2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
 

        Website: www.iup.edu/studentconduct

The Office of Student Conduct is housed within the Center for Student Life and provides direction and leadership for the administration of university policies and regulations regarding student behavior. This includes the adjudication of alleged violations by individual students and recognized student organizations.

IUP is an academic community within the society at large. As a community, the university has developed a code of standards and expectations that are consistent with its purpose as an educational institution. IUP reaffirms the principle of student freedom, coupled with an acceptance of full responsibility for one’s behavior and the consequences of such behavior. As a member of the academic community and of the larger society, a student retains the rights, protections, guarantees, and responsibilities that are held by all citizens.

The intent of this educational system is to create behavioral change in the student; promote civility, openness, and justice; and also protect the rights of the members of the university community. The judicial system of IUP exists to review all alleged violations of university regulations and/or federal, state, and local ordinances. The system will hold the student accountable for his/her actions when IUP regulations or statutes have been violated.

The primary function of the judicial system is to adjudicate alleged policy violations by students that occur on campus. The university reserves the right to adjudicate violations by students in off-campus locations when those violations might adversely affect the university community. The university maintains the right to amend its rules and to make such amendments effective immediately upon appropriate public notification of students. A complete statement of regulations is available in the student handbook at www.iup.edu/studentconduct/source. For more information, call 724-357-1264 or visit 102 Pratt Hall.