Office of Responsibilities & 社区标准

ORCS在非盟

The Office of Responsibilities & 社区标准 (ORCS) promotes well-being by upholding the University Student Code of Conduct. Students at Augustana University are expected to:

Be knowledgeable of the rights, policies and community standards set forth in the University 学生手册.
Develop critical thinking skills, which enable positive decision making.
Participate in positive behaviors, 这促进了安全, inclusive and thriving learning environment for all.
Take responsibility for personal actions that negatively impact the Augustana experience of the individual and/or their community.

Informal Resolution Request First Appeal Submission Final Appeal Submission

项目 & 倡议

Awareness is the first step to healthy decision making. ORCS provides several opportunities for students to think critically about the impact they have on campus.

AlcoholEdu | This interactive online workshop allows students to better understand the choice to consume alcohol and its effects on their physical, emotional and social health. This is a required course for all incoming students. Invitations to access the course via email are sent in early August.

旁观者培训 | ORCS provides a number of bystander intervention opportunities in the areas of individual decision making, alcohol consumption and relationship violence. All first-year students attend mandatory bystander intervention and 性ual assault awareness workshops as part of Welcome Week, but bystander training can be provided online or in person to any campus community member. 联系 the ORCS office for more information.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month |每年四月, ORCS hosts a variety of events related to 性ual assault and relationship violence awareness. Check your April A-Mail for a lineup of events.

教育制裁

Accountability is key in order to learn from our mistakes. ORCS relies on a variety of learning-centered sanctions to address most policy violations.

Educational sanctions are specifically designed to better equip students to make positive decisions in similar future circumstances.

Some policy violations require a level of response where an educational sanction is assigned in conjunction to a disciplinary sanction in order to effectively restore justice to an individual or community. ORCS makes every effort to ensure the equity in achievement of sanction completion, prohibits the practice of sanctioning, which promotes further harm, and welcomes a cooperative dialogue with students involved in any part of our process. 了解更多信息, please review the 学生手册, 第六节, titled “Student Conduct Process."

恢复性司法

社区 is our greatest asset at Augustana. We understand the traditional American judicial process has been systemically inequitable for certain populations. Restorative justice is rooted in alternative conflict resolution practices used by indigenous populations and allows participants to address issues by listening, 理解, compassion and collaboration. ORCS supports the growth and healing of the university community through restorative practices when applicable. 这是通过:

Shifting the focus of a policy violation from “rule broken” to “harm caused.”
Promoting accountability for intended and unintended harm to the campus community.
Empowering victims to vocalize their needs for healing.
Maintaining the dignity of the alleged so they can be an active part of community restoration.

联系

Office of Responsibilities & 社区标准 | Edith Mortenson Center 119 | deanofstudents@奥吉.edu | 605.274.4124