Clarence L. McNeill

Assistant Vice President
Director

Sally D'Alessandro

Associate Director

Nancy M. Lauricella

Assistant Director

The campus disciplinary system is established to maintain the integrity of the values of the University community by reviewing alleged violations of our student conduct code. Conflict Resolution and Civic Responsibility maintains a system of rules and procedures which communicate to students, faculty and administrators that the University is a community which holds some values especially high. Examples of those special values include personal and academic integrity, learning to live together, respect for others, respect for property, appreciation for diversity, and learning that reason and discussion are preferred over physical response to disagreement.

Certain principles undergrad the procedures and processes by which student behaviors are reviewed and resolved. The basic requirements of procedural and substantive due process must be met. Campus disciplinary procedures are informal and adhere to a dual responsibility to educate and punish those who violate community standards. Perhaps the greatest benefit associated with the imposition of discipline at the University is that the language used to define prohibited conduct can also be relied upon to affirm a shared set of behavioral standards. It is a somewhat demanding task to articulate the ethical precepts which support the behavioral expectations of the community. Yet it seems critical we assert certain "cardinal virtues" the campus believes in and an enforcement component to protect the integrity of our campus values.

Achieving greatness as a major public research university requires a disciplined community. Conflict Resolution and Civic Responsibility in conjunction with student leadership groups and key administrative units on campus, such as Public Safety, Student Life, Residential Life, Orientation and the Dean for Undergraduate Studies, must use the power of moral condemnation to compel students to view their misbehavior from an ethical perspective.