Board Policies: Board Policy - Anti-Hazing | Tompkins Cortland Community College

Responsible Executive

Vice President of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs

Review Cycle

Annual. May 2026

References

Purpose and Scope

Tompkins Cortland Community College complies with the Stop Campus Hazing Act by separating this anti-hazing policy from the Maintenance of Public Order Policy and developing processes and procedures to ensure the campus’ on-going commitment to maintaining a safe campus environment.

Policy Statement

Tompkins Cortland Community College adopts the definition of hazing provided in the Stop Campus Hazing Act, and that definition will be published in conjunction with the implementation processes and procedures, including any future updates or changes to the definition. In the event that NYS Law is amended to include further acts or expands the federal definition, those acts or definition will be included as well.

Campus Hazing Transparency Report

Tompkins Cortland also will record, monitor, and report via a Campus Hazing Transparency Report by December 23, 2025 and update that report thereafter no later than January 15 and July 15 each year, with the details required by the Stop Campus Hazing Act. These records will be maintained on the Tompkins Cortland Community College website for a period of five (5) academic years. The reporting processes and procedures will comply with the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA).

Hazing Prevention

Tompkins Cortland will develop and maintain a comprehensive research-based program to prevent hazing that will be a campus-wide program for students, staff, faculty, and other campus stakeholders, such as alumni and families of students. In addition, this program is designed and implemented in partnership with a broad coalition of campus stakeholders, including leadership of the institution, faculty, staff, and students, parents, and alumni. This program will further include information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, the institution’s policies on hazing, how to report hazing, and the process used to investigate hazing. It will include skill building for bystander intervention, information about ethical leadership, and the promotion of strategies for building group cohesion without hazing.

Board Policies Board Policy - Anti-Hazing