OUR PHILOSOPHY
The Utica College student disciplinary system is intended to support the mission of the college through educating students about appropriate behavior and fostering a community where academic success can occur. In addition, we seek to inspire the development of future leaders and responsible citizens by engaging students in responsible and ethical decision-making. Students are treated with respect and expected to take appropriate responsibility for their behavior and the behavior of those around them.
We believe that every student has individual rights as a member of the Utica College community, but with those rights come responsibilities for themselves and to other members of the College community. Utica College strives, through its student disciplinary system, to fairly and equitably address behavior that has a negative impact on the members of the College community in order to:
- Foster a sense of community that allows every member to comfortably live, work, and study in an atmosphere of mutual respect;
- Protect the rights of all members of the College community;
- Hold students accountable and responsible for their actions;
- Provide a disciplinary process in which there is the opportunity for participants to experience personal growth and appreciation for the responsibilities of living in a community;
- Assist students in developing alternatives to inappropriate behavior.
*Further information regarding sanctioning and different levels of behavior can be found under the sanctions page.
