STANFORD VALUES

TosupportStanfordsmissionsofacademicexcellenceandsocialresponsibilitywestrivetocreatea
community(andfutureleaders)basedonintegrity,respectandtolerance.Tothatend,weaskthatyou
familiarizeyourselfwiththefollowingpoliciesandcommittoupholdingthevaluestherepresent.

The Honor Code

A.

TheHonorCodeisanundertakingofthe
students,individuallyandcollectively:
1. thattheywillnotgiveorreceiveaidin
examinations;thattheywillnotgiveor
receiveunpermittedaidinclasswork,in
thepreparationofreports,orinanyother
workthatistobeusedbytheinstructor
asthebasisofgrading.
2. Thattheywilldotheirshareandtakean
activepartinseeingtoitthatothersas
wellasthemselvesupholdthespiritand
letteroftheHonorCode.

The Honor Code was written by students in 1921.

Please see http://honorcode.stanford.edu to read
more about faculty obligations under the Honor
Code.Itisimportanttorememberthatstudentsand
faculty must work together to establish optimal
conditionsforhonorableacademicwork.

Acts of Intolerance
AnActofIntoleranceisconductthatadverselyand
unfairlytargetsanindividualorgrouponthebasisof
gender,raceorethnicity,disability,religion,sexual
orientation,nationalityand/orage.

TheUniversityiscommittedtoprovidingasafeliving
andlearningenvironmentinwhicheverypersonis
valuedandrespected,inclusionisassuredandfree
expressionanddebateareencouraged.

TheUniversityacceptsthetaskofeducatingthenext
generationofleaderstounderstandandappreciate
theideasandopinionsgeneratedbyanincreasingly
globalcommunity.TheActsofIntoleranceProtocol
establishesamechanismforaddressingsituations
involvingarealorperceivedactofintolerance.In
suchaninstancewewishtoproceedthoughtfully,
providingsupporttoallofthoseaffected,whilealso
affirmingthatwevaluedifferences,freeexpression
anddebateassourcesofstrengthforourcommunity.

Formoreinformationsee:
http://intolerance.stanford.edu

The Fundamental Standard

StudentsatStanfordareexpectedtoshowbothwithin
andwithouttheUniversitysuchrespectfororder,
morality,personalhonorandtherightsofothersasis
demandedofgoodcitizens.Failuretodosois
sufficientcauseforremovalfromtheUniversity.

ThissimplestatementwaswrittenbyStanfordsfirst
President,DavidStarrJordan,in1896.

TheOfficeofJudicialAffairsadministersthestudent
judicialprocess,guidedbytheStudentJudicial
CharterandStanfordscorevaluesofrespect,trust
andintegrity.

TolearnmoreabouttheJudicialAffairsprocessvisit
theirwebsiteat:http://judicialaffairs.stanford.edu.
Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringasapanelistor
boardmembercall(650)7252485.

Relationship Abuse, Sexual

Violence & Harassment
SexualAssault,RelationshipAbuse,Stalkingand
SexualHarassmentareunacceptableandwillnotbe
toleratedatStanfordUniversity.

Faculty,staffandstudentsalikearesubjecttothese
policies,aswellastoStateandFederallaws.We
encourageyoutoreadthepolicies,understandyour
owngenderorculturalexpectationsandcommitto
creatingasafeandrespectfulcommunityforallat
Stanford.

FormoreinformationaboutthePolicies,Resources
andReportingOptionssee:
http://sexualassault.stanford.edu
http://relationshipabuse.stanford.edu
http://harass.stanford.edu

Learnmoreabout:
*Consent
*24hourservices
*DontBeaBystander

BroughttoyoubytheStanfordPartnershiptoEndViolenceAgainstWomenviaagrantfromtheDepartmentofJustice,
theOfficeofJudicialAffairsandtheOfficeoftheViceProvostforStudentAffairs.

Consent:(http://www.stanford.edu/group/svab/assault.shtml#consent)

24hourservices:

YWCASexualAssaultHotline:(650)7259955
(http://www.stanford.edu/group/svab/ywca.shtml)
SupportNetwork:RelationshipAbuseHotline:(800)5722782(http://www.snbw.org./)
Counseling&PsychologicalServices:(650)7233785(http://vaden.stanford.edu/caps/)
AsianAmericanDomesticViolenceHotline:(408)9752739(http://www.aaci.org/domestic
violenceprogram.htm)
LGBTQQViolenceHotline:(415)3334357(http://www.cuav.org/services.php)

DontBeABystander:(http://assu.stanford.edu/bystander/pledge/)