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Chapter 2: Code of Student Conduct
Introduction
The Code of Student Conduct at Miami University is intended to foster and protect
the central purpose of the University: the free and open exchange of ideas. This
Code applies to Miami's undergraduate and graduate students, student organizations,
fraternities and sororities. Students are subject to this Code of Student Conduct
beginning at summer orientation, during academic terms for which they are enrolled,
during breaks between terms, during University holidays and vacations, and during
periods of suspension. The Code of Student Conduct outlines the rights and responsibilities
of students, behaviors prohibited on and off campus, possible sanctions, and the
procedural rights of students and student organizations.
The Code embraces several important values: the rights of free speech and peaceable
assembly; the freedom of inquiry and the right to make constructive criticism;
the central importance of honesty to this community; and the desire that all students
participate on campus in an environment that respects differences of culture,
gender, religion, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin
and ability.
Students who have questions about the Code of Student Conduct should call the
Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution at 529-1417. All references to
university offices are deemed reference to the most closely analogous offices
at Miami University Hamilton (Student Services) and Miami University Middletown
(Student Affairs).
The Code of Student Conduct
This Code applies to all undergraduate students, graduate students, and student
organizations of Miami University. The Code of Student Conduct primarily prohibits
misconduct on University premises (buildings or grounds owned, leased, operated,
controlled, or supervised by the University, including the Oxford campus, Miami
University Dolibois European Center, the Miami University Hamilton campus, and
the Miami University Middletown campus), but may address off-campus conduct when
the behavior or the presence of the individual, in the University's sole judgment,
impairs, obstructs, or interferes with the mission, processes, or functions of
Miami University. Students should be aware that Miami University reserves the
right to review and take disciplinary action based on conduct occurring off campus
or between academic periods.
If a student breaks a law that also violates the University standards of conduct,
that student may be held accountable by both civil authorities and the University.
The University may, at its sole discretion, elect to pursue disciplinary action
against the student prior to, at the same time as, or following criminal proceedings,
even if criminal charges involving the same incident are pending, have been dismissed,
or were reduced.
Standards of Conduct
In order to promote a safe and civil campus environment, Miami University expects
each student to follow the standards of conduct. The severity of the offense,
prior disciplinary history, whether an offense was committed against a person
intentionally selected by reason of their race, religion, national origin, gender,
sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or age, and other relevant circumstances
will be considered in determining the appropriate disciplinary action.
"1219"
Procedures
Ohio Revised Code Sections 3345.22 and 3345.23 procedures are commonly referred
to as 1219 proceedings. The initiation of a 1219 proceeding against a student
does not prohibit the University from taking University disciplinary action against
that same student under the Code for the same conduct that gave rise to the 1219
proceeding. A student arrested for any of the defined offenses will automatically
be subjected to the 1219 proceedings which are summarized below.
After a hearing which will be held no more than five days after arrest (continuances
may be granted, which may not exceed a total of ten days), students arrested for
one of the offenses defined in Ohio Revised Code 3345.23(D) are subject to immediate
suspension from the University. Students convicted of any of the offenses enumerated
in Ohio Revised Code 3345.23(D) are subject to automatic dismissal from Miami
University. Students suspended or dismissed under these 1219 procedures are not
permitted on University property without the express permission of the President
or the Board of Trustees. Students dismissed upon conviction may be readmitted
or admitted to any other Ohio tax-supported college or university, at the discretion
of the college or university's board of trustees, but only after the lapse of
one calendar year following dismissal and only upon terms of strict disciplinary
probation (see Ohio Revised Code 3345.22 and 3345.23 for full text of the statutes
and see Appendix I for list of defined offenses of violence).
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