Article I: Definitions

The terms “SAU Tech” or “College” means SAU Tech with campuses and sites located at Camden or any other location associated with SAU Tech activities.
The term “student” includes all persons taking courses at SAU TECH, both full-time and part-time, pursuing credit or non-credit studies offered by SAU Tech or on the premises of the College. Persons who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with SAU Tech in pursuit of education are considered “students” and are subject to compliance with the Code of Conduct.
The term “faculty member” means any person hired by SAU Tech to teach credit or non-credit courses. The term “College Official” includes any person employed by SAU Tech, performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.
The term “member of the College community” includes any person who is a student, faculty member, College Official, or any other person employed by the College. A person’s status in a particular situation shall be determined by the Vice Chancellor for Student Services or designee.
The term “College premises” includes all land, buildings, facilities, and other property in the possession of, or owned, used, or controlled by SAU Tech (including adjacent streets and sidewalks).
The term “organization” means a group of persons who have complied with the formal requirements for College recognition.
The term “shall” is used in the imperative sense.
The term “may” is used in the permissive sense.
The term “regulations” includes all procedures and protocols of SAU Tech as found in, but not limited to, the Student Handbook, Code of Conduct, syllabi, Residence Hall Handbook, and the College Catalog.
The term “cheating” includes, but is not limited to:
1. Use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations;
2. Dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or completing other assignments; or
3. The acquisition, without permission, of tests, instructor text books or other academic material belonging to a member of SAU Tech faculty or staff.
4. The term “plagiarism” includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers, textbooks/manuals or other academic materials.