Section 13 Linfield Policies
Disability Statement: Students with disabilities are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you are a student with a disability and feel you may require academic accom- modations please contact Learning Support Services (LSS), as early as possible to request accommodation for your disability. The timeliness of your request will allow LSS to promptly arrange the details of your support. LSS is located in Melrose Hall 020 (503-883-2562), or LSS@linfield.edu. We also encourage students to communicate with faculty about their accommodations.
Academic Integrity Policy: Linfield University operates under the assumption that all students are honest and ethical in the way they conduct their personal and scholastic lives. Academic work is evaluated on the assumption that the work presented is the student’s own, unless designated otherwise. Anything less is unacceptable and is considered a violation of academic integrity. Furthermore, a breach of academic integrity will have concrete consequences that may include failing a particular course or even dismissal from the university. Violations of academic integrity include but are not limited to the following:
Cheating: Using or attempting to use unauthorized sources, materials, information, or study aids in any submitted academic work; changing answers after graded work has been returned; making unauthorized changes to an exam, quiz, or assignment.
Plagiarism: Submission of academic work that includes material copied or paraphrased from published or unpublished sources without proper documentation. This includes self-plagiarism, the submission of work created by the student for another class unless they receive consent from both instructors.
Fabrication: Deliberate falsification or invention of any information, data, or citation in academic work.
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty: Knowingly helping or attempting to help another to violate the university’s policy on academic integrity.
Any form of academic dishonesty will result in a 0 on that assignment/ quiz/ exam. Additionally, academic dishonesty may result in a failing grade in the course. See the Linfield Acadmic Integrity Policy in the Linfield Catalog for information on the procedure to be used in dealing with academic dishonesty.
Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence and Title IX: Linfield University faculty are committed to supporting students and fostering a campus environment free of sexual misconduct and relationship violence. If a student chooses to disclose to a faculty or staff member an experience related to sexual misconduct, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, all faculty and staff are obligated to report this disclosure to the Linfield Title IX Coordinator by emailing titleix@linfield.edu. Upon receipt of the report, the Title IX Coordinator will contact you to inform you of your rights and options and connect you with support services. If you would rather share infor- mation about these experiences with an employee who does not have these reporting responsibilities and can keep the information confidential, please visit confidential resources: linfield.edu/safety/sexual-misconduct/reporting-options/confidential.html.
For more information about your rights and reporting options at Linfield, including confidential reporting options, please visit . linfield.edu/safety/sexual-misconduct/index.html. Support services are offered to all Linfield students regardless of whether or not they report. Still have questions? Email titleix@linfield.edu.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Linfield University honors human rights and academic freedom, celebrates diverse cultures, fosters a climate of mutual respect, and promotes an inclusive environment that affirms the value of all persons. Dimensions of diversity can include sex, race, age, national origin, immigration status, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, intellectual and physical ability, sexual orientation, income, faith and non-faith perspectives, socio-economic class, political ideology, education, primary language, family status, military experience, cognitive style, and communication style. In a multi-perspective intellectual space, challenges to our beliefs and ideas are part of the learning process and can provide opportunities for growth. Reasoning, thoughtfulness, and open dialogues that honor the dignity of everyone is expected
