Office of Student Conduct
2118 Mitchell Building
301-314-8204
www.studentconduct.umd.edu
It is the
mission of the Office of Student Conduct to resolve allegations of misconduct
under the
Code of Student Conduct and
Code of Academic Integrity in a
manner consistent with the core values of fairness, honesty and integrity while
promoting the University's educational mission. Essential to this mission
is to enhance the development of character, civility, citizenship,
individual/community responsibility, and ethics. University students play
a significant role in considering the behavior of their peers and are asked to
assume positions of responsibility as members of the university's student
judiciary. The following tenets guide this mission:
- To regard each student as an
individual, deserving individual attention, consideration, and respect.
- To consider the facts fully
and carefully before resolving any case.
- To speak candidly and
honestly with each student.
- To hold each student to a
high standard of behavior, both to protect the campus community, and to
promote student ethical development.
- To recognize the reality of
human fallibility, as well as the stresses associated with collegiate
life, and to demonstrate compassion, understanding, and a sense of humor.
- To contribute to the
educational mission of the University by designing policies, conducting
programs, and offering instruction that contribute to the intellectual and
ethical development of the entire student body.
General Statement of Student Responsibility. Students
are expected to conduct themselves at all times in a manner consistent with the
University responsibility of ensuring to all members of the campus community
the opportunity to pursue their educational objectives, and of protecting the
safety, welfare, rights, and property of all members of the University.
Specific expectations for student conduct are outlined in the Code of Student Conduct and
the Code of Academic Integrity. See www.president.umd.edu/policies/.
Disciplinary Procedures. Students accused of violating University
regulations are accorded fundamental due process in disciplinary proceedings.
Formal rules of evidence, however, shall not be applicable, nor shall
deviations from prescribed procedures necessarily invalidate a decision or
proceeding unless significant prejudice to one of the parties may result.
University procedures are outlined in the Code
of Student Conduct and Code of
Academic Integrity supplemented by materials provided by the Office of
Student Conduct to assist students who are facing accusations of misconduct.
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