SUNY Brockport is committed to fostering a safe and healthy campus environment conducive
to education, study, work, and personal development. In order to establish and maintain
this desired environment, the college has adopted the Code of Student Conduct by which
all students and student organizations are expected to abide at all times.
The Code of Student Conduct states the behavioral expectations and standards of conduct
for all students. Students are accountable for their behavior. The rules pertain
to the actions of students, either on or off the campus grounds. When a nexus between
a student’s behavior and the College exists and the College is aware of the behavior,
a student may be subject to College disciplinary action. The student conduct officer
shall use discretion regarding whether the Code of Student Conduct shall be applied
to conduct occurring off campus.
Student groups and organizations may also be charged with violations of the Code of
Student Conduct. A student group or organization and its officers may be held collectively
and/or individually responsible when violations of this Code of Student Conduct occur.
The student conduct system procedures have been established to ensure due process
and fundamental fairness to all individuals and organizations involved. The evidentiary
standard that guides the student conduct system is preponderance of the evidence,
which is required to determine if a student violated the Code of Student Conduct.
The standard is met when the evidence brought forth through the conduct process proves
the charges to be more likely true than not true.
This website provides an explanation of the process involved for responding to allegations
of student misconduct, in addition to explaining what actions the College will take
in dealing with violations of the Code. The Code of Student Conduct includes procedures
for investigating and processing violations, organized by two distinct sets of procedures:
Category I: General Student Conduct Case Policies & Procedures; and Category II: Sexual/Gender
Based Discrimination and Interpersonal Violence Misconduct Policies & Procedures.
Category II procedures are required by the Campus SaVE Act and New York State law,
including Education Law Article 129-B. SUNY Brockport has a separate Title IX Grievance
Policy, which will be utilized to address allegations of sexual harassment, as defined
by the Final Rule under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
The student conduct officer may also determine that the Category II conduct procedures
are appropriate for misconduct unrelated to Sexual/Gender Based Discrimination and
Interpersonal Violence, based on the severity of the conduct, such as violations or
incidents involving physical violence or hazing. If a student is charged with Category
I and Category II violations, the College may proceed by using Category II conduct
proceedings for all charges.