EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOR ANY EMERGENCY ON THE MSU CAMPUS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DIAL 9-1-1 POISON INFO CENTER 372-5112 AMBULANCE MSU East Lansing Lansing Ingham County 355-2221 351-4220 9-1-1 or 485-7241 9-1-1 FIRE MSU East Lansing Lansing DRUG/ALCOHOL EMERGENCY Meridian Twp. Ingham County DEC St. Lawrence 351-4000 377-0320 POLICE - EMERGENCY EMOTIONAL CRISIS Listening Ear Ingham County Mental Health 337-1717 372-8460 MSU East Lansing Lansing Meridian Twp. Ingham County 9-1-1 351-4220 9-1-1 485-7241 332-6526 9-1-1 or 9-1-1 351-4220 9-1-1 332-6526 9-1-1 HOSPITALS MSU Health Center Ingham Medical Sparrow Lansing General St. Lawrence 355-4510 374-2121 483-2700 372-8220 372-3610 SEXUAL ASSAULT COUNSELING MSU Counseling Center 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE Listening Ear 372-6666 337-1717 POLICE-NON EMERGENCY/OTHER AGENCIES DPS State Police Ingham County Clinton County Eaton County (Lansing) Eaton County (Charlotte) Lansing 355-2221 332-1911 676-2431 224-6791 372-8215 543-3510 372-9400 MSU'S "GREEN LIGHT" SYSTEM You can use a "Green Light" phone to get help 24 hpurs a day. You'll find them in most parking areas, hall complexes and along major walk ways; all of them are shown on the map on the back. TABLE. OF CONTENTS PART I INFORMATION AND SERVICES MSU History and Finances . . a quick glimpse . .......... : .................. ... ...... 4 A cad em ic..Affairs .. terminology, advising and assistance, libraries .......•................ 5 '- Activities .. things to do and see, campus and community ........................ . ... 16 Career Planning .. resources available ............... , ............................ 20 Division of Student A ff airs and Services .. for all students ....... .. ....... . . . ~ ....... · ... 21 Employment .. getting a job 11ow or after graduation ................................ 26 Financia.1 Aid .. services and resources ......................... . ........... ~ ... . . 28 Food .. IN.here to get it ..... ; . .......... ' ......... . .... . .. ........ . .. . ... . . . .. . . 31 Governance at MSU .. student involvement ... . ...... . ..... ... . . .. . ....... .. .. ~ ... 33 Health .. services available on campus and off campus ............................... 38 Housing .. on cam pus and off cam pus ...................... . ..... . .... . .... . . . .. 41 Information .. who to call, what to' read .. . .......................... , ............ 43 Legal Services .. where to go for assistance ..... . ....... . .. .......... ~ ........... · . .. 48 Personal Security . . personal and property protection ............................ . .. 49 Recreation . : sports for fun and keeping fit .............. . ............... . ........ 51 Services for Special Groups .. · minorities, handicappers, women, older adults, veterans ... . ................................. . ...... . .......... 55 Transportation .. to, from, and around campus ............ . ... . ............. . . . ... 58 PART II RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Legislative and Judicial Systems .......................................... . .... : .. 64 A~ademic Freedom for Students at MSU .... . ............. . .... . .. . ........... . .... 69 - Graduate Rights and Responsibilities ..... . ....................................... . 81 Guide to Selected Behaviors and Regulations .......... . .......... . ............. . .. . . 88 PART Ill REGULATIONS General Student Regulations ............................. . . . .... .. .. ':'-........ , .. 90 Alphabetical listing of other regulations and policies . . .. . ...... . ........... .. ......... 92 INDEX 124 Published by, the Divisio ~ of Student Affairs and Services (Educational and Suppo rt Services, Joy M. Tubaugh, editor). Cover design by Sandra K" Meyers, 1982 MSU graduate in art. IJ .. "' MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING -, August 1, 1983 . ' Dear MSU Student: Within this resource guide you will find information on a great many programs and services that students have found helpful in pursuing tl:eir careers here at Michigan State University. I encourage you to learn more about your University, the community in which you live, as well as your rights and responsibilities as a student. • In a university, as in any community, it is necessary to have regulations by which members abide and by which functions are organized. The standards must be stringent enough .to provide an atmosohere conducive to intellectual and personal development. serve to inform you of the rules, regulations, right~ and responsibilities that · have been promulgated in the interest of all members of the University community. During your enrollment you are expected to abide by the ~ules and regulations as set forth in this guide, as well as the University catalog and other official University publications. It is intended that the second part of this guide will We are proud of the students, faculty, and staff who have contributed in many ways to the important activities, orograms, and services of the University. It is our hope that you personally will ·take advantaoe of the many opportunities available for a full and rewarding expe_rience while you are here. The staff of the Division of Student Affairs and Services stands ready to assist you in this endeavor. S,incerely, ~ . ~ Moqes Turner Vice President for Student Affairs and Services M.T/sw • MSU is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Institution part 1 infon11ation a services MSU HISTORY AND FINANCES HISTORY General Fund Revenues 1981-82 to and expanded in the nation, Michigan State University was founded in 1855 (as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan), the first agricul-. tural college the p rototype for 69 land-grant institutions later established under the Morrill Act of 1862. Under President Joseph R. Williams, classes began in the spring of 1857 with 63 students, five faculty mem The curric bers, and tQree buildings. ulum during ~he first years emphasized agricultural science and rural leader ship. Gradually the program of study include engineering, was home economics, veterinary medicine, and f orestry; journalism, then education, history, chemistry, music, human medi and osteopathic medicine. Other cine, academic changes in response to contem ·expansion of por ary needs have been to agriculture natural re include the extension of home eco sou ~ ces and nomics to human ecology. Today the Uni versity offers nearly 200 programs of instruction for undergraduates and some 7 6 areas of graduate s 'tudy, taught by a faculty/staff of more than 3,000 in 14 operating co l leges. In addition, The ' ' Graduate School and the Honors College educational oppor extended provide tunities for more talented students. FINANCES a university this size. It . t akes a tremendous amount of money to opera t e The following graphs illustrate actual reve the Univer nues sity's general fund (the l atest information available at such t ime of printing). and expenditures for 1981-82 for I 4 SfAT.101 -~ s1.n sraDINT Piii ................................ 161.679,903 Sludenll are~ vartabl•t bellld on l'9llldenCV stat\l& ctas standinq, and cun:icu1um. ft.US 01 MIClllGWI .. ............. .. .. .. ... 111.92&.303 For CCIT'{lnq on th• Qen•ral iNl!IJCtien prcgram; e:a::tl.ides appropnatlcN tor ~ ExpenmentSlatlon. Cooperauw Extermon SllMClt and riew. cot\lll'IJC!IOn PIDllAI. QOYlllNMINT ......... .. ............. .. 50.000 i'\mds appropnated by Mornll-Nelson i>c. for land-=< iN!l!UllOns. nus ... the oruv federal cid tor qeneral t01JCC110ncl p~ IN!)lllC%' COST Uc:OVlllllS ~·-~) ....... .. 11.l33.547 \ lllCllPfS AND INTDIST .. ......... .. .......... 6.171.939 indudel aepamnerual rea11pl! rrom icl• crna sel'VlalS. ancl 1nterwt on lll-tunels ~K PUS ..... ...... ..................... 541.215 General Fund Expenditures and Transters 1981-82 ' DUiiUCHOif/ ... ........ ... .. ....... ... S13L407.934 llllAllCl .... ..... .... ........ ........ .... ... 3.74"847 (Ell:IU11Ye a the AQnCu!!Ural ~enrSlaUonand~ t1nancled by granis ancl gllts tor ~-) l'lllUC SllMCIS .. .. ... .. .... ...... .... ..... Ul0.490 ~and teleYISIQll. Highway nattlc Sa!My Cenrwr. <:irld An.ma! Heall!\ Ola;nal!C I.ab0iat0rr M:ADDG: sunon .................... tegaPding academic rrattePs. The Schedule of Courses, published infoPrration includes each roegist:rution about enPoUment and pPocedur>es and scheduling inf oPrra tion about the couPses off ePed in a given tePm. te-Pm, GLOSSARY that are essential inf or.mation, those ACADEMIC CALENDAR ••• includes all dates to MSU students--graduate as well as undergrad Included are enrollment and reg uate. for istration dropping and adding courses, and dead lines financial aid. A basic version appears in ea.ch term's Schedule of Coupses; a somewhat expanded version is printed inside the back cover of this book, and a detailed copy comes for applying deadlines for front of the Student DiPectoPy. at the Review the calendar often, especially if you are graduating or changing enroll The long version also lists many ment. campus activities. It volume of ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ••• one the includes de University catalog. scriptions of all programs by each col lege, lists of faculty members, outlines and academic of University services, to keep rules and procedures. your copy for reference. Be sure runs from Sep ACADEMIC YEAR ••• at MSU from Fall Term to June, or tember through Spring. If you pian to inter rupt your enrollment for one or more terms (excluding should read about "READMISSION." summers), you to the ADD ••• changing enrollment by adding a the first five class course. During teaching department days, go A~ter five days, offering the course. start by seeing your adviser. The pro cedure is included in the Academic PPo gmms under "Change of Enrollment." The person signing your enrollment card will to tell you whom to see next. be able If more money is required, staff in the Registrar's Office will let you know. AUDIT ••• sitting course without in on a getting credit or a grade. Currently enrolled students cannot be auditors (see "VISITOR"). I ADVISER ••• your personal contact at MSU who helps you through the academic maze. Some departments and colleges employ an advisement center staff; others assign students to individual faculty members; and No-Preference · students are advised the Student Affairs Office of through the Undergraduate University Division. Either way, your adviser helps you plan 5 your overall program, make choices in major fields, and weigh career options. if best The advising process works 1you prepare yourself. Read the various University and department publications, consider how these relate to you, and weigh your interests. You should always plan ahead for any meeting with your ad viser. If you do not know who your ad is, check with your department viser If problems develop in your' office. relationship with your adviser, talk with the assistant dean of your college. CATALOG ••• See "DESCRIPTIONS OF COURSES." "ACADEMIC PROGRAMS" and CLASS CARD ARENA, or as students call it, "THE PIT" ••• the area of registration where you make schedule adjustments. Each department has an area where repre sentatives provide the necessary cards and signatures for adding or dropping courses. Before you can add new courses or drop ones in which you enrolled, you must get approval from your academic ad viser, ot your college adviser in "the Information personnel and college pit." advisers are there to help. the Registrar to CLASS CODES ••• applied to students by ' the reflect the Office of number of credits earned. With less than 40 er.edits, you are a freshman coded level l; 40 to 84 credits, a soph 85 to 129 credits, a omore junior , coded 3; 130 credits or more, a senior coded 4. Other class codes apply and to special, graduate graduate (See the Student professional students. Dir>eator>y.) Class codes may change at . the end of any term. coded 2; I stu CREDIT BY EXAMINATION ••• qualified dents may earn credit in a course by proving mastery of the required material and skills. Some courses are designated the Sched for credit by examinat.ion in ule of Cour>ses; others may be so desig- \ nated at the student's request. Certain rules apply to credit by examination, so you should consult the Academia Pr>ogmms and talk things over with your adviser. CR-NC (CREDIT-NO CREDIT) option which allows students a grading to earn 6 course credit without getting a numeri cal grade. Certain rules apply to CR so be sure to consult~ the Academia NC, Pr>ogmms and your adviser. CUMULATIVE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE (GPA) ••• figured by dividing total grade points earned for all terms by total credits tarried for all terms. Credits from CR NC or P-N courses are not counted, and repeated only course counts. Each term's grade report shows the cumulative GPA. last grade from the a the program of academic CURRICULUM ••• is study that you. have selected. This term is usually (but not always) interchange able with the term "major." The various the in curricula offered .are listed in troductory section of the Student Dir>ea tor>y. ~f you have any questions at all about your curriculum, or its require ments, contact your academic adviser as soon as possible. Guessing, or relying on information individuals other than your adviser, may cause you to make an error , in your academic program that could nee9lessly delay your graduation. from DF-DEFERRED ••• is given to graduate stu dents doing satisfactory work r but who cannot complete a course's requirements The work must be com during the term. pleted within if two calendar years credit is to· be earned. Undergraduate and graduate-prpfessional students may receive DF f-0r DF (usually those in which the work extends In either case, . if beyond one for the work "deferred, no grade" will appear on the grade and no credit will be granted. It is not wise to collect many of these,, for they have a way of getting· out of hand. is not comp~eted DF/N in courses approved report, term). to one-half DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN ••• Up the term's total charges may be deferred , for people living in University housing. (This includes university apartments.) The deferred payment may be arranged at registration, and due dates for the pay ments appear in the Schedule of Cour>ses. There is a fee for each installment and a penalty for lat~ payments. DESCRIPTIONS OF COURSES ••• volume two of the University catalog contains a de scription of each course offered by MSU. DISMISSAL ••• an undergraduate student is not allowed to register at MSU when he or she has repeated more than 30 cred failed too many courses, has its, has received grades of 0.-0 in 12 or more in a given term, or has failed credits for being the requirements set to meet No prior warning is neces · readmitted. sary. Dismissal does not imply that you (Refer to the can never return to MSU. Academfo Pr>ogm.ms for det ai ls.) 1 is by the same as DROP ••• changing enrollment elimi nating a course from your schedule. The procedure for adding courses; however, the deadlines are dif ferent. - If you are dropping courses without adding others, you may be eligi Consult the Academic ble for a refund. Pr>ogm.ms for the refund policy and the academic calendar for deadlines. If you are dropping all of your courses, see "WITHDRAWAL." DUAL ENROLLMENT ••• A senior less than 15 credits away from graduation may be ad mitted to a graduate program and be dually enrolled for graduate study while completing the requirements for a bache lor's degree. Limits of three terrns and 18 credits apply, along with other con If you are interested, start ditions. (Refer to by . talking Academic Pr>ogm.m9 for details.) to your adviser. About the chance EARLY ENROLLMENT ••• gives currently en to sign up rolled students take the for courses they would like to term. the middle of following the Schedule of Cour>ses for each term, the following term and Registration Sec tion Request Forms are available. Just follow the "Enrollment and Registration Instructions" printed the schedule the courses you select book. are in accordance with your Academic Progress Plan and are approved by your advisor. Be sure in in and are EAR~'!_ REGISTRATION ••• If you have early enrolled, good . academic standing, you can pick up your Section and Permit Reservation Enrollment Card ·to Register at your college during finals week and then go to IM West to complete registration and pay fees. EVENING COLLEGE ••• a division of Lifelong Education Programs, offers a variety of noncredit courses and programs. Most require one meeting per week with HSU faculty or special guest lecturers in an informal setting on the campus. There are no exams, grades, or transcripts and toward graduation. courses do not count The in office . is 18 Kellogg Center, 5-4562. Evening College FIELD EXPERIENCE ••• is work done · in an ---- "on-the-job" setting. Many . departments and colleges consider this an important recognize it part of students' work and For instance, if as a distinct course. teaching reading you are interested in you will be for ED475, and sign up placed in a school to help with a read ing program. Most departments · offer similar courses, although they may be called "practicum," "field study," \ or Check with "professional experience." your adviser, and read Academic Pr>ogmms and Descr>iptions of Cour>se s. GENERAL EDUCATION ("WAIVER") EXAMINA TION~ ••• StudentS-of high ability have been able to satisfy General Education - requirements by completing examinations satisfactorily; however, General Educa tion ("Waiver") exams will not be avail able after Winte~ Term 1984~ Students to utilize this option should who plan consult with their academic advisers and the department offering th~ examinations statement on during Fall Term. that General appears in the 1983-84 Academic Pr>ogrums will not appear in the 1984-85 Academic Piogm.ms.) (The Examinations Education \ 7 or ATL courses required 45 credits GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT ••• Each MSU student must earn a minimum of 45 cred its in courses approved for general edu cation or in approved substitutes. Nine of the in general education mu~t be earned by completing an in appropriate For the remaining approved substitute. 36 credits each .student 111ust earn no fewer than 9 and no more .than 16 cred its, including any approved substitute, in each of three areas: arts and human ities; biological, physical, and mathe matical sciences; and social and behav ioral sciences. Consult Academic PPo grums and Scheduie of CouPses for addi tional can help you plan your program so that you meet the requirements with courses that fit your needs and interests. infor·mation. Your adviser GRAD ASSISTANT ••• is a graduate student employed by ,the University, usually as a teaching assistant. Some grade exams, others teach lab or recitation sections, and some teach an entire course. GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) ••• is a measure of performance for each term's work and is printed on the grade report. It is figured this way: Multiply th~ grade for each course by the number of credits it carries to get the points for each course. the grade points and up credits. Divide the total credits into the total grade points, and round off to If your average is two decimal places. the sections on under 2.00, ''MAPS," "dismissal" and "recess"; i f i t the information is av.er 3.40, look into about Honors Programs. check out Add GRADUATE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENT ••• a person. in one of three professional programs: Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, or Veterinary Medicine. These programs lead to the . M.D., D.O., or D.V.M. de gree, respectively. students GUEST STATUS ••• allows MSU to take courses at other schools--either regular aca during the demic year--and to transfer credits to MSU. to attend another Michigan school, start by visiting the and Scholarships Office of Admissions If you plan summer or the 8 form. For an (250 Administration Buildin~) and get ting the Michigan Uniform Undergraduate out Guest Application of-state school, you will need to get regular admissions forms. Discuss the proposed plan with your adviser, check the sections on "transfer credit" and "transfer evaluation," and the in Academic PPo appropriate section grums. read that the student HOLD CARD ••• indicates may not continue the registration pro cess because of an outstanding debt to a disciplinary action, the University, or failure to comply with conditions of enrollment. Most cases involve a bill which can be cleared up by' paying the "condition debt. of-enrollment" holds are rare and usu ally do not come as a surprise.) There are "hold windows" at registration where the prob you can get an explanation of lem and resolving it. (See "Hold Card Policy". in Part III of this book.) a suggestion for ("Judicial" or for "Interdisciplinary IDC ••• stands Courses." Such courses cut across the usual academic divisions, and stress a the subject. variety of approaches teach Usually several portions of the course, or numerous guest lecturers appear. to faculty members ,, to a least eight weeks of the instruc I-INCOMPLETE ••• is given at student who has tor's discretion finished at the term but can not complete the class or One· also has to be do- take the final. ing satisfactory work and be able to complete the work without repeating the course. All the work has to be done by the middle of the student's next term in is within one attendance if that term calendar year following the receipt of the I. Otherwise, the "I" becomes a 0.0 or N--depending on the grading system. As with DF, you should not get too many because the work load really builds up. INDEPENDENT, STUDY ••• is highly individu alized work providing greater depth of study. Such a program must be outlined in writing, supervised by a faculty mem approved by your adviser and ber, and the beginning of the teaching unit at :Most departments and colleges the . term. set aside course numbers "Honors Work" or "Special Projects" allowing variable credit. Grades are determined on the usual scale. For additional in format 'ion, refer .to Academia Priogmms. for completing the regular period. LATE REGISTRATION ••• is registration procedure after of tion must be completed within . five class days of the term, are charges--$1 per credit on day a~d $2 per credit after then. the the close Late registra the first and there the first a dean. In 1975 thrust for MSU. LIFELONG EDUCATION ••• is a major institu tional the Board of Trustees created Lifelong Edu cation Programs under Its charge was for Lifelong Education Pro grams to work with academic colleges and departments in developing lifelong edu cation opportunities especially for, out not limited to, students who do not fall in the 18-22 years old "traditional col lege age bracket." The result.lng oppor tunities include credit and noncredit courses, and and at sites workshops on throughout Michigan the world. Some degree programs can be com pleted entirely off the campus. conferences, the campus programs, around and of sophomores are freshmen LOWER DIVISION ••• consists sophomores--class codes 1 and 2. and en Most freshmen and the Undergraduate University rolled in Such students may de Division (UUD). clare a study as · a major preference and be assigned an academic field; however, adviser the such stu for academic responsibility (See UUD.) dents rests solely with UUD. field of that in MAJOR ••• See "CURRICULUM." MAPS ••• The ~ Scale" lets students know "Minimum Academic Progress they stand in their progression toward gradu ation, which requires a cumulative 2.00 GPA. The Academic Priogmms includes the to use chart and an explanation of how .where it. There are other considerations as well, so if you are close to a . 2.00 you should talk with your adviser. read these carefully and N-NO GRADE ••• means you credit. is given It drop courses after the term while doing passing shows failure to earn a P-N graded class. will receive -no to students who the middle of It also work. in a "p" grade to all students with less NO PREFERENCE MAJOR ••• is a choice avail able than 85 transfer students with credits (except 70 or more c'redits). The option exists to put off selecting a to allow you major until you have a chance to sample courses from several ~reas; however, you to settle on a specific' major by have (85 credits). the time you are a junior OFFICE HOURS FOR FACULTY ••• are the hours set aside by faculty members for meeting with students. • Each person handles office hours differently; some want you to make appointments and others have an open-door policy. Early each term, your profs will let/ you know when and how to see the times. Instructors are willing to help you with a question or problem- if you will tal~ with them. (If you tor's office hours, secretary can help you.) forget an instruc the department's them. Make a note of OMBUDSMAN ••• see the end of this section. "Ombudsman's Office" at Programs, OVERSEAS STUDY ••• Studying abroad can be an enriching experience, both academi cally and personally. The Office of Overseas Study, a division of Lifelong Education facilitates MSU study programs in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin · America throughout the year. The office in 108 Center for International Programs also offers students information on sponsored by American other programs universities and fqreign institutions. 9 the Off ice of READMISSION ••• is the process of get.ting into MSU after being out ~ or back It (summer term excluded). more terms starts with an application for readmis the Registrar sion from If you were a (50 Admin. Building); the process standing, in good student doesn't take long--a month. People go ing from undergraduate to graduate pro grams must complete an appl~cation for Those admission should con changing graduate programs tact the new program. If you have been on "recess" or "dismissal," then you should refer to "Readmission after Academic Recess or Dismissal" , in Academic Proogrums. the department offering to graduate study. to drop out of school RECESS ••• Having given the student prior written warning, the University requires a student for a specified period of time because of failure to attain the minimal acceptable level of academic performance. The stu second chance to dent normally gets a "make good" at MSU, so a student may apply for readmission once the period of recess ends. _ See "Academic Actions" and "Readmission /after Academic Recess or Dismissal" in the Academic Proogrums. REGISTRAR'S OFFICE ••• is charged with keeping your academic records--both past and present. Most questions about your records can be answered by someone at this office. If ~ot, they will be able to tell you whom to contact. REGIONAL CENTERS ••• give Michigan resi dents close-to-home contact with MSU. University information, especially about courses, programs, and services extended from the campus, is available the Lifelong Education Programs Regional Centers in Benton Harbor, Birmingham, East' Lansing, Saginaw-Flint, Grand Rapids, Marquette, f and Traverse City. in completing for Pass-No grade PASS (P) GRADE ••• the grade given for a successfully course (P-N) grad approved ing. toward The course credits count graduation and in figuring out MAPS, but do not affect grade point averages. P-N ••• the pass-no grade grading system such as applies to certain courses, field experience or student teaching. You either get credit (P) or don't (N) depending on how you perform. Classes to which this applies have "P-N" printed before the course number in the Schedule of Couroses. · (See "CR-NC.") card must be PERMIT TO REGISTER ••• this shown at the entrance Intramural Recreative Sports-West or you are not allowed in to register. You may pick up the Reservation-Enrollment Card, college or department office. card, along with at your the Section # to PLAC~ENT TESTS... help you and your adviser decide which courses you should take--especially during your first term. scores may mean that you will need Low some remedial-developmental-preparatory courses. High scores may mean that you can enroll in more advanced courses. For additional information, consult the Academic Proogrums. is re PREREQUISITE ••• is something that In the quired before something else. Schedule of Couroses you will find a column with this heading under which several things may appear: Course ttUm bers may be listed; if so, these courses will have to be completed successfully before you enroll in the other course. · Approval of the department offering the course ("Appr of dept") may appear; in the department this case, check with office for for enrolling. requirements If "See catalog" shows up, more compli cated prerequisites may be involved. and Descroip Read t.he Academic Proogrums tions of Couroses and talk with your ad viser. 10 Extended activities include year-round schedules of courses and noncredit study opportunities. On the campus ; informa tion on the regional centers and exten sion activities can be obtained from the Office of External Courses and Programs, 2 Kellogg Center, 355-0150. REMEDIAL-DEVELOPMENTAL-PREPARATORY COUR SES ••• are required of some MSU students SO-that academic weaknesses may be over Students scoring poorly on cer come. tain placement tests may be required to complete such courses. Academic depart ments may require their student's to com remedial-developmental plete preparatory courses, as well. In either case, the Schedule of Couroses indicates these courses by a four-digit numberf and the guidelines for · the var!ous types appear in Academic Proogmms. certain refers to your having to RESIDENCE... enrorl for a minimum number of credits on the East Lansing campus before MSU will grant you a degree. (The actual numbers appear in Academic Proogmms, but they probably will not effect you unless you have a lot of transfer credits.) tuition rate of determines RESIDENT ••• the University whether you are a resident of Michigan. Since your can be affected, very specific criteria have the Aca been developed and appear "Out-of-State Tui d.emic Proogmms under tion Regulations." MSU makes a first determination on the basis of your home address at the time you apply for admis sion. if certain criteria are met. An appeal procedure does exist. Contact the Office of the Registrar for assistance. This may be changed in RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS ••• MSU two distinctive residential p~ograms. Lyman Briggs School, located in Holmes Hall, specializes in the physical and biologi James Madison College, cal sciences. offers located in Case Hall, stresses public affairs programs. These progr~ms accept transfers from within the University, so if you are interested in one, read about it in Academic Proogmms and contact the unit's student affairs or advisement office. ' SCHEDULE OF COURSES ••• See page of this section. "Note," first term SIRS •• :Stands f~r "Student Instructional Rating System." in every ,Each class you will get a form on which you can evaluate the instructors. (You do not need ' to identify yourself.) A major purpose of SIRS is to provide instruc tors and teaching units with information about their instructional practices so that classroom effectiveness may be maintained at the highest l~vel of ex So make use of your oppor cellence. tunities instructors and improve your classes. to help your to students SPECIAL STUDENT ••• refers This is a catchall with class code S. term for the following: high-achieving high school students; Lifelong Education unclassified status students; agricul ture technology guests; English Language Center students; and t~ose in other spe cial programs. • topics, a course. SYLLABUS ••• is an outline of ------- reading assignments, Lecture so forth, exam dates and coverage, and Some courses, · usually are those with General Education mainly and .complete designations, have , syllabi which can be purchased at the bookstores. Keep the syllabus as it is valuable when studying for tests. included. formal . 11 'PROGRAMS ••• are in THEMATIC STUDIES terdisciplinary subject areas not in cluded in a single college or depart ment. Completion of a program is noted 'in your academic records. Four programs are available: Islamic Film Studies, Jewish Studies, p od Women's Studies, If one interests you, read the Studies. requ1.rements in Academic Pr>ogro.ms and talk with your adviser. TRANSCRIPT ••• is a copy of your permanent These records reflect academic record. courses, credits and grades; special notes about teaching certification, dual transfer in majors, thematic programs, If you sim formation and such appear. record, visit ply want to look at your 150 Administration Building. A tran script may be obtained for $3 in 50 Ad ministration Building. You can order it one day and pick it up the next, or you can handle the transaction by mail. earned by TRANSFER CREDITS ••• credits school. completing courses at another 'I'.he credits apply toward a degree from MSU and the course names and credits are added to your MSU academic record. The number of credits you may transfer is limited and upper division students may not transfer work from two-year schoo.ls. A variety of other rules apply, too, and it plan carefully. to in Academic Start by PT'ogro.ms and contact your college's stu dent affairs office. main, talk to Evaluation. someone about Transfer reading .the rules I~ questions (See next.) important is re- • is done by the TRANSFER EVALUATION... Office of Admissions and Scholarships, but academic departments prepare guide If lines for recognizing . transfer work. 12 you have questions about transfer cred its or their evaluation, contact your academic adviser or a staff member in Admissions. UPPER DIVISION... 'j uniors and seniors with class codes 3 and 4, respectively~ To get upper division standing, you have to declare a major and be accepted, by a college as This presents little difficulty if your ~ca- the demic performance "MAPS" or you are not interested in a If you feel highly competitive major. uncertain about your position, see your adviser. a degree candidate. falls within _VISITOR ••• a . currently enrolled MSU stu in a dent who with approval is enrolled credit course on . a non-credit basis. You can re-enroll in the course during a later term and receive · the credits. · To visit, you ' need approval of your adviser and , the ' chairperson of the department offering the course. Fees for "visit ing" are the same as for taking a course for credit. 1 and Withdrawals, leaving WITHDRAWAL ••• means voluntarily If you the University, within the term. decide to drop all of your courses or your only course before the term is com The with pleted, you must withdraw. Office of drawal procedure begins in the Student Records 175 Student Services. You may withdr.aw un the e~ghth week of a til the end of regular term or pri9r to the end of the fourth week of a five-week summer term. Consult "Withdrawal Procedures and Poli- 1 The cies" in Parf III of this book. deadlines for re ceiving fee listed on the refunds are inside of the back cover. for withdrawing and STUDENT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICES Each college or major academic unit maintains an office or special staff for assisting students with academic matters such as enrollment, changes of major, class changes, academic advisement, and withdrawal and readmission procedures. 'the offices are exactly Not all of alike, so become familiar with the one appropriate for you. Agriculture and Natural Resources ••• 121 Agriculture Hall, 355-0236 Arts and Letters ••• 200 Linton Hal~, 355-0366 Business ••• 7 Eppley Center, 355-7605 Communication Arts and Sciences ••• 181 Communication Arts, 355-1794 Education ••• 134 Erickson Hall, 353-9680 Engineering ••• 112 Engineering, 355-5120 Human Ecology ••• 7 Human Ecology, 355-7690 Human Medicine ••• A234 Life Sciences, 353-7140 James Madison ••.• 369 S. Case Hall, 353-6754 Lyman Briggs ••• East 30 Holmes Hall, 353-6480 Natural Science ••• 103 Natural , Science, 355-4470 Nursing •• • A230 Life Sciences, 355-6523 Osteopathic Medicine ••• C-103 E. Fee Hall, 353-7741 Social Science ••• 141 Baker Hall, 355-6677 Undergraduate University Division ••• (see section following.) Veterinary Medicine ••• 136 E. Fee Hall, 355-6510 · Honors College ••• 100 Eustace Hall, 355-2326 THE UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY DIVISION for all a major by one of UUD enrolls and is -administratively re freshmen and sopho sponsible mores, except for those in Lyman Briggs School and James Madison College. Stu dents remain in UUD until they earn 85 (To credits and attain junior standing. continue at the University, yo'u must be accepted as the col leges offering baccalaureate degree pro grams.) Freshmen and sophomores without a major preference No Preference students), are advised by the staff of UUD. sophomores with major preferences are advised by the dep.artments and colleges they plan to enter as juniors; they are welcome to seek additional assistance the UUD's offices. Freshmen and (that from is, The Undergraduate University Division to undergraduate provides many services students through its Student Academic Affairs Office and Learn~ng Resources Center. The UUD has experienced advis ers to assist you if you need informa tion, help in overcoming academic prob instances, simply a lems, and, friendly and .to talk with. four Student Academic Affairs Off ices conveniently located as follows: responsive person UUD has in many I 229 East Akers: . Students East Campus Hubbard, McDonel). Ph. 353-6387 residing on (Akers, Fee, Holmes, 170 Bessey: Students residing main campus halls and off campus. Ph. 355-3515 in 109 Brody: Students residing in Brody Bryan, (Arr.i.strong, Butterfield, Emmons, Rather). Ph. 353-3863 Bailey, 13 S33 Wonders: Students residing on South Campus (Case, Holden, Wilson, Wonders). Ph. 353-1660 ,Monday .through Friday, from 8 a.m. to These offices are open and no 5 p.m., If you are appointment is necessary. not sure where to go for information or help with a problem, your ' UUD Student Affairs Office is usually a good place to start. The phone number Desk, Main Library. is: 353-8816. The policies and proce dures of the Library are in the Academic Pr>ogrums. following librar Other Libraries: The ies are open to all students. The hours and lending policies of a .particular li brary may be obtained by calling · the listed number. ACADEMIC SUPPORT RESOURCES The University has eedom for> Students at' MSU. is an official, chosen from among the senior faculty, to whom students may appeal for assistance and redress of grievances involving fac ulty and administration. This person assesses the validity of each complaint, advises on possible remedies, and, where the student indicated, actively assists in securing a fair the matter. The Ombudsman has broad powers of investigation, including direct and ready access to University officers and faculty and The Office of located in 101 Linton Hall, 3S3-8830. to official records. resolution of the Ombudsman is \ College of_ Natural Science contains a Preprofessional Advisement Center--Room 3, Natural Science Building. It pro for advising four specialists vides pre-meds, pre-dents, pre-optometry, and There is also a library pre-pharmacy. with catalogs and informational materi al. Ph. 353-7166. 26 Student Service-Learning Center: Students may add an Services Building. their course experiential dimension to through the variety of community work placements developed by the Service Learning Center. These placements some field experiences, in times ternships, and practica in conj unction with academic units. Transportation, training and orientation ar~ available for most of the programs. (See Division of Student Affairs and Services for fur- ther information.) serve as , Sup~o~tive Serv~ces Office: This office provides assistance to students who, for various reasons, ar~ ~t an academic dis advantage in relation to other MSU stu dents. include personal and academic counseling, tutorial assistance / and skill-building workshops. Services The development of basic academiC skills is combined with coping self to help students management procedures The staff survive and also assists students in planning in telligently to fulfill realistic objec tives and goals. thrive at MSU. and All entering Developmental Program Stu dents, and any other students who can benefit from the office's services, are assigned a developmental guidance · coun Students are urged to use the selor. services they have until · est~blished satisfactory academlc prog ress. regularly For further or visit llS Erickson Hall. information, call 153-5210 .. 15 ACTIVITIES This section highlights some of the many activities available at MSU and in the Part of the ex surrounding community. the endless citement of a university is opportunity Take time to explore! for new experiences. THE MSU UNION faculty, staff, alumni Students, and guests gather at the Union for cultural, social activity. Facilities and services ~vailable in clude: rec-reational and The Main Store ••• has a variety of souve nirs, MSU Spirit apparel, cards, school \ supplies, candy, newspapers, bus passes .and Infor~ation services are provided pertaining to union func tions, campus events and community. the University tluc'Q more. The Snacks Etc. Store~ •• is stocked with an array of "take hoffi'e" snack items and as well as MSU Spirit natural foods, apparel, souvenirs and school supplies. 16 modern The ~owli~~ Lan~~ ••• feature for lanes open play, classes, leagues, and tourna ments. in air conditioned comfort tables, The Billiard Room ••• offers 12 regulation pool tables, one billiard table, tournaments, leagues and classes. snooker two The Cafeteria ••• features homestyle pre pared foods. Various specials, feature sandwich board, luncheons, yogurt bar, soups, and desserts are offered. The Grill ••• serves lunch, snacks, pizza, salads, ice cream and a variety of sandwiches. burgers Prompt service; · eat in or take out. breakfast, and I food service Catering ••• offers complete for all group needs including refresh ments,_ luncheons, dinners, socials, ban quets, receptions and dances. \ conferences. are Meeting and Program Facilities... such as also ~vailable for major events films, ban dances, socials, carnivals, quets and newly The remodeled Ballroom offers complete light sound capabilities and will accom and to 500 people. Registered modate up student organiza~ions may also use the "Big Ten" meeting rooms withput charge for regular organizational meetings and events·. Other services provided are: Cap & Gown Rental & Sales Telephone Room Western Union Money Order Receivlng Station Post Office Main Lounge Notary Public Ti_cket Office Barber Shop Women's Lounge Campus Lost & Found Building Hours: The Gameroom ••• has the latest video and pinball ganes. Two regulation ping pong tables are also available. Monday - Thursday 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday & Saturday 7 a.m.-12 midnight Sunday - 10 a.rn.-11 p.m. For information call 355-3498. 16 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS There are over 600 student organizations on campus including honorary organiza tions; professional organizations and professional fraternities and soro~i­ ties; recreational and athletic organi zations; religious organizations; aca demic interest area, political, social service, ethnic, volunteer, and printed Each organization media organizations. its own membership criteria and has requirements. Meetings, programs, and speakers, symposia, activities such as recreational, and films, and cultural, entertainment events sponsored by these organizations are generally publicized in The State News. A list of th-ese organizations and additional information is available !n th~ Student Activities Office, 101 Student Services Building, 355-8286. The ASMSU All-University Programming: (see Student Govern Programming Board the "all ance' section) programs on range of in a wide University level ·concerts, travel, areas encompassing . speakers, minority programs, audio visual, homecoming, MSU Union activi ties, and theater • . Watch The State News for advertisements of coming events. THE ARTS Concerts: The ASMSU Concert Council (see Student Governance) is made up of four student organizations which produce and promote rock, jazz, folk, rhythm and blues, and other forms of popular music. Theater: The Department of Theater sponsors a wide variety of dramatic pro the Performing Arts ductions. Work by Company is featured. Productions are announced in The State News. The Performing Arts Council (part of the ASMSU Programming Board) also presents experimental theater produced and spon for sored by students. Call 353-5255 information. Off campus, both professional and commu In theater groups are active. nity addition, dinner-theater programs are occasionally offered by restau local range of quality enter rants. A wide tainment is available, as well as op~or­ tunities those for interested in the stage. For a list of theater companies, area theat~rs and consult the Yellow Pages ("Theatres"). Check for current and coming attractions. the newspapers involvement by symphony Wharton Center for Performing Arts: Wharton Center offers prominent national in and international cultural events dance cluding groups, There are special prices for students. For sched ule and ticket information, call ' 353- 1982. Tickets may be purchased at the ticket office on the first floor of the Center. and broadway shows. orchestras, Opera: The Opera Company of Greater Lansing presents a performance on campus each winter. Watch for apnouncements. Jazz Band; Music: Both undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of majqr, have the opportunity to hear and participate in a variety of musical organizations. These The Marching Band; Spartan include: five concert bands; Brass; seven choirs, in- two orchestras; and a University eluding For specific and community ensemble. infort:iation call the Band Office, 355- 7654; the Orchestra Office, 353-6485; or the Choir Office~ 355-7667. For current the 24-hour concert information, call Music Department Events Line, 355-3345. the Choral Union, \ The Center the Art Department is the Kresge Art Center: the home of and the Kresge Art Gallery which houses The University's permanent collection. Gallery is open daily, including Satur day and Sunday afternoons. Exhibits are changed monthly. Call 355-7631 for in formation. The Gallery, lo Lansing Art Gallei:l: cated at 425 S. Grand, Lansing, is open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.rn., and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. For exhibit information call 374-6400. 17 ATHLETIC EVENTS MOVIES to old-time classics. films through Many organizations offer out is the year. A variety of films offered, from first-run feature attrac tions Times, prices and places of showing are adver Information tised in The State Ne'/.Js. about existing film groups is available in the Student Activities Office, Room 101 Student Services Building, 355-8286. ' The Lansing area has a wide variety of movie theaters, several of which are close to campus or easily accessible by bus. Check local newspapers for 1current showings. GARDENS MSU's Beal Botanical Garden: Located It covers six acres behind the Library. and has 5000 plant species, all neatly labeled. is the oldest continuously operated teaching' facility of this type in the nation. in 1873, this Begun The Horticulture Garden: Located behind the Horticulture, Student Services, and From spring Natual Science buildings. through fall a lavish display of color Bring surrounds the central fountain. your camera or a book, but take time to smell the roses! PARKS AND OUTDOOR AREAS nature-oriented Fenner Arboretum: A park with wildlife, reptile house, pioneer log cabin, marked trails, nature lectures, and a picnic area. Located at 2020 E. Mt. Hope, Lansing. Open 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The nature building is to 5 p.m. on weekdays and open 8 a.m. ' For informa noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday: 'tion call 487-1425. · in 14 As a Big Ten school, MSU competes menJs varsity sports and 10 women's var Football, basketball, and sity sports. the calen hockey games are included iri the Stu dar published in the front of dent Directory; All events are well publicized The Athletic Ticket Office in Jenison Field ticket sales. house handles all advance Call 355-1610 for information. in The State Ne'lJs. MUSEUMS The museum The MSU Museum: offers arithropological, biological, geological, and historical displays for members of the University and the public. Located across from the Library on ' East Circle Drive, it is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the_ week, until 9 p.m. on Thurs day, to 5 p.m~ on Saturday and Sunday. Call 355-2370 for information. and 1 This Lansing museum of Impression 5: sciehce, tec'hnology and art has "hands on" exhibits that you can operate. The to all ages, but espe museum appeals located at 200 cially children. (Turn south of,f of East Museum Drive. Michigan between and Grand.) 5 p.m. Tuesday Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on through Friday and noon Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Admission is charged. Call 4.85-8115 for informa tion. ~edar to It is Michigan Historical Museum: 208 N. Capitol. p~m. Monday and holidays, noon to 4:30 p.m. for Sunday.) tion. Located at Open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 through Friday; Saturday (Closed informa (Call 373-3559 A R. E. Olds Museum: transportation museum displaying old and new automo biles. Exhibits change periodically. Open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and· Sunday. Located at 240 Museum Drive near Impression 5. Call 372-0422 for information. 18 Parks the Lake Lansing: north and west shores provide picnic areas, swimming beach, children's play This is a area, and sailboat rentals. , popular picnic spot for students. located on Patriarche Park: This is anothe'r popu The 38- lar picnic place for students. acre area at Abbott Ro~d _and M-78 in ball diamond, East Lansing offers a basketball and a children's play area. tennis courts, and Potter Park and Zoo: This Lansing park has picnic areas, playing fields, canoe The , rentals, and train and pony rides. and birds. zoo always has new animals After 11 a.rn. is l an admission charge of $1.00 per vehicle from May to free other Admission September. times. Call 487-1426 for information. there is · Riverfront Park: A newly developed area scenic in downtown Lansing offers a river walk, outdo~r theater for open air concerts and cultural activities. This is the site of special festivals held during the year. . There are The center . Woldumar Nature Center: Located at 5539 Lansing Road, Lansing. five miles of trails in this 188 acre area. for chil Special programs are offered dren and adult nature classes are avail able. is operated by the Nature Way Association on 1 a non-profit available. basis. There are opportunities for volunteer service. Internships are available in fields such as environmental education interpretation. history and Ope~ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon-5 pJm. on Saturday. Call 322-0030 for information. Membersl!ips natural are Kellogg Bird Sanctuary: This is part of the Kellogg Biological Station, MSU's teaching and · research complex located northeast of Kalamazoo on Gull Lake. The sanctuary provides a park-like set ting and has some picnic space. Native waterfowl are featured with some exotic species on exhibit. OTHER PLACES TO VISIT the south side of MSU Farms: You are welcome to visit the farm animal~ at the MSU barns. Located campus between at they are Mt. Hope and Jolly within easy cycling distance. Open every day 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours may be the arranged Tours through Office, 355-8339. "Small Animals Day" is a special event in the spring. roads, Campus I Public presentations are Planetarium: the Sky Theater on weekends offered in An exhibit hall and special occasions. and l-~:30 is open from 8 a.m. to noon Located between Shaw p.m. on weekdays. Hall and the Chemistry Buiiding. · For current show information call 355-4672. the night For current information on sky, call 332-STAR. OTHER East Lgnsing Community Education P~o­ The Office of Student Activitles gram: and East Lansing's School-Ci'ty Activity Program sponsor a variety of non-credit, special interest classes and recreation al activities for Eas~ Lansing and Uni The office versity community members. is School, Red East Lansing. Call 332-2636 or 332- 3591. loc,ted at Cedar 1 In addition, Special Events on campus are well publi cized. the Convention/ Visitors Bureau of Greater Lansing publishes a quarterly brochure on things ~o do the Lansing It includes art shows, concerts, area. athletic events, theater productions, and other special events. festivals, Call 487-6800 for information. and places to see in RECREATION information on sports For and other rec~eatibgal activitles, see the section of this book titled "Recreation." 19 , • CAREER PLANNING / report that a career is difficult for Selection of About one-third of MSU many people. they have changed seniors Because their maj o'rs at least career planning is so the University provides several resources to aid you in the process. important tyice. CAREER COUNSELING The Counseling Center assists students in exploring career options and deter mining career direction. Counselors help students identify information they need about themselves, college majors, They and occupational opportunities. assist students in evaluating and inter preting information about their inter ests, values, skills, and needs in rela The to career and life goals. tion counseling process may involve the use of testing and/or SIG! (System of Com puterized Guidance Information). Counselors also assist in utilizing Uni versity resources for planning and .tak Counseling Center services ing action. are availah~e weekdays 8 and 1 to 5 in the following locations: to noon and 207 Student Services 234 Olin Health Center 224 Brody (also MECCA, the Multi-Ethnic Cdunseling Center Alliance 355-8270 355-1808 353-5305 CAREER INFORMATION is pro The Career Information Center vided by Placement Services in Room 6 Student Services Building, 353-6474. I The Center offers an · extensive collec- tion which includes: HSU curriculum in- materials, occupational formation, advice on to · guides graduate schools, campaign, job planning a 2U career or a directories of employer.s in many fields, and helpful hints for women and liberal arts graduates. Placement Services also sponsors career information programs for campus clubs and special groups. The Minority Careers Program and the Career Challenges for Women Conference are two examples. CAREER EXPLORATION. \ The ServiGe-Learning Center provides un dergraduates and graduate students op portunities to explore careers through volunteer work in the community. Place ments are available in ~pproximately 250 agencies in the areas of aging, busi- • ness, communications, corrections, edu- cation, engineerililg, government, health, recreation, nutrition, marketing, science, social work, speciat education, accounting, and personnel work. involved to supplement Students become their academic backgrounds, investigate career options, and gain on-the-job ex perience, as well as to. help others. Employers agree that career exposure and related volunteer work are valuable ad ditions ~o a student's academic program. Applications for placements are received during the first two w~eks of each term. is available in 26 Student Information and 1 to 5, week Services, 8 to noon day~. ) I• COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENTS Your college or department may have special resources available related to your Inquire at your field of study. departmental office or the off ice of the ass is tan,t dean for your college. ( ·, DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES The primary purpose of the Division of Student Affairs and Services to is the pur assist and support students in Tqis suit of the section Division, their functions. their educational goals. is to acquaint you with its departments and ' practica for students in the College and University Administration gradu ate program, staff development, and the Services Library. , , Personnel Student VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS ANO SERVICES 153 Student Services 355-2264 Coordinated Minority Student Programs Special Assistant to the Vice Presinent 339 Student Services 353-7745 to the President to The Vice President for Student Affairs the Pres~dent and Services reports the Board and through As the chief student per of Trustees. the Univ~rsity, the sonnel officer of in Vice President's and planning, clude evaluation of student services, academic student develop support services, and mental programs of the University. The Vice President meets regularly with stu dent individual students, to maintain continued aware ness of issues that are of concern to students. responsibilities administration, leaders, as well as Educational and Support Services Assistant to the Vice President 161 Student Services 353-6650 in this unit are part of the Staff central administrative staff for the division. They give primary atten tion to facilitation and coordina tion of divisional functions which ' cut across lines. Areas of include: new student orientation, division research and grants, publications, undergraduate leadersh~p training, responsibility departmental life services the quality of Staff members in this office coordi that nate programs and for affect with minority students and assist pro- the formulation of policies and stu- cedures that affect minority sup- Emphasis is given to dents. porting an environment which encour to fulfill ages minority students their potential, their educa tional objectives. and / of the is one The Minority Aide Program office. responsibility are undergraduate Minority aides students assigned , in the residence balls to act as resource agents for students and staff. The aides pro vide assistance to Black, Hispanic, and Native American students regard ing adjustment, ming. social and cultural program. concerns, academic is the aide's duty to: 1) know It what is happening in the hall and know the minority students as indi the feelings viduals; 2) articulate and concerns of minority students on relevant social, cultural and aca~ demic issues; 3) help minority stu the dents and, resources of the University; identify utilize and 21 4) develop importantly, an most awareness of the problems encoun tered by minority students in making a successful adjustment to residence hall Iife and the University~ the total The aides help facilitate living-learning experience for all residents. Minority students can learn more about larger White society and White students while staff can become more aware of Black, Hispanic, and Native American student culture. the OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE Assistant Vice President and Director 153 Student Services 355-7535 responsible The Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Services and Director of Student Life is for pro viding leadership and coordination for following Student Life offices: the Judicial Affairs, Service-Learning Cen ter, Student Activities (includes Off Campus Housing and Commuter Student Pro and Student Records , and With grams), These offices are described drawals. below. In addition, the Assistant Vice President has responsibility for general .by all student advising carried out life depart staff within the student includes direct ments. and given w~en appropriate, as well as effective refer..:.. ral to other offices or agencies rele vant to a student's needs. Such advising immediate assistance Judicial Affairs Office 175r Student Services 353-5509 ,The Judicial Affairs staff provides direction and coordination for the development and administration of Judicial policies and procedures. the development of Duties include the University programs that help community understand for living and cooperative community the need 22 staff includes The Judicial judicial · process. persons Affairs Services and in Student off iced hall directors residence in halls. The staff serves as trainers for judicial bodies, judicial hear officers, ing judicial records, the judiciaries. administrators of 1 to and advisors the residence hall complex has a Each judiciary, as do the following major governing groups:· Residence Halls Association, Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council, and Nation~ al Panhellenic Council. ally, there are judiciaries: Student Judiciary and Faculty Judiciary. Ad·dition campus the All-University the Student two major Service-Learning Center · 26 Student Services 353-4400 The Service-Learning Center provides Michigan State University students with the . opportunity to add an ex periential dime~sion to their educa volunteer "service through tion learning" placements in community agencies. Hoth undergraduate and graduate stu in programs dents participate to supplement '. academic back their ground~, explbre career options, gain practical experi_ence, develop new personal and job-related skills, and increase their career market ability. Many students also volun- · teer for altruistic reasons. placements Although the Service-Learning Center , does not provide credit, it does develop for · students participating in field experiences, inde internships, practica, pendent studies, as for certain courses or majors. and required The Service-Learning Center acts as a Maison to approximately 250 agen in the Greater Lansing area, cies making it possible to place students in. fields such as: aging, bufoi communications, corrections, ness, education, engineering, government, health, marketing, nutritio n, recre ation, and special education. science, social work, Student Activities Office 101 Student Services 355-8286 ' Off-Campus Housing and Commuter Programs 355-8303 , The Student Activities Off ice has ' primary responsibility for encourag- ing student leadership growth and facilitatipg the development of stu dent organizations and their campus activities. This includes providing advisory assistance for: all-campus student programming, registered stu dent organizations, major governing (ICC, OCC, IFC, Panhel, and groups NPHC), Senior Class Council, and students in University involved governance. advisors to ASMSU, the under As graduate student governing body, staff assist the Student Board, the the Funding Programming Board, Board their con stituencies. Staff also serve indi vidual students with questions or concerns about student government. and to better serve The office is responsible for regis tering nearly 600 student organiza the pro tions, as well as most of grans and events sponsored by these groups. This registration process includes assisting student organ izations in planning their events. the office sponsors In addition, leadership development programs for major governing groups and student organiza_tions. the Off-Campus and Commuter Programs is part of Student Activities Functions include advising Office. and assisting students who live off (Interfraternity Council, campus Panhellenic National PanHellenic Council, Cooperatives, commuters, and students who live in private dwellings). in clude a computer listing of avail able rental units, as weli as other information concerning off-campus living. Services Council, Student Records and Withdrawals 175 Student Se~vices 355-2217 The Stude~t Records and Withdrawals Office is responsible for assisting, and advising students counseling, who wish to withdraw from HSU during an academic term, and for processing the appropriate administrative forms The office also main and records. tains the University's student per sonnel records on all students. COUNSELING CENTER 207 Student Services 355-8270 Branches: Olin . Health Center, Second Floor 224 . Brody (also MECCA, the , Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance) 355-2310 353-5305 The Counseling Center, an integral part of the campus community, provides devel opmental, career, and mental health counseling to students who may profit In addition, the Center.1 offers consultation to faculty, staff and students. from such assistance. psychological, 23 The five major types of counseling ac tivities are personal-social counseling, career development counseling, consul and preventive edu tation, outreach, is provided indi cation. Assistance Some vidually or concerns are served through specialized groups, seminars or workshop approaches. The Self-Management Laboratory, another service of the Center, offers assistance in assessment and alteration of specific behaviors. in group settings. in t~e assessment of attributes. Complete testin& services are provided for students who are working with a counselor their addition, personal In national group tests such as the Gradu Exam, · Medical College ate Record Admissions Tests, and Law School Admis sions Tests, are administered. Applica tions and information are available in the Testing Office, 207 Student Services Building. of Programs on to any victim is A 24-hour sexual assault crisis line sexual available assault. rape prevention, response to victim needs, self-defense, be and Pro presented grams can be scheduled through the Cen ter (355-8270) during daytime hours. to interested groups. . issues will other safety services of the Counseling Center The are available at no charge to all stu dents with seven or more credits and paid graduate assistants. Others may time re consult with a counselor one their problems garding assistance with and/or referral. FINANCIAL AIDS 259 Student Services 353-5940 Financial Aids Staff assist students in meeting college costs by administering and awarding federal, state, donor, and institutional aid programs. Eligibility for most of these aid programs is deter- mined by a standardized needs test which 24 is part of a general application pro students may apply cess. for the federal Pell Grant program and the Guaranteed Student Loan Program. In addition, Academic scholarships are awarded on the basis of achievement through the Off ice of Admissions, by private donors, or by academic departments and are adminis tered through Financial Aids. By providing a comprehensive program of grants, loans and work opportunities, the Financial Aids Off ice assists 60 percent of MSU's students with more than $67,000,000 annually. The staff of advisors , counsels students term financial with long term and short needs, as well as provides information and resources for faculty, staff, par ents, high school counselors . and pro In-service work spective students. shops, high school presentations, ori entation talks, residence hall visita tions, and registration support are ways the Financial Aids staff assists stu dents in participating in life of the University. the • (For more information, see on Financial Aid.) the section INTRAMURALSPORTSANDRECREATIVE SERVICES 201 IM Sports-West (Main Office)355-5250 355-4710 103 IM Sports-Circle IM staff believes The that individuals who participate in enjoyable sports ac tivities during their college years will life. gain benefits Competitive recreation activity is encouraged for men and women at all levels of ability. Handicappers to take advantage of those a! e urged facilities accessible to them. a healthful informal for or Twenty-one sports offer league and tour leisurely nament opportunities are available in swimmihg, and basketball, racketball, competition. tennis, More weight training. Outdoor activities in clude jogging, cross-country skiing, and Forty club sports, such as softball. judo, sailing and skiing, provide for if instruction, wanted, competition. participation and, the Intramural and recreative activities are conducted primarily in IM Sports West and IM Sports-Circle buildings and playing fields. on several Seven full-time professiona~ staff and over 300 student assistants are dedi cated to serving the recreational inter ests of the University community. outdoor (See the section on Recreation details about the IM program.) for more UNIVERSITY HOUSING PROGRAMS 338 Student Services 353-3780 University Housing Programs is concerned with the academic, social, and emotional in MSU's growth of each student living housing system, the largest in the coun try. Residence Hall staff plan, coordi nate, and present programs that address the interests and needs of students, as and interests in well as challenge students to broaden the world their views These activities, student around them. interaction with residence hall staff, and stud~nt support help promote the op timal living environment for academic exploration and success. The 26 undergraduate residence halls are divided into four areas: Brody Complex, and East South Complex, North Complex, Complex. Graduate students are housed in Owen Graduate Center. Depending on ' the size of the buildings, which house from 250 to 1400 students, the "live-in" staff is ' composed of four to 24 resident assistants, one to three minority aides, one to any. Contact the Secretary for Academic Governance, 308 Olds Hall, 355-2337. Advl sory/Consultative Committees University Committee on Honors Programs University Committee on Interna tional Studies and Programs University Committee for the Library Board Estab'lished Committees All-University Traffic Committee ' , Anti-Discrimination ·Judicial Board Minority Advisory Council Women's Advisory Committee to the Provost Women's Advisory Committee to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services JUDICIAL SYSTEM judiciai system provides The for fair ness in student disciplinary matters and for settling dispute~ within the Univer sity community. information see "The Judicial System" in Part II of this book, or contact the Judicial Affairs Office, 175 Student Services, 353-5509~ For more Campus judiciaries include: Living Unit Judiciaries Residence Hall Complex Judiciaries Residence Hall Association Judiciary Interf raternity Council Judiciary Panhellenic Council Judiciary National PanHellenic Council Judiciary All-University Student Judiciary Student-Faculty Judiciary College and department hearing bodies University Graduate Judiciary Student Traffic Appeals Court Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board 37 HEALTH Although col~ege students are generally healthy, they are not immune to physical or psychological problems. This section is designed to acquaint you with many of the health counseling services available to stude,nts both on campus and in the community. , and an Patients are encouraged appointment t9 avoid waiting time; how ever, the , Walk-In Clinic is available to those not having an appointment. to make ( OLIN HEAL TH CENTER Immediate Care Clinic I Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat - 9 a.m. - 12 noon The Student Health Center provides medi cal and dental care for students while the University. they are enrolled at The Health Center program combines pre ventive medicine, treatment for illness or injury and health education, all on An unlimited num an outpatient basis. ber of office visits with a physician, nurse practitioner,, or health educator is covered by the student health fees tuition. Other that are fee-for-service basis. services are 6n a supplemental Students should those potential medical insurance the covered by medical services Health Center Servic~s health fee. Olin include: arrange for not included in Immediate Care Clinic the full facilities of An is available for minor trauma and illnesses which do not require a hospital emergency room, but which do require immediate care that cannot wait for either the appointment or walk-in · services. The clinic is staffed by both physicians and nurses. Medical problems requiring hospitalization or the f acili ties and personnel of a hospital emer gency as appropriate. referred d~partment are I Health Education Resource Center ~intment Clinic and Walk-In Clinic ~on - Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. These clinics are designed to provide continuous ·management of both short-term and long-term medical problems within scope of general medical care. the Limited specialty clinics include gyne and im cology, psychiatry, dentistry, munization, with support services \ of laboratory, physical therapy, pharmacy and radiology. Referrals to special ists, some on the Olin Health Center staff, are made as necessary. 38 information The Health Education Resource Center in Olin Health Center provides students with literature, audio-visual materials, models, participation progra's and other practical their healtn. A health educator is available for individual as well as group educa various tional health-related issues, such as weight loss, diabetes, stress, nutrition, and contraception. concerning regarding sessions OTHER ON-CAMPUS SERVICES The Clinical Cen- ·MsU Clinical Center: ter provides complete outpatient health care services for · the general public, MSU faculty, staff 1 and students. It is staffed jointly by allopathic (M.D.) and . osteoplathic (D.O.) physicians from MSU' s College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine. and pharma- . All ambulatory care services, including clinical laboratory, x-ray, cy, are available within A family health care program the building. focuses on , general medical care to all members of the family, with emphasis on both pre vention of illness and on health mainte Specialty consultation service~ nance. for patients are p~ovided on referral by pra.cticing physicians and agencies. There is no emergency room facility. Child care family members are receiving car e . is available while other Services are provided on a fee-for-ser vice basis. Insuran~e coverage, VISA, Mastercharge, Medicare, and Medicaid are Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. honored. weekdays. The Family Practi,ce Clinic has extended hours, Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For information call 353-3000 or, if on campus, cail 3-5147. MSU Counseling__g_-:_~~~: The Counseling Center provides developmental and psy chological counseling to students, in cluding assistance in decision-making on immediate issues and long-range plans ., Special group counseling services are available and will be discussed during the counselor. the initial meeting with Psychotherapy is available to students who may profit from such assistance. Counseling Center offices are open week days, 8 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m., in: 207 Student Services, 355-8270 224 Brody Hall (MECCA), 353-5305 234 Olin Health Center, 355-2310 Testing The the Sexual ·office and Assault and Safety Education Program are in 207 Student Services; however, ~ach the full branch off ice provides range The of counseling services. Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance is availaple to minority students who wish to work with minority·. counselors. for employees (including families) is eligible This clinic pro Psychological Clinic: vides psychological services to the pub lic and serves as a training center for clinicians. Anyone connected with the and Univ~rsity their for these services,~~~ . MSU students enrolled than seven credits. However, for more these students spouses and children of The clinic is located in are eligible. Room 4 Olds Ha11; 355-9564. It is npen Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri and Saturday day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., This clinic Speech anses... the Office of the each term by Registrar. 'This book contains the information necessary to build your (class times schedule for each term and is dis locations). tributed aro'und the middle of each term at various locations. You may also obtain a copy from the Regis trar's Office, 150 Administration Building. The book Spar>tan Life ••• is what you are read ing. This book is published by the Office of Student Affairs and Ser for stu vices as a resource guide dents. is dis~ributed to The book al! on-campus living units, all off living units, all campus organized Copies are University available in 161 · Student Services, 353-6650. offices. Student Dir>ector>y ••• lists all the local and home addresses as we11 as the local telephone numbers of stu- in all is available ' dents. It residence halls and in ~11 Univer Copies may also be sity offices. purchased at the MSU Bookstore and the Union Building Desk. Faculty &, Staff Dir>ector>y... Part I lists off ice and home addresses and telephone numbers for all MSU em Part II lists faculty and ployees. and off ice. staff by department the organization of Part III ·shows ' the University. The distribution is the the Student TJir>ec tor>y1 including availability at the MSU Bookstore and Union. same as Gr>aduate Catatog ••. publishes the programs and requirements for gradu ate study at MSU. Copies are avail a.ble at no cost to graduate students in 246 Administration . Building. Cost in the bookstore is $2.00. I MSU Facts ••• is , a publication com piled by · the Department of Informa tion Services which contains many items of information, statistics and history about MSU. Contact the News Bureau, 118 Linton Hall to ob tai~ a copy. By-Laws for> Academic! Gover>n::m<.!e ••• states the operating rules and pro cedures for the Academic Governance The pub System (see Governance). lication is available through the Secretary for Academic Governance, 308 Olds Hall. of MSU Or>dinances ••• includes all of the ordinances (laws) passed by the Board for MSU. Trustees Reference copies are av~ilable at residence hall reception desks and the main lihrary. Contact the in Office of the the Secretary Board of Trustees, 450 ,Administra tion Building, for " information on how to obtain a copy. to Specialized Reference~ the Counseling Center published Refenul, Dir>ec·tor>y ••• is by and dis tributed to academic advisors. The faculty members Directory to students that are inf rmation about curricular for requirements, and educational and career opportunities. recommended lists ' . Student Or-ganizations Dir-ec.tor>y ••• is published each year by the Stu dent Activities Office. The Dir>ec listing of all a tor>y contains registered student organizations ,{ and contact persons, as well as in- formation on organized living units and student government. The Dir-ea is usually available at the tor-y beginning of winter term. Come to the Student Activities Office, 101 Student Services, for a copy. 45 job search. any student beginning a You the can pick up a Placement Services, 146 Student Ser- vices. (See next listing also.) copy _from Placement SePVices Bulletin ... is the published once a week during The Bulletin regular school year. contains a listing of ' the upcoming interviews and the requirements for The Bulletin may be listed. jobs obtained at 113 Student Services. their pictures Red CedaP Log . .. is MSU' s yearbook. sign up to Each fall, seniors may have for in clusion . in . the yearbook. For infor mation or purchase of a yearbook contact the Yearbook Office, 30 Stu dent Services Building, 355-8263. taken BOOKSTORES. the books in the lower level of International Center). MSU Bookstore: The MSU Bookstore is lo cated the Center for International Programs (better known The as ~ and bookstore provides course material for all courses. In addition, there i.s a large reference section, non text materials, and MSU souvenirs of all shapes and sizes. The bookstore is open to 5:00 p.m., ~onday through 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday and 10:00 a.m. Saturdays of home football games. The bookstore has extended hours during the beginning of each term. For information call 355-3450. Other bookstores: There are a number of privately / owned bookstores along Grand River Avenue These textbooks, refere~ce stores also carry materials, pleasure readings, venirs. in East Lansing. and sou The Hall'Way •.• is a publication of the Department of Residence Halls. It is a reference guide for students the halls and also con living in and condi tains many of the terms The tions of is distributed on a room by-room basis. Cbpies are available from either yo~r hall adviser or the hall contract. . Hall1JXJ.y managt~r. Religious AdvisoPs' Association- PPogrums and Resoupces ... is an annual booklet of religious programs and resources made available to stu- ' dents by many of the member organi the Religious Advisors The booklet is avail residence hall the various counseling zations of Association. able throughout system and center offices. the CenteP SePvice-LeaPning PPogrum De~cPiption Booklet ••. explains the (volun types of service-learnipg to stu teer) placements ·available dents who are interested in gaining practical exper~ence and skills out side In the University setting. cluded are detailed descriptions of such as aging, prograus correc business, communications, tions, government, health, mental health, science, and special education. The entire book let and indiv.idual progran descrip tion sheets are available to stu dents, faculty, and staff by con tacting the Service-Learning Center, 26 Student Services Building. education, in areas IM SpoPtB Handbook ••. is published by Intramural of the Department aAd Recreative Services. Sports the This handbook details all of on ' an activities available, botn It is individual and team basis. IM available at IM West Sports Circle. the or Placement Manua.l •.. is a publication of (see Em ployment). The manual is a must for the Placement Services 46 COM~UNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES The Lansing Star> Community Handbook: Each fall the Lansing Star> publishes this handbook, which contains informa every conceivable tion about almost the Lansing- office or organization in East Lansing--MSU community. The Commu nity Handbook is distributed in every residence hall and most classroom In addition, the Handbook is buildings. campus locations. available in many off For the call Lansing Star> at 485-2813. information, further free The Lansing Ar>ea Telephone Dir>ectoroy contains a comprehensive listing of com See Sec numbers. munity services tion A of The Yellow the phone book. Pages are a valuable source of inf orma tion on businesses, agencies, and ser If you cannot find vices available. what you are looking for under the sub thirtk applies, ject heading which you try using the index at the front of the Yellow Pages section. Information on CATA bus service, postal zip codes and the Lansing geographical divisions of area are also found on the first Yellow Pages. OFF-CAMPUS LIBRARIES Lansing, Main, 401 S. Capitol Branch, 5132 S. Cedar East Lansing, 950 Abbott Lansing Community College Ingham County, 145 W. Ash, Mason Okemos, 4660 Ardmore, Okemos Haslett, 5670 School, Baslett 374-4600 374-4260 351-2420 373-9978 .676-9088 349-0250 139-2324 WEATHER Weather re~orts and information 349-9560 M S U HAS: THE LARGEST Campus newspaper in the U.S. Laboratory for notel, ~estaurant, and institutional management students (Kellogg Center). Residence hall system in the U.S. Free-standing ceramic statue in SPARTY is ten and the world. a half feet tall and has guarded the pampus since 1945. He was sculptured by Leonard Jungwirth. THE OLDEST Continuously operated botanical garden used as a teaching fa cility. Started in 1873, the Beal Garden covers six acres and has more than 5,000 plant species. AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL Campus. In addition to provid in four seasons of beauty for the campus commtI'nity, the cam pus plantings serve the needs of teaching and research in the . fields of landscape archi tecture, horticulture, fores try, and botany. Woody plants include more than 7,800 species and varieties, and more than 16,000 individuals. All are cared for by the Division of Campus Park and Planning. Source: 198 2 MSU Facts Book 47 LEGAL . SERVICES Here are several agencies designed to There is help you with legal problems. . also a list of municipal agencies in 'the Housing section if you have problems in that area. AsM·su STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES ASMSU Legal Services provides for stu dent participation in a pre-paid legal This entitles under services plan. graduates to receive legal counsel from our staff legal con 'attorneys on most The program provides for stu cerns. in court on dents landlord/tenant problems, criminal mis demeanors, traffic offenses, debtor/ creditor problems and other civil con cerns. to be represented The legal staff is also available to present educational programs about the office and other law-related matters. The office also provides assistance to involved in any University or students departmental judiciary action. Typical include appealing administrative cases resi decisions, academic dishonesty, dence hall problems and other intra university concerns. OTHER SERVICES American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ••• concerns itself with citizens who be lieve that civil rights as a citizen The have been violated. local ACLU rchapter is l Savoy Court, Lansing, 485-6729. located at Consumer Protection Division ••• of the Michigan Attorney General's Office, han dles complaints concerning goods or ser vices. to act the situation warrants immediately if it. is located at 525 W. Ottawa, Room 670, Lansing, 373-1140. The office They are empowered Legal Aid of Central Michigan ••• provides those financially legal assistance for Located at 300 unable to obtain help. N. Washington, Lansing, 485-5411. The bureau can ha.ndle civil cases directly, but must refer criminal matters·. of less than $600. Small Claims Courts ••• handle civil mat ters In East located at 301 Lansing, the court is In Lansing, con Call 351-7000. MAC. tact the District Court Office, 483- 4426. There iS a small filing fee. is located The off ice in 329 Student Services. For information or to make an appointment, call 353-3716 or 355-3789 during business hours. Wage Claims Sect~~ ••• of the Department of Labor enforces the Minimum Wage Law and Located at 7150 Harris Dr., Dimondale 322-1825~ the Payment of Wages Act. 48 PERSONAL SECURITY MSU DEPARTMENT· OF PUBLIC SAFETY .(DPS> SECURITY WHERE YOU LIVE for The department performs tasks the benefit citizens, organizations, and tional agencies that comprise versity community. a variety of 1 of individual institu the uni is The department · divided into three divisions. 1. Police Services ••• performs the duties of a similarly sized mu nicipal department, plus a wide variety of non-police oriented services. The telephone number tor non-emergencies is 355-2221. For emergencies call 9-1-1. only, 2. Environmental Health & Safety ••• is a group of specialist em ployees who are concerned with fire safety, occupational health sanitation, pest and safety, control and safety equipment maintenance. Call 353-5360 for information. 3. Staff Services ••• is The office . records . fot responsible for the maintenance and proc ess ing of all the entire department. is also responsible for: regis tering all motor vehicles and bicycles operated on campus; the Violations Bureau which pro for tickets cesses all infractions of Student Motor Ve hicle Regulations and University Traffic Ordinances; and receipt the All of communications Universit~ Traffic Conu:nittee and the Student Traffic Appeals Court. For further information, call 3 55'-8440. issued to ' Whether you live in a residence Hall, an off-campus apartment, or a house, . you 1 should be cautious about protecting · your property and yourself within your living space. The Department of Public Safety, in a pamphlet titled "Residence Hall Security,·~ indicates that most offenses against students in the residence halls "crimes of involve theft, and most are opportunity." Wherever you live, denial of opportunity for crime is a key factor The Depart in your personal security. the ment of Public Safety t;ollowing: recommends 1. Always lock your door, even if leave for "just a minute." you This is the single best deter rent. It only takes 8-10 seconds to steal something from an un locked room. 2. Never and other leave wallets, purses, checkbooks, small items of value lying visible in them out of the Keep room. sight. Conceal items in places other than in your desk or dresser. these 3. Do not .leave notes on your door announcing you are not at home. 4. Do not open your door unless you know who is on the other side. 5. Do not take in overnight guests that you do not know. 6. Do not carry a key chain with car your name, address, license number on it. or \ \ 49 7. Work out an agreement with those who live around you to watch for suspicious activity or persons. Report anything suspicious to the ·police. PERSONAL SAFETY as a We all like to think of the campus safe place--BUT don't walk . alone at night! Go with a friend, call a friend to pick you up, or call Dial-A~Ride. Dial-A-Ride is a safe escort service of · safety. the Department of Transportation is provided between on- evening and campus nighttime hours individuals who to walk alone. might otherwise have Rides are available: Call 353-9496. locations during Public for Monday-Friday Saturday and Sunday 10:30 p.m.-2:30 6:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. a.m. SELF DEFENSE EDUCATION The Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Ed ucation Program offers perfodic work shops on self defense and sexual assault· awareness. The office is located in the Counseling Center, 207 Student Services. and ask For for the Sexual Assault Unit. information, call 355-8270 the Coordinator of ' A one-credit course in women's self de fense through· the Department of Health and Physical Educa tion (HPE 107c). is offered regularly PERSONAL PROPERTY as such identification Personal property, radios, stereos, cameras and calculators, should be marked for in case lost or stolen. Use of your they are driver's license number is recommended since social security numbers cannot be traced in Michigan. Engraving tools may be checked out at the Police Desk in the Department of Public Safety. 50 SEXUAL HARASSMENT Sexual Harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination. It may consist of: ac tual or threatened sexual contact which is not mutually agreeable to both par ties; continual or repeated verbal abuse of a sexual nature; or threat or insinu ation that lack of sexual submissiveness will adversely affect the victim's em ployment, academic standing, or other vital circumstances. Behavior must be ·unwanted, persistent, and continual; feel they are being sexu Students who ally harassed may seek advice and coun sel from: I Director of Women's Programs, 380 Admin- istration Building, 353-3922 , Ombudsman, 101 Linton Hall, 353-8830 Executive Secretary of the Anti-Discrim ination Judicial Board, 380 Adminis tration Building, 353-3922. BICYCLE SECURITY The Department of Public · Safety has published a pamphlet on bicycle secu rity. the Following are Vehicle-Bicycle Office. theft prevention recommended by tips DPS. available in Copies are 1. Register your bicycle with the Department of Public Safety so pertinent information is on file. 2. Secure your bicycle with ,a good case , hardened lock and a good cable or case hardened chain. 3. Secure wheels, the cycle rack. the chain around frame and both to a bi- 4. Know your serial number - write it down. 5. Engrave your operator's license the bi number into the frame of cycle. This should be visible. 6. If you observe suspicious persons and/or activity, call the police. R·ECREATION Today's students are generally aware that physical activity is essential to good physical and mental health. Par ticipation in different types of sports can contribute to your general well be ing, and pro viding opportunity to meet new friends. continu9u1:1 variety The of stay here is an excellent time to explore new activities to find those that best fit your interests and p~ysical abilities. recreational activity. Your in addition to being fun campus offers a INTRAMURAL SPORTS / Intramural Sports and Recreative Ser recreative facilities for vices offers the use of all students, regardless of skill level. Handicappers are particu larly encouraged to take advantage of the facilities and programs accessible to them. Facilities in Jenison IM Two buildings, IM Sports-West and the indoor Sports-Circle, house most of is activity areas. Additional space Fieldhouse and available Demonstration Hall. There are four in door and one outdoor swimming pools and indoor and outdoor tennis courts, as well as numerous courts. Many of the outdoor courts and playing fields are lighted. tracks and and 355-4711 IM West IM Circle. Towel and locker services are available for a small fee and a variety of equip can be checked out simply by pre ment senting a valid Univers~ty ID. for four Play or swim occasionally fun, enter a tournar:1ent for level of involve You can choose your just ment. an in for dividual sport, or join a team in one of leagues -- residence hall, the fraternity-sororit"y, co-rec, or inde pendent. Since some sports are seasonal is Intramural Schedule of Events an printed each term and is distributed to living units or may be picked up at either IM office. Avail_able _Sports Teams: touch football paddle ball badminton team tennis bowling soccer turkey trot softball golf indoor soccer volleyball basketball table tennis swimming ice hockey innertube water polo floor hockey track racketball ultimate frisbee golf table tennis weightlifting paddle ball basketball free throw badminton track 51 Facilities are available everyday and may be used by any student, faculty or staff member upon presentation of a val Spouses and idated University ID card. children are also welcome during desig nated hours and within certain guide lines. Since use is very high, reserva tions are required for most facilities. The reservation numbers are 355-5044 for Individual: handball fencing wrestling tennis swimming turkey trot racketball Sports Clubs the IM Sports clubs, organized through program, provide instruction and compe tition. Size of the clubs varies. Many have less than 50 participants, although In addition the ski club has over 900. the clubs to campus activ.ity, many of plan trips and can provide information about -appropriate places of ~ campus to The Sports engage IM Sports-West Club Office include the (353-5108). following. New clubs can be organized according to student interests. in their activity. is in 231 Sports Clubs Aikido Yoshinki Badminton Bowling Creative Anachro- nism Crew Cycling Emerald Swim Club Fencing Frisbee Green Splash Gymnastics Hang Gliding Hillel Foundation Judo Japan Karate Kendo Kung-Fu MSU Feminist Karate MSU Ski Club Origtnal Okinawa Karate Orchesis Outing Pistol Porn Pon Promenaders Racquet Club (Paddle ball, Racket, & Tennis) Rifle Rugby (men) Rugby (women) Sailing Ski Team ' Sky Dive Soccer (women) Sport Parachute ·Squash Tae Kwon Do Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan Water Ski Wheelchair Basketball Volleyball - Water Polo Weightlifting Yoga OTHER RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES In addition to the sports already men tioned, a number of other activities are the available on Greater tansing community. Locations of most community facilities may be found in the Yellow Pages. campus and the in to an MSU aero- Aerobics. ------- hies Dance Club, several classes are available within the community. Watch In addition 52 the State News for special announcements and the Yellow Pages under "dancing instruction." look in IM-West Basketball. both local parks, as well as tions, have full or half courts in good weather. Courts can be reserved in Several campus loca for use IM-Circle. and ( , Bowling. The MSU Union has 16 lanes for open · play, classes, leagues, and, tourna ments. Many commercial lanes are avail able in the surrounding area. The MSU Canoe Shelter, lo Canoeing. cated next to Bessey Hall, rents canoes for use on the Red Cedar River (within Depending on the weather, the campus). to is open the shelter Monday Its hours are: September. -Frid,ay, and 11: 30 a.m. to 10 Saturday~-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. No reservations are necessary. Call 355- 3397 for further information. from May 'P .m., rentals are also available Canoe in Lansing's Potter Park and along many of M~chigan's scenic rivers. Cross Country iSkiing~ There are skiing clinics and trail skiing at MSU's Forest Akers Golf Course south of campus on Ski equipment is avail Harrison Road. the golf - course. for able Call for in IM Sports-West, 355-5250, formation. rental at Several local golf courses also welcome Check the Yellow Pages under skiers. "skiing" ~nd "golf courses.~ Local sporting goods stores have skis for rent if you want to try it before investirig in equipment. In addition to being able to Cycling. ride your own bicycle along the many trails on campus, MSU's · Canoe Shelter has tandems for rent at $2.50 per hour from May until mi~-September. The bicy cles built-for-two may be rented from to 10 p.m., Monday through 11: 30 a.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p~m. on Satur day and Sunday. re No quired. Call 355-3397 fpr information. reservations Downhill Skiing. Michigan has about 50 The MSU Ski fully develope~ ski areas. Club can help you choose your slopes. Locally the Lansing Ski Club (Park Lake and LAke Lansing Roads) provides · a good place to learn or to practice before you Mt. Brighton Ski area head north. (about halfway between East Lansing and Detroit on I-96) is the next closest. Golf. Forest Akers Golf Coµrse West and ~ast, both 18-hole courses, are located on campus along Harrison Road south of Mt. Hope. The courses are open to stu the public. dents, Students pay the lowest rate. Call 355- 1635 for information and reservations. faculty, staff, anq Other courses are listed Pages under ~Golf Courses, Public." in the Yellow School-Community (SCAP), 337-1781, tion. Cedar:. uneven. Beware of ·The ice on Activity · Program for current inf orma the Red any river may be very skating on indicates specific routes track in Jeniso~. Call the jogging map Jogging/Running. A campus IM-West or IM-Circle. is available at for given It distances. There is a 440 yd outdoor track west of the Stadium and a 1/8 mile indoor IM information about , office, 355-5250 their use. Many people· like to run along the roads that criss-cros s the MSU There is little Farms south of campus. is pretty _and traffic and peaceful. the common spring and fall. Watch The State Ne~s for announcements. land Races are for the in to In addition the Baker Woodlot, ' Hiking/Walking. the footpaths on campus along the Red Cedar, through the gardens, the Sanford Natural Area on there af e other trails nearby. Fenner Arboretum has nat~1re trails at 2020 East Mt~ Hope It is open daily 8 a.m. Road, Lansing. The Woldumar Nature to 8:30 p.m. Center, 5539 Lansing Road, has five miles of trails in 188 acres. four national forests and Michigan's most of the state parks and recreation areas have hiking trails. Contact the Outing Club at 353-5108 for suggestions and information on club trips. There are several Horseback Ridirtg: in the area which offer riding stables Western and English lessons, boarding, and tack stores. At least one also offers hayrides and sleigh rides. the For more Yellow Pages under "Stables." information, riding look in Ice Skating. Munn 1Ice Arena has classes and open skating for students, faculty and staff when the v.arsity hockey team is not in action. Call 353-7263 for in formation. Lansing's Washington Park, 2700 s. Washington, has an outdoor rink. There may be other outdoor rinks avail able also. Call Lansing Parks and Recreation, 487-1270, or East Lansing located Racketball/Handball/Paddleball. in are Call YMCA (See 355-5044 for branches have below). Courts and Jenison. reservations. Both racketball courts. IM-West ' skating Roller in Demonstration Hall by is Roller Skati~.- the offered Intramural Sports D~partment. Skates are available for rent. Call 355-4710 for information on hours and individual and group rat.es. roller rinks are Greater Lansing Area Pages under in listed "Skating Rinks." There are also busi nesses along Grand River Avenue where you can rent skates for street skating. the Yellow The MSU Sailing. ·sailing Club has its home on the east shore of Lake Lansing. Sailboat rentals are available on the west side of the lake. The IM Swimming. year-around women·. tain times. The outdoor popular . gathering place Oct - < Dunckel ~--... ~ 8 Okemos Jolly NOTE: Use this guide of the total CATA system to determine the individual route maps that serve· your particular needs. 0 East Lensing/Meridian Mell 0 Churchill/South West 0 Willow 0 Heelth Lab 0 Holt/South Ceder G Fisher Body/Lensing Mell 0 Aurelius Road f> North Lensing/Turner CD ~eel Avenue G Waverly/West Michigan 00 South Pennsylvania & South Logan CD Groesbeck Ar~• CD Airport G E11t Kal1m1zoo G Frandor/East Lensing CD Tower Gardens G) North Harrison G. South Harrison G> Burch1m/H1g1dorn fJ H11lett G Okemo• 61 REGULATIONS OUT OF THE PAST 1858--Students rose at . 5:30 am, at tended chapel at 5:45, had and spent breakfast at 6:00, at least three hours of their day doing manual labor. "College horses are not used Lansing. " for personal to be to trips 1908--"No student shall be allowed the college loaf around to barber shop." 1962--"Any student possessing, con transporting any suming, or alcoholic beverages--including beer--on MSU property will be suspended the Univer sity." from "Michigan State University students are prohibited from having members of the opposite sex in their unchaperoned liv ing quarters." Freshman and upperclass women with less than a 2.00 GPA were their resi required to be in dences by 10:30 pm Monday am Friday and Thursday; 1:00 Saturday; and midnight on Sun da,y. Upperclass women with above a 2.00 could remain out an extra hour d~ring the week. Women could not wear bermudas, jeans, or other slacks, blue the Union, sports clothes Services Library. Building, to class. in Student offices, or 62 I I \ The processes for the establishment and adjudication of regulations governing student conduct are set forth in Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State Uni verstty. Based on the principle of student involvement, there is both a specific legislative process and a compre hensive judicial system which govern undergraduate stu dents. To the extent that ·interest motivates personal in volvement, there continue to be broad avenues for student participation in the governance process. THE LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM Michigan State University maintains two levels of regu lations applicable to student conduct, all of which require student approval. In addition, there are rulings estab lished by administrative offices and policies and ordinances established by the Board of Trustees. The procedures through which the various regulations and policies are enacted are outlined below. General Student Regulations - These regulations form the basic code of conduct for all students. The approval pro cedure (see Figure One) involves students, faculty, ad ministration and the Board of Trustees. Authority for es tablishment of such regulations is found in the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees: "The Board may make or may delegate through the President to the faculty the author ·ity to make reasonable rules and regulations for the pur pose of maintaining the health, safety, good order, har mony and discipline of students . . . . " References for further information: a. Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University, Article 5 b. Bylaws for Academic Governance, Articles 4 and 5 c. Bylaws of the Board of Trustees, Article VIII Figure One: General Student Regulations I Proposal for initiation or amendment may he made hy any st11dent governing body or the University Commit tee on St11dent Affairs . University Committee on Student Affairs -Approves • or reiects proposal. ~ Academic Council ---, Accepts proposal or refers it back to University Committee on Student Affairs with recommendations for change. If proposal is re t11rned to Co11ncil, Council accepts or re;ects. Propolal forwarded through Office of the President. Board of Trustees - Proposal becomes operative ttpon • approval. Student Group Regulations - Student groups may estab lish regulations to govern student conduct within student groups through the procedures shown in Figure Two. ASMSU, the undergraduate student government, receives proposals from major governing groups and student or ganizations'. AS:MSU then makes recommendations to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services who acts on behalf of the University administration. References for further information: a. ASMSU Constitution and Code of Operations b. Academic Freedom for Students at MiGhigan State University, Article 5 c . . Major governing group constitutions d. Living unit constitutions Figure Two: Student Group Regulations Proposal for initiation or amendment may be made hy any registered student organization, living unit govern ing body, major governing group or the Student Board of ASMSU. + Living Unit- When proposal affects living it is forwarded here for recommen I units t dations. + Major Governing Group - When proposal has been referred to living ttnit it is forwarded here for review and recommendation. Student Board of ASMSU - Reviews and recommends t any changes. Vice President for Student Affairs and Services - Ap- proves or rejects proposals. Note: House and hall rules may be established for indi vidual living units. Such rules are not printed in this book but are available from the governing bodies or the staff advisors of the living units. Administrative Rulings - Administrative offices within the University are, by practice, delegated authority through the PFesident by the Board of Trustees to establish proce <'lures which will ensure their effective functioning. Often an office will submit such proposals for review and rec ommendations of a student-faculty advisory committee or • a standing committee of the Academic Council. (The Aca demic Council structure is described in the Bylaws for Academic Governance.') Such bodies serve as sources of community opinion and may recommend changes or ad ditions to administrative rulings. Final decisions, however, rest with the administrative office. References for further information: a. Bylaws for Academic Governance, Article 2 b. Bylaws of the Board of Trustees, Articles IV, VI For example; the Anti-Discrimination All-University Policies - Policy statements are devel oped to define and prescribe broad areas of insitu tional concern. relationship be Policy and Procedures addresses the tween the University and its students and employees; the Motor Vehicles policy states requirements and pro regarding student possession an-? operation hibitions of motor vehicles on campus; and the Housing Policy specifies the on-campus living requirements for stu such policies are established by the Board of dents.· They may be adopted following university Trustees. wide discussion and endorsement, may result from re canmendation by some internal office or committee or may be initiated and enacted by the Board itself, References for further information: Bylaws of Board of Trustees, Article VIII MSU Ordinances - The Board of Trustees is granted au thority by the constitution of the State of Michigan to 'Available from the Secretary of the Faculties, 10 Linton Hall. legislate ordinances governing the conduct of all persons on University property. These ordinances are law, viola tions of which are misi:lemeanors and adjudicated through the courts. The legislative process need not involve any one except the Board of Trustees, although in practic:e the administration contributes its advic:e and relevant stu dent-faculty committees may also be consulted. References for further information: a. MSU Ordinances b. Bylaws of the Board of Trustees, Article XI Academic Regulations - This handbook does not include matters of academic policy, program and degree require ments, and the like. Such regulations are available in the following sources: a. MSU Catalog - Academic Programs b. MSU Catalog - Description of Courses In addition to consulting these sources, students should contact the academic department of their major prefer ence for specific program requirements. THE JUDICIAL . SYSTEM Michigan State University does not currently have a single unified judicial system. Rather, there is an undergraduate judicial structure, a graduate judicial structure, and a num ber of other judicial or quasi-judicial bodies with special ized jurisdicitions. All judiciaries, however, operate with an essentially common purpose and philosophy, i.e., to con tribute to the protection of an environment for learning. Although specific procedures vary from one structure or judiciary to another, virtually all operate in a manner de signed to assure due process. · The focus of most of the o~erview which follows is on the undergraduate judicial system established with the adoption of the report on Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University in 1967 with amendments approved by the Board of Trustees in 1971 and 1977. What Does a Campus Judicial System Do? It is a relatively common assumption that a judicial system · would exist fo provide means for deciding whether or not a regulation has been violated and, if so, what action should appropriately be taken. It may not be an equally common assumption, however, that a judicial system would exist to protect student rights - against infringement by other students, by faculty or administrators, by groups, or the University itself. The MSU campus judiciaries gen erflllY provide for both. The undergraduate judicial sys tem for example, provides for consideration of challenges to regulations or administrative decisions alleged to be in consistent with fundamental student rights outlined in the Academic Freedom Report. In addition,. there is provision 1 for considering allegations that legislative bodies or offi cers have acted inconsistently with their respective con stitutions. It is through performance of these functions, as well as through consideration of alleged violations of regu lations, that the judicial system seeks to maintain that very delicate balance between maximum freedom and necessary order so fundame11tal to the protection of an ynvironment for learning. ' Stru~ture and Organization of the System The structure and organization of the undergraduate judi cial svstem is outlined in the chart which follows. The chart ·indicates the composition, method of selecting mem bers, jurisdiction, and decisions available at the different levels. Also shown are routes of appeal and referral. The decision of a lower judiciary may be appealed to the next higher judiciary with final appeal being to the Vice President for Student· Affairs and Services. Only those decisions by the Student-Faculty Judiciary which are of a disciplinary na ture, however, may be appealed to the Vice President. Any judiciary may waive jurisdiction over a particular case and refer it to a higher or lower judiciary. In addition, a living unit may waive all judicial responsibility to its major gov erning group. (Most living units in the current system hav~ done this, partially a result of regulation changes within the jmisdiction of the living units.) Relationship of the Judicial System to Campus Governance their · Legislation and adjudication are two separate functions of campus governance, although interdependent for validity and effectiveness. Each needs the other for sup port and criticism. The judicial system is structured on the principle that legislative authority requires jt1dicial re sponsibility. Accordingly, there is provision for a judiciary body to parallel each legislative body, depending upon it for provisiol) of members and having corresponding juris diction. All-student judiciaries are established in general through the Academic Freedom Report, but they are de fined more specifically in the constitution of the student governing bodies whose jurisdiction they share. For ex ample, composition of the All-University Student Judiciary and tlie selection of its members are determined by the Constitution ·of the Associated Students of Michigan State University. The_ Student-Faculty Judiciary, the highest judiciary established in the Academic Freedom Report, is also provided for in the Bylaws of the Academic Council, which is the highest governing body of student and faculty membership. Jurisdictions Jurisdictions of the various judiciaries are determined on the basis of constituencies and categories of regulations. Students are held accountable for behavioral expectations set forth in duly established regulations regarding indi vidual and group conduct. Faculty and administrators are held accountable in that their policie~ and decisions can be challenged by a stu dent who believes a policy or decision to be inconsistent with the principles outlined within the ,guidelines of the Academic Freedom Report. Each judiciary has jurisdiction over the constituency of the corresponding legislative body. For example, Student Faculty Judiciary is the only body within the undergrad uate judicial structure which may hear challenges to the decisions of faculty or administrators, as well as alleged violations by students. 65 °' °' MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE JUDICIAL STRUCTURE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES Jurisdiction: I. Falsification of records II. Academic dishonesty III. Readmission from non-academic suspension IV. Challenge of substances of a regulation or administrative decision V. Appeals of lower judicial body's decisions and of administrative decisions of a disciplinary nature Jurisdiction: I. Individual violations of All University regulations II. Constitutionality of actions by student governing groups, organizations or their representatives III. Violations of ASMSU constitution or regulations of student organizations IV. Conflicts between student groups V. Appeals and referrals from lower judiciaries STUDENT-FACULTY JUDICIARY Composition & Selection: APPEAL. 4 students recommended by AUSJ, appointed by Student Board of ASMSU, 2 year terms. 7 faculty recommended by Committee on Aca demic Governance, appointed by University President for 3 year terms. 1 secretary, ex-officio, appointed by Vice Pres ident for Student Affairs and Services. APPEAL or REF ER ALL-UNIVERSITY STUDENT JUDICIARY Composition & Selection: 11 students recommended by AUSJ, appointed by Student Board of ASMSU for 1 year te~. 1 advisor from staff of Vice President for Stu dent Affairs and Services. MAJOR GOVERNING GROUPS APPEAL "' RE~ RHA IFC Panhel ICC LIVING I UNITS ------~-~ I RESIDENCE HALLS I -, F_R_A_TE_R_N-IT_rn_s~l I SORORITIES I I co-ops I . Jurisdiction: Individual violators of house and hall rules or major governing group regulations (many units have waived jurisdiction) Composition: Determined by living unit Decisions: I. Not guilty II. Guilty A. ' Warning B. Living unit probation ( 10 day limit) Decisions: I. Not guilty II. Guilty A,. Warning B. Warning probation C. Disciplinary probation D. Suspension E. Other Decisions: I. Not guilty II. Guilty A .. Warning B. Warning probation C. Disciplinary probation D. Suspension Composition: Determined by governing group Jurisdiction: I. Group violations II. Individual violations when jurisdiction is waived by living unit Decisions: Same as living unit judiciaries; RHA Judiciary may issue warning probation or disciplinary probation, or it may take limited other action. Processes and Procedures Disciplinary cases. The fundamental rules of due process are prescribed through the Academic Freedom Report and are required at all levels of the undergraduate judicial structure. Operational procedures vary somewhat among judiciaries. The essential steps of the disciplinary process are as follows: A. Any member of the University community may ini tiate a complaint against an undergraduate stu Reports of alleged violations of living dent. regulations are unit or major governing group made to the chief administrative officer of a living unit, in a residence hall the head advi Reports of alleged sor or resident director. violations of all-University regulations or policies are made to the judicial administrator, who acts as administrative office on behalf of the Vice President fo~ Student Affairs and Ser vices. B. The student is notified by the appropriate adminis trative officer that he/ she is accused of violating a regulation and is requested to meet with the admin istrative officer. In the subsequent conference, the student may: 1) admit to the allegation and request, in writing, 'that the administrative officer take ac tion; 2) admit to the allegation and request a hearing by a judiciary; or 3) deny the allegation, in which case the student is automatically referred to an ap propriate judiciary for a hearing. It should be noted that, as a matter of practice, if the student fails to meet with the administrative officer ~ the case is also referred to the appropriate judiciary. C. Upon -the student's request,. the administrative offi cer may take whatever action seems appropriate.' Ad ministrative actions are usually in keeping with the range of actions available to tl'ie judiciary at the same level but are not restricted to these. The stu dent is informed in writing of the administrator's decision, and that the decision may be appealed to the Student-Faculty Judiciary. '. Substantive cases. A different process is followed in hear ing substantive cases in which a regulation or an admin istrative decision is alleged to be inconsistent with the guidelines established in the Academic Freedom Report. The general procedures employ(:)d are as follows: A. Student submits a request for a hearing in which he/she must specifica.Jly cite those sections of the Academic Freedom Report he/ she believes to have been violated and provide a brief statement of argu ment. A student need not be in violation of a regu lation in order to challenge. B. If the judiciary believes that the appeal has merit (e.g., it falls within the judiciary's jurisdiction, it is not frivolous) a copy of the appeal is sent to the party responsible for the decision or regulation and a written response is requesfed. ' C. After considering both the request for a hearing and the response, the judiciary may do one of the fol- lowing: · 1. Accept the request for a formal hearing 2. Reject the request 3. I Invite the parties to discuss the matter informally with the judiciary D. Hearings are conducted as follows: 1. Hearings are open 2. Both the appellant and the respondent may be accompanied by counsel from the student body, faculty or administrative staff of the University 3. Each party is given thirty minutes to present his/her case ' I ' '· 4. Each party is given ten minutes for i;ebuttal 5. Parties direct all remarks and questions through the chairman 6. Members of the judiciary may ask questions dur ing the hearing E. The judiciary considers the matter in closed session D. If a judicial hearing is to be conducted a student ac and makes a ruling. cused of a violation is entitled to: · 1. Written notice 72 hours prior to a hearing, 1 stating: a. Time and place of the hearing b. Charges, of sufficient particularity to enable the student to prepare his/ her defense c. Names ·of witnesses 2. Appear in person and present his / her defense a. Call witnesses in his/ her behalf b. Be accompanied by counsel of his / her chdice from among the student body , faculty or staff of the University c. Ask questions of the judicial body or witnesses d. Refuse to answer questions 3. Elect not to appear r a. Absence to be noted without prejudice b. J:Ieariug to be conducted in student's absence 4. An expeditious hearing 5. An explanation· of reasons for any decision 6. Notification of his/ her right to appeal F. Parties to the case are notified of the judiciary's find ings, and all opinions are made public in an appro priate manner. There is a community expectation that if a regulation or ,administrative decision is found to be inconsistent with the Academic Freedom Report the changes necessary to bring about con sistency will be made. Compliance is gained pri marily on the basis of "good faith." A ruling of the judiciary that finds no inconsistency serves to re inforce the validity of the regulation or decision. In addition to the regular procedures just described, a student may request expedited consideration of urgent cases in which it is alleged that a regulation or adminis trative decision threatens immediate and irreparable in fringement on student rights as defined in the Academic Freedom Report. If in the opinion of the chairman the request has merit, a preliminary hearing will be called be fore a panel of the judiciary. The panel may decide to request the administrator or administrative .office to post pone or withdraw action pending a full hearing on the case. 67 Other Judicial Bodies Several judicial bodies within the University have speci~l areas of jurisdiction and may or may not have a direct link with the undergraduate system described above. A. College and departmental hearing committees have original jurisdiction over a student complaint that his/her academic rights have been violated by a faculty member. Composition and procedures of such committees vary. Decisions at the departmental level may be appealed to the college committee. College level decisions may be appealed to the Student- . Faculty Judiciary, whose decision is final. College and departmental committees may also hear student complaints concerning the quality of instruc tion. Decisions on complaints of this kind, however, may not be appealed beyond the college committee except to ·the dean of the college, who may ask 1 that a given case. be reconsidered. (Consult respec tive departmental or college office.) B. The Student Traffic Appeals Court is an autono mous, all-student body provided for under the AS MSU Constitution. The court has jurisdiction over summons issued by the Department of Public Safe ty for violation of the Student Motor Vehicle Regu lations. The first appeal is received in writing ·and considered by a panel of justices. A second may be made by appearing in person before the entire court. There is no further appeal. Student Motor Vehicle Regulations are recommended by ari All-University Traffic Committee (student-faculty membership) and are approved by the Board of Trustees. A fine struc· ture for violations is provided within the 1 vehicle regulations. (Consult ASMSU <;onstitution and Code of Operations, or the S.T.A.C. Office, 331 Student Services.) C. The Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board is coordi nated through the Office of Human Relations. It is composed of three undergraduates and one gradu ate student, three faculty members, one representa tive each from the administrative-professional staff and the labor employees, and two representatives of the MSU Employee Association, with an ex officio secretary from the Department of Human Re lations. The Board has jurisdiction over violations of the University policy against discrimination based on race, creed, ethnic origin , sex, age, polltical per suasion, or sexual preference. It may hear complaints filed by students, faculty members, or employees. Parties involved in anti-discrimination proceedings have unrestricted choice of counsel. The Board may specify the actions that must be taken by the charged individual or organization to remedy a vio lation. Intent is to remove the effects of discrimina tion rather than to punish violators. Decisions of the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board are reviewed by the President of the University. (Consult the Anti-Disc1'imination Poiicies and P~ocedu~es) or the Department of Human Relations.) D. Graduate Judicial Structure. A completely separate judicial structure is provided for adjudicating cases brought by and against graduate students in the areas ·of: 1) academic rights and responsibilities; 2) professional rights and duties of graduate assistants; . 3) professional rights and duties of other graduate students; and 4) University regulations. Judiciaries are provided for at the departmental, college and University levels. Each judiciary is composed of an equal number of faculty and student members with a faculty member serving as chairman. Decisions available including warning, probation with specific stipulations, and dismissal from the student's (Consult Graduate Ri(!hts and_ academic pr09ram. ResponsibiZities, or the Council of Graduate Students Office, or the Office of Advanced Grad uate Studies.) E. Employment Hearing or Grievance Procedures in clude those for students, the faculty, the adminis trative-professional personnel, the unionized clerical technical employees, and the unionized hourly em ployees. (Students consult the Student Employment Policy Manual or the , Student Employment Office.) l ' I• 68 I Academic Freedom for Students at / Michigan State University ARTICLE 1: Student Rights and Responsibilities at Michigan State University ARTICLE 2: Academic Rights and Responsibilities of Students ' ARTICLE 3: Student Records at Michigan State University ARTICLE 4: Judicial Process ARTICLE 5: · Regulations Governing Studen·t Conduct ARTICLE 6: Student and University Publications ARTICLE 7: Proced'ure for Amending and Revising This Document ARTICLE 8: General Recommendations 69 HISTORY OF APPROVAL Original Document Amendments ARTICLE 2 Section 2. l.4 Academic Council Academic Senate Board of Trustees University Committee on Student Affairs (UCSA) Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective Section 2.3 UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council ' Board of Trustees Amendment effective ARTICLE 4 Section 4.3.2 Student Board of ASMSU ARTICLE 5 Total revision ARTICLE 6 Total revision ARTICLE 7 Total revision UCSA Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective Total revision UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective 70 January 10, 1967 Febmary 28, 1967 March 16, 1967 April 11, 1977 April 19, 1977 May 31, 1977 June 24, 1977 / June 24, 1977 March 31, 1970 April 1, 1970 May 12, 1970 June 18, 1971 ,_ June 18, 1971 February 1, 1977 February 28, 1977 May 31, 1977 1 June 24, , 1977 June 24, 1977 March 31, 1970 April . 1, 1970 May 12, .1970 June 18, 1971 June 18, 1971 April 8, 1970 - April 17, 1970 May 12, 1970 February 19, 1971 Juliy 1, 1971 February 8, 1971 February 9, 1971 March 2, 1971 April 16, 1971 April 16, 1971 March· 10, 1983 March 8, 1983 May 31, 1983 June 24,1983 June 24, 1983 FOREWORD The foreword is not a part of the document that follows. It supplies, h9wever, a necessary perspective for inter preting the document. The present emphasis on student rights at Michigan State University must be understood against the social and his torical background of the University i~self. When, more than a century ago, the people of Michigan established this -institution on the land-grant principle, they framed a new conceptiori of the role of the univer sity in American life. A land-grant university is a trusteeship of intellect in the service of society. It gathers society's creative and criti cal powers and uses them in order to liberate all of so ciety's other powers. That is the special character that has caused the land grant university to become one of the great transforming agencies of the American scene. When it honors its com mission, it acts not for its own sake, not for the sake of the academic community, but for the sake of society be yoncl the academy. All members of the academic commu nity -·trustees, administration and faculty alike - enact a trust of which society beyond the university is the proper beneficiary. The real significance of this document, as we believe, is not that students have acquired rights, but that they have explicitly been made party to our social trust. The respon· sibility which lies upon the administration and the faculty continues. They remain guardians of the university, charged with preserving in it the genius of scholarship and the conditions of inquiry which society has entrusted to their care. PREFACE The Faculty Committee on Student Affairs prepared this report after an extensive and intensive review and study of the University's rules and structures relating to aca demic freedom for students. The report recommends guidelines which represent the Committee's attempt to identify rights and duties of students jn regard to conduct, academic pursuits, the keeping of records, and publica tions. It proposes structures and procedures for the formu lation of regulations governing student conduct, for the interpretation and amendment of the guidelines, for the adjudic<°1tion of student disciplinary cases, and for chan neling to the faculty and administration student complaints and concerns in the academic area. The report also con tains recommendations on a number of important related subjects. \Ve wish to caution against one possible kind of misinter pretation of our recommendations. In some respects, what we propose represents major changes in present policies, structures, and procedures. But that is not true of all of our proposals. In some important respects, our recom mendations simply · make explicit what has long been un derstood and practiced at Michigan State University. Although the Committee's study centered on a~ademic freedom for students, we have made no attempt to forn\u late a general and abstract definition of that term, or to explain it in an interpretive essay. Instead we have di rected our energies to the formulation of an 6perational definition and concrete application of the concept. This report identifies rights and duties of students and provides for them a carefully prescribed system of substantive and procedural due process; and we submit these guidelines, structures, and procedures as a testament of the Com mittee's concept of academic freedom for students. - Faculty Com?littee on Student Affairs ARTICLE 1 Student Rights and Responsibilities at Michigan State University 1.1 Michigan State University is a community of schol ars whose members include its faculty, students, and ad ministrators. The basic purposes of the University are the enlargement, dissemination and application of knowledge. The most basic necessity for the achievement of these purposes is freedom of expression and communication. Without this freedom, effective sifting and testing of ideas cease and research, teaching, and learning are stifled. Knowledge is as broad and diverse as life itself, and the need for freedom js equally broad. Yet absolute freedom in all aspects of life means anarc}ly, just as absolute order means tyranny. Both anarchy and tyranny are antithetical to the purposes and necessities of the University. There fore, the University ahyays must strive to strike that bal ance between , maximum freedom and necessary order which best promotes its basic purposes by providing the environment most conducive to the many faceted activ ities of research, teaching, and learning. 1.2 Each right of an individual places a reciprocal duty upon others: the duty to permit the individual to exercise the right. The student, in his status as a member of the academic community, has both rights and duties. Within that community, the student's most essential right is the right to learn. The University has a duty to provide for the student those privileges, opportunities and protec tions which best promote the leatning process in all its aspects. The student, for his part,, has duties to other mem bers of the academic community, the most important of which is to refrain from interference with those riglits of others which are equally essential to the purposes and processes of the University. 1.3 The University cherishes many values, modes of thought and standards of behavior that are better taught by example, persuasion, social pressure, and rewards than by the threat of penalties. Regulations governing the ac tivities and conduct of student groups and individual stu dents should not be comprehensive codes of desirable con duct; rather, they should be limited to the prescription of procedures for meeting the practical, routine necessities of a complex community and to the prohibition or limita tion of acts which cannot be tolerated because they seri ously interfere with the basic purposes, necessities and processes of the academic community, or with rights es sential to other members of that community. 1.4 The student is not only a member of tlie academic community; he is also a citizen of the larger society. As a citizen, he retains those rights, protections and guaran tees of fair treatment which are held by all citizens, and the University may not deny them to him. The enforce ment of the student's duties to the larger society is, how ever, the responsibility of the legal and judicial authorities duly established for that purpose. 71 1.5 To protect student rights and to facilitate the defini tion of student responsibilities at Michigan State Univer sity, the following guidelines are established: 1.5.01 All regulations shall seek the best possible recon ciliation of the principles of maximum freedom and neces sary order. 1.5.02 There shall be no regulation unless there is a demonstrable need for it which is reasonably related to the basic. purposes and necessities of the University as stipulated herein. 1.5.03 To the maximum extent feasible, students shall participate in formulating and revising regulations govern ing student conduct. 1.5.04 All regulations governing student conduct shall be made public in an appropriate manner. ' 1.5.05 Every regulation shall be as brief, clear and spe- cific as possible. 1.5.06 Wherever rights conflict, regulations shall, to the maximum extent f~asible, permit reasonable icope for each conflicting right by defining the circumstances of time, place and means appropriate to its exercise. 1.5.07 Regulations relating to communication of ideas shall encourage the competition of ideas. 1.5.08 Procedures and penalties for the violation of regu lations shall be designed for guidance or correction of be havior rather than for retribution. 1.5.09 Penalties shall be commensurate with the serious ness of the offense. Repeated violations. may justify in creasingly severe penalties. 1.5.10 There shall be clearly defined channels and pro cedures for the appeal and review of: a. The finding of guilt in an alleged violation of a regulation. b. The reasonableness, under the circumstances, of the penalty imposed for a specific violation. c. The substance of a regulation or administrative de cision which is alleged to be inconsistent with the guidelines in this document. d. The fairness of the procedures followed in the origi- nal adjudication. 1.5.11 Every regulation shall specify to whom it applies and whether responsibility for compliance lies with indi viduals, with groups, or with both. ARTICLE 2 Academic Rights and Responsibilitise of Students 2.1 Preamble and (;uidelines 2.1.1 The freedom and effectiveness of the educational process depend upon the provision of appropriate condi tions and OQportunities for learning. The responsibility to secure, respect and protect such opportunities and con ditions is shared by all members of the academic .com munity. The primacy of the faculty's role and its unques tionable centrality in the educational process must be recognized. The primary intellectual purpose of the Uni versity - is the its intellectual content and integrity - responsibility of the faculty. 72 2.1.2 It is the instructor's role to encourage free discus sion, inquiry and expression among his students in their quest for knowledge. He should hold before them the best scholarly standards of his discipline. He should conduct himself in keeping with the dignity of his profession. He 'should adhere closely to his proper ~ole as intellectual guide and counselor. He should foster honest academic conduct and evaluate his students fairly and accurately. He should respect the confidential nature of the relation ship between instructor and student. He should avoid ex ploitation of students for private advantage and should acknowledge significant assistance from them. He should protect students' rights as defined herein. 2.1.3 The establishment and maintenance of the proper relationship between instructor and student are funda mental to the University's function, and require both in structor and student to recognize the rights and responsi bilities which derive from it. The relationship between in structor and student as individuals should be founded on mutual respect and understanding; it assumes a common dedication to the educational process. If problems arise in this relationship, whether on matters personal or on matters concerning instructional materials and methods, both student and instructor should attempt to resolve them in informal, direct discussions as between well-intentioned, reasonable persons. , 2.1.4 To identify and define the academic rights and responsibilities of students at Michigan State University, the following guidelines are established: The Responsibility of the Student 2.1.4.1 The student is responsible for learning the con tent of a course of study according to standards of per fo~mance established by the faculty. 2.1.4.2 T~e student's behavior in the classroom shall he conducive to the learning process for all concerned. The Academic Rights of the Student 2.1.4.3 The student shall be free to take reasoned ex ception to data and views offered in the classroom, and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, without fear of penalty. 2.1.4.4 The student has a right to a course grade that represents his instructor's good-faith judgment of the stu dent's performance in the course. (A lack of good faith may be established by proof that a grade was based partly or entirely on considerations irrelevant to the assessment of the student's performance in the course.) 2.1.4.5 ' The student has a right to protection against im proper disclosure of information concerning his grades, views, beliefs, political associations, health, or character which an instructor acquires in the course of his profes sional relationship with the student. 2.1.4.6 The student has a' right to accurate and clearly stated information which enables him to determine: a: The general requirements for establishing and main taining an acceptable academic standing; b. His own academic relationship with the University and any special conditions which apply; c. The graduation requirements for his particular cur riculum and major. 2.1.4.7 The student has a right to be governed by edu cationally justifiable academic regulations. 2.1.4.8 Departments and colleges must provide clearly defined channels for the receipt and consideration of stu dent complaints relative to academic rights violations (as hereinabove defined). · 2.1.4.8.1 Student complaints relative to violations of aca demic rights must be initiated with the dep~rtment wher ever that is appropriate or otherwise at the lowest feasible administrative level. ' If the complaint is not resolved at the depart 2.1.4.8.2 ment level, either party may appeal to the college, and if th.e matter is not resolved at that level, to the Student Faculty Judiciary. 2.1.4.8.3 All appeals must be filed within ten days fol lowing receipt of a hearing board disposition. Disposi tions are held in abeyance if a matter is in appeal. 2.1.4.9 Faculty shall have final authority and ~esponsi­ bility for course content, classroom procedure and grad ing. No committee or judicial body established under this document shall have any power to cnange or to direct a change in any individual grade that represents the instruc tor's good-faith judgment of the student's performance in the course. In the event that a grade is determined to be based on factors other than a student's performance, fol lowing the procedure of 2.1.4.8., the dean of the _ college shall cause the student's performance to be reassessed and appropriate grade awarded. 2.2 The Professional Rights of the Faculty ,2.2.1 The code of equity law prescribes for every wrong a remedy. It has been found (a) that there are i11 fact, in i~olable cases at this Univer5ity, legitimate complaints of students concerning the quality of instruction, and (b) that in some c'ases the students are presently without a remedy. 2.2.2 In such cases, in a well-ordered university, the student has a right to a remel:ly, and this University un dertakes, within the limits of its resources and the limits imposed by due respect for the professional rights of the 'faculty, to supply it. 2.2.3 The limits of the University's resources proceed from factors subject to its influence but not always sub ject to its control. Nevertheless, within these limits the University's obligation is on all occasions to supply such remedies as it can. 2.2.4 The professional rights of the faculty are another matter, and no provision for the rights of students can be valid which suspends them or in any measure invades them. The question here is not whether students have the right to competent instruction, but how this right which is admitted is to be reconciled with the rights of the fac ulty which must also be admitted. And we lay down as a fundamental premise, concerning the latter, that the com petency of a professional can be rightly judged only by professionals. 2.2.6 It is, however, acknowledged, and indeed insisted on, that if competence of instruction is not to be judged by students, then it must be judged by the faculty. - 2.2.7 The University distinguishes two rights : a right of the students, and a right of the faculty. The two rights must be reconciled. They can be reconciled only on con dition that we undertake to provide a systematic channel in which students may seek remedies and the faculty stands ready to assist them. 1 2.2.8 Those departments and colleges that lack appro priate and , clearly defined channels for the receipt and consideration of student complaints concerning the qual- . ity of instruction shall establish them. 2.2.8.1 These departmental and college committees shall be the sole agencies for hearing complaints of this kind. A student may appeal the ruling of a departmental com mittee to the college committee. But there shall be no ap peal beyond the college committee except to the dean of the college, who may ask, upon a showing, that a given case be reconsidered. 2.2.8.2 Student recommendations concerning courses, systems of grading, methods of instruction, programs of study and other student interests in the academic area shall be referred to appropriate departmental and college agencies. , 2.3 Policies Determining the Academic Rights and Re sponsibilities of Students 2.3.1 The University Committee on Student Affairs shall be charged with studying problems relating to . the aca demic rights and responsibilities of students that are re ferred by the Provost, the Ombudsman, or other members of the academic community. As a result. of its delibera tions, this Committee may make recommendations to the Provost and to the Academic Council. ARTICLE 3 Student Records at Michigan State University 3.1 Achieving educational goals, providing direction to students and extending service to society demand that the University keep records. All policies and practices concerning record~ shall be based on respect for the pri vacy of the individual student. Because of the professional and legal responsibilities involved, record-keeping must be delegated only to responsible persons. 3.2 To protect the privacy of the student and to facilitate the definition of responsible policies and practices rela tive to student records, the following guidelines are es tablished: 3.2.01 No record shall be made or retained unless there is a demonstrable need for it which is reasonably related to the basic purposes and necessities of the University. 3.2.02 The University shall not make or retai~ records of a student's religious or political beliefs without his knowledge and consent. 2.2.5 The direct consequence of this premise is that an adversary proceeding between a student and an instructor before any of the ordinary judicial bodies established in this instrument is inappropriate. 3:2.03 A student shall have the right to inspect the of ficial transcript of his own academic record. He shall also have the right to inspect reports and evaluations of his conduct, except letters of recommendation and similar 73 evaluations which are necessarily prepared on a confiden- tial basis. · 3.2.04 All policies arid practices dealing with the acquisi tion of information for records shall be formulated with du~ regard for the student's right of privacy. 3.2.05 Every record containing information about a stu dent's character shall state when the information was ac quired and the name and position of the person who gave it. 3.2.06 Evaluation of students shall be made or;ily by per sons who are qualified to make that evaluation. 3.2.07 All persons who handle confidential records shall be instructed concerning the confidential nature of such information and concerning their responsibilities regarding it. . 3.2.08 No one outside the faculty or administrative staff of Michigan State University,may have access to the rec ord of a student's offenses against University regulations without the express permission of the student in writing. 3.2.09 Duplication of records shall be kept at a minimum. 3.2.10 All policies relating to the keeping of records shall be brief,,clear and specific. 3.2.11 All policies governing the maintenance and the selective release of records and of portions of records shall be made public in an appropriate manner and shall 'be subject to judicial review as provided in Article 4. ARTICLE 4 Judicial Process Introduction 4.1 4.1.1 The basic fundamentals of fair play in the adjudi cation of student violations or student complaints are ex pressed by Article VIII of the "Bylaws of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees." This article states . in~h It is the policy of the Board that the President shall develop a program, structured along the fundamentals of basic due process, for the hearing and resolving of important, significant, and serious student complaints. 4.1.2 Any student accused of violating a regulation shall have the right to appear before one or more members of a duly constituted judicial body. All such bodies shall ad here to the basic fundamentals of due process as stated below. \ 4.2 ~e Process 4.2.1 The followin.g procedural guidelines are established · for the direction of all bodies conducting formal hearings in disciplinary matters: 4.2.1.01 The student shall be notified by an appropriate University official that he is accused of violating a regulation. 4.2.1.02 The student shall be notified that he may el,ect one of three courses of action. ,,,., · , a. The student may admit the alleged violation and re quest, in ~riting, that the administrative officer take 74 whatever action seems appropriate. Should the stu ,dent elect this course of action, he shall be notified that he is entitled to appeal the administrator's de cision to the Student-Faculty Judiciary. b. The student may admit the alleged violation, and request a hearing before the appropriate judicial body. c. The student may deny the alleged violation, in which case the administrative officer shall refer him to the appropriate judicial body. 4.2.1.03 At least 72 hours prior to the hearing the student · shall be entitled to the following : a. Written notification of the time and place Of· the hearing. b. A written stateme nt of the charges of sufficient par ticularity to enable the student to prepare his de fense. c. Written notification of the names of the witnesses who are dire,ctly responsible for having reported the alleged violation to the University official, or, if there are no such witnesses, written notification of how the alleged violation came to the official's attention. 4.2.1.04 The student shall be entitled to appear jn per son and to present his defense to the judicial body, and may call witnesses in his behalf. The student may also elect not to appear before the judicial ,.body. Should he elect not to appear, the hearing shall be held in his ab sence. The failure of a student to appear shall not be taken as indicative of guilt and must be noted without prejudice. 4.2.1.05 The student shall be entitled to be accompanied by counsel of his choice: counsel shall be a member of the faculty, staff or student body of the University. 4.2.1.06 The ,student or his counsel shall be entitled to ask guestions of the judicial body or of any witnesses. 1 4.2.1.07 The student shal1 be entitled to refuse to answer questions. 4.2.1.08 The student shall be entitled to an expeditious hearing of his case. 4.2.1.09 The student shall be entitled to an explanation of the reasons for any decision rendered against him. 4.2.1.10 The student shall be notified of his right to ap peal the decision of the judicial body. Should the student appeal, any action assessed by the judicial body shall be held in suspense until acted upon by a higher body. 4.2.2 The above shall serve as procedural guidelines with respect to the conduct of formal hearings in disciplinary matters. The several duly constituted judicial bodies shall implement these guidelines. Judicial Structure 4.3 The guid~lines hereinabove stated shall be implemented by the following judicial bodies: 4.3.1 Li~ing Unit Judiciaries Each fraternity, sorority, cooperative, or residence hall shall establish a judiciary unless it shall, by majority vote, waive this responsibility and assign it to its respective governing group. 4.3.1.1 Composition: The members of the judiciary shall be selected by the members of the living unit according to procedures established by the living unit's constitution. 4.3.1.2 Original Jurisdiction: A living unit judiciary shall have original jurisdiction over its members in the follow ing areas: a. House and Hall Rules: Living unit judiciaries shall hear cases of students accused of violating regula tions established by the hall or house. b. Major Governing Group Regulations: Living unit judiciaries shall hear cases of students accused of violating regulations specific to all residences in a major governing group. c. All-University Regulations: A living unit judiciary shall hear cases of students accused of violating All University .regulations when such cases are referred .to it. Such referral may be made by a higher ju dicial body or by the Office of the Dem) of Stu dents. Living unit judiciaries shall also have original jurisdiction over violations of regulations governing · women's hours and sign out procedures. 4.3.1.3 Non-Members: The All-University Student Ju diciary shall be the judicial body to hear cases involving students who are accused of violating regulations of a liv ing unit of which they are not members and who request a judicial hearing. 4.3.1.4 Referral of Cases: Cases involving alleged viola tions of regulations under the jurisdiction of a living unit judiciary shall be referred to that judiciary by the admin istrative officer of the unit. A living unit judiciary may waive jurisdiction over any case and refer it to the All University Student Judiciary. 4.3.1.5 Appeals: If a student is heard by a living unit judiciary and is not satisfied with the decision, he may ap peal that decision to the All-University Student Judiciary. The All-University Student Judiciary may, after reviewing the case, ~ecide as follows: a. There are sufficient reasons for another hearing. In this case the All-University Student Judiciary will follow its regular hearing procedures. b. There are not sufficient reasons for another hearing. In this case the decision of the living unit judiciary shall stand, unless the student appeals to the Stu dent-Faculty Judiciary. 4.3.1.6 Decisions: After hearing a case, a living unit ju- . diciary may decide as follows: ' a. Not Guilty: No violation of a regulation has been proved. b. Guilty: A violation of a regulation has been proved. In this case, the living unit judiciary may select from the following penalties: (1) Warning: An official written reprimand. (2) Living unit probation: This probation shall re quire the student to be in a specified place be tween specified hours for a specified . length of time; such specifications to be designated by the living unit judiciary. In no case shall the proba tion exceed ten days. 4.3.2 Governing Group Judiciaries The following major governing groups shall have judicial responsibility in cases involving both individual and group violations: a. Residence Halls Association (RHA) b. Interfraternity Council (IFC) c. Panhellenic Council (PanHel) d. Intercoo\Jerative Council (ICC) 4.3.2.1 Individuals: Living l,\nit judiciaries shall have the responsibility of adjudicating individual student violations unless those units, by a majority vote, waive this responsi bility and refer such cases to the major governing group judiciary, which, except as otherwise provided below in 4.3.2.4 for the Residene Halls Association Judiciary, shall then follow the procedures and policies outlined for liv ing unit judiciaries. 4.3.2.2 Groups: Each major governing group shall be responsible for the adjudication of cases involving viola tions of a regulation by any student organization under its jurisdiction. ' 4.3.2.3 Procedures for the adjudication of such cases shall be determined by each major governing group and shall be consistent with the guidelines governing due proc ess. All appeals from this body shall be · directed to the All-University Student Judiciary. 4.3.2.4 Decisions: After hearing a case, the Residence Halls Association Judiciary may decide as follows: a. Not Guilty: No violation of a regulation has been proved. b. Guilty: A violation of a regulation has been proved. In this case, the Judiciary may select from the fol lowing penalties: (1) Warning: An official written reprimand. (2) Warning Probation: A probation indicating that further violations may result in more severe dis ciplinary action. This probation shall be imposed for a specific period of time and the student shall be automatically removed from probation when the imposed period expires. · (3) Disciplinary Probation: A probation indicating that further violations may result in suspension. · In addition, the Judiciary may do any or all of the following: (a) withdraw the privilege of op erating an automobile on campus; (b) withdraw the privilege of representing a living unit in residence hall or inter-residence hall events; (c) subject to approval of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, require that the student be assigned to a new room within the residence hall system, or be moved out of the residence hall system altogether. This probation shall be imposed for a specific period of time, and the student shall automatically be removed from probation when the imposed · time limit expires. (4) Other Actions: In cases involving violations of a regulation by student organizations under the Judiciary's jurisdiction, the Judiciary may take any of the following actions: (a) an official writ ten reprimand; (b) restriction on use of residence hall facilities for a definite period of time'; (c) denial of specified privileges for a definite pe riod of time; (d) other reasonable action subject to approval of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. 75 4.3.3 All-University Student' Judiciary The Constitution of the Associated Students of Michigan State University establishes an All-University Student Ju diciary. The Judiciary is advised by an administrative of ficer appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. 4.3.3.1 Composition: The membership of the All-Univer sity Student Judiciary shall be determined according to procedures established by the Constitution of the Associ ated Students of Michi~an State University. 4.3.3.2 ary shall have jurisdiction in the following areas: Jurisdiction: The All-University Student Judici ., a. Original Jurisdiction: The Judiciary shall have orig inal jurisdiction over: (1) Alleged violations of regulations under the juris diction of living unit judiciaries or governing group judiciaries if the student violating the regulation is not a member of the living unit or group in which the violation allegedly occurred. (2) Alleged violations of other regulations when such cases shall be referred to it by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, a living unit judiciary, a governing group judiciary, or the Student-Faculty Judiciary. (3) Alleged violations of regulations specific to an organization registered with the Associated Stu dents of Michig;in State University (ASMSU). (4) Alleged violations of the Constitution of ASMSU or an action of the Student Board of ASMSU . (5) The constitutionality of decisions of the Student Board of ASMSU. (6) The constitutionality of any action taken by the chief executive of the all-University cabinet of · ASMSU. (7) The constitutional conflicts between any campus organizations, or between major governing groups, or between campus organizations and governing groups. (8) The constitutionality of any act taken by a stu dent organization or governing group. b. Appeals from Lower Judiciaries: The All-University Student Judiciary shall consider appeals from living unit judiciaries or governing group judiciaries. The student may submit an appeal, which must be in writing, to the Chief Justice of the Judiciary, indi cating the reasons · for appealing the decision. The Judiciary may then request all evidence upon which - the previous decision was made. On the basis of this evidence and the student's written statement the Judiciary shall decide wqether there are, or are not, sufficient reasons for another hearing. If the Judi ciary decides to hear the case it shall follow its regu lar procedures. If the Judiciary ~ecides not to hear the case, the decision of the living unit judiciary or governing group judiciary shall stand unless ap pealed to the Student-Faculty Judiciary. c. Referrals: The All-University Student Judiciary may waive jurisdiction and send a case to a higher judi cial body or efuse to hear a case and refer it to a lower judicial body. 76 4.3.3.3 Appeals to the Student-Faculty Judiciary: If a student is heard by the All-University Student Judiciary and is not satisfied with the decision, he may appeal the decision to the Student-Faculty Judiciary. The Student Faculty Judiciary may, after reviewing the case, decide as follows : a. There are sufficient reasons for another hearing. In this case the Student-Faculty Judiciary shall follow its regular procedures, and may affirm, reverse, ·or modify the finding and penalty. b. There are not sufficient reasons for another hearing. In this case the decision of the All-University Stu dent Judiciary shall stand unless appealed to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services . 4.3.3.4 Decisions: After hearing a case the All-Univer sity Student Judiciary may decide as follows : a. · Not Guilty: No violation of a regulation has been proved. b. Guilty: A violation of a regulation has been proved. In this case, the Judiciary may select from the fol lowing penalties: (1) Warning: An official written reprimand. (2) Warning probation: A probation indicating that further violations of regulations shall result in more severe disciplinary action. This probation shall be imposed for a specific period of time and the student ~hall be automatically removed from probation when the imposed period expires. (3) Disciplinary probation: A probatiop indicating that further violations may result in suspension. In addition, the Judiciary may notify the stu dent's parents of his probationary status, and may withdraw any or all of the following priv ileges: (a) the operation of an automobile on campus; (b) the holding of an office in a campus organization; \c) the representation of the Uni versity in any inter-University events. This pro bation shall be imposed for a specific period of time, and the student shall automatically be re moved from probation when the imposed time limit expires. (4) Suspension: The student shall, subject to ap proval of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, be suspended from the University for a definite or indefinite period of time. 4.3.4 Student-Faculty Judiciary A Student-Faculty Judiciary shall be established. 4.3.4.1 Composition: The Judiciary shall be made up as follows: a. Four students appointed by the Student Board, ASMSU, from nominees submitted bv the All-Uni versity Student judiciary. Two junior~ shall be ap pointed each year and shall serve for a two-year period. b. Seven members of the faculty selected according to the pattern employed for establishing the member ship of faculty-student standing committees. Faculty shall serve for a period of three years. c. The Vice President for Student Affairs and Services shall appoint one member who shall serve ex officio with no vote. This person shall serve as secretary to the Judiciary. d. At the first meeting of the academic year, the voting members of the Student-Faculty Judiciary shall se lect from among their number a Chairman who shall serve for one year. 4.3.4.2 have jurisdiction in the following areas: Jurisdiction: The Student-Faculty Judiciary shall a. Original Jurisdiction: The Judiciary shall have orig inal jurisdiction over: (1) Cases involving alleged violations of regulations which are referred to the Judiciary by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. (2) Cases involving the recommendation of an in structor and a dean for action other than, or in addition to, a failing grade in a course given on the basis of a charge of academic dishonesty. (3) Cases involving request for readmission from · suspension for non-academic reasons after a stu dent has been suspended or denied readmission by an administrative officer. (4) Cases arising urider Article 6. b. Appeals: The Judiciary shall consider appeals from students or student groups who object to the ruling of a lower judicial body, or who have asked to ap pear before such a body and have been denied a hearing; or from students or student groups who are appealing administrative decisions of a disciplinary nature. · (1) In the case of an indivicfual, the student may submit an appeal, which must be in writing, to the Chairman of the Judiciary, indicating the reasons; for his appeal. The Chairman shall then request all evidence upon ' which the previous decision was made. The Judiciary .shall review the evidence together with the student's written statement, and shall decide whether there are, or are not, sufficient reasons for another hearing. The Judiciary may direct a lower body to hear or rehear the case. If the Judiciary decides to hear the case, it shall follow its regular procedures. ·If the Judiciary decides not to hear the case the decision of the lower body is final unless ap pealec;l to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, who may affirm, reverse, or ask the Judiciary to reconsider the decision. (2) In the case of an appeal from a student group, the same procedure is followed, except that a ·designated representative of the group shall file the appeal. (3) In cases involving a student protest of a failing grade given on the basis of a charge of academic dishonesty, the student may appeal to the Ju diciary a judgment made by a department or a college. (4) In cases resulting from an allegation of a viola tion of student rights as defined in Article 2 (2.1- 2.1.4.9), a student may appeal to the Ju diciary a judgment made through tpe procedures established by the departments and colleges. 4.3.4.3 Appeals: All decisions of the Judiciary with re spect to individual and group actions are final unless ap pealed to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Serv- ices, who may affirm, reverse, or ask the Judiciary to re consider a decision. 4.3.4.4 Decisions: After hearing a case the Judiciary may decide as follows: a. Not Guilty: No violation of a regulation has been proved. b. Guilty: A violatiQn of a regulation has been proved. In this case, the Judiciary may select from the fol lowing penalties: (1) Warning: An official written reprimand. (2) Warning probation: A probation indicating that further violations of regulations shall result in more severe disciplinary action. This probation shall be imposed for a specified period and the student shall be automatically removed from pro bation when the imposed period expires. (3) Disciplinary probation: A probation indicating that further violations may result in suspension. In addition, the Judiciary may notify the stu dent's parents of his probationary status, and may withdraw any or all of the following priv ileges: (a) the operation of an automobile on campus; (b) the holding of an office in a campus organization; (c) the representation of the Uni versity in any inter-University events. (4) Suspension: · The Judiciary, subject to the ap proval of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, may suspend a student ' for a defi nite or indefinite period pf time. (5) Other: The Judiciary may take other action that may seem appropriate for any given case. 4.3.4.5 The Student-Faculty Judiciary shall review the substance of a regulation ·or an administrative decision which is alleged to be inconsistent with the guidelines established in Article 1 ("Student Rights and Responsibil ities"), Article 2 ("Academic Rights and Responsibilities of Students"), Article 3 ("Student Records"), and Article 6 ("Student and University Publications"). The procedure for such review shall be as follows: a. The student or student group making the allegation shall submit to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, a written statement of the reason for the appeal. b. The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services shall promptly send a copy of the letter to the Chairman of the Student-Faculty Judiciary. c. The Judiciary shall determine whether or not it will accept the appeal. If the appeal is rejected, the ap pealing party shall be notified. If the appeal is ac cepted, the Judiciary must immediately notify the ! appealing party and the administrative officer or group responsible for the challenged regulation or administrative decision. The Judiciary must also provide to the administrative officer or the group responsible for the challenged regulation or admin istrative decision a copy of the written statement of the reason for the appeal. The Judiciai;y shall there upon conduct a hearing on the matter. The Chair man of the Judiciary shall send to the Office of.the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, a written statement of the decision and the reasons for1 it ]7 d. The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services shall promptly send to the originator of the appeal a duplicate copy of the Judiciary's state ment. If the decision of the Judiciary is that a regu lation or an administrative decision is inconsistent with the guidelines of Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, or Article 6, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services shall promptly make the decision public in an appropriate manner and shall notify the body responsible for the regulation or administrative decision. e. The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services shall keep a file of all decisions for fu ture reference. 4.3.4.6 The procedural rules of the Student-Faculty Ju- • diciary shall include provisions for expedited considera tion of urgent cases which it is alleged that a regulation or administrative decision threatens immediate and irre parable infringement on student rights as defined by Ar ticles 1, 2, 3 and 6 in this document. If a majority of the Student-Faculty Judiciary, or a majority of a panel ap pointed by the Chairman for this purpose, should decide that a request for expedited handling of a case should be granted, the Chairman ,shall have the discretionary author ity to request the individual or the group responsible for enforcing the challenged regulation or administrative de cision to postpone action or to withdraw action already taken; provided, that the Chairman may make such a re quest only if, in his 'best judgment, such a postponement of action or withdrawal of action will not, under the cir cumstances, preclude, predet~rmine or render irrelevant the ultimate decision of the Student-Faculty Judiciary on the merits of the case. It 'shall be the duty of the Student- . Faculty Judiciary to make every reasonable effort to meet whatever exigencies of time exist in those cases which it · accepts for expedited handling. If necessary, the Student Faculty Judiciary may announce its decision in such a case without a written statement of its reasons (as provided in 4.3.4.5c above), provided that such a statement of rea sons shall be filed as soon as reasonably possible after the announcement of the decision. · ARTIC~E 5 Regulations Governing Student Conduct 5.I Regulations governing student conduct shall be con sidered in two categories: MSU General Student Regula tions and MSU Student Group Regulations. student governing bodies shall be forwarded to the Univer sity Committee on Student Affairs which shall review the proposals. If the University Committee on Student Affairs rejects the proposals, it shall forward an explanation to the originating body. If the University Committee on Student Affair~ approves the proposals or approves proposals of its own initiation, it shall forward the proposals to the Academic Council. The Academic Council, after reviewing the proposals, shall accept or refer the matter back to the University Committee on Student Affairs, together with any suggestions for change. After review by the University Committee on Student Affairs, the matter shall be returned to the Academic Council, who shall accept or reject the proposals. Proposals approved by the Academic Council shall be forwarded, through the Office of the President, to the Board of Tn'istees, al;ld shall become operative upon Board · approval. 5.3 MSU Student Group Regulations 5.3.I MSU Student Croup Regulations . shall be , those regulations within the University established to govern student conduct within student groups, specifically, living unit student groups and registered student organizations. Such regulations shall apply only to those groups specified within the regulations. 5.3.2 The procedure for initiation of and amendment to MSU Student Group Regulations shall be as follows: reg istered student organizations, living unit governing bodies, major governing groups and the Student Board of Associ ated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) may initiate and propose amendments to MSU Student Group Regulations. All such proposals shall be referred _to the living units, where applicable, for their considetation. The living unit governing bodies shall forward · the proposals together with any recommendations for change, to the ma jor governing groups. The major governing groups shall review the proposals, and forward them, together with any recommendations for change, to the Student Board of ASMSU. The Student Board of ASMSU shall review the proposals and forward them, together with their rccom m_endations, to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services who may accept or reject the proposals. If the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services rejects the proposals, he shall send an explanation to the Student Board of ASMSU. If the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services approves the proposals, they shall become operative upon his approval. ARTICLE 6 5.2 MSU General Student Regulations Student an_d University Publications 5.2.I MSU General Student Regulations shall be those regulations established within the University community in order to secure the safety of members of the University community and University facilities, maintain order, and ensure the successful operation of the University. Such regulations shall apply to all registered stupents, regardless of living unit or student group affiliation, and shall be ad judicated through the University judicial system. 5.2.2 The procedure for initiation of and amendment to MSU General Student Regulations shall be as follows: any student governing body, or the University Committee on Student Affairs may initiate and propose amendments to MSU General Student Regulations. Proposals approved by 6.1 Student publications are publications in which Mich igan State University students have been involved, at least in part, in writing and publishing and distributing, namely, a. Publications of student living units and. governing groups; b. Publications of MSU registered student organizations and MSU student groups. 6.2 Students and stUdent groups shall have maximum freedom to express opinions and communicate ideas by writing, publishing, and distribut\ng student publications. 6.3 The following guidelines govern student and Univer sity publications are established: 78 -- --~-... ---..... --- fhe University shall not sponsor any student pub 6.3.1 lication. 1 6.3.2 _ Administrative units of the University or of its col- leges, institutes, or departments, may authorize funds for and assume sponsorship of publications germane to that administrative unit. Such · publications, such as the W ol verine, are desig')ated as University publicatio~1s. Full freedom of content and editorial policy is guaranteed to all such publications subject only to the advice and coun sel of fhe administrator or administrative unit responsible. Such a policy shall be assured regardless of whether stu dents are involved in publication. 6.3.3 The University shall neither authorize nor prohibit the solicitation of advertising by any student or University publication. 6.3.4 Responsibility for all content, finance, distribution, and staffing shall lie with the sponsoring agency, group, or organization. 6.3.5 Every student and University publication shall identify the sponsoring agency, group, or orga~ization. 6.3.6 Distribution of student and University publications: 6.3.6.1 Th~ following guidelines shall apply to all publi cations, whether distributed free or for sale. 6.3.6.2 Regulations governing distribution of publications s?all apply equally to all publications. 6.3.6.3 No door-to-door solicitations for sale shall be per mitted in ·organized living units on the campus without permission from the proper governing authority of the liv ing unit. Permission must be granted in accordance with provision 6.3.6.2 above. "- 6.3.6.4 In accordance with provision 6.3.6.2 above, each on campus living unit shall decide what policies shall be formulated for distribution of publications within that liv ing unit. 6.3.6.5 • For b{;'jldings other than organized living units, the Secretary of the University and the Student Board of ASMSU, after consultation with the administrative, fac ulty, and student occupants of the building, shall deter mine, in accordance 'with provision 6.3.6.2· above, the designated places of distribution of publications. 6.3.6.l> Distribution in living units, classroom and office buildings shall be limited to those places established in 6.3.6.3, 6.3.6.4°, and 6.3.6.5 above. Hand-to-hand distribu tion shall be· permitted in all campus buildings, subject only to such limitations as are necessary to prevent inter ference with scheduYed University activiti'es. 6.3.6.7 Distribution shall be permitted outside campus buildings, subject only to such limitations as are necessary to prevent interference with the use of streets, sidewalks, and building entrances. 6.3.6.8 The Offices of the Secretary of .the University and ASMSU shall keep available for inspeetion an up-to date list of places of distribution within campus buildings. regulations necessary 6.3.7 Any these guide.lines _shall \ ~e developed according to the procedures described m Article 5. implement to · ARTICLE 7 Procedure. for Amending and Revising This Document - 7.1 This document may be amended and revised accord ing to the following procedures. 7.1.1 Any member of the University community, or any constituent body thereof, may propose amendments and revisions and forward them to the University Commit tee on Student Affairs. Any- and all other amendments or 7. 1. 2 rev is ions shall be reviewed by the University Committee on Stu dent Affairs which shall approve, reject, or amend the proposal. the amendment or revision, If the University Comoittee on Student Affairs it ~hall 7.1.3 approves forward the proposal to the appropriate All Univer ~ity Student Governing Body(ies) • . The All-University Student Governing Body(ies) shall review the proposal and approve or reject it. then / 7 .1.4 If .any of the All-University Student Governing Body(ies) reject the proposal, a written explanation of the rejection shall be forwarded to the University Committee on Student Affairs. This explanation may include suggestions for , a-lteration of the proposal. If 7.1.S the All-University Student Governing Body(ies) approve the proposal, it shall he returned the Chairperson of the University Committee on to Student Affairs t-he Academic Council. for presentation to Student Council 7.1.S.l ' must approve all revisions or amendments before presentation to Academic Coun cil. 7.1.6 The Ac~demic Coun~il shall review all amend ments and revisions and either approve or reject them the BylaLJs foP Academic Covero in accordance with nance. the Academic Council shall re 'If rejected, turn the proposal to the University Committee on Stu dent Affairs and the appropriate All-University Stu dent Gove~ning Body(ies) along with a written expla This explanat.ion may nation· for th.e proposal. includ.e suggestions lf approved, the Academic Council shall forward the proposal to the President who shall present it to the Board of Trustees· accord{ng to existing practices of Academic Council for such transmittal. for alteration of rejection. the The Board of Trustees shall review all amend- 7 .1. 7 ments· and revisions and may approve the proposal, at reject the it shall become operative, or which time proposal and return it to the Academic Council with an explanation. I 11 7.1.8 The University community shall be promptly in formed of all action taken on proposed amendments and revisions. ARTICLE 8 General Recommendations 8.1 Orientation of New Students Regarding Their Rights and Responsibilities Applicants accepted for admission, whether prospective freshmen or transfer students or graduate students, shall · 79 - 8.3 The Office of the Ombudsman The President shall appoint from the senior faculty a high prestige official with the title of Ombudsman. The sensi tive and confidential nature of the Ombudsman's work dictates that he conduct his operations with dignity and integrity. He shall respect the privacy of all persons who solicit his. assistance and protect them against retirbution. His functions shall include the following charges: 8.3.l He shall establish simple, orderly procedures for receiving requests, complaints and grievances of students. 8.3.2 He shall assist students in accomplishing the expe ditious settlement of their problems. He may advise a student that the student's request, complaint or grievance lacks merit, or that the student should seek his remedy before another duly constituted body or officer of the Uni- versity; or the Ombudsman (if he deems it appropriate) may assist the student in obtaining an informal settlement of the student's problem. 8.3.3 In the performance of his duties the Ombudsman shall have broad investigatory powers and direct and ready access to all University officials from the President down. 8.3.4 When the Ombudsman deems it necessary he shall report directly to the President valid complaints for which no remedy has been found. He shall also report any rec ommendations he wishes to make regarding such com plaints. 8.3.5 ' He shall make periodic reports to the President re garding the operation of the Ombudsman's office. \ ·' " / 80 r I i - .. Graduate / Rights and r Responsibilities ' ARTICLE 1: lntrodl!ction ARTICLE 2: Academic Rights and Responsibilities ARTICLE 3: University Employed Graduate Students and Graduate Assistants ARTICLE 4: Judicial Structure ARTICLE 5: Academic Governance ARTICLE 6: Procedur:.e for Amending and Revising This Document ARTICLE 7: Approval and Implementation of the Report ( 81 HISTORY OF APPROVAL Academic Council ·······--------- --- ----·----- ------ -----May 19, 1971 Board of Trustees -·---- ----- ------' --------------- ---------- -- ·June, 1971 PREFACE This document, Graduate Student Rights and Re1>ponsi bilities at Michigan State University, is the product of a joint student-faculty comrriittee authorized by th'e Graduate Council in the late spring of 1969. 1 The charge to the Committee, simply stated, was to draw up a _ comprehen sive set of guidelines and procedures to govern the many intricate and complex relationships which exist between gfaduate' students on the one hand and the administration, the various academic units, and individual faculty mem bers on the other. What follows can best be described as twenty-one months of discussions, interviews, questionnaires, and open heari~gs which involved, in one way or another, virtually every segment of the University commlmity. The Commit tee takes this opportunity to thank publicly all those who gave so freely of their time, energy, and expertise at every _ stage of its deliberations. the result of some . a collaborative effort: Committee on Graduate Rights and Responsibilities ARTICLE 1 Introduction Growth, such as we have experienced at Michigan State University in the past decade, is inevitably a threat to in stitutional continuity. Lines of communication and organ ization become blurred or obscured, precedent becomes hard to remember, and the reciprocal rights and responsi bilities of students ___:_ once takef!- so much for granted - are no longer clear and "'Stand in need' Of redefinition. Such ' a phenomenon is, of course, not unique to Michigan State University. It occurs, and has occurred, whenever a rela tively small and centralized institution rapidly evolves into a complex, decentralized university. · Michigan State ' University has .'met the challenge well. Academic. Freedom for Students at Michigan State Uni- - versity of 1967 made the undergraduate student a party to the social trust guaranteed by the administration and the faculty, clearly identified the "rights and duties of stu dents in regard to conduct, academic pursuits, the keeping of records, and publications," and established structures and procedures1 for formulating regulations and adjudicat ing infractions and complaints. The fact remains, however, that Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University, perhaps correctly, failed to bring the graduate student explicitly under / its jurisdiction, and at a time when graduate students are playing, and are being asked to play, an increasingly vital 'role in the on-going academic life of the University. This document, Graduate Rights and Responsibilities at Michigan State University, is a deliberate effort tq al leviate this deficiency. It is not, however, conceived -of as 1 simply an {'lXtension of Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University. By providing a common set of written procedures and guidelines that cut across the ' This document pertains to all post-baccalaureate students at MSU, except those enrolled as' professional students and those enrolled as non-degree graduate students. 82 diversity of the University, and without threatening or stifling the integrity or identity of individual graduate de partments, it attempts to achieve three things: (1) to define tmd speak to the multiple roles, relationships , and expecta tions· which currently exist between the graduate student and the various units of the University with which h e/ she roles, rela tionships, and expec come§ into daily contact - tations which are, for the most part, unique:, to the gradu ate student; (2) to identify and cod'ify the fu ndamental principles of equity that should govern and inform these relationships; and (3) to establish a tri-leveJ judicial struc ture (at the departmental, college, an~ all-university levels) where substantive complaints and grievances can be re solved and where infractions can be adjudicated. The document calls not so mu~h for change as it does for codification - for the systematic setting down in writing of existing practices and procedures that affect the daily life of the graduate student. If followed in spirit and in letter, the document will help _ unify and lend credibility to graduate education on this camp\1s by establishing and publishing the principles that give form and substance to our individual programs, It will also promote throughout the University community that sense of cohesiveness, con tinuity, and equity that is crucial to the success and , ex cellence of graduate education. ARTICLE 2 Academic Rights and Responsibilities 2.1 Grading and Evaluation 2.1.1 Grading. Course grades shall represent the in structor's professional and objective evaluation of student academic performance. The student shall have the right to know all course requirements, including grading cri teria and procedures, at the beginnin--g of the course. 2.1.2 Ev~luation. Graduate students require and deserve periodic evaluation as a measure of both their academic progress and their professional potential. Methods of eval uation and their rationale shall be published and made known to students and faculty alike. This departmental evaluation, to be placed in the student's personal file, shall be made available to the student upon request and is to be communicated to the student at least once a year through the normal advisement function. As soon as a de termination has been made that a student's performance and/ or progress does not meet departmental standards, he/ she shall be notified by the departmental .chairman or designated representative. In the case where such de ficiencies endanger the student's status in the program, the student shall be so 'informed. Instruction. Within the constrai~ts imposed by the 2.2 discipline, class size, and specific subject matter, instruc tion shall encourage free and open communication, and shall attempt to fulfill the needs and aspirations of individ ual students. Students and faculty have a responsibility to maintain at all times the kind · of classroom decorum and atmosphere which insures the process of learning cart take place. 2.3 Advisement. Each graduate student, regardless of his/ her degree program, has the right to the best advice :rnd counsel the department can provide in such areas as program planning, research expectations, selection of ' courses and professors, and general degree requirements. Moreover, each department has the specific obligation to make known i,ts degree requirements to each student at the time of first admission to 'graduate study, and has the responsibility to so structure its curriculum that these re- , quirements can be met. Departments shall maintain rec ords for all students, specifying aqd/ or containing degree requirements to be met, course waivers and substitutions, program changes, and other stipulations directly affecting their degree programs. Advisees shall be provided with a copy of these records. 2.4 Academic Program 2.4.1 Guidance Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the student, in consultation with the department chair man or designated representative, to form a guidance com mittee within, his/ her first three terms of doctoral study, or within three terms beyond the masters degree or its equivalent. It shall consist of at least four members of the faculty (a chairman and three others) to oversee and direct ~he program. A guidance committee report, listing all degree requirements, shall be filed with the dean of the college(s) and a copy be provided the student. This guidance committee report, as changed or amended in full consultation between the student and the committee, shall be regarded as the statement of program require ments. The program will not be considered as binding unless signed by the student. 2.4.1.1 Once designated, the guidance committee has the responsibility tO meet periodically to oversee the stu. dent' s progress as long as he/ she continues in good stand ing. Changes in the membership of the guidance commit tee may be initiated by the student in concurrence with the departmental chairman or designated n~presentative . Under certain circumstances a dissertation committee may be formed to supersede or supplement the guidance com mittee. Chairmen on temporary leave shall provide for the necessary guidance of their advisees during their absence. The department shall provide an ac;:ceptable substitute, with the approval of the student, should a chairman or a committee member require or desire substitution. 2.4.2 Residency~ Residency requirements shall be made known tci the student at the time of admission. 2.4.3 Time Limits. The time limitations for candidates seeking advanced degrees shall be made known to the student at the time of first enrollment. Applicatio,n for ex tension shall be submitted by the department for the ap proval of the dean of the college and the dean of the Graduate School. 2.4.4 Program Changes. Necessary changes in individ ual doctoral programs shall be made by the guidance com mittee with the concurrence of the student as stipulated in 2.4.1 above. Such changes may be initiated by either the guidance committee or the student. Program changes for masters candidates shall be made by the advisor with the concurrence of the student. and form of the dissertation or thesis in accordance with an agreed-upon manual, handbook, or style sheet and in accordance with university guides to the preparation of dissertations and theses. 2.4.5.1 Standards for typing, duplication or reproduction and binding of dissertations and theses, as well as the stipulations covering abstracts, number of copies, dates and deadlines for acceptance, and regulations for micro filming and publication shall be established and published by the Graduate Office. 2.4.6 Code of Professional Standards. Each department shall communicate to its graduate students, at the time of their first admission to a degree program, any codes ' of professional and academic stahdards covering the conduct expected of them. 2.4.7 Terminations and Withdrawals. Each department shall establish criteria for the termination or withdrawal of students enrolled in its graduate programs. Such criteria shall be published and made available ·to students at the time they first begin their graduate programs. Should a decision to terminate . a student be made, all information regarding the decision is to be held strictly confidential between the student and concerned faculty and be re leased only with the con~ent of the student involved, un less the decision becomes the substance for a grievance procedure, in which case such information shall be re leased ·to the grievance committee. The same privacy is to be accorded the reasons for a student's temporary or permanent withdrawal from the University. 2;5 Instructor Evaluation 2.5.1 Evaluation of the Faculty. To aid the faculty in 'its responsibility for the quality of graduate education, stu dent confidential instructional rating reports shall be used in each graduate course in accordance with the stated policy of the Academic Council. In addition, individual departments are encouraged to devise supplementary means of evaluation tailored to their disciplines and modes of instruction. Such reports shall be considered carefully when graduate course assignments are made. 2.5.2 Evaluation of Graduate Teaching Assistants. Grad uate teaching assistants are expected to fulfill effectively their assigned responsibilities. To increase the effective ness of graduate assistant instruction, t,he assistant, where applicable, shall use the student confidential instructional rating reports in each course he/ she teaches. These re ports shall be submitted to the department in accordanC!'J with the stated policy of the Academic Council. 2.5.2.1 The coordinator of each course staffed by grad-· uate teaching assistants shall submit each term to the de partment chairman, or to the appropriate departmental _ committee, a formal written evaluation of each of his/ her assistants. At the request of the teaching assistant, appro priate members of the department will visit and observe the teaching assistant in the instructional setting, and these visits and observations will be used in the evalua tion. 2.4.5 Dissertation and Thesis. The nature and scope of the doctoral dissertation and masters thesis (or its equiv alent) shall be defined by the department and guidance or dissertation committee according to the professional and scholarly research standards of the discipline. The department shall specify in advance the acceptable style 2.5.2.2 The student instructional rating reports, formal written evaluations, and any supplementary information shall be placed on confidential file for use by the student and faculty members in accordance with 2.5.2.3. This ma terial shall remain on active file until the student's assist antship is terminated, after which the file becomes his/ her 83 I I personal property. The studeQt may choose to allow the file to remain available to the department for future ref erence, evaluations and recommendations. 2.5.2.3 This evaluation material may be used in deter mining such matters as renewal of assistantships, teaching assignments, recommendations, and the need for further ' training. 2.5.2.4 A cumulative evaluation of his./her teaching shall be given to the assistant at least once each year. 2.5.3 Educational Training of Graduate Teaching As sistants. Departments are responsible for establishing orientation and in-service training programs for all new teaching assistants. Such programs shall include periodic prearranged classroom visitation by supervising faculty, and an introduct\on to course goals, grading criteria and practice, and classroom procedures. The teaching assistant is held responsible for full and active participation in all such programs. 2.6 Discrimination. In all areas of graduate education pertaining to academic rights and responsibilities, there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, creed, ethnic origin, or sex. 2.7 The rights and responsibilities of graduate students , as itemized in this dbcument do not nullify the rights and responsibilites of students in general under Academic Free dom for Students at Michigan State University. ' I ARTICLE 3 University Employed Graduate Students and Graduate Assistants 3.1 Definitions 3.1.1 University graduate students fall primarily into two classes: (1) graduate assistants (2) University employees. 3.2 Graduate Assistants 3.2.1 A graduate assistant shall be defined as a graduate student who is currently enrolled, has received a bachelors or equivalent degree, and whose appointment is tied to the academic calendar. 3.2.1.1 Graduate assistants shall include those graduate students performing such responsibilities · as (but not lim ited to) classroom instruction, student advising, writing supervision, reading of papers and examinations, and research. 3.2.2 With the participation of graduate student repre sentatives, each unit appointing graduate assistants shall develop and publish current policies covering, but not limited to, the following: (1) criteria for the selection of new graduate assistants (2) stipends , (3) stipend advancement and promotion (4) tax status of stipends (5) procedures for evaluating performance (6) length of term of appointment, including continu ance and renewal of graduate assistantships (7) work load and duties (8)_jrievance procedures 84 3.2.3 By March 31st of each .calendar year, units shall advise each graduate assistant in writing of one (or more) of the following: (a) that his/ he.r assistantship will be re newed for the following academic year; (b) that the assist antship will be renewed provided the assistant is able to meet certain (specified) conditions; (c) that the assistant ship will be renewed provided the unit is able to meet certain (specified) conditions; (d) that the assistantship will not be renewed for the following academic year. If the assistantship is not renewed, the reasons shall be in dicated. 3.2.4 The Office of the Provost shall establish a campus-· wide policy for graduate assistant stipends, taking into account (1) the amount of stipend adequate in relation to the current cost of li~ing, and (2) the need to be com petitive with other universities. Such a policy shall b e re viewed for the purpose of endorsement by the Graduate Council at least once a year. . 3.2.5 Graduate assistants are entitled to all· benefits nor mally accorded to full-time graduate students. ' 3.2.6 All graduate assistants are entitled to such clerical- secretarial help arid supplies as are commensurate with their assigned responsibilities and the resources of the department. 3.2.7 The Office of the Provost and the Vice-President for Business Affairs, in consultation with appropriate rep resentatives from the Council of Graduate Students, and other. appropriate, duly authorized authorities, shall re view and publish po,licies for graduate assistants relating to (1) sick leave, (2) parking privileges, (3) bus privileges, (4) travel off-campus, (5) insurance, and (6) health care. Such policies shall be reviewed for the purpose of en dorsement by the Graduate Council at least once a year. 3.2.8 Within the constraint~ of their training, experience and responsibilities, graduate assistants have a right to the same professional respect as that accorded to ~egular faculty. 3.3 University-Employed Graduate Students 3.3.l The following articles are intended to cover all graduate students employed by the University not formally designated as graduate assistants. 3.3.2 The Personnel Office of the University shall pub lish annually minimum and maximum salaries and hourly wages for Upiversity-employed graduate students. The Personnel Office of the University shall have the author ity to approve departmental requests for all payments above the established maximums. 3.3.3 The University shall not deny an employee's fringe benefits solely because he/ she is also registered as a student.• 3.3.4 Working hours shall not be adjusted in such a way as to deprive student employees of fringe benefits they would otherwise be entitled to without the consent of the student(s) involved. '3.4 Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants 3.4.1 A graduate student supported by a fellowship, scholarship, or grant shall have a right to such informa- • As of November 1973, most fringe benefits were not extended to parMime employees. Inquiries should be addressed to .the Staff ,Benefits Division, Nisbet Building. ti on as ( 1), the responsibilities and performance required for retention of support, (2) the privileges and status as sociated with support, and (3) grievance procedures. 3.5 All University-Employed Graduate Students and Graduate Assistants 3.5.1 Michigan State University and all of its depart ments and units are Equal Opp'ortunity Employers. There fore, (1) discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, ethnic origin or sex is expressly prohibited; (2) employ ment appointment policies shall be consistent with anti- . discrimination polices of Mchigan State University. 3.5.2 Graduate students shall be informed of all employ- ment polcies when a position is tendered. ' 3.5.3 The University retains the right to demote, sus pend, terminate or otherwise discipline graduate student employees and graduate assistants. The University also retains the right to terminate a graduate student's partici pation in an academic program, which in turn may termi nate his/ her assistantship. Students who believe they have a grievance under this article may utilize the judicial pro cedures outlined in Article 4. 3.5.3.1 In cases where the student contends that the ac tion of the ' University may cause him/ her irrepanable har;n, he/ she may appeal to the appropriate judiciary under 4.3.8.1 for an expedited hearing. ARTICLE 4 Judicial Structure 4.1 Judicial Structure. An appropriate judicial struc ture shall be est~blished for hearing and adjudicating all cases brought by and against graduate students in the fol lowing areas: (1) Academic Rights and Responsibilities (2) Professional Rights and Duties of Graduate Assistants (3) Professional Rights and Duties of other Graduate I Students (4) University Regulations 4.1.1 Departmental Level. Adjudication necessitated on \ the departmental level may be handled informally or, if a party or parties request, formally throµgh a departmental ~udiciary. The judiciary shall be. composed of the depart ipental chairman or designated deputy (to act as chairman) a~d an equal number of faculty and students selected by tl\,eir respective groups so as to reflect the composition of their ~roups. • · 4.1.2 College Graduate Judiciary. Each college shall es tablish a judiciary composed of the chairman of the college graduate committee or designated deputy (to act as chair man) and an equafnumber of faculty arid students selected by their respective groups so as to reflect the composition of their groups.• "Where a comparable group exists in the structure of the de partment or college, every effort should be made to allow this group ·to function ·as a judiciary. Certain units of the Univer sity (for example, the residential colleges) may find it impossi ble to establish judiciaries to the specifications required herein. Until such times as ·amendments covering such contingencies can be proposed, the establishment of judiciaries in such units shall be governed by the spirit of equity embodied in this document. ' 4.1.3 University Graduate Judiciary. A judiciary shall be established at the University level composed of the dean of the Graduate School or designated deputy (to act as chairman), three elected 'faculty members of the Grad uate Council and three graduate students chosen by the Council of Graduate Students. 4.1.4 Each judiciary shall provide for a suitable number of alternate members, chosen in accordance with the pro cedures established above. 4.1.5 Term of Office. Judiciary members and alternates at all levels shall be selected in the fall of the year and shall serve one year. The one-year term shall not preclude reappointment of any member the following year. 4.1.6 Conflict of Interest. Members of a judiciary in volved in a case at issue shall be disqualified from sitting on the judiciary for that specific case. / Judicial Process 4.2 4.2.1 Any member of the academic community of Michi gan State University may initiate a case involving the rights and responsibilities of graduate students. 4.2.1.1 Any of the parties involved may appeal an ad verse decision to a higher level. 4.2.i.2 ~In cases of appeal the appellate body shall hear the appeal or refer the .case to another level. I; 4.2'.l.3 A judiciary hearing a case may decide as follows: (1) NOT PROVEN. (1) There has been no proven infringement of the rights of the graduate student. (2) There has been no proven neglect on the part of the graduate student of his/her responsibilities. (2) PROVEN. (1) There has been a violation of the graduate stu dent's rights. (2) The graduate student has neglected his/ her re- sponsibilities 4.2.1.4 In cases of proven violation of a student's rights, the judiciary handing down the decision shall direct ap propriate and expeditjous redress. 4.2.1.5 In cases of proven neglect by the graduate stu dent the judiciary may select from the following penalties: (1) Warning: an official written reprimand. (2) Probation: a period of probation with specific stipu- - lations. ' (3) Dismissal from the academic program in which he/ she is enrolled. 4.3 Due Process . 4.3.1 Introduction. The fundamentals of fair play in the adjudication of student violations and student grievances shall prevail. This is in keeping with Article VIII of the "Bylaws of the Michigan State University Board of Trus tees." This article states in part: It is the policy of the Board that the President shall develop a program, structured along the fundamentals of due process, for the hearing and resolving of im portant, significant and serious student complaints. 85 The following guidelines for due process shall govern the above judicial procedures. 4.3.2 Once a grievance has been filed with a judiciary it shall be the responsibility of the chairman to notify, in writing, all parties involved within a period of 48 hours, excluding the period from 5:00 p.m. Friday to 8:00 a.m. Monday. If the party charged in the grievance admits its 4.3.2.1 validity, he/ she may request the judiciary to take appro priate action according to the penalties cited ·above. Should the individual admit the grievance and be given a penalty, he/she may appeal the decision to the next higher judiciary. If the party charged in the grievance denies its 4.3.2.2 validity, the judiciary shall conduct a hearing according to the procedures outlined herein. 4.3.3 At least 72 hours prior to a hearing the chairman of a judiciary shall provide the following to all parties: (1) A written statement of the charges of sufficient par ticularity to enable the parties to prepare their cases. (2) Written notification of the time and place of the hearing. (3) A copy of this document and all other r~levant doc- uments. 4.3.4 All parties shall be entitled to appear in person to present their case to the judiciary, and may call witnesses on their behalf. Any party may elect not to appear before the judiciary, in which case the hearing shall be held in his;her absence. Absence of a party shall not be preju dicial to his/her case. 4.3.5 All parties shall be entitled to counsel of their choice, chosen from within the University community. 4.3.6 •Any party or his/her counsel shall be entitled to ask questions of the opposing party or of any witnesses. '4.3.7 Any party shall be entitled to refuse to answer questions. 4.3.8 All parties shall be entitled to an expeditious_ hear ing of a case. 4.3.8.1 In urgent cases in which it is alleged that a regu lation, administrative decision or action threatens imme diate and irreparable damage to any of the parties in volved, the judiciary shall expedite the' hearing and final disposition of the case. A judiciary is empowered to direct an individual or unit to discontinue or postpone, pending final disposition of the case, any action which threatens to cause irreparable harm. 4.3.9 Parties shall be entitled to an adequately explained written decision. It shall be the responsibility of the chairman of a judiciary to file a copy of this decision with the chairman of the department or unit, the dean of the · col ege and the dean of the Graduate ·School. Adverse de cisions shall be made a part of the person's record. 4.3.10 All parties shall be notified in writing of their right to appt:al the decision of a judiciary. Should an ap peal be instituted, any action, decision or penalty ordered by the judiciary shall be held in suspension until acted upon · by a higher judiciary. 4.4 The dean of the Graduate School shall direct the implementation of any redress or penalty stipulated by any judiciary. 86 ARTICLE 5 Academic Governance 5.1 Graduate students shall participate in academic gov ernance at the department, college, and University levels. 5.1.1 At the departmental level, graduate student partici pation in the policy-making process shall include, but not necessarily · be limited to, the following: Graduate curriculum and degree requirements. Graduate financial aids and awards. Graduate admissions criteria. 5.1.1.1 Graduate student representatives shall participate as voting members on departmental committees relating to the policy-making process. 5.1.2 A t the college level, graduate student participation shall include voting membership on those committees di rectly concerned with graduate student affairs. 5.1.2.1 The dean's advisory committee, or its equivalent, in consultation with graduate student representatives of the various departments, shall determine which college level committees are directly concerned with graduate student affairs. · 5.1.3 At the University level, graduate students shall have voting membership on the Graduate Council, Aca demic Council and other such committees as specified by the Bylaws fQr Academic Governance. The elected grad uate student members shall be chosen by the Council o~ Graduate Students. · 5.2 Within 90 days from the date of adoption of this document, each college shall file with the Graduate Of fice- a full report of graduate student participation in aca demic governance in its respective units. A copy of this report shall also be sent to the Council of Graduate Stu dents. ARTICLE 6 Procedure for Amending and Revising This Document 6.1 Any member of the Michigan State University com munity may initiate a proposal to amend or revise this ' document. 6.1.1 A graduate student shall submit his/ her proposal to the Council of Graduate Students for approval. The Council of Graduate Students may approve the proposal by a majority vote of the members present. If approved, the proposal, with recommendation for its adoption, shall be submitted to the Graduate Council through the Coun cil of Graduate Students' regular representatives. 6.1.2 A faculty member shall submit his./ her proposal to his/ her college's Graduate Committee for its approval. - The college Graduate Committee may approve the pro posal by a majority vote of the members present. If ap proved, the proposal, with a recommendation for its adoption , shall be submitted to the Graduate Council through the· college's regular representative(s) . 6.1.3 · Any other member of the Michigan State Univer sity community (not a graduate student or a regular fac ulty member) may submit a proposal to the Graduate Of fice for transmission to the Graduate Council. 6.2 All proposals to amend or revise this document must be passed by both the Council of Graduate Students and the Graduate Council by a majority vote of the members present. If approved by the Graduate Council and the Coun 6.3 cil of Graduate Students, the proposal, with recommenda tion for its approval, shall be submitted to· the Academic Council. 6.4 Proposed amendments , and revisions approved by the Academic Council shall be forwarded, with recom mendation for their approval, to the Board of Trustees through the President, and shall become operative upon Board approval. ARTICLE 7 Approval and Implementation of the Report 7.1 This document as approved by the Graduate. Council and the, Council of Graduate Students shall be forwarded to the Academic Council with the recommendation that .it be approy.ed and forwarded, with recommendation for its approval, through the President, to the Board of Trustees. If approved by the Board of Trustees, this report 7.2 shall become operative as early as possible and not later than 90 days from the date of approval. 7.3 It shall be the responsibility of the Graduate Office to inform the several colleges, departments and units of the University of their responsibilities under this report. It shall be the responsibility of the Graduate Office 7.4 to print and distribute copies of this report to all appro priate units of the University and to all incoming grad uate students. 7.5 It shall be the responsibility of the Graduate Office to see that the articles of this report are fully implemented. ' I 87 ., A GUIOE TO SELECTED MISBEHAVIORS ANO REGULATIONS ' · NOTE: The following abbrevia t j ons are used be] uw: GSR - General Student Regulations apply tu all students regardless of class standing or place of residence. See page 91 Spartan T.ife. Rl!BR- Residence Hall Bill of Rights applies to violations occurring in University residence halls. See pages 115-117 of Spartan Life. UACBR - University Apartment Community Bill of Rights and Responsibilities applies to violations occux;ring in Spartan Village, Cherry Lane and University Village. See pages 122-123 of Spartan Life. Additional. misbehaviors may be covered by regulations which are not listed on this page. For assistance in locating an applicable regulation, refer to the general index or contact the Office of Student Life-Judicial Affairs, 175 Student Services, 353-5509. MISBEHAVIORS REGULATION(S) MOST APPLICABLE DEPENDING UPON CIRCUMSTANCES 1. Cheating GSR 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 5.01 2. 3. 4. 5. ., 6. 7. 8. Providing false information to the University GSR 5.01 Loaning, altering, forging of I.D., meal card, GSR 5.01, 5.02, 5.03; RHBR 6.1, bus pass, parking permit, or other document 6.2, 6.3 Causing physical harm GSR 7.02; RHBR 3.2, 3.3; UACBR 4 Harassing or intimidating another GSR 7.02; RHBR 3.1, 3.2, 3.3; Setting a fire Misusing fire equipment UACBR 4 GSR 7.02; RHBR 2.5 GSR 7.02; RHBR 2.6, 2.7 Using or possessing fireworks, weapons, dangerous substances GSR .7. 02, 7.03; RHBR 2.4; UACBR 2.b or 2.1, . 2.3, 2.c 9. Causing noise GSR 7.04; RHBR 1.1, 1. 2, 1. 3; UACBR 1 10. Throwing objects from windows GSR 7.02; RHBR 2.1, 2.2 11. 12. 13. 14. Playing a practical joke RHBR 1.4, 1. 6, 2.1, 3.1; UACBR 2 Participating in athletic games in residence hall common areas RHBR 1. 5, 1. 6, 2.1 Having a pet in a residence hall RHBR 1. 7 Damaging University property GSR 6.02; RHBR 4.3; UACBR 3.b 15. Taking or removing University property GSR 6.01, 6.03; RHBR 41. 2 Using or taking another's property without permission Entering room or building without authori- zation . GSR 7.01, RHBR 4.1; UACBR 3.a ~ GSR 6.06, 8.3 7.04; RHBR 6.3, 7.3, Misbehavior in residence hall dining room GSR 7.04; RHBR 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 Using alcohol where/when not authorized RHBR 5.1, 5.2, 5.3; Hall Policy Neglecting responsibilities for visitors RHBR 1. 8, 8.1, 8.2; UACBR 5 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 88 ' \ ' I ' I Pl I \J I 11 V IU , Undergr aduate MICHIGAN STATE VNIVERSIT RESIDENCE HAL HOUSING AND FOOD SERVIc part 3 regulations I . ' I x ---........ _ x TYPES OF RULES The Uni~ersity has established several types of rules which govern the conduct of students and organized stu dent groups, and which are described below. University Ordinances: a. Apply to all individuals--students, employees, v1sitors on campus b. Final approval by the Board of Trustees. c. Enforced by the Department of Public Safety .with and administra the support of students, faculty, tive personnel. ' I d. Adjudicated , this book contains through criminal court proceedings in same manner as in city ordinances or state the laws. (Although , only selected ordinances, everyone is expected to comply with all University ordinances, which are available for reference in the Off ice of the Secretary of the or Trustees, 450 Administration Building; Board 101 Student in residence hall Services Building; reception desk.) the Student Activities Office, and at each General Student Regulations: a. Apply to the ~nduct of all registered students. b. Final approval by the Board of Trustees. c. Enforced by all students, faculty, and adminis trative personnel, w~th support of the Department of Public Safety. d. Adjudicated through University judicial procedures. Student Group Regulations: a. Apply tion. to those students specified in the regula b. Final approval by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. c. Enforced by students, faculty, and administrative personnel. d. Adjudicated through University judicial procedures. I the fact immediately before the text of the policy o ruling. I Additional Regulations residence (specifically The governing bodies of living units recogni~ed by the Uni versity halls, sorority houses, fraternity houses · and cooper.ative living units) regulate the conduct of residents. have authority to No such regulations are included Stu dents are, however, responsible for compliance with any / such existing regulations. The texts· of all regula- in a given living unit are available in this book. - tions in force either from its governing body or its staff advisor. I is the responsibility of Students are, of course, expected to live in accordance The enforcement with local, state, and national laws. of such laws legal and judicial authorities duly established for that purpose. Conduct alleged ,and Univer sity regulations may be handled concurrently through the courts and University disciplin~ry proceedings. The complainant may file criminal charges and/or an internal judicial complaint. to have violated both law choose whether the to _The regulations which follow are arranged so as to list the General Student Regulations first as a body. All regulations follow, arranged alphabenically by 1 other title. Each regulation includes, besides the text, an identification of type; a citation of approving agen cies and date of final approval or most recent amend ment; and a cross reference to other regulations on the same topic where applicable. GENERAL STUDENT REGULATIONS The following General Student Regulations have been approved by Associated Students of Michigan _ State_ Uni on Student the University Committee versity and Affairs, endorsed by the Academic Council and approved, by the Board of Trustees, on an interim basis, come effective December 1, 1970. to be Administrative Rulings: 1.00 Statement of Purpose a. Apply to those spe.cified in the ruling. b. Adopted by various offices of the University for implementing delegated administrative responsibil ity, usually consultation ~ith student faculty advisory committees. after c. Enforced by administrative personnel in the respec tive offices, supported by students and faculty. d. Adjudicated through administrati.ife action. All-University Policies: a. Apply to all students or, if specified, all mem- bers of the University. the b. Final approval by , Board of Trustees for adopts the 1.01 The Michigan State University community hereby .following General Student Regulations that apply to all registered students and are essential in order to secure the successful operation of the Uni versity, maintain good order, promote the designed ob jectives of the University, and obviate unnecessary and interferences with University activities. improper \ 2.00 Enforcement 2.01 The enforcement of responsi bi1ity the versity agencies. regulations shall be these of the duly-es~ablished Uni- carrying out major University responsibilities. 2.02 The members of the University community are re c. Enforced by students, faculty, and administrative sponsi.ble for th,e support of these regulations. personnel. d. Adjudicated versity policy. through administrative actio~, Uni judicial procedures, or as provided in the In general, all-University pol ~cies and administrative rulings apply only to those individuals registered as Some, however, also apply to University em students. such is the case, menti9n i~ made of ployees. Where 3.00 Adjudication, 3.01 The University Judicial System shall · have juris all General Student Regulations, and, upon a verdict of guilty, will set penalty on the basis of an established disciplinary code. diction over I 90 ! 4.00 Scholarship and Grades The principles of truth and honesty are fundamental to a community of scholars. that students will honor these expects in so doing protect the integrity of grading system. recognized as The University principles and the University 4.01 Nb student shall knowingly, authorization, procure, provide materials which contain questions or exa~ination or assignment to be given date. without proper or accept any to any answers at a subsequent .6.04 · Ne student shall knowingly accept any University, property procured for him or her without proper authorization. enter or 6.05 No student shall, without proper authorization~ area, building under construction, tunnel, or restroom of the opposite sex. construction in any remain 6.06 No enter or remain student shall, without proper authorization, in any University building when hours posted . on (as per it is officially closed, all entrances). 4 .02 lfo complete, student shall, without pro\>er authorization, any exami in in part or total, 6.07 No student shall., without proper authorization, a or have manufactured procure, manufacture, nation or assignment for another person. University key, key card, or unlocking device. 4.03 No student shall, without proper authorization, knowingly allow any examination or assignment to be completed, in part or in total, for him or her by another person. ' \ 4.04 No student shall knowingly plagiarize or copy the submit it as his or work of another person and her own. (In addition see Integr'ity of ScholaPship and Crudes.) 5.00 Records and Identification If the University community is to it must be able tion contained materials used to identify its members. to rely upon the accuracy of informa and upon the in its official records function effectively 5.01 No student shall knowingly provide fals~ infor mation to the University for any purpose. 5.02 No or forge student shall, with intent to defraud, alter document, the Uni any official University including identification materials issued by versity. 6.08 No student shall knowingly refuse to meet, when the financial obligation to legitimate due, a University. 6.09 No -student shall, without · proper authorization, sell or make contracts for purchase or delivery of any merchandise or services. 6.10 No student shall, without proper authorization, erect posters or handbills which advert _ise an}' commercial product, service, or activity, except on his or her personal propertt. LiterutuPe; Bad Check Collection Policy; (In addition see: Bicycles-Illegal Taking; Closing HouPs; DistPibution of SePvices; Facilities Financial Accounts; Fund-Raising; Hold CaPd Policy; LibruPy; Plant MatePials; Residence Hall Regufotions 4.00 and ?.00; Sfgns; and SoPo.r'ity/FrutePnity Regula tions.) and 7:00 The Individual , If the University is to accomplish its many objectives, there ) must be a recognition that the integrity of the individual 'is of primary importance. I ,, 5.03 No ' student shall, with intent to defraud, ,know including for his or her use, ingly allow University documents, identification, that were issued to be used by another l person. (In addition see : Student; Hall Regulations 6.00.) Campus Bus Policy; Housing Policy, Identification CaPds; Reco~s; and Residence 7.01 No student shall appropriate the property of another person, permanently or temporarily, with out the permission of the owner. 7.02 No student shall knowingly endanger the health or safety of another person. 7.03 No student shall, without proper authorization, possess or use any firearm or explosive 6.00 University Facilities, Materials, and Services material on grounds go"verned by these regulations. The facilities and educational materials provided by the University are important the accomplishment of its objectives and must be protected. to 6.01 No student shall, without proper authorization, remove any University property from its assigned place. 6.02 No student shall, without proper authorization, any de'face or destr·oy intentionally damage, University property. 6 . 03 No student shall, without proper authorization, convey any University property to anothe~ person. educational or service 7.04 No student shall intentionally interfere with the func'tions of the Uni versity tb such an extent that his or her activity pro hibits the continuation of any of those functions. Bicycles-Illegal Taking; DistPibu (In addition see: tion of LiterutuPe; Facilities and SePVices; Residence Hall Regulations 1.00, 2.00 and 3.00; and Safety.) ~1 STUDENT GROUP REGULATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE RULINGS, ALL-UNIVERSITY POLICIES, ANO SELECTED ORDINANCES written the first five days of classes fall term. request at 150 Administration Building during --Office of the Registrar --June 1972 I ACADEMIC POLICIES AND REQU!REMENJS the Academic Pr'ogrurtza. All-University academic requirements and policies that apply · to both undergraduate and graduate study are stated in Students are en couraged to consult their academic advisers concerning requirements. _ Academic PPog1U.J11a academic should be used as a reference for the general procedures and regulations that pertain to academic matters, including the following: Fees and Tuition Out-of-State Tuition Payment of Fees Refund of Fees Final Examinations Grading Systems Grade Correction Grade-Point System Rights Code of Teaching Responsibility Guidelines Governing Privacy and Release of Student Records Academic Record Academic Actions Academic Dismissal Academic Recess Minimum Academic Progress Scale (MAPS) Readmission Change of Enrollment Adding and Dropping Courses Adjustment of Fees Withdrawal from the University Class Attendance Credits Class Standing Credit Load ADDRESS CHANGE(All-Uni versity · Policy) 1 ' the report required to The Student Housing PoLicy states following: "Every student is their correct local address at the time of registration and to report Failure to register any change of address thereafter. the actual address at which the student is living, or failure to notify the University of a change of address within five class days after the change becomes effec tive, will be considered as falsification of University records. (Change of off-campus address is made in the Office of the Registrar, 150 Administration Building. Change of on-campus address is made in the office of the living unit manager.)" --Board of Trustees --July 16, 1971 ADDRESS WITHOLOING POLICY (Administrative Ruling) Students may, upon address information Di~ctoPy. Such request, withhold from publication ·students should their the in a name and Student signed in turn 92 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ,Ordinance 22.00 1. ••• The use or possession of alcoholic beverages, in is hereby cluding beer and wine, subject to state law, permitted in housing faciltties (rooms, suites, and apartments) assigned by Michigan State University. is ••• The use or possession of alcoholic beverages lecture halls, expressly prohibited libraries, the chapel and within laboratories, buildings or arenas where athletic events, lectures, and concerts are held. in classrooms, the The use of alcoholic beverages is expressly pro hibited in all public areas of campus buildings except as indicated in the sections below. ••• The use of alcoholic beverages at non-student social events, subject to state law, is permitt~d in areas designated by, and with the approval of, the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. ••• The use of alcoholic beverages at student social events, subject in areas designated by, and with the approval of, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. law, is permitted to state 2. State Law The State Law cited in Ordinance 22.00 refers primarily the Michigan Compiled Laws, 1970, as amended by to Public Act 531, 1978, which amends the Michigan Age of Majority Act of 1971 (Public Act 79) and supersedes the Enrolled Senate Bill 31, 1978, (Public Act 94, 1978). a. State LiquoP ContPoL Act 436.33.33a (1) and · 33b(l), amended by Public Act 531, 1978. Sect. 1: Section 33 Alcoholic liquor shadl not be sold to a · person · unless the person has attained 21 years of age ••• transport or possess, Sec. 33a(l). A person less than . 21 years of age in a shall not knowingly motor vehicle a'lcoholic liquor unless the person is employed by the Liquor a licensee under this act, Control Commission or an agent of the Liquor Con trol Commission and is transporting or having the the per alcoholic liquor in a r-motor vehicle under son's contr6l during regular working hours and in the course of A person who violates this sub-section is guilty of a mis demeanor. the person's employment. in liquor Sec. 33b(l). A person less than 21 years of age consume alco shall not purchase alcoholic liquor, licensed premises, or possess holic alcoholic liquor, except as provided in section 33a(l) of this act. A person less than 21 years of age who violates this subsection is liable for the following civil fines and shall not be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 50 ••• b. State Penal Code ?50.14la. Any person,.who will fully gives or furnishes any alcoholic beverages to to a a minor except upon authority of and pursuant prescription of a duly licensed physician, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. to be made c. State LiquoP ContPol Aat 436.2. Sale shall include exchange, barter or traffic, furnishing or giving away of any alcoholic liquor. In case of a sale in shipment or delivery of any alcoholic which a common or other carrier, the liquor is made by a sale thereof shall be deemed in the county wherein the delivery thereof is made by such carrier to the cosignee, his agent or employee, and the prosecution of in the the seller resides, or from county or city where which the is made or at . the place of (In te'l"TTls of the above, the giving aliay delivery. of alaoholic beVe1'ages to anotheP' is intePpPeted as This means ea.le and as such is pPohibited by law. student Ol" that it is illegal for a student or a to provide alcoholic ganization to another on state. property even if it is given aliay.) such sale may be had beve1'ages shipment within the Division of Student Affairs and Services . may adjudicate violations of this ruling and s'anc residence hall tions may include removal from the system. Additionally, violations may be adjudi cated through the judicial process as outlined in the Academic Freedom Report. NOTE: tions ' concerning found in Rights." the · Residence Halls - additional regula the use of alcohol are "Residence Hall Bill of b. Registered Student Organizations consumed may be Social events held in non-housing areas on the cam pus and where alcoholic beverages will be possessed or scheduled if it is clearly demonstrated that everyone in attendance will be 21 years of age ' or older: Approval for such events President for must the Assistant Vice Student Affairs and Services upon the recommenda tion of the Coordinator of Student Activities, 101 Student Services Building. come from d. State Liquor Control Act 436.44. Any person en gaged in the business of selling or keeping for sale alcoholic liquor in violation of the provision of this act, whether as owner, clerk, agent ser vant or employee, shall be equally liable, as prin the viola cipal, both civilly and criminally, for tion of the provision of this act, or any person or principal shall be liable, both civilly and crim inally, for the acts of his clerk, servant, agent, or employee, for the violation of the provisions of this act. --Vice President fo~ Student Affairs and Services --July 13, 1981 it is important the above, (In addition to that the student be aliare of the potential for legal responsi bility when to other persons. liD.S · furnished subsequently has an accident attributable to the beverage, then to be the furnisher legally ZiabZe.) individual to whom the bevemge furnishing alcoholic beVe1'Q.ges If the rrny be found 3. Administrative Ruling (Use of Alcohol) a. University Housing 1) Students must be 21 years possess or consume alcoholic living quarters. of age in beverages order in to their 2) No kegs will be allowed in University residence halls for any purpose. this expecta tion is the elimination of all other common sdurces of alcohol (e.g., trash cans). Included in 3) Students are insuring com responsible pliance with State Law and this administrative rul ing involving alcohol consumption in their rooms or apartments. for in designated areas, so involv.ing alcohol may be 4) Student group events the registered sponsors can insure that all those attending the event will be 21 years of age or older. Approval for such events must come from the Director of Uni versity Housing Programs. long as 5) Students who choose to violate the administra tive ruling governing the use of alcohol should be that appropriate administrative personnel aware AU-UNIVERSITY EVENTS AND ACTIVlilES (Student Group Regulation) and activities All-University events sponsored by registered student organizations, living unit organiza tions, through Services Building. and major governing groups must be ca~endared the Student Activities Office, 101 Student ANIMALS !ORDINANCE 25.00l ••• No person owning or having under his control any animal shall permit such animal to be brought upon the ' property of Michigan State University without having a the animal and with the leash suitably atta~hed to leash held by the person responsible. ••. No person shall bring any animal into any Univer sity building. ••• No person shall bring any animal into a University bus. ••• No person shall bring any animal into any Univer sity area such as the Beal Botanical Garden or the Horticulture Gardens when such areas are posted to pro hibit the presence of animals. 93 Exceptions to the above provisions shall include: Article 2. Discrimination a. Animals used by blind persons for "seeing-eye" pur A. Kinds of discrimination prohi.bited: poses. b. Animals brought for treatment the Veterinary Medicine facilities or for University sponsored re search. to c. Animals being transported and which remain inside a vehicle such as a car, truck, or trailer. d. Animals brought departments. to events sponsored by University registered e. Animals brought to events sponsored by _student organizations which have received prior authorization from . the Office of the.. Secretary of the' Board of Trustees. f, Other exceptions as authorized by the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. ANll-otsallMINAilON POLICY AND PROCEDURES !ALL-UNlVERSITY POLICY! 1. nisparity of treatment job place ment, promotion or othe~ economic benefits on the basis of race, creed, ethnic origin, sex, age, political persuasion, sexua~ preference, or handi cap. in employment, 2. Limitation of access to residence, or to partici in educational, athletic, social, cultural the University because ~f age, political pation or other activities of race, creed, ethnic origin, sex, persuasion, sexual preference, or handicap. 3. Harassment based on race, creed, ethnic origin, sex, age, political persuasion, sexual preference, or handicap. B. These policies and procedures shall apply to: l. All educational, cultural, and social activities occurring on the Michigan State University campus. 2. University-sponsored programs occurring off-campus, including but not limited to cooperative extension, adult scheduled classes. education and regularly any 3. Housing supplied or regulated by the University for fraternities and including students and staff, sororities. 4. Employment relations between the University and its (Applicable dents.) to University employees as well as stu employees. Article 1. Purpose in accordance with the following procedures the University community. The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University re affirms its commitmentl to a policy of no discrimina tion on the basis of race, creed, ethnic origin or sex to prevent and establishes due process such discrimination within so, the it is not enough to proclaim a Board recognizes that policy of nonjdiscrimination. The University must in which also strive actively to build a opportunity is equalized and to use its facilities and human resources to develop the skills and opportunities through which members of a'il groups may play re sponsible and productive roles in society. This policy is relevant to all aspects of the University including tne choice of contractors and suppliers of goods and services. In doing community Among (affirmative action), these are Executive Orders 11246 In carrying out this policy, the University also is bound by applicable Federal laws, orders and regula and tions. 11375 the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (sex discrimination). While such iaws and orders pro vide avenues racial, sex, for remedy of complaints of or other prohibited discrimination, the Board also be lieves that the University must have its own internal machinery for the receipt, cons~deration and resolution of such complaints. The Board therefore directs the establishment of the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board to carry out this policy The Board also directs all units of the University to take appropriate action implement · this policy and pro cedures. in the manner outlined herein. immediately to Article 3. The Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board A. An Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board shall be es- • tablished. B. Composition and selection of Anfi-Discrimination Judicial Board. from nominees 1 submitted students appointed by the Student Board of 1. Three ASMSU, the All University Student Judiciary. All those appointed two years / shall be (unless appointed least one member male. At shall be a minority2 and one fe be selected by to fill an unexpired term). juniors and shall serve student sha-11 One graduate for by insofar as lArticle VIII, ByLaws of the BoaPd of TPustees. "It shall be the policy of the Board to provide equal to all qualified students from education opportunity the State of Michigan and, facilities, faculty, and accommodations permit, a reasonable number There shall be from other states and other countries. no discrimination based on race, color, sex, or creed. No discrimlnation shall be allowed in University hous ing or in the University-supervised off-campus housing. No fraternity sorority, student organization or club may exist on any campus of Michigan State University if that discriminates it operates under a constitution against potential members on the basis of race, color, national origin or ancestry." is defined by 2"Minority" Inter-agency Committee on Edu.cation as one who is a member of one of the following groups: Indian or Alaskan Native; b. Asian or Pacific Islander; c. Black; and d. Hispanic. the Federal a. American 94 / the Council of Graduate Students £or a two-year Three faculty members shall be selected by term. the University Committee on Academic Governance for three-year terms. At least one shall be a minority and one female. One member of the Board shall be selected by the Administrative -Professional Associ Two members shall ation to serve for three years. the MSU Employees Association for be terms of three years. AFSCME Union ~ocal 1585 shall select one member of the Board to serve for three years. Members of the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board shall not serve concurrently on any the other committee or council established by Department of Human Relations. Provision may be made for alternate members of the Board. selected by 2 ,. 3. c. 1. 2. 3. The Department of Human Relations shall provide staff services for the Board including an Executive shall serve ex officio with no vote Secretary who on tJ:ie Board. 2. At the first meeting of voting members of shall elect from among their number who shall serve in that capacity for one year. the the Anti-Discrimination Board a chairperson, the academic year, Jurisdiction of the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board. jurisdiction over complaints The Board shall have involving alleged violations of the University policy against prohibited discrimination as defined in Article II.A. of this policy. Such claims, to be entitled to consideration, (a) shall specify the time, the the place, in alleged discrimination, specific terms the individual, group, organization, or office believed by to be re sponsible for the alleged discrimination, (c) shall specify the remedy being sought by the complainant• and (d) shall be filed with the Board within 30 working days from the date of occurrence of the alleged discrimination. the exact nature of the complainant (b) shall identify and Upon complaint or on its own initiative, the Board may conduct reviews or investigations of the opera the University to the several units of tions of identify policies or practices reflect that may patterns of discrimination. Upon majority vote of and after appropriate notification of the Board, the President, any unit of the University shall provide access to such records or personnel as may be necessary to carry out the review or investiga tion. The principle of privileged communication shall be respected to the extent possible consis tent Mith the purposes of this procedure. After identifying any policies, practices or patterns of reflect prohibited discrimina behavior tion, the Board shall to the responsible officials of the unit and to the Presi dent, together with recommendations of such correc tive action as may be appropriate. report its findings that may to consider The Board shall not have jurisdiction any claim: (a) for which another procedure for final and binding adjudication is provided within the com the Universfty by contract, unless both plaining party and the party against whom the com plaint is directed agree to submit the case to this , Board or facts, has been submitted the rules of another University grievance proce complaint has dure, provided, however, that when a same for adjudication under ' (b) which, based upon the set of 3. 4. under adjudicated the request of findings, upon the Board reserves the right another University been to review procedure, the complain such to ant, to assure itself that any charges relating discrimination were prohibited satisfactorily If, in its judgment, such charges were addressed. the com not adequately addressed, the alle plaint for consideration on the basis of gations of discrimination. it may accept D: Procedures Board. of the Anti-Discrimination Judicial of a claim by Upon receipt as described in c.1. above, the executive secretary to informal investigation the Board shall conduct an and the matter through mediation resolution of to achieve individual seek an a) is The three to credit that a claim the claim and to the dispute. If no resolution reached under D.l. within 20 working days, the executive secretary shall re port immediately in writing to the chairperson of the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board who shall (one fact-finding committee of appoint a faculty, one student, and one other employee) vot ing members of the Board to investigate the claim. the executive· secretary, Utilizing the office of these members shall their investigation initiate within seven working days of the notification of their assignment. They shall, without undu~ delay, render a decision in report their the chairperson of the Board and to decision to fact-finding both parties committee may conclude: lacks merit in which case it shall dismiss the claim for the allegation, lack of probable cause b) that there was insufficient evidence to substan tiate the claim in which case it shall dismiss the claim the Anti basis, c) Discrimination Judicial Board has no jurisdiction for lack in which case that a concliation has been of effected the case closed as adjusted, or, e) that there is probable cause to credit the allegation in which case the committee's decision shall state the findings that support the conclusion and shall specify the action the viola · or actions that must be taken to remedy the University policy against discrimina tion of tion. Unless appealed, the decision shall become binding on both parties, provided, however, that recommendation for the payment of money shall any be the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University as an item of appropriation. Members of the fact-finding commit tee shall not participate further in any heariag by the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board in the event the decision is appealed. in which case it shall order it shall dismiss the claim the Pre'sident to jurisdiction, d) referred by that that on the decision of the fact Either party may appeal finding committee by filing a written request with the chairperson of the Board for a hearing before the other eight members of the Board. Such appeal filed within 14 working to be considered must be days following notification of the decision and state the reasons for the appeal request. .I The Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board shall, with to con in 14 working days, hold a formal hearing sider the appeal. At this appeal hearing both par accompanied ties may present evidence and may be Both parties shall by counsel of their choice. that are have rights of due process same t he 95 BAD O£CK COLI.ECTION (Administrative Ruling) following The Checks. is the Poli cy for Collection of Bad General Policy: fication that his or her check has been questing certified check, .within a period of ten days. Each individual is sent written noti returned, re redemption, either by cash, money order, or 1. Checks negotiated for the including payment of holds, room: purpose of registering, and tuition, board to and is sent requesting him or her A written notification to each student notifying him or her that his or her check was re redeem the turned ten check or contact the Cashier's Office within (10) days. the student The notice also informs that his or her registration will be cancelled if the check is not the due date on the ,notice and ·his or her registration will not be re instated during late registration charge of $30 is assessed unless the student brings a letter from his or her bank de noting that the bank made an error. term in question. redeemed by the A 2. Checks negotiated for • ea sons other than registra tion: A written notice is · sent to a person notifying him or her that his or her check has been returned by requests that. he or his or her bank. she redeem the check within a period of ten (10) days by cash, money order, or certified check plus an $8 service charge. This notice a follow-up a. Non-Student Checks -- If the notice, there is no response letter wiil be to mailed allowing fifteen days in which to pay. If unpaid by the due date allowed, the check is charged back to the department concerned. ' If the check amount and service charge is $25 or more it is sent to Delinquent Receivables to be referred to a collection agency. b. Student Checks -- If the student does not make restitution on the bad check by the deadline, the student's name is placed on the next regis tration hold If still unpaid after registration the account may be turned over to Delinquent Receivables for collection. list. 3. Checks negotiated when it appears that the individ that funds were not avail to securing money under ual has able or the person admits false prete~ses: full knowledge a. a result of normal individual or student fails If the restitution as procedures, and it appears that has full knowledge that funds were not avail able, or the person admits to securing money under the case will be re false pretenses, viewed for possible prosecution. to make follow-up the individual . 4.2.1.03 through 4.2.1.10) of guaranteed to students by Article (Sections the Academic Freedom for Students docUl'tlent and to faculty by Article IV (Sections 4·.2 through 4.8) of the Interim Faculty Grievance Procedure. Such appeal hearings shall be closed unless both parties consent to an open hear ing. IV 5. The Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board recommended to be the violation of shall promptly render a Decision following the conclusion Its Decision shall specify of the appeal hearing. the action or actions taken to the University policy remedy In the case of a tie vote against discrimination. by the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board, the de cision of the fact-finding committee shall stand. Any recommendation fof the payment of money shall the Board of be its con Trustees of Michigan State University for sideration as an item of appropriation. the President to referred by 6. The Board, through its executive secretary, shall the Uni these with the reports to the President of shall in turn share make regular versity, who Board of Trustees. Article 4. Final Resolution A. Decisions issued the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board or its fact-finding committees shall be the University promptly. the President of forwarded to by B. For stated cause the President may return the Deci sion to the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board for re'consideration. C. Mithin 30 working days, the President shall either concur with the Decision and 'direct appropriate ac tion. to implement indicated or the President shall overrule the Decision. When a reasons shall be decision is overruled, written given by the ' President to the parties in the case and to the Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board. the Decision when Article 5. Other Provisions A. Time Limits All time limits set forth in various sections above l) during regularly scheduled shall be suspended: vacations or term breaks in the University's aca demic year, ' or 2) if a fact-finding committee can not be appointed by the Anti Discrimination Judicial Board because there are no student members enrolled during the . summer session (unless both parties in the case of an individual the claim investigated complaint agree and decided by student member). to having a the chairperson of committee without a Approved by the Board of Trustees February 28, 1970 Amended <' ebruar y 19, .\mended April 21, Amended ~ebruar :- :s , l 977 . .\mended ' larch J l, \ 97.3 t 97 2 l 971 96 b. Individuals wishing checks referred Safety must make restitution at that office. restitution on to the Department of Public to make 4. Bad Check Lists -- A student, who has issued three to the . University that have been re (3) checks a letter turned by his or her bank,_ will be sent is being that his or her name advising him or her placed on the · bad check list. any student who fails to make restitution on any check by the deadline on his or her original notification letter will be sent a letter advising that his or her name may be placed on the bad check list if not Both letters also ad paid within ten (10) days. vise him or her that all future payments to the University must be by cash, money order, or certi fied check. In addition, a. Removal of name from bad check list -- A stu dent may request that his or her name be re moyed from the bad check list one year from the date of his or her notification letter by writ ing a letter to the Cashier's Office . --Vice President for Business and Finance --January 1, 1975 (Amended 1981, 1982) (In addition see Generai Student Regutation 6.00.) BICYCU:S following statements The summarize University ordi the Michigan State nances pertaining to bicycles on University campus. Copies of this summary and a map of bike routes are available from the Department of Public Safety, located at the South end of Red Cedar Road. four the University 1. Licensing Every bicycle operated or possessed on the campus must for a fee of $2 be licensed either by for of Lansing, years, or l·!eridia'n Township. East Lansing, Lansing 'township or Licenses issued by the University are available in the ·the Department of Pu bl i.c qaf ety Vehicle OH ice, in Building. Licenses must be immediately attached to the hicycle. the cities by 2. Parking Unattended bicycles must be placed in bicycle racks and the bicycle must be locked. When parked in the ~nder no circumstances shall bicycles be parked in shrubbery, on sidewalks, near building exits and entrances, or in vehicle parking areas. immediate vicinity of - the racks. racks are full, if they were motor vehicles. 3. Operation that bicycles The Michigan 1'btor Vehicle Code requires You are be operated as required to yield the right of way to pedestrians in marked crosswalks, obey all traffic control signs and devices, and keep as far to the right on the roadway as Riding on sidewalks or footpaths, riding is possible. traffic is more than prohibi~ed. and riding against two abreast, 4. Equipment Bicycles operated during dusk, darkness or shall show a white light to the front and a or reflector to the rear. dawn hours red light Impounding 5. Bicyc.les not properly parked, not licensed, or parked unlocked will be impounded and may be reclaimed at the Department of Public Safety upon proof of ownership and payment of the established impounding fee. Illegal Taking 6. the No person · shall authority of the owner. No person shall willfully or knowingly assist or be a party to the unauthorized tak ing of a bicycle~ take or use a bicycle without 7. Annual Cleanup All bicycles parked in hall or class building racks during the week between spring term and summer term impounded by the Department of Public Safety. will be Each year an area will be designated for the parking of bicycles during the break between terms and for sum mer storage. Those students using summer storage must remove their bicycles by midnight of the first day of classes fall term. 8. Enforcement and Administrafion for the The Department of Public Safety is responsible enforcement the University Traffic Ordinance, the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code, and licensing and control ~rovisions thereof. the bicycle and administration of --Board of Trustees (In addition see Generat·Student Regutations 6.00 and 7 .oo.) CAMPAIGNING. CANVASSING. AND PETmON DRIVES the University campus should contact interested in conducting political ~ctivities Persons on the Student Activities Office, 101 Student Services Building, for a copy of ."Guidelines for Campaigning, Canvassing, ahd Petition Drives on the Michigan State University Cam pus. These guidelines contain information regarding t,he means by which political activities may be con ducted on grounds governed by the Michigan State Uni versity Board of Trustees. referred to As ties" include: in the guidelines, "political activi 1. Campaigning--for an issue or a candidate which appears or will appear on a duly constituted ballot for a University, local, state, or national elec tion. 2. Petition drives--to place an issue on a duly con stituted ballot, to seek a recall, to have a refer endum. 3. Canvassing--direct ' personal contact with individual voters to solicit their political support or opin ions. 4. Voter registration. 97 information regarding The guidelines contain specific types of activities : Registration of the following candidates or speakers, supporting candidates and/or issues ; posters - and signs; leaflets and handbills; fund-raising; use of University facilities; outdoor events, including use of publ-ic address equipment and bullhorns, and parades; vote r registration in Univer sity residence halls. c. Conditions of Use Bus passes are non-transferable and must be affixed directly to a picture identification card in order to be valid. Any misuse of passes will result in (1) refusal of services; (2) confiscation of pass; in Academic (3) disciplinary action as outlined F?>eedom foP Students at Michigan State UniVePsity; or (4) a combination of all th~ee. Specific regulations and ordinances which apply and the guide.lines which are included by reference within are listed below. All are printed in this Part III of this book. ( l) Speakers Policy, Outside Signs (Ordinance 31) Distribution of Material in Residence Halls University Facilities and Services Residence Hall Space Use Policy Parades and Processions Public Address Equipment Disorderly Assemblages or Conduct (Ordinance 16) CAMPING (Ordinance 14.00) ••• No person shall construct or otherwise erect, or abide in any lean-to, vehicle, trailer, tent, or other temporary shelter facility anywhere within the confines of land governed by the Board. CAMPUS BUS POLICY (Administrative Ruling) 'I'he Camp~s ~us System operates during fall, winter and to provide transportation between campus Spf ing teems housing unit ; , '!nd other facili ties. Persons "lishing to use this .sec vice may do so by Bus purchasing a hus pass or individual ~us tickets. the entire passes may b.-_ purchased each year. academic buildings, term or foe '!.. Bus Passes Bus ?ass •;S :!nt it le the holder to unlimited use on all rout~'! of the Campus Bus System. S.ervices are in bu.s schedules available on buses and publ ish.;d wherever passes are sold. ~ew passes are available each term or may be bought annually. Passes may be pur c has<~d at early and registration, · the :-tSIJ Uni11n, r.he International Center Bookstore,, all the University Apartments residence halls, Office. ?ersons with specific questions regardin~ bus pass purchases are invited to contact pus Bus System, 153-5280. the r.am regular 'lnii b. Bus Tickets those who Individual bus tickets are available for Tickets prefer to purchase rides one at a time. may be used on any route, at any time. The bus transfer system allows change of buses without pay ment of an additional fare when more than one route desired destination. to is necessary International Cen Tickets may be purchased at the the University ter Bookstore, MSU Union Store, Apartments Office, Kellogg Center, and all resi dence halls. reach a 98 if the -regular price. for ' their passes, '4hich, Lost or Stolen Passes -- Students are respon lost or sible stolen, may be replaced by purchasing a new pass at (After mid-term, passes may be replaced at a · pro-rated reduced price upon showing proof of purchase of the Problems or questions which drigina~ pass.) lost or stolen passes·, dam arise concerning aged passes, pass refunds and exchanges, lost and found property, etc., should be directed to the Campus Hus System, 353-52RO. (2) Forged Passes -- Any allegedly will be confiscated and turned Department of Public Safety prosecution. forged pass to the over for possible --Automotive Services, after consul tation with the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --July 6, 1977 --Revised July, 1983 (In addition see GenePaZ Student ReguZation 5.00.) CAMPUS MAIL SERVICE (All-University Policy) l. At its MBy, 1965 meeting, the Board of Trustees reaffirmed . that NSU Mail Service is intended only for the distribution on Campus of official Univer sity communications and the collection and metering of mail for off-campus mailing. from one departrnent of 2. F.xamples of communication that ~ill be handled are: Notices of faculty meetings or other University de partment _sponsored af E air'i or programs, communica to tions another, anrl to me1~orandums from one another <1hen pertaining to , current :Jniversity busi ness. re Quests for contributions (except United Way), sales or collections by campus organizat.ions or individu ·als, church announcementl!I, club announcements, notices of political or organizational meetin~s ex cept rieetings of learned and professional soci eties. l the University indivirlual cannot be distributed are Those that lprivate Express Statutes (Vol. 39 Federal Register) PP• 33211-13. Sect. 310.3 (b) does not permit the Cam letters pus Mail Services (1) which do not relate to the current business of Uni versity, e.g., personal letters of the University's officers and employees, (2) exchanged between non University agencies, or (3) exchanged between students. to receive and/or carry NOTE: Student organizations garding the use of the Campus contact the Student Activities Services Building.) having questions re Mail Service should Office, 101 Student --Board of Trustees --May, 1965 Q.OSING HOURS IN 1.JNIVERSliY RESlOENaS (Student Group Regulation) l. Closing Hours: a. All residence halls, sororities and supervised off campus housing will be closed at lowing hours: the fol Sunday-Thursday: Friday-Saturday: 1:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. 12 midnight - 6:00 a.m. 2. Security Procedures: a. Residence Hall Management, Residence Halls Association, for Student and Vice President Affairs and Services personnel shall establish - guidelines for security in residence halls in accordance with this policy. b. Each residence hall shall establish internal security procedures consistent with the guide lines of 2 •. a. above, which reflect unique in the needs and desires of the differences residents of each hall, and differences in the tion of each hall. physical design and construc 1 --Residence Halls Associations --Associated Students of Michigan State University --Vice President for .Student Affairs and Services --June 16, 1972 (In addition see General Student Regulation 6.00.) 3. Arrival and Absences a. Registration Week Students are required upon arriving at their de.signated hall during registration week. to sign in, in person, residence b. Absences ' their All students are encouraged Resident Assistant of prolonged absences \ of more than 24 hours so reached in case of an eme~gency. they may be inform to --Residence Halls Associations --Associated Students of Michigan State University --Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --February 7, 1973 CONTRACT& HOUSING l. For those students in Michigan State residing University residence halls, the Residence Hall Con tract is a requirement of the Board of Trustees. The contract indicates the services provided by the Department of Residence Halls and states the condi to abide in tions by which the order to maintain good standing as a hall resident. Once the stuqent moves in to a residence hall, the in e~fect contract becomes effective and for the balance of Students should consult the Hall Manager for information and policies regarding the housing contract._ remains the academic year. resident agrees 2. A student ltving in an off-campus livtng unit should fully understand the terms and duration of a lease or housing contract. Guidelines to , leasing the Off-Campus Housing and are available Commul!!er Programs Offlce, 101 Student Services Building and from the Tenant's Resource Center, 855 Grove Street, F.ast Lansing. in · DISOACERL Y ASSaeLAGES OR CONDUCT (ORDINANCE 16. 00) ••• No person or persons shall, without authoriza tion, assemble ·together ·anywhere on the campus for the purpose of creating any noise or disturbance, riot, raid or other improper diversion, or assembl~ in a manner which obstructs the free movement of persons about the campus or the free and normal use of University buildings and facilities, or prevents the Univer or obstructs the normal ' operations of sity. ••• No person or persons shall disrupt the normal operation of any properly authorized . class, labora tory, seminar, trip or other exami-nation, field educational activity of the University. ••• No person or persons shall disrupt the normal use of any campus building or area which has been assigned or scheduled through appropriate channels In for educational or extracurricular activities. cluded within, but not limited to the foregoing, is the use of appropriate buildings or are~s for dramatic or musical lectures, athletic events, military exercises, orientation meetings, ceremonies, and placement activities. presentations, registration, commencement ••• No person or persons shall use public address equipment, bullhorns, or -other methods of sound am plification anywhere upon the campus except through written approval in advance by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. · ••• No person or persons shall disrupt the normal activity or molest the property of any person, firm or agency while that person, firm or agency is carrying out the provisions of a contract or agree ment with the University. ••• No 'unauthorized person or persons shall enter upon the playing area of any athletic contest or is in exhibition while said contest or exhibition progress. 99 ••• No person or persons shall project or dr op any object which could cause injury, damage or inter ference in the spectator or playing area where any athletic contest or exhibition is conducted. ••• No person shall enter or attempt to enter into any dance or social, athletic, theatrical or other public event without a ticket of admission to such event when such tickets are required, or enter or attempt to enter contrary to any established rules or qualifications for eligibility for attendance at such events as provided by the sponsors. No person ineligible to attend such events shall loiter about the premises where such an event is being held. ••• No person or persons shall enter any steam tun nel, mechanical room or boiler room unless required to do their assigned' du"ties. the proper performance of in so DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE The right of students to express opinions and communi c a te ideas in writing is viewed by the University as fundamental, subject to regulation only with regard to the manner of distribution,_ and the identification of reason, the over-riding princi For this the author. ples governing student publications are contained in the document codifying student responsi bilities, Academic PY.eedom foP Students at Michigan State UniVePsity, specifically in Article 6, entitled "Student and University Publications." rights and the stipulations in Article 6, there In addition to exists a of materials (not exclusively student publications) within campus residence halls. This regulation follows. regulation governing the distribution Distribution of Material in Residence Halls (Student Group Regulation) 1. Mailbox distribution Ma t erial may be placed in University residence hall mailboxes provided the following: it qualifies as one of a. U.S. mail.l b. c. Campus mail with student's name and roqm num ber. Material from hall directors, ing Programs, area directors, managers, hall government or Association (RHA). University Hous management, area Residence Halls lu.s. postal repr'esentatives t;o t ors and their constituents without full names Accordingly, such mail delivered will be distributed to residents' mail boxes. regulations entitle incumbent U.S. sena send first class mail to and addresses. residence halls to 100 d •. Registered ~tudent organizations, governing the material carries organizations, major ASMSU, if name this proyision • e. Material presented and room number. I living unit groups and the s tudent's RHA is excepted from to the desk recep t ionist if the student's name and room the material has (This is to be understood as communi number. cation between individuals, not mass distribu tion.) the halls The above procedures are . to protect all pants of material that majority of the occupants; to protect of the circulation which is feasible and effective • the occu from mass distribution of to the the privacy to facilitate a method of is generally not of interest individual; and 2. Free-will, pick-up distribution , free-wi ll, Mass distribution of material, on a pick-up basis, may be accomplished in the Uni ver sity residence halls at the designated distributi on center. Any University or student group or organi zation may distribute at this center, provided t he individuals re s ponsi ble name of for the materlal appears on the item to be distrib If the organization or group is register ed uted. or has obtained· a charter, the name of the organ i zat.ion shall appear on the material. This ma t erial may be removed after three days of exposure. the individual or the use of hall space the halls Any petitioning or leafleting within requires th e which requires permission of that hall government, manager, and hall director. Halls which have no organized , to RHA, functioning government refer jurisdiction the area manager, and the area director. 3. Di· ,u-_lhution of material, solicitatiE..'!.t. petition infu_campaigning and canvassing a. Distribution tioning, prohibited ln living areas 11ain lobby doors) of all residence halls . of material, .al Student Regulation 6.00 and 7 .oo.) 1. All-University Policy for Use of Michigan State University Facilities and Services, Exclusive of Residence Halls, Food Stores and Kellogg Center, by Students; and for Revenue-Producing Projects of Students (Student Group Regulation) a. Use of Facilities and Services . (1) All registered student organizations, liv ing unit organizations, major governing groups, and Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) are to be allowed to use University facilities and services. In addition, individual students and/or un registered student groups having written the Student permission Activities Office and upon certification of financial responsibility, are to be allowed to use University facilities and services. The activity for which a facility is re quested cannot physically conflict with other previously scheduled events or inter fere wi~h basic ongoing facility require ments. from ASMSU and (2) All events and meetings held on University property or in University facilities which are not "for members onlj" shall be deemed the Univ~rsity public meetings open to community and any member of that community shall be admitted without discrimination as to race, creed, religion, national origin, sex, or sexual orientation. Meetings and events which are "for members only" must be so designated when facilities In addition, the organiza are requested. tion, must have a record of the individual members prior to requesting facilities and may invite only the pre-determined member ship to the meeting or event. (3) Security measures for pubUc Jlleetings shall routinely cleared through and approved be by the Department of Public Safety. Should security procedures, as determined by the Department of Public Safety, result in more than routine security costs, the additional costs shall be assumed by the gtoup spon the soring the event. sponsoring group contests the ruling of the Department of Public Safety as requiring excessive precautions, the group may appeal the ruling under Section 4.3.4.S of Aca demic FPeedom foP Students at Michigan State UnivePsity. In the event that , b. Revenue-Producing Projects the purposes of ( 1) For projects. this poli.cy, student groups are all activities involving the collection of mon defined as ey by revenue-producing Revenue producing projects include the selling of political materials, printed materials, student-proudced student-provided tickets and/or services, charging admission to public activities or events, the soliciting of voluntary contri butions, and the selling of other goods and services. the selling of goods, · 101 (2) Only registered student organizations, living unit organization~, major governing gToups, conduct r~venue­ producing projects on campus. and ASMSU may interfere with the use of may not and building en streets, sidewalks, trances or classes, and other organized educational activities. (3) All revenue-producing registered with ASMSU Activities Office except: projects and the mus·t be Student in which ' (a) Revenue-producing projects only the membership of the sponsoring registered st~dent organization or liv ing unf t organization is solicited. (b~ Sales of student and University ~ubli­ (This shall be .in accordance in Students at cations. with Academic Freeqom Michigan State University.) the guidelines established for (4) The . following guidelines are established and apply to all revenue-producing projects conducted on campus: (a) The date, location, the of a brief de and scription revenue-producing project must accompany the registration which must be signed by the sponsoring organization's presiding officer. This signature will indicate the sponsoring approval organization's said The Activity Plan (NOTE: project. is ning Form to be used that registration of this available Office, 101 Student Services.) for' is the Student Ac.tivities information of in (b) ~he sponsoring organization assumes all responsibility a for revenue-pro'ducing project in compliance with the ordinances, written policies, and regulations of Michigan State Uni versity. conducting (c) The establishment of booths An exception and/or the pur door-to-door solicitation for literature, publica pose of selling tions, goods and services, and tickets in any classroom build is prohibited ing. to this shall be made for those events held in classroom ticket or buildings which require a admittance o~ admission charge solicit a voluntary contribution. In these instances, the sale of tickets or the collection of the admission 1charge, the voluntary or the place at contribution may take the event and in approximate the area of the classroom building designated for the event. the solicitation of time of for ( d) The establishment of booths and/ or tables for selling ' literature, publi cations, permitted goods and services, and the solicitation of tickets, and voluntary contributions is permitted in the main concourse of the MSU Union and in the lobby of the International Cen ter. (e) Revenue-producing projects conducted on campus, outside of campus buildings, 102 - be services required . because. of (f) Organizations may be required to pay a for any standard service charge only that additional University the might revenue-producing project. The deci sion to assess such charges may not be the me~hod of collection of based on the revenue .revenues, producing project, or th.e nature and/ or composition of the sponsoring group. the purpose of c. Conferences for facilities for conferences or Requests meetings which extend beyond individuals · in this University, such as district, regional, or registered with national conferences, must be ASMSU and the Student Activities Off ice. Pro- cedures for registering such requests have been · developed jointly by ASMSU the Student and the in Activities Office and are 101 Student Ser- Student Activities · office, vices. available d. Violations of this 'policy The sponsoring' organization(s), officers of the sponsoring organization(s), and/or individuals involved in an alleged violation of this policy may be the appropriate judiciary -- All-University Student Judiciary at Univer sity Graduate Judiciary. referred to --Ass?ciated Students of Michigan State University --University Committee on Student Affairs --Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --Secretary of the Board of T~ustees --May 17, 1971 t 2. -::U:-s_e--;o:-f~=-S~p...,arc_e_i_n __ R_e_s_i_d_e_n_c_e_H_a_l_l_s Regulation) (Student Group cultural, reside in to include multipurpose residence halls during a Residence halls at Michigan State University have for been designed space academic, social, and governmental, Residence hall space is recreational programs. primarily for the use and benefit of those students who regular academic term (which is defined as the first day of hall opening through hall closing for that term). For this reason, the recognized governing body of a the hall manager, and hall director are responsible for the granting of permission to use space in that hall. (The manager and hall director will assume all responsibility if a student government does not These three groups should exist in a given hall.) should not become recognize for they can provide hall resi reserving hall space range of dents with opportunities for an expanded simply a booking agent, but their representative, responsibility that through authorized its or • This responsibility experiences and involvement. financial considera includes both educational and tions which extend beyond the ·mechanics of booking rooms. responsibility must in clude a concern for the safety and security of the residents and the hall. Furthermore, this a. Gen~ral Guidelines for Space Use (1) Initial contact for similar space, outside of the approval and book for use of classrooms, kivas, ing process rooms, rooms, dining lounges, conference and regularly scheduled day and evening classes within a particular hall is initiated by contacting one of for the hall approval -- the hall director, manager, or the hall student government. In in the approval and booking process specific to the particular hall will be explained. this initial contact the steps three groups necessary the (2) The hall student government, hall director, and hall manager shall develop and have available copies of its specific policy for use of space within that particular hall. It shall include: (a) procedures for obtaining approval and registration for use of space. ( b) I the means and procedures for covering labor, se~-up and clean-up costs; the method of financing; the collection of the deposits, the assessment of damage charges person and/or the booking. to the group making applicable; and if (c) a list of groups that have automatic approval to book specific facilities for meetings the manager's through office for the purpose of making book ing regularly scheduled meetings more These groups could include expedient. academic groups the located within hall, residential colleges within the hall, hall governments, advisory staff, management and possibly other groups as appropriate. (d) a list of the facilities in the hall which are available and any limitations the use of each facility which are on appr-0priate safety limitations. including fire (e) a list of the specific groups in a given hall that qualify as "within-hall groups as defined in Section 2.b. (f') a "other groups statement about statement will allow ·as defined in · Section 2.b. of this policy. ,This an its space individual hall to restrict based on such considerations as the size of the group, alcohol use, and the nature ~f the activity. for the Sunday midnight, (g) a statement which indicates the closing hours for events. All events or ac tivities held within living area are expected to end at hall closing -- 12: 00 through Thursday and 1:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday mornings. However, halls may identify specific facilities outside the living area which could be used for events continuing past closing. Such events may be planned only by "within hall groups." The facilities for such events must be in locations which re sult in no disturbance to the living areas. residents in If such facilities , can be identified in a given hall and the agreed upon by hall government, a pro hall director, and the manager, for such an after-hours policy posal should be forwarded for examination and approval by the Area Director and Area Such a proposal should also Manager. contain explicit expectations for the way in which the hall escort policy such events will be maintained during without excessively overburdening the It would include, night receptionist. that furthermore, a s.tipulation the agreed events will end promptly at initiative of upon closing time at the the event and the without intervention by advisory staff, Subsequent to approval of such a policy, only the hall direc tor, hall manager, and hall government will need to give approval for a given event. residents planning the need for such · (h) procedures to be taken against a group which violated agreements or policies residence hall governing ~pace, the use of (i) other, as may be appropriate to each individual hall. (3) Carpeted dining may rooms be used for dances if a suitable floor covering is pro vided to protect the carpeting. If damages to carpeting occur as a result of dances or any other activity, the use of dining rooms for such purposes will be discontinued. (4) Food service, cleaning, set-up, and similar the hall services must be secured through Listed below are general guide manager. these guidelines to lines and exceptions be made by the hall manager according may to limitations of that particular . hall or - the requirements of a given event: (a) Events requiring advance weeks approval cedures completed, food service need two after is obtained and booking pro notification (b) Events requiring special set-up or maintenance need one week advance noti fication after approval is obtained and booking procedures completed. / \ 103 I I ii I I I I 1 11 • (c) Events requiring no special set-up need three working days advance notification after approval is obtained and booking procedures completed. (5) Since approval rationale: for example, failed to fulfill for use of residence hall facilities must be made jointly by the hall government, the head advisor/hall director, and the hall manager, any one of the par ties may veto the use of a hall facility by any group. Such an action should be based upon a sound a its obliga group Which in the past ' might be disallowed any tions Primary responsi further use of space. such decisions exists at bility for the hall level and any dissatisfaction with such a decision should be discussed, first, An appeal is possible, at the hall level. but not to be considered if a routine, group thinks it has been treated unjustly. An appeal board consisting of the area di rector, area manager, and RHA designate can be convened b~ contacting one member. (6) Any event involving the collection of funds shall comply with the ALL-University PoLiay for Use of Michigan Stat€ University Faciiities and Services, excLusive of Resi dence HaLLs, Food Stores, and KeLLogg Cen ter by Stude~ts; and for Revenue-Producing Projects of Students and with Ordinance 30.00 regarding selling and advertising. specifically Only organizations shall be enumerated eligible to collect funds for any event. these policies those in (a) All student revenue producing events fall under the jurisdiction of ASMSU, RHA, and the Student Activities Office. registered 1 with Such events must be the Student Activities Office prior to seeking hall space. (Information on procedures for registration of revenue the Student projects 101 Student Ser Activities Office, vices.) is available in (b) Granting permission to use hall space such revenue producing events re for mains the hall government, head advisor/hall director, and hall manager. the responsibility of (7) Any group requesting use of space in a hall for an event which involves the use of alcoholic beverages must also secure regis the event under tration and approval for the guidelines of the Administration Ruling (Use of Alcohol) and the alcohol policy of that hall in which the event will be held. (8) Advertising for any event must follow for established procedures. Distribution of M:r.t€riaL in Residence HaLis, Fund1'1'.lising and Revenue-Producing Projects, and Signs.) (See policy (9) Any Eetitionin~ or leafleting within the halls which requires the use of hall space that hall requires the permission of and hall director. Halls which do not have an organized, , government, manager, functioning government def er jurisdiction (See also: Distribution of M:r.te to RHA. riaL in Residence Hane and Gu·ideiines for Campaigning, O:tnvassing, and Petition Drives on the 1'\fichigan Stat€ University Campus, available in the Student Activities Office, 101 Student Services.) (10) Once space , is approved community. for an All-Univer sity event/meeting to be held in residence hall facilities it shall be deemed a public meeting or event open to the entire Univer that sity community shall be admitted without dis crimination due to race, creed, religion, national origin, sex, or sexual orienta tion. Similarly, any activity, event, or meeting approved for a house, hall, or com plex shall be open to their members of the specific community without discrimination. Any member of the above Exceptions to such as special meetings or events which are "for members only" must be so designated when facilities are In requested and advertised as such. the organization must have a addition, record of to re individual members prior questing facilities and may invite only the pre-determined membership. (11) Formally scheduled in facilities scheduled classes should be con ducted that for purpose unless prior approval for change is obtained from the academic department, the the hall Office of Space Utilization, manager, the hall governing body, and ·the hall director. (12) Should the need for special academic services occur, testing, tutoring, help sessions, or make-up classes) prime consideration should be given to making such space available. (i.e., (13) Groups which fail to adhere to the respon sibilities outlined policy or specific hall policies may be denied future use before disciplinary/administrative action can be taken against a group, the basic tenets of due process must be followed. However, space. this in of they are accused of (a) The group shall be informed in writing space use that policy violation.s. The disciplinary/ administrative process may be initiated by either the manager or the advisory staff. the hall government, to a (b) The group shall have the opportunity to defend itself against the alleged accu sations committee comprised of representatives of the hall government, If an management and advisory staffs. allegation the group, the decision of the hall govern ment, management and advisory staff be comes effective. is not contested by (c) The group shall be informed, in writ- ing, by the hall government, manage- any ment staff and advisory action disciplinary/administr~tive of 104 \ taken against it. being Specific re strictions or sanctions should be de tailed and the wcitten Q.Otification. included in (d) Final appeal may be addressed to a committee comprised of the , Area Direc tor, Area Manager an~ RHA representa tive. (e) RHA, University Ho~sing Programs and the Department of Residence Halls will keep a list of groups not adhering to the responsibilities outlined in this policy and will make such information available, upon request, to the halls. b. Use of Space by Within-Hall Groups The following guidelines as well as the general guidelines shall apply to the use of space for student groups within a particular hall. (1) Within-hall groups qualify residence hall facilities. hall groups and activities major categories: for the use of Such within include three (a) an event or activity planned by the hall, house, or hall government and, 1) attended solely by residents of that hall, or 2) attended by residents of that hall and their invited guests. (b) an that group's formally recognized by event or activity planned and a hall group, which has attended by the hall been government, and invited guests. Hall gro~ps ' which are so for recognized are those which have mally received financial appropriations from the government, or have been formally approved and registered by the govern ment (i.e., photography group, weight lifting group, Black Caucus, radio sta tion). Such groups should be listed in the space use policy of each hall. · from those These procedures differ for other groups outside the specific hdll for residents have two reasons: first, these paid facilities through their room and board; second, these groups have recognized financial resources available through the hall government. the use of these for (a) ,Charges are not the event. rental charge.s, but labor, supplies, represent additional required to material, or repair costs accommodate unit The manager, in conjunction with advisors and student government repr~sentatives, determines whether or not volunteer help can be accepted to assist in set up or clean-up. Care should be ' taken in planning events with respect to day, to utilize location, so as time, and all facilities to the best advantage with lowest possible labor costs. (b) Charges for set-up and clean-up are made if an event is presented for resi dents of a hall or co1uplex ahd an ad mission, collection, or donation accepted from participants. is (c) Charges are made for all students for any event spon residence sored halls or all University students re gardless of whether the event is free or by paid admission. in the solely (d) Should an admission or donation be re quested purpose of for covering costs (not to rais~ funds) no charges other than for damages will be assessed, provided tickets are used and a statement of income and expenses for the govern the event ment to the hall manager. If a profit is realized, charges will be assessed. is presented by (e) Charges will be made labor is requir~d to prepare for use the following morning. if additional the space (c) an . event or activity and attended by resident members of the residential college or academic unit housed within their in vited guests. that hall and planned (2) Within-hall groups must assume responsibil ity for the meetings, events, or activities If a particular group does not they plan. have resources demonstrated (i.e., a University account) q representa tive of that group must sign a statement agreeing to assume financial responsibility for any charges. financial ( f) Charg.es are made for is required. the use of hall rooms where major set-up or dining the cleaning to one following halls are entitled term at no charge so such event each (This long as the event is non-profit. is due lack of multi-purpose space adequate to accommodate all resi dents at a given hall event.) However, to the Case Mason-Abbot Mc Donel Owen Snyder-Phillips West Circle Halls Wilson Wonders I' , (3) Within-hall groups may not sponsor activ c. Use of Space in Residence Hall by Other Groups .groups which ities of fall under Section 2.c., "other groups," thus giving the event "within-hall group" status and thereby cir cumventing t4e specific provisions of Sec t ion 2. c. which per.tain to "other groups." (4) Charges ities are under the for within-hall groups or activ following guidelines. (1) Groups other than the 'within-hall groups outlined in Section 2. b • . of this policy should be directed to use other facilities on campus unless their program, meeting, or event is of direct interest and benefit to the residents of a given hall. 105 (1) of (2) Only those non-residence hall organization5 as stipulated the in Section a. All-Unive~sity Policy fo~ Use of Facilities and Se~vices are eligible to request per mission. registered student organizations, living unit organi zations, major governing groups and ASMSU. in this section as well as the Guidelines general guidelines in Section 2.a pertain to these groups requesting space in a resi dence hall. This section lists 3. Residence Halls Association Conference Housi~g Pol ~ (Student Group Regulation) a. them. for the use of the st Introduction Residence halls at Michigan State University are intended udents who Frequent housing of guests, live in the resi therefore, becomes dents, and, because of this, housing for a con is a ference during the academic school year distinct privilege which can be extended to only a few of the many worthwhile groups. an imposition on 0 Residence Hall Management does not book confer ences utilizing occupied student rooms during However, a variety of con the academic year. ferences are held the summer in halls during months. They are generally placed in halls not occupied by students. Conferences held between terms common (e.g., FFA Conference) µtilize areas only and/or empty rooms, and unoccupied student rooms. The following Residence Halls Association (RHA) conference policy applies only to student con ferences held during the academic year. b. Procedures for Obtaining· Permission to House Conference Delegates in Residence Halls: (1) Tentative approval for the conference must first be obtained from the Associated Stu dents of Michigan State University (if the sponsoring group is a registered student organization), or from a department of the •University. (2) Following tentative approval, the sponsor the conference application to Residence Halls (during to the ing group must complete housing should ~e returned Association at least six months which planned conference. in .session) prior application. school is The (J) The application must be approved by: (a) Residence Halls Association (b) University Housing Programs (c) The department of Residence Hall Man agement (d) All individual halls in which housing is desired (4) After RHA has approved the conference, a coordinator will be_jissigned from the cen The coordinator will tral staff of RHA. assist further arrangements for housing, feeding, and other facilities. in making all (5) The group sponsoring the conference will be financially responsible for all costs in curred, including meals, linen, keys, ren tal of meeting rooms, stolen articles, and damage to the facilities used. (3) All events planned by groups under section must end by hall closing. this (4) Hall government, hall director, require manager shall requesting following: (a) Cash deposit (as necessary depending on to use and the the organization the to handle space the nature of the activity). (b) Payment as necessary for set-up, clean up, and damage ! (c) Collection of funds. (d) Staffing for supervision and enforce ment of existing building and/or Uni versity and policies. regulations, ordinances, (e) Admission procedures. (f) The signature of a group representative on a statement of liability and respon sibility. space request the use of (5) All groups which fall under this section and which in a residence· hall shall be charged a deposit to the for the use of that space according Such a deposit hall's individual policy. will vary depending on re quested and the nature of the activity or event. returned to for the organization when all labor, set-up, physical damage, or similar expenses are paid. A deposit shall not be retained for reasons other than payment for services or physical damage. NOTE: Facil ities cannot be rented. The deposit shall be the facility charges (6) Organizations receiving permission and manager and will be to use facilities will be held responsible by the hall government, head advisor/hall direc tor, charged for any costs to the hall or University (labor, supplies, materials, damages, etc.) in curred by the hall. their activity within A representative of the organization must the hall manager sign an agreement with accepting responsibility. financial Failure by the group to pay any charges will the result in a hold card ;against group's representative based on his or ' her In addition, judi contractual agreement. cial action may be undertaken, future re quests from that group may be denied and/or a request may be made to ASMSU to revoke that group's status as a registered student organization. --Residence Halls Association --University Housing Programs --Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --May 26, 1976 ~ ' ;; 106 (6) No later ference, the to number names the ,con- than 15 days prior to the sponsoring group must submit the exact (with i f possible). conference coordinator of delegates to be housed and room numbers --Residence Halls Association --Associated Students of Michigan State Uni~ersity --Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --May 5'; 1972 (In addition see Gener>aL• Student Regu!ation 6.00 and 7.00). b. Student for any responsible organizations are for received a~d 'the funds accounting Specifically, the allocations of those funds. accounting procedures of those student organi zations are not subject to review by any agency of the University or by ASMSU. c. Student organizations and their officers are responsible !or any financial obligations in curred by the organization and for any over draft in their University account. d. The University will not be obligated to process authorized expenditures, are not sufficient funds in the student organization's University account. All other authorized ex~ penditures must be processed. there if FALSIFICATION OF UNIVERSITY RECORDS e. Violations shall be referred to the appropdate See Gener>a! Student Regu!ation, ,5.00 RecoPds and Iden- tification. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS -~ STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS (Student Group Regulation) 1. General Policy a. The, University does not require student organ izations to have their financial ac·counts with the Controller's Office. They are, however, encouraged to follow good accounting principles and . effective financial control of their funds. b. Registered student organizations, on campus -living unit organizations, major governing and Associated Stud'ents of Michigan groups, State University may request . to have a finan cial account with the Controller's Office, and shall be given an account upon request, except incorporated student groups. c. Student organizations the public conducting events to which (other than members of the organization) is invited and a stated admission or contribution is collected are encouraged to use tickets issued by the Controller's Office, Failure to following ~stablished procedures. in follow for feiting the privilege of using the accounting services. these procedures may, result d. Student organizations having University facilities and services have optihn of paying facilities and through account exists. that cash payme~ts be made in advance. the right to use· the for the use of University services either by ~ash, or if such The University may require their University. account, 2. Policies Related to Financial Accounts Held With the Controller's Office to sign a. A signature card designating .- persons authorized the person and/or forms calling for the organ.iza the expenditure of funds , from tion' s University account must be on file with the Controller's Office and with ASMSU. Organ izations are' not required to' designate an ad viser as the auth~rized person. judicial body. --Associated Students of Michigan State University --University Committee on St~dent Af falrs --Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --June 20, 1969 3. Procedures the current procedures, in Information regarding fee charges and account termina cluding service tion, «related to financial transactions "involving the use of a University account may be obtained from the Bookkeeping Division, Controller's Office, Th~se procedures are 360 Administration Building. authorized and approved by the Controller's Office. (In addition see· Gener>a! Student Reguiation 6.00). FIRES (Ordinance 20.00) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to set a fire upon the lands governed by_ said Board except in designated picnic in approved stoves and grills areas or as required by University personnel in the dump area. FOOD. PUBLIC SALE ON CAMPUS (Administrative Ruling) (Applicable dents.) to University employees as well as stu Food offered for public sale on the campus must, in general, be handled only through the facilities of the Division of Housing and Food Services. does not affect departments or colleges which have e~­ tablished cooperative coffee services that are offered Such service, by only agreement, rolls, coffee, and soft drinks. to their staff and guests. to donuts, is limited This policy · In order to accommodate University organizations, both student and staff, ,who want, the 'option to offer limited service to food service to invited guests either as a these guests or as a money raising project (or both), and in order at the same time to protect the University II 107 \ and i ·ts public, the University allows organizations to off er food for sale under the following guidelines or conditions. a. Sales shall be limited to projects and p11blic. not for general special events or sale to the campus b. Loca.tion and/or time must be such that sales would not be in competition with an esti1'blished food ser v-ice. (When the University has a food operation in a building, food will be sold only by that .unit.) c. Location must meet health standards of the State of Michigan._ These locations will be inspected by the . Concessions Department with any needed help from the University sanitarian. d. Only packaged or prepared served, in cluding but not necessarily limited to donuts, soft drinks, and packaged snack items. food may be e. No food requiring preparation b~ health certified Food prepared by outside per$onnel may be served. vendors is not approved. f, Food may be obtained from the Concessions"Depart ment and charged at cost plus handling. g. The sponsoring organization must be ~esponsible for any loss of or damage to loaned equipment. h. This organization must also be for cleanup of any academic or other facilities and arrangements must be cleared with Physical Plant job for any such , needed service. request will be necessary for this. An appropriate responsible Student organizations offering food for sale (NOTE: register the event and/or activity according to must the AU Section b, "Revenue-producing Projects" of University PoLicy on University FaciLities and Services and have it reviewed by the Housing and Food Services Division.) --Housing and Food Services Division --March 26, 1968 FUND-RAISING ANO REVENUE-PRODUCING PROJECTS l. Selling and Advertising (Ordinance 30.00) ••. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of selling, hawkin~ or peddling any goods, wares, merchandise or services, or take the purchase or orders or make contracts delivery thereof, either at the time or in the fu ture, within the boundaries of Michigan State Uni versity. for • • • No person shall erect or. otherwise display, ex cept on his personal property, any sign or poster or distribute handbills upon property governed by the Board which advertises or otherwise calls attention to any commercial product, service or activity. 2. Exception An exception to the above ordinance for student organi zations is provided in Section b., "Revenue-producing 108 Projects" of the AH-Univers·ity PoLfoy for Use of Uni versity FaciLities and Services. (In addition see Generai Student ReguLation 6.00.) HOLD CARD POLICY(Administrative Ruling) 1. Purpose of the Hold Card whereby a card is placed Michigan State University makes use . of a "hold card" procedure, in a student's card packet at insure to complete that the registrat~on until the specific conditions which caused use of Hold cards are used for the following general purposes: student shall not be allowed the hold card are met. registration to a. Financial · Hold Cards A properly authorized agency of the University may place ·a hold card against a student who. has financial obliga - failed to meet a legitimate tion to the Untversity when due. b. Judicial Hold Cards A properly authorized adm.inistrative officer or judiciary may place a hold card against a stu dent who has been suspended, through due pro~ cess procedures, for vi'olation of a University regulation, or in order to contact a student judicial or administrative regarding pending proceedings agains.t the student. , c. Condition-of-Enrollment Hold Cards A properly authorized agency . of the University may place a hold card against a student who has been demonstrated not to have fulfilled a duly established condition of enrollment. 2. Authority for Hold Card Use a. Financial Hold C~rds authority financial hold cards by any agency of Use of from its the University draws the ByLaws of Article IV of the Board of Trustees, which states that the Vice President for Business and Finance and Treasurer "shal l be responsible for the collection, custody and accounting. for all monies du~ the University." Students are required to meet legitimate mone to the University under the tary obligations (1) the Student Motor following regulations: and - (2) General Student Vehicle Regulations, Regulation 6.08, which states, student "n,o to meet, when due, a shall knowingly refuse legitimate financial obligation to the Univer sity." University judiciaries are authorized f..or Students by Article 4 of Acade~ic Freedom at Michigan State Uni_versity to adjudicate alleged violations of and are authorized by this policy to initiate use of a hold card against a student who has been judged guilty under General Student Regulation 6.08 • is authorizep The Student Traffic Appeal Court under this policy to initiate use oi the finan cial hold card against a student judged guilty of violating the Student Motor Vehicle Regula tions. regulations, b. Judicial Hold Cards Use of judicial hold cards by an administrative officer or its authority judicial body draws from Article VIII of the ByLaws of the Board of Trustees, which states that "Students who fail to comply with [reasonable rules and) regula tions may be disciplined in such a manner as ma)l be determined by the faculty or the Board." Article 4 of Academia Freedom for Students at Michigan State Universi ty specifies the manner of discipline. Administrative officers and judicial bodies are specifically autho~ized under this ' policy to initiate use of the judi "suspension" deci-; cial hold card· to enforce a sion against a student, and to contact a stu dent to notify him or her of alleged violation of a regulation and pending judicial or ad ministrative proceedings. c. Condition-of-Enrollment Hold Cards require students Use of condition-of-enrollment hold cards by any agency of the University draws its author ity the from Article VIII of the ByLa~s of Board of Trustees, which states that the Board to agree and abide by "may rules and] regulations as a con [reasonable dition of admission in the University." Agencies of the University are authorized under this policy to initiate use of to pre the , condition-of-enrollment hold card to be vent the registration of students deemed in duly established noncompliance with a "condition-of-enrollment." retention to and 3. Criteria for Hold Card Use a. Financial Hold Car4s Criteria shall be as follows: for use of the financial hold card (1) Hold cards may be " employed room loan funds or to student residence hall to collect any obligations due to the Universi t-y' s oper ating funds. Examples of these obligations are: ' student tuition, and board, deferred payments, traffic violations, charges for damages to University property, University housing apartment rent, past due loans, library fines, bad checks cashed by students or presented in payment of student indebtedness, in various operating units (such as. the Health Center, Union, Veterinary Clinic, etc.), overdrafts organization accounts, etc. originating student charges in (2) Hold cards may not be used for collection of debts owed ~ to any non-University agency. registered For purposes of student government student organizations, student newspapers are organizations and defined agencies. non-University 1 (Exception: ASMSU Student Loan this policy, Fund.) as (3) Except in the case of bad checks, hold cards may be used only in those cases in which the student has been given or sent adequate notice of his or her indebtedness and warning of hold card use prior to issuance of the hold card. (4) A current list of all University agencies for Busi- , authorized by the Vice President issue to ness and Finance and Treasurer the Stu hold cards shall be maintained by dent Receivables Division, Office of the Controller. (5) Students are tp ~ppeal the entitled legitimacy of charges placed against them through established due process procedures. these Students are expected rights at the time of original notification of indebtedness. to exercise b. Judicial Hold Cards Judicial bodies and administrative officers may two cases: make use of a judicial hold card in (1) Hold cards may be issued against a student who has been suspended under the procedures outlined in Article 4 of Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State Univers i ty to prevent the student's reenrollment. and impending (2) Hold cards may be issued against a student in order to provide the student with a written statement of alleged violation of judicial or regulations administrative proceedings when attempts to · and by reach the student by certif ied mail telephone have proved unsuc cessful . The for Student Affairs and Vice President instance of Services shall authorize each this hold card use under the criterion. t erms of c. Condition-of-Enrollment Hold Cards Criteria for use of tbe Condition-of-Enr ollment hold card shall be as follows: Examples of (1) The student shall have been demonstrated to be in non-compliance with a condition of enrollment which has been so designated by such the Board of Trustees. Stu conditions of enrollment are: dent Housing Policy which requires on campus residence of designated categories qf health insurance; and English profi ciency testing for foreign students ~ Within thi s ca tegory are those regulations with which a student must Hold cards may be issued to prevent a student's enrollment until the student has complied with the regulation , to enrollment . comply prior students; foreign student the (2) The student ' shall have had reasonable opportunity to be informed of and to comply with the condition of enrollment and shall have been given or sent warning prior to issuance of the hold card. (3) Prior to hold card use, an agency shall the Vice President have authorization from for hold for Student Affairs and Services card use for the purpose in question. The agency shall demonstrate to his or her that the above criteria are satisfaction list of all University met. A current the Vice-President agencies authorized by to issue for Student Affairs and Services hold cards shall be maintained by the for Student Office of the Vice President Affairs and Services. 4. Further Gen~ral Stipulations a. Agencies of the University shall make every effort to minimize hold card use, and shall em ploy alternative methods to accomplish their purpose whenever feasible. \ 109 b. Hold Card Procedures of the Office of Procedures for financial hold card use shall be developed by the Vice President for Business and Finance. Procedures for judi cial hold card use shall be developed by the for Student Office the Vice President Affairs for condition-of-enrollment hold card use shall b~ developed by the Vice President The above for Student Affairs and Services. parties shall cooperate with the Office of the Registrar. All procedures shall include provi sion for the following: the Office of Procedures Services. and (1) Adequate prior notice to the student (in cluding all pertinent details) of pending hold card se, prior to issuance of the hold card. (2) Due process card use. to the stude?t, prior to hold (3) Nonissuance ot' a hold card ag'ains t a s tu- 1dent while he or she is in the process of appealing the case in question. (4) Accurate and current offices responsible dures shall be that those procedures are followed. ·responsible .hold card use. The for developing proce insuring for 5. Judicial Review This policy and all procedures and administrative decisions stemming therefrom, shall be subject to judicial review as provided in Sections 4.3.4.5 and Students at 4.3.4.6 of Michigan State University. Academic Freedom for be the this shall that Sections 1-5 of 6. Publication the responsibility of the Registrar to It shall be insure policy are published in each edition of the Academic Programs. the It Vice President for Student Affairs and Services to insure that Sections 1-5 of this policy are pub lished in each edition of the Spartan Life. Copies of procedures developed under this policy and of lists , of agencies authorized to use hold cards the Uni shall be made available to any member of versity community upon request by the office .re sponsible ,for developing the procedures and lists. responsibility of --University Business Affairs Committee --University Committee on Student Affairs --Vice President for Business and Finance and Treasurer --Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --May 1 7 • 1971 (In addition see GeneraZ Student ReguZation 6.00.) 1. HOUSING POLICY, STUDENT · (All-University Policy) in University housing. that are supported by student ~ichi~an State University, in its housing system, seeks to p;ovide an educational · environment -which ts :uaxi mklly conducive to the learning process of students. Consistent with this philosophy, a variety of living options is :uade The University has available an op requirements for on-campus resid~nts to promote timum learning environment for students. Any under graduate student enroll.ed in seven or more credits at ~1ichig .an State University for a term, summer term ex cluded, is subject to the Universi~y's housing reg~la­ the University housing policy tions. is a condition of enrollment. Regulations and proce dure• are to be develo~ed by appropriate administrative offices to ensure that this policy is implemented. Compliance with fees I --Board of Trustees --May27, L983 Housing Requirements (The following requirements. were under review at the t tine of this printing. When changes are aclopted, they will be publicized and copies will be made available. Until then, the following remain in effect.) 1. FRESHMEN--All freshman students, including transfer students (0-40 credits accumulated), are required to reside in University housing, with the following exceptions: a. ~arried students b. Students who will be twenty years of age by the last :)fficial day of registration fall term of the current academic year (The current academic year is fall term through spring term.) c. Veterans with one or more years of active ser vice d. Students living with parents or legal guardian e. Students taki:1g 6 or less credits during the term in question. 2. SOPHOMORES--All including transfer students (41-84 credits accumulated), are required to reside in University housing with the following exceptions:l students, sophomore a. Mar'C'ied students b. Students who will be twenty years of age by the term of (the current academ last official ' day of registration falt ~he current academic year ic year is fall term through spring term.) c. Veterans- with one or more years of active ser vice d. Students living with parents or legal guardian e, Students taking 6 or less credits during the term in question. .JUNIORS AND SENIORS--Juniors and couraged li '"~ on to required. Moreover, ;eek seniors in each housing unit. senio'C's are en campus, though is no t the University will alw~ys and :;ome balance of to achieve juniors this Enforcement Those ~tudents for whom is a condition of enrollment .. nt :1e asked to verify thei r t:1e housing requirement tThe sophomore student q~i remeermiss ion requirements. procedure can be obtained by contacting tte Off-Campus '"lousing Office, 101 Student Ser·vices lluild·.ng. Appli cations ' for exceptions will be considered by a commit tee appointed by the .Vice Pr~sident for S~udent Affairs The committee will have one representa and Services. tive fr~m each of Off-Campus Rousing, nepart~ent of Residence Ralls, University '"lousing Programs, Vice President for Administration and and Associated Students of Michigan 'Public .\ff airs, State University. Specific criteria for exception are available from the Off-Campus Housing Office. The bur den of proof for exception rests with the student; the the committee. responsibility of decision rests with The committee shall take into account any professional the University office qualified to recommendations of judge the cag ' tory of exception. A student may appeal the decision of the committee to the Vfce President for Student Affairs and Services. The decisions of the committee are advisory to the Vice President who may meet ,.,ith the committee from time co time in order to discuss their ~olicies ~nd criteria regarding exceptions to the requirements. Requests for .~onsidered while the special permi.ssio student is considered to be in noncompliancP ,.,ith the housing requi cement. , n will '10t he 1 INSURANCE (Administrative Ruling) All foreign students are required by the purchase an accident and health insurance registration, unless is their government or private sponsor, such insurance University to policy during provided by --Off ice of the President --September 4, 1962 111 INTEGRITY OF SCHOLARSHIP AND GRADES (All-University Policy) following statement The policy was the Academic the Academic Council and approved by Senate, and serves as the definitive statement of prin ciple and _procedure' to be used in instances of academic dishonesty. ,of University teachers fundamental to a community of 1. The principles of truth and honesty are recognized as and scholars. The University expects that both .faculty and students will honor these principles and in so doing protect the validity of University grades. This means that all academic work will be done by it is assigned, without un the student Instructors, for their authorized aid of any_ kind. the planning and part, will exercise care in supervision of academic work, that , honest so effort will be positively\ encouraged. to whom 2. instance of academic dishonesty is dis If any covered by an instructor, it is his or her re sponsi,bility to take appropriate action. Depending on his or her judgment of the particular case, he or she may give a failing grade to the student on the assignment or for the course. 3 •· In instances where only a failing grade in a course is given the instructor will notify the student's academic dean in writing of the circumstances. for academic dishonesty, 4. The student who receives a failing grade based on a tp the a de (Refer to Aaademic F'r>eedom State Univer>sity, charge of academic dishonesty may appeal Student-Faculty Judiciary a judgment made by partment or a co~lege. for> Article 4, Section 4.3.4.2.b[3).) Students at Michigan 5. When, in the judgment of the academic dean, action in addition to, a failing grade is other than, or warranted, to the Student-Faculty Judiciary which shall have original (Refer to Academic F'r>eedom for> Stu jurisdiction. dents at Michigan State Univer>sity, Article 4, 4.3.4.2.a[2) .) refer the case the dean will 6. to, academic dishonesty where feels that action other a failing grade in the In instances of in instructor is addition the instructor will report the case to warranted, his or her departmental chairman and to the stu dent's academic dean. The dean will then .refer the the Student-Faculty Judiciary which shall case to to Academic have original Fr>eedom for> Students at Michigan State Univer>sity, Article 4, Section 4.3.4.2.a[2) .) than, or the course jurisdiction. (Refer --Academic Council --Academic Senate --November 18, 1969 (In addition see Gener>aZ Student ReguZat~on 4. ·00, SchoZar>ship and Gr>ades.) MOTOR VEHICLES (All-Univet"sity Polic~) L. ;•s all motor driven 'lotor vehicles are defined vehicles, such as ;1utomobiles, trucks, ruotorcycles, ruotor bicycles, ruotor iicooters, and ruopeds. .Board of Trustees, governs 2. The current Student Motor Vehicle Regulations, approved by the the possession and operation of motor vehicles on the this Michigan State University campus. regulation in its entirety are available at the Vehicle Office in the Department of Public Safety Building l~cated at the South end of Red Cedar Listed are several provisions of this regu Road. for "O" lation, which affects all persons enrolled or more credits, and their spouses. Copies of a. Freshmen, unless married, physically disabled, or residing off campus, and first year Agricul- tural Technology students are prohibited from possessing or operating a motor vehicle on cam the current Student pus except as noted in Motor Vehicle Regulations. All other students may operate duly registered motor vehicles on the campus subject to th~s regulation. b. A student shaZZ not possess or operate a vehicle on MSU property without having first the permit. registered it and properly affixed c. A student registers a motor vehicle at class registration (fall term only) or at the Vehicle Off ice. When the V~hicle Office is closed the Department of Public Safety may an interim registration certificate which will be valid only until 4 p.m. of the first University business day that follows: issue d. To register a motor vehicle a student must: (1) Pay an annual registration fee at cia~s registration or at the Vehicle Office. (Consult current Student ~fotor Vehicle Reg ulations for vehicle registt"ation fees.) (2) Pre~ent a valid driver's license. (3) Submit proof of personal or lmmediate fami ly ownership of , the vehicle. e. A short-term registratio'n permit, effective for a 72-hour period, may be purchased by an eli gible student at for $2. This permit can be acquired for any motor ve hicle regardless of ownership. the Vehicle Office f. The student registering a vehicle shall be responsible for its operation. 3. The current Student . Motor Vehicle Regulation should be (copies available at the Vehicle Office) referred to for information pertaining to: LIBRARY POLICY (Administrative Ruling) a. Driving permits and regulations; Consult the section on Academics in Part I of this book for information on library services. Complete infor mation on loan period~ and fines for overdue materials is printed in the Academic Pr>ogr>ams. b. Motor vehicle violations, penalties, and fine . payments; c. Parking regulations; (In addition see Gener>aZ Student ReguZation 6.00.) d. Permits. 112 4. Motor Vehicle Violations Traffic Appeals: for a Students who wish to appeal a ' summons issued violation of the Student Motor Vehicle Regulation may submit an appeal to the Student Traffic Appeal Court via the Vehicle Office. All appeals are con sidered by the Student Traffic Appeal Court. Stu dents may make an appointment for a hearing by con tacting the Vehicle Office. 5. Proper registration and operation of motor vehicles in accord with the Student Motor Vehicle Regulation is a condition of enrollment as a student of MSU. --All-University Traffic Committee --Board of Trustees --September 1, 1973 --Amended July, 1981 OFFICER ELIGIBILITY - - STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS stated that this in the Student O~ganiaation Registration As Policy only students registered at Michigan State Uni versity may hold an office in a registered student or ganization. Honoraries and professional organizations may request so that Michigan State University faculty and staff may hold office in these organizations. Other than these provi the University does not stipulate any eligi sions, an office. for students h_olding ·bility requirements Each registered student organization and each living unit organization is encouraged to develop the eligi bility requirements for "its officers. requirement be waived, d. J There shall be no more than 12 veh~c les in the procession and they shall not stop along the route except as necessary to comply with traf the vehicles will be fic the cur held responsible traf f ic rent motor vehicle ordinances. for coCTpliance with regulations and laws. Drivers of e. Noise-making equipment shall be operated only when the parade or pi::.ocession is moving. f. Parades and processions may be held on weekdays only between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. PICNICKING (Ordinance 26 .OO) •.• No person shall picnic on Michigan State property in areas not designated and posted areas. Non-University groups of 25 or more written approval to use the facilities from of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. University as picnic must have the .. Office PLANT MATERIALS(Ordinance 27 .00) ••• It shall be unlawful for any person to break or cut branches or flowers or fruit, or otherwise .. mutilate, any tree, shrub or herbaceous plant" or remove therefrom any identification sign or tag. (In addition see General Student Regulati~n 6.00.) PARADES AND PROCESSIONS PUBLIC ADDRESS EQUIPMENT l. 2. forces of the military University ordinance 40.14 states the following: for parades, processions, and Permits required funeral, procession or parade, sound trucks: No the United States Armed excepting the Services, forces of this State, and the forces of the police and fire - department shall occupy, march or proceed along any street or road way except in accordance with a permit and such other regulations as are set forth herein which may truck or other vehicle equipped apply. with amplifier or loudspeaker may be used unless, written authorization tary of the Board of Trustees. Add~ss Equipment for authorization.) the Secre See Public regarding this is obtained from information No sound (NOTE: Permits to conduct parades or processions obtained by registered student organizations according following all-University policy: registered students individual are and to the secured and processions to conduct parades a. Permission following order: must be in 2) Student Activities 1) president of ASMSU; Office; 3) Department of Public Safety. (Forms for this permission can be obtained in the Stu dent Activities Office, 101 Student Services.) the b. If any portion of the route involves travel on an East Lansing street, permission must also be from the East Lansing Police Depart secured ment. c. The person applying for the permission to con duct a parade or procession will be held re sponsible for proper conduct of those persons participating in the event. l. sound Mobile Sound Units -- Sound Trucks As stated in Ordinance 40.14, written authorization from the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, 450 Administration Building, must be ob tained before a truck or other vehicle equipped with amplifier or loudspeaker may be used An on Activity Planning Form should be obtained from the Student Activities Office, 101 Student Services, before contacting the Office of the Secretary of for written authorization. the Board of Trustees The following rules govern the use of sound trucks and/or mobile sound units. the Michigan State University campus. a. The sound equipment may be used on · campµs only (Depending on the event, time limit may be recom between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. the exceptions mended by the Student Activities Office.) the equipment and location of to this b. Permission must be East Lansing aµthorities if u~ed in East Lansing proper. obtained the from the equipment is 2. Public Address Equipment University ordinance 16.04 states the following: ••• No person or persons shall use public address equipment, bullhorns, or other methods of sound campus except amplification anywhere upon the Sec through written approval retary of the Board of Trustees. in advance by the The following guidelines govern the implementation of this ordinance. 113 Guidelines for Use of Public Address Equipment (Ad minis tra ti ve Ruling) to University employees as well as (Applicable students) a. Students (1) Under Ordinance 16, the use and location of including bull public address equipment, horns or other methods of sound amplif ica t ion, at outdoor events must be approved by the Off ice of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. Planning Form, available in the Student Activities Office, 101 Student Services, must be completed and signed by the Student Activities Office prior to seeking approval. An Activity (2) In general, approval for the use of public if it the University, address equipment will be granted would not be disruptive to on-going func such as faculty tions of offices, and administrative libraries, and other scheduled classroom teaching, University for events. approving requests are as follows: Guidelines (a) The use of public address equipment for rallies and outdoor speakers is limited to the vicinity of Beaumont Tower. Any one event is limited to 4 hours within the following hours: }!onday-Thursday -- 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday -- 8 a.m. - midnight Sunday -- 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. The use of public address equipment for concerts in the vicinity of Beaumont Tower is not permitted. and speakers, (b) The use of public address equip&ent for in concerts rallies, the campus must residential areas of have the students, advisory staff, and area director with location requested. in the residential limited • to 4 hours Any one event is within the following hours: the approval of Friday -- 6 p.m. - 12 midnight Saturday -- 12 noon - 12 midnight Sunday -- 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. and (c) The use of public address equipment for rallies, speakers, in other campus locations ls permitted i f the use and event does not conflict with a prior scheduled event or on going functions of the University. Any one event is limited to 4 hours du ing the following hours: concerts Saturday-Sunday 12 noon - 6 p.m. Any exceptions must have the Office of the dent Affairs approved by the of Trustees. to recommendation of the above guidelines the for Stu and be the Board Vice President and Services Secretary of (d) 114 (3) For information on the use of sound trucks and other mobile units see Public Addr>ess Equipment and Ordinance 40.14. In general, their use is restricte'd 'to the period from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (4) The use of temporary or permanent public address systems within University buildings rallies, demonstra for concerts, dances, student meetings must be and tions, for approved by the those the building. scheduling or management of responsible (5) Development of policies concerning such as stereos, the use radios, and of equipment residence the musical instruments halls is the resi the responsibility of dence hall government, the advisory staff, and residence hall management. inside b. Non-Students (1) Faculty, staff, and others should contact the Off ice of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, 450 Administration Building, con cerning for public address A: form will be available for eq}'ipment. thos~ requesting to use public address equipment. authorization their request (2) In general, approval for the use of pub1ic - address equipment at outdoor events will be to if it would not be disruptive granted ongoing functions of the University, such as faculty and administrative offices, re search and li braries, classroom and other scheduled University events. Locations for use of equipment will be assigned or approved accordingly. facilities, laboratory teaching, --Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --Office of Secretary of the Board of Trustees --April 26, 1972 RECORDS 1. Guidelines Governing Privacy and Release of Student Records These guidelines are printed in Academic PPogrums. 2. Student Personnel Records--Graduate and Under graduate (Administrative ruling). The comprehensive policy governing the keeping and use of Student Personnel Records is available from the Off ice of for Student Affairs and Services. General principles governing records are enumerated in Article 3 of student Academic FPeedom foP Students at Michigan State . VnivePsity. the Vrce President (In addition see Gener>al Student Regulation 5.00.) • * RESIOENCS HALL BILI. OF RIGHTS Each person, as a resident of Michigan State University individual rights residence halls, possesses certain and responsibllities which must be held in high regard. This document is intended to define minimal expecta tions of rights and responsibilities of hall residents, their freedoms, without placing con in actualizing Each straints upon individual has those physical, and social pursuits that are a necessarr educational, part of his or her university life. However, these rights carry with them a .reciprocal responsibility on the part of the individual to insure those same tights for other residents. the right to engage in such rights of other residents. rights guaranteed under the United " States Con basic redress of stitution, nor deny other alternatives for grievances that are available under the individual's status as a student and as a citizen of the State of Michigan. / RESIDENCE HALI. REGULATIONS The following regulations are established to govern the conduct of individuals living and visiting in residence They shall apply to all students regardless of halls. class level, place of residence, or group affiliation when they are in or around any residence hall. 1. Primary rights of the individual include: 1.0 Individual Responsibilities and Community Rights a. The right to read and study in one's room: interference purposes of the University is and application of knowledge. noise 'and other distractions inhi bft cise of thi~ right. from undue free the basic One of the dissemination Unreasonable the exer b. The right the right to sleep, the right to one's personal to one's to a Optimum they for positive and the right live: conditions · are essential reinforce and provide belongings, room and suite facilities, clean environment in which to physical support and conditions in which to learn and live. to free access as c. The right If the right for redress of grievances: the residence hall communities are to in the most educationally profitable to initiate actions academic . and function manner ferrals for grievances this right, the student further holds to be free from fear of and/or emotional harm, and without tion of sanctions apart from due process. and re impartial and fair adjudication of In exercising the right intimidation, physical the imposi is held paramount. 2. Subordinate rights o.f those the which should be protected, but which should not in fringe upon the reasonable exercise of the primary rights defined above. These subordinate rights in clude: individual are I a. The right to personal privacy: All persons should have interference with their personal activities, and should be able than academic to maintain privacy for other reasons. freedom from b. The right to host visitors: All persons should have the opportunity to maintain personal con tacts ·and to fulfill their needs for socialization. Visi rights of tors are to respect the above stated hall to all regula tions. friendships with other persons residents and to adhere rights is subject review and Any abuse of these 'according to the procedures given in Academic action Freedom for Students at Michigan State University. However, processes of mediation, involving students and hall staff, should also be considered as means for re solving conflicts. to The Residence Hall Bill of . Rights provides a clear the resi statement of each individual's rights within dence hall community. secured through clear statements of each individual's responsi bilities. These rights are best I I unreasonable noise in 1.1 No person shall cause or otherwise contribute to residence halls or areas (Unreasonable the poten rights of immediately surrounding residence halls. noise is that which interferes with, or has tial legitimate others.) for interfering with the 1.2 No person shall to study. interfere with attempts of others 1.3 No person shall interfere with attempts of others reasonable and/or · posted con to sleep during sideration hours. 1.4 No person shall another to and interfere with the free access of suite, from his/her own room, apartment, work area, or office in a residence hall. 1.5 No person shall play any common area of a residence athletic games hall without in a proper authorization. 1.6 No person shall interfere with the safe or clean environment of others. 1.7 No person shall allow an animal, bird, or other (Fish and Guide residence hall. pet to enter a dogs are exceptions.) 1.8 No person shall fail to dis co~rage another person from violating a regulation a violation of which one has knowl an effort to make and/or to report edge. 1 (See also: Gene'Y'(].i Student ReguZation 7.00.) 2.0 Safety of the Individual and Community Fupdamental to the protection of the individual is the maintenance of an environment that is physically safe As members of a group, each individ and predictable. that safety ual has a special responsibility to ens.?re hazards are eliminated, fire equipment is maintained, and fire procedures established and followed. 2.1 No person shall create, or help to create, a I I I . I 1 Nothing in the Residence Hall Bill of Rights and/or its implementation shall deny any individual ~is or her safety hazard. 115 2 .2 No person shall throw or drop anything out of a 5.0 Alcohol* residence hall window. 2.3 No person shall posses"s or use firecrackers, fire works, firearms, or other dangerous weapons or Legal weapons must be stored at explosives. (NOTE: the Department of Public Safety.) 2. 4 No person shall possess or ·residence hall, witho·ut proper authorization, any chemical or other dangerous substance, compound, or container of such substances, which may injure, molest, or cause damage. 1,1se in a 2. 5 No person shall set a fire in residence halls or areas immediately associated with residence halls. 2.6 No person shall falsely report a fire, nor inter fere in any way with emergency services or proce dures, nor fail to conform to established safety regu lations. 2.7 No person shall use such equipment for other tamper with fire equipment, nor than the prevention (Fire equipment shall include, but or control of fire. fire not be limited to thermal detectors, fire alarms, extinguishers, fire extinguisher boxes, fire hoses, and any other fire-fighting devices.) (See also: Generul Student Regulation 7.00.) 3.0 Harrassment and Intimidation To succeed personally and academically, an individual must be able to live free from unnecessary emotional stress caused by others. Physical or emotional harass ment will not be tolerated in a residence hall commu-: n Hy. 3 .1 No person shall harass any other person. shall include harassment on the basis of race This and sex. 3.2 No person shall exhibit behavior which harms or threatens to harm another person or another per son's property. 3.3 No person shall abuse or threaten any residence hall employee. (See also: Generul Student Regulation 7.00.) 4.0 Personal and Community Property The protection of personal property is important to the well being of the individual. Protection of community property protects - the in\liestment all residents make through the payment of their room and board. is not only governed by The residence hall community is part of a larger commu its own nity, and as such, regulations, but by University policies and state law. The State of Michigan est~blishes the age at which alcohol consumption is legal. Fui::thermore, alcohol may not be consumed on state land, except by special excep tion of the body governing the land, which in this case Because the majority of is the MSU Board of Trustees. hall residents are under age, the privilege of drinking alcohol is extended only to those of legal age in their private rooms, suites, or apartments. within a residence hall, except within 5.1 No person shall possess open alcoholic beverages the con suites, or apartments or at the Vice fines of student rooms, social events approved by P;esident for Student Affairs and Services. the Office of 5.2 No person shall organize or participate in · a stu dent group event where alcohol is consumed but not approved for coflsumption (e.g., floor party). 5.3 No person shall allo_w the presence of more than five times the normal occupancy (excludes over or room, suite, or apart under assignment) in a student ment where alcohol is being consumed. *This section of the bill of rights should be viewed in light · of the administrutive ruling which follows this document. 6.0 Identification of Individuals Certain privileges are extended to individuals by vir in \the residence hall commu tue of nity. In order to protect the community's welfare, the integrity of this identification must be maintained. their membership University room key, for identification, including 6.1 No person shall permit others to- use his or her a meal card improperly gaining or access to residence hall dining room, an RHA or hall sponsored event, or use of RHA or hall equ1pment. a residence hall, a the purpose of 6.2 No person shall use th~ University identification of another, including a meal card or room key, for the purpose of improperly gaining access to a residence hall, a residence hall dining i::oom, or an RHA or hall sponsored event or use of RHA or hall equipment. 6.3 No person shall refuse to provide his or her name staff to a member performing his or her duty, upon request. and show appropriate identification 4 .1 No person shall tamper with or borrow without per mission the personal property of others. 7.0 Food Service (See also: Generul Student Regulation 5.00.) 4.2 No person shall, without proper authorization, re from its assigned place in a move any property residence hall. 4 .3 No person shall damage, deface, or destroy any property. should be an opportunity for Meal times residents and their visitors to dine in a sociable manner without the ,interference. fear of inappropriate distractions or from the The misuse of meal dining room increases the cost of food service for all res id en ts. I.D.' s or removal of food (See also: Generul Student Regulation 6.00, 7.00.) 7.1 No person shall throwing of food, utensils, or other objects any residence hall dining room or housing facility. initiate or otherwise engage in in 116 7.2 No person shall, without authoriz.ation, remove any residence hall dining from a food or utensils room. 7.3 No person shall enter a residence hall dining room without proper authorization. (See also: GenePal Student Regulation 6.00, 7.00.) 8. 0 Visitors All members of the residence hall community have some responsibility to help secure the community's welfare by communicating the expectations estab lished through these regulations. to visitors 8.1 No person shall permit a non-resident visitor to residence for more the facilities of a room, residence hall hall, than three continuous days during any given week. remain in or use including one's For a more det a iled review of the Administr.ative Ruling and the state law regarding alcoholic beverages, please refer beginning of this section on regulations. t o "Alcoholic Beverages" at the --Vice President for Student . Affairs and Services --July 13, 1981 is respectful of, and committed RESIDENCE HALL ROOM ENTRY POLICY (Administrative Ruling) to the The University the Uni protection of the s~udent's right to privacy. versity also has responsibility to insure that the wel fare of people on campus, the educational and service and the property of the functions of University receive adequate attention an~ protection. To these ends the Room Entry Policy is established. the University, 8,2 No person shall fail to take responsibility for 1.0 Room Entry his or her visitor. 8.3 No person, if a non-resident, shall be a visitor in any residence hall between the official closing and opening hours without a resident escort. 8.4 No person shall interfere with the entertaining of is in a visitor by another, unless the visitor fringing upon his or her rights. --Residence Halls Association --Associated Students of Michigan State University --Approved on an interim basis by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --July 13, 1981 ADMINISTRATIVE RULING (Use of Alcohol) subject "the use or Ordinance 22.00 state~, in part, that, possession of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, law, is hereby permitted in housing facilities (rooms, suites, apartments) assigned by Michigan State University." Students must be 21 years of age to possess or consume alco in order holic beverages in their living quarters. to state The to following guidelines have been established better clarify the Administrative Ruling and are in- · eluded as par·t of the Ruling: 1) No kegs will be allowed in University residence Included in this is the sources of halls for any purpose. elimination of all other common alcohol (e.g., trash cans). 2) Students are responsible for ensuring compli this Administrative the involving alcohol consumption in ance with state law and Ruling University residence halls. choose to violate Students who the Administrative should be aware the use of alcohol Ruling governing that appropriate administrative personnel within the Division of Student Affairs and Services may adjudicate violations of this Ruling and sanctions may include re (All aprninis moval residence hall system. for individuals trative action will ensure due process suspected of violating this Ruling.) Additionally, Violations may be adjudicated judicial Process as outlined in the Academic Freedom Report. from the through the I in this Policy. 1.1 Residence Hall staff shall not enter a resident's room without permission of the student, unless un der conditions of immediate and serious threat to the safety or well.being of persons or property or for rea Under such conditions a sons stated staff member may enter a student's room whether the residents . are present or not. If it is oelieved such danger is c onnected with fire, chemicals, explosives, weapons, or other items that· would cause serious per sonal problems or injury, the staff member should, if possible, contact the Pepartment of · Public Safety for assistance. The same procedure is prescribed. if the involves assault or other acts constituting danger possible to persons or property. Others (staff or students) may be asked to assist in • an emer gency situation requiring room entry which threatens immediate harm to the safety of the individuals. jeopardy student is•not present, 1.2 Staff may also enter into a student's room if the to eliminate disruptive noise from electrical sound equipment which may violate right to sleep, s-tudy, read, etc., as an individual's defined the Residence Hall Bill of Rights. in Section l of law. 1.3 Entry of police officers into a student's room for purposes of investigation is governed by state and federal This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, officers in possession of a valid search/ arrest warrant, hot pursuit, a safety emergency, or when a police officer has probable cause to believe a felony is being or has been committed by the individual therein. 1.4 Residence Hall s~aff shall not, except as noted in 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3, admit a third party to a stu dent's room without a resident's permission. 2.0 Search 2.1 Staff are not to physically search a room under any circumstances. investigative purposes 2.2 A search of a student's room by tlie police for is governed by state and This includes, but is not necessarily a search search with a search warrant, rights, thereby the immediate federal law. limited to, a where permitting police search, or a search of area of an arrested subject incident to that arrest. the student has waived his/her 117 3.0 Seizure 3.1 If upon entering a room a resident, a staff member observes through the permission of the substance of a violation which constitutes an immediate threat to health, safety and welfare; e.g., combus tibles, or explosives, the staff member should direct the disposition of the object or substance under the advice of the Department of Public Safety. Subsequent judicial and/or ly, the student may be referred +egal action. firearms, for 4.0 Physical Maintenance 4.1 For purposes of safety, sanitation, and general upkeep, the University reserves the right to enter a student's room at any time during the working day for the above purposes, whether a resident is present or In cases of emergency> rooms may be entered in not. the presence or absence of the room's occupants, at times other than regular working hours. to sively under 4.2 Betwee~ terms, residence hall rooms are exclu- the Department of the control of Residence Halls, and not of the student, even though the student plans the return following term. During these periods, . the University right to inspect, maintain, and make re reserves the pairs Further, the Uni versity reserves the right to replace damaged or obso lete ·furniture and to remove from the room without the owner's permission any objects or materials which con stitute a safety or sanitation hazard, or are property of the University at any time. in the residence hall rooms. to the room same 4.3 Between ing, cleaning and repairing rooms, terms when maintenance staff is inspect- the University shall exercise reasonable care with respect to protect ing against the loss or theft of personal equipment be~ longing to the student. reasonable Beyond exercising the University cannot assume responsi care, however, bility for that are damaged, lost or stol:._en. items of a personal nature Approved, May 1977 --Residence Halls Association --Department of Residence Hall Management ~Residence Hall Programs --Vice President of Student Affairs Revised April 1979 SAFETY(All-University Policy) (Applicable dents.) to University employees as well as stu It is the desire of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University to conserve the human resources of the University by prevention of accidents to University personnel, students, and visitors which may cause prop erty damage, life. Humanitarian motives impel the enunciation of the University policy on accident prevention. injury, or loss of or activities. sity personnel and sponsored activities is the responsibility of son whose job it is to su?ervise the person injured. Investigation of accidents to Univer students during work, class, or the per It is the intention of the University that there shall be compliance with safe practice standards which are a matter of professional knowledge and with official codes and regulations. Each department the establishment and preservation of safe conditions and safe ' practices within the area of jurisdiction of the department. is responsible for --Board of Trustees --June 15, 1961 NOTE: Pursuant to this policy, each student organiza tion is responsible for the establishment and preserva tion of safe conditions and safe practices within its area of activity and for the prevention of accidents to members and gue.sts. Questions regarding safety stan dards, codes, and regulations including those standards pertaining food sanitation, public assemblage, fire safety, and accident prevention should be directed to the 10ffice of Safety Services of the University Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Safety Building. to decorations, (In addition see Gene1'al Student Regulation 7.00.) SIGNS (Ordinance 31. 00) ••• No person shall erect or otherwise display, except on bulletin boards erected by Michigan State Univer sity, any sign or poster advertising or otherwise call ing attention to any person or activity of the students or staff of Michigan State University. (Student organ izations should contact the Student Activities Office regarding exceptions to this provision.) • •• No person shall efface, alter, tamper with, destroy or remove any sign or inscription of any property gov erned by the said Board. ••• It shall be unlawful for ' any person to attach any sign or poster to any property other than a bulletin board governed by said Board. (Information regarding permission to erect A-frames and is avail sandwich boards outside of campus buildings able in the Student Activities Office, 101 Student Ser vices Building. The size may not exceed 3' x 5'.) (In addition see Gene~az Student Regulation 6.00.) It is the policy of Michigan State University to pre vent accidents in work, class, and other activities which the University supervises, is responsible for, or sponsors. regardless of official or un official status, · who assumes or is assigned responsi bility for the work or activities of others is adminis tratively responsible for their safety during such work Each person, SMOKING Board of Trustees Resolution, May 21, 1976, smoking is prohibited in indoor areas in which organized academic activity is taking place. 118 SORORITY / FRATERNITY REGULATIONS (Student Group Regula tion) a. Guest in Sorority Houses living situation without Allowing guests in sorority chapter houses between the closing hour and the official opening provides an opportunity for students to experience a more equitable jeopardizing this policy comes house security. However, with The responsibility of main added responsibility. taining personal conduct in a manner which is in the policies and ordinances of accordance with the individual Michigan State University falls to residents of the sorority house. ,An added respon those electing to have guests. sibility falls to They must act with consideration and respect in re It gard to roommates and other concerned parties. to condone also is not or cohabitation. premarital sexual these responsibilities shall be sub Violations of j ect to judicial action, and repeated and consis tent disregard and misuse of this policy may be grounds review and possible amendment. the intent of this policy intercourse this policy's for POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND RULES (1) Procedures and policies for the establishment of a guest policy in sorority chapter houses between the official closing and opening hours shall be agreed upon by the chapter members, the Panhellenic their alumnae adviser, and These procedures shall be Council adviser. set, and on file, in the Student Activ~ties Office and the Panhellenic Council Office. intent of is not the this policy to " condone pre marital sexual intercourse or cohabitation. Viola tions of these fesponsibilities shall be subject to judicial action, and repeated and consistent dis regard and misuse of this policy may be grounds for this policy's review and possible amendment. POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND RULES (1) Procedures and policies for open house shall be agreed upon by the governing council, adviser and the Student Activities These procedures shall be set, and on Office. file, with the respective governing body and the Student Activities Office. the advisers in (2) A proposed , open house shall be initiated and planned by the governing council of an individ ual living unit consistent with the established procedures. It is recommended that living unit governing councils investigate and adopt proce dures and policies for protection of roommates' to rooms. privacy, and for escorting of guests (3) The governing council shall be responsible for the complying with all social regulations of major governing groups. --Associated Students ~f Michigan State University --University Committee on Student Affairs - - Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --November 1969 (2) Guests must have a specific escort between the official closing and opening hours. c. Visiting Hours (1) Designated public areas of sororities and fra- (3) A proposed guest policy shall be initiated by the governing council of an individual living unit consistent with the established procedures It is recommended that the for policy making. investigate and living unit governing councils establish procedures and policies for the pro tection of roommate privacy. (4) The governing council snall be responsible for complying with the closing hours regulation. --Associated Students of Michigan State University ' --University Committee on Student Affah::s --Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --June6, 1974 b. Open House Policy It is living unit An open house is an event by which a can create a more desirable living experience for interpersonal relation the residents, and greater ships can be developed among students of both sexes. for these reasons that this policy exists; but with its existence, so must there exist an acceptance of responsibility on the part of the The responsibility of this policy rests students. upon the element of academic privacy in the living areas, maintain his or her conduct in con sideration of roommates or other concerned parties, and act in accordance with all policies and ordi nances of Michigan State University. the individual who must maintain in a manner which is Further, it ternities are open to both sexes at any t ~ me provided: (a) The areas designated shall be agreed upon the the student governing group and by adviser. (b) An individual living unit may set time limits if it desires. (c) The student governing body reasonable responsibility for students in these areas. shall assume behav'ior of --Panhellenic Counci~ --Associated Students of Michigan State University --University Committee on Student Affairs --Vice President for Student Affairs and Services --April 27, 1970 SPEAJJ'ogmms) Cheating (See Integrity o.f Scholarship Cheese Shop (See Dairy Store) Chicano Student Council CHISPA • • • • . City Markets • : Class Card Arena ("The Pit") Class Codes Clinical Center, MSU • Closing Hours: University Residence Clubs (See Student Organization) Code of Teaching Responsibility Cormrunity gandbook, Concerts • • • . • Conference Housing Policy Conferences . . COOS (Council M Graduate Students) .J::lnsing Sta,. . . . Copy Service , • Loan Program • • • • • • • • • . Committees (See Academic Governances) Community Education Program Co1'11llunity Services: • • • , and Grades) 96 .so, 59, 97 21 56 24 46 30 123 44, 101 98 59-60 59-61 59 56, 60 60 45 31 97 98 33 13 98 98 49 52 97 20 59 58-59, 112 112 .58-59, 112 58-59 68 5, 44 91, 112 32 56 56 32 6 6 19 99 t7 92 47 t7 t06 !02, t06 15 15 10, 35 37 19 Health • . • , . Information • • • Comptroller's Office -- ASMSU Concert Council -- ASMSU Consumer Protection 40 47 35 t 7. 34 48 Contracts, Housing Cooperative Living Units Co-ops, Food Copy Service ASMSU • COGS Council of Graduate Students (COGS) Counseling Center MECCA • • • • • • • • Sexual Assault Crisis Line Testing Center Counterfeiting, Altering, and Copying Credit by Examination • • Credit-No Credit (CR-NC) Crisis Intervention • • • Cumulative Grade Point Average (CPA.) Curfew (Ordinance) Curriculum , • • Cycles (See Motor Vehicles) • , Dairy Store, MSU Deferred Grade (DF) Deferred Payment Department of Public Safety (DPS) Desc"l'iptions of Courses Dial-A-Ride • • • • • • • • • Discipline (Also see Judicial Systo!m) Dismissal • • • • • • • • • • Disorderly Assemblages or Conduct • Distribution of Literature Drinking (See Alcoholic Beverages) Driver's License • • • • • , Driving (See Motor Vehicles) Drop • • • • • • , • • • • • Drug Abuse (See Substance Abuse) Drug Education Center (DEC) - Drug Emergency - Inside front cover Dual Enrollment Due Process . • • • • . Inside front· 99 35, 41 32 35 35 35 23, 39 23, 39 24, 39 24, 39 123 6 6 24, 40 6 123 6 112 32 6 6 43, 49 7, 44 50 67 7 99 100 )2-93. 116, 117 • • • • 59 58-59, 112 7 • • • • 40 cover E • • . • • , • • • • , , , • . . • • • • , , Early Enrollment Early Registration , East Lansing Community Education Progra111 East Lansing Housing Commission • • • • • Elected Student Council · • • • • • • • • Emergency Phone Numbers - • • • • • Employment Employment Grievances Evening College • • • Inside front covPr F Facilities and Services , • • Faculty: Professional Rights Facutty -:znd Staff Di.rectory Falsification of University Records Family and Child Services Farms, MSU Field Experience Films • • • • . Film Council -- ASMSU Finances University Financial Accounts: Student Organizations rtnancial Aid • • • Pinancial Aid Off ice Fines: ?arking • • , Firearms (Ordinance) Fires • • • • , Food , . • • • • • , . .• --. . Co-ops, Markets. • \ Public Sale on Campus (Policy) • •• , , Foreign Students . Fraternities • • • • • • Fraternity/Soror~ty Regulations Fund Raising Funding Board (ASMSU) • • • , 7 67 7 7 19 42 36 ,26-27 68 7 . • 91, 101 • • • 73 • • • 45 91, 107 40 19 7 18, 34 34 4 107 28-30 •• 24 t 12 123 107 16, .31-32 • • • .12 107-108 • • • 56 • 35, 41 119 101, 108 • •• 35 58, G , , • • • • • • • , , Gardens , MSU , Gay Student Council , General Education Examinations General Education Requir eme nt General Student Regulatio ns Governance Governing Groups Grade Point Average (GPA ) Graduate Assistants Graduate OJ.tal og Graduate Rousing (Owen Hall ) Graduate-Profession\! Student Graduate Rj ghts and Responsib il it i es Amendment •• , , • , •, History of Approval • • Graduate Student Employees Great Issues~ASMSU Greek Style Living Units • Grievance (See Ombudsman) Grills • • • • • • Guide to Behaviors and Regulat i ons Guests in Sorority Rous~s Guest Status • • • Guns (See Firearms) H , , , , HaLZUX1.y, The • • • • • . • • • Handicapper Students ' Council Handicappers Services Programs Handicapper Transportation Health • • • • • • • . . • • • Health Clinics • , . • Health Department, lnRham County Health Education • Heal th Service (MSU) • • • • Hearing and Speech Clinic Hispanic .~tudent Assistants. , • Hispanic Students • . Hold Cards • • • • • , • , • Homecoming (See Special Projects ) Hospitals (Local) Inside fro nt cover l!otline, 1Prograunning Board and RRA movie Housing • • • • • • • • Housing Policy, Student Housing Programs Off ice Human Relations, Oepartment of . , • · I Ice Arena, Munn • . . • . . . . IDC (Inter Oisciplinary Courses ) identification ( ID) Cards Incomplete, Grade (I) Independent Study Information Information Services Insurance, Health Integrity of 'scholarship and Grades Intercooperative Council (ICC) • Interdisciplinary Courses (IDC) Interfraternity Council (IFC) International Center • Intramural Facilities Intramural Publication Intramural Sports and Recreative Services • J James Madison College J~nison Fieldhouse • • Jobs (See Employment) Judicial Affairs Off i ce Judicial System : 18 57 7 8 64, 78, 90-91 33-37 35-36 8 8. 84-85 45 • 25, 41 • •• 8 • 'll l-87 %-87 ll'l ll4-85 34 41 15 31 iis !19 8 123 46 14. 57 56 60 38-40 40 40 18 18 39 21 56 I! , 108-110 34 39 44 41- 42 11 0 25 55 •' ... 53 lj l ll 8 8 43 43-4 7 35, Ill t 12 91, 35 8 35 31 51 46 i4, 51- 52 ll 18, SJ 26-27 22 74-78 76 85-86 74-75 75 76-77 68 lZS 37 , 65-68, All-University St udent Judiciary (AUSJ ) Graduate Judicial Structure • • • • • Living Unit Judiciaries • • • , , Residence Halls Association Judic iary (RHAJ ) , Student-Faculty Judiciary (SFJ) • , Student Traffic Appeals Court ( STAC) . , , K Kellogg Center • • Kresge Art Center Jl, 32 17 L ... Late Registration Learning Resource Center (LRC) Legal Services--ASMSU Legal Aid Bureau • • • • Legislative Aff airs--ASMSU • • Legislative Process (See Student Regulations) Lesbian/Gay Student Council Libraries (HSU) Libraries (Community) Library Information Service Library Policy • • License Plates • • • , Lifelong Education • • • • • • , Liquor (See Alcoholic Beverages) Living Unit Regulations: Definition Listening Ear, The - Loans (See Financial Aid) , Inside front cover , • • • • , , , , , , ASMSU COGS 9 14 48 48 33 64 57 .14-15, 112 47 43 112 59 9 92-93, 116, 117 78, 90 Loitering (See Curfew) Lost and Found Lower Division (See 'uuo) • 28-30 10, 35 10., 35 123 16 9 M , , ,' / ', Mail Service, Campus , Major (See Curriculum) Major Governing Groups MAPS • • • • • • • • Markets, Food Married Housing (See University Apartments) MECCA (Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance) Medical Care and Services (See Health) • • • • • Medical Insurance Mental Health Care • , , , Mimeographing Service--ASMSU Minority Aide Program Minority Programs/Minority Advisory Council Mobiie Sound Units (See Public Addres.s Equipment) Mole,.ting (Ordinance) , , , , Money-Raising Activities (See l'und Raising) Motor Vehicles Motorcycles (See Motor Vehicles) Movie's • • • • • • • • • MSU Catalog (See Academic Programs) HSU Clinical Center MSU Dairy Store MSJ History •• MSJ Ordinances HSU Union , , Multi Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance (MECCA) Munn· Ice Arena M\1seums Mt· sic • • • • • • • • , • • , • • , • , , • , 98 6 35 9 32 25, 41 23, 39 • 38-40 35, 110 39, 40 35 21 55 113 123 101, 108 58, 112 58, 112 18 44 39 32 4 ~5, 64, 123 16, 31 23, 39 53 18 17 , , , , , , , , , , N National PanHellenic Council Native American Student Assistants Native American Indian Students • Natural Scien<'e, Pre-Professional Advisement Center N'a,ture Center (See Parks) ti-Grade • • • • Noise • • . . • • • , • Non-traditioncl Student No-Preference ~ajor • North American Indian Student Organization Notary . Public 36 u 57 l5 18 9 88, 113 • 56 • . 9 57 • 16 0 Off-Campus Council (OCC) Off-Campus Housing 126 16 41 , • , • • • . Off-Campus Housing and Commuter Programs Off ice Hours for Faculty , Officer Eligibility ~ Student Organizations Olin Health Center 1: : : : ~ : : : : : : : : Ombudsman • • • • On-Campus Housing • • . • • • • , • • Open House Policy GSorority- Fraternity Operator (University). Ordinances, MSU Organizations, Student Overseas Study • • • • Owen Graduate ,Association Regulations) • 23 9 113 18 15, 80 41 119 43 90 , 123 17 9 36 p Panhellenic Council (Panhel) Parades and Processions Parking-Driving Regulations ( See Motor Vehicles) ' • • , Parking Tickets Parks • • • • • • Pass (P) Grade , • Pass-No Grade (See Credit-No Credit) Passport • • • • • • • • • • Performing Arts Council (PAc) Personal Security , • , Permit to Register • • • • • • Petition Drives ( See Campaigning) Pets (See Animals) • P-{;rades (Pass) Picnicking (Ordinance) • • • Placement SeY'Vicee Bulletin Placement Services Placement Tests Plagiarism • • • • Planetarium, Abrams Plant Materials (Ordinance) PN (Pass-No Grade) • • • • • Police - Inside front cover University •• , •• , • Popular Entertainment--ASMSU Post Office • • • • • • • • Practicum (See Field Experience) Pre-Professional Advisement Center Prerequisite , • , Professional Student •• , Programming Board--ASMSU • Property: Lost, Stolen or Abandoned Property Removal (Ordinance) Psycholgical Clinic Public Address Equipment Public Service Council Publications • • • • , • • • , 36 113 112 11~ 18-19 10 6, 10 60 17, 34 49-50 10 97-98 93-94 10 • 113- 26-27, 46 26-27 10 90 19 113 10 49 34 16 7 15 10 8 17. -34 123 123 39 113 34 44-46, 78-79 R • •• , Radio Stations ( Campus) , Readmission (See also Withdrawals) Recess • • • • • Records Student Academic Student ?ersonnel 44 10 10 73-74, 114 92 • • • • 114 Records and Identification (General Student Registration) 91 51-54 Recreation (Also see Activities) 46 Red Cedar ~og 56 Re-entry Students 123 Refund of Fees • • Refel"'Ml Di rectory 45 10 Regional Centers , to Registrar's Office 58, 112 Registration of Motor Vehicles • Registration Withholds (See Hold Card Policy) 108-110' Regulations 90-123 64, 78, 90 64, 78, 90 46 41 ll 11 , Amendment and Initiation Definition • • • • · •• , Religious Advisor's Association Religious Living Units • . • • . Remedial-Developmental-Preparatory Courses Residence • • • • • • , , •. , . • • • . • , Residence Ralls Alcohol Policy Assignments Office Association (RHA) • Bill of Rights Canvassing (See Campaigning) Conference Rousing Policy Contract • • • • • • • • • • Distribution of Material Housing Policy • • • • • • Judiciary (RHAJ) • • • • • Movie Program and Hotline Options • • • • • Regulations • • • • • • • Rooms, Policy on Entering Programs Office (See University Housing Security Procedures (See Closing Rours) Space Ose • • • • • • • • • • • Solicitation (See Fund Raising) Resident • • • • • • arsidential Programs Revenue-Producing Projects Policy 93, 116-117 41 16 ll5 97 106 99 100 llO 66, 75 • • 44 •• 41 us-1 V u 1 Programs) •• 25 99 102-106 108 ll ll lOl, 108 s . . . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -• • • • • • • • • . • • Safety • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 50, 118 45 Schedule of Cou1'ses Scholarship and Grades (General Student Regulation) 91 ·Secretary of State, Off ice of 59 49 Security • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • • Self-Defense Education • . . • • . • • 50 24 Self~anagement Laboratory, Counseling Center .ts, 22,. 46 Service-Learn~ng Center 24, 39, 50 Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education 50 Sexual Harassment Signs 118 11 SIRS (Student Instructional ~ating System) Small Claims Court • • 48 Smoking • • • • • • . l 18 31 Snackshops and Grills 40 • • • Social Services Solicitation (See l'und Raising') 97' 108 Sororities • . . • . • • 36' 41 Sorority/Fraternity Regulations . . ll9 113-114 Sound Trucks (See Public Address ~quipment) Space Use lOl-107 45 Spz1'tan Life • • . • • • • 39 Speech and Hearing r.linic 34 Speakers Council--ASMSU Speakers Policy, Outside 119 Special Student ll 55 Special Groups, Services for Sports (See Recreation) 51-54 52 Sports Clubs • • • . 51-52 Sports--Intramurals 18 Sports, Ticket Information 43 State Ne!JB. Tke • • • • • 13 Student Academic Affairs • 23 Student Activities Office 21-25 Student Affairs and Services, Division of 33 Student aoard--ASMSU • • 36 Student Council, elected • 45 Student Di1'ect01''J u Student Employment Office li6, 76 Student-Faculty Judiciary (SFJ) .. 24, . • Student Government ASMSU •• COGS • • • • . Judicial Student Group Regulations Amendment • • • • • • • Definition • • . • • • Student Instructional Rating System (SIRS) Student l,ife, Department of • • • Student Motor Vehicle Regulations Student Organizations Directory • • • • • • • • • Registration Policy • • • • Student Personnel Records (See Records) Student Records and Withdrawals Office Student· Rights and Responsibilities Student Traffic Appeals Court (STAC) Student Union Programming Council Substance Abuse • • • • • Supportive S.ervices, Off·ice• of Syllabus • • • • • • • • • • • . • 33-36 13-35 35 37 64, 78, 90 78 78, 90 ll u 58, 112 17 45 120 114 23 69-87 68 14 40 15 ll T TAP (The Answer Place) • Tax Collection Criteria: Student Go.verning Groups and Organizations Taxis Telephones • • • • • Temporary Housing Tenants Resource Center Testing Center • • • • Tests (Placement) The Answer · Place (TAP) • Tileaters (entertainment) The HaHwy • • • • • • Thematic Studies programs The Refer>m.l Di1'ecto1'y • Tickets, Athletic Tickets, Special Events Tickets, Wharton Center traffic Appeals (See :iotor Vehicles) Traffic Committee, All-University Trains • • • • • Transcripts Transfer Credits • Transfer Evaluation rransportation . • • Travel Council--ASMSU Tuition Regulations: Out-of-State TV Stations (Campus) • • • • • • • ... u Undergraduate University Division (UUD) Union Building (See: MSU Union) Union Ticket Office • • • • • • • • • • University Apartments • • • • • • • • • Community Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Residence Council (UARC) Programs Off ice • • • , • • • .. • • • • • • • • • Universi~y Facilities, Materials and Services 44 121-22 60 42, 123 42 42 24 10 44 17 46 12 ' 45 18 16 17 112 58 60 12 l2 l2 58-62 14, 60 11, 122 44 13 16 l6 41 122 36 41 25, (General Student Regulations) 91 " • 25 University Rousing Programs 12 Upper Division • • • • • • • • • Utilities Information • • • • • ,. • • • 42 UUD (University Undergraduate Division) • • • • • • • • • 13 • • • , • • • • • • v I Vehicle Registration (See Motor Vehicle) Veterans Programs • • • • • • • • • • • • Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Visiting Rours, Sororities/Fraternities Visitor Status • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • Vocational and Career Planning • • • • • • • • Volunteer Programs (Now: Service-Learning Center) w Wage Claims Section • • • • • • • • • • .. • • Waivers (See General Education Examinations) Weapons (Ordinance) • • • • • • • , Weather Information • • • • • • • • Western Union Payout Station (See: HSU Union) Wharton Center for Performing t\rts Wildlife (Ordinance) Withdrawal Off ice • • • Withdrawal Procedures · . WKAR~Radio/Television Women's Programs Women's Services Women'q Thematic Study Work-S~udy Programs (See Financial Aid) , • 112 56, 57 • 21 ll9 12 20 20, 22 • 48 7 123 47 • 16 • 17 123 • 23 123 44 55 40 12 27' 30 y Yearboak (Red Ceda.1' £og) • • • • • • • • • • • 46 127 MICHIGAN STATE FIGHT SONG On the . banks of the Red Cedar Is a school that's known to all Its specialty is winning And those Spartans play good ball Spartan teams are never beaten All thru the game they fight Fight for the only colors, Green and White Chorus: Go right thru for MSU Watch the pcints keep growing Spartan teams are bound to win, they're fighting with a vim, Rah, Rah, Rah, See their team We're going to Fight! Fight! Victory for M. is weakening win this game Rah! Team Fight! s. u. M.S.U.SHADOWS (Alma Mater) M. S. U. we love thy shadows when twilight silence falls, Flushing deep and softly paling O'er ivy covered halls; Beneath the pines we'll gather To give our faith so true, Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises M. S. U. When from these scenes we wander and twilight shadows fade Our me~ory still will linger Where light and shadows played; In the evening pft we'll gather And pledge our faith anew, Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises M. S. U. UNIVERSITY CALENDAR - 1983-84 FALL 1983 September 16 F --- 19-21 M-W-- Th--- 22 F 23 28 October 14 F 26 w Welcome Week begins Registration Classes begin First day for changes in enrollment Late registration begins Last day to: register; add courses; change sections, or CR-NR and visitor status; withdraw or drop courses with 75 % refund of fees February 7 14 24 March Tu--- Middle of the term Last day to withdraw or drop courses with no grade reported and 25 % re fund of fees --- Completion of incomplete grades due Tu--- Early enrollment for Spring Term 1984 F---- Last day to withdraw Last day for returning students to apply for financial aid for Winter Term 1984. Newly admitted and re admitted students check with the Financial Aid Office. Middle of the term Last day to withdraw or drop courses with no grade reported and 25 % re fund of fees Completion of incomplete grades due Th--~ Sa--- 10 12-16 M-F-- 16 F---- Last day for returning students to apply for financial aid for Summer 1984. Newly admitted and readmitted students check with the Financial Aids Office Commencement Final exams Early registration Residence halls close November 4-10 11 24-27 December F-Th- Early enrollment for Winter Term F --- Last day to withdraw Th-Su Thanksgiving recess Sa--- Commencement 3 5-9 M-F-- Final exams Early registration 9 F---- Residence halls close 23-26 F-M-- -Holiday, University closed 30- F-M-- Holiday, University closed Jan 2 WINTER1984 Ja nuary 2 3 3-4 5 6 11 M---- Residence halls open at noon Tu--- Last day for returning students to apply for financial aid for Spring Term 198~. Newly admitted and re admitted students check with the Financial Aids Office. Registration Classes begin First day for changes in enrollment Late registration begins Last day to: register; add courses; change sections, or CR-NR and visitor status; withdraw or drop courses with 75% refund of fees Tu-w- Th--- F---- W---- SPRING 1984 March 25 26-27 28 29 :1 u--- 11-Tu lJ--- :h--- Residence halls open Registration Classes begin First day for changes in Late registration begins enrollment April 2 ·1---- 3 lu--- 30 M---- Last day for returning students to apply for financial aid for fall 1984. Newly admitted and readmitted students check with the Financial Aids Office. Last day to: register; add courses; change sections or CR-NR and visitor status; withdraw or drop courses with 75% refund of fees Middle of term Last day to drop courses or withdraw with no grade reported and 25 % re fund of fees. Completion of incomplete grades due Tu--- Early enrollment for Summer Term May F---- Last day to withdraw 18 28 M---- Holiday, University closed 29 June 4~8 M-F-- Final exams 5-6 Tu- :tJ. Early registration for Summer Term 8 9 F---- Residence halls close Sa--- Commencement ... _ AGH AKR ANH ABB. AUD llCH BOY BH llKR cc CEii CH CHH CIP CLC COit CRD CSE CTll DH .. EBH EBR EH EPP EUS FCD FEE FS QH HAB H8 HE HG Hl.D HUI HllH HUB IC IMC IW JP JF JG JP KAC KC LS LH UB MAH ... MCD ... lltlC llPB !ITS llUS NKL NR NS OH OWN PA PAC PBI. PES PlP P8Q PSR PTll PS PYR QON SKH SLS 8NY SU TV U8 UP -·· AE llUILDWG llDEX lndu _ltu,.l~Bldg. . . .. . .. K·20 ~: ~~ :: : :::: :: :::: :: ::::::: ::: Anthony H911 ........ .... , . • . •.. .•... K-11 "41dlolagy .... ._ . - - lulldlng ..... . . . .. . . .. . . ...... . . . . M-15 Audho22 .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . •. . . . . . . . C-11 EU9tllce HaU ......_.,. _ · - - - .............. ...... G-20 ,.. 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Buldlng . • ... • . .• E-21 Pockoglng .. .. ....... . .............. ... 17 Biology LMlonlory ... .. . .. . .. .... 21 - P9saclde ,.__.Ch .. . . . .......... .. . ~21 Phllllpe AMkierlce ..... .... . .. . .. . . .. . F-22 - - - . ... . ...... ... 11 ---• ................ ., Ptenetartum . .... .................... J-21 Pollce(Pullllc sety) . ...... ....... , .... ,. Poyc:hology R_,.h . . .... ..... .... G-22 ~ ...... .. .. ... ...... . ..... .. . CM South Kedde . ....... . , , . , . . . . , .... . . f.11 SollSdencelSulldlng .. . . .... .. . ..... E-11 9 -_He l l ........ .. .. .. . F-22 · - ...,,_ ISuldlng . .• . •••• ••• D-20 WKAR (Tel . . lelon) ... . ..... .. ... .. ... CM Union Bulldlng •••• • " •.. ...•.••••••• c-,. UrbM Pl9mlng and L.Mdec., " ' VCC WH Wit. WON .._..,.ISuldlng . . .. ... . ...... 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