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I. Preamble
The students and faculty of the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine consider
the cultivation of ethical standards by its members to be of primary importance
in upholding the honor and integrity of the veterinary profession. The school
expects its members to maintain standards of personal discipline that are in
harmony with its educational goals; to observe national, state, and local laws
as well as school and University regulations; and to respect the rights,
privileges, and property of others. An atmosphere more conducive to education
will be promoted by a mutual respect and trust among the members of the
community of students and faculty. The status of such a relationship between
students and faculty will depend on the behavior of these individuals, and the
responsibility of defining acceptable behavior will fall upon the
student/faculty community as a whole.
II. Articles
The members of the community of students and faculty endorse the following
guidelines for their mutual interactions. It must be emphasized that these
guidelines are of a general nature, provided as a basis for the intended mood of
the document, and are not to be interpreted as a tool for airing petty
grievances.
A. The members are expected not to engage in any conduct that tends to
provide unfair advantage for students in any academic matter. Examples of this
provision include giving or receiving unauthorized aid during an examination and
harboring study materials needed by an individual, class, or the student body as
a whole.
B. The members are expected not to extend to individual students privileged
information concerning examinations that gives unfair advantages to those
students.
C. The members ate expected not to seek privileged information concerning
examinations in addition to that information that is disseminated to the entire
class.
D. The members are expected not to participate in any conduct that
intentionally obstructs or disrupts a member’s education, teaching, or
research; and they are expected not to intentionally cause destruction or
deprivation of the property of a member or the school.
E. The members are expected not to slander or anonymously accuse each other.
F. The members are expected not to publicly or privately accuse any member
through any channel other than one in which such person may have the opportunity
to defend himself or herself.
III. Responsibility
The establishment of a relationship based on trust is the responsibility of
every member of the community. The members should, therefore, take positive
steps to maintain this atmosphere and to correct any situation that might damage
it.
IV. Institution and Amendment
This document will become an official statement of the community of students
and faculty upon vote of approval by two thirds of the members of the student
body and by approval of the faculty body. This document, or any part thereof,
may be repealed or amended at any time, providing the proposal is presented
orally to the members of the community and is posted for one month prior to
vote. A vote of approval by two thirds of the student body and approval by the
faculty body is necessary for these changes.
V. Promulgation
The Executive Board of the Student Chapter, American Veterinary Medical
Association, will provide all new members of the community with a copy of this
document. In addition, the same board shall explain the provisions of this
document each school year during the orientation of the incoming freshman class.
VI. Addendum
Within the School of Veterinary Medicine, the pursuit of allegations through
the following outlined channels is strictly voluntary. The proper channels, open
to any member of the community who is aware of activity that might damage this
trust, are:
1. privately consult the individual in question;
2. consult the mentor of the class, if this be appropriate; and/or
3. consult the respective year coordinator who may bring the matter to the
faculty standing committee.
As a point of information to all members of the community, the above
procedural channels are summarized from the current editions of the following
documents as they apply to the School of Veterinary Medicine: Faculty
Handbook; Administrative Organization and Faculty Committees, School of
Veterinary Medicine; Code of Student Conduct; and Bill of Student
Rights.
(Approved by the student body and faculty, April 1976.)
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