Authority and Jurisdiction

The Nevada State University Student Code of Conduct is established pursuant to the President of the University’s authority under NSHE Code Chapter 10, Section 10.2.2, to establish and enforce rules and regulations governing Student conduct. The President has delegated the responsibility for enforcing such rules and regulations to the Vice President of Student Affairs. The conduct approach is rooted in a focus on retaining Students in classes and the University if possible. The authority for determining procedures for hearings and Sanctions for Code violations, however, ultimately rests with the Vice President of Student Affairs.

The University’s disciplinary authority extends to persons identified as Students. This scope of authority also extends to persons with a continued intent to pursue an education at the University. Students are expected to comply with the Student Code of Conduct in all application materials and upon admission.

Every Student shall be responsible for all personal conduct from the time of application for admission through the actual awarding of a degree, even when conduct occurs before classes begin or after classes end, such as during periods between terms. The Student Code of Conduct applies to a Student’s conduct even if the Student withdraws from school while a disciplinary case is pending. If a Student leaves the University, any unresolved complaints of alleged misconduct will be reviewed and addressed upon the Student’s return. If the Student is asked to leave the University for behavior that violates the Student Code of Conduct, the student will be informed in writing via Email of the required expectations for a successful return. If there were circumstances involving a Student graduate of the University who is found to have been involved in action which directly affects the status of the degree and/or the University community, the University will invoke its authority to resolve the incident through a review of, and possible action to modify, the Student’s status and record.

The authority of the University to address Student conduct involves all Students while they are present on or at any of the following:

A. Premises owned or leased by the University;
B. Campus housing;
C. Off-campus buildings used by Students through their association with a Student Organization;
D. Off-campus locations approved by the University for Student employment placement;
E. Another site for an academic or extracurricular University-related experience, including all exchange programs.

This authority extends to off-campus conduct that adversely affects the University community and/or the pursuit of its objectives, and where it adversely affects the health, safety, or security of any Member of the University Community. When an incident occurs off-campus that is not at a University or University-sponsored event, it will be the responsibility of the Vice President of Student Affairs, in consultation with the President, to determine whether University authority will be asserted. The VPSA will review each incident on a case-by-case basis to allow the institution to consider the unique facts of each situation.

Students may also be subject to rules of other University organizations, academic programs, and facilities that impose additional standards of conduct. Those standards may be enforced without a requirement to follow Student Code of Conduct procedures.