............................................................................................................ BENEDICTINE COLLEGE STUDENT HANDBOOK Effective August 1, 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS BENEDICTINE HERITAGE .................................................................... 1 OUR FOUNDERS ................................................................................. 1 CO-SPONSOR: MOUNT ST. SCHOLASTICA MONASTERY ..................... 2 CO-SPONSOR: ST. BENEDICT'S ABBEY ............................................... 3 THE MISSION OF BENEDICTINE COLLEGE .......................................... 3 BENEDICTINE COLLEGE VALUES ....................................................... 4 STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ............................................... 5 TITLE IX STATEMENT ........................................................................ 6 FALL 2021 ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC CALENDAR .......................... 7 SPRING 2022 ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC CALENDAR....................... 7 CALENDAR OF HALL OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS ................................ 8 QUICK RESOURCE GUIDE TO COLLEGE OFFICES & STAFF ......................................................... 9 ADMISSIONS ...................................................................................... 9 ALUMNI RELATIONS .......................................................................... 9 ATHLETICS......................................................................................... 9 BUSINESS OFFICE-STUDENT BILLING ................................................ 9 BENEDICTINE COLLEGE MISSION & MINISTRY .................................. 11 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER .............................................................. 11 DEAN OF THE COLLEGE ................................................................... 11 STUDENT LIFE OFFICE ..................................................................... 11 FINANCIAL AID ................................................................................ 12 FOCUS ............................................................................................ 13 SPO ................................................................................................. 13 ADVANCEMENT ............................................................................... 14 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE .................................. 13 PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ........................................................................ 14 RESIDENCE LIFE .............................................................................. 14 OFFICE OF ACADEMIC RECORDS AND REGISTRATION ...................... 14 STUDENT RECORDS AND FERPA ..................................................... 15 STUDENT ACTIVITIES ....................................................................... 15 SERVICES TO STUDENT & COLLEGE COMMUNITY ................................................................ 15 ACADEMIC ADVISING ...................................................................... 16 ALUMNI RELATIONS ........................................................................ 16 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT .................................................................. 17 I ATHLETIC FACILITIES ...................................................................... 17 ATHLETIC TRAINING ........................................................................ 19 CAMPUS DINING SERVICES .............................................................. 19 COLLEGE MISSION & MINISTRY ...................................................... 21 CAREER DEVELOPMENT................................................................... 26 CHECK CASHING AND MONETARY TRANSACTIONS ......................... 26 CIRCUIT NEWSPAPER ....................................................................... 27 COMPUTER SERVICES ...................................................................... 27 CONFERENCE ROOM AND CLASSROOM RESERVATIONS ................... 27 COUNSELING CENTER ...................................................................... 27 CRISIS HOTLINE INFORMATION ........................................................ 28 STUDENT PREGNANCY INFORMATION.............................................. 29 FELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (FOCUS) ........ 29 DISABILITY SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS ................................ 29 IDENTIFICATION CARDS ................................................................... 30 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES ......................................... 30 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AMBASSADORS ............................... 30 STUDY ABROAD ............................................................................... 32 ESL PROGRAM ................................................................................ 32 INTRAMURALS ................................................................................. 32 LIBRARY .......................................................................................... 33 LOST AND FOUND ............................................................................ 34 MAILROOM ...................................................................................... 34 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT ............................................................. 35 PARENT ASSOCIATION ..................................................................... 35 IKON COPY CENTER ....................................................................... 35 THE RAVEN STORE .......................................................................... 35 RAVEN YEARBOOK .......................................................................... 36 REFUND POLICY FOR TUITION, ROOM, BOARD AND FEES ................ 36 SECURITY ........................................................................................ 41 STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES ........................................................... 42 STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER .............................................................. 45 TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES ................................... 45 ACADEMIC POLICIES ................................................ 45 ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT ................................................................ 45 CLASS ATTENDANCE ....................................................................... 46 ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL ..................................................... 47 WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COLLEGE ................................................. 47 GOVERNANCE .............................................................. 48 II STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SGA) ................................ 48 CLUBS AND COLLEGE RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS ..................... 49 CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS ........................................................... 49 STATEMENT ON CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS ................................. 49 REGISTRATION OF NEW GROUPS ..................................................... 50 OFFICERS/MEMBERSHIP................................................................... 51 STUDENT ACTIVITIES ............................................... 51 SOCIAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES ........................................................ 51 RESIDENCE LIFE & HALLS ...................................... 53 RESIDENCE HALL GOVERNMENT ..................................................... 54 RESIDENCE HALLS & STAFF ............................................................ 54 KREMMETER HALL, LEGACY HALL, CAMPUS HOUSES, ROW HOUSES ........................................................................................... 54 CRAY SEABERG HALL ..................................................................... 55 ELIZABETH HALL ............................................................................. 55 WOLF AND LEMKE HALLS ............................................................... 56 MCDONALD HALL ........................................................................... 56 NEWMAN HALL ............................................................................... 56 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE HALL.................................................... 57 ST. JOSEPH HALL ............................................................................. 57 ST. MARTIN MEMORIAL HALL ......................................................... 57 ST. MICHAEL HALL ......................................................................... 58 ST. SCHOLASTICA HALL .................................................................. 58 TURNER HALL ................................................................................. 59 STUDENT LIFE POLICIES & PROCEDURES ........ 59 ACCEPTABLE USE OF TECHNOLOGIES .............................................. 59 ALCOHOL AND DRUG POLICY .......................................................... 64 CAMPUS HOUSING POLICY .............................................................. 64 COMPLAINT AND GRIEVANCE POLICY ............................................. 66 E-MAIL NOTIFICATION POLICY ........................................................ 68 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN ......................................................... 68 FUNDRAISING POLICY ...................................................................... 69 GENERAL NON-DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES ............................................................................ 70 ROOMS & FACILITIES POLICY FOR STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.................................................................................... 71 IDENTIFICATION ..............................................................................