Student Behavior
Standards of Appearance
The way we dress has an effect on ourselves and on everyone around us. The faculty seek to create a coherent, focused, and dignified atmosphere on campus that supports gaining and processing knowledge. Therefore, they ask that students dress in keeping with this purpose. This means:
- Neat, dignified, and modest clothing appropriate to the occasion is encouraged at all times.
- Torn, stained, and sloppy clothing is not appropriate.
- Immodest or revealing clothing is not appropriate (e.g., short shorts or mini-skirts).
- Shorts are not appropriate for class, but shorts (other than short shorts) may be worn in the dining hall or while doing class projects outside the classroom when appropriate as determined by the faculty.
- Students from other cultures and traditions are welcome to wear traditional dress provided the appearance is neat and modest.
Academic departments may have additional standards of dress appropriate to their field of professional preparation. Meditation halls may also have their own dress guidelines.
The content of this page was reviewed in January 2011.
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