University Student Handbook

A Member of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education

The provisions of this handbook are not intended to create any substantive rights beyond those created by the laws and constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and are not intended, in and of themselves, to create any cause of action against the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the Board of Governors, the Chancellor, an individual president or university, or any other officer, agency, agent or employer of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Any updates to policies, procedures, guidelines, and/or expectations provided in this document will be communicated to all parties via their ESU email address and posted on the Student Handbook site of esu.edu.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is committed to equal opportunity for its students, employees and applicants. The university is committed to providing equal educational and employment rights to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran’s status. Each member of the university community has a right to study and work in an environment free from any form of racial, ethnic, and sexual discrimination including sexual harassment, sexual violence and sexual assault. (Further information, including contact information, can be found on the university’s website at esu.edu/titleix.)

In accordance with federal and state laws, the university will not tolerate discrimination. This policy is placed in this document in accordance with state and federal laws including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 as well as all applicable federal and state executive orders.