Malicious Behavior Policy

Given the imperative to love our neighbors as ourselves found in Scripture and emphasized in the Community Covenant, students are expected to avoid malicious behavior.

Malicious behavior is defined as communicating and/or demonstrating the intention or threat of harm to a person(s), group(s), and/or property. Examples of contexts where malicious behavior may occur include, but are not limited to, in person, public boards in campus buildings, cell phone, websites, social media platforms, and/or email.

Alleged malicious behavior should be reported to a Student Development Dean or Public Safety. Alleged violations of the Malicious Behavior Policy will be addressed through the Student Conduct Policy. Beyond receiving a conduct sanction, students will be expected to pay for damaged property as well as any time and money spent on restoring it to its original condition. Malicious behavior may subject the offender to interim action as described in the Student Conduct Policy.