The University exercises all rights and responsibilities as are necessary and desirable for the University to achieve its purposes. Under the authority of the Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees, the University exercises the following rights:
To establish regulations concerning the use and abuse of University property and to assess students with penalties, both monetary and otherwise, for such abuse;
To withhold grades and transcripts of credit until all claims have been paid;
To dismiss, in the absence of specific regulations, any student, at any time, for cause deemed by the University to be in the best interest of the student’s emotional or physical safety or the well-being of the University community;
To establish standards of dress, manners, and conduct on the campus within the range of convention and good taste;
To establish traffic regulations on campus, provide for registration of all vehicles using the campus, and enforce such regulations as are established. Automobile Restrictions: All cars to be parked on campus must be registered with the Office of Public Safety/Campus Police;
To control and regulate the housing of students on campus;
To establish or institute honor systems and ethical practice codes;
To supervise the scheduling of meetings, events, and activities of student organizations; and
To enter, inspect, and search for contraband, stolen articles, etc. in the room of any student in University-owned housing facilities, when probable cause is established.
This is not intended to be an exhaustive list and in no way limits the rights, responsibilities, and authority possessed by the University.
