Student Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct

Any student whose conduct on or off campus becomes unsatisfactory in the judgment of university officials in light of the foregoing statements or policies will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action. Disciplinary action can be initiated by campus police, students, staff, faculty, or administrative personnel. No student will be permitted to graduate or officially withdraw from East Carolina University while disciplinary action is pending against him or her. Unwarranted charges shall not be subject to disciplinary action. A student may be charged with offenses as a principal directly involved in the crime or as an accessory.

Residence life hearing officers have authority to hear violations of residence hall rules that occur around or in the residence halls and to hear violations of the housing contract.

An ECU student shall refrain from:

A.	Knowingly publishing or circulating false information that is damaging to any member of the university community (slander, lying, or libel).

B.	Using abusive, obscene, vulgar, loud, or disruptive language or conduct directed toward and offensive to a member of or a visitor to the university community.

C.	Using any university or privately rented telephone in: Avoiding the payment of tolls or long-distance calls. Using the telephone to make harassing, intimidating,nuisance, or obscene phone calls.
D.	Harassing, abusing, or threatening another by means other than the use or threatened use of physical force.

E.	Endangering, injuring, or threatening to injure the person or property of another.

F.	Entering residence halls, buildings, classrooms, or other university properties or student properties (i.e., automobiles, lockers, or residences) without authorization.

G.	Vandalizing, destroying maliciously, damaging, or misusing public or private properties, including library materials.

H.	Stealing or attempting to steal, aiding or abetting, receiving stolen property, selling stolen property, or embezzling the property of another person, the university, or associated units. Book Selling. When a student resells a book to an individual or to the bookstore, that student is held responsible if the book that is being resold is stolen property. If and when a student buys a book from another student, it is the purchaser’s or seller’s responsibility to be able to identify the student involved. If the student buying the book will not or cannot identify the seller, the student buying thebook will be held responsible. The student who sells a book to another student should always have his or her ID number in the book. In addition to penalties given by the Honor Board, a student convicted of stealing or knowingly possessing stolen goods shall make immediate and complete restitution.

I.	Disruptive and disorderly conduct.

J.	Illegally manufacturing, selling, using, or possessing narcotics, barbiturates, amphetamines, marijuana, sedatives, tranquilizers, hallucinogens, and/or other known drugs and/or chemicals. A student shall also refrain from buying, selling, possessing, or using any kind of drug paraphernalia or counterfeit drugs.

K.	Being intoxicated in public, displaying, driving under the influence, or illegally possessing or using alcoholic beverages or liquors. When a student is referred to the judiciary office on an alcohol-related incident, that student may be required to attend the Alcohol Workshop. This workshop is designed to increase awareness of the role alcohol played in the incident and minimize the probability of recurrence. A student may be required to participate in a more intensive program of assessment, education, and counseling, and be required to pay a program fee. A student may participate in this intensive program only once.

L.	Refusing to comply with any lawful order of a clearly identifiable university official acting in the performance of his or her duties in the enforcement of university policy. Residence hall staff members are considered university officials when acting in an official capacity.

M.	Failing to present his or her ECU 1 Card when requested to do so by a university official.

N.	Participating in hazing or harassment of East Carolina University students.

O.	Gambling.

P.	Forging, altering, defrauding, or misusing documents, charge cards, or money, checks, records, ECU 1 Cards of an individual or the university.

Q.	Furnishing false information to the university with intent to deceive.

R.	Issuing bad checks to the university.

S.	Violating academically the Honor Code, which consists of the following: Cheating. The actual giving or receiving of any unauthorized aid or assistance or the giving or receiving of any unfair advantage on any form of any academic work. Plagiarism. Copying the language, structure, ideas, and/or thoughts of another and passing same as one’s original work. Falsification. Statement of any untruth, either verbally orin writing, regarding any circumstances relative to academic work. Attempts. Action toward the commission of any act that would constitute an academic violation as defined herein(that is, cheating, plagiarism, and/or falsification) shall be deemed to be a violation of the Honor Code and maybe punishable to the same extent as if the attempted act had been completed or consummated.

T.	Possessing or using firearms, fireworks, explosives, or illegal weapons on property owned or controlled by the university.

U.	Withholding, with knowledge, information from East Carolina University.

V.	Obstructing justice by hindering or impeding a duly authorized function of any judicial body, council, or board.

W.	Violation of a university policy, city ordinances, or state or federal laws.

X.	Failing to repay, in full, any SGA loan within the allotted time period.

Y.	Knowingly acting as an accessory to any of the charges contained herein by: Being present while the offense is committed and advises, instigates, or encourages the act, or fails to attempt to discourage or to prevent the offense; or Facilitating in the committing of an offense in any way.