The Lumberjack, Student Code of Conduct supplement, October 4, 1995.

              A sen se o f com m unity is a key elem en t fo r
any institution o f higher learning. N orthern A ri­zona
U niversity is no exception in this regard and
recognizes that m em bers o f o u r M ountain C am pus
m ake up a unique com m unity o f students, faculty
and staff. A s in any com m unity, there ex ists a set o f
expectations fo r each mem ber.
The sectio n s that follow relate to these ex ­pectations
and m ake every effort to outline a phi­losophy
o f expected student conduct (see th e two
sections en titled “C ode o f C onduct). T h e section
follow ing th e “C ode o f C onduct” entitled ‘"Student
D isciplinary Procedures'” provides specific inform a­tion
a s to how stu d en t conduct issues are dealt w ith
procedu rally here at Northern A rizona U niversity
P lease notice that there are tw o versions o f
the “C ode o f Conduct'* in this particular A ppendix
(one is id en tified as “O riginal D ocum ent” and o n e
is identified a s “ A pproved by B oard 6/1/90” ). T h e
three state universities in Arizona (N orthern A rizona
U niversity. A rizo n a S tate U niversity an d the U n i­versity
o f A rizona) have been in the process o f d e­veloping
the “ Rules fo r the M aintenance o f Public
Order'*, during th e past few years in conjunction with
the A rizo n a S tate B oard o f R egents. T h e “R ules
for the Mai ntenance o f Public O d e r ’* w ere not com ­plete
w h en this handbook went to print during the
sum m er o f 1995 Until revisions are finalized and
adopted by th e A rizona State B oard o f R egents, it
was im perative to include both “C odes” in this y ear’s
Student Handbook a s they would be incom plete oth­erwise.
N otification w ill be provided to students
and updates w ill o ccu r when final revisions are ready
fo r im plem entation.
CODE OF CONDUCT
ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
5*301 Preamble
A. Jurisdiction and Authority
1. The A rizona Board o f R egents is ch arged
by law to ex ercise control and supervision o f the
three stale universities, their properties and activ i­ties,
an d i s aul tiorized to enact ordinances for the
g overnm ent o f the institutions u n d er its jurisdiction.
The B oard is further required by law to adopt rules
and regulations for the m aintenance o f public order
upon alt university property under its jurisdiction
The B oard has prom ulgated this C ode o f C onduct
in o rd e r to meet its responsibilities u n d er Arizona
law.
2. T h e adm inistration at each o f the state uni­versities
is to assist th e Board in the enforcem ent o f
th e rules and regulations set forth u n d er th is Code,
but the au th o rity o f the adm inistration is subject to
the ultim ate authority of the B oard
B. Philosophy
1. T h e ed u c atio n al p ro cess is id eally c o n ­ducted
in an environm ent that encourages reasoned
discourse, intellectual honesty, openness to construc­tive
change and respect for the rights o f all in d i­viduals.
T h is C ode of C onduct is designed fo r the
p rom otion and protection o f such an environm ent
at each o f th e state uni versifies.
2. A cceptance o f m em bership in the univer­sity
co m m u n ity am ounts to neither a su rren d er of
those individual rights accorded to all citizen s of
this country n o r a means fo r escapingthe atten d a n t.
fu n d am en tal resp o n sib ilities o f th at citizen sh ip .
M em bership in the university com m unity brings
rig h ts a s w ell as responsibilities This C ode o f C o n ­duct
sh all be im plem ented by the adoption o f sets
o f procedural ru les appropriate for th e various seg­m
ents o f the university com m unity, which shall pro­vide
fo r the full protection o f individual rights and
freedom s.
C. Punx»e and Intent
1 . The prim ary purpose for th e enactm ent of
this C ode o f C o n d u ct is to set forth in a clear and
concise m an n er the rules and regulations o f con
d uct ex p ected o f those who jo in the uni versity co m ­m
unity. or w ho axe present on th e university cam ­pus
or p articipating in any university sponsored a c -
tivity.
2. It is intended that the sanctions listed in this
C ode be im p o sed and enforced fo r the protection o f
the university com m unity and for th e m aintenance
o f o rd e r an d stability, both w ith respect to activities
o ccu rrin g o n the university c a m p u sa n d w ith regard
to all university-sponsored activities.
D. Limitations
Uoon Code Coverooe
1. T he adoption o f this C ode o f C onduct does
not prohibit any university or the A rizo n a B oard of
Regents from adopting o r m aintaining additional
conditions, rules, regulations an d procedures not in
conflict w ith this C ode and w h ich address m atters
not co v e red by th is Code. C harges brought pursu -
ant to this C ode m ay be co m b in ed w ith charges
b rought pursuant to other conditions, rules o r re g u ­lations,
p ro v id ed adm inistrative p rocedures for e n ­fo
rcem e n t o f th e C ode are used to re so lv e the
charges.
2. A m ong the m atters specifically excluded
from coverage u n d er this C ode are th e following:
a. Rules and regulations w h ich have been
o r w ill be adopted by each university w h ich pertain
to th e control o f vehicles on university property.
b. R egulations and procedures relating to
student academ ic perform ance. o th eT than academ ic
d ishonesty m atters, e.g., gTade ap p eal procedures.
c. S tudent hou sin g re g u la tio n s and con­tracts
w here sanctions are not im posed that extend
beyond the student housing setting.
3. The C ode is not intended to interfere with
the internal corporate affairs o f organizations such
as the A ssociated Students, sororities, fraternities,
honor societies, and sim ilar organizations, but such
organizations are otherw ise su b ject to Lhis Code.
E. Violations ot Law
and Code Regulations
M em bers o f th e university com m unity m ay be a c ­countable
to both civil authorities (city, stale nr fed­eral
) and to th e university fo r acts w hich constitute
violations o f law and o f this C ode D isciplinary
action at the university m ay proceed du rin g th e pen
dency o f crim in al proceedings and w ill not b e sub­ject
to challenge o n the ground that cri rnina I charges
in v o lv in g th e sam e incident have been d ism issed o r
red u ced T h ere is no legal basis fo r any clam, o f
double jeo p a rd y and no right to im m unity m ay be
urged in any adm inistrative proceedings
5-302 (R7-4-101) Definitions
In this C ode o f C onduct, unless the co n tex t other­w
ise provides o r requires: _
1. “A ggravated violation'* m eans a violation
w hich resulted o r foreseeahly could h av e resulted
in significant dam age topersons or property o r w hich
o therw ise posed a substantial threat to th e stability
and continuance o f norm al universi ty o r university-sponsored
activities.
2. “ B oard” m eans the A rizona B oard o f Re
gents.
3 . “C heating” m eans intentionally using or at
tem pting to use unauthorized m ate n al« i nform ation
or study aids in any academ ic exercise
4. “C o n tro lled su b stan ce” m ean s a drug o r
substance listed in sch ed u les contained in A.R.S.
Para. 36-2512 through 36-2516.
5. “D istribution” m eans sale o r exchange for
personal profit.
6. “Fabrication” m eans intentional an d unau­thorized
falsification or invention o f any inform a­tion
o r citation in an academ ic exercise
7. "Faculty” m eans all em ployees o f the A ri­zona
Board o f R egents in teaching, research or ser­vice.
w hose n otice o f appointm ent is as lecturer, in ­structor.
assistant professor, associate professor, pro­fessor
or otherw ise d esignated as faculty on the n o ­tice
o f appointm ent. G raduate students w ho serve
as assistants, associates or otherw ise, are academ ic
appointees as w ell as graduate students but are not
m em bers o f the faculty.
8. “Group” m eans a num ber o f persons who
are associated w ith each o th er and w ho have not
com plied w ith university requirem ents for registra­tion
as an organization.
9. “Illegal d rug” m eans any d ru g whose use.
possession o r distribution is prohibited or restricted
by provisions o f Title 13 o f th e Arizona Revised
Statutes, and includes, w ithout lim itation, narcotic
drugs, dangerous drugs, m arijuana and peyote
10. “O rganization” m eans a num ber o f persons
w ho are associated with each other and w ho have
com plied w ith university requirem ents fo r reg istra­tion
11. “ Plagiarism ” m eans intentionally or know ­ingly
representing the words or ideas o f another as
o n e's ow n in any academ ic exercise.
12. “ President” m eans l he pre si dent o f the un i -
versity o r a designee
13. “ R eck le ss” m ea n s c o n d u c t w h ich one
should reasonably be ex pected to kn o w w ould cre ­ate
a substantial risk o f harm lo p e rso n so r property
or w hich w ould otherw ise be likely lo result in in ­terference
w ith university o r university sponsored
activities.
14. “Student” m eans any person registered o r
enrolled in one or m ore classes ex cep t a faculty
m em ber or full-tim e em ployee who lakes any course
as a privilege o r employ ment G raduate students
w ho serve as assistants, associates o r o th erw ise , and
all other students em ploy ed part t ime are classi Tied
as students rather than faculty or o ther university
em ployee
15. U ni versi ty" m eans I he appropriate uni ver-sily
involved. The U niversity o f A rizona . An zona
S tate U niversity. N orthern Arizona Uni versity. and
any other university governed by the A n /o ra Board
o f Regents.
16. “ University cam p u s” m eans all land, build­ings.
facilities and other property owned, used or
controlled by the university.
17. “ University com m unity” m eans university
sludcnts.adininislrativc and staff personnel, mem
hers o f th e faculty and all other university em ploy
ees.
18 “University property" m eans all real and
personal property owned by the university or ow ned
by the A n /o n a Board o f R egents and used by the
university and includes all such property in the pos­session
o f o r subject lo the control o f th e university.
19 "University sp>nsored activity" means any
activity on o r off cam pus which is initiated, aided,
authorized o r supervised by the university
20. "W eapon” m eans any object or substance
designed to inflict a w ound, cause injury, o r in ca­pacitate.
including, w ithout lim itation, all firearm s.-
pellet guns, sw uchbla.de knives, knives w ith blades
five or m ore inches in length, and chem icals such
as “m ace’*or tear-gas, b u tex clu d in g norm ally avail­able
over-the-counter self-defense chem ical repel­lents
5-303 (R7-4-102)
Prohibited Conduct
The following m isconduct is subject to disciplinary
action:
1. All form s o f student academ ic dishonesty,
including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic
dishonesty and plagiarism
2. Intentionally o r recklessly causing p h y si­cal
harm to any person on the university cam pus or
at a university sponsored activity, o r intentionally
or recklessly causing reasonable apprehension o f
such harm .
V U nauthorized use. possession o r storage o f
any w eapon, explosive device or firew orks on the
university cam pus or at a university sponsored ac­tivity.
4. Initiating or causing to he initiated any in­tentionally
false report, warning o r threat o f fine,
explosion o r other emergency on the university cam ­pus
o r at a university-sponsored activity.
5. Intentionally o r reck lessly interfenng wiih
normal university o r university sponsored activities,
including, but not lim ited lo. studying, teaching,
research, university adm inistration, or fire, police
or em ergency services.
6 K nowingly violating the term s o f any d is­ciplinary
sanction im posed for an earlier violation
of this Code.
7. U nauthorized use, possession o r dislribu
lion o r possession for purposes o f distribution o f
any controlled substanc e or illegal drug on the u n i­versity
cam pus or at a university-sponsored activ ­ity
8. Intentionally o r recklessly m isusing o r dam ­aging
fire safely equipm ent
9. intentionally furnishing false inform ation,
including false identification, lo the u n iv ersity
10. Forgery, unauthorized alteration or unau­thorized
use of any university docum ent o r instru­m
ent o f identification.
II Intentionally and substantially interfenng
w i th the freedom o f e xpression o f others on the un i
versity cam pus or at a university-sponsored activ
ity
12. Theft or nusappropnaiion o f property or o f
services on the university cam pus or at a university
sponsored activity; I nowing possession o f stolen
property on the university cam pus o r at a u n iv er­sity-
sponsored activ ily
I \ I nlent tonally or re t klessly deslroying. dam
aging or m isappropriating university property o r the
property o f others o n the university cam pus o r at a
university-sp«»nsorcd activity.
14 Failure to com ply with the directions o f uni­versity
officials, including cam pus police o fficers,
acting in good faith and in the perform ance o f their
duties.
15 Failure to comply wit b o th er published rules
an d regulations of conduct that m ay from tim e lo
tim e he adopted by the Board o r the university, in
eluding, w ithout lim itation, restrictions on the saic
o r possession o f itaifco fc b everage o n the univer
sity cam pus o r at unis ersity s p o n s o re d activities
16 Unauthori zed presence in o r use of the uni
versity cam pus, facilities or property