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2017-2018 Student Handbook | 1 Letter from the President American Baptist College and your Future There are places where people accomplish great things quietly and sometimes with little recognition. American Baptist College is one of those places. Nestled here on the banks of the Cumberland River in Nashville, American Baptist College educates and develops men and women for worldwide leadership and service in the tradition of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and Nannie Helen Boroughs. Students who come here soon find out that American Baptist College is a place of historical significance. Students are attracted to study here because the College’s purpose and passion to prepare men and women for greatness in leadership like that of Georgia U.S. Congressman John Lewis, a prominent alumna, is unparalleled. What you will find here are lively discourses about important ethical, spiritual and justice topics that become infectious on campus. If you have a passion for advancing the mission of justice, compassion and reconciliation in world, your academic home is here at American Baptist College. We see education as a call to the high place of moral thinking, acting and leadership. Here on the grounds we affectionately call the ‘Holy Hill,’ in the class rooms, with faculty and fellow students you will gather insight and courage for leading change in the world. The entire faculty, staff and administration is here to serve you, the student. Your education is our top priority. When your energy, discipline and commitment to becoming an educated person meets with our commitment to academic excellence the results will surprise you. Welcome to our learning community. From here you can launch your dream for a better world. SINCERELY, Dr. Forrest E. Harris, Sr. President American Baptist College 2017-2018 Student Handbook | 2 Table of Contents The college reserves the right to withdraw, modify, increase or otherwise change the regulations herein contained. Changes will be announced and posted on campus bulletin boards, posted on the College website, and/or emailed to the college community. This handbook is not meant to be interpreted as a complete compilation of every requirement, but is meant to acquaint the community with American Baptist College’s rules and regulations. Further, the content contained in this handbook supersede all previous publications. College Iforatio……………....…………………………..…………………………………………………………...5 Missio of the Shool……………………………………………………………….………………..….………....…………….…......... Idetit……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………. Goals………………………………………………………………………………………….…...……………….………………………………... Geeal………………………………..….………………………………………………….…………………………………………….………..6 Adiistatie & Fault Cotat Ifoatio…………………………………………...…………………...…….……………7 Right to Revise ad Aed………………………………………………….…………………………………………. College Facilities………………..………………………………………………………………………..……….…….….. Capus Housig ad Residetial Life………………………………..…………………....………………..………………….…...1 The T.L. Holo ad Susie MClue Lia………………………………………………………………………………………. The T.L. Holo Chapel………………………………………………….…………...……….……………………………..…..………2 J.H. Flakes ad J.B. Laee Adiistatio Buildig…………………………………….…….…………………….…….. Giggs Hall………………………………………………….…………………………………...……………………………………...…………3 Baptist Wold Cete………………………………………………………….………………………..….……………………………......3 Joh R. Leis ad Julius R. Suggs Leadeship Deelopet Cete……………….…………………………..….…3 Alumni Hall……………………………………………..………………………………………………………………….……………………...3 Capus Safet ad Seuit.………………………………………………………….……………………………..…………………... Aess to Capus ad Buildig….…………………………………………………………………….………………………………...4 No Weapos O Capus Poli….………………………………………………………………………….………………………..... Studet Activities…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...5 Chapel Seies ad Spiitual Life…………………………………………………………………………………….…………..…..5 Chapel Attedae Poli………...…………………………………………………………………….………………….……..…….. Chistia Seie Plaeet…...……………………………………………………………………..………………….………….....6 Garnett-Nait Letue………………………………………………………………………………….………………….……….…….. Foudes Da………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….……..……….. Disoe Week………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….…….….……. ABC Da……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….………….7 Studet Goeet……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….... Baptist Studet Uio……………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….…….. Class Offies ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………... Geek Ogaizatios …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………….8 Hoos Da………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………. Costitutio Da…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………... 2017-2018 Student Handbook | 3 Studet Services ad Iforatio……………………………………………………….…………………..……..9 Studet Photo ID Cads…………………………………….……………………………………………….………………………………. Iteet Aess………………………………………………………………………………..…………….……………..…………………... CAMS……………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….………………….………………... Use of Shool Eail……………….……………………...……………………………………………………….………..…...…………..20 Buig Tetooks Olie…………………..…………………………………………………………………………………..……….….. Disability Suppot……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..…………. Fiaial Aid……………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….. Work-Stud……………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………….……...……... Disbursement of Refuds………………………………….…………….………………………………………………………...........3 Fiaial Poliies……………………………………………….………………………………………………………………….....………..4 Tuitio & Fee Shedule…………………………………….…………………………………………………………………….…………..24 Business Holds…………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………..…….……….5 Health ad Welless Cete……………………………………………………………………………….…………….….…...……… Health Isuae…………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………... Meal Pla………….………………………………………………………………………………………………….………….………………. Food Seies at the Flae Café………………..…………………………………………………………….……………..……….. Weathe Eegeies.…………………………………………………………………………………………….…….……….…...….. Taspotatio ad Pakig ……………………………………………………………………………………..….……….……......0 Postal Series …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....….0 Aadei Testig ad Plaeet……………………………………………………………………………..………..….………..1 Gaduatio………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..……...…..1 Policies, Procedures, Rules and Regulatios…………………………………………….…….……………....31 Couit Coitet Stateet…………………………………………………………………………………………..…...2 Hoo Pledge………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..….2 Violations of the Community Commitment Statement or Hoo Pledge……………………………….……...…. Hoo Couil…………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………...2 Tpes of Violatios the Hoo Couil Reies ………………………………………………………………………..……...2 Pealties Iposed the Hoo Couil ……………………………………………………………………………….….……..3 Poedues of the Hoo Couil ………………………………………………………………………………………………...…..3 The Couit Codut Couil.………………………………………………………………………………………..…….…....4 Pealties Iposed Couit Codut Couil…….………………………………………………….…….…………..4 Geeal Regulatios o Studet Codut ad Disiplia Satios……………………………………………….. Disiplia Offeses. ………………………….…………………………………………………….…………………………………..…5 Disiplia Satios………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….0 Procedures of Community Conduct Council (Non Academic Setting)....................................................42 Procedures of the Comuit Codut Couil Aadei Settig……………………………..…..….......…….3 Studet Appeal Poli ad Poedues……………………………………………………………………………………………… Poedue fo Disissal of Studets……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..5 Poedue of Readissio fo Disissed Studets……………………………………………………….....….……………5 Grievance Procedures for Studets Iolig Studets……………………………………………..…...…….…………6 2017-2018 Student Handbook | 4 Grievance Procedures Involving Faculty, Staff ad Adiistatos…………………………….……....…...........46 Housig Poli…………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…………….……….………46 Residetial Studet Aadei Stadad Poli…………………………………………………………………………………. Lia Poli……………………………………………………………………………………………….………….…….…….…….…….54 Policies for Student Ogaizatios…………………..………………………………………….………….……..……..….………55 Ho To Stat a Studet Ogaizatio………………………………………………………….……….……………………….....55 (College) Logos ad Wateaks, Use Studet Ogaizatios………………..…………..…………….….........56 Copight Ifigeet…………………………………………………………………………….……………..………….……..…..56 Beak Poli……………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………...……56 Campus Security and Safet Poli………………………………………………………….…………….…………………………57 Copliae ith Capus Seuit At………………………………………………….………………………………………….57 Resposiilit Fo Copliae…………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..57 Capus Cie Repot ad Seuit…………………………………………………….…………………………………………..7 Cie Repot……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....58 Capus ad Couit Notifiatio of Ciial Atiit………………….…………………………………………...8 Capus Safet………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………....9 Procedure to Report Atiit ad Eegeies……………………………….………………………………………….…..9 Aual Testig……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………….…... Fedeall Madated Cie Statistis…………………………………………….………………………………………..…….... Cle At Cie Defiitios………………………………………………………….……………………………………….……….... Crime Definitions from the Uniform Crime Reporting Hadook.……………………………………….…………..61 Atie Shoote Poedues……………………………………………………………………………………………….…...………..63 Missing Student Notification Policy and Procedues………..…………………………………………...……….……....67 Missig Studet Poedue…………………………………………………………………………………………..….……………..68 Couiatio Aout Missig Studet……………………………………………………….……………..………………….69 Poli Aedet……………………………………………………………………………..………………………..…………………69 If a Studet is a Dage to Theseles…………………………………………………………………………………………….69 College Code of Coduct……………………..……………………...…………………….……………....…….…….7 Academic Dishoest……………………………….………………...…………………………………..………..…....….…….……..71