II. The following are among the responsibilities recognized as incumbent upon every student:

  1. The responsibility to exercise initiative in contributing to and maintaining standards of academic performance as established by the faculty and governing authorities of the University.
  2. The personal responsibility for acting in such a manner as to promote and ensure to fellow students and other members of the University family the rights enumerated in the preceding Section I of this statement.
  3. Individual responsibility for his or her actions in respect to University rules and regulations.
  4. Individual responsibility for his or her actions in respect to the provisions of local, state, and federal laws.
  5. Responsibility for conducting himself or herself in a manner which helps to create and maintain a learning atmosphere in which the rights, dignity, and worth of every individual in the University community are respected.
  6. Responsibility to refrain from individual and group action which causes loss or damage to property and rights therein of the University, fellow students, or any other member of the University community.