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Student Code of Conduct
Grievance
Procedure - Non Academic Standards
Sexual
Discrimination/Harassment
Complaints
Sexual Assault Complaints
Controlled Substance Regulations
Interference with or Disruption of Education
Academic Integrity
The College has the obligation to determine the standards of conduct appropriate
for those who become members of its student body. These standards apply to all
and will be administered by the President and/or his designee who may take disciplinary
action deemed appropriate for the violation committed. Students, who have rights
and privileges as citizens, must keep in mind that admission to the College
is a privileged status and involves special additional obligations to the college
community. It also presumes that students, as members of the academic community,
understand that due regard for law and the rights of others are always involved
in the realm of liberty.
The rules of conduct specified below are not
all-inclusive but are emphasized as being among those necessary for the
security and well-being of students attending Eastern Arizona College and are
among the circumstances which may lead to disciplinary action and possible
dismissal.
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Conviction of a crime or continued misconduct
of any type that is an infraction of the established laws of the town, county,
state or nation.
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Possessing or using intoxicating liquors,
narcotics or other illegal drugs.
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Stealing or in possession of stolen articles.
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Malicious destruction of property.
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Endangering or threatening the life or physical
safety of others or self, including forcible or nonforcible sexual assault.
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Failure to meet financial obligations to
the College.
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Student conduct, on or off campus, prejudicial
to the best interest of the College may be considered cause for disciplinary
action or dismissal.
Grievance Procedure - Non-Academic Standards
Students aggrieved by College actions of a non-academic nature shall have the
opportunity for appeal. When a complaint about a non-academic action arises,
with the exception of sexual harassment, the student shall subscribe to the
following procedure to render the complaint legitimate. Complaints of sexual
harassment should follow the procedure set forth in GCCCD Policy 4730.00 Sexual
Harassment and described later in this section under “Sexual Discrimination/Harassment
Complaints”. The student’s right for grievance shall be forfeited if the complaint
is not addressed through the Official Review Process-Non-Academic Standards.
The Official Review Process – Non-Academic Standards may not be applicable when
services are delivered under the provisions of a negotiated contract. The appeal
process does not suspend any actions which are being grieved.
Definition of Terms 
Days: Calendar days exclusive of weekends, semester breaks, and official
holidays as identified in the College Catalog
Complainant: Student complainant
Official: College official(s) responsible for the program or action for which
the student complainant has a grievance
Student Affairs Officer: Campus official designated by the College President
for oversight of student affairs
Judiciary Committee: College committee charged with responsibility to
advise the College President on policies, standards, rules and regulations for
non-academic standards; and to serve as an appeals committee for grievances
involving non-academic standards
Non-Academic Standards: All institutional actions exclusive of academic
standards and discrimination as defined by federal or state laws
Official Review Process
Step 1. The Complainant shall seek out, within five (5) days of the action,
the Official so both parties may be afforded an opportunity to clarify facts
and to reach a mutually acceptable solution.
Step 2. If Complainant satisfaction is not achieved in Step 1, the Complainant
shall provide a written request identifying the problem and requesting a
meeting with the Student Affairs Officer. Within five (5) days of receipt of
the request, the Student Affairs Officer shall arrange for a meeting with the Complainant
and attempt to mediate an acceptable solution.
Step 3. If Complainant satisfaction is not achieved in Step 2, the Complainant
shall provide a written request for a hearing by the Judiciary Committee. The
request shall articulate the complaint and shall be delivered to the
Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee and Student Affairs Officer within five
(5) days after receiving a recommended solution as provided in Step II. Within
ten (10) days of receipt of the request for a hearing, but not less than three
(3) days of receipt of the request, the Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee
shall arrange for a hearing. The Complainant, the Student Affairs Officer and
the Official shall be in attendance at the hearing. Within ten (10) days of the
conclusion of the hearing, the Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee shall set
forth a written document addressing findings of fact and the decision reached
by the Committee. Copies shall be addressed to the Complainant, the Student
Affairs Officer, the Official and the College President. Decisions made by the
Judiciary Committee are binding.
Sexual Discrimination/Harassment Complaints
It is the policy of Eastern Arizona College that there be no discrimination
against any employee, applicant for employment, or student on the basis of sex.
In keeping with this policy, the College prohibits sexual harassment by any
of its employees, its students or third parties against any other employee,
applicant for employment, or student. The College considers sexual harassment
to be a major offense that can result in the suspension or discharge of the
offender.
Any unwelcome sexual advance, request for
sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature,
constitutes sexual harassment when:
- Submission to the conduct is made either
an explicit or implicit condition of employment or academic standing;
- Submission to or rejection of the conduct
is used as the basis for an employment decision affecting an employee or applicant
for employment; or used as the basis for an academic decision affecting a
student; or
- The harassment substantially interferes with
an employee’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive
work environment; or interferes with a student’s academic performance or creates
an intimidating, hostile or offensive academic environment.
Bringing a Complaint
Any employee, applicant for employment or student who believes that he/she
or another employee, applicant for employment, or student, (1) has been discriminated
against on the basis of sex, or (2) has been sexually harassed, should promptly
report the matter to any Dean (Assistant, Associate, Executive, etc.) or Vice
President of the College. A College Dean or Vice President who receives a report
of sexual harassment must present the allegations to the College President
as
soon as reasonably possible. The College President or personnel designated
by the College President shall investigate complaints of sexual harassment.
A complaint
arising from a Graham County site may be reported to the Chief Academic and
Student Officer at 928-428-8261, Student Services Building Room 219.
A complaint arising from a Greenlee County site may be reported to Dr. Hal
Weaver, Dean of Instruction
at (928) 428-8509,
Student Services Building Room 217.
Resolution of a Complaint
The College is committed to investigating
each complaint thoroughly and taking immediate and appropriate corrective
action on all confirmed violations of this policy. In determining whether or
not any particular alleged conduct constitutes sexual harassment, the totality
of the circumstances, the nature of the alleged incident(s) and the context in
which the alleged incident(s) occurred will be reviewed and considered. The
College prohibits reprisals by any of its employees or students against any
complaining employee(s), student(s) or corroborating witness(es).
Confidentiality will be maintained to the maximum extent reasonably possible.
Sexual Assault Complaints
A charge of sexual assault against a College student will be handled in a
similar manner as described above in the Complaint of Sexual Harassment by
the Chief
Academic and Student Officer of the Thatcher Campus or Chief Officer for Greenlee
County Eastern Arizona College sites. When a complainant of sexual assault
gives
information
to the Officer that a sexual assault has taken place and accuses a College
student of the offense, the Officer will have the discretion to suspend the
accused
student pending a hearing. When any necessary investigation is complete, the
Officer will formally notify the accused student of the charges and will set
a hearing date within 5 class days.
- The unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited on
College property or as part of any of the College's activities. For purposes
of this regulation a controlled substance shall include any of the following:
- An illegal drug
- A legal drug used in excess of medically prescribed dosage
- An alcoholic beverage
- Any other mind-altering substance used in excess of medically prescribed
dosage.
- The conviction for the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession,
or use of a controlled substance on College property or as part of any of
its activities shall be cause for immediate suspension and shall result in
one or more of the following conditions as considered appropriate by the College
Office designated in charge of student affairs.
- Termination of enrollment with the college; or
- Requirement for the student to participate satisfactorily in a substance
abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes
by a federal, state, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate
agency; and/or
- Other enrollment restrictions or stipulations as deemed in the best
interest of the College and the student.
- Students shall receive each semester in the Class Schedule for careful consideration,
information provided by the College detailing:
- Standards of conduct related to the possession, use, or distribution
of drugs and alcohol by students on our institution's property or as any
part of our institution's activities, including sanctions imposed for
violation of those standards as detailed above in "General College
Regulations," paragraphs A and B;
- A description of applicable legal sanctions under local, state and federal
law for unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and
alcohol;
- A description of the health risks associated with use of illicit drugs
and the abuse of alcohol; and
- A description of any drug and alcohol counseling treatment or rehabilitation
or reentry programs that are available to students.
The College will conduct a biennial review of its "Program to Prevent
Illicit Use of Drugs and Abuse of Alcohol by Employees and Students" to
determine its effectiveness, implement needed changes, and ensure that disciplinary
sanctions are consistently enforced.
Note: Federal law allows notification
of parents or guardians when there is a violation of this policy or a student
exhibits a pattern of illegal substance use.
Interference with
or Disruption of
Education
Eastern Arizona College is dedicated to the
concept of providing education to all those who can benefit therefrom. The
College has a responsibility to maintain public order so that individual rights
to benefit from its programs and facilities will not be impaired.
A person commits interference with or disruption of education at Eastern
Arizona College by doing any of the following:
- For the purpose of
causing, or in reckless disregard of causing, interference with or disruption
of Eastern Arizona College, threatening to cause physical injury to any
employee of Eastern Arizona College or any person attending Eastern Arizona
College.
- For the purpose of
causing, or in reckless disregard of causing, interference with or disruption
of Eastern Arizona College, threatening to cause damage to Eastern Arizona
College, the property of an Eastern Arizona College employee or any person
attending Eastern Arizona College.
- Knowingly going on or remaining on the property of Eastern Arizona College
for the purpose of interfering with or disrupting the lawful use of the property
or in any manner as to deny or interfere with the lawful use of the property
by others.
- Knowingly refusing to obey a lawful order given pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-291
(C).
- Bringing
onto campus, or possessing on campus any: (a) deadly weapon, (b) firearm
(loaded or unloaded), (c) explosive, (d) nunchuaka, (e) breakable container
containing flammable liquid with a flash point of 150 degrees Fahrenheit
or less and has a wick or similar device capable of being ignited, or (f)
any combination of parts or materials designed and intended for use in
making or converting a device into any item set forth in subdivisions (c)
or (e) of this paragraph. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply
to Police Officers, certified and commissioned in the State of Arizona,
or to weapons, and/or chemicals possessed and used as part of a course of
instruction at Eastern Arizona
College, or for weapons used for lawful exhibition or
demonstration approved by the College President or designee.
For purposes of this policy, “interference with or disruption of” includes
causing an employee of Eastern Arizona
College to take any action to protect
Eastern Arizona
College or the employees, students or property of Eastern Arizona
College.
Campus Security shall have the primary charge to maintain public order and
the peaceful conduct of education upon all College property, assisted, when
appropriate, by local law enforcement personnel.
Penalties for interference with or disruption of education upon College property
shall include all appropriate legal remedies including, but not limited to:
(a) the criminal penalties specified by A.R.S. § 13-2911, (b) the offender
being required to leave College property, and (c) in the case of a student,
faculty member or other staff violator, suspension, expulsion or other appropriate
disciplinary action. In addition, any deadly weapon, dangerous instrument or
explosive that is used, displayed or possessed by a person in violation of
this policy shall be forfeited or otherwise disposed in accord with A.R.S. § 13-2911
(D).
Academic integrity is a vital part of the culture of all successful institutions
of higher learning. The value of the degrees, certificates and coursework
offered by Eastern Arizona College greatly depends, now and in the future,
on its reputation as an institution dedicated to academic honesty. This Academic
Integrity Policy provides guidance in helping students and faculty understand
the meaning and importance of academic integrity; defines academic dishonesty;
and outlines the procedures for handling infractions of academic integrity.
No provision or section of this policy shall be construed as infringing upon
the academic freedom of any member of the EAC community to pursue and participate
in any academic endeavor ordinarily considered appropriate. Each member of
the EAC community is charged with honoring and upholding the policies and
procedures governing academic integrity as set forth below.
Definition of Terms
As used in this policy:
Academic evaluation refers to any assignment, project,
test, essay, quiz, performance, or other task or instrument by which students
demonstrate
mastery
of course
content, thus earning credit toward a class grade.
Academic integrity means honesty and responsibility associated
with study, learning, and scholarship.
Academic misconduct means any act contrary to Academic
Integrity, such as cheating, plagiarism, and earning grades dishonestly (see
Section IV).
Academic standards are the rules and principles by which
grades, student conduct, professional educator conduct, and class materials
are evaluated.
Admissions and Academic Standards Appeals Committee serves
as the appeals committee for grievances concerning academic standards; compiles
and considers reports
on the nature and frequency of academic misconduct; hears charges and evidence
of repeated or particularly serious academic misconduct; and imposes sanctions
when such types of academic misconduct is determined to have occurred.
College means any and all Graham County Community College District (GCCCD)
locations to which Eastern Arizona College delivers instructional services
to students enrolled for credit.
Dean is the administrator who, under the direction of the
Chief Academic Officer, supervises several academic divisions and other specified
college areas.
District refers to the Graham County Community College District.
Division Chair is the person who immediately supervises professional educators
in the departments comprising a division and other programs relevant to the
division function.
Division Chair is the person who immediately supervises professional educators
in the departments comprising a division and other programs relevant to the
division function.
Judiciary Committee serves as the appeals committee for
grievances involving non-academic standards, hears charges and considers evidence
of academic misconduct
in the most serious cases, and imposes sanctions when academic misconduct is
determined in those cases.
Plagiarism is the use of another person’s words,
materials, work, and ideas, and adoption of an actual document, including a
document available electronically,
without properly acknowledging and documenting the source.
Professional educator is employed by the College as the
instructor of record, contributing/substitute instructor of record, proctor,
GCCCD staff or employee
responsible for delivering instructional services and or resources to students.
Student means a person who is registered in a College course.
Student Responsibilities
Students are responsible for understanding the College’s policy regarding
academic integrity and academic misconduct as well as the sanctions that may
be imposed as a result of academic misconduct. Students are also responsible
for understanding their appeal rights associated with findings of any policy
violation.
Students shall practice the provisions of the College’s Code of Academic
Integrity and uphold integrity in their academic pursuits.
Code of Academic Integrity
Students at Eastern Arizona College are expected to:
- Conduct themselves in accordance with principles of academic integrity
- Behave so as to foster an atmosphere of honesty and fairness
- Avoid plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct
- Give truthful information to any College professional educator or to
any other College employee regarding issues concerning academic integrity
or academic
misconduct, or suspected academic misconduct
- Not alter, misuse, or forge any College document, record, or instrument
of
identification.
Students are not excused from these provisions because of any failure or inability
on the part of the professional educator to prevent other instances of academic
misconduct.
Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct includes any act that improperly affects the evaluation
of a student’s academic performance or achievement, or any act designed
to deceive a professional educator. Specific infractions include, but are not
limited to, the following:
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Cheating on Examinations:
Cheating includes the use of crib sheets, “cheat sheets,” or discarded
computer programs; aid from other persons; copying from another student’s
work; and soliciting and giving or receiving unauthorized aid orally,
electronically, or in writing. The student will not consult books,
notes, calculators,
or other materials of any kind during an examination or assignment
without the
express
permission of the instructor. If calculators, spellers, or other
hand-held electronic devices are permitted to be used during an examination
or
assignment, no information may be programmed into or retrieved from
the device other
than that expressly permitted by the instructor
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Inappropriate Collaboration:
Permission from an instructor for students to “work together” on
homework, an assignment, or paper is not permission for one student to present
another student’s work as his or her own. Unless the professional educator
specifies otherwise, all work submitted for a grade or credit toward completion
of a course will be the product of the student’s own understanding, expressed
in the student’s own words, calculations, computer code, etc. One form
of inappropriate collaboration involves having another person significantly
alter either the content or grammar of the student’s
written work. A student may seek feedback from another
student or individual
concerning
a document's
content, grammar, and spelling, but to avoid this type
of inappropriate collaboration, the student must fix problems
himself or herself.
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Submitting the Same Assignment for Different Classes:
Submitting the same assignment for a second
class violates the assumption that every assignment advances a student’s
learning and growth. Unless instructors of both classes involved expressly
allow
it, submitting an
assignment already
submitted for another class is a breach of academic
integrity.
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Intentional Misrepresentation:
Misrepresentation occurs when a student claims that
source materials contain information or phrasing that they do not. In addition,
misrepresentation
occurs when a student omits or inserts words, changes
words,
misquotes, or takes correctly
quoted phrases out of context. If this is done with
the intent to deceive a professional educator in any academic evaluation,
the student
has
committed
a breach of academic integrity.
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Plagiarism:
Plagiarism means presenting someone else’s ideas or words as
one’s
own. Plagiarism may involve some degree
of intent or may be the result of carelessness
or ignorance
of acceptable
forms for
citation.
Not knowing
how
or when to cite
a source does not excuse an act of plagiarism.
Each of the four kinds of plagiarism below
is a breach of
academic
integrity.
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Copying
without citation,
the most serious form of plagiarism,
involves copying
part or all of a paper
from the Internet, from a book or magazine,
or from
another
source
without indicating that the
work
is someone
else’s.
To avoid
this form
of plagiarism,
quoted material
must be
placed in
quotation marks
and one
of the
standard forms
of documentation
(APA, MLA,
etc.) must
be used
to indicate
where the
material came from.
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Copying
from an external source and citing
the source but failing to show (by the
use
of quotation marks, for example) that
the material is
a direct quotation
is another
form of plagiarism. Simply documenting
the
source does
not indicate that the words
themselves are someone
else’s.
Avoiding this form of plagiarism
involves putting
all quoted material in quotation
marks or using
the format designated by APA,
MLA etc. to indicate quoted
material.
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Incorrect
paraphrasing is another form of plagiarism.
Paraphrasing involves
putting a lengthy
phrase, sentence, or group of sentences
written by another
into one’s
own words, thereby
making it significantly
different from
the original.
Changing a
few words, or
rearranging
words, is
not proper
paraphrasing,
and though the
source
is cited (as is always
required
with paraphrased material),
wording remains
substantially
that of
another and
cannot
rightfully be
represented
as original.
Avoiding this
form of
plagiarism
involves either making the
material a direct
quote
by using quotation
marks and citing
the source,
or
paraphrasing
properly by substantially
changing the
original
to new words; again,
making sure
to cite
the source.
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Presenting
arguments, lines
of reasoning, or facts
learned from
someone else
without citing
the source, even if the material
is paraphrased,
is another form
of plagiarism. The source
must be
properly cited
- Improper Influence:
Attempting to influence a grade or to receive
any other academic benefit not earned through the normal exercise of academic
effort by offering anything
of value, including the performance of services,
to a professional educator, College employee, other College student, or any
other person, is academic
misconduct.
Procedures, Sanctions and Appeals The Professional Educator
The College respects and accepts the professional educator’s qualifications
and rights to determine academic standards. The professional educator is accountable
for establishing and maintaining appropriate academic standards for coursework
and for informing students of any special rules or practices for a particular
class.
When a professional educator becomes aware of a possible violation of academic
integrity by one of his or her students, a confidential conference between
the professional educator and the student should be held to discuss the perceived
violation and its consequences. If, following the conversation, the professional
educator is satisfied that a violation has occurred, he or she may determine
that one or more of the following consequences are appropriate and impose
such penalty:
- Issuing a verbal or written reprimand
- Requiring that the academic project or examination in question be repeated
- Assigning the academic project or examination in question a reduced grade
- Requiring that the academic project or examination in question be repeated
for a reduced grade.
- Assigning the academic project or examination in question a failing grade
- Assigning a reduced grade in the course
- Assigning a failing grade in the course
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Initiating the student’s involuntary withdrawal from the course.
The professional educator will resolve most violations in the above manner.
The professional educator will report each violation and its disposition
to the division chair within five business days of the occurrence; the
chair
will report to the appropriate dean, who in turn will report it to the
Admissions and Academic Standards Appeals Committee. If the professional
educator feels
that the violation in question was especially serious or repeated, he or
she may recommend that additional penalties be imposed.
The Admissions and
Academic Standards Appeals Committee
The Admissions and Academic Standards Appeals Committee will be notified of
all acts of academic misconduct. Such reports will be noted in the agenda and
minutes of committee meetings. The committee may report the incidence and nature
of these violations to the faculty and administration at appropriate intervals.
When, in the opinion of the committee, evidence of repeated or especially serious
offenses exists, or upon the recommendation of the professional educator involved,
the Admissions and Academic Standards Appeals Committee will consider the case
and may decide to impose one or more of the following additional penalties
against a violator:
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Placing a written reprimand in the student’s permanent file
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Restricting the student’s access to certain college resources
- Requiring the student to complete an academic integrity education program
- Placing the student on academic probation.
- If the Admissions and Academic Standards Appeals Committee concludes that
the violation is so serious as to possibly warrant the student’s exclusion
from extracurricular college activities, or suspension or dismissal from
the College, it will make that recommendation to the Judiciary Committee.
The Judiciary Committee
The Judiciary Committee will resolve the most serious acts of academic misconduct.
Only the Judiciary Committee has authority to suspend or expel a student from
the College for academic misconduct.
After receiving recommendation from the Admissions and Academic Standards Appeals
Committee that a violation of academic integrity may warrant the student’s
dismissal from the college, the Judiciary Committee will consider the evidence
and render a decision which shall be binding, subject only to student appeals
as otherwise provided.
The Judiciary Committee may impose additional penalties against a violator,
which may include:
- Censure and exclusion from extracurricular college activities, including
student government, athletics, performances, or other activities of the
college community
- Suspension for a specified period of time
- Expulsion from the College without expectation of readmission.
A Student’s Right to Appeal
A student may appeal any decision to impose discipline as a result of academic
misconduct through the established Grievance Procedure and Official Review
Process for Academic Standards (GCCCD 5810.02).
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