STUDENT HANDBOOK Updated April 2021 1 Table of Contents FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON BISON HILL .................................................................................6 1.0 THE STUDENT HANDBOOK .........................................................................................................7 1.1 MISSION STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................7 1.2 PURPOSE STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................7 1.3 CORE VALUES ............................................................................................................................7 1.4 ABOUT OBU .............................................................................................................................8 2.0 STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ...................................................................................9 2.1 INTRODUCTION TO RESPONSIBILITIES ...............................................................................................9 2.2 COLLEGE CITIZENSHIP ................................................................................................................ 10 2.3 SEEKING ASSISTANCE ................................................................................................................. 11 3.0 STUDENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ..................................................................................... 11 3.1 BEHAVIORAL DISCIPLINE ............................................................................................................. 11 3.2 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES/APPEALS ............................................................................................ 12 3.3 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF UNIVERSITY POLICY............................................................................ 13 3.4 UNIVERSITY EXPECTATIONS ......................................................................................................... 14 3.4.1 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY ................................................................................................................ 14 3.4.2 ALCOHOL ................................................................................................................................ 17 3.4.3 BREACH OF PEACE .................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.4 COMPUTER USE ....................................................................................................................... 18 3.4.5 DRESS .................................................................................................................................... 18 3.4.6 FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS ........................................................................................................ 19 3.4.7 FIREARMS-FIREWORKS ............................................................................................................... 19 3.4.8 GAMBLING .............................................................................................................................. 19 3.4.9 GUESTS .................................................................................................................................. 20 3.4.10 HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION ............................................................................................. 20 3.4.11 SEXUAL HARASSMENT ............................................................................................................... 20 3.4.12 DISCRIMINATORY HARASSMENT ................................................................................................... 21 3.4.13 HAZING .................................................................................................................................. 21 3.4.14 HUMAN SEXUALITY ................................................................................................................... 22 3.4.15 PROCEDURES FOR FILING A REPORT OR SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, ASSAULT, OR VIOLENCE ............................................................................................................................... 23 3.4.16 ILLEGAL DRUGS ........................................................................................................................ 25 3.4.18 INSUBORDINATION.................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.19 RESPECT OF PROPERTY ............................................................................................................... 26 3.4.20 ROMANTIC RELATIONS BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS .............................................................. 26 3.4.21 STUDENT SAFETY ...................................................................................................................... 27 3.4.22 TOBACCO ............................................................................................................................... 27 2 3.4.23 THEFT .................................................................................................................................... 27 3.4.24 UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY .............................................................................................................. 28 3.4.25 VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ........................................................................... 28 4.0 CAMPUS SERVICES .................................................................................................................. 28 4.1 ACADEMIC CATALOG ................................................................................................................. 28 4.1.1 ABSENCE FROM CLASS/ILLNESS .................................................................................................... 29 4.1.2 EXAMINATIONS (ACADEMIC TESTS, FINAL EXAMS) ........................................................................... 29 4.1.3 GRADE APPEAL ........................................................................................................................ 30 4.1.4 FACULTY ADVISOR PROGRAM ...................................................................................................... 33 4.1.5 MABEE LEARNING CENTER (LIBRARY) ............................................................................................ 33 4.1.6 THE MILBURN CENTER ............................................................................................................... 34 4.1.7 RECORDERS (AUDIO, VIDEO, ETC.) IN THE CLASSROOM ...................................................................... 34 4.2 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ......................................................................................................... 35 4.2.1 CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT RECORDS ........................................................................................ 35 4.1.2 RAPID MESSAGE SYSTEM (RMS).................................................................................................. 38 4.3 SPIRITUAL LIFE ......................................................................................................................... 39 4.3.1 CHAPEL-ASSEMBLY ................................................................................................................... 39 4.4 STUDENT SERVICES ................................................................................................................... 40 4.4.1 ADVERTISEMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ...................................................................................... 40 4.4.2 ALBERT J. AND LAURA BELLE GEIGER CENTER (THE “GC”) .................................................................. 40 4.4.3 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ............................................................................................................... 41 4.4.4 BOOKSTORE ............................................................................................................................ 41 4.4.5 CALENDAR .............................................................................................................................. 41 4.4.6 CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT .............................................................................................................. 41 4.4.7 CAMPUS SECURITY HOURS .......................................................................................................... 41 4.4.8 CAREER DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................. 42 4.4.9 CHECK CASHING ....................................................................................................................... 42 4.4.10 CAMPUS SECURITY REPORT ......................................................................................................... 42 4.4.11 UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER................................................................................................. 42 4.4.12 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ............................................................................................................... 43 4.4.13 EQUITY IN ATHLETICS DISCLOSURE ACT DISCLOSURES ........................................................................ 43 4.4.14 HEALTH INSURANCE .................................................................................................................. 43 4.4.15 HEALTH SERVICES ....................................................................................................................