Guides

20 The Washington Center • Code of Conduct Spring 2025 • Course Withdrawal: Immediate removal from enrollment from an academic course, due to academic misconduct. • Educational Task: An assigned learning opportunity that allows for self-reflection on specific behavior, as well as impact on community values and living. Educational tasks may take the form of seminars, workshops, one on one meetings with staff, research projects, assigned reading, counseling or other educational activities. • Eviction: Removal from TWC housing facilities. This may include prohibiting participants to visit any TWC facility as a guest of another participant, depending on the severity of the issue. The conduct officer will determine the specific timeline for eviction, not to exceed 5 days from notification of eviction. • Expulsion: Removal from all TWC program components for Internships and/or Academic Seminars. This also includes removal from TWC housing, if applicable. • Legal/Medical Referral: In instances of criminal activity or health concerns, outside professionals may be utilized. • Loss of Privileges: The TWC Official may revoke privileges originally provided through the Code of Conduct, such as the privilege of having visitors, the privilege to have or consume alcohol within a unit, or the privilege to have overnight guests. • Order of No Contact: At any time, TWC Officials may issue an order of "no contact" to TWC participants. This means that participants are not allowed to contact another individual by talking or communicating to them via any means of technology. Also, participants are not allowed to go to the other individual's apartment or attempt to make contact them in any form. TWC Officials will communicate the specifics of "no contact" upon implementation. • Restitution/Fines/Withholding Stipends: Used in instances deemed appropriate by The Washington Center for policy violations. • Verbal Warning: Used when the violation is minor and may be paired with the following sanctions: an educational task, restitution, order of "no contact," removal of unauthorized or offensive property, or requirement that an academic assignment be completed. A verbal warning does not have to be issued prior to conduct charges. • Written Warning: Used when the violation necessitates an official record. A written warning may result in the following sanctions: an educational task, restitution, prohibiting further contact with designated person(s), removal of unauthorized or offensive property, or requirement that an academic assignment be completed. A copy of the written warning is recorded with The Washington Center. NOTE: A participant may only receive one written warning for the same policy violation and should receive no more than two written warnings in the same term. A written warning does not have to be issued prior to conduct charges. Other TWC Staff Involved in the Conduct Process • Academic Affairs/Courses, Employer Relations, Federal Initiatives, Academic Internship Staff, Short Term Programs staff: This classification includes program staff affiliated with any TWC seminars, customized or short term programs or federal initiatives. • Office of Recruitment and Admissions, International Partnerships: This classification includes any TWC staff that work with admissions and partnerships with TWC. Depending on the severity of the case, the Executive Director of Recruitment and Admissions (or designee) will ensure that campus liaisons are included in the conduct process (or notify appropriate staff of violations). Instances where the campus liaison will be contacted include outstanding balances that impact program continuation, academic performance with potential impact on program success, internship removal and high-level student issues (medical and other emergencies, other situations with ramifications on student experience). The J-1 Visa Officer will also be participatory in cases involving international participants, as a participant's visa status may be affected by the conduct process.

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