The Albright College Code of Conduct is the mechanism designed to implement the standards of conduct for the Albright College student community. The code applies to all students of the Albright College community although procedures for cases of academic dishonesty and sexual harassment are governed by separate procedural policies by the Provost and Director of Human Resources respectively.
Statement of Principle
Albright College seeks to provide students with an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to critical analysis, problem solving, and the leadership skills required to translate what is learned into effective action. Students at Albright College are both citizens and members of the academic community. As citizens, students enjoy the freedoms of speech, peaceful assembly, and the right to petition. However, as members of the academic community, they are subject to certain obligations, which accrue to them by virtue of this membership. The success of an academic community in a residential setting depends upon the willingness of individuals to associate together in such a way that individual freedom and responsible order coexists. As a socially responsible academic community, Albright College seeks a structure within which individual freedom may flourish without jeopardizing the requirements of an academic community and without becoming so self-centered that the resulting environment damages the very freedom it was intended to support. Representative student input will always be solicited in developing policies governing student conduct. This Student Code of Conduct balances the rights and responsibilities of the individual with those of the College. It also recognizes that rights and responsibilities are separate entities, yet one cannot exist without the other. To promote the optimum learning by everyone within the community of this campus, all must adhere to principles that support these goals. The principles outlined in the Student Code of Conduct describe the rights and responsibilities of which each community member must be aware.
Student Code of Conduct Terminology
Director of Community Standards: The director oversees the implementation of the entire community standards program, including training and the recruitment of advisors for students accused of violating the Student Code of Conduct.
Assistant Director of Community Standards: Coordinates all community standards policies and procedures and maintains all the case information and individual student files.
Preliminary Hearing: Hearing that is conducted by the Area Coordinators.
Administrative Hearing: Hearing that is conducted by the Director of Community Standards or designee.
Community Standards Hearing Board: This board consists of students, faculty and administrators who hear cases of alleged student misconduct of a very serious nature.
Intake Session: Meeting between the student and Assistant Director of Community Standards or designee to discuss procedures for Administrative and Community Standards Board Hearings. This meeting is also for the purpose of addressing any questions students may have regarding the hearing procedures. Intake Sessions are MANDATORY for Administrative and Board Hearings. A student's failure to attend the Intake Session will not constitute a procedural error and the hearing will take place as scheduled.
Advisor/Advocate: A member of the campus community who has received current training and has a working knowledge of the Student Code of Conduct and the Community Standards Program.
