The institution publishes clear and appropriate statement(s) of student rights and responsibilities and disseminates the statement(s) to the campus community.
x Compliance o Non-Compliance o Partial Compliance
The Office of Student Rights and
Responsibilities at UL
Lafayette publishes clear and appropriate statements of student rights and
responsibilities, and disseminates these statements to the campus
community.
The University
publishes a Student Code
of Conduct that contains
clear, comprehensive, and appropriate statements of student rights and
responsibilities, based substantially on the Model Code, a template recommended as a source
of best practices by the Association for Student Conduct Administrators.
When students
choose to accept admission to UL Lafayette, they accept the rights and
responsibilities of membership in the University’s academic and social community.
As members of the University community, students are expected to uphold its
values by maintaining a high standard of conduct both on and off campus. As
explained in the Student Code of Conduct,
the University considers an individual to be a student when an offer of
admission has been extended and thereafter, as long as the student has a
continuing educational interest in the University. The University retains conduct jurisdiction over students who choose to take a leave of absence, withdraw, or
have graduated for any misconduct that occurred prior to the leave, withdrawal,
or graduation.
The Office of
Student Rights and Responsibilities administers the Code, and publishes it to all members of the University community
through the Know the Code website, social media, email, and educational
programs. The University also publishes the academic policies contained in the Code in the University Catalog. The Office of Student Rights and
Responsibilities communicates the Code
during undergraduate and graduate orientations, international student
orientation, residential floor meetings, and by letter sent
each semester via email to every student at the University.
The University’s policy on academic misconduct is
published and distributed in the Student Code
of Conduct and in the University Catalog
under the Academic Honesty tab. The University
expects all work for which a student will receive a grade or credit shall be an
original contribution or shall be properly documented to indicate sources.
Abrogation of this principle entails dishonesty, defeats the purpose of
instruction, and undermines the high goals of the University. All UL Lafayette
students are expected to be familiar with the academic dishonesty policy, as
well as any academic policies specific to their colleges or departments.
Students found in violation are held accountable through a range of sanctions, from receiving a grade of “zero” for this assignment, to a grade F for the semester, to
dismissal.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
protects the privacy of students' education records, establishes the rights of
students to inspect and review their education records, and provides students
with an opportunity to ensure that inaccurate or misleading information in their
education records is corrected. More information about student FERPA rights is available to students on the Office of
Student Rights and Responsibilities’ website.
The University’s Annual Security
and Fire Report is published on the UL Lafayette Police website, and
communicated to the community through email and University announcements. The
report includes, in accordance with the Clery Act, statistics for the previous
three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus, in certain
off-campus buildings, or on property owned or controlled by the University, on
public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the
campus. The report also includes University directives concerning campus
security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention,
the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters including fire
safety.
Complaints by students are handled in a number of ways,
including filing a grievance through the
Student Government Association (SGA). The SGA also provides an Ombudsman to assist with
academic and discipline grievances. The Ombudsman serves as an intermediary
between students and the services that the University provides. Additionally,
the Ombudsman advocates for students during discipline and grade appeals
processes. Faculty, staff, and administrators can refer students to the
Ombudsman for any of these matters.
Students are encouraged to first bring matters to the
attention of the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at the
University.
The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, the
Office of Residential Life, and the Office of University Housing are
responsible for all aspects of on-campus living. Standards, rights, and expectations for University housing are published on the Office of
University Housing’s website.
Annual Security
and Fire Report
Office of Student Rights and
Responsibilities
Sample Security
and Fire Report
Sample-Email
Notice to Student Community