The Daily Bulletin

In the February 2022 meeting of the College Senate, the Standards for Students Committee brought forth for a vote a revision to DOPS Policy VIII:02:00 Code of Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities. The College Senate voted in favor of the resolution, presented by the Standards for Students Committee on February 11, 2022.

BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE
DIRECTORY OF POLICY STATEMENTS
Policy Number: VIII:02:00                          
Date:  Revision
Subject: Code of Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities

• To remove duplication of Student Code of Conduct from DOPS.
• Reduce confusion over multiple copies of policies that reference the Student Code of Conduct on the Buffalo State site-wide web search.

Original DOPS: http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/dops/policysect8/080201.pdf

BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE
DIRECTORY OF POLICY STATEMENTS
Policy Number: VIII: 02:00                                                                         
Date: July 1987

Subject: Student Bill of Rights and Student Conduct Policies
The Student Bill of Rights can be found in SECTION 1.A: STUDENT BILL OF RIGHTS of the Student Code of Conduct. Student Conduct Policies are defined in SECTION 3: CONDUCT POLICIES.

The Division of Student Affairs publishes the Student Code of Conduct to define student rights, freedoms, and responsibilities; defines student conduct; provides due process and delineates 2 sanctions when responsibility has been determined. These policies follow and articulate student rights and responsibilities. Students are expected to know the contents of this document. This document recognizes that students have rights, freedoms, and responsibilities both as citizens and members of the college community. It is meant to be operable within the provisions of the Constitution of the United States, federal, state, and local laws, and the policies of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York.

Reference:
State University of New York College at Buffalo, Student Conduct and Community Standards, Student Code of Conduct (2018), https://studentconduct.buffalostate.edu/student-code-conduct

I hereby accept the recommendation of the College Senate and charge the provost with responsibility for overseeing the implementation of this policy change and for communicating the change to the campus community.