General Information 2014/2015 Student Handbook
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GENERAL INFORMATION 2014/2015 STUDENT HANDBOOK Choose your destination. we’ll help you get there. GENERAL INFORMATION Alumni The Heartland Community College Alumni Association offers learning, networking and social opportunities to anyone who has completed a class at the College. Current students and graduates can join at www.heartland.edu/alumni. Members of the association receive quarterly e-newsletters and access to retail and education discounts, free seminars, networking and fun events. ATM There is one automated teller machine (ATM) located on the main campus in Normal to the north of the Security station on the first floor of the Student commons Building (SCB). It has been provided by Higher One and supports the heartland OneCard accounts (with no fee), as well as other ATM cardholders (with a fee). A mail and communications drop box (identified as the “OneAccount Mail and Communications” box) is also installed near the ATM in the Student Commons Building (SCB). This box is to be used as a drop box for delivery of any paper documents that are required to be sent to Higher One, in support of the Heartland OneCard and OneAccount program. Documents placed in the communication box will be express mailed bi-weekly to Higher One. Students are encouraged to contact the Cashier if more urgent delivery is required. Bookstore Textbooks are available for purchase at the Heartland Community College Bookstore located on the first floor of the Student Commons Building, on the main campus. The telephone number is (309) 452-9007. Textbooks may be ordered online through the HCC Web site, IRIS, or www.heartland.bkstr.com.The bookstore also offers a rental program for certain text books. Students should contact the bookstore for more information. In addition to the bookstore, the Pontiac Center offers text book sales for Pontiac students during certain times. Students should contact the Pontiac Center at (815) 842-6777 for the book sale dates at this site. Bulletin Boards Posters, announcements, fliers etc. must be submitted to the Student Engagement office for approval. Staff of the Student Engagement office post/remove items from these boards weekly. Unapproved posters and materials placed in unauthorized locations will be removed. Bus Service The Connect Public Transit System services HCC’s main campus on Raab Road in Normal with bus service at 10 minutes and 40 minutes after each hour. Buses with a code of “Green A” provide handicapped-accessible service to HCC. In addition, Connect Transit operates a “Heartland Express” bus Monday-Thursday from 12:00pm – 4:50pm with service on the hour and 30 minutes after each hour. There are three designated pick-up /drop off locations on campus: 1) Intersection of Millennium Boulevard and Vermillion Way; 2) Workforce Development Center (WDC) North Entrance; 3) Front of the Student Commons Building Drive. Specific details on the Connect Transit ”Green A” and “Heartland Express” may be accessed at www.connect-transit.com/ Universal Access is a program that provides free access for students around the community on the Connect System's fixed bus routes, Monday through Saturday as long as they show their valid HCC student ID. Universal Access can be used for any Connect System travel, not just to and from the HCC campus. Detailed information on bus schedules throughout Bloomington-Normal may be accessed at www.connect-transit.com/ Campus Café Food service for meals from breakfast through dinner (depending on posted schedules) are available at the Campus Café in the Student Commons Building, first floor of the main campus. Campus Demonstrations The students of Heartland Community College are free to express their views and beliefs through demonstrations on campus. However, such demonstrations must not interfere with the business and operation of the College, nor with another student’s right to pursue an education at Heartland. Thus, so that the College may maintain peace and order on campus, the College has reasonable rules regulating demonstrations to accommodate the needs of the College and the rights of its students. Child Care Heartland’s Child Development Lab is a nationally accredited demonstration laboratory school that provides high quality care and education to the children of HCC students, faculty and staff. The Center is licensed by The Department of Children and Family Services and has six classrooms, serving children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. The center operates Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Drop-off parking for the Child Development Lab is available in Lot M, near the center, on the northeast corner of the main campus. Due to limited enrollment, an application process is required. Applications are available at the Child Development Lab, at the Student Services Center online at www.heartland.edu/services/child.html. Chronic Communicable Disease Policy Students with a chronic communicable disease may attend the College whenever, through reasonable accommodation, they do not constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or other individuals. Attendance decisions will be made by the College President in consultation with the Dean of Enrollment Services using this standard in conjunction with current available public health department guidelines concerning the particular disease in question. Individual cases will not be prejudged; rather, decisions will be made based upon the facts of the particular case. The College shall respect the right to privacy of any student who has a chronic communicable disease. The student’s medical condition shall be disclosed only to the extent necessary to avoid a health and safety threat to the student and others. Persons deemed to have “a direct need to know” will be provided, subject to applicable law, with the appropriate information; however, these persons may not further disclose such information. Persons deemed to have “a direct need to know” may include: 1. College President and Dean of Enrollment Services 2. Appropriate faculty or administrator 3. College health official Closing and Cancellation Announcements On occasions when the College cancels classes and closes offices due to weather conditions or other causes, students should check local radio/TV stations for announcements rather than phone the College campuses. Every attempt will be made to ensure closing information is available by 6:00 a.m. for day classes and 4:00 p.m. for evening classes. Check the HCC Web site (www.heartland.edu) for information on closing due to inclement weather. The following sources may be consulted for cancellation information: FM o 89.1 WGLT Bloomington/Normal o 92.5 The Chief Champaign o 92.9 WRPW Bloomington/Normal o 93.7 WJBC Bloomington/Normal o 94.5 WLRW Champaign o 96.3 WMNW Atlanta o 96.7 WIHN Bloomington/Normal o 98.9 WJEZ Pontiac/Dwight o 99.1 eXtra Champaign o 99.5 WDQZ Bloomington/Normal o 100.3 WIXY Champaign o 101.5 WBNQ Bloomington/Normal o 104 WBWN Bloomington/Normal o 105.7 WXMP Bloomington/Normal o 107.7 WYST Bloomington/Normal AM o 1230 WJBC Bloomington/Normal TV o WEEK (25) o WMBD (31) o WHOI (19) o WCIA (3) o WYZZ (43) College Publications Each student should obtain a current copy of the College Catalog and Student Handbook, and each semester’s schedule of classes. These publications outline all college policies, procedures and degree requirements. It is the student’s responsibility to know college policy and degree requirements. These important publications are free and available in Enrollment Services located in the Community Commons Building and at Pontiac and Lincoln Centers. Copy Machines Students may use the coin-operated copy machines located in the library and in various locations in the Student Commons and Instructional Commons Buildings and the Workforce Development Center. Drug Free Workplace In compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 (Public Law 101-226), the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690), the Illinois Drug Free Workplace Act of 1986 (PA 86-1459) and Heartland Community College Board of Trustees Policy 6.1 (Drug Free Workplace), the following procedures and programs exist to prevent the illicit use of drugs and the unlawful use and abuse of alcohol by students and employees. Standards of Conduct – HCC prohibits the unlawful possession, use, distribution, dispensing and manufacture of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on its property, at college-sponsored activities, in College vehicles, in transit to or from College activities or business or in any workplace for purposes of the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988. Penalties for Violation of Policy – Students who violate this policy will be governed by the College’s Student Code of Conduct and subject to disciplinary action up to and including suspension, expulsion and referral for prosecution. Employees who violate this policy will be subject to sanctions, consistent with law and Board policy which shall include appropriate personnel action up to and including termination or a requirement that the employee satisfactorily participate in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program. Visitors determined to have violated this policy are subject to eviction from the College premises and are subject to legal action initiated by the College. Legal Sanctions for Unlawful Possession, Use or Distribution of Illicit Drugs and Alcohol – Legal sanctions that apply to the unlawful possession, use, distribution, dispensing and manufacture of illicit drugs and alcohol are consistent