Mission
The Office of Judicial Affairs exists to help create and foster,
in partnership with others, an educational environment committed to
the ideals of student learning and civic responsibility. The
Office of Judicial Affairs will facilitate the social,
intellectual, ethical and spiritual development of its students by
adjudicating violations of the University’s Student Code of
Conduct. The Office of Judicial Affairs remains true to the
University’s Catholic and Vincentian mission by honoring the ideals
of student development and adjudicating in a fashion that is not
punitive but developmental.
The Office of Judicial Affairs supports and complements the
academic mission of the University by educating students about
appropriate behavior and by fostering a community in which academic
pursuits can be achieved. The system is based on the
assumption that students and recognized groups have the capacity to
assume responsibility for their own behavior and that the
university has the responsibility and authority to establish an
internal structure for the enforcement of its policies and
procedures, all of which promotes a vibrant academic community. The
system is an educational tool with two main objectives:
• to hold students and recognized groups accountable for
unacceptable and inappropriate behavior which damages our
community;
• to sanction and redirect those behaviors deemed unacceptable
and inappropriate by the university;
The Office of Judicial Affairs strives to address unacceptable
and inappropriate behavior in a manner that informs students and
guides them toward a greater understanding of the University’s
mission, personal accountability, responsible decision-making and
the personal and professional expectations of St. John’s graduates
once they leave our community.
The Office of Judicial Affairs fulfills its mission by providing
programs and services that promote the students’ academic,
personal, social and spiritual development by:
• Enforcing all University and residence hall rules and
regulations,
• Educating students about appropriate behaviors and the
consequences for unacceptable and/or inappropriate behaviors
through the use of critical and reflective cognitive skills.
• Intervene immediately and effectively when student behavior
violates the University’s Student Code of Conduct.
• Offer supervised educational and service opportunities for
students who participate in the operation of the Non-Academic
Judicial System.
For further information, please
contact:
Dr. Jose R.
Rodriguez
Associate VP for Student Affairs & Dean of Student
Life
Bent Hall, Garden Level Rm. 17
(718) 990-6774
rodrigj@stjohns.edu
Mr. Jack Flynn
Director of Judicial Affairs
Carey Hall, Rm. 110
(718) 990-5036
flynnj@stjohns.edu
Mr. Emanuel Avila
Coordinator of Judicial Affairs
Century Hall – 5th Floor
(718) 674-0345
avilae@stjohns.edu
Teresa C.
McNamara
Coordinator of Judicial Affairs
Bent Hall, Garden Level Rm. 13
(718) 990-5045
mcnamart@stjohns.edu