Academic Advising Center Community Agreement

Academic Advising is here to support all undergraduate students to meet their academic goals in a safe, positive environment. To keep our space safe and welcoming for everyone, we ask that students, staff, and faculty follow the guidelines below. If behavior doesn’t meet these expectations, or those in the University’s Student Conduct Code or Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 478-121, you may lose access to the Academic Advising Center.

Academic Advising Values

By entering the Academic Advising Center (the UW1-160 suite, including shared spaces and connected offices), you agree to engage with advisors, staff, and peers in a manner that is appropriate, courteous, and constructive, ensuring a positive environment for all. In practice, this includes:

  • Respectful interactions: Participate in your advising appointment actively and respectfully. Some advising appointments include difficult conversations, but respect is always required. This includes no-name calling, and that we all sometimes make mistakes but still deserve respect.
  • Noise and disruption awareness: Silence phones and device speakers; take calls in the hallway; use an indoor voice; and refrain from any behavior that is disruptive to others in the Center.
  • Shared space care: Clean up before leaving; treat furniture, materials, and equipment responsibly.

Academic Advising Expectations

In short, disruptive behavior or actions in the Academic Advising Center aren’t okay. Our staff will decide what counts as disruptive on a case-by-case basis and Academic Advising leadership has the final say. More specifically, everyone who visits agrees to:

  • Formally check-in: Present valid Husky Card, NetID, or Student Number as required and follow check-in, check-out, and attendance procedures.
  • Honor appointments: Arrive on time; cancel or reschedule in advance.  Multiple no-show appointments will result in having limited opportunities to schedule future appointments.
  • Follow staff directions & posted policies: Follow the Academic Advising Community Agreement, space limits, and technology use guidelines.
  • Use appropriate language & behavior: Profanity, insults, or obscene gestures, and/or hostile or disruptive conduct are not allowed.
  • Refrain from asking Academic Advising staff personal questions or requesting contact information: Your relationship with the staff does not extend beyond the scope of academic advising and your work at UW Bothell.

Breaking the Community Agreement & Consequences

Any behavior that does not follow our expectations listed above or otherwise disrupts services will result in the following progressive discipline steps:

Response & Consequences

Step 1 – Review/Renewal of Community Agreement: Advising staff will issue a verbal reminder to follow the policies listed above and/or ask you to review this document. Inappropriate behavior that stops after Step 1 requires no further response.

Step 2 – Immediate Action: Advising staff may issue a warning, end a session, or ask a visitor to leave the space. Severe cases, e.g., threats, harassment, theft, aggressive or obscene gestures directed at individuals, will result in immediate removal and potential referral to Campus Safety and/or Student Conduct. This step may include written documentation of the incident and will be sent to all affected parties after the incident including the office of Student Conduct.

Step 3 – Loss of Center Access: Repeated violations can lead to a loss of access to the Academic Advising Center and/or a referral to Student Conduct. In these cases, advising services will be provided remotely and/or asynchronously.

Severe Misconduct: Some behaviors (e.g., violence, threats, harassment, issues regarding student safety) may trigger an immediate ban from the Academic Advising Center and referral to Campus Safety and Student Conduct without prior steps.

All incidents are documented. Staff and leadership determine the appropriate response based on severity, impact, and pattern of behavior.