Judicial Affairs
The goal of the judicial system at Guilford College is to promote the core values of the College (Community, Diversity, Equality, Excellence, Integrity, Justice, and Stewardship) and facilitate student development by encouraging students to integrate those values into their daily lives. Through various methods of conflict resolution such as mediation, restorative justice, structured meetings, administrative hearings, or judicial board hearings, students learn:
- how to be accountable for their own actions
- how their actions may affect others
- how they can repair damage done to our community
- how to resolve conflict peacefully
- how to be a positive member of our community
- how to respect community standards
- how to work through appropriate avenues to change any policies they believe are unreasonable
Student conduct policies and procedures at Guilford College are designed to foster a campus community that supports students, faculty, and staff in pursuing their educational and vocational goals in an environment that promotes safety, well-being and respect. We seek to provide students and hearing participants with an educational experience that encompasses appropriate due process, all aspects of community living, and restorative justice practices in an effort to promote accountability, self-governance, civility, respect, personal and institutional integrity, honesty, and citizenship in accord with the goals of the college, the Office for Campus Life, and the Core Values of the college.
The judicial process is an educational endeavor in which students are encouraged to accept responsibility for their mistakes and to consider the impact their actions may have had on individuals within our community. Our student conduct code and policies for conflict resolution are modeled after the standards of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS).
All Guilford College students are bound by the Student Conduct Code and other judicial policies in the Student Handbook. These policies are reviewed annually by a committee of students, faculty members, and staff and updates are made every year.
Questions about the judicial system should be directed to the Office of Campus Life, 336-316-2101. The Office of Campus Life is located at 202 Founders Hall. Students, or others, who wish to submit complaints about the behavior of other members of our community can do so by contacting the Office for Campus Life.