14 | STEVENS STUDENT HANDBOOK Policy for Assembly Stevens seeks to maintain an atmosphere of free inquiry and debate for its faculty, students, and staff (“Members of the Stevens Community”) while respecting the rights of all individuals to pursue their education and engage in related activities on Stevens’ campus, and ensuring that there are no disruptions to the regular operations of the university. Members of the Stevens Community may sponsor limited peaceful protests, dissents, demonstrations, or similar gatherings (“Assemblies”) on Stevens’ campus, as permitted within the requirements described below. Any planned counter-protest will be treated as an Assembly for purposes of these Guidelines. A. Prohibited Conduct. Although all university Policies (including, but not limited to, the Student Code of Conduct) apply to Assemblies on Stevens’ campus, the following non-exhaustive list provides examples of specific conduct that is prohibited at all Assemblies on Stevens’ campus: • Obstruction or disruption of the normal operations and activities of the university; • Obstruction or disruption of any individual’s ability to participate in their educational activities or other related university activities occurring on campus; • Unauthorized entry, presence or use, or blocking of ingress or egress, of university facilities or property; • Conduct that threatens or endangers the physical or mental health or safety of any person; • Physical or verbal intimidation or harassment; • Use of words in a situation of clear and present danger that incites others to engage in behavior that would violate Stevens’ Policies or applicable law; • Possession or use of a weapon as defined in Stevens’ Policy on Weapons; • Unauthorized use, misuse, taking unauthorized possession of, or destruction of university property, or acts committed with disregard for possible harm to such property; • Defacement of any area of the campus; • Intentionally or recklessly starting a fire; • Use of vehicles or personal transportation devices (as defined in Stevens Policy on Personal Transportation Devices), or any activity which blocks vehicles from entering any area of campus; • Erecting structures, such as pop-up tents, canopies, or encampments of any kind; • Using sound amplification equipment in a loud or disruptive manner; and • Failure to comply with the directives of Campus Police or a Stevens staff member. When an individual or group engages in any of the above conduct, the individual will be subject to university discipline and/or arrest (as appropriate). In addition, under serious circumstances as described below, Stevens’ approval for an Assembly may be revoked with immediate effect. B. Permitted Conduct. Members of the Stevens Community may engage in Assemblies on Stevens’ campus, provided that individuals participating in such Assemblies comply with all directives from Stevens Campus Police and university administrators and do not engage in the conduct described in Section A of these Guidelines. To ensure that Assemblies are properly planned and supported, and to ensure that no Assembly disrupts the normal operations and activities of the university or interferes with the ability of any individual to pursue their educational or related activities on campus, it is required that members of the Stevens Community submit a request to the Vice President for Student Affairs or designee at least three weeks before the planned occurrence of any Assembly. The Vice President for Student Affairs or designee will consider the request and propose a location, date, time, and any specific requirements for the Assembly. The Vice President for Student Affairs or designee will discuss the proposed Assembly
