To encourage a strong community, Housing and Residence Life has adopted the Griffon Gold Community Standards.  This program uses a point system. Any violation of our Community Standards is assigned a point value, ranging from 1 to 8 points. Students who accumulate 8 points in an academic year (fall, spring, and summer semesters) will meet with a review board consisting of peers, faculty and staff. This board will decide if a student is placed on probation or will have their housing contract terminated and be removed from University housing.

The Griffon Gold Community Standards are based on the Student Code of Conduct and Housing and Residence Life Handbook →. The following descriptions do not include every violation possible, nor do they contain every variance of the violations listed. You will be notified of a policy violation through your student email account. Please refer to the Residence Life Conduct Process found here for more information: https://www.missouriwestern.edu/reslife/conduct-process/

  • 1st Offense: 2 points + Educational Sanction
  • 2nd Offense: $100 fine + 3 points + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, which may result in housing contract termination with penalties
  • 1st Offense: 1 point 
  • 2nd Offense: $100 fine + 3 points + Education Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall. 
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + $100 fine + Immediate removal of the animal + Community Standards Meeting
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • May result in housing contract termination with penalties, pending an administrative hearing.
  • 1st Offense: 1 point
  • 2nd Offense: $100 Fine + 3 points + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting + Which may result in housing contract termination with penalties, pending an administrative hearing.
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting + May result in housing contract termination with penalties, pending an administrative hearing.
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • May result in housing contract termination with penalties pending an administrative hearing.
  • 1st Offense: 2 points + Educational Sanction
  • 2nd Offense: $100 fine + 3 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + 10 hours of community service + Community Standards Meeting & Potential housing contract termination with penalties
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • 1st Offense: 1 point + Educational Sanction
  • 2nd Offense: $100 fine + 3 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • 1st Offense: 1 point
  • 2nd Offense: $100 fine + 3 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting & Potential housing contract termination with penalties
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • 1st Offense: $250 fine + 4 points + Community Standards Meeting
  • 2nd Offense: $250 fine + 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting & Potential housing contract termination with penalties
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • 1st Offense: 1 point
  • 2nd Offense: $100 Fine + 3 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points which may result in housing contract termination with penalties
  • 1st Offense: 1 point
  • 2nd Offense: $100 Fine + 3 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + 10 hours of community service + Community Standards Meeting +  Potential housing contract termination with penalties
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting & Potential housing contract termination with penalties
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 1 point
  • 2nd Offense: $50 fine + 3 points + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting + Potential housing contract termination with penalties
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • May result in housing contract termination with penalties pending an administrative hearing
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting + Potential housing contract termination with penalties + Cost of replacement and labor
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial boarding meeting to determine students status in residence hall + Cost of replacement and labor
  • 1st Offense: 1 point
  • 2nd Offense: $50 Fine + 3 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • May result in housing contract termination, pending an administrative hearing
  • May result in housing contract termination with penalties pending a Title IX Investigation
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting + Potential housing contract termination with penalties
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 4 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting + Potential housing contract termination with penalties
  • 2nd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: 1 point + Educational Sanction
  • 2nd Offense: $100 fine + 3 points + Educational Sanction + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall
  • 1st Offense: $25 per bag fine 
  • 2nd Offense: $25 per bag fine + 1 point
  • 3rd Offense: $25 per bag fine + 3 points + Community Standards Meeting
  • 1st Offense: 1 point + Educational Sanction
  • 2nd Offense: $100 fine + 3 points + Community Standards Meeting
  • 3rd Offense: 4 points, resulting in GGCS judicial board meeting to determine students status in residence hall.
  • May result in housing contract termination with penalties pending an administrative hearing