Rules and Regulations

Any Student found to have committed or to have attempted to commit any of the following misconduct is subject to the disciplinary Sanctions outlined in Section VII below:

A. Violation of stated prohibitions, policies, procedures, rules, or regulations of Nevada State University or NSHE;

B. Violation of any federal, state, or local law;

C. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to:

1. Cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty;
2. Furnishing false information to any University official, faculty member, or office;
3. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any University document, record (including student records), or instrument of identification;
4. Unauthorized representation as an agent of the University in discussions or negotiations with third parties;
5. Sharing an instructor’s copyrighted course materials;

D. Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, or other University activities, including its public service functions on or off-campus, or of other authorized non-University activities when the conduct occurs on University Premises that rises to a level that cannot be addressed effectively by the academic unit’s internal policies and processes.

1. Disruptive behavior covered by the Student Code of Conduct does not include elements normally addressed through classroom management practices, such as outbursts in class, argumentative behavior, or wandering verbal thoughts or ideas.
2. Before a disruption or obstruction of teaching or research is referred to the Student Conduct Officer, appropriate School-level approaches and procedures should be exhausted.

E. Conduct that endangers the health or safety of any Member or guest of the University Community, including a Student’s conduct which presents a danger to self;

F. Physical abuse, verbal abuse, threats to another person’s physical safety, intimidation (e.g., statements implying future harm to a person’s physical safety), harassment, coercion, and/or other conduct which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person;

G. Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to property of the University or property of a Member of the University Community or other personal or public property, on or off-campus;

H. False reporting of any emergency situation;

I . Unauthorized tampering with, and/or accessing of, safety, security, or fire protection equipment or devices;

J. Setting off a fire alarm for reasons other than actual fire or emergency;

K. Involvement in setting or causing any unauthorized fire in or on University property;

L. The express or implied consent of the victim is not a valid defense. Apathy or acquiescence in the presence of Hazing is not a neutral act; it is a violation of this rule;

M. Failure to comply with the valid directions of University officials acting pursuant to their official duties and/or failure to identify oneself to these persons when validly requested to do so;

N. Unauthorized possession, duplication, or use of keys to any University Premises or unauthorized entry to or use of University Premises;

O. Use, possession, manufacturing, or distribution of marijuana, heroin, narcotics, or other controlled substances except as expressly permitted by law;

1. Nevada State University is sympathetic to the medical needs of our Students, employees, and visitors. A growing number of states, including Nevada, have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing the use, possession, delivery, manufacture, growth, distribution, production, and/or cultivation (hereinafter “use”) of medical marijuana. Federal law prohibits the use of medical marijuana on University and university campuses that receive federal funding. Therefore, the use, possession, or cultivation of marijuana, including for medical purposes, on any Nevada State University or Nevada State University Foundation owned or leased property, or at any Nevada State University sponsored or authorized activity, is expressly prohibited;

P. Use, possession, manufacturing, or distribution of alcoholic beverages (except as expressly permitted by University regulations), or public intoxication. Alcoholic beverages may not, in any circumstance, be used by, possessed by, or distributed to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age;

Q. Illegal or unauthorized possession of firearms, explosives, other weapons, or dangerous chemicals on University Premises or use of any such item, even if legally possessed, in a manner that harms, threatens, or causes fear to others;

R. Obstruction of the free flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on University Premises or at University sponsored or supervised functions;

S. Theft or other abuse of computer facilities and resources, including but not limited to:

1. Unauthorized entry into a file or software program to use, read, or change the contents, or for any other purpose;
2. Unauthorized transfer of a file;
3. Use of another individual’s identification and/or password;
4. Use of computing facilities and resources to interfere with the work of another Student, faculty member, or University official;
5. Use of computing facilities and resources to send obscene or abusive messages;
6. Use of computing facilities and resources to interfere with normal operation of the University computing system;
7. Use of computing facilities and resources in violation of copyright laws;
8. Any violation of University or NSHE computer use policy;

T. Unlawful discrimination based on race, creed, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, gender identity, or genetic information, or any act of employment or educational retaliation against any person who has made a complaint about such discrimination;

U. Sexual Harassment;

V. Sexual Assault;

W. Abuse of the Student conduct system, including but not limited to:

1. Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information during the course of the conduct resolution process;
2. Contempt of Student disciplinary proceedings, including impairing or interrupting any proceeding;
3. Initiation of a Student conduct code proceeding in bad faith;
4. Attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in, or use of, the Student conduct system;
5. Failure to comply with Sanction(s) imposed under the Student Code of Conduct;

X. Stalking;

Y. Willful incitement of individuals to commit any acts herein prohibited.