The University of Arizona is a community of scholars and students. One of the requirements of a scholarly community is to be free of disruptive, threatening, and illegal behavior. The University of Arizona has rules governing the conduct of faculty, staff, students, and invited guests while on campus, in part to provide an environment conducive to scholarly activities. With regard to faculty, staff, and students, the University has in place mechanisms to enforce these rules, such as the disciplinary provisions of the Handbook for Appointed Personnel and Classified Staff Human Resources Policy Manual, and similar provisions in the University Code of Conduct. However, with regard to members of the general public, the University needs specific procedures to enforce its rules relative to conduct on and use of University grounds and facilities. This policy, together with state statutes (e.g., A.R.S. § 13-2911, which requires adoption of rules for the maintenance of order on campus and criminalizes certain serious and disruptive behavior) and other University policies, provides that mechanism.
The purpose of this policy is to define when and how the Exclusionary Order (hereinafter “Order”) procedure may be implemented. This policy shall not be construed to limit the authority of administrative officials to take any other action that may be warranted by the circumstances.
An Order is issued as a means of intervention to remove Disruptive Persons from specific areas or the entire campus, either temporarily or permanently.