Accreditation - Hartnell College!!
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Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12<br />
Zapoteco), Japanese, Filipino, Black, Asian, Armenian, American Indian, and other cultural<br />
groups.<br />
INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND STATEMENTS SUPPORTING DIVERSITY<br />
It is within this rich environment that the college operates, provides instruction, support<br />
services, and services to surrounding communities. The college promotes an appreciation for<br />
diversity through programs, activities, and very specific policies such as our Annual Honor<br />
Thy Children lecture, Planetarium shows, and other student activities that promote diversity.<br />
Several key institutional policies speak directly to the issue of an appreciation of, support for,<br />
and insistence on diversity. The hiring practices and policies of the college make our<br />
commitment to diversity quite clear. The first page of the college‘s Human Resources<br />
website http://www.hartnell.edu/hr/ states ―<strong>Hartnell</strong> <strong>College</strong> encourages a diverse pool of<br />
applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex,<br />
age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation in any of the<br />
District‘s policies or procedures.‖ (II.B.38) This statement governs the conduct of college<br />
faculty, staff, and students. Governing Board Policy 5500 (II.B.39)<br />
http://www.hartnell.edu/board/policies/5500.pdf concerning student behavior states that<br />
―Student conduct should reflect consideration for the rights of others.‖ Related to hazing, it<br />
states that ―<strong>Hartnell</strong> <strong>College</strong> prohibits any activities of student clubs or organizations…likely<br />
to cause…personal degradation or disgrace…to any student.‖<br />
The very mission statement of the college states ―We are responsive to the learning needs of<br />
our community and dedicated to a diverse educational and cultural campus environment that<br />
prepares our students for productive participation in a changing world.‖ The mission<br />
statement further declares ―<strong>Hartnell</strong> <strong>College</strong> shall implement programs and services that<br />
recognize its culturally diverse community, and provide fair and ethical treatment of its entire<br />
population. (II.B.40)<br />
In addition, the college includes the following nondiscrimination statement on every form<br />
that has an external audience: (II.B.41)<br />
It is the policy of <strong>Hartnell</strong> <strong>College</strong> that there will be no discrimination or<br />
harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital<br />
status, religion, national origin, age or disability in any educational programs,<br />
activities or employment. Persons having questions about equal opportunity and<br />
nondiscrimination should contact the Vice President of Student Affairs at (831)<br />
755-6822, CALL Building Room 123.<br />
The Associated Students of <strong>Hartnell</strong> <strong>College</strong> echo this same sentiment in the preamble to<br />
their constitution. In part, ASHC‘s constitution reads that students shall ―enjoy a campus free<br />
from discrimination based on ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual<br />
orientation, or disability.‖ (II.B.42) The Student Handbook states that ―The District is<br />
committed to creating an educational environment that does not tolerate harassment or<br />
discrimination‖ and describes sanctions associated with student misconduct relating to<br />
―derogatory comments, slurs, jokes, and epithets.‖<br />
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