It is the intent of the Board that each institution develop policies pertaining to the rights and responsibilities of students who are attending the institutions under the Board's governance. These policies require Board approval and should include statements concerning the following matters.

• Disciplinary policies, procedures, and sanctions pertaining to academic and non-academic misconduct;
• Conduct, rights, and obligations of student organizations;
• Residential life.

Such policies should be published and distributed so as to create general awareness among the student body.

Other Board approved institutional policy statements might be appropriately included in such a publication. These might include policies pertaining to the extracurricular use of institutional facilities, areas, or media for the purpose of expression; sexual harassment; drug-free workplace; hazing; etc.

Approved June 20, 1997