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About Us

Student Conduct and Integrity supports the university's educational mission by:

  • upholding academic integrity and responsible behavior
  • promoting student growth and development
  • administering fair, equitable and educational processes that promote health and safety across the community.  

What We Do

Administer the student conduct process at UC Davis. Student Conduct Specialists:

  • support the safety and security of our community;
  • uphold the university's standards of excellence in education and promote the ethical, intellectual, and emotional growth and development of students involved in the student conduct process;
  • provide a fair resolution of alleged misconduct cases, with respect for the rights of accused students, reporting parties, and the campus community;
  • provide leadership opportunities for students through the Student Conduct and Integrity Board;
  • maintain confidential, centralized records of conduct cases and issue statistical reports as required to campus, state and federal agencies;

Uphold student rights and serve as a resource for how to address student grievances.

Engage in outreach with campus partners: 

  • educate the campus community about student rights, responsibilities and conduct standards
  • promote academic integrity and responsible conduct and prevent misconduct.
  • foster discussion of ethical issues and enhance the commitment of students, faculty and staff to academic integrity.
  • respond to requests for information, advice, and referrals from faculty, staff, and others.
  • research and apply strategies for promoting academic integrity and responsible student behavior.

Coordinate review and development of student-related policies and work collaboratively with other campus stakeholders to:

  • develop, evaluate and implement protocols for situations such as those involving threats to self or others, assault, stalking, drug abuse, and/or other crimes or high-risk behaviors.
  • review, update, and implement campus policies, including the UC Davis Policy on Student Conduct and Discipline, as well as other university policies related to students' rights and responsibilities.
  • coordinate campus consultation and feedback on student-related system-wide policies.