Institutional values for students include, but are not limited to:
- A quality education
- A safe environment to learn in
- Civil discourse among others
- A formal process to appeal unusual or extenuating circumstances and more...
If you are in a situation that you believe needs to be corrected, you have personal and institutional options:
- Try to resolve it with the individual. Talk to him/her, state your feelings and the conflict. Listen to the other person. Control your emotions. Together, agree on a solution.
- If the conflict is with another student in a classroom, ask the instructor to help resolve the issue.
If these options are not viable, fail, or do not fit the circumstance, the institution has these options:
- Read the Student Conduct Code and contact the Student Conduct Code Officer at [XXX-XXX-XXXX] for guidance in filing a student conduct code violation.
- Review the institution's student complaint and grievance policy and file the complaint with the appropriate office.
- If you feel the conflict is due to discrimination, contact the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Office at [Your Campus Website] This office upholds state and federal laws that protect individuals from discrimination based on "...race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status in regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or membership or activity in a local commission."
You can learn more about your rights such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and appeal processes in this module as well as "Find Out More" located just to the right of this Web page.
