CelebratingYearsof HOWARD UNIVERSITY | DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS 2016 - 2017 HANDBOOK + PLANNER 1 “VERITAS ET UTILITAS” CIRCA 1867 c THE LIFE OF AN UJ, INC. HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENT HANDBOOK 2016–2017 The Office of Student Life and Activities 2397 6th Street, NW Armour J. Blackburn Center, Room 122 Washington, DC 20059 Phone (202) 806-5990 Fax (202) 806-9194 http://www2.howard.edu/ THE H-BOOK IS EDITED & PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES. IT SERVES AS A GENERAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THE INFORMATION IN THE H-BOOK SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS A CONTRACT* BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND HOWARD UNIVERSITY. ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT WARNING. *EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THE OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE & ACTIVITIES WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS, PROGRAMS, OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE H- BOOK. 2016–2017 H-BOOK EDITING, LAYOUT AND DESIGN CREDITS MRS. LENNON JACKSON, MS. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced. 144 Turnpike Rd, Suite 250 • Southborough, MA 01772 • (800) 610-1089 www.globaldatebooks.com • [email protected] 1 Table of Contents Board of Trustees ..............................................................................................................4 Officers of the University .................................................................................................6 Letter from the President ..................................................................................................7 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Letter from the Provost.....................................................................................................9 Academic Policies ...........................................................................................................11 Enrollment Management ................................................................................................24 Office of the Registrar ....................................................................................................25 Visa and Immigration Services ......................................................................................29 Financial Aid ..................................................................................................................30 Office of the Bursar ........................................................................................................31 STUDENT AFFAIRS Letter from the Vice President of Student Affairs .........................................................35 Student Activities Fee Allocation .................................................................................36 Student Affairs Directory ...............................................................................................37 Student Life and Activities .............................................................................................38 Intercultural Affairs ...................................................................................................... 41 Residence Life ...............................................................................................................43 Office of Off-Campus Housing & Community Engagement .......................................47 Beyond Howard ..............................................................................................................52 Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program (IVPP) .....................................................53 Legal Definition of Domestic Violence in D.C. ............................................................55 Alcohol and Drug Prevention Notice ............................................................................57 STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS Letter from the HUSA Administration ..........................................................................69 Student Government ......................................................................................................70 Student Organizations ....................................................................................................71 Fraternity and Sorority Affairs ......................................................................................73 Student Organization Adjudication Process ..................................................................83 Definition and Statement on Hazing ..............................................................................85 CAMPUS SERVICES Book Vouchers ................................................................................................................89 Bison One Card ...............................................................................................................89 Dining Services ............................................................................................................91 Environmental Health and Safety .................................................................................94 Trademark Licensing and Short-Term Vending .............................................................95 POLICIES AND REGULATIONS Student Code of Conduct ...............................................................................................99 Howard University Policy ............................................................................................133 Code of Ethics and Conduct .........................................................................................139 HUSA Constitution ...................................................................................................... 155 OTHER RESOURCES & CALENDAR 2016–2017 CALENDAR ..............................................................................................180 Bison Survival Guide ...................................................................................................302 2 HOWARD UNIVERSITY POLICY ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Howard University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, marital status, religion, handicap, age, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other as is prohibited by Federal or District of Columbia law. This policy covers administration of the University’s educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs and other University administered programs and employment. Inquiries regarding provisions for handicapped persons, equal opportunity and Title IX should be addressed to the following offices listed below: Section 504 Coordinator (handicapped), Office of Student Services, Howard Center, 7th floor, (202) 238-2420; Title IX Coordinator, Carol McKinnon, Office of the Provost Administration Building, 2400 6th Street, NW, Suite 306, Washington, DC 20059, (202) 806-2550. 3 3 HOWARD UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2016-2017 STACEY J. MOBLEY, ESQ. CHAIRMAN Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and General Counsel of DuPont (Ret.) MR. ROBERT L. LUMPKINS MRS. BENAREE P. WILEY DR. WAYNE A. I. FREDERICK VICE CHAIR VICE CHAIR PRESIDENT Chairman Principal Howard University The Mosaic Company The Wiley Group MR. INNOCENT AKUJUOBI MS. DEBBIE K. ALLEN LARKIN ARNOLD, JR., ESQ. Graduate Student Trustee Choreographer, Director and Founder Medical Student Actor Arnold & Associates College of Medicine DR. CHARLES M. BOYD MS. STEFANIE BROWN JAMES DR. HAROLD P. FREEMAN Owner/Medical Director Alumni Trustee Founder and President/CEO The Boyd Cosmetic Surgical Institute CEO and Founding Partner Harold P. Freeman Patient Vestige Strategies, LLC Navigation Institute DR. MOSES GARUBA MR. GODFREY GILL MR. RICHARD GOODMAN Undergraduate Faculty Trustee Managing Director Executive Vice President (Ret.) Professor, College of Engineering, Lyrical Partners L.P. PepsiCo Architecture and Computer Sciences MS. LESLIE D. HALE MS. AMY S. HILLIARD DR. DANETTE G. HOWARD Chief Financial Officer Principal Alumni Trustee RLJ Lodging Trust The Hilliard Group Vice President for Policy & Mobilization Lumina Foundation THE HONORABLE ALPHONSO MR. NORMAN K. JENKINS THE HONORABLE MARIE C. JOHNS JACKSON Chairman and CEO Former Deputy Administrator Senior Advisor, First Data Capstone Development LLC U.S. Small Business Administration Corporation Fmr. U.S. Secretary, Housing and Urban Development DR. MARIAN JOHNSON-THOMPSON MR. WILLIAM V. KEENE DR. GEORGE K. LITTLETON Professor Emerita of Biology Alumni Trustee Graduate Faculty Trustee University of the District of Columbia Co-Owner Associate Professor Yes2Panama.com College of Medicine MR. MARK A. L. MASON MS. JASMINE MORRIS DR. LAURENCE C. MORSE Chief Financial Officer Undergraduate Student Co-Founder / Managing Partner Institutional Clients Group Trustee Fairview Capital Citigroup Accounting Major School of Business THE HONORABLE M. KASIM REED THE HONORABLE RONALD A. DR. REED V. TUCKSON Mayor ROSENFELD Managing Director Atlanta, Georgia Fmr. Chair, Housing Financial Tuckson Health Connections, LLC Board T R U S T E ES E M E R I T I THE HONORABLE FRANKIE M. MR. EARL G. GRAVES, SR. DR. JOHN E. JACOB FREEMAN Chairman Emeritus VERNON E. JORDAN, JR., ESQ.