Howard Community College

68 organization, have received the consent or encouragement of the group or organization or of the group's or organization's leaders or officers. CODE VIOLATIONS Howard Community College expects its students to adhere to high standards of honor and good citizenship. Students must conduct themselves in a responsible manner, which reflects credit upon themselves and the college. Acts of misconduct subject to disciplinary action include but are not limited to the following: • Academic dishonesty (see section on academic honesty). • Abuse or interference with, or failure to comply in, college processes including conduct and academic integrity hearings, including but not limited to 1) falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information; 2) failure to provide, destroying or concealing information during an investigation of an alleged policy violation, 3) attempting to discourage an individual's proper participation in, or use of, the campus conduct system, 4) harassment (verbal or physical) or intimidation of a member of a campus conduct proceeding, 5) failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed by the campus conduct system, or 6) influencing, or attempting to influence, another person to commit an abuse of the campus conduct system. • Forgery or alteration of college records or college identification cards. • Intentionally furnishing false information to the college. • Deliberate destruction of, damage to, malicious misuse of, or abuse of property. (Students are financially liable for the repair or replacement of property when the damage is a result of their willful destruction, reckless and intentional behavior, or malicious misuse.) • Gender-based and sexual misconduct, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sex offenses as defined by Maryland state law and promulgated by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the sexual violence definitions promulgated by Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 This includes but is not limited to, sexual harassment, non-consensual sexual contact, non-consensual sexual intercourse, or exploitation(see Sexual Misconduct Policy 63.01D). • Any act or failure to act that is based upon an individual or group's actual or perceived status (sex, gender, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, religion or sexual orientation, or other protected status) that is sufficiently severe that it limits or denies the ability to participate in or benefit from the college's educational program or activities. • Harassment. Any unwelcome conduct based on actual or perceived status including (sex, gender, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, religion or sexual orientation, or other protected status). Any unwelcome conduct should be reported to campus officials, who will act to remedy and resolve reported incidents on behalf of the victim and community.

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