Living environments on and off-campus provide spaces where students develop and grow through their interactions with each other. Bringing together students with various backgrounds, life experiences, values, beliefs, cultures, and other identities provides opportunities for impactful conversations and experiences that allow students to learn from each other. In a large, diverse community, it is also possible for individual behaviors and actions to negatively impact other students, both intentionally and unintentionally.
Residential Living supports community environments where all students are treated with dignity and respect, consistent with the University’s approach to addressing these concerns as detailed on the STOP Bias website. Reported incidents that violate University policy, or local, state or federal law, will be investigated and resolved according to the procedures described in the Student Conduct Handbook or applicable faculty and staff policies. However, not all such incidents violate University policy or the law. The University will respond to such incidents by connecting impacted parties and communities with the appropriate education, support, and resources.