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STUDENT HANDBOOKEmailAll students, faculty and staff are issued a campus email address. Email is the major form of communication on the Lake Erie Collegecampus. Students are required to check their campus email on a daily basis for announcements, news or correspondence fromfaculty and staff members. Email should be read, responded to and deleted in a timely manner.All users: webmail and campus networkUserPwusername@lec.edu (replacing username with own)(users password)Email is accessible on and off campus. To gain access off campus, visit www.lec.edu and select “webmail” link on the main page.Password will be the same as being on the network while on campusFraternizationThe faculty and staff of Lake Erie College assist the College in meeting its mission of providing a quality higher educational environmentfor its students that supports the goals of the College. Students should be assured that the relationships they develop with faculty andstaff members will always be built upon the highest ethical precepts of the educational profession.Virtually all faculty members, administrators and staff members are, or can appear to be, in a position to exercise power or authority,directly or indirectly, over students, whether or not an individual student is enrolled in their classes, are subject to their directsupervision, or have some form of business to transact with offices at the College. Many students are at a stage in their developmentwhen they may be particularly vulnerable to the influence of faculty members, administrators, and staff members who are in positionswhere they can affect the terms and conditions of a student’s standing at the College.If a student consents to a romantic relationship with a faculty member, administrator or staff member, the existence of such arelationship could have unintended adverse effects on the educational environment of the College. In some cases such a relationshipcan end unhappily or become problematic, resulting in charges of sexual harassment, and even physical or psychological abuse.Because of the commitment to maintaining an environment that supports our educational goals and in order to promote the efficientand fair operation of the College ,and to avoid misunderstandings, complaints of favoritism, supervision problems, security problems,morale problems, questions regarding academic achievement, and possible claims of sexual harassment, the College prohibitsromantic, sexual and exploitative relationships between employees and students including but not limited to: dating, pursuing to date,and pursuing or having romantic or sexual relationships with students. Employees or students who violate this policy will be subject todiscipline, up to and including termination of employment for employee violators.There are exceptional circumstances in which the spouse or partner of a college employee is a student at the College. Thisfraternization policy does not apply in such circumstances. The President, in consultation with the President’s Cabinet and Director ofHuman Resources, is the administrative officer who determines whether an exceptional circumstance applies.Grievance ProcedureStudents of LEC have the right to present any personal concern or dissatisfaction regarding their enrollment to the appropriate Collegepersonnel and have it considered on its merits.Students will advise the Dean of Students (or the Title IX Officer, if it is a discrimination issue) briefly in writing of the problem withinten (10) working days of the incident. The Dean of Students shall respond in writing to the complaint. If the grievance is directed tothe Dean of Students, the student will advise the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs briefly in writing ofthe problem within ten (10) working days of an incident.Page | 141Lake Erie College | 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog | Student Handbook | Student Athlete Handbook