"Communities establish standards in order to ensure that they are able to fulfill their mission
and keep members from harm.  The University Code of Student Conduct defines those kinds
of behavior which violate the standards of the Rutgers University community, and also
provides the mechanismfor addressing alleged violations.  In doing so, the Code protects
the rights of those accused of offenses (respondents) by providing due process, while also
protecting victims of those offenses, and the University community as a whole."

                                                           -Dr. Roselle Wilson, Former Vice President of Student Affairs
                                                                          From the Code of Student Conduct Training Manual

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Key points of the Code of Student Conduct:

     The Code of Student Conduct was developed over an eighteen month
        period with the assistance of  students, faculty, and administration from
        all three campuses, as well as legal  and student judicial affairs experts.

    After being reviewed by the University Senate and the Board of Governors,
        the Code of Student Conduct was adopted in January 1995.

     The Code is not intended to define misconduct in exhaustive terms,
        or to replicate a criminal code.

    The Code generally governs student  behavior on University
        premises.  The disciplinary process can, however, be invoked off
        University premises if another member of the university community
        is the victim of  misconduct (as this may have a direct impact on the
        University community) or the misconduct takes place at a University
        sponsored activity or event, or involves a  University recognized
        organization.  The University also reserves the right to take necessary
        and appropriate action to protect the safety and well-being of the
        campus community.  Such action may include taking disciplinary action
        against those students whose behavior off University premises indicates
        that they may  pose a substantial danger to others in the University
        community.

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