CATALOG 2010-11 - Cascadia Community College

Student Rights AND ResponsibilitiesStudents’ Rights and responsibilitiesStudent Code of ConductAdmission to Cascadia CommunityCollege carries with it the expectation thatstudents will conduct themselves asresponsible members of the collegecommunity. Cascadia has adopted policiesgoverning student conduct, includingdisciplinary procedures and proceduresfor resolving conflicts related to studentdiscipline. The student conduct system isdesigned to protect the rights of eachindividual to support the communityvalues and to assist students in conductingthemselves as responsible members of thecollege community. (WAC 132Z-115-005)A complete copy of the Student Code ofConduct is available in the StudentHandbook on the Cascadia website.Student Rights andResponsibilitiesCascadia Community College, a statesupported institution of higher education,is a learning-centered college, maintainedfor the purpose of providing to alllearners knowledge and skills for theachievement of their academic,professional, technical, and personalgoals. As a public institution of highereducation, the college also exists toprovide students with the capacity forcritical judgment and an independentsearch for truth toward both optimalindividual development and the wellbeing of the entire learning community.Inherent in the college’s mission, vision,and goals are certain rights and freedomswhich provide to students the supportand respect needed for learning andpersonal development. Admission toCascadia Community College providesthese rights to students but also assumesthat students accept the responsibility toconduct themselves in a manner that doesnot interfere with the purposes of thecollege in providing education for all ofits learners. (WAC 132Z-112-010)A complete copy of these policies isavailable in the Student Handbook on theCascadia website.Student Right to KnowIn accordance with federal regulations,Cascadia Community College will berequired to disclose completion orgraduation rates and transfer-out ratesfor the general student body immediatelyfollowing the end or 150% of normal timeto complete a program. The study group,as specified by federal law, will berelatively small when compared with thegeneral student population. It will includeonly students who were: enrolled in creditclasses full-time, entering any college forthe first time, and seeking a degree orcertificate or planned to transfer to afour-year college or university. Thisinformation will be found on theCascadia Community College website.Drug-Free Schools andCampuses ActCascadia Community College complieswith the reporting requirements of theDrug-Free Workplace Act of 1998, theDrug-Free Schools and Communities Actof Amendments of 1989, the Jeanne CleryDisclosure of Campus Security Policy, andCampus Crimes Statistics Act of 1998.This information will be found on theCascadia Community College website.In compliance with the Drug-Free Schoolsand Campuses Act (EDGAR 34 CFR, Part86), Cascadia annually distributes thefollowing information to students and staff:• Standards of conduct that clearlyprohibit the unlawful possession, useor distribution of illicit drugs andalcohol on school property or as part ofschool activities.• Cascadia’s Student Code of Conduct(WAC 132Z-115-090, paragraph 10)prohibits students from:“The possession, use, sale, ordistribution of any alcoholic beverageor illegal drug on the college campus;or while attending a college-sponsoredevent on non-college property.”• Administrative procedure 6:3.110.08prohibits employees frommanufacturing, distributing,dispensing, possessing, or using acontrolled substance;• A description of the applicable legalsanctions and disciplinary actions.• Cascadia’s Student Code of Conduct(WAC 132Z-115-070) states that“students may be accountable both tocivil authorities and to the college foracts that constitute violations of lawand of this code.” Aside from anycriminal proceedings, the college mayimpose sanctions ranging from averbal warning to dismissal, asoutlined in WAC 132Z-115-120,paragraph 4.• Administrative procedure 6:3.110.08outlines the sanctions for employeesfound to have violated provisions of theDrug-Free Schools and Campuses Act.The policy reads, “Violation of thispolicy will be reason for disciplinaryaction up to and including dismissal,or for mandatory evaluation treatmentfor substance abuse.”• A description of any drug or alcoholcounseling, treatment, orrehabilitation/re-entry programs.• Student Success Services maintains areferral list of agencies and individualsproviding support services to studentsor employees struggling with drugand/or alcohol use/abuse. Suchreferrals can be accessed by contactingStudent Advising and Support Servicesat (425) 352-8860.• Administrative procedure 6:3.110.08states that “Cascadia CommunityCollege recognizes drug use and/ordependency to be a health, safety andsecurity problem,” and offersemployees assistance through the StateEmployee Advisory Services and/oremployee medical insurance plans.Confidentiality ofRecordsCascadia Community College has adoptedprocedures in compliance with the FamilyEducational Rights and Privacy Act(FERPA) of 1974, assuring the rights of astudent to view his or her educationalrecords, upon request. In response tooutside inquiries about students, the policyof Cascadia is to provide the followingdirectory information:• Name• Address• Telephone number• Student email address• Current amount owed• Dates of attendance• Area of study• Degree or certificates earnedIf a student owes a debt to the college wewill not release their transcripts and willnot verify their degree or certificate.Exceptions include a subpoena,emergency situations, compliance withthe Solomon Amendment andDepartment of Education requeststhrough the Patriot Act, and the NationalStudent Clearinghouse. Student IDnumbers are provided to the campuslibrary for UW NetID and to the campusbookstore for their annual rebateprogram. Students may permit disclosureof additional information to specificpersons who provide photo identification,by signing a Release of Information formand submitting the form and showingtheir photo identification to the KodiakCorner main counter. See details onFERPA and the Solomon Amendment.108 Catalog 2010-11 Cascadia Community College