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DIVISION
OF STUDENT SERVICES
The Division of Student Services provides services and
support for students on all campuses, assuring a wide range of opportunities
for a diverse student population. Students, who come to the campus with
hopes and high expectations, face choices and challenges which can be
channeled into positive directions or which can prove to be overwhelming.
The Student Services staff believes that educators both within and outside
the classroom can make a positive difference in the lives of students.
Education of the whole person, which is the purpose of the programs and
services offered, helps students meet their expectations and expand
understanding of themselves and their world. Staff members may guide many
students’ experiences but the student is ultimately responsible for personal
choices and decisions. As educators, the staff strives to assure that those
choices are sound and the decisions are well-reasoned. When things go well
for students, staff builds on that experience, first providing recognition
and acclaim and then challenging them to seek new experiences. In times of
disappointment, staff members provide support and then gentle prodding to
move past the disappointment.
The Student Services staff is also responsible for
operating facilities, running businesses, supporting programs, and providing
cost-effective services to meet the needs of the campus. As good stewards of
the resources at Troy, the staff strives to respond to changing interests
and remain student centered in all we do.
Through Student Services, Troy University seeks to
prepare students for full citizenship in a global community, at work, at
play, in fellowship, and in personal fulfillment. The following are the
campus offices that are a part of the Division of Student Services:
Auxiliary Services, Enrollment Services, Financial Aid, Housing and
Residence Life, Student Activities, Student Development and Counseling,
Student Involvement and Leadership, University Police, and Upward Bound. For
a more detailed description of services, please refer to the student
handbook, The Oracle.
Troy University
Student Creed
I allow
Truth and integrity to guide my
goals.
I persevere
by Remembering my predecessors.
I
acknowledge that Openness promotes
new concepts and ideas.
I celebrate
our differences Justly and
respectfully.
I strive for
continued success by Aiming for
excellence.
I will
contribute to the Troy University legacy, Now
and forever.
Standards of Conduct
By publication of these STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, the
university calls to the special attention of students and organizations the
standards by which they are expected to abide. Students and organizations
should be aware of the STANDARDS and should know they will be held
accountable for their provisions.
General
All students enrolling in Troy University assume an
obligation to conduct themselves at all times as responsible members of the
campus community and in accordance with standards of common decency and
decorum, with recognition and respect for the personal and property rights
of others and the educational mission of the university.
Authority for Rules and Regulations
The Board of Trustees of Troy University is vested with
the authority to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the conduct of
students while enrolled at Troy University by Title 16-56-6, Code of
Alabama, 1975. The university trustees have delegated full authority to the
university administration to prepare and administer rules and regulations
for the welfare and discipline of its students.
Administrative Responsibility and Authority
The Student Services Division of the university has
primary authority for the supervision of student conduct and administration
of discipline. The Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Services and campus
staff are responsible for working with students and student organizations to
encourage support and compliance with university standards. The Senior Vice
Chancellor may delegate specific responsibilities to members of his
respective staffs, and in some instances, to student government agencies. It
is permissible for the dean of student services on each campus to handle
disciplinary decisions administratively if both the student or student
organization and the dean agree to an administrative hearing. The Student
dean is responsible for coordinating all disciplinary procedures and
maintaining appropriate records of student conduct and disciplinary actions.
Notification of Parents/Guardians due to an
Alcohol and/or Drug Violation
Under federal legislation adopted in 1998, the
university may notify parents or guardians of students under the age of 21
who are found guilty of an alcohol or other drug violation. This option will
be exercised as necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of all
students.
Misconduct Defined
By enrollment at the university, a student or
organization neither relinquishes rights nor escapes responsibilities of
local, state, or federal laws and regulations. The STANDARDS OF CONDUCT are
applicable to behavior of students and organizations on and off the
university campus if that behavior is deemed to be incompatible with the
educational environment and mission of the university. A student or
organization may be disciplined, up to and including suspension and
expulsion, and is deemed in violation of the STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, for the
commission of or the attempt to commit any of the following offenses:
- Dishonesty, such as cheating,
plagiarism or knowingly furnishing false information to the university,
faculty or other officers or employees of the university.
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Forgery, alteration or misuse of
university documents, records or identification.
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Issuance of a worthless check
made payable to Troy University.
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Actual or threatened physical
abuse, threat of violence, intimidation, hazing, harassment, or any other
act that endangers the health or safety of any person.
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Destruction, damage, or misuse
of university property, public, or private.
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Theft, attempted theft,
burglary, attempted burglary, accessory to these acts, and/or possession of
stolen property.
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Unauthorized manufacture, sale,
delivery, use, or possession of any drug or drug paraphernalia defined as
illegal under local, state, or federal law.
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The unlawful possession, use, or
distribution of alcoholic beverages, public drunkenness, driving under the
influence, or the public display of alcoholic beverages and the use or
display of such in public areas of the residence halls and all other public
areas of the campus.
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Participation in any form of
gambling.
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Use, possession, or
distribution of firearms, bows, illegal knives, fireworks, any incendiary,
or any type of explosive device or material. Only duly-constituted law
enforcement officers may possess firearms on campus.
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Disorderly conduct, including
rioting, inciting to riot, assembling to riot, raiding, inciting to raid,
and assembling to raid university properties.
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Lewd, indecent, obscene
behavior or expression.
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Trespassing or unauthorized
entry to or use of university facilities.
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Unauthorized use or attempted
use of any services belonging to or provided by the university, including
but not limited to, computer, telephone, cable television, copying
facilities, or any other such service.
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Unauthorized possession of a
key to any university facility.
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Interference with
the use of or access to university facilities, obstruction or disruption
of teaching, research, administration, service, disciplinary procedures,
or other activities on university property by either university or
non-university person or groups.
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Failure to promptly comply with
directions of university officials or law enforcement officers acting in the
performance of their duties as such officials and officers.
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Entering false fire alarms, or
bomb threats, tampering with fire extinguishers, alarms, or other safety or
fire-fighting equipment.
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Any activity which creates a
mentally abusive, oppressive, or harmful situation for another is a
violation. Use of the mail, telephone, computer and electronic messages, or
any other means of communication to insult, threaten, or demean another is
prohibited.
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Conviction of any misdemeanor
or felony that adversely affects the educational environment of the
university.
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Violation of any university
policies or regulations as published or referred to in the Student Handbook,
including, but not limited to, those governing the time, place and manner of
public expression; the registration of student organizations; the use of
university facilities; occupation and visitation of residence halls and
other housing owned or controlled by the university; and the use and parking
of motor vehicles on the campus.
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Conduct in violation of public
law, federal and state statutes, local ordinances, or university regulations
or policies whether or not specified in detail, which adversely affects the
student's suitability as a member of the academic community and regardless
of whether such conduct has resulted in a conviction under a statute of
ordinance.
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Any other activity or conduct
not specifically stated herein that impairs or endangers any person,
property, or the educational environment of the university.
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