2019-2020 North Central College, 30 North Brainard Street, Naperville, Illinois, 60540 The information in this document was the best available at the time of release. North Central College endeavors to present an accurate overview of the policies, programs, facilities, and personnel of the College in this document. However, North Central College reserves the right to alter any information described in the document without notice or obligation. This document is updated regularly, and published to the College website annually, through the Office of Student Affairs. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Statement of Student Conduct ............................................................................................................... 5 Mission Statement………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Responsibility to Ourselves ..................................................................................................................... 6 Alcohol Policy ............................................................................................................................ 6 Drug Policy ................................................................................................................................ 8 Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Violations ............................................................................ 9 Medical Amnesty ....................................................................................................................... 11 Drug and Alcohol Use Education and Prevention ........................................................................ 11 Smoking and Tobacco Policy ...................................................................................................... 17 Health Insurance ........................................................................................................................ 18 Immunization Policy .................................................................................................................. 18 Registration Confirmation ......................................................................................................... 20 Financial Responsibility ............................................................................................................. 20 Responsibility to the Integrity of One’s Education ................................................................................. 21 Credit and Credit Hours Policies ................................................................................................. 21 Syllabus ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Final Examinations .................................................................................................................... 22 Class Attendance ....................................................................................................................... 22 Withdrawing for Financial Aid Recipients ................................................................................... 25 Withdrawing for the Semester ................................................................................................... 25 Academic Honesty ..................................................................................................................... 25 Grade Appeals ........................................................................................................................... 27 Responsibility to the College and its Members ...................................................................................... 28 Activities and Events .................................................................................................................. 28 Compliance ............................................................................................................................... 28 Conduct that Endangers ............................................................................................................ 28 Conduct Unbecoming ................................................................................................................ 29 Contract Policy .......................................................................................................................... 29 Damage and Vandalism ............................................................................................................. 29 Discouraging Policy Violations ................................................................................................... 29 Disruption ................................................................................................................................. 29 E-mail ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Fires, Fire Alarms and Fire Equipment ....................................................................................... 30 Fire Safety ................................................................................................................................. 30 Fraudulent Use of College Resources ........................................................................................ 31 Free Expression ......................................................................................................................... 31 Gambling .................................................................................................................................. 31 Littering .................................................................................................................................... 31 Bullying, Intimidation and Threats ............................................................................................. 31 2 Hazing ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Key Policy .................................................................................................................................. 32 Laser Pointers ........................................................................................................................... 33 Obstruction ................................................................................................................................ 33 Parking and Vehicle Regulations ................................................................................................ 33 Parking Enforcement ................................................................................................................. 36 Posting Policy ............................................................................................................................ 38 Pranks ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Public Gathering Spaces ............................................................................................................ 38 Retaliation ................................................................................................................................. 39 Sales, Surveys and Solicitation ................................................................................................... 39 Statement of Acceptable Use of Information Technologies ....................................................... 40 Statement of Acceptable Use of Campus Property .................................................................... 45 Student Identification Cards ...................................................................................................... 46 Theft and Unauthorized Borrowing ........................................................................................... 46 Trespassing ............................................................................................................................... 46 Truthfulness .............................................................................................................................. 47 Video and Audio Recording Policy .............................................................................................. 47 Weapons and Firearms Policy ................................................................................................... 47 Residence Life and Housing Policies .......................................................................................... 50 The College’s Responsibility to Students ............................................................................................... 57 Asbestos Management Plan ...................................................................................................... 57 Crime Statistics ......................................................................................................................... 57 Department of Campus Safety .................................................................................................. 57 Directory Information ............................................................................................................... 57 Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct and Retaliation ............................................... 58 Consensual Relationships .......................................................................................................