Students expected to live honor code
- posted: 04 Dec. 2007
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Integrity, sacrifice, consecration, love, service and willing obedience define BYU-Idaho’s expectations of conduct. The Student Honor Office located in Kimball 270 strives to preserve these high behavioral expectations to enliven the Spirit of Ricks on campus.
“Student Honor is following the path of discipleship and learning to be like Christ — learning to think, feel and act as He does,” according to the Student Honor Guidelines. In this way, Student Honor encourages both character and intellectual development through school.
“Through your obedience and through raising your personal bar, you will bring a better spirit to class and help to create an environment in which the Holy Ghost can minister, not only to you, but everyone around you,” President Clark said in a Fall 2006 devotional.
Student Honor involves a council of students and administrators who provide service in ways such as reviews of students who have broken rules.
For students who fail to follow the Honor Code, Student Honor holds a review to determine the consequences. Misconduct includes failure to follow honesty, dress and grooming, For the Strength of Youth, housing and curfew guidelines.
When someone reports misconduct, Student Honor calls a trial in which witnesses report the incident. The accused has the right to silence and to change the day of the trial if necessary or petition the result of the trial after a majority vote affixes the consequence. If the trial ends in expulsion, BYU-I refuses to consider the student for resubmission.
The guidelines for such trials “are designed to protect the mission of the university while maintaining a balance between the interests of the student and the university,” according to the Student Honor Procedures.
Students commit to follow guidelines when obtaining the required continuing endorsement from their bishop or ecclesiastical leader. Choosing to be loyal to this commitment requires personal decision-making.
“By living the law of obedience, we are promised power to live our daily lives and increase our understanding,” said Kimberly Gonzalez, a sophomore studying recreational leadership. Student Honor encourages such intrinsic motivation for living the Honor Code.
Students who will attend after Winter 2008 semester will be required to reread the honor code and meet with the bishop to renew their ecclesiastical endorsement.
Students who live outside of Rexburg must recieve the endorsement from the bishop of the ward they lived in during winter semester. 
