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Affirmative Action/
Equal Opportunity
Red Rocks Community College is committed to
diversity in its people and programs. The college
is an equal opportunity educational institution
and does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin,sex,
age, veteran status or disability. It also does
not tolerate acts of ethnic intimidation, which
are any unlawful acts against persons or
groups because of a person’s or group’s race,
color, ancestry, religion or national origin for
the purpose of inciting and provoking bodily
injury or damage to property.
The college’s Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Program Plan has been approved
by the State Board for CommunityColleges
and Occupational Education. The plan is
available for individual, public and agency
review in the Human Resources office. The
college has designated the executive director
of Human Resources as its affirmative action
officer. For information contact Human
Resources, Red Rocks Community College,
13300 West Sixth Avenue, Box 17 Lakewood,
Colorado 80228-1255, or call 303.914.6570.
Other inquiries may be made to the Director
of Affirmative Action for the Community
Colleges of Colorado, 1391 Speer Boulevard,
Denver, Colorado 80204, 303.620.4000; or
the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department
of Education, 1961 Stout Street, Denver,
Colorado 80294.
Privacy Notification
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974 permits Red Rocks Community
College to release "directory information"
about you to interested parties. Directory
information does not include grades, but does
include the following:
• Your name
• Local address
• Local telephone number
• Field of study
• Most recent previous school attended
• Photographic/video-taped images
• Date and place of birth
• Full-time or part-time status
• Class schedule
• Class roster
• E-mail address
• Degrees and certificates awarded
• Participation in officially recognized
activities and sports
• Dates of attendance
If you do not want the collegeto release directory
information about you without your specific
consent, sign a Directory Restriction
form in the Admissions Office. Your directory
restriction will remain in effect until you
cancel the request for nondisclosure.
Information: 303.914.6303
Students with Disabilities
Red Rocks Community College offers many
special services to students with permanent or
temporary disabilitiesy. The college complies
with and fully supports Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, with amendments
of 1974, as well as the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)of 1990, regarding
nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap.
Reasonable accommodation is provided upon
request for persons with disabilities.
If youd require an accommodation to participate
in any class, program, service or other
activity at Red Rocks, contact the Office of
Special Services by calling 303.914.6376or
direct line 303 980.8776 TDD/V.
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Prevention Program
The Law
Red Rocks Community College complies
with the Drug Free Schools and
Communities Amendments of 1989. A copy
of this Act is on file in the Office of Student
Life and the Human Resources Office.
Standard of Conduct
Students and employees shall not engage in the
unauthorized or unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensation, possession, use/abuse of
alcohol and/or illicit drugs on college property
or as a part of any college activity.
Legal Sanctions
There are legal sanctions for violations of the
Standard of Conduct. Any student or employee
who is convicted of the unlawful manufacture,
distribution, dispensation, possession,
use or abuse of illicit drugs or alcohol is subject
to criminal penalties under local, state and
federal law. These penalties range in severity
from a fine of $100 up to $8,000,000 and/or
life imprisonment.The exact penalty assessed
depends upon the nature and severity of the
individualoffense.
College Penalties
The college will impose penalties against students
and employees who violate the above
Standard of Conduct. Violators will be subject
to disciplinary action under employee and student
disciplinary policies. The sanctions
include, but are not limited to, probation, suspension
or expulsion from the college or probation,
suspension or termination of employment;
and referral to authorities for prosecution,
as appropriate.
Health Risks
Many health risks are associated with drug
and alcohol abuse. Risks include but are not
limited to: malnutrition, brain damage, heart
disease, pancreatitis, cirrhosisof the liver,
mental illness, death, low birth weight babies
and babies with drug addictions. Personal
relationships, family dynamics, ability to
work and study are also at risk.
Illegal Substances
A listing of controlled substances is on file for
your reference in the Office of Student Life
and Human Resources Office.
Referral Sources
Referral for counseling, treatment,
rehabilitation and re-entry programs are available
through:
The College:
Advising 303.914.6255
Human Resources 303.914.6570
Student Center 303.914.6372
The Community:
Al-Anon — Al-ATeen 303.321.8788
Alcoholics Anonymous 303.322.4440
Cenikor Prevention
Network 303.234.1288
Mile High Council Alcoholism/Drug Abuse
303.759.5555
Narcotics Anonymous 303.832.3784
Suicide Depression
Crisis Hotline 303.860.1200
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