The student shall receive 'first authorship' for publications that are primarily the result of creative research and writing performed by the student. Faculty and graduate students should agree upon the order of authorship as early as is feasible, commensurate with their respective levels of contribution to the work. Graduate students have the right to be incorporated into the decision-making process within their department or academic program, including but not limited to decisions on curriculum, funding and school governance. Graduate students reserve those rights not specifically enumerated in this document, but otherwise specified by the university, the academic community, or the nation. Graduate students have a responsibility to devote an appropriate amount of time and effort toward achieving their degree, except when special circumstances apply.
Graduate students have a responsibility to participate in the campus community.
To make an effort to contribute to the academic reputation and the social environment of their academic program. To make an effort to enrich the university. Graduate students have a responsibility to ask questions that promote their understanding of the academic and financial requirements their specific graduate program. Graduate students have a responsibility to understand the proper and expected relationship between faculty mentor and graduate student, and to actively participate in the development of an amicable and effective partnership. To have an awareness of time constraints and other demands imposed on faculty and staff.