruction. Obstruction of the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on campus or at college-sponsored or supervised functions (i.e. roadblocks).
  • General Conduct. Conduct that is disorderly, lewd, or indecent; breach of peace; or aiding, abetting, or procuring another person to breach the peace on the College premises or at functions sponsored by, or participated in by members of the academic community; disorderly conduct includes but is not limited to: any unauthorized use of electronic or other devices to make an audio or video record of any person while on College premises without his/her prior knowledge, or with his/her effective consent when such recording is likely to cause injury or distress. This includes, but is not limited to, surreptitiously taking pictures of another person in a gym, locker room, dorm room, or restroom.
  • Computer Facilities and Resources. Theft or other abuse of computer facilities and resources, including but not limited to: unauthorized entry to a file, to use, read, or change the contents, or for any other purpose; unauthorized transfer of a file; use of another individual’s identification and/or password; use of computing facilities and resources to interfere with the work of another student, faculty member, or college official; use of computing facilities and resources to send obscene or abusive messages; computing facilities and resources to interfere with normal operation of the college computing system; use of computing facilities and resources in violation of copyright laws, and or College Computer Use Policy.
  • Abuse of Student Conduct Code. The abuse of the Student Conduct Code, including, but not limited to failure to obey the notice from College officials to appear for a meeting or hearing as part of the discipline process; falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information before any College officials; disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of discipline proceedings; attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in or use of, the student conduct process; attempting to influence the impartiality of a member of the student conduct team prior to, during or proceeding the process; harassment (written, verbal, and/or physical) and/or intimidation of a member of the discipline process; failure to comply with sanction(s) imposed under the discipline process; influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit an abuse of the student conduct code system and process.
  • Citizenship and Social Conduct. Students are required to engage in responsible social conduct that reflects credit upon the college community and to model good citizenship in any community.