This Statement of Standards was adopted by the Board of Regents in 1970. The policy applies to the entire University and to the conduct of students and employees, including academic staff. The statements on Student Academic Integrity and a Statement of the Operational Philosophy and Procedures for Student Disciplinary Action for the Morris Campus were adopted in 1979 and 1990, respectively, by the University of Minnesota, Morris. Problems Of Dual Membership Students are both members of the University community and citizens of the state. As citizens, students are responsible to the community of which they are a part and the University neither substitutes for nor interferes with regular legal processes.
Students are also responsible for offenses against the academic community.
Therefore, an action involving the student in a legal proceeding in a civil or criminal court does not necessarily free the student of responsibility for this conduct in a University proceeding. When a student is charged in both jurisdictions, the University will decide on the basis of its interest and the interest of the student whether or not to proceed with its internal review simultaneously or defer action. Procedures and Sanctions 1. The student has a right to a prompt hearing before the President or the President's designee, on the limited questions of identification and whether suspension should remain in effect until the full hearing is complete. The possession and consumption of intoxicating liquor and non-intoxicating liquor is permitted in University residence halls where authorized by policies which have been approved by the President and the respective hall councils.