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PACE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES: WHAT TO DO AND WHO TO CONTACT
Categories of Behavioral Issues. Set forth below are four categories of student behavior, related examples of behavior for each
category, and guidance about responding to such behaviors, including who to contact. Behavior does not always fit easily into just
one category and therefore, as here, there may be overlap among categories. Some of the examples below would be violations of Pace
University’s Guiding Principles of Conduct and therefore would be enforced by the Deans for Students, not faculty or administrators.
Establishing Standards of Classroom Behavior. Faculty are encouraged to establish reasonable standards of behavior for students
to follow in their classroom and class-related activities (e.g., internships, field trips). Any particular or unique behavioral
requirements for a class may be identified in the course syllabus, and at the start of the semester faculty should familiarize students
with the particular standards for the class. Standards unique to a class supplement but do not supersede the Guiding Principles of
Conduct, which apply to conduct in the classroom as well as elsewhere on campus and at the University-sponsored events and, as
explained above, are enforced by the Deans for Students.
Categories of Behavioral Issues
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A. Non-Emergency
1. Examples of Behavior
Eating in the classroom.
Arriving to class late or leaving
early.
Cell phone use during class.
B. Non-Medical Emergency
1. Examples of Behavior
Physical or verbal violence or
threats of such violence.
Theft or destruction of property.
Obstruction or significant disruption
of class.
C. Medical Emergency
1.Examples of Behavior
Seizure
Allergic reaction
Fainting/loss of consciousness
Physical injury
D. Psychological Emergency
and Non-Emergency
1.Examples of Behavior
Direct threats of harm to self
(including suicide) or others.
Actual harm to self (e.g., self-
mutilation).
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Some behavior may be a violation of the Guiding Principles of Conduct or a faculty member’s classroom standards but because it has been granted as a
reasonable accommodation, it cannot be construed as a violation or subjected to penalties. For example, for medical reasons a diabetic may need to eat
something in accordance with a strict schedule and consequently, as an accommodation, is permitted to eat while in class.