academic calendar 2012-2013 - GateWay Community College

40 Student Handbook 2012-2013designation as a low-impact, non-commercial userfrom the applicable College’s Responsible CollegeOfficial. Any questions or comments about the criteriafor approval or denial of such request shall be directedto the District Ombudsman.Permits: The approved request form will describethe location of the authorized activity and any otherrestrictions specific to the event. Violation of the termsof the permit, District policy, administrative regulationor law shall be grounds for immediate revocationof the permit, and the individual violators and theirorganizations may be banned from the campus.Priorities and Criteria for Approval of Permits:The content or subject of the proposed expressiveactivity or event will not affect approval of theapplication. Availability of space is not guaranteed.Reservations shall be approved on a space-availablebasis and will be addressed on a first come-first servedbasis, subject to the following priorities and criteria forthe use and scheduling of space on campus grounds:Scheduling Priorities (in order)1. The use of facilities and grounds for theoperations of the College. For example, thereare times when the college is unusually crowdedby members of the campus community, suchas registration and orientation at the beginningof the semester. Other uses may reasonably beprecluded during those times.2. Activities and events sponsored by the Collegeadministration.3. Activities and events sponsored by MCCCDstudent organizations or employee groups.4. Activities of non-MCCCD-affiliated individuals andorganizations.5. Commercial advertising or activities.Criteria1. Capacity of college grounds to accommodate thenumber of participants at the scheduled time andproposed location.2. Capacity of College Safety staff to providesecurity for all events and activities scheduled atthe time.3. Possible interference or conflict with Collegeoperations or other scheduled activities andevents on the grounds.4. General feasibility of hosting the event asproposed.Other Policies: This administrative regulation will beapplied in conjunction and coordination with all otherMCCCD policies and administrative regulations andCollege processes and procedures, including but notlimited to regulations on facilities use, signage, sales ofalcohol and/or food, and solicitation of donations.Specific procedures on how to implement the Use ofCollege Grounds regulation can be found in AppendixS-15.Children on Campus (A.R. 2.4.10)Children (younger than 18) may not attend any classunless they are officially registered for the class.Children will not be allowed on campus unlessparticipating in an authorized college program orunder the supervision of an adult.Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act(A.R. 2.4.11)Federal legislation requires the college to maintaindata on the types and number of crimes on collegeproperty as well as policies dealing with campussecurity. To obtain additional information on thissubject, contact the college Safety and SecurityDepartment.Workplace Violence Prevention (A.R. 2.4.12)It is the policy of the Maricopa Community Collegesto promote a safe environment for its employees,students, and visitors. The Maricopa CommunityColleges are committed to working with its employeesto maintain an environment free from violence, threatsof violence, harassment, intimidation, and otherdisruptive behavior.Violence, threats, harassment, intimidation, andother disruptive behavior in our facilities will not betolerated, and it is the responsibility of all membersof the Maricopa Community Colleges to reportany occurrence of such conduct. Every employee,student and visitor on Maricopa Community CollegeDistrict property is encouraged to report threats oracts of physical violence of which he/she is aware.All reports will be taken seriously and will be dealtwith appropriately. Such behavior can include oralor written statements, gestures, or expressions thatcommunicate a direct or indirect threat of physicalharm.This policy applies to employees and students, aswell as independent contractors and other nonemployeesdoing business with the MaricopaCommunity Colleges. Individuals who commit suchacts may be removed from the premises and may besubject to disciplinary action, criminal penalties, orboth. The Chancellor is hereby instructed to enact alladministrative regulations necessary to implement thispolicy.Student Right to Know (A.R. 2.4.13)Under the terms of the Student Right To Know Act,the college must maintain and report statistics onthe number of students receiving athletically relatedstudent aid reported by race and sex, the graduationrate for athletes participating in specific sportsreported by race and sex, the graduation rate forstudents in general, reported by race and sex andother similar statistics. To obtain copies of thesereports, contact the Office of Admissions and Records.