Personal Growth Initiative

PERSONAL GROWTH INITIATIVE

If your own behavior has been in violation of the policies of the University, and if you wish to
change your behavior, you are encouraged to take the initiative to discuss the behavior of
concern with a member of the Student Life staff (i.e. Resident Director, Director of Residence
Life, or Dean of Students). Upon proactively addressing the problem (not confessing in
response to a potential or actual disciplinary inquiry), it may be defined at this point as a
personal problem and may become exempt from disciplinary action. The Personal Growth
Initiative is designed to assist students who initiate contact with the people above with a desire
to change behavior. Counseling or other means of addressing the problem may be required as
a part of the Growth Initiative. If the behavior persists, despite the initiation of the Growth
Initiative, you may be subject to sanctions due to continued violation of university policy..
Students who have been confronted about their behavior and have not initiated contact for help
are not eligible to enter the Personal Growth Initiative process. Those students will be subject to
the standard student conduct process. Other exceptions to this approach may be when behavior
is repetitive, self-destructive, harmful or hazardous to others, violates the university Sexual
Misconduct Policy (Title IX), or involves a significant legal issue in which the university is
obligated to uphold the law