Part IV: General Provisions, Definitions, Adoption
Provisions and Appendices
Student. For purposes of this Code, the term “student” includes the following:
A person who is admitted or enrolled in any credit-bearing course or program in any school or division of Indiana University.
A person who is admitted to Indiana University and is present on a campus for the purpose of being enrolled in any credit-bearing course or program in any school or division of Indiana University.
A person who has been admitted and enrolled in any credit-bearing course or program in any school or division of Indiana University and continues to be associated with Indiana University because of failure to complete the course or the program in which the person was enrolled.
A person who is not admitted to the university, but who is taking classes to transfer to another university, for personal enrichment, or in preparation to apply to a graduate program.
For the purposes of this Code, “student” includes all students enrolled on the campuses of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) or Columbus.
Faculty or Faculty Member. In this Code, the terms “faculty” or “faculty members” include all who teach and/or do research at the university, including (but not limited to) tenure-track faculty, librarians, holders of research or clinical ranks, lecturers, graduate students with teaching responsibilities, visiting and part-time faculty, and other instructional personnel including coaches, advisors, and counselors.
B. Persons Authorized to Exercise Specified Responsibilities
1. Under this Code, the authority that is given to a specified Indiana University official or employee may be exercised by any person who occupies the specified position or has a comparable position on a campus that does not have the specified position. This Code refers to the following specified positions but each position includes any equivalent position on a campus that does not use these specific titles:
Dean of Students/Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Dean of Faculties/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Affirmative Action Officer
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources
Faculty Council President
Chancellor
2. Under this Code, the authority that is given to a particular Indiana University official or employee may be exercised by that particular person or by that person’s designee.
1. Resolution of Adoption.
a. The foregoing Code is hereby adopted by the Board of Trustees of Indiana University under the authority conferred by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana in chapter 273 of the Acts of the General Assembly in 1969 [Ind. Code § 20-12-1 (1988)] and in compliance with House Concurrent Resolution No. 22 as enacted in chapter 444 of the Acts of the General Assembly in 1969.
b. This code, as hereby adopted, supersedes the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities which was effective on August 15, 1975, the Code of Student Ethics previously adopted by the Board of Trustees and effective on August 15, 1990, the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct previously adopted by the Board of Trustees and effective on August 15, 1997, and the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct previously adopted by the Board of Trustees on June 11, 2004 and effective on August 15, 2004.
c. This code, as hereby adopted, shall be effective on August 15, 2005.
2. Effect of Adoption.
The adoption of this code shall not affect any rights or liabilities that were accrued, any sanctions that were incurred, or any proceedings that were begun before August 15, 2005. Any rights, liabilities, and sanctions that accrued or were incurred before August 15, 2005 shall continue to be enforced as if the new Code had not been adopted. Any proceedings that were begun before August 15, 2005 shall likewise continue as if the new Code had not been adopted.
Acts of misconduct that were committed before August 15, 2005 shall governed by the rules and procedures in effect at the time of such acts.
Acts of misconduct that are committed after August 15, 2005 shall be governed by the rules and procedures included in this new Code.
The provisions of this code do not alter existing faculty grievance policies and procedures.
3. Amendments to the Code by Academic Units.
The Code of Student Ethics was adopted by the University Faculty Council on April 16, 1990, by the following resolution:
“The Code of Student Ethics shall apply to all students at Indiana University. Any unit of the university may adopt additional or alternative substantive or procedural standards to this code, provided the alternative or additional standards:
Are necessary to meet academic concerns or to comply with the professional or accreditation standards; and
Guarantee students in the unit a fair opportunity to be heard consistent with the standards of evidence and due process found in this code.”
In establishing additional or alternative processes, a unit must use the following procedure:
(1) Proposed revisions to the Code must be submitted to the Agenda Committee of the appropriate faculty council (Campus or University) for review, and to the full faculty council for approval, to ensure the revisions are comprehensive and consistent, and that they meet the criteria outlined above.
(2) Upon approval by a campus faculty council, the revisions must be reported to the campus Dean of Students and the University Faculty Council Agenda Committee. The University Faculty Council will review and consider final approval of the revisions.
(3) Upon final approval of an alternative process, the fact that this code does not apply to the unit, with regard to academic matters, must be publicized in a fashion calculated to inform all students taking courses in the unit, that they will be judged by the alternative process. The notice must also explain where copies of the alternate process are available.
(4) Upon a student being found responsible for violation of a provision set forth in an alternative process, the Dean of Students must be informed in writing of the student’s name and identification number, a description of the offense, the date and location of the offense, and a description of any sanction or action taken by the university official, or hearing commission, who considered the reported violation.
The following referenced documents are available online through the Indiana University web site at http://www.indiana.edu
Resolution in the Elimination of Discrimination (adopted by Board of Trustees, July 3, 1967, November 21, 1969)
Student Affirmative Action Policy Statement (adopted by the Board of Trustees, June 29, 1974)
Statement Concerning Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Handicapped Individuals (adopted by the Board of Trustees, March 3, 1979)
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy of Indiana University (adopted by the Board of Trustees, December 4, 1992)
Policy against Sexual Harassment (adopted by Board of Trustees, June 15, 1998)
Accommodations for Religious Observances (adopted by the University Faculty Council, March 28, 2000)
Resolution concerning Nonregistration of Student Groups and the Use of University Facilities (adopted by the Board of Trustees, July 3, 1967)
Indiana University Policy on Student Records (adopted by the University Faculty Council, March 29, 1977; amended, October 2, 2001)
Guidelines for Dealing with Disruptive Students in Academic Settings (adopted by the University Faculty Council, April 12, 2005)
The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and
Conduct. Copyright 2005 The Trustees of Indiana University
By action of the University Faculty Council (April 12, 2005) and the Trustees of
Indiana University (June 24, 2005)