SUNY-ESF Student and Judicial Handbooks
Office of the Dean

• Printable Student Handbook (PDF)

This document serves as an official guidebook for ESF students. It outlines many of ESF’s policies and services:

Table of Contents

• A Little College History
• Where Does SU Fit?
• Other ESF Campuses
• College Policies
• Involvement at ESF
• Student Affairs
• Student Publications
• Annual Events
• Traditions
• Honors and Awards
• Student Services
• The Neighborhood
• Protecting Yourself
• Protecting Your Possessions
• Getting Around Town
• Where To Find Help
• Glossary of Terms
• Appendices
  1. Code of Student Conduct
  2. Academic Policies
  3. Academic Grievance Procedures
  4. Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy
  5. Release of Information
  6. University Police Statement
  7. Campus Protest Response
  8. Sexual Harassment
  9. Moon Library – Guidelines for Patrons
  10. Rules for Maintenance of Public Order
  11. College-wide Personal Safety/Campus Security Committee
  12. Sexual Assault Prevention
  13. Bias Crimes Prevention
  14. Investigation of Violent Felony Offenses/Missing Students
  15. ESF Electronic Mail System
  16. ESF Computing and Network Resources
  17. Violence in the Workplace

• Printable Judicial Handbook (PDF)

This handbook outlines the policies, processes and procedures of ESF’s Judicial System:

Table of Contents

• Philosophy of the Code of Student Conduct
• Students’ Rights and Responsibilities
• Code of Student Conduct
• Jurisdiction
• Judicial Process Overview
  • Cases Involving Academic Dishonesty
  • Cases Involving Personal/Social Misconduct
• Judicial Process: Policies and Procedures
• Judicial Process: Enforcement
• Interim Suspension and Other Administrative Actions
• Sanctions
• Disciplinary Records
• Appeal Process
• Appeal Hearing Procedure
• Parent/Guardian Notification
• Appendix A: Academic Dishonesty Definitions

1. College Policies and Procedures

• Academic Integrity website
• Printable Academic Integrity Handbook (PDF)

This handbook outlines the rights, responsibilities, and violation consequences for Academic Integrity at ESF:

Table of Contents

• student rights and responsibilities
  • Student Rights
  • Student Responsibilities
• faculty rights and responsibilities
  • Faculty Rights
  • Faculty Responsibilities
• doing honest and original work
  • What is Original Work
  • Violations of Academic Integrity (examples)
    • Plagiarism
    • Inappropriate Collaboration
    • Cheating Facilitating
    • Academic Dishonesty
  • Avoiding Academic Dishonesty
    • Citing Sources
    • Quoting and Paraphrasing
    • Common Knowledge
    • Collaboration
• academic integrity violations
  • Process
  • Consequences
• achieving academic success
  • Good Work Habits and Skills
  • ESF Academic Success Center and Additional Resources