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Tutoring Center academic support services are meant to complement classroom instruction, not replace it. Students should not expect peer educators to re-teach entire lessons but can seek clarification, guidance, and study strategies.

Students are required to treat all peer educators, staff, and fellow students with respect and professionalism. Unprofessional behavior will not be tolerated. This includes using profanity, engaging in harassment, compromising the physical safety of peer educators and peers, or attending sessions while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.

Disruptive behavior during sessions, including tutoring appointments and/or supplemental instruction sessions is defined as any action that substantially interferes with the peer educator’s ability to provide support during a session and/or interfering with other students’ ability to benefit from sessions.

Examples of disruptive behaviors include, but are not limited to:

1. Talking out of turn – Frequently interrupting the peer educator or another student while they are talking, or engaging in side conversations.
2. Using cell phones or electronic devices inappropriately – Texting, browsing social media, or answering phone calls during a session.
3. Being confrontational or argumentative – Engaging in hostile or aggressive behavior towards peer educators or other students in the learning environment such that physical safety may be compromised or is threatened to be compromised.
4. Making inappropriate remarks – Using profanity, making disrespectful or derogatory comments that constitute harassment towards the peer educator or other students.
5. Being under the influence – Showing up for sessions while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.
6. Refusing to engage – Consistently refusing to acknowledge staff and peer educators or engage meaningfully in the learning process, which can disrupt the collaborative learning environment.
7. Monopolizing discussions – Dominating conversations or constantly speaking over others without giving peer educators or other learners the opportunity to participate.
8. Defacing property – Writing on desks, walls, or classroom materials, or damaging equipment inside the Tutoring Center or anywhere else where academic support services by the Tutoring Center are offered.
9. Refusing to follow established rules – Disregarding established guidelines, norms and policies set by staff and/or peer educators, such as sign in processes and tutoring protocols.

Students who are alleged to have engaged in conduct that violates any aspect of this policy will be referred to the Director of the Tutoring Center and may also be asked to leave a current session or the tutoring area by student and professional staff, or have staff end a session early. The Director will review the alleged behavior and provide an opportunity for the students to share their perspective. The student may not return to the Tutoring Center until this review has concluded. Ultimately, the Director may impose disciplinary actions, including creation of behavioral contracts, imposition of temporary or permanent access restrictions to academic services offered by the Tutoring Center, as well as referral to the Center for Student Conduct where a university policy is alleged to have been violated.