Trinity requires all incoming students to sign a covenant to establish guidelines for the community in which all students live, work, study, and play.

Covenant for Community Life

As a community redeemed by the grace of God it is important that the virtues of love, respect, and stewardship are promoted. Therefore, members of the Trinity Lutheran College community are called to be loving and caring in their relationships and good stewards of time, energy, and resources.

As part of our commitment to a distinctive lifestyle and experience, this covenant, entered into by each community member, is foundational to the policies and procedures of the College and shapes Trinity’s community. It is designed to foster Christian faith, self-understanding, personal responsibility, and community involvement. It encourages critical thinking in an environment of openness, freedom of expression, and respect for one another. It applies while a community member is on campus, involved in College activities, representing the College or otherwise acting in a manner that reflects adversely on the College.

This community recognizes the rights and needs of individuals. The standards that limit individual expression are kept to a minimum. However, some standards are essential to the development of vital and healthy relationships for all in the community. Therefore, breaching this covenant is a serious matter. The standards listed in the following sections are not exhaustive (see the Student Handbook for detailed community guidelines) but are intended to identify the kinds of behaviors that may result in disciplinary action.

Standards of Behavior

The Trinity Lutheran College community is a Christ-Centered community and expects each student to faithfully attend class and participate in daily worship.

The Trinity Lutheran College community honors fairness, justice, and academic integrity. Breaches of the covenant include:

1.a. Violation of federal, state and local law.
1.b. Dishonesty in any form, including but not limited to, plagiarism, cheating on assignments or examinations, knowingly furnishing false information, forgery, alteration or misuse of documents, records, keys, or identification cards.

 

The Trinity Lutheran College community appreciates good stewardship of the resources with which it has been blessed.  Breaches of the covenant include:

2.a. Theft of campus property, or property in the possession of, or owned by the College or a member of the campus community.
2.b. Unauthorized entry, or use of property in the possession of or owned by the college or member of the campus community.
2.c. Unauthorized alteration of property from its original condition, including graffiti, paint, and alteration to landscaping.

 

The Trinity Lutheran College community respects the need for safety and security on campus and during College-sponsored events. The following are prohibited:

3.a. Jeopardizing or interfering with the safety and security systems established within the campus community.
3.b. Possession, use, or threatened use of all types of weapons, including but not limited to, firearms, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or knives.
3.c. Throwing, propelling, dropping, otherwise causing objects or substances to fall from windows.
3.d. Entrance to the roof of campus buildings.
3.e. Any conduct or behavior which threatens or endangers the health, physical or emotional safety of any individual.

 

The Trinity Lutheran College community promotes the health of body, mind, emotions and interpersonal relationships. Breaches of the covenant include:

4.a. Use of tobacco in undesignated areas.
4.b. Promotion, distribution, sale, possession, use of alcohol or other controlled substances, or misuse of prescription medications.
4.c. Intoxication.

 

The Trinity Lutheran College community protects the integrity and well being of every member of the community. Breaches of the covenant include:

5.a. Harassing, threatening, intimidating or physically harming a person or persons because of:
• race, color, or national origin,
• creed, religion, age or physical or mental disability,
• gender, marital status, or sexual orientation, 
• any other status protected by federal, state or local law to the extent applicable to the college.