Student Definition and Classifications

Definition of a Student

For the purposes of student conduct at Indiana Wesleyan University, a student is defined as any person who is registered for, or enrolled in, a traditional undergraduate program, either full-time or part-time, on the Residential Campus.

Classifications

• Students who are under the age of 25 OR choose to live in a residential facility on campus are expected to abide by the Community Standards and University Policies set forth in this handbook.
• Students who are 25 years or older AND do not live on campus are expected to abide by the Community Standards and University Policies when they are on campus, in the presence of IWU students defined in the preceding bullet point, or while attending university-related events. Additionally, any violation of federal or state law may be addressed by the institution through the conduct process.

Term

Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered academic community committed to changing the world by developing students in character, scholarship and leadership. A specific set of standards and policies have been developed to help assure that the University fulfills its mission through education, nurturing personal growth, and maintaining a campus-wide atmosphere conducive to learning and academic excellence.

Students are held accountable to these policies and standards at all times during academic terms in which they are enrolled (fall and spring semesters, May term, summer term, online, etc...), which can include:

• On and off campus, while at home, traveling abroad, etc...
• Fall Break, Thanksgiving and Spring Break
• Any time, even outside periods of enrollment, during which they are actively representing or engaged in a formal relationship with the University (i.e. athletics, employment, etc...).

Outside of these instances, when not an active member of the local IWU community, specifically during Christmas break and Summer break, students are encouraged to continue to uphold biblical principles which inform our community standards and are expected to abide by the standards of the local community in which they find themselves, including state and federal laws. IWU does reserve the right to interact with behavior, occurring when students are not actively connected to the institution (through enrollment, employment, university representation, etc...), that would violate the code of conduct.

One of the many roles of higher education is to create a responsible citizenry; the above approach seeks to do so by calling students to be upstanding citizens and community members in the various communities they find themselves while also encouraging them to exercise their faith and discernment to make conscientious and informed decisions. As responsible citizens of our community, students voluntarily agree to abide by University guidelines and standards in exchange for the benefit of being a part of the Indiana Wesleyan University community.