Student Handbook: Code of Student Conduct, The Colby Affirmation, and Our Community Values
Colby College
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By accepting membership in the Colby community, students agree to conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with the values expressed in the Colby Affirmation, the Vision for the Colby Community, and other statements of principle. ...
The Colby Affirmation ...
As a member of this community, I pledge to hold myself and others accountable to these values.
Our Community Values
We believe the following 13 statements express what is desired by the Colby Community:
- We have integrity. That is, we live in accordance with our values.
- We ground our actions in compassion, kindness, respect, and trust.
- We share equal responsibility for the well-being of every member.
- We advance diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice.
- We uplift individual rights and the dignity of all others.
- We seek to build relationships and restore them when they are damaged.
- We promote healthy choices in relation to self and others.
- We support personal growth and learning.
- We uphold academic integrity.
- We respect the spaces in which we live, learn, and work.
- We are responsible stewards of the environment and natural resources.
- We seek to make a positive impact on our communities, at and beyond Colby.
- We accept responsibility for our actions and words, and commit ourselves to the education, personal growth and/or relational repair which are a consequence.