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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:

  1. We have integrity. That is, we live in accordance with our values.
  2. We ground our actions in compassion, kindness, respect, and trust.
  3. We share equal responsibility for the well-being of every member.
  4. We advance diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice.
  5. We uplift individual rights and the dignity of all others.
  6. We seek to build relationships and restore them when they are damaged.
  7. We promote healthy choices in relation to self and others.
  8. We support personal growth and learning.
  9. We uphold academic integrity.
  10. We respect the spaces in which we live, learn, and work.
  11. We are responsible stewards of the environment and natural resources.
  12. We seek to make a positive impact on our communities, at and beyond Colby.
  13. We accept responsibility for our actions and words, and commit ourselves to the education, personal growth and/or relational repair which are a consequence.
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