Student Conduct and Compliance Policies

Nondiscrimination Policy

Strayer University is an equal opportunity educational institution. The university is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in the provision of educational programs, activities and benefits to students, as well as equal opportunity in all aspects of employment.

Strayer University does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender identity, color, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, national origin or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local laws and regulations and does not tolerate such discrimination by its students, staff and faculty.

Security Policy

Student safety is of utmost importance at Strayer University and we all must work together to maintain a safe and secure workplace. Students should maintain awareness of campus safety, and immediately report issues and circumstances that may reduce safety and security for our students.

Any person in immediate danger due to crime or emergency should contact local police or fire immediately by dialing 9-1-1. When the emergency has subsided, the incident should be reported as soon as possible by calling the SEI Emergency Line: 1.877.616.7878.

For non-emergencies, any person who is a victim, witness or has knowledge of any criminal activity or other emergency on campus should report it immediately by emailing alert@strategiced.com. If assistance is required with filing an incident report, the Regional Leader and Senior Director, Real Estate should be contacted.

Persons reporting possible crimes, other emergencies or violations of the Student Code of Conduct may be asked to complete witness statements, which may be distributed to other appropriate university officials as the situation warrants.

Acts of aggression or violence by a student toward other students, staff and/or faculty will not be tolerated. If an instructor or staff member believes that a student is being disruptive, acting inappropriately or poses any threat to a classroom or campus, the professor or staff member may request the student leave the classroom and/or the campus. This may include threats to the health or general welfare of the campus community.

Violations of the law and/or the Student Code of Conduct by a student may be referred to outside law enforcement agencies and/or, when appropriate, to Student Affairs for disciplinary action. When a potentially dangerous threat to the Strayer community arises, reports or warnings may be issued through email or text communications, the posting of flyers at campuses, in-class announcements or other appropriate means.

No later than October 1 of each year, Strayer will distribute an Annual Campus Security Report to all students, staff and faculty. This report contains additional information on campus security regulations, recommended personal safety practices, campus crime reporting guidelines, and campus crime statistics for the most recent three-year period. The report is distributed by email, which includes a link to the university website. Hard copies are available upon request in the Office of Student Affairs.

Strayer, in its discretion, may install security cameras at a campus in order to provide increased security monitoring. Cameras will be placed in visible locations in publicly accessible areas and will not record audio signals. Viewing of footage recorded by security cameras is restricted to authorized Strayer personnel and outside law enforcement, as needed.

Strayer University security guards play an important role in Strayer campus security operations. Strayer security guards help students, staff and faculty with safety and security on our campuses. Strayer security guards check student and staff identification, patrol the campus and grounds, and help report and document security incidents. At some campuses, and only when approved by Strayer leadership, Strayer may use armed guards or off-duty police officers working in a uniformed security capacity. In an emergency, students can request security guards to call 9-1-1 and report incidents to authorities.

Students may not have in their possession or control any type of weapon or firearm on Strayer premises. A student who is a sworn law enforcement officer may carry a weapon only with the prior approval of the Regional Leader and only if the student shows proof of his or her legitimate law enforcement position by presenting valid law enforcement credentials.

Strayer University also has an emergency alert system, StrayerALERT, to provide important information to Strayer's students, staff, and faculty about emergency situations at a campus or corporate office. StrayerALERT will use email and text messaging to send short notifications to students, staff, and faculty whose email addresses as well as mobile devices have been registered to receive these messages.

Upon enrolling at Strayer University, students are automatically registered in the StrayerALERT system. Please login to the StrayerALERT system at https://member.everbridge.net/311715841441934/login to make changes to your notification profile. For more information regarding Strayer's emergency management plan as well as the StrayerALERT system, go to https://icampus.strayer.edu.

ID Card Requirement

A valid form of government issued identification is required of all registered students. All students must carry such identification at all times when they are on university property. Campus administration and campus security guards may ask a student to present their identification for entry into the building, or at any other time. If a student is unable to present proper identification, campus administration or campus security guards may ask the student to leave the campus.

Students may have access to services from various business, cultural or entertainment facilities by presenting their Strayer University digital student card ("Student Card"). The Student Card is generated at the time a student enrolls in a course and receives their university email address. The Student Card may be accessed through the Strayer Mobile app. Student Cards may only be used by the registered student and may not be transferred to anyone. Misuse of the Student Card may result in disciplinary action.

Notice of Crime on Campus

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, as well as applicable state laws, information concerning campus security programs, recommended personal safety practices, crime reporting procedures and campus crime statistics for the most recent three-year period is available online at http://www.strayer.edu/campus-safety. Copies also are available in the student services offices for students who wish to obtain a printed copy. Any student experiencing or witnessing criminal activity on campus should report it immediately to a security guard, campus staff, an instructor, or to the Student Affairs team. If a student is in immediate danger, they should contact the police by dialing 9-1-1. Strayer will immediately notify the campus community upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees.

The safety of our students, employees and visitors is always a high priority for Strayer. In compliance with the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, information regarding registered sex offenders can be found at https://www.nsopw.gov/. Individuals who have been convicted of sex offenses are required to register with state sex offender registries and provide notice of their enrollment or employment at an institution of higher education. Accordingly, all students who are convicted sex offenders must notify the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which they reside of their enrollment at Strayer.

Code of Student Conduct

Strayer University expects its students to conduct themselves as business professionals, and to display maturity in their conduct as they progress toward their goals of academic and career success.

Students are expected to follow common courtesy, including allowing university personnel appropriate time to respond to an initial request and grouping questions into as few inquiries as possible. Students should contact administrative staff only via the staff member's campus phone number or official business email address. Personal phone numbers and email addresses should not be used for university-related communications.

Types of conduct subject to disciplinary action include, but are not limited to, the following: dishonesty, unprofessional conduct, misuse of university property, alcohol and drug violations, criminal activity, violent/dangerous behavior and other violations of the Code of Student Conduct or the Academic Integrity Policy. Strayer does not condone threatening, harassing, or violent behavior of its students, faculty or staff. Sanctions for violations of the Code of Student Conduct include written admonition, disciplinary probation, restitution, interim suspension, suspension, dismissal and revocation of degree.

The Assistant Vice Provost of Student Affairs, upon satisfactory proof of violation of this policy, may immediately order an interim suspension or dismissal of a student, and will give the student written notice of their violation of the policy as set forth in the Student Handbook.

For further information about the Student Code of Conduct, see the policies and procedures in the Student Handbook.

Anti-Hazing Policy

Strayer University forbids physical and/or psychological abuse or the threat of such abuse of any person on university premises or at university activities. This includes hazing, which Strayer defines as "activity that (1) is expected of a person when joining or participating in a university-sponsored or university-recognized group or activity; (2) humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers that person; and (3) occurs regardless of that person’s willingness to participate."

Hazing is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct and any student engaging in hazing activities will be subject to disciplinary action as set forth in the Student Handbook.

To report incidents of hazing, students should contact the Office of Student Affairs using any of the following methods:

1. Email: studentaffairs@strayer.edu
2. U.S. Postal Service: PO Box 710927 Herndon, VA 20171
3. Phone: 1-877-261-6908

Strayer will investigate incidents of hazing through its grievance and disciplinary procedures, which can be found in the Student Handbook.

Academic Integrity Policy Reporting and Enforcement Procedures

The university procedures for reporting, evaluating and administering consequences for academic integrity violations are detailed in the Student Handbook.

For more information, please see the Student Handbook.

Policy on Unauthorized Electronic Distribution of Copyrighted Materials

The university prohibits students from using its computer systems and networks to violate copyright law. Copyright owners have the right to control, within certain limits, how their works are published, distributed and sold, and the right to be paid for the use of a work. Unless a student is the copyright holder or has express permission to share someone else's copyrighted works, the distribution of copyrighted works to the internet to share on a peer-to-peer network is almost certainly violating another person's copyrights.

Peer-to-peer file sharing occurs when individuals store files on their computers and enable their computers as servers so that others may download the files. The university strictly forbids peer-to-peer file sharing applications or any application used to violate copyrights or any federal or state law. Violations include copying or distributing copyrighted media such as songs, movies, software, video games, text and pictures, without authorization from the copyright owner.

The university's networks and computers may only be used for education-related objectives of the university. Please see Strayer's Technology Use Policy for more information. University networks and computers may not be used to operate file sharing programs, including peer-to-peer file sharing applications for the illegal downloading of copyrighted materials.

Use of file sharing applications can harm student users and the university. A student who runs a file sharing application may be inadvertently sharing personal information, such as email messages and credit card information. In addition, virus writers often target file sharing applications. Finally, file sharing programs may disrupt Internet access and performance of programs used for academic work on university networks.

There are many legal ways to download copyrighted materials. Unlike illegal file sharing, these services, as permitted by Strayer University policy, can be used to access materials like songs and movies without violating the law. Many online music services allow you to download individual songs or albums for a fee. Both the Recording Industry Associate of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) have web sites that list ways to legally download copyrighted materials. Some of the more popular ways to download copyrighted material include:

Music

• iTunes
• Napster
• Amazon MP3 Music Download

Movies and Television

• iTunes
• Amazon DVD On Demand

All use of university networks and computers, including email accounts, may be monitored by the university at any time without notice to identify and mitigate usage in violation of federal copyright laws. Computers found to be engaging in peer-to-peer activity on university networks will be automatically blocked from accessing the network for 30 minutes.

Violation of this policy may result in an immediate suspension or loss of computer or network privileges at the university and will also subject a student to disciplinary action, up to and including suspension and expulsion from the university. If appropriate, violations may also be reported to local or federal law enforcement agencies for prosecution.

Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file-sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement.

Unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing, may subject copyright infringers to civil and criminal liabilities. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or statutory damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For willful infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys' fees. Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense. For more information, please see the website of the U.S. Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov, and especially the FAQ's at www.copyright.gov/help/faq.