Sanctioned Programs
Sanctioned Programs Brochure
Values Clarification Workshop
This three hour interactive workshop reviews integrity and the components of ethical decision-making. Group interaction and discussion lead students on a journey to discover their own values system. Students are then encouraged to consider their responsibility to others and how that might play a role in their future decision-making. Through self-exploration, students learn that sometimes poor choices can become valuable lessons. Criteria for referral include, but is not limited to: computer misuse, failure to comply with a disciplinary decision, personal abuse, non-compliance with an official request, pulling a false alarm, or theft.Values Outcomes
As a result of participation in this program, students will be able to:
- Define the terms values, ethics & integrity.
- Identify the steps to living with integrity.
- Identify the steps to making value-based decisions.
- Students will identify their top five values.
- Students will identify Kitchener’s ethical principles.
- Students will identify the components of the Ethics Checklist.
- Students will evaluate behaviors based on the Ethics Checklist.
- Students will be able to identify JMU's values and how they influence community standards including academic integrity.
Civic Learning as a Sanction
The civic learning program is designed to help students make a connection to campus and their personal mission and goals. Students work in an office on campus and/or meet with a mentor once a week to reflect on their experience at JMU.For information, please visit our Civic Learning Program page.
Civic Responsibility
This two-session program will be used as a sanction for students who have violated policies which impact their community (such as disorderly conduct, vandalism, pulling a false alarm, or theft). Through discussions, readings, and other activities, students examine the concepts of character, citizenship, and community in connection with the ideals of James Madison, the man.
Program Goals
- Students will identify and discuss six principles of a civil community.
- Students will recognize characteristics of an effective citizen.
- Students will identify components of ethical decision-making.
- Students will identify their civic responsibilities as a member of the JMU/Harrisonburg community.
- Students will identify opportunities for and benefits of service in the JMU/Harrisonburg community.
At the completion of this program participants will be able to:
- Identify Boyer’s six principles of a civil community.
- Recognize Boyer’s principles within the context of the JMU community.
- Identify the components of the ethics checklist.
- Apply the ethics checklist to scenarios they may encounter as a JMU student.
- Identify their civic responsibilities as members of the JMU/Harrisonburg community.
- Show an increase in civically responsible attitudes.
- Identify opportunities for community service at JMU and in Harrisonburg.
- Identify the possible benefits of participation in community service.
IMPACT Programs
IMPACT I: By the Numbers
This two-hour program examines the reason for the establishment of community
standards. An overview of VA laws and university policies is given. Students
discuss personal values, community resources, and risk-reduction strategies
for avoiding negative consequences of alcohol use. This short course was designed
for minor alcohol violations and has an accompanying fee of $50.
IMPACT II: Calling the Shots
This three-week program guides students towards making future decisions more
consistent with their values and in compliance with the law. Harrisonburg and/or
JMU police participate in this program to answer students’ questions and
address risk-reduction strategies. This program was designed for students with
major or multiple minor violations of the alcohol or drug policy and carries
a fee of $50.
Program Goals
- Students will identify influences on their decision-making involving alcohol or drugs.
- Students will identify the components of ethical decision-making.
- Students will identify ways to make more responsible choices to avoid negative consequences of alcohol or drug use.
- Students will identify JMU and Harrisonburg community standards through open discussion with community police officers.
- Identify the broad impact of alcohol and drugs on individuals, college students and the global community.
IMPACT III: Back On Track
This five-week program offers a more in-depth look at the effects of alcohol
and drugs on an individual, and is based on the transtheoretical model of behavior
change. Through small group process, students are challenged to identify their
issues with drugs or alcohol and identify the means to make healthy changes
in their lives. This intensive program might serve as a student's last chance
before suspension and is used for most major alcohol/drug violations or for
students with repeated violations. This program has a fee of $50.
Program Goals
- Students will become aware of JMU community standards related to alcohol and drugs.
- Students will identify and discuss their level of readiness for change.
- Students will more accurately assess the role alcohol and drugs plays in their own lives.
- Students will define the concepts of alcohol use, misuse, abuse, addiction, and tolerance.
- Students will become familiar with campus and community resources.
- Students will identify ways to reduce risks associated with alcohol and drug use.\