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c. Unauthorized entry into, use or occupancy of Collegefacilities.d. Unauthorized possession or use of any student ID, keyor master key to College offices or residential facilities.e. Fraud, including telephone fraud and the unauthorizeduse of checks, personal records information, creditcards, or calling card.f. Forgery, including falsifying academic or non-academicdocuments or financial instruments.g. Knowingly providing false information to the College,faculty and/or staff either verbally or written.6. Academic Dishonesty*Any form of academic dishonesty which may include, but is not limited to:a. Cheatingb. Plagiarismc. Bribing or attempting to bribe any other individual toalter a grade(s).d. Forging academic documentse. Unlawfully securing tests*Please refer to College Bulletin for details regarding procedures andpolicies for Academic Dishonesty.7. Failure to Complya. Failure to comply with rules and/or directions imposedby any College official in performance of his/her duties.b. Failure to comply with the sanction(s), condition(s)and/or restrictions imposed under the Code of CommunityStandards and Conduct.c. Failure to comply with reasonable instructions from aCollege official.d. Failure to respond to written and/or verbal communicationfrom a College official in performance of his/her duties.8. HazingHazing is defined as any activity that is intentional, unintentional due toreckless behavior, occurring on or off campus directed against a student thatendangers the student's mental or physical health or safety. This activity iscommonly associated with the student's membership, initiation, affiliation,pledging and/or association with an organization. This definition includes,but is not limited to:a. Physical brutality, whipping, beating, striking, branding,paddling, kicking, choking, scratching, and electronicshocking and placing harmful substance on or in thebody;b. Sleep deprivation, exposure to elements, confinementin a small space, aerobic exercising, duck walking andweight lifting.c. Any activity involving the excessive consumption offood or non appropriate foods and liquids, alcohol,liquor, drugs, (this includes ingesting foreign objects orsubstances).d. Any activity that intimidates, ostracizes, subjectsstudents to extreme mental stress, shame and/orhumiliation or anything that adversely affects thestudent mental health such as.• Screaming at an individual or group• Belittling or humiliating participants• Using derogatory, profane or obscene languagetoward participants• Requiring participants to engage in morallydegrading or humiliating games, (this includesthe perception of the participants)• Embarrassing activities• Reputation damaging• Disheveling hair, tearing clothes• Using participants' cars, money, or clothes orother personal items;f. Treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, road trips, or otheractivities that require participants to travel longdistances and find their way back from isolated areawith insufficient financial resources or that otherwiseendanger a participant are prohibited;g. Any activity in which hazing is either condoned orencouraged by members, officers, and/or alumni of theorganization is committing and/or assisting in hazing.h. Gifts of any form may not be given to any individual ororganization prior to the intake process or during themembership intake process, (exception - Initiation); and11 12
Note:g. Engaging in any activity that is prohibited by law or bythe policies of the CollegeGeorgia Hazing Law - (1) "Haze" means to subject a student to anactivity which endangers or is likely to endanger the physicalhealth of a student, regardless of a student's willingness to participatein such activity. (4b) It shall be unlawful for any person tohaze any student in connection with or as a condition or preconditionof gaining acceptance, membership, office or other status ina school organization.c. Disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of adisciplinary proceeding.d. Filing an allegation known to be without merit or cause.e. Discouraging or attempting to discourage an individual'sproper participation in, or use of, the discipline system.f. Influencing or attempting to influence a member of adisciplinary body prior to, and/or during the disciplinaryproceeding.g. Retaliation against any person or group who files grievancesor allegations in accordance with the Student Handbook.9. Abuse, Misuse or Theft of College Computer Data, Programs, Time,Computer and/ or Network Equipmenta. Unauthorized use of computing and/or networkingresources.b. Unauthorized accessing and/or copying of programs,records, or data belonging to the College and/or otheruser, or copyrighted software, without permission.c. Use of computing and/or networking resources for unauthorizedor nonacademic purposes.d. Attempted or actual breach of the security of anotheruser's account and/or computing system.e. Attempted or actual use of College computing and/ornetworking resources for personal or financial gain.f. Attempted or actual transport of copies of College programs,records, or data to another person or computerwithout written permission.g. Attempted or actual destruction or modification of programs,records, or data belonging to the College or another user or destruction of the integrity of computerbasedinformation.h. Attempted or actual use of the computing and/or networking systems; or through such actions, causing a wasteof such resources (people, capacity, computer).I. Allowing another person, either through one's personalcomputer account, or by other means, to accomplish anyviolation.j. "Spamming" is defined as the sending of unsolicitede-mails to parties with whom you have no existingbusiness, professional, or personal acquaintance.10. Abuse of the Student Judicial Systema. Failure to respond to a notification to appear before anofficial of the College.b. Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation ofinformation in conduct in disciplinary proceedings.11. Housing and Residence LifeViolating any policy, procedure, notification, regulation or condition establishedwithin the residence halls, (this includes published and non- publishedmaterials) and/or any rules established by majority vote of the residents.C. Reciprocity With AUCAs a member of the Atlanta University Center, Spelman has a reciprocal agreementwith the other member institutions regarding student behavior and discipline.When a Spelman student is accused of misconduct on one of theother AUC campuses, Spelman has the right to handle the cases as though itoccurred at Spelman. Likewise, students from other AUC institutions whoengage in misconduct on the Spelman campus may be addressed by theirown institution.D. Student ProtestsSpelman and the other institutions of the Atlanta University Center are committedto providing an academic environment in which diverse political,religious, and social views can be expressed and debated in a responsiblemanner.The AUC institutions will not tolerate the use of physical force or obstructionin a manner that interferes with teaching or learning, impedes the movementof others throughout any AUC campus, or obstructs the programs or operationsof any AUC institution, including administrative functions.There is no place in the AUC institutions for the use of physical force to seizeand occupy school buildings, to injure persons, or to harm property. Studentswho use physical force or obstruction as a means of forcing their will uponothers will be subject to prompt disciplinary action.13 14
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