Violations
1. Abuse of any university student processes: Altering, tampering, forging, or knowingly using falsified documents or records of the university; being party to falsification; giving or providing false statements, written or oral; and providing false information during any university proceeding or to any university official is prohibited.
2. Abuse or tampering with fire safety and/or safety security equipment: Students are prohibited from intentionally or recklessly using, altering, disabling, damaging, removing, obstructing, or otherwise tampering with fire safety or security equipment. This includes, but is not limited to, fire alarms, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, emergency exit devices, security cameras, access control systems, emergency telephones, door security hardware, and other life safety or security devices. Unauthorized activation or interference with the normal operation of any fire safety or security system is prohibited.
3. Aiding and Abetting: Assisting, facilitating, or encouraging any individual, student, or non-student in committing or attempting to violate the Student Code of Conduct. This includes actions such as helping, hiring, or persuading another person to engage in conduct that directly contravenes university policies.
4. Acts of dishonesty: to include but not limited to furnishing false information to University officials or forgery of any University document. For academic dishonesty, refer to Academic Dishonesty Procedures.
5. Alcohol and/or Liquor Law violation: to include the violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages on Norfolk State University Campus.
6. Computer Misuse—Refer to Administrative Policy #32-01 (2022) Acceptable Use of Technological Resources.
7. Conduct that threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person.
8. Gambling illegally for money in any form on University property.
9. Dating Violence—Refer to BOV Policy # 5 (2023) Title IX: Sexual Violence, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.
10. Domestic Violence—Refer to BOV Policy # 5 (2023) Title IX: Sexual Violence, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.
11. Drug Law Violation: The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, use, possession, transportation, or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance.
12. Disruptive behavior: Disrupting or obstructing the normal living and work environments of other members of the university community or the functions or activities of the university (as well as activities conducted on the university's property with its permission). Examples include: blocking entrances, corridors or exits; interfering with ongoing educational activities cultural events, or recreational, extracurricular or athletic programs; unauthorized presence in a building after normal closing hours or after notice that the building is being closed; interfering with vehicular or pedestrian traffic; [creating unsanitary conditions;] and interfering with any other effort to protect the health and safety of members of the university community or larger public.
13. Failure to comply with University Officials: All employees of Norfolk State University are considered university officials. Students are to comply with all reasonable directions and requests of all university officials or law enforcement officers.
14. Failure to display University issued Student ID: Failure, by a student, to carry a valid University Student ID card at all times when on University property. Transferring and/or duplicating University ID cards is prohibited. ID cards must be provided and/or displayed upon request to any person acting on behalf of the University in the performance of their official duties
15. Harassment, which is conduct so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively prevents the victim’s access to educational opportunity or benefit. For gender-based harassment, refer to BOV Policy # 5 (2023) Title IX: Sexual Violence, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.
16. Hazing—Refer to Administrative Policy # 27-03 (2021) Hazing.
17. Lewd Behavior: Engaging in obscene, indecent, or sexually offensive conduct that occurs in a public or semi-public space on campus, including but not limited to public sexual acts, indecent exposure, public masturbation, sexually explicit performances, or other conduct that would reasonably be considered offensive, disruptive, or inconsistent with university community standards.
- Public is defined as areas of campus that are openly accessible to the campus community and visitors, such as parking lots, sidewalks, campus greens, and other outdoor common areas.
- Semi-public is defined as areas that are accessible for specific university purposes or to limited groups of individuals, such as residence hall corridors, classrooms, academic buildings, and similar shared interior spaces, etc.
18. Off-Campus Behavior - Students have a continuing duty to promptly report to Dean of Students any arrests for violations of federal, state, local, or international law, excluding minor traffic violations that do not result in injury to others. This duty applies regardless of where the arrest occurred (inside or outside the Commonwealth of Virginia) and regardless of whether the University is in session at the time of the arrest. An arrest includes the issuance of a written citation or summons regardless of whether the student is taken into custody by law enforcement. Charges related to driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs are not "minor traffic violations" and must be reported.
19. Prohibited Conduct: Violations of federal, state, or local laws, regulations, orders, or ordinances.
20. Retaliation: Any adverse action, intimidation, threat, coercion, harassment, discrimination, or other conduct directed toward an individual or group because they have reported an alleged violation of the law or university policy, made a complaint, served as a witness, provided information, participated in an investigation or hearing, exercised a right under university policy, or otherwise participated in a university resolution process. Retaliation is prohibited regardless of whether the underlying complaint or allegation is ultimately substantiated.
21. Sexual violence—Refer to BOV Policy # 5 (2023) Title IX: Sexual Violence, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
22. Stalking— Refer to BOV Policy # 5 (2023) Title IX: Sexual Violence, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.
23. Theft: The unauthorized taking, use, possession, concealment, removal, appropriation, or attempted theft of property belonging to the University or any student, organization, or entity. This includes possessing, using, or exercising control over property without the owner's knowledge, consent, authorization, or lawful entitlement.
24. Unauthorized access or entry: refers to a person gaining entry to a secured area (residential or non-residential) or perimeter without the proper credentials or authorization.
25. Unauthorized recording and/or distribution: includes but is not limited to pictures, imagery, text messages, audio, or videos of any person without their explicit consent.
26. Unlawful Masking: Consistent with Va. Code § 18.2-422, any individual who is present on University Property or attending a University Event who is wearing a mask, hood, or other device whereby a substantial portion of the face is hidden or covered so as to conceal the identity of the wearer, must present an Identification document when requested by an Authorized University Employee or otherwise establish their identity to the satisfaction of the Authorized University Employee.
27. Weapons—Refer to Administrative Policy #47-10 (2016) Weapons.
28. Vandalism - Intentionally or recklessly damaging, destroying, defacing, or tampering with university property or the property of any person is prohibited.
29. Violence to persons: Includes but is not limited to intentionally or recklessly causing harm to a person.
30. Violating any published Board of Visitors or University policies or rules