To create a safe, respectful and welcoming community for all residents, you are required to follow the rules, policies and procedures included in this guide. A community is defined by its common purpose and the interdependence of its members. To be successful, a community must share responsibility for meeting reasonable standards for behavior, respect and consideration of the individuals who make up the community.
The University at Buffalo and Campus Living are committed to practices that value diversity of people and ideas, and by the open exchange of diverse views. We encourage students to develop skills and attitudes that make them positive, productive members of society β including the skills to appreciate, value, and celebrate diversity.
The staff and students in our residence halls come from diverse backgrounds and social groups. We believe that each person has worth and should be treated with dignity and respect.
In a community that values diversity, acts of bigotry cannot be tolerated. Students are expected to act with civility. Hostile or inappropriate language or gestures that destroy relationships rather than sustain them are not welcome in or conducive to a civil residential community.
If you are disturbed by the activity of another resident, you should confront that resident before involving your Resident Assistant. This confrontation should be done in an open, non-threatening manner and you should expect to be treated in the same manner.
