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Statement of Expectations for Off-Campus Behavior
The College of New Jersey encourages excellence in citizenship by having students, faculty, and staff sustain and advance the communities comprising our campus, township, state, and nation. All individuals affiliated with The College shall serve these interrelated communities as responsible citizens, both on and off campus. Accordingly, all members of the TCNJ community are expected to develop and enhance each of these communities in a manner consistent with the applicable codes of ethical conduct established by The College, as well as local, state, and federal laws.
Although The College neither substitutes for nor interferes with regular legal processes, there may be circumstances when The College should take action through its own applicable judicial or disciplinary processes that potentially overlap with external criminal or civil proceedings. When an act committed off-campus (1) poses a substantial and continuing danger to the safety and/or property of The College or members of its community (for example, sexual assault, the illegal distribution of controlled substances); and/or (2) otherwise constitutes a serious criminal offense, The College may take official internal action to protect its orderly functioning as an academic community. In such cases, the college administrative officials will advise affected parties of sources of appropriate assistance.
The Committee for Student and Campus Community recommends that the above statement replace the statement on Student Rights and Freedoms (Section IV. Freedom of Students Off Campus, Subsection B. Institutional Authority and Civil Penalties) in the Student Handbook.
The committee further recommends that the statement on Student Judicial Structure (Section VI. Violations of Community Standards, Subsection Q. Off-Campus Behavior) in the Student Handbook be revised as follows (added text underlined):
"Off-campus behavior that adversely affects the interests of The College community or could injure or endanger oneself or the welfare of others, as set forth in Section IV, Subsection B, under Students Rights and Freedoms" (as revised above)
