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THE SALTIRE ^ G O (j \ tfacd >raw\ 'hi ANDREWS ST. 'untox V E N THE OFFICIAL STUDENT HANDBOOK OF ANDREWS ST. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE •mm*"* |<?°i&/^7 The Saltire TheOfficialStudentHandbook of St.AndrewsPresbyterianCollege TheSaltireisthecrossintheformoftheone onwhichSt.Andrewssuffered. Itisborneon the banner ofScotland and is part of our schoolseal AsthemedievalknightcarriedtheSaltire on his shieldto aidhim in battle, thisSaltire is for you to take into action at St. Andrews Presbyterian College. The Saltire contains the essentialinformation andguidelinesyou will need to follow as a part of the St Andrewscommunity. Pleasereadthehandbookthoroughly,foryou willbeheldresponsibleforitscontents. TheSALTIRE TABLEOFCONTENTS I. Introduction 1 StatementofPurposeoftheCollege 1 TheUltimateAuthority 2 AWordofImportance 3 CodeofConduct ,..„ 3 A. Preamble 3 B. CommunityHonorCode 4 C. StatementonStudentRights 6 D. StatementonStudentResponsibilities 7 II. StudentGovernment 9 StudentGovernmentAssociationLeadersfor1996-1997 9 ConstitutionoftheStudentAssociation 10 By-LawsoftheConstitutionoftheStudentAssociation 22 By-LawsoftheSenate 35 HI. ConditionsforContinuedMembership 41 AlcoholPolicy 41 Bonfires 49 Causewalk 49 ComplyingwithRequestsfromCollegeOfficials 49 ConvictedFelons , - 50 DisorderlyConduct/ViolationofLaws 50 DragPolicy 50 Fighting 54 HarassmentPolicy 54 HealthandSafety 54 LakeAnsleyC.Moore — 55 MisuseofCollegeProperty 55 PartyGuidelines 55 PolicyStatement/AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome 58 PostingofSigns 58 SellingandSoliciting 59 SexualAssault/RapePolicy 59 SexualHarassmentPolicy 65 Smoking/Non-SmokingPolicy 69 "Wall"Policy 70, WeaponsandFireworks 73 WheeledConveyancesProvisionsandRegulations 74 ViolationsandSanctions 78 IV. ResidentialLife 84 RolesofResidenceLifeStaff 84 ResidenceHallCouncilMembers 85 ResidenceHallAccounts 88 ResidenceHallAdjudications 89 SpecificRegulationsRegardingConductin andUseofResidenceHalls 91 V. AcademicRegulations 101 AcademicDishonesty 101 (Plagiarism,ParaphrasingandtheUseofQuotations) AcademicProbation 102 CourseLoads 102 EligibilityforExtracurricularActivities 102 GradeAppealProcedure 103 WheretoDirectFurtherQuestions 103 VI. StudentOrganizationsandActivities 104 Advisor ". 104 FinancialBusiness 104 GuidelinesforCharteringanOrganization 105 RenewalofCharters 105 WheretoFindaListingofCharteredOrganizations 106 VII. HelpandDirection 107 WhomtoSeeForWhat 107 AcademicSupportServices ™ 110 CollegeServices 114 X. Appendix A. JointStatementonRightsandFreedomsofStudents 120 B. St.AndrewsCodeofResponsibility 129 C. ExcerptfromtheByLawsoftheBoardofTrustees 134 (ArticleV.AdministrationoftheCollege) D. ExcerptfromtheFacultyBylaws 135 E. SupplementtotheDrugPolicy 136 F. FamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA) ... 142 G. StudentLifeCommitteeoftheFaculty 149 CHAPTER I: Introduction PrefatoryNote AstheofficialhandbookforSt.AndrewsPresbyterianCollege,the Saltirecontainsvaluableinformationpertainingtocollegepoliciesand regulations,studentrightsandservices,andopportunitiesfor individualandcommunitygrowth. StatementofPurposeofSt.AndrewsPresbyterian College St.AndrewsPresbyterianCollegeisafour-year,church-related, coeducationalliberalartsandsciencesinstitutionfoundedin1958 bythemergerofFloraMacdonaldCollege,afouryearcollegewhich openedin1896,andPresbyterianJuniorCollegewhichwasfounded in1928. Withbothresidentialandnon-residentialundergraduate programs,theCollegeservestraditionalandnon-traditionalstudents fromdiversenational,ethnicandsocio-economicbackgrounds,by offeringdegreeprograms,certificationprogramsandspecial trainingprograms. Oneofthefirstbarrier-freecampuses,the Collegetakesparticularprideinitshistoricalcommitmentto accommodatingstudentswithphysicalchallenges. St.Andrewsbreaksdownintellectualandinterpersonal barriersaswell. Membersofthefacultyworktogetheracross disciplines,recognizingtheirprimaryrolesasteachersandadvisors, whilemaintainingacommitmenttoscholarshipandprofessional developmentintheirindividualfields. Students,administratorsand staffalsotakeseriouslytheirsharedrolesinteaching,advisingand mentoring. Throughitsintegratededucationalprogram,theCollege seekstograduateinformed,articulateindividuals,witha comprehensionofthecomplexnatureoftheproblemsfacinga diversebutinterdependentglobalcommunity,andwiththeknowledge andskillsnecessarytoleadproductiveprofessionallives. AsacollegeoftheChurch,St.Andrewsbelievesthat knowledgeoftheJudeo-Christiantraditionisvitaltounderstanding theheritageofWesterncivilizationanditsplaceinthecontemporary PageT world. TruetothehistoricalPresbyteriancommitmenttointellectual inquiry,St.Andrewsviewscriticalexplorationinalldisciplinesas compatiblewithfaithfulliving. TheCollege'smajorprograms providestudentswithdepthofknowledgeinparticulardisciplines, whilealsoaffirmingthatsuchknowledgegainsinvaluewhenplaced inaninternational,interculturalandinterdisciplinarycontext. St.Andrewsunderstandsgenuinelysuccessfulacademic communitiestobeinclusiveandstudent-centered. Inadditionto offeringprogramsintheliberalartsandsciencesandinselected preprofessionalareas,theCollegefulfillsitscommunityservice responsibilityandalsopromotesexperientialandservicelearning throughinternships,communityserviceactivitiesandinternational travel/studyopportunities. Respondingtotheneedsofdiverse learningconstituencies,St.Andrewsofferseducationaland residentialenvironmentswhichenhancetheacademicenterprise throughanarrayofcareer,technologicalandothersupportservices. Dueregardforhealthylifestylesandphysicalwell-beingis encouragedthroughwellnesseducationandathleticprograms. Finally,St.Andrewsbelievesthechallengesofthefuturewill bestbemetbyinstitutionsandindividualswiththeopennessand flexibilitytoadapttorapidchange. Itthereforeengagesin systematicevaluationinordertomaintaindynamicandrelevant programs,anditencouragesstudentstodevelophabitsoflifelong learningandself-renewalwhichbalancefreedomwithresponsibility andtranscendself-interestwithaspiritofservice. (ApprovedbytheFacultyon4-23-96;andtheBondofTrusteeson4-26-96) TheUltimateAuthority FromtheBylawsoftheBoardofTrustees(ArticleVI,Section1): "Except asotherwiseprovidedhereinorintheCharteroftheCollege,theseBylaws shallcontrol andgoverninevery instancewhenevera conflictarises betweentheseBylawsandanyotherdocument" (TheappendixofthisSaltirecontainsexcerptsfromtheBylawsofthe Board ofTrusteesandtheBylaws oftheFaculty thatpertain to the governanceofstudentcommunityoncampus.) Page2 AWordofImportance Allstudentsshouldkeepinformedofpolicydecisionsmadethroughoutthe collegeyearbytheEducationalPolicyCommitteeandtheStudentLife Committee. Thesedecisions,whenapprovedbythefacultyandthepresi- dentofthecollege,mayalter,qualify,orreplacetheconditionsasstatedin theSaltire. MaterialintheSaltireissubjecttochange.Thecollegeisnot responsiblefortypographicalerrors,accidentalomissions,orsimilarerrors. TheCodeofConductfortheSt.AndrewsCommunity (AcceptedbytheSt.AndrewsCommunitySpringof1996) Preamble AllmembersoftheSt.AndrewsCollegeCommunitymustbe responsiblefortheirchoicesofbehaviorandmakesurethatthesebehaviors donotinfringeuponothercommunitymembers. TheCollegehasthe authorityandresponsibilitytoestablishrulesandstandardswhichmay requireacademic,moral,andethicalbehaviorthatisconsideredabovethe standardsofsocietyatlarge. Theprincipalresponsibilityforproper conductrestswitheachstudent,andasmuchaspossible,s/heisencouraged toresolveconflictsofindividualrightsandresponsibilitiesher/himself. TheCollegewillbecomeinvolved,however,whenastudentcannotresolve aconflicther/himself,whenthereexistsareasonablebasistobelievethat local,state,orfederallawshavebeenbroken;whentherecouldbeoris potentialforpersonalharmorpropertydamage;orwhenthereexistsa reasonablebasistobelievethatCollegeconditionsorpolicieshavebeen violated. St.Andrewsrequiresstudentstoobeylocal,stateandfederallaws. TheCollegedoesreservetherighttoholdresponsiblestudentswhose behavioreitheronoroffcampusblemishestheCollege'sgeneralimageor reputation,orotherwiseevidencesdisregardforthesafety,well-beingor rightsofothers. Ifastudentisinvolvedinanillegalactoffcampus,the Collegedoesreservetherighttoinitiatedisciplinaryaction. Page3