2020-2021 Student Guide 1 Content exported to PDF document on June 2, 2020. Any corrections to the information found w ithin this document is available online at ht t p://catalog.southplainscollege.edu/content.php?catoid=53&navoid=1545. 2 2020-21 Student Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to South Plains College! ...........................................................................................8 Campus Locations ..................................................................................................................8 Governance, Administration and Executive Officers .................................................................9 Board of Regents .................................................................................................................9 Advisory Committees ..........................................................................................................9 Students and the Institutional Decision-Making Process .........................................................9 Executive Officers of the College ....................................................................................... 10 Student Rights and Responsibilities ....................................................................................... 12 Rights and Freedoms ......................................................................................................... 12 Right to Assembly .......................................................................................................... 12 Freedom from Discrimination and/or Harassment ............................................................. 12 Right to Distribute or Post Printed materials ..................................................................... 12 Right to Due Process....................................................................................................... 13 Equal Rights................................................................................................................... 13 Freedom from Improper Disclosure ................................................................................. 13 Freedom of Inquiry and Expression ................................................................................. 13 Student Intellectual Property Rights (SPC Policy DBDA) ................................................. 13 Freedom of Responsible Press ......................................................................................... 13 Right to Solic it ............................................................................................................... 13 Discrimination and/or Harassment Complaints (Title IX) ..................................................... 13 Informal Dispute Resolution............................................................................................ 13 Formal Grievance Process ............................................................................................... 14 Definitions ..................................................................................................................... 15 Confidentiality, Privacy and Reporting Policy ..................................................................... 16 To Report Confidentially................................................................................................. 16 Reporting to Those Who Can Maintain the Privacy of What You Share ............................. 16 Non-Confidential Reporting Options................................................................................ 16 Federal Timely Warning Reporting Obligations................................................................ 16 Response to Reports of Sexual Misconduct ...................................................................... 17 Student Grievances ............................................................................................................... 17 Informal Dispute Resolution............................................................................................... 17 Formal Dispute Resolution ................................................................................................. 17 Responsibilit ies ................................................................................................................. 18 Student Conduct ................................................................................................................... 18 Content exported to PDF document on June 2, 2020. Any corrections to the information found w ithin this document is available online at ht t p://catalog.southplainscollege.edu/content.php?catoid=53&navoid=1545 2020-2021 Student Guide 3 Areas of Misconduct .......................................................................................................... 18 Academic Integrity ......................................................................................................... 18 Cheating ........................................................................................................................ 19 Plagiar ism ...................................................................................................................... 19 Alcoholic Beverages ....................................................................................................... 19 Animals on Campus........................................................................................................ 19 Bigotry .......................................................................................................................... 20 Bullying ......................................................................................................................... 20 Children in the Classroom ............................................................................................... 20 Classroom Conduct......................................................................................................... 20 Discrimination/Harassment ............................................................................................. 20 Disruptions..................................................................................................................... 20 Distribution of Literature, Advertising, Selling or Solicitation ........................................... 20 Failure to Comply........................................................................................................... 21 Falsification of Records .................................................................................................. 21 Financial Responsibilit ies................................................................................................ 21 Firearms, Weapons, Fireworks and Explosives ................................................................. 21 Gambling ....................................................................................................................... 21 Hazing ........................................................................................................................... 21 Hoverboards, Bicycles, and Skateboards .......................................................................... 21 Illegal Selling of Books................................................................................................... 21 Illegal Substances ........................................................................................................... 21 Intimate Partner Violence or Dating Violence................................................................... 21 Lewd, Indecent, or Obscene Conduct ............................................................................... 22 Safety and Health Requirements ...................................................................................... 22 Sexual Harassment ......................................................................................................... 22 Stalking ......................................................................................................................... 22 Student Dress ................................................................................................................. 22 Terroristic Threats .......................................................................................................... 22 Theft.............................................................................................................................. 22 Tobacco ......................................................................................................................... 22 Unauthorized Entry......................................................................................................... 22 Unauthorized Possession of Keys .................................................................................... 23 Content exported to PDF document on June 2, 2020. Any corrections to the information found w ithin this document is available online at ht t p://catalog.southplainscollege.edu/content.php?catoid=53&navoid=1545. 4 2020-21 Student Guide Unauthorized Surveillance .............................................................................................. 23 Unauthorized Use or Possession ...................................................................................... 23 Vandalis m...................................................................................................................... 23 Violent Behavior ...........................................................................................................