Code of Conduct

Student Responsibilities

The following responsibilities represent the Student Code of Conduct for the Madison Area Technical College (Madison College). Specific procedures should be followed to report an alleged Student Code of Conduct violation. Certain codes have specialized procedures as noted below (items 3, 11, 15, and 16).

1. Students are responsible to comply with all local, state, and federal policies, statutes, laws and ordinances.
2. Students are responsible to comply with all college policies and procedures.
3. Students are responsible to interact in ways that will not interfere with the educational process and/or any Madison College sponsored activity. Class disruptions are considered an interference with the educational process. See Classroom Disruptions procedures.
4. Students are responsible to treat others with respect and dignity.
5. Students are responsible to take no action that improperly utilizes or disables safety equipment, exit signs, fire extinguishers, window screens, sprinklers, elevators, escalators, etc.
6. Students are responsible to make no threat, nor take any action, which could potentially cause physical harm to themselves or others. This includes sexual assault.
7. Students are responsible to make no threat, nor take any action that would alter and/or damage property owned by the college or other Madison College community members.
8. Students are responsible to refrain from unauthorized entry or use of Madison College property or facilities. This includes the unauthorized possession and/or use of keys and electronic access cards.
9. Students are responsible to refrain from the unauthorized or illegal use, possession, or distribution of illegal drugs and/or alcohol.
10. Students are responsible to refrain from the unauthorized use, possession or distribution of weapons, dangerous firearms (or their facsimiles), explosives and/or hazardous objects or substances on Madison College owned or leased property or at Madison College sponsored activities. Students that are licensed under Wisconsin law to carry concealed weapons may carry such weapons only in places not prohibited by the College.
11. Students are responsible to be honest and furnish accurate information to all members of the Madison College community. Honesty includes the absence of all forms of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty is defined as: Any behavior which results in a student giving or receiving unauthorized assistance or receiving credit for work that is NOT his/her own. See Academic Integrity procedures.
12. Students are responsible for the behavior of any guest they escort onto the Madison College campus or have accompanying them at a Madison College sponsored activity.
13. Students are responsible to ensure that gambling does not occur on Madison College property or at Madison College sponsored activities.
14. Students are responsible to comply with all reasonable verbal and written instructions and/or directives from authorized Madison College personnel.
15. Students are responsible to take no action which could be defined as discrimination. Discrimination is defined as: an unfairness or prejudice based on a person’s age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record or conviction record, religion, parental status or pregnancy in its educational programs, admissions, activities or employment practices. See Harassment/Discrimination procedures.
16. Students are responsible to take no action which could be defined as harassment. Harassment is defined as: unwanted, deliberate, or repeated unsolicited comments, slurs, demeaning references, gestures, graphic materials, physical contacts, solicitation of favors, advances or other adverse treatment. See Harassment/Discrimination procedures.
17. Students who are members of formally recognized college clubs and organizations, which receive segregated funds through the Student Activities Board, are responsible to conduct themselves within the charters, constitutions, and guidelines of those organizations and of the Student Activities Board.
18. Students are responsible to be appropriately clothed and to wear shoes/sandals and shirts in Madison College facilities for safety and health reasons.
19. Students are responsible to ensure that smoking or the use of tobacco products does not occur within any Madison College facility, or designated campus smoke-free areas.
20. Students, who wish to circulate petitions in lounge areas and/or at main entrances, are responsible to obtain a facility permit from the Department of Facilities Administration.
21. Student organizations that wish to sponsor fund raising activities, are responsible to:
    1. obtain a facility permit;
    2. solicit only in designated locations;
    3. use the proceeds to fund their organizational activities;
    4. clearly identify the sponsoring group to buyers; and
    5. clearly label literature with the sponsoring group’s name.
22. Students are responsible to refrain from using bicycles, skateboards, and rollerblades within Madison College facilities, or as posted on the grounds of district property.
23. Students are responsible to conduct themselves appropriately when utilizing campus-owned computer equipment and to follow the Student Computer Systems Acceptable Use Guidelines.
24. Students are responsible to comply with copyright law, which protects written works, recorded works, computer programs and other forms of expression. Copyright law generally prohibits the duplication of copyrighted works without the permission of the copyright owner, but there are important exceptions that permit copying for some educational purposes.

In some cases, certain academic programs, such as the Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Program and some Health Occupations programs, require students to comply with additional standards. Criminal Justice students failing to recognize these standards may be withdrawn from one or more classes in the program at any time.

The Health Occupations Department has specific policies, which apply to particular courses and programs. Copies of these policies are available from instructors and the division dean/chairperson upon request.

Any violation of the Student Code of Conduct may serve as a basis for formal conflict management.

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