WAC 132P-33-010
Preamble. Yakima Valley Community College
is dedicated not only to learning and the advancement of
knowledge but also to the development of ethically sensitive and
responsible persons. It seeks to achieve these goals through a
sound educational program and policies concerning conduct that
encourage independence and maturity while strengthening the
spirit of mutual cooperation and responsibility shared by all
members of the college community. Sharing goals held in common,
the students, faculty, and staff of Yakima Valley Community
College are joined in voluntary association in an educational
community.
The student is, first of all, a member of the community at
large, and as such, is entitled to the rights and
responsibilities of any citizen of comparable age and maturity. In addition, students, as members of the college are in the
unique position of being citizens of two communities, subject to
the regulations imposed by both and accountable to both.
Yakima Valley Community College expects that students will
respect the laws of the greater society. As an agency of the
state of Washington, the college must respect and adhere to the
regulations established by local, state, and federal authorities.
As an educational institution, it has the added responsibility
for assisting students in gaining an understanding of the law and
its function, and the responsibilities imposed upon each
individual in a democratic society to respect and support the
legal structure which protects the individual and the society. As a functioning organization, the college also has the
responsibility to develop a set of regulations to assure the
orderly conduct of the affairs of the college.
Admission to the college carries with it the expectation
that students will conduct themselves as responsible members of
the college community, that they will comply with the rules and
regulations of the college, maintain high standards of integrity
and honesty, respect the rights, privileges and property of other
members of the college community and will not interfere with
legitimate college affairs.
An atmosphere of learning and self-development is created by
appropriate conditions in the college community. The rights and
responsibilities in this document are critical ingredients in the
free, creative, and spirited educational environment to which the
students, faculty and staff on Yakima Valley Community College
are committed.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 99-13-140, § 132P-33-010,
filed 6/18/99, effective 7/19/99; 82-01-079 (Resolution No.
81-4), § 132P-33-010, filed 12/21/81.]