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Grievance Procedures for Nonacademic Disputes
This process should be followed for all nonacademic grievances of policies / procedures that are not
governed by a specific academic center, program, college, or school. Academic grievances should be
referred to the student’s academic center. The purpose of these grievance procedures is to promote
the orderly resolution of problems arising out of a student complaint concerning a policy, procedure,
or administrative action of Nova Southeastern University. Grievances can often be adversarial,
unpleasant, and unsatisfying, so we recommend that students discuss problems before resorting to the
formal grievance steps. When formal grievance steps are perceived as necessary, students have a right
to a fair process and hearing without retribution.
1. First, the student should attempt to resolve an issue in dispute at the level at which the dispute
occurred. This attempt must be in writing (i.e., email, regular mail, or fax). The student may
wish to use certified mail to verify receipt of the correspondence. In the correspondence, the
student must present a rationale for his or her position based on factual information.
2. The student will receive a reply, in writing, which addresses the complaint.
3. If the reply is not acceptable, the student is encouraged to submit the complaint in writing to
the associate dean of student affairs. The associate dean of student affairs will attempt to resolve
the dispute.
4. If the associate dean is unable to resolve the dispute, he or she will notify the student and the
dean of student affairs in writing.
5. The student may then appeal in writing to the dean of student affairs.
6. The dean will investigate and review the findings, and will notify the student in writing of his or
her decision.
7. The dean’s decision is final and binding and cannot be appealed.
Guests
Students are welcome to bring guests to the campus, but must assume responsibility for the conduct
of their guests and must accompany them at all times. If a guest is asked to leave a specific area of
campus, it is the responsibility of the student host to cooperate with the university official making
the request. The university reserves the right to exclude all guests from any area on campus in times of
impending or actual crises or emergencies, such as hurricanes, campus disruptions, or bomb threats, and
to exclude any guest(s) from any area of the campus for any reason the university deems appropriate.
Health Policies
Communicable Diseases Guidelines
It is the intent of the university to protect students from communicable diseases that pose reasonable
risk of harm to members of the university community. It is also the intent of the university to protect
the rights of those infected with a communicable disease. Students who do become infected with
a communicable disease must report the contracting of the disease to their program dean and the
associate dean of student affairs and are subject to the guidelines listed below. The university will be
flexible in its response to incidents of communicable diseases, evaluating each occurrence in light of
this policy and current available medical information.
• NSU will make available to the university community detailed information concerning the
transmissibility of communicable diseases and precautions that can be taken to prevent the spread
of various communicable diseases.
46 NSU Student Handbook 2011–2012