Article V - Regulations and Procedures on Standards of Academic Rights, Freedom, and Responsibilities

Preliminary Consideration
1. The faculty of Keuka College believe that the highest standards of academic integrity must be maintained at every point in the course of study. To promote these standards of academic integrity and to ensure their attainment in a manner that protects the academic freedom and responsibility of the instructor and the academic rights and freedoms of students, the Regulations on Standards of Academic Rights, Freedom, and Responsibility are established
Standards of Academic Rights, Freedom, and Responsibility of the Instructor
1. The instructor is responsible for the clear definition and identification of all academic standards of performance that apply in each course. The instructor shall provide a written syllabus, as outlined in Article IV, at the beginning of the course, explaining what standards govern the work involved, including objectives and requirements of the course, subject matter, procedures of instruction, and course standards. The instructor shall present the subject matter of the course as provided in the official course description held in the Keuka College Record. The instructor shall make every effort to ensure that all members of the class understand both the standards involved and the reasons for their necessity and applicability.
2. The instructor is responsible for the promotion and preservation of opportunities and conditions conducive to teaching and learning. The instructor is responsible in the classroom and in conference to engage in and encourage free discussion, inquiry, expression, capacity of critical judgment, and sustained and independent search for truth. This implies that the student is free to take exception to the data or views offered in any course and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion.
3. The instructor is responsible for evaluating student performance in the course solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards. The instructor is responsible for fair and equitable treatment of all students in all respects of the teacher/student relationship. Information about student views, beliefs, and political associations that the instructor acquires in the course of the teacher/student relationship should be considered confidential.
4. The instructor is responsible for the clear identification of all standards that apply in each course regarding academic integrity. The instructor shall indicate at the beginning of the course and at all crucial assignments or examinations precisely what standards of academic integrity govern the work involved. Sound educational practice requires that the instructor and the students discuss the reasons for the appropriate standards in a manner that promotes the students' understanding and acceptance of them. The instructor is responsible for adhering to institutional policies as stated in the Keuka College Record, Student Handbook, and Employee Handbook.
The Academic Rights, Freedom, and Responsibility of the Student policy is found in the Keuka College Student Handbook.
1. Keuka College embraces free and respectful dialogue in and out of the classroom in accordance with The Way of the Wolf student agreement. Faculty are responsible for familiarizing themselves with and upholding the Student Code of Conduct and all relevant policies governing student rights, freedoms, and responsibilities as stated in the Keuka College Record and Student Handbook, as well as any divisional or discipline-specific student handbook.
2. Any student found responsible for a student code of conduct violation who is also part of an academic program with dispositions/ethics requirements will have a copy of their conduct decision letter copied to their academic division. The notification will include the nature of the violation and related sanction. See Appendix O for the processes related to Adjudication and Information Sharing of Proscribed Conduct.
  1. Level 1 sanctions (e.g., accountability meetings, substance use assessments, reflection paper, warning letter) are intended to provide educational opportunities for student development; it is recommended that academic divisions receive information from the Student Conduct Office as information without programmatic action. Developmental conversations are appropriate at this level.
  2. Level 2 sanctions (e.g., disciplinary action, deferred suspension) should trigger an academic program review with regard to disposition/ethics requirements.
Sharing Academic Setting Concerns with Student Conduct
1. When a student appears to be engaging in a Student Code of Conduct violation in an academic setting, the faculty member should stop the behavior and then report the violation to the Student Conduct Office for adjudication. If a faculty member is made aware of a Title IX/NY 129 violation that occurs in an academic setting (on or off campus), they should immediately report this to the Title IX Coordinator.

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PART F - ACADEMIC POLICIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS