Proscribed Conduct

Caldwell College expects its students to conform to the highest standards of conduct. Disciplinary regulations are detailed in both the C-Book (the publication of the Student Activities Office) and the Resident Student Handbook. Proscribed conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following areas.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY

Damage, defacement, or destruction of college property or the property of any person on College property is punishable by law.

THE DRUG POLICY

Caldwell College upholds the laws of the Federal Government and Title 24 of the Statutes of New Jersey which prohibit the illegal possession, use, or distribution of marijuana, cocaine, LSD, or other hallucinogens and narcotic drugs. Students who violate these laws are subject to severe disciplinary measures, including possible expulsion.

The College cannot protect an offender against the penalties of the law. Law enforcement officers, when armed with the proper documents, have a legal right to search any and all buildings on campus without prior notice.

Any student known to be distributing or selling drugs as mentioned above will be dismissed from the College. The College will not differentiate between violations occurring on or off campus.

While in no way condoning the breaking of the laws pertaining to drugs, the College is concerned in every way possible to help the individual achieve a realistic understanding of the consequences of the use of drugs. Therefore, the resources of the college will be available, on a confidential basis, to any student desiring assistance. Since the college is not equipped for rehabilitation, referral to such a service might be necessary.

ALCOHOL

The legal drinking age in New Jersey is twenty-one years. In accordance with the law, alcohol purchase and consumption on the Caldwell College campus will be governed by the following regulations. No one under the legal age for drinking shall be served or allowed to sell, purchase or consume alcoholic beverages.

Caldwell College allows alcoholic beverages to be served to persons of legal age at meetings or social gatherings held on campus. Permission to sell alcoholic beverages must be secured in advance from the Director of Student Activities. Request forms for a license application may be secured in that office. Approval is dependent upon a liquor license and the existence of adequate measure to preclude the serving of alcoholic beverages under the legal age.

For more information, please consult the Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy page.

ANTI - HARASSMENT

Caldwell College, as a Catholic institution, has a tradition of respecting the dignity and rights of the individual; the College encourages its students and employees to be responsive to community and global concerns and to act with a sense of responsibility to self and others. In realizing this goal, every member of the campus community is responsible for insuring that incidents of harassment do not occur and, if they occur, do not go unreported. Harassment is offensive to students, faculty, staff members, and employees of the College. Therefore, the Caldwell College community will not tolerate harassment in any form.

This policy refers to, but is not limited to, harassment for the following reasons:

Harassment includes display or circulation of written materials or pictures degrading to either gender or to racial, ethnic, or religious groups; and verbal abuse or insults directed at or made in the presence of members of a racial, ethnic or minority group.