Standards of Conduct (2008-2009)
When persons enroll in The University of Tennessee at Martin, they retain the rights and duties of a citizen. Additionally, they must assume the duties and observe the regulations imposed by the University community.
Failure or refusal to comply with the rules and policies established by the University may subject the offender to disciplinary action up to and including permanent dismissal from the University.
The policies and procedures described below have been established to insure the rights and privileges of all members of the University community, to communicate the expectations of the community to its members, and to provide a basis for orderly conduct of the University.
It is therefore acknowledged that all students are subject to be held accountable for their knowledge, participation, or presence of alleged misconduct whether on or off campus while actively enrolled at the University.Misconduct for which students are subject to disciplinary sanctions includes the following categories:
- Plagiarism, cheating, knowingly furnishing false information to the University or other similar forms of dishonesty in University-related affairs (See also the section entitled Academic Integrity for details).
- Forgery, alteration, destruction or misuse of University documents, records, or identification.
- Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures or other University activities, including its public service functions, or of other authorized activities on University premises.
- Physical abuse of any person, or other conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person, whether such conduct occurs on or off University property. In no event shall this rule be construed to prevent speech protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- Theft, misappropriation, illegal possession of, or sale of, or damage to property of the University, of an organization affiliated with the University, of a member of the University community or of (a) visitor(s) of the University.
- Unauthorized use of or entry to University facilities (including computer facilities) and unauthorized possession of keys to University facilities. This includes illegal access to card access areas such as residential halls and stairwells.
- Unlawful use, manufacture, possession, distribution, or dispensing of drugs or alcohol on University property, University controlled property or during University activities.
- Disorderly conduct, or lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct or expression; distributing on University-owned or controlled property, or at University-sponsored or supervised functions printed materials that are libelous, scurrilous, or that encourage violation of public laws and University regulations.
- Possession, while on University-owned or controlled property, or at University-sponsored or supervised activities, of any weapons such as, but not limited to, rifles, shotguns, ammunition, handguns, air guns, water guns, paint ball guns, knives, and switch blades. This also includes including explosives such as firecrackers, bottle rockets, sparklers etc., unless authorization has been approved prior to use in writing by an Administrator from the Department of Public Safety’s Office.
- Failure to pay promptly all University bills, accounts, and other University financial obligations when due. This includes NSF checks and other arrear accounts with contract vendors.
- Gambling on University-owned or controlled property.
- Gathering of groups of students on or adjacent to the campus in a manner which causes damage to public or private property, causes injury to persons, or interferes with the orderly functioning of the University, or the normal flow of traffic in terms of the obstruction of entryways to all accessible areas of the University.
- Violation of local, state or federal law, whether on or off campus, when it appears that the student has acted in a way which adversely affects or seriously interferes with the University’s normal educational function, or which injures or endangers the welfare of any member of the University community. Such violations include but are not limited to violation of state or federal drug laws, commission of or an attempt to threat or commit rape, murder, felonious assault, arson or any other felonious crime against a person or property.
- Possession, use or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages on University-owned or controlled property or at University sponsored or supervised activities.
- Violation of properly constituted rules and regulations governing the use of motor vehicles on University-owned or controlled property.
- Failure to comply with directions of University officials acting in the performance of their duties.
- Violation of written University policies and regulations as stipulated herein or as promulgated and announced by authorized personnel.
- Inciting and/or aiding others to violate written University policies and regulations as promulgated and announced by authorized personnel.
- Any act of arson, falsely reporting a fire or other fire related emergency, refusal to comply with authorized officials during the execution of fire related and/or weather related emergency drills, falsely setting off a fire alarm, tampering with or removing from its proper location fire extinguishers, hoses, or any other fire emergency equipment except when done with a “real” need for use of emergency equipment.
- An attempt to commit or be an accessory to the commission of any act in violation of other Standards of Conduct.
- Participation of students in hazing activities. “Hazing” means any intentional or reckless act, on or off University property, by one student, acting alone or with others, which is directed against any other student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of that student, or which induces or coerces a student to endanger his or her mental or physical health or safety, and includes treatment of a violent, abusive, shameful, insulting, or humiliating nature. Such action is prohibited when connected with initiation into or affiliation with an organization and does not include participation in customary athletic events or similar competition.
Academic Integrity
The University of Tennessee at Martin has chosen as its primary objective quality undergraduate education. Commitment to this objective must include an obligation by all members of the University community to promote and protect the highest standards of integrity in study, research, instruction, and evaluation. Dishonesty or unethical behavior does not belong at an institution dedicated to the promotion of knowledge and learning.
Integrity of the academic process requires fair and impartial evaluation by faculty and honest academic conduct by students. A student may be found to have violated this obligation if he/she:
- Refers during an academic evaluation to materials, sources, or devices not authorized by the instructor.
- Provides assistance during an academic evaluation to another person in a manner not authorized by the instructor.
- Receives assistance during an academic evaluation from another person in a manner not authorized by the instructor.
- Possesses, buys, sells, obtains, or uses a copy of any materials intended to be used as an instrument of academic evaluation in advance of its administration.
- Acts as a substitute for another person in any academic evaluation
- Utilizes a substitute for another person in any academic evaluation.
- Practices any form of deceit in an academic evaluation.
- Depends on the aid of others, in a manner expressly prohibited by the instructor, in the research, creation, writing, performing, or publication of work to be submitted for academic credit or evaluation.
- Provides aid to another person, knowing such aid is expressly prohibited by the instructor, in the research, preparation, creation, writing, performing, or publication of work to be submitted for academic credit or evaluation.
- Indulges in plagiarism by presenting as one’ s own for academic evaluation, the ideas, representations, or works of another person or persons without customary and proper acknowledgement of sources.
- Submits the work of another person in a manner, which represents the work to be one’s own.
- Knowingly permits one’s work to be submitted by another person without the instructor’s authorization.
- Attempts deceitfully to influence or change one’s academic evaluation record.
- Indulges in conduct, which is so disruptive as to infringe upon the rights of an instructor or fellow students during a class or examination session.University-owned or controlled property.
For additional information see the Student, Faculty, and Staff Directory.
The following information denotes the appeal process for any issued sanction set forth by the Division of Student Affairs
The Appeal Process
In accordance with the University's policy and due process, you are given the opportunity to file an appeal with the Office of Student Affairs for any disciplinary sanctions issued by the Office of Student Housing and/or the Student Conduct Officer. A copy of the appeal process can be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs, 222 Administration Building, 731-881-7703 (see Teri Nelson).
*Revisions have been implemented effective June 19, 2008 in accordance with Tennessee Public Chapter no. 1189. This new revision now mandates that all institutions of higher education shall notify parents of students under the age of 21 in the event of student misconduct involving the consumption, presence, possession, or use of alcohol and/or drugs. This policy applies to any notification received by the Office of Student Conduct whether on or off campus.
*Please refer to the Alcohol Notification Policy for further information.
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