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Alumni | StaffStudents are part of the University community, and are expected to respect the rights of others to live and study in a peaceful and clean environment. To ensure these rights, students must adhere to the following rules:
1 Weapons are forbidden from the campus. A weapon is considered any device whose purpose is to injure a person or animal, and includes but is not limited to firearms, bows and arrows, catapults, axes, bush-knives, flick-knives, sword-sticks, clubs, pepper-sprays, mace and brass knuckles. Any other device used to injure a person, such as sticks, stones or bottles, will also be considered as weapons. Students found in possession of weapons or using weapons anywhere on campus will immediately lose their housing privilege and be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate.
2 Alcohol and illegal drugs such as marijuana are forbidden from the campus. Students found in possession of alcohol or illegal drugs anywhere on campus will immediately lose their housing privilege and be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate.
3 Students involved in disorderly behaviour anywhere on campus while in an intoxicated state will immediately lose their housing privilege and be subject to other disciplinary charges and criminal charges as appropriate. Such behaviour includes fighting, vandalism, harassment, damage to University property, disturbing the peace, or any other activity considered inappropriate by the University authorities This rule applies regardless of whether the student became intoxicated on or off-campus.
4 Students who assault any member of the University Staff or Mess Hall Staff for any reason whatsoever will immediately lose their housing privilege and be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate.
5 Students stealing or attempting to steal any item from the mess will immediately lose their housing privilege and be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate.
6 Students committing wilful or reckless damage to University property anywhere on campus will immediately lose their housing privilege and be subject to other disciplinary charges and criminal charges as appropriate. Students responsible for damage to University property will also be held responsible for repair costs, and will be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate. Sub-Wardens failing to report such occurrences may also be charged.
7 Students stealing or attempting to steal any item from the library will immediately incur a K150 fine and be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate.
8 All areas of UPNG should be quiet enough to permit students to study at all times. Students must not make excessive noise after 7:00 pm.
9 Students are responsible for the general cleanliness of the campus. Students deliberately littering or disposing of rubbish outside designated collection points will be charged for disciplinary action.
10 Students are not permitted to move or remove any University property from its designated area. This includes but is not limited to classroom furniture, teaching materials, dining hall utensils and crockery, laboratory equipment and audio/visual equipment. Students found in possession of property that has not been issued to them will be charged with theft.
11 With the exception of the residence halls, students are not permitted to sleep, domicile, or otherwise live in any university buildings; including lecture theatres, classrooms, libraries, storage areas, and any other areas, used or unused by the university.
12 Pets and other animals are not permitted on campus.
13 Sales of alcohol, drugs (legal or illegal), betel-nuts, and cigarettes are not permitted.
14 Spitting, especially while chewing betel-nuts, is not permitted in, on or adjacent to any buildings, including walls, floors, toilet areas, doorways, stairwells, and walkways. Students deliberately spitting in these areas will be charged for disciplinary action.
15 The University reserves the right to ask any student to present their identification card at any time. Persons refusing to present their identification may be escorted off campus.
16 The University reserves the right to inspect any area of the University at any time to ensure that these rules are obeyed.
These rules are made under the Student Discipline Statute of 1984, amended 1996. Breaches of these rules are Disciplinary Offences under section 2 (1) of the statute. These offences are dealt with by the Head of Residential and Catering Services, the Pro Vice Chancellor, the Student Discipline Committee (SDC), and the University Council, as per Sections 3 through 13 of the statute.
In most cases, the PVC will file charges with the SDC based on allegations of the Head of Residential and Catering Services, Security Staff, and other members of the University community. The SDC will then evaluate the alleged violations and impose penalties.
However, alleged violations of Rules 1-7 will be decided immediately by the PVC and Head of Residential and Catering Services. If found guilty of violating any of Rules 1-6, resident students will immediately forfeit their housing privilege and do immediate room clearance and may be subject to other penalties. Students may appeal these decisions to the SDC, but must live off-campus during the appeal process. Students sentenced by this process may also be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges.
These rules take immediate effect from the date of signing. Academic staff are expected to actively encourage student adherence to these rules.
