2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

Student HandbookThe College will take steps to educateits community regarding the health risksassociated with alcohol and drug abuse.Appropriate referrals to counseling and healthagencies will be made to individuals asneeded.The College will impose sanctions on studentsand employees who violate this policy.Disciplinary action may include, but is notlimited to, the following:• completion of an education program• completion of community service hours• referral to law enforcement agencies forprosecution of felony, gross misdemeanor ormisdemeanor charges• referral to the Counseling Center or otherappropriate department• suspension or separation from the College• expulsion from the CollegeThe Compliance and Campus Security Reportlists health risks associated with abuseof alcohol and drugs; and if anyone needsassistance with a drug or alcohol problem, thebooklet contains a list of services available.Tobacco-Free PolicyCentury College buildings are tobacco-free.No tobacco products are to be used within30 feet of any College building entrance.Noncompliance is punishable by fine and/ordisciplinary action. Tobacco users should go toone of the clearly marked designated smokingareas.Harassment and DiscriminationFor policy and process information, pleaseaccess the Student Concern Process throughthe Century Direct Portal System or call theDean of Student Life at 651.773.1780.Harassment Officer:Kristin Hageman651.773.1780West CampusCentury College and the Minnesota StateColleges and Universities system is committedto a policy of nondiscrimination in employment218 Century College 2010-2011and education opportunity. No personshall be discriminated against in the termsand conditions of employment, personnelpractices, or access to and participationin, programs, services, and activities withregard to race, sex, color, creed, religion,age, national origin, disability, marital status,status with regard to public assistance, orsexual orientation. In addition, discriminationin employment based on membership oractivity in a local commission as defined bylaw is prohibited.Harassment on the basis of race, sex, color,creed, religion, age, national origin, disability,marital status, status with regard to publicassistance, or sexual orientation is prohibited.Harassment may occur in a variety ofrelationships, including faculty and student,supervisor and employee, student and student,staff and student, employee and employee,and other relationships with persons havingbusiness at, or visiting the educational orworking environment.This policy is directed at verbal or physicalconduct that constitutes discrimination /harassment under state and federal law andis not directed at the content of speech. Incases in which verbal statements and otherforms of expression are involved, CenturyCollege and the Minnesota State Colleges andUniversities will give due consideration to anindividual’s constitutionally protected right tofree speech and academic freedom. However,discrimination and harassment are not withinthe protections of academic freedom or freespeech.The system office, colleges, and universitiesshall maintain and encourage full freedom,within the law, of expression, inquiry, teachingand research. Academic freedom comeswith a responsibility that all members of oureducation community benefit from it withoutintimidation, exploitation or coercion.This policy shall apply to all individualsaffiliated with Century College and theMinnesota State Colleges and Universitiessystem, including but not limited to, itsstudents, employees, applicants, volunteers,agents, and Board of Trustees, and is intendedto protect the rights and privacy of boththe complainant and respondent and otherinvolved individuals, as well as to preventretaliation or reprisal. Individuals who violatethis policy shall be subject to disciplinary orother corrective action.A copy of this policy is available in theCounseling Center, in the Compliance andCampus Security Report and online at http://www.mnscu.edu/board/policy/1b01.html.Student Conduct/Academic HonestyFor policy and process information, pleaseaccess the Student Concern Process throughthe Century Direct Portal System or call theDean of Student Life at 651.773.1780.Student ConductEach student at Century College has the rightto an education, and it is the responsibility ofthe College to provide an environment thatpromotes learning. Any action by a studentthat interferes with the education of any otherstudent or interferes with the operations ofthe college in carrying out its responsibilityto provide an education will be considered aviolation of this code. Disciplinary action willbe handled in an expeditious manner whileproviding due process. The provisions of thispolicy do not affect the rights of persons inauthority to take any immediate and temporaryactions necessary to retain the classroom,campus or program atmosphere, and to upholdestablished policies, regulations, and laws.Violations, the informal and formal processes,the appeals process, and sanctions aredescribed in the Student Conduct Policyavailable in the Counseling Center, WestCampus. Also, for more information, seethe Dean of Student Life, West Campus,651.773.1780.Academic HonestyThe primary academic mission of CenturyCollege is the exploration and disseminationof knowledge. Academic honesty andintegrity are integral to the academic process.Academic dishonesty is a serious offensewhich undermines the educational processand the learning experience for the entireCollege community.It is expected that Century College students