CROWDER COLLEGE Student Handbook Established by the Community College District of Newton-McDonald Counties, 1963 Revised August 2020 Table of Contents RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................. 2 College Responsibilities ............................................................................................................... 2 Student Responsibilities ............................................................................................................... 2 Student Rights ............................................................................................................................... 2 Residency Status Policy ............................................................................................................... 5 Residency Status .................................................................................................................... 5 Change of Residency .............................................................................................................. 5 Evidence of Domicile ............................................................................................................... 5 Student Housing Regulations ...................................................................................................... 6 Attendance Policies ...................................................................................................................... 6 Never Attend Policy ................................................................................................................. 6 Administrative Withdrawal Policy ............................................................................................. 6 Student Right-To-Know and Consumer Information .................................................................. 6 Academic Accommodations and Accessibility ......................................................................... 6 Drug and Alcohol Policy and Prevention ................................................................................. 7 Graduation/Completion Rate ................................................................................................... 8 Student ID Cards (Crowder OneCard) ..................................................................................... 8 Crowder College Student Athletes Receiving Athletic Aid Fall 2017 ........................................ 8 STUDENT CONDUCT POLICIES & PROCEDURES ............................................................. 10 Student Code of Conduct ............................................................................................................. 10 Scope of Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Process ........................................................ 14 Definitions ............................................................................................................................... 14 Title IX Coordinator ................................................................................................................. 14 Title IX Coordinators ............................................................................................................... 14 How to Report Potential Violations of This Policy .................................................................... 15 Filing a Formal Complaint of Sexual Harassment .................................................................... 17 Dismissal of Formal Complaint ................................................................................................ 18 Informal Resolution ................................................................................................................. 18 Prohibition of Retaliation ......................................................................................................... 18 Sexual Harassment Grievance Process Procedures ............................................................... 18 Good Samaritan Policy ................................................................................................................. 23 Campus Complaints ...................................................................................................................... 24 Informal Complaint Procedure ................................................................................................. 24 Formal Complaint Procedure................................................................................................... 24 Disciplinary Action ......................................................................................................................... 24 Disciplinary Definitions ............................................................................................................ 24 Investigation and Due Process of Conduct & Discrimination Violations ................................... 25 ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCESSES ............................................................................... 27 Academic Processes .................................................................................................................... 27 Academic Appeals Process ..................................................................................................... 27 Posting Of Disciplinary Action on Transcripts .......................................................................... 27 Enrollment Suspension Appeal Process .................................................................................. 27 Petition/Readmission Forms ................................................................................................... 28 Requirements of Provisional Enrollment and Probation Status ................................................ 28 Hardship Withdrawal Policy ......................................................................................................... 28 Involuntary Withdrawals ............................................................................................................... 28 Commencement and Graduation ................................................................................................ 28 Spring Commencement Eligibility ............................................................................................ 29 Fall Commencement Eligibility ................................................................................................ 29 Petitions for Commencement Participation .............................................................................. 29 Commencement Regalia ......................................................................................................... 29 Graduation Application ............................................................................................................ 30 Exit Assessment ..................................................................................................................... 30 Awarding a Posthumous Degree ................................................................................................. 30 HEALTH AND SAFETY .................................................................................................................. 31 Suicide Awareness and Prevention............................................................................................. 31 Tuberculosis Screening ................................................................................................................ 31 Campus Security ........................................................................................................................... 31 Building Access ............................................................................................................................. 32 Concealed Weapons Policy ......................................................................................................... 32 Children on Campus ..................................................................................................................... 32 Animals on Campus ...................................................................................................................... 32 Campus Crime Reporting ............................................................................................................ 32 Crime Statistics Report ................................................................................................................. 33 Sex Crime Prevention Act ............................................................................................................ 33 TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................................................. 34 Computer Use Policy .................................................................................................................... 34 Telephone Use Policy ................................................................................................................... 34 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION .......................................................... 35 Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination ................................................................................. 35 Discrimination Complaints ............................................................................................................ 35 Religious Accommodations Policy 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