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Community Standards and Civility

The Office of Community Standards & Civility seeks and strives to promote ethical conduct through personal responsibility, encouraging civility and integrity, and a sense of community amongst WSSU students. The Office of Community Standards & Civility strives to promote campus safety and harmony by maintaining an environment consistent with WSSU educational purposes and operations.

Office of Community Standards & Civility's mission is to educate students on the policies of the University pertaining to conduct and their student rights. By educating students on the integrity and ethical standards of their community, it creates an environment for students to consider, in advance, the consequences of behavioral infractions, to accept responsibility for one's own actions in and out of the university, create social justice advocates, and creates an environment for students to understand that they are more than just a student at WSSU, but a representation our community.

Office of Community Standards & Civility Values

Responsibility • Civility • Integrity • Community

Goals

  • To assist students in maturely accepting accountability for his/her actions.
  • To determine with the student the reasons for the misconduct, and make any needed referrals.
  • To trains and perform efforts to foster the personal, social and ethical development of those students whose behavior is in conflict with University expectations, both in and out of the classroom.
  • To provide and promote programs that prepare students to become stewards and global students.
  • To educate students, faculty, and staff of the Code of Community Standards & Civility, university policies & procedures, and how North Carolina laws/policies could affect them on and off-campus via training sessions, educational workshops, and more visibility.

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Contacts

Deona Cureton, M.A.Ed.
Director, Office of Community Standards & Civility
303 Thompson Student Center
336-750-3463
curetondd@wssu.edu

Vacant
Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs
307 Thompson Student Center
336-750-3200
@wssu.edu

Jamar A. Banks
Dean of Students
300 Thompson Student Center
336-750-3400
banksa@wssu.edu