Student Conduct
Regulatory Policy
Article III: Rules and Regulations
WAC 504-26-301 Malicious intent.
If a student is found responsible for violating any provision of this code as a result of causing injury to another or to another's property, or as a result of placing another in reasonable fear of injury to self or property, and if the responsible student is found to have intentionally selected the victim based upon the responsible student's perception of the victim's race, color, religion, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or mental, physical, or sensory disability, such finding is considered an aggravating factor in determining a sanction for such conduct.
WAC 504-26-302 Responsibility for guests.
A student or student organization is responsible for the conduct of guests on or in university property and at functions sponsored by the university or sponsored by any recognized university organization.
WAC 504-26-303 Students studying abroad.
Students who participate in any university-sponsored or sanctioned foreign country study program shall observe the following rules and regulations:
(1) The laws of the host country;
(2) The academic and disciplinary regulations of the educational institution or residential housing program where the student is studying; and
(3) Any other agreements related to the student's study program in a foreign country.
WAC 504-26-304 Group conduct.
Sororities, fraternities, and recognized groups are expected to comply with the standards of conduct for students and with university policies. When a member or members of a student organization violates the standards of conduct for students, the student organization or individual members may be subject to appropriate sanctions authorized by these standards.
WAC 504-26-305 Violation of law and university discipline.
(1) University disciplinary proceedings may be instituted against a student charged with conduct that potentially violates both the criminal law and the standards of conduct for students (that is, if both possible violations result from the same factual situation) without regard to pending civil or criminal litigation in court or criminal arrest and prosecution. Proceedings under these standards may be carried out prior to, simultaneously with, or following civil or criminal proceedings off campus at the discretion of the vice-president for student affairs or designee. Determinations made or sanctions imposed under these standards are not subject to change because criminal charges arising out of the same facts giving rise to violation of university rules were dismissed, reduced, or resolved in favor of the criminal law defendant. A student charged with criminal offenses may choose to remain silent during conduct proceedings, recognizing that he or she gives up the opportunity to explain his or her version of events and that the decision is made based on the information presented at the hearing.
(2) When a student is charged by federal, state, or local authorities with a violation of law, the university does not request or agree to special consideration for that individual because of his or her status as a student. If the alleged offense is also being processed under the standards of conduct for students, the university may advise off-campus authorities of the existence of the standards and of how such matters are typically handled within the university community. The university attempts to cooperate with law enforcement and other agencies in the enforcement of criminal law on campus and in the conditions imposed by criminal courts for the rehabilitation of student violators (provided that the conditions do not conflict with campus rules or sanctions). Individual students and other members of the university community, acting in their personal capacities, remain free to interact with governmental representatives as they deem appropriate.