Student Code of Conduct

Policy 5.30 · Adopted 1998 · Last revised 2025 · Responsible office: Dean of Students · Next review 2030

The Student Code of Conduct is a document of record under the Policy Manual and is published in full in the Student Handbook. The sections of the Code are listed below. Section 9.4 is reproduced in full. A summary of the Code’s jurisdiction, process, sanctions, and records is published at Student Code of Conduct.

Matters governed by the Title IX Grievance Procedure (Policy 5.05) proceed under that policy rather than under Section 11.

Section 9.4 — Presence outside authorized hours

(a) A student may not be present in College buildings, instructional structures, and grounds outside authorized hours. Authorized hours are the posted hours of the building or area and the hours of any scheduled instruction or scheduled animal-care assignment in it. Entry to an instructional structure or area outside scheduled instruction is prohibited except as authorized in writing by the responsible division and coordinated through Campus Safety.

(b) Overnight presence in College buildings and on College grounds is prohibited, without exception for weather, scheduling, or program obligation. The prohibition includes the Evaluation Bay, the Black Box, Barn Complex B, and vehicles parked in College lots.

(c) A student who has nowhere to go on a given night should contact the Dean of Students at ext. 2140 during business hours or Campus Safety at ext. 2911 at any staffed hour, and will not be disciplined for asking.