Code of Conduct
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Code of Conduct
Proscribed Conduct
The Luther Seminary Code of Conduct applies to all students and student conduct regardless of location. Any student found to have committed the following misconduct is subject to the disciplinary sanctions outlined in the Student Code of Conduct Violations:
1. Violation of federal, state, or local law on or off Seminary premises.
2. Violation of published Seminary policies (examples: Welcome Statement, Mission Statement, Vision Statement, ABIDE Document), rules, or regulations as outlined in the Seminary’s Academic Catalog, Student Handbook, and the Housing Guide.
3. Violation of the Code of Student Conduct while on probation or a leave of absence, or a violation of the terms and conditions of probation.
4. Academic dishonesty, defined as any deliberate attempt to falsify, fabricate or otherwise tamper with data, information, records, or any other material that is relevant to a student’s participation in any course or other academic exercise or function. Examples include:
a. Violation of the Luther Seminary policy on Academic Honesty;
b. Turning in another student’s work with or without that student’s knowledge;
c. Turning in a paper copied from a website; or
d. Recycling your own work from a previous assignment, without permission of the instructor or proper citation.
5. Failure to comply with the reasonable directions of or verbally abusing or threatening Seminary officials or law enforcement officers acting in performance of their duties.
6. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to:
a. Furnishing false information to any Seminary official, faculty member or office;
b. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any Seminary document, record or instrument of identification; or
c. Tampering with the election of any Seminary-recognized student organization.
7. Violations of fire/life safety provisions including, but not limited to:
a. Arson or attempted arson;
b. Intentionally or recklessly misusing or damaging fire/life safety equipment;
c. Initiating or causing to be initiated any false warning of emergency or life-threatening circumstances; or
d. Behavior that endangers one’s self or others.
e. Possession and/or use of firearms, explosives, fireworks, ammunition, or other weapons or dangerous materials, regardless of their legality, on Seminary premises or at Seminary-sponsored or -supervised activities.
f. Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, other Seminary activities (including its public service functions on or off campus) or other authorized non-Seminary activities when the act occurs on the Seminary premises.
g. Participation in a campus demonstration which disrupts the normal operations of the Seminary and infringes on the rights of other members of the Seminary community; leading or inciting others to disrupt scheduled and/or normal activities within any campus building or area.
8. Discrimination, defined as intentionally and unlawfully treating a person unequally on the basis of race, age, sex, creed, religion, national origin, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.
9. Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to property or services of the Seminary or property of a member of the Seminary community or other personal or public property or knowingly possessing stolen property.
10. Unauthorized possession, duplication or misuse of keys to any Seminary premises.
11. Other actions or behaviors which by their nature disrupt the life of the academic community or intentionally cause harm of any kind to individuals and/or property.
12. Conduct prohibited by the Policy Against Harassment, Unlawful Discrimination and Hostility contained in this handbook which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person including, but not limited to, the following forms:
a. Direct oral expression or physical gesture or action;
b. Notes, letters, U.S. mail, campus mail or other forms of written communication;
c. Phone calls or phone messages; or
d. E-mail, text, or other computer-based methods of communication, including social media.
13. Luther Seminary also prohibits sexual misconduct, including sexual assault and other non-consensual sexual contact or activity, as addressed in the Title IX, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policy in this handbook.
14. Sexual harassment, as prohibited by the Policy Against Harassment, Unlawful Discrimination and Hostility contained in this handbook, including, but not limited to:
a. Unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature on Seminary premises or at functions sponsored by or participated in by the Seminary; or
b. Harassment on the basis of another's sexual orientation.
15. The manufacture, distribution, sale, offer of sale, purchase or possession of any illegal drug or narcotic, including but not limited to barbiturates, hallucinogens, amphetamines, cocaine, opium, heroin, or marijuana.
16. Theft or other abuse of computer time, including, but not limited to:
a. Unauthorized entry into a file to use, read or change the contents or for any other purpose;
b. Unauthorized transfer or copy of any file or software;
c. Unauthorized use of another individual's identification and password;
d. Use of Seminary technological resources to send obscene, abusive or harassing messages;
e. Use of Seminary-owned or supported equipment to access, download, store or distribute pornographic materials; or
f. Intentional interference with normal operations of the Seminary computing system.
17. Unauthorized or inappropriate use of the Seminary name or logo, or the names or likenesses of identifiable organizations or features of Luther Seminary. These include, but are not limited to, the names or logos of recognized student organizations, apartments and other campus buildings; and images and descriptions from Seminary publications. Inappropriate use includes, but is not limited to:
a. Use of Seminary names and images for commercial purposes without permission;
b. Use of Seminary names and images by groups not recognized by Luther Seminary; or
c. Use of Seminary names and images in conjunction with activities not in accordance with Luther Seminary policies.
Incurring financial obligations on behalf of a person, organization, or the Seminary improperly or without consent or authority.
Incurring obligations of faculty and/or staff time, campus facilities, equipment, or services without consent or authority.
Abuse of the campus student rights and responsibilities system may result in further disciplinary action. Such abuse includes, but is not limited to:
a. Failure to obey the directives of a Seminary body or official;
b. Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information before a Seminary body;
c. Attempting to discourage an individual's proper participation in or use of the system;
d. Attempting to influence the impartiality of a member of a Seminary body prior to and/or during the course of the proceeding; and
e. Failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed under the Code of Conduct.
Misuse of ID card/secure entry system.