2009-2011 - Benedict College

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ly affects the status, rights or privileges of any student. A student must seek redress within 90 days of
the alleged grievance. The burden of proof rests with the person making the complaint.
Any student alleging violation of rights on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation,
physical or mental disability, national origin, ethnicity, gender, veteran’s status or marital status
shall contact the Office of Student Affairs. The Dean of Students shall designate the appropriate
College officer to investigate the allegations on the following basis: The Human Resource Officer shall
investigate all cases alleging discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation,
national origin, ethnicity, veteran’s status or marital status. The Title IX Coordinator whall
investigate all cases alleging discrimnation on the basis of gender. The Coordinator of Disability
Concerns shall invistigate all cases of alleged discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability.
ATHLETICS
The intercollegiate athletic program at Benedict, is governed by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (SIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. The athletics
program includes fourteen teams. There are male teams in basketball, football, soccer, baseball, golf,
tennis, track and field, cross country, and handball. The female teams include basketball, softball, golf,
volleyball, tennis, track and field, cross country, and hand-ball. Students must be in good academic
standing to compete in intercollegiate athletics. Athletes must apply for regular financial aid.