Assembly on Campus

All members of the community have the right to peaceful assembly where such gathering will not interfere with the legitimate educational or institutional process. Should any disruptive action occur, however, it is the responsibility of all segments of the University community to seek a common means to remedy the situation. An authorized administrative official, accompanied by appropriate members of the University community, will apprise the offending parties that their action constitutes a disruption, that it is subject to action including temporary or permanent exclusion from the community, and that it should be stopped immediately. The group will be told that specific avenues for further consideration of their grievances would be made available within twenty-four hours if they comply.

Representatives of the offending group will be invited to participate in the hearing related to the grievance. If the avenues for solution are not accepted and the disruption continues, those persons who cannot be identified as members of the University community will be dealt with accordingly. Members of the community will again be asked to cease and desist. A meeting of the University Council or other concerned members of the University community will be called to discuss the grievances leading to the disruption.

If the activities of the University Council or its substitute do not result in control of the situation, an authorized administrator will take whatever legal means are necessary to restore order or to re-establish the rights of the offended parties. This will be done in accordance with established community procedures and after such consultation as may be necessary and possible under the circumstances existing at the time. The invoking of legal sanctions from outside the campus is a clear indication that the community has been unable to reach a satisfactory conclusion to its problems through normal channels and is to be used, therefore, only as a last resort. The University reserves the right to enforce all rules of conduct and to immediately dispatch Public Safety officers or request law enforcement assistance to respond to any criminal or violent acts.

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