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In order to maintain a positive atmosphere whereby students can achieve maximum academic and social development while enrolled in the Upward Bound summer session, all participants must conduct themselves in an orderly and respectful manner at all times. Students who do not abide by the below list of regulations will warrant disciplinary action and dismissal from the program.

1. Appropriate conduct is expected at all times for all activities and situations.


2. Prompt and daily attendance is expected for all classes and activities. Class cutting or excessive tardiness to class will result in firm disciplinary consequences, including daily commuting from campus to home.


3. All homework assignments must be completed prior to entering class each day.


4. Headsets/walkmans, telephones, and beepers must be turned off while in class, study hall, and student meetings. Telephone “text messaging” is not permitted in class!


5. Boom boxes or stereos are allowed in the dormitory room only.


6. Respect for authority is expected at all times.


7. Students will dress appropriately at all times. Halter-tops, midriffs, short shorts, and see-through clothing are not allowed.


8. Students are expected to come to each class with books, paper, and pencil.


9. The following offenses warrant automatic dismissal and may involve law enforcement officials:


1. Fighting
2. Gambling
3. Sexual Harassment and other Sex Offenses
4. Pornography
5. Alcohol/Drug Usage, Possession, or Trafficking
6. Possession of Firearms, Firecrackers, and Concealed Weapons
7. Theft
8. Use of False ID
9. Assault—This includes so-called “Upward Bound New Student Initiation Rites”. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
10. Violent, Disorderly Conduct
11. Breaking and Entering
12. Fraud
13. Forgery

1. Student must arrive and remain on the dormitory floor at or before 11:00 p.m. Showers may be taken before 11:30 p.m. At 11:30 p.m., all students must go to and remain in their rooms. Quiet hours: 11:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. NO EXCUSES WILL BE ACCEPTED.


2. Students who are sent home from the dormitory for disciplinary reasons are automatically dismissed from the summer session.


3. There will be no co-ed visitation on the dormitory floors or rooms. The only dormitory floor Pre-Bridge students are allowed on are their own. Violators of this policy will be sent home immediately. Males and females may visit together in the lobby of the dormitory ONLY. All visitors (including parents) must show an ID and should register in the dormitory lobby. Pre-Bridge students are not allowed on Bridge floors. Bridge students may visit only in same-sex Pre-Bridge rooms and must be off of Pre-Bridge floors by 11:00 p.m.


4. Visitors are not allowed on the floor without administrative permission. All visitors must be off the floor by 11:00 p.m. Due to legal and security regulations, visitors are not allowed to spend the night in the dormitory rooms.


5. Students must turn in their meal card and keys before leaving on Friday evenings. They may return to the dormitory between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Sundays.


6. All students must leave the building during a fire alarm.


7. Playing in the elevators, bathrooms, etc. is strictly forbidden!


8. Playing with water anywhere in the dormitory is strictly forbidden (water guns, water balloons, etc.). Violators will pay for housekeeping services and property damages and will be reprimanded accordingly.


9. Students are required to report to their campus jobs everyday as scheduled and on time and will be asked to commute for work days missed. Remember, paying students for Upward Bound field trips is optional. Any student who works at a campus job and does not report to work the next work day after a field trip will not receive pay for the field trip or the day missed. No excuses will be accepted!


10. Students will dress professionally for their campus jobs. No tank, halter, or midriff tops, shorts, or short skirts will be allowed.


11. Students must report to the Food Monitor for every meal required.


12. Appropriate bus behavior is expected at all times. Males will sit with males; females will sit with females.


13. Students are required to participate in all scheduled trips.


14. Students are not allowed to leave campus without the approval of their parents, TA or the Upward Bound administration. Students may go to University Plaza if chaperoned by a TA. ‘Short’ Vine Street is off limits to students at all times!

Offenses shall be summarized on a “Student Incident Report” form (SIR) and will be submitted to the administrative staff for appropriate disciplinary action.