I999 STUDENT HANDBOOK AND RESOURCE GUiDE Information and Services Rights and Responsibilities Regulations MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY People Last, First Websites Unit List Calendar Customize the site Page Tracker Tool Athletics · ,., Enrollment Svcs ~· Ex~~n~io!!_ _____ _ c !~Jo for S~..Q~nts __ :> !.!l!'.L!'~Jl!.~.!!l.s_. __ ·: Putr~J1~ti __ _________ _ former MSU '·'·' ebs~e Campus Operator: 517 .355 .1855 Michigan State University Ea~-:t Lansing, MI 48824 MSU's Homepage on the World Wide Web - http://www.msu.edu Much of what you need to know about University programs, services and people is available on the Web. Click on any one of the general topics and you can link to wide-ranging, detailed information. Many web sites for specific programs and services are listed throughout Part I of this book. Web sites are added and expanded regularly, so check them often. Can't find an answer in this book or on the web? Try the: MSU Helpline 353-4MSU (voice) 432-3757 (TTY} E-Mail: MSUHELP@MSU.EDU All information is this book is subject to change. For the most current information on regulations and policies, please consult the Spattan Life web site, http://www.vps.msu.edu/SpLifelindex.htm For current information on programs and services, consult the individual web sites listed inside. -rable of .Contents Quick Reference Guide . . . where to go and who to call Letter from the' Vice President for . . . 2 Part II Rights and Responsibilities . . . . . . Student Affairs an~ Services Character & Goals of MSU . . Guiding Principles, Board of Trustees, Officers of the University . . . Student Affairs and Services . . . . departments, directors, functions and services . . . . . 6 . 5 . 4 . Part I Information and Services 11 15 19 16 . 8 . . . . . . . Academic Affairs . . advising, assistance, libraries Activities . . organizations, Greek Life, community service'. arts, films, ga,rdens, museums, MSU Union Careef Services . . information, counseling, career fairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . ·Employment .. work now or after gradua tion Financial Aid . . basic info . .. .. : . . . . Food . . whereto get it on campus Governance at MSU .. ASMSU, COGS, student . . . . . involvement, all-U committees Health Services ·. . on campus . . . . . Housing . . on campus and off campus . Legal Services . . for students . . . . . Personal Security . . for you and yours, including MSU Statement on Sexual Assault 30 Recreation . . sports for fun and keeping fit . . . . . 35 Services for Special Groups . . adult students, children/families, students with disabilities, internationals, lesbians/bis/gays, students of color, veterans, women . 37 Transportation . . to, from, and around-campus . . 39 . . . . . . . . 22 26 29 28 21 Legislative an~ Judicial Systems . . . . . . . Academic Freedom for Students at MSU . . .. basic rights and responsibilities 47 . . . . . . . . Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities · 65 Medical Student Rights and Responsibilities (reference only) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 77 42 Part Ill Regulations General Student Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Residence Hall Bill of Rights and Regulations - Undergraduate and Graduate . . . . . .. . University Apartments Community Bill of Rights and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . 87 ' Alphabetical Listing of Other Regulations, All-University Policies, Administrative Rulings, and Selected Ordinances . . . . . . . . ... . 88 . .. . .. 83 · INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNIVERSITY CALENDAR 1999-2000 - · Critical dates . : . . . . . . . . . . GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATIONS . PROMOTION PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 132 137' 138 139 The text of this publication is accessible at website: http://www.vps.msu.edu/SpLifelindex.htm 1999 Published by _EducatiOnal and.Support Services, Division of Student Affairs and Services, 162 Student Services, 353-6650. Michigan State University Edited by Joy M. Tubaugh. Desktop Publishing by Cheryl Gierman. Cover design by Shelee Bush. MSU is an Affinnative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution Topic Contact Topic Contact Quick Reference Guide · A~ademic program planning, special credit Academic adviser or Undergraduate University Division (seep. 8) Academic record, enrollment schedule Academic skills development, tutoring Registrar, 150 Adm Bldg, 355-3300 Leaming Resources. Ctr, 209 Bessey, 355-2363 Writing Center, 300 Bessey, 432-36IO Supportive Services, 209 Bessey, 353-52IO Address change, off-campus Registrar, 150 Ad Bldg, 355-3300 on-campus Hall Manager's Office Admissions, advanced placement, dual enrollment 250 Adm Bldg, 355-8332 AOP,ADS Admissions Office, Adult student services 51 Kellogg, 353-0791 AIDS/HIV testing Olin Health Ctr, 353-0718 Alcohol/drug education Counseling Olin Health Education, 353-0718 Counseling Center, 355-8270 Art Museum, Kresge 355-7631 Asian Pacific Am Students Office of Minority Student Affairs, 338 Student Services, 353-7745 APASQ, 18 MSU Union, 432-7153 Bicycle/car registration Parking Office, 355-8440 Black students (African-American) Office of Minority Student Affairs, 338 Student Services, 353-7745 BSA, 18 MSU Union, 432-7153 Bookstore, MSU International Center, 355-3450 Bus service Nite Line . Green & White Lines CATA, 394-1000 IO p.m. - 2:40 a.m. 1 a.m. - 11 a.m., 394-6230 Calendar, MSU Web Site http://events.msu.edu Campus Center Car registration Career Counseling Career advising, information Check cashing Child & Family Care Resources Program Manager's Office, 323 MSU Union, 432~7739 Parking Office, 355-8440 Counseling Center, 207 Student Services, 355-8270 Career Services and Placement, 113 Student Services, . 355-95 IO, ext. 380 · Career Development Ctr, 6 Student Services, 355-9510, ext. 335 Academic adviser Cashier, 110 Adm Bldg, 355-5023 432-3745, ext. 146 Complaints about academic/adrninstrative matters Instructor, dept head or dean Ombudsman, 129 N. Kedzie, 353-8830 Computer resources for students, consulting, sales Computing Info Ctr, 305 Comp Ctr, 355-4500, ext. 0 Copy services A SM SU COGS 2 307 Student Services, 353-0659 316 Studen_t Services, 353-9189 Counseling services (career, personal-social, substance abuse) Cross-Cultural Activities Disability Concerns Transportation Discipline/judicial matters Discrimination Domestic Shelter Drop/add courses Employment after graduation Employment while a student, summers Counseling Center, 207 Student Services, 355-8270 and 335 Olin, 355-2310 Internationalizing Student Life, 101 Student Services, 355-8288 RCPD-Resource Ctr for Persons with Disabilities, 120 Bessey Hall, 353-9642 394-6230 Judicial Affairs, 339 Student Services, 432-2471 Office of Minority Student Affairs, 338 Student Services, 353-7745 VP, Student Affairs and Services, 153 Student Services, 355-2264 Judicial Affairs Office, 339 Student Services, 432-2471 Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board, I02 Olds, 353-3929 Office of Affirmative Action Compliance and Monitoring, 303 Adm Bldg, 353-3922 See "Safe Place" Dept or school offering course Career Services and Placement, 113 Student Services, 355-95IO, ext. 380 Student Employm~nt Office, 110 Student Services, 355-95IO, ext. 480 Enrollment Registrar, 355-3300 Fipancial Aid Office ASMSU/COGS Loans 252 Student Services, 353-5940 307 Student Service,s, 353-0659 Fraternity Rush Gay-Bi-Lesbian Transgendered concerns Graduation-application --cap/gown Greek Governing Board Greek Life Harassment Health Education Office Phone Information Nurse Health Services HelpLine, MSU Hispanic students Housing, _Cooperatives Housing--off-campus rentals Interfratemity Council (IFC), 326 Student Services, 353-2965 Alliance for LBGT Students, 442 MSU Union, 353-9795 LBGT Coordinator, 101 Student Services, 355-8286 Registrar, 1 SO Adm Bldg, 353-4678 MSU Union, 355-7676, ext. 225 325-326 Student Services, 353-2965 Student Life Center, IOI Student Services, 355-8286 See "Discrimination" Third Floor, Olin, 353-0718 353-5557 (Olin Health Center) Olin Health Center, 355-45IO MSU Health Team, 353-3000 3~3-4678 See "Latino" Intercooperative Council, 317 Student Services, 355-8313 Student Life Center, IOI Student Services, 355-8303 Topic Contact Housing, landlord-tenant matters Housing-on campus, assignments, facilities -families Housing-on campus, residence life ID - replacements IM-Circle IM-East IM-West IM Outdoor Pool IM Sports Clubs Housing Resource Ctr, 300 Bailey St, E.L., 337-9795 DCL Rental Housing Clinic, 336-8088 Res Hall Assignments Office, 1205 S. Harrison, 355-9550 Hall manager, Univ Apartments Office, 1205 S. Harrison, 355-9550 Dept of Residence Life, G-55 Wilson, 353-3780 Univ Apts Residence Life, 1434-B Spartan Village, 353-9499 Registrar, 150 Adm Bldg, 353-4678 Info, 355-4710; Reserv, 355-4711 Info, 353-3136; Reserv, 353-3223 Info, 355-5250; Reserv, 432-1475 355-5273 103 IM-Circle, 355-4710 Insurance, student health MSU Benefits Office, 353-4434 International Students 103 International Ctr., 353-1720 Internationalizing Student Life Latino/Chicano/Hispanic Students Leadership development, opportunities 101 Student Services, 355-8288 Office of Minority Student Affairs, 338 Student Services, 353-7745 CRU, 18 MSU Union, 432-7153 Student Life Ctr, 101 Student Services, 353-3860 Legal Services, student 329 Student Services, 353-3716 Libraries, on campus Library hours Main Library, 353-8700 355-8981 Lost and found Minority students (Racial-ethnic) MSU Union Post Office, 355-3497 Office of Minority Student Affairs, 338 Student Services, 353-7745 Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance, 207 Student Services, 355-8270 Multicultural Center, 18 MSU Union, 432-7153 Movies schedule, RHA 355-0313 MSUUnion Name change 355-3460 Registrar, 150 Adm Bldg, 355-3300 Native American students Office of Minority Student Affairs, Notary Public NPHC Intake Ombudsman Orientation, academic Orientation to campus life Passports Payments 338 Student Services, 353-7745 NAISO, 18 MSU Union, 432-7153 MSU Union Post Office, 355-3497 National Pan-Hellenic Council, 326 Student Services, 353-2965 129 N. Kedzie, 353-8830 Admissions, 250 Adm Bldg, 353-5030 101 Student Services, 353-3860 Lansing Post Office, 337-8713 Cashier, 110 Adm Bldg, 355-5023 Short term loans, 355-3340 Fees, 355-5050 Student Receivables, 355-3343 Police Bureau, Campus 355-2221 Topic Post Office Radio, student Readmission Religious Advisors Rides - late night, on- and off-campus Contact MSU Union, 355-3497. WDBM-FM (Impact) and WFIX Cable FM, 353-4414, G-4 Holden Registrar's Office, 50 Adm Bldg, 432-3956 See front of Student Directory, or Faculty-Staff Directory Green & White bus lines, 394-6230 Safe Ride (weekends), 353-0718 Safe Place, MSU Relationship Violence Crisis assistance, 372-5572 Program info, 355-1100 Safe Ride (on- and off-campus) Olin Health Education, 353-0718 Service-Learning Ctr 27 Student Services, 353-4400 Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Sexual harassment Social Security Card replacement Sorority Rush State Walk Student government Counseling Center, 207 Student Services, 355-8270 24-hr crisis line, 372-6666 Women's Resource Center, 332 MSU Union, 353-1635 See also: "Discrimination" Student Employment Office, 110 Student Services, 355-9520, ext 480 Panhellenic Council (Panhel), 325 Student Services, 353-2965 General Office, 355-5271 Library dispatch, 355-5548 Brody Hall, 432-3456 McDonel Hall, 432-3499 ASMSU, 333 Student Services 355-8266 COGS, 316 Student Services, 353-9189 RHA, G29 Holden, 355-8285 U Apts, Advisory Board 1434-B Spartan Village, 353-9499 Student organizations & student gov, advising Student Life Ctr, 101 Student Services, 355-8286 Study Abroad Office 109 International Ctr., 353-8920 Testing (LSA T, MCAT, GRE, etc) Testing Office, Counseling Center, 207 Student Services, 355-8385 Tickets, athletic Tickets, Breslin Ctr Tickets, Theatre Tickets, Wharton Ctr Tickets, parking Tours, Campus Jenison Fieldhouse, 355-1610 432-5000 432-2000 432-2000 Parking Office, 355-8440 Student Alumni Fdn, 355-4458 Transcripts/diplomas Registrar, 50 Adm Bldg, 355-5150 Veteran's Certification Registrar, 150 Adm Bldg, 355-5032 Volunteer programs See "Service-Leaming Ctr" Withdrawal from the University Women's issues Your College Student Affairs Office or UUD or 355-3300 Women's Resource Center, 332 MSU Union, 353-1635 ASMSU Women's Council, 329 MSU Union, 353-5255 Writing Center 300 Bessey, 432-3610 -Spartan Life, 1999 3 MICHIGAN STATE UN IVERS ITY August 1, 1999 Dear MSU Student: You are urged to become familiar with the many programs and services that can enrich your experience as a student at Michigan State University. As you pursue your academic studies in the classroom, you will also have many out-of. class opportunities to learn from people of different cultural backgrounds, to·· examine new philosophies, to develop new interests and skills, and to prepare for active participation in a rapidly changing global society. It is important that you take the initiative to expand your horizons and to take advantage of the programs and services that are available to help insure your success. Persons in the Division of Student Affairs and Services stand ready to assist you in this endeavor. As an academic community, it is necessary to set standards that will promote. an environment conducive to learning. Thus, policies, regulations and guidelines have been developed to provide an atmosphere that furthers opportunities for intellectual and personal development while protecting individual freedoms. As a student you are encouraged to exercise your right~ and you are expected to meet your responsibility to adhere to the standards se The second part of this guide serves to inform you of the rules, regulations, rights and responsibilities that have been established in the interest of all members of the University community. ' We are proud of the students, faculty, and staff who have contributed in many ways to the important activities, programs and services of the University. ,It is our hope that each of you will actively pursue the many opportunities available for an exciting and rewarding student experience. Sincerely, ~J)g~ Lee N. June Vice President for Student Affairs and Services DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES Office of the Vice President Michigan State University Student Services Building East Lansing, Ml 48824-1113 517 /355-2264 TTY: 517 /353-0304 FAX: 517/432-2855 MSU is an affirmative-action. equal-opportunity institution. The Character and Goals of MSU At Michigan State University excellence is a continuing tradition. MSU is a research intensive, land-grant university where people matter. The University is dedicated to educating tomorrow's leaders and scholars. Innovative and hard-working, MSU creates knowledge and extends learning to actively serve Michigan, the nation, and the international community. Guiding Principles: To accomplish its goals Michigan State will- + Improve access to quality education and expert knowledge + Achieve more active learning + Generate new knowledge and scholarship across the mission + Promote problem solving to address society's needs + Advance ~iversity within community + Make people matter Board of Trustees Dorothy Gonzales, Chairperson East Lansing Term ends January 1, 2001 Bob Traxler, Vice Chairperson Bay City Term ends January 1, 2001 Colleen M. McNamara Lansing Term ends January 1, 2003 Donald W. Nugent Frankfort Term ends January 1, 2003 Joel Ferguson Lansing Term ends January 1, 2005 Robert E. Weiss Grand Blanc Term ends January 1, 2005 Dolores M. Cook Greenville Term ends January 1, 2007 David L. Porteous Reed City Term ends January 1, 2007 Peter McPherson President, Ex Officio Officers of the University Peter McPherson, President Lou Anna K. Simon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Fred Poston, Interim Vice President for Finance and Operations and .Treasurer Robert J. Huggett, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Nancy H. Pogel, Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Executive Assistant to the President Charles Webb, Vice President for University Development Steven Webster, Vice President for Governmental Affairs Robert A. Noto, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs LeeN. June, Vice President for Student Affairs and Services and Assistant Provost for Academic Student Services & Multicultural Issues Martha L. Hesse, Senior Presidential Advisor for Strategic Planning & Budgeting and Assistant Provost Terry Denbow, Vice President for University Relations Keith Williams, Executive Director, MSU Alumni Association Charles Greenleaf, Vice President for University Projects Paulette Granberry Russell, Senior Advisor to the President for Diversity and Director of Affirmative Action, Compliance and Monitoring 5 Division of Student Affairs and Services VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES Dr. Lee June, Vice President and Assistant Provost for Academic Student Services and Multicultural Issues 153 Student Services, 355-2264; TIY: 353-0304 http://www. vps.msu. edu!vpsas/index.htm Ms. Anna Yokoyama, Executive Staff Assistant 153 Student Services, 355-2264 Ms. Penny Wali, Budget and Personnel Administrator 153 Student Services, 355-7535 ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND STUDENT LIFE Dr. Elba Santiago LaBonte, Ass 't V.P. and Director 153 Student Services, 355-7535; TIY: 353-0304 http://www. vps.msu. edu/SLife/index.htm Campus Life Orientation Greek Life Internationalizing Student Life Judicial Affairs Off-Campus Housing & Commuter Programs Student Affairs Records Student Government Advising Student Activities and Leadership ASSISTANT TO IBE VICE PRESIDENT AND EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES Dr. Patricia Enos, Ass't to the V.P. 162 Student Services, 353-6650; TIY: 353-4719 http://www.vps.msu.edu/ESS/ESS_Home.htm Communication/Publications Microcomputer/Network Support Data Resources /Research Graduate Practicum (EAD 894A) Staff Development Staff Resources Student Leadership Course (EAD 315) RESIDENCE LIFE Ms. Ann Bolger, Director G-55 Wilson, 353-3780; TIY: 432-2498 reslife@pilot.msu.edu; http://www. vps.msu.eduldrllhomepage.htm Environmental Management for Residence Halls and University Apartments Academic Support, Liaison, and Referral Student Group Advising Educational and Social Programs and Activities Enforcement of Regulations Student Interventions and Referrals Problem Mediation and Resolution Crisis Management Divisional Graduate Assistant Recruitment 6 CAREER SERVICES AND PLACEMENT Ms. Vernicka Tyson, Director 113 Student Services, 355-9510, Ext 333 plaOO@msu.edu; http://www. csp.msu. edu Career Development Center Student-Employer Interviews Job Search Advising/Assistance Alumni Credentials and Referrals Minority Programs Student Employment Office Collegiate Employment Research Institute International Placement Program Service-Leaming Center COUNSELING CENTER Dr. Mary Clearing-Sky, Director 207 Student Services, 355-8270 http://www.couns.msu.edu Counseling Offices: Student Services/MECCA Olin Counseling Therapy (individual and group) Consultation, Outreach, Preventive Education Career Counseling Multicultural Counseling Substance Abuse Assessment Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Testing Training INTRAMURAL SPORTS AND RECREATIVE SERVICES Dr. Larry Sie"a, Director 201 IM Sports-West, 355-5250 http://www.imsports.msu.edu Competitive Sports Exercise/Fitness Informal Drop-In Recreation Sports Clubs Special Populations Programs MULTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Mr. Rodney Patterson, Coordinator and Special Ass't to the V.P. 338 Student Services, 353-7745 Mr. Brent Bilodeau, Coordinator, Lesbian, Bi, Gay, Transgendered Students 101 Student Services, 355-8286 Racial/Ethnic Awareness Training Lesbian-Bi-Gay Issues & Support Multicultural Awareness Seminars (MAS) Culture Through the Arts Program Academic Affairs Student Academic Affairs College 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. Not all of the offices are exactly alike, so become familiar with the one appropriate for you. Agriculture and Natural Resources .. . 121 Agriculture Hall Arts and Letters ... 200 Linton Hall Business ... 332 Eppley Center Communication Arts and Sciences ... 181 Communication Arts Education ... 134 Erickson Hall Engineering ... 355-0236 355-0366 355-7605 355-1794 353-9680 1415 Engineering Building Freshman/Sophomore Advising Junior/Senior Advising 355-6616 355-5120 Honors College ... 105 Eustace-Cole Hall Human Ecology ... 7 Human Ecology Human Medicine ... A234 Life Sciences James Madison ... 369 S. Case Hall Natural Science ... 103 Natural Science Nursing ... A221 Life Sciences Osteopathic Medicine ... C-103 E. Fee Hall Social Science ... 201 Berkey Veterinary Medicine ... A-136 E. Fee Hall 355-2326 355-7690 353-7140 353-6754 355-4470 355-6523 353-7741 355-6679 355-6510 I I 8 The Undergraduate University Division UUD enrolls and is administratively responsible for all freshmen and sophomores, except for those in Lyman Briggs School and James Madison College. Students remain in UUD until they earn 56 credits and attain junior standing. (To continue at the University , you must be accepted as a major by one of the colleges offering baccalaureate degree programs.) Freshmen and sophomores without a major preference (No-Preference students), are advised by the staff of UUD. Freshmen and sophomores with major preferences are advised by the departments and colleges they plan to enter as juniors. They are welcome to seek additional assistance from UUD's offices. UUD provides services through its Student Academic Affairs Offices and the Learning Resources Center. UUD has advisers to assist you if you need help in overcoming academic problems. Web site: http://www.msu.edu/unit/uud Student Academic Affairs (SAA) Offices: UUD has four Student Academic Affairs Offices which are open from 8 a.m. to Noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. No appointment is necessary, but can be arranged. Web site: http:!lwww.msu.edu/unitluud/saa 229 East Akers: Students residing in Akers, Holmes, Hubbard, McDonel. Ph. 353-6387 170 Bessey: Students residing in main campus halls and off campus. Ph. 355-3515 109 Brody: Students residing in Armstrong, Bailey, Bryan, Butterfield, Emmons, Rather. Ph. 353-3863 S33 Wonders: Students residing in Case, Holden, Wilson, Wonders. Ph. 353-1660 Learning Resources Center: The Learning Resources Center (LRC) is a self-paced individualized learning center that offers free assistance to MSU students who want to improve their study skills. The LRC delivers services through three units : e Professional staff, located in 209J Bessey, offer indi vidualized consultation as well as seminars in reading; study groups in mathematics; and workshops on learn ing and study skills, note taking, and time management. e The LRC Lab in 204 Bessey contains interactive soft ware to aid learning and study skill development. Tutoring services, located in 1 West Wilson, 144C Brody and 138 Akers, are available during both day time and evening hours. • For more http://www. msu. edu/user/lrc. information, call 355-2363 or visit Supportive Services The Supportive Services office provides assistance to stu dents who may require additional academic support. Serv ices include personal and academic counseling, tutorial assistance and skill-building workshops, and assistance in planning to fulfill realistic goals. The development of basic academic skills is combined with coping and self-manage ment procedures ~9 help students succeed at MSU. All entering College Achievement Admission Program (CAAP) students, and any others who qualify for the of- fice's services, are assigned an academic guidance coun selor. Students are urged to' use the services regularly until they have established satisfactory academic progress. For information, call 353-5210, or visit 209 Bessey Hall or http://www.msu.edu/user/cumminlOloss/. The Writing Center The Writing Center staff consults with writers at all levels of proficiency and at all stages of the composing process. .Call for an appointment or stop by and be seen on a first come, first-served basis. Contact at: 300 Bessey, 432-3610, or http://writing.msu.edu Libraries The MSU Libraries house a research collection of more than four million volumes as well as nonprint materials such as maps, sound recordings, and hundreds of electronic databases. The library also provides a wide range of user services, including assistance in using online resources, planning research, interlibrary loan, ·and the Assistive Tech nology Center. Special areas of interest to new students in clude the Careers Collection, the Financial Aid Collection and the CyberCafe, as ;well as tire Friday Night Film Series and other free events for students. The Main Library is lo cated on West Circle Drive, across from Beaumont Tower. Key phone numbers: Library Hours 355-8981 Main Library Information 353-8700 355-2333 Circulation Department MSU Libraries web site: http://www.lib.msu.edu/ Branch Libraries are open to all students. For hours and lending policies of a particular library, call the listed number. Africana 3rd West, Main Library, 355-2366 Agricultural Economics 219 Agriculture Hall, 355-6650 · Animal Industries 3285 Anthony Hall, 355-8483 Audio-Visual - fourth Floor, West Wing Main Library, 353-1753 Business 50 DCL/Busfoess Library, 355-3380 · Chemistry 426 Chemistry Bldg·., 355-9715, ext. 363 Clinical A136 Life Sciences Bldg., 353-3037 Engineering 1515 Engineering Bldg., 355-8536 Fine Arts (Art & Music) Fourth Floor, West Wing, Main Library, 353-4593 Geology 5 Natural Science Bldg., 353-7988 Government Documents Basement, Main Library, 353-8700 Information - First Floor, East Wing Main Library, 353-8700 International Center Library 115 International Center, 355-0253 Labor & Industrial Relations Third Floor, West Wing, Main Library, 355-4647 Maps Third Floor, West Wing, Main Library 432-6277 Mathematics DlOl Wells Hall, 353-8852 Periodical Reading Room/Microforms Second Floor, West Wing, Main Library , 353-8724 Planning and Design UPLA Building, 353-3941 Physics Physics Building, 355-9704 .Reference First Floor, East Wing, Main Library, 353-8700 Veterinary Veterinary Medical Center, 353-5099 Computers The MSU Computer Laboratory provides central computing services for the MSU academic community and support for the campus digital communication network, MS UN et. Services are available to students, faculty, and staff. The Computing Information Center (CIC) distributes handouts on many computing topics and provides a consulting service for general questions about electronic mail and network, microcomputer, mainframe, and software usage. The Computer Store offers faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to acquire microcomputer systems and software at educational discount prices. (Certain i:estrictions apply.) A variety of systems and software is available for dem onstration in the store. Consultants are on hand to help prospective buyers evaluate their needs and make an ap propriate selection. For information, contact: 517-355-4500 or Web site: http://cstore.msti.'edu/ The Libraries, Computing and Technology Training Program (LCTTP) offers a variety of short, non-credit courses on how to use popular hardware and software. Of ferings for students, faculty, and staff range from using e mail, and setting up web sites, to using word processors, and a variety of graphics creation and editing software. Course catalogs are available in the CIC, Room 305 Com puter Center or on-line at http://www.msu.edu/service!lcttp/. Technology training modules from CBT Systems are now available free on a non-credit basis to MSU faculty and staff, and to MSU students in degree programs, under a campus site lic'ense. Almost 200 separate training modules 9 are available, ranging from beginning word processing and use of web browsers through object oriented programming, relational database design, and the configuration of high speed network equipment. Information on CBT is available at http://cbtraining.msu.edu/cbtweblindex.htm • Microcomputer laboratories are located in the MS'U Union, the Computer Center, the Main Library, and in other buildings all across campus. Service assistants are located either within individual labs or in a central location in the same building. Software is available for word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, statistical analysis, and graphics. All public labs are connected to MSUNet and provide access to the University's host computers, the World Wide Web and the Internet. Detailed information about public microcomputer laboratories is the CIC, 305 Computer Center, or at available http://www.microlabs.msu.edu/microlabs/. For instructional use of microcomputer laboratory facilities, contact the Microcomputer Laboratory Coordinator at 517-355-4500, ext. 145. in Standardized Tests The Counseling Center Testing Office (located in 207 ' · Student Services) is a national test site for: e ETS computer-based tests (CBT) such as GRE, GMA T, TOEFL, PRAXIS, and others e Nearly all paper-based graduate/professional school entrance exams and licensing/certification exams (such as LSAT, MCAT, MAT, OAT, GRE. Subject Tests, ASE Certification Exams and oth ers) e TOEFL, TOEIC, and the English Language Center Special English Test e ACT, SAT, and CLEP e Make-up placement testing for Math, French, Spanish and German e Vocational/psychological testing authorized in conjunction with counseling services e Special proctoring of exams for Distance Learning and Other University testing The Testing · Office is a member of the MSU Test Preparation Consortium. For more information, consult http://www.couns.msu.edu/testing or call 355-8385. See also Counseling Center. Specil(ll Learning Options The Honors College provides programs of study that at tract and challenge unusually talented undergraduates. Stu dents benefit from individualized programs of study and program flexibility that take maximum advantage of the University's distinguished array of teaching talent and re- search facilities. Web site: http://www.msu.edu/unit/honcoll/ · ' International Studies and Programs (ISP) offers study abroad, language programs, services, and grants through its centers for African, Asian, European and Russian, Latin IO American and Caribbean, and Canadian studies. Thematic study units offer programming related to International Agriculture, Health, Development, Business, Education, and Women and International Development. Call 355-2350 or site: http://www. isp.msu. edu/ 209 , International Center. Web visit Study Abroad ... The Office of Study Abroad facilitates MSU study programs in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America, Africa, Latin America, and Australia. Fi nancial Aid and scholarships are available to qualified stu dents. The office provides information on other programs sponsored by U.S. and foreign institutio1:1s. Information and applications are available on Youth Hostel and International Student Identity Cards as well as Eurail and BritRail passes. Contact at: 109 International Center, 353-8920, or http://studyabroad.msu.edu/ Living-Learning Programs ... Residence Life staff provide formal residential programs and individual support in tlie areas of academic and career development. Students may choose to live in a designated residential housing program, one of two residential colleges, or a specific theme floor. Options include: ROSES (Science and Engineering); RISE (Environmental Studies); ROIAL (Arts and Letters); MRULE (Multi-Racial Unity); CLASS CONNECTIONS (Common Courses); HO~URS (Academic Excellence): Lyman Briggs School (Physical Sciences); and James Madison College (Political Sciences). For more information visit http://www. vps.msu. edu/drl/livinglearning.htm. . . . Service-Learning is the term for experience gained through volunteer work in a career or course-related field that sup plements or complements course work. (See the Career De velopment site: http :l!www. cs p. ms u. edu/s le/index. htm book.) Web section this of Records The Registrar's Office keeps your academic records. Call Current Records, 353-8748. Grievances Ombudsman's Office: The Ombudsman is an official, chosen from among the senior faculty, to whom students at all levels may appeal for assistance and redress of griev ances involving faculty and administration. This person as sesses the validity of each complaint, advises on possible remedies, and, where indicated, actively assists the student in securing a fair resolution of the matter. The Ombudsman has broad powers of investigation, including direct and ready access to University officers, faculty and official re cords. Contact at: 129 North Kedzie, 353-8830, http://www.msu.edu/unit!ombud (.. The official and most complete source of in formation on academic matters is the Academic Programs book. Consult it for academic policies, regulations, requirements, and procedures. Web site: http://pilot.msu.edu/unit!ucandc Student Organizations There are over 500 student organizations on campus including honoraries; professional organizations and professional fraternities and sororities; recreational and athletic groups; international, racial/ethnic, religious, academic interest area, political, social service, volunteer, and media organizations. Each organization has its own membe~ship criteria .and requirements. Many groups sponsor , speakers, recreational, and films, cultural, entertainment events. A list of organizations is available at: the or http://www. vps.msu. edu/SLife/orglistlindex:htm!, Student Life Center, 101 Student Services, 355-8286. The ASMSU Programming Board (see Governance) pro- . grams on the all-University level in a wide range of areas: travel; films; concerts; speakers; racial/ethnic, international and cross-cultural programs; , audio-visual; and theater. Watch for announcements of coming events. Greek Life in a nationally affiliated Greek the choice of Since · 1872, MSU students have had letter participating organization. Today, the Greek community is comprised of 55 , (inter)nationally affiliated Greek letter organizations with a combined membership of over 3, 100 students. For a list of Greek constituent groups see p.134. Michigan State University has recommitted itself to the value of Greek letter organizations the collegiate experience. MSU believes that fraternities and sororities can and should provide educational experiences that support the Guiding Principles of the institution, as well as provide to experience active learning students an opportunity through self-governance. in The value of Greek, life for students who choose to partici pate is the merging of almost every element of the campus experience foto one cohesive program-leadership develop ment, academic achievement, community service, sports, social life, housing, alumni relations, and self-governance. '-- For a "Guide to the Greek Community," contact the Depart ment of Student Life, 101 Student Services, 355-8286, or visit http://gogreek.msu.e_du Community Service Opportunities abound for involvement in both short-term · and long-term community service. "MSU COOL Action" is a student group that organizes programs throughout the year. "Into the Streets" (October) involves hundreds of students in one-day projects throughout the Lansing area. "Toys-for-Tots" (December) assists in gathering toys for Lansing area children. "Alternative Breaks" (March) combines travel and service for volunteers who spend their spring break on a service project in another state or country. Community projects need both workers and organizers. Handouts on shorUterm community projects are available for RAs a~d representatives of stud~nt organizations. For Activities fall, holiday, spring and spring break projects, visit the Service-Learning Center, 27 Student Services, 353-4400, or http://www.csp.msu.edu!slc!index.htm , Multicultural Activities Pride Week, ' The diversity of American society, can be explored through traditional campus events. Many annual and special activities celebrate the heritage of Native Americans, Puerto Ricans, African-Americans, Chicanos, and Asia.n Pacific Americans. Women's History Month is observed in March and highlights Lesbian-Bisexual-Gay-Transgendered issues and identity. Events are well publicized. For information contact: Office of Minority Student Affairs, 338 Student Services, 353-7745; ALBGTS, 442 MSU Union, 353-9795; the Women's Resource Center, 332 MSU Union, 353-1635; or the Multicultural Center, 18 MSU Union, 432-7153. See also Services for Special Groups, pages 35-36. in April, held Multicultural Center The MSU Multicultural Center, located on the lower level of the MSU Union, opened in January ,1999. The ' Center provides space for special programs, computers for student use, and a lounge area where students can study, eat, and in teract. Offices of the four organizations which comprise the Council of Racial Ethnic Students (CORES) are also lo cated here. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 11 p.m. For infor mation, call 432-7153. Cross-Cultural Activities for American The cultures of many different nations are brought to campus through a variety of events and programs. The (ISL) office provides Internationalizing Student Life improve to students opportunities cross-cultural communication skills and to learn about and experience cultures from different parts of the world. Programs and resources available through the ISL office include: cross-cultural communication programs and training; books, videos, games and simulations on cultural topics; music ·from around the globe; and international dinners. their cultures through music, dance, food and exhibits at the Global Festival each November. An International House in Internatio'nal student groups showcase 11 Landon Hall provides opportunity for American and learning live international students community. For information, contact Internationalizing Student Life, 355-8288, Student 101 http:f/www. vps. msu. edu/SLife/is I/index. htm Services, together in a to Band Office, 355-7654; Orchestra Office, 355-7670; Choir Office, 355-7667 or 353-6600; or Jazz Studies Office 432-2194. Additional instruction in music is avallabl~ through the Community Music School, 355-7661. For current concert information, call the 24-hour School of Music Events Line, 355-3345 or vi sit the web site: http://www.music.msu.edu Campus Center A multiplex cinema, a coffeehouse, a study lounge, an amusement arcade and cyber cafe offer student-driven pro gramming every Friday and Saturday until 2 a.m. and dur ing the day and early evening on Sunday. Most activities will be free to students. The Campus Center uses facilities in Wells Hall, the International Center, Erickson Kiva, the Engineering Building, and other indoor and outdoor loca tions. Contact: Campus Center Manager, 323 MSU Union, · 432-7739. The Arts, Museums, Planetarium Concerts: The ASMSU Programming Board has four (see Student student-run concert/activity departments Governance). These departments produce and promote rock, jazz, rhythm and blues, urban contemporary, and other forms of popular music, as well as comedians. The Residence Halls Association (RHA) produces a variety of musical activities and other entertainment. Theater: The Department of Theatre, its Performing Arts Company, sponsors three or four major dramatic productions each year. Performances are generally on the Wharton Center Festival Stage or in Fairchild Theatre. Call the box office at 355-0148. Web site: http://www.msu.edu/unitltheatre/events.ht,,;_l through Wharton Center for Performing . Arts: Wharton Center offers a full schedule of world-famous soloists, symphony orchestras, dance troupes, and broadway shows, as well as performances by the MSU Department of Theatre and Sc~ool of M~sic, . and Greater Lansing Symphony Or~h~stra. Special pnces admit students to the 2500-seat Great Hall and the more intimate 600-seat Festival Stage. For information, call 432-2000. Tickets may be purchased at the box office on the first floor. Handicappers call for special arrangements. Web site: http://www.msu.edu/-wharton!home.html . · ' Breslin Student Events Center: The Center hosts a variety · of concerts, in addition to being the home of Spartan basketball. The facility is fully accessible for handicappers. Purchase tickets for special events at the box office on the main floor, 432-5000. (MSU basketball tickets are sold through the Athletic Ticket Office· in Jenison, ~55-1610.) Web site: http://usdinfo.msu.edu/brs/brshome.htm site: RUA Movie Program: The Residence Halls Association offers recent films on a weekly basis. Admission is free for residents who have paid their RHA tax . Others pay $3. RHA also maintains four video offices where students who have paid their tax may borrow movies. Web http://www.msu.edu!user/rha/movies.htm University Housing Channel 12 shows 60 popular movies a semester, sponsored by RHA for on-campus residents. Selections include new releases, classics, anti films from the A TL/IAH film series. Information and show times are the monthly newsletter, Cable Connections found distributed through residents' mailboxes. ' Web site: http://hfs.msu.edu/hfslchl2/ in The Kresge Art Museum: Located in the Kresge Art Center, houses MSU' s permanent art collection. This collection covers prehistoric to 20th century art as well as African, Asian and pre-Columbian art. The Museum regularly mounts special exhibitions. Hours are: weekdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.rrt. ex~ept Thursday; Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.; weekends, 1 to 4 p.m. Closed holiday weekends. June - July hours are: weekdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; weekends, 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Call 355-7631 for information. Web site: http://www.msu.edu/unitlkamuseum/ The MSU Museum offers anthropological, bioJogical, geo logical, and historical displays. Located across from the Li brary on East Circle Drive, it is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week; until 9 p.m. on Thursday; and 10 a.jll. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sun day. Closed on holidays. Call 355-2370 for information. Web site: http://museum.cl.msu.edu/index.html The Bug House contains live insect displays , exhibits and "hands-on" activities. The Bug House is located on the first floor of the Natural Science Building. For information or to arrange a visit call 355-4662. Web site: http://www.ent.msu.edu/bughouse/index.html Planetarium programs are held Friday and Saturday eve nings and Sunday afternoons. Admission is $3 .00 for adults, $2.50 for students, and $2.00 for those 12 or under. A free exhibit hall is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Located between Shaw Hall and the Chemistry Building. For show information call 355-4672. For current information on tht; night sky, call 332-STAR. Web site: http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/ Music: · Both undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of major, have the opportunity to hear and participate in a variety of musical organizations. These include:. The Spartan Marching Band; Spartan Brass; jazz bands; Jazz combos; three concert bands; three orchestras; and seven ch?irs, including the Choral Union, a University and commumty ensemble. For specific information call the Athletic Events As a Big Ten school, MSU competes in 12 men's varsity sports and 12 women's varsity sports. The Athletic Ticket Office in Jenison Fieldhouse handles all advance ticket sales. Call 355-1610 for information. Web site: http://www.msuspartans.com/ 12 I• Radio talk on campus WDBM, "Impact," comes to you at 89 FM, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with alternative music, news, sports and issues. This student-operated, award-winning, FCC-licensed, non-commercial station can be heard at distances of 50 miles or more. ("Impact" is also carried over the MSU cable system at 89.3 FM.) WFIX, "The FIX," is found at 91.5 FM over the MSU cable system. WFIX carries specialty programming not found on WDBM, including commercial-free Retro hits during the day and Rap, Hip Hop and House music at night. WFIX operates on the academic calendar. The goals of Student Radio are diversity in programming, professionalism in presentation, and education. Both stations are supported by a fee collected from all students each semester. Students may apply for paid positions or to work as volunteers. Offices and studios in G-4 Holden Hall are accessible. For information call 353-4414. Web site: http://www. wdbm.msu. edu Gardens, Farms, Green Spaces Beal Botanical Garden: Located between the Library and the IM-Circle, it has over 5,000 species and varieties of plants and functions as an outdoor laboratory for the study and appreciation of plants. The garden is always open. All plants have descriptive labels. Website: http:l!www.cpp.msu~'edulbeal/ A Butterfly House is located in the Horticulture Green houses near the Plant and Soil Science Building at Bogue Street and Wilson Road. Visit the butterflies from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call 355-0348 for informa tion. The Horticulture Demonstration Gardens: Six beautiful theme gardens-perennials, annuals, roses, an idea garden, an entrance garden, and the 4-H Children's Garden-plus a fountain and pool, are located on over seven acres behind the Plant and Soil Science Building on Bogue Street. MSU Farms welcome visitors to the farm animals. Located at the south side of campus between Mt. Hope and Jolly roads, they are within easy cycling distance. MSU barns are open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Religious Activities The many churches, synagogues and religious centers in the Greater Lansing Area serve students in a variety of faiths by providing opportunities for formal ' Worship and informal fellowship activities. For a list of those available in the community, consult the Yellow Pages of the Lansing telephone directory. In addition, members of the Religious Advisors' Association are listed in the front of both the Student Directory and the Faculty-Staff Directory. Many religiously oriented registered student organizations are active on the campus. To find out what groups exist, visit: http://www.vps.msu.edu/SLife/activity/orglistlindex.htm or contact the Student Life Center, 101 Student Services, 355-8286. The interfaith Alumni Memorial Chapel, located east of Kresge Art Center, to MSU-affiliated is available individuals and groups for religious-passage ceremonies. It is especially popular for weddings and is available to individuals for private meditation. Hours are posted at the chapel entrance. Call 355-3464 for Chapel scheduling information. Lansing Area Activities For things to see and do in the Greater Lansing Area, consult the "Community Profile" pages in the front of the Lansing telephone directory. They contain information on the arts, museums, parks and other attractions, along with a list of annual events and maps of the local area. Or; see these web sites: http://www.lansing.org/locevt,html and http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum!explore/lansing .html The MSU Union The MSU Union serves students, alumni, faculty, staff and guests with cultural, social and recreational activities. It is also a convenient place to meet a friend, get something to eat, or just relax or study between classes. This fully acces sible facility is open daily: Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to midnight; Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.; and Sunday, 9 a.m. to midnight. The MSU Union offers many services. One Union Square, a food court, has burgers, pizza, deli subs and sandwiches, soups, salads, and ice cream. Union Station Cafeteria offers home cooked food served cafeteria style. It is open for lunch on the lower level, Monday through Friday, 11 :30 to 1 :30, except breaks and holidays. The Daily Grind and Puffins Pastries feature gourmet cof fee Monday through Saturday. Spartan Square provides outdoor dining (between the building and Grarid River). Union Central Store and Spartan Spirit and Graduation Shop offer school supplies, convenience items, class rings, Spartan sweatshirts, and commencement apparel. Automated teller machines (ATMs) provide access to Magic Line, Cirrus, Network I, Quantum, Plus, Honor, Pulse, Tyme, and Shazam. Make withdrawals, deposits, and transfers. A Microcomputer Center on the lower level provides more than 90 computers, 20 printers and a software library at no cost for students, faculty and staff. 13 Spartan Lanes Bowling Center features 16 lanes for open play, classes, leagues and private parties. Group rates are available. The U Cue Billiards/Games Room houses eight regulation pocket billiard tables, plus video and pinball games. Meeting facilities on the second floor may be rented for ,s.pecial events such as dances, banquets, and conferences. The Ballroom has complete light and sound capabilities and accommodates up to 500 people. "Classic-Fare Catering" is the exclusive caterer for all events held in the Union and delivers to other campus locations. Meeting rooms on the third and fourth floors are free to all registered student organizations for regularly scheduled meetings and events. Other services include: U.S. Post Office (substation) Notary Public Money Orders Barber/hairstyling shop ht~p:l!www.hfs.msu. edu!union Public copy machine Western Union Faxing Service Barter & ride boards Recreation For information on sports and other recreational activities, see the section of this book titled "Recreation." What, Where and When Sources for information on events and activities include the following: MSU Calendar Web Site: http://events.msu.edu This calendar contains events from all across the Univer sity. It can be sorted by date, type, location, etc. Campus and Other Community Event Links: http://www. vps. ms u. edu!S life/activity/ events2. html Several links will take you to specialty calendars for the Greater Lansing Community, as well as c~mpus units. The State News prints a "What's Happening" colurrin each Friday. It includes announcements about both on- and off campus events or meetings sponsored by registered student organizations and other campus groups or units. The infor mation is also accessible at http://www.statenews.com/hap- penings ' University Housing Cable Channel 12: A 24-hour bulle tin board carries announcements for students and promotes campus events. The announcements roll when other p'ro. gramming is not being broadcast to on-campus residents. The bulletin board is also carried off campus on TCI cable channel 29. ·' 1 MSU Channels: Announcements regarding campus e~ents, as well as classes, are carried over campus closed circuit TV and over cable TV throughout the Greater Lansing Area. Announcements regarding campus events are aired between classes and through the night. Consult your cable guide for the channel in your area. Beaumont Memorial Tower stands on the site of Old College Hall (1857-1919), the first building in America erected for the teaching of scientific agricul ture. The carillon is comprised of 47 bronze bells. The tower was a gift of John W. Beaumont, class of 1882, and was constructed in 1928. After having been silent for nearly 10 years because of needed repairs, the bells, clock and structure were restored and rededi cated on May 3, 1996. Funds for the restoration came from donations, including the 1989 class gift. MSU's Oldest Instructional Building is Linton Hall, built in 1881 to house the library, museum, zo ology laboratory, and president's office. Administra tive offices gradually expanded to fill the main building, plus a 1947 addition, until the new admini- , stration building was opened in 1968. 14 . INFORMATION LINES: Abrams Planetarium Programs Current Sky Information · . . Breslin Student Events Center Box Office . . . . . . . . . Basketball Tickets . . . . . Intercollegiate Athletics Info Tickets .. . . .. . Kresge Art Museum . Music Dept Events . RHA Movie Hotline . Theatre Dept Performances Box Office . . . . . .. . Wharton Center Box Office . ' 355-4672 332-7827 . 432-5000 432-5000 355-1610 . 355-9710 355-1610 355-7631 355-3345 355-8293 355-0148 432-2000 432-2000 Career Assistance, Information Career Services and Placement in Room 113 Student Services offers individual advising on career planning and job search strategies. Call 355-9510, ext. 380, for an ap pointment, or visit: http://www.csp.msu.edu The Career Development Center (CDC), a part of Career Services and Placement, is located in 6 Student Services, 355-9510, ext. 335. The CDC offers: MSU curriculum in formation; occupational materials; guide~ to graduate and professional schools; career exploration resources, includ ing career assessments; employer literature; resume and in terviewing materials; and video presentations on many topics. The media center provides career exploration and job search video and software resources. Career Fairs and other special informatiqn programs are held throughout the year. The Minority Careers Program and the Teacher Recruitment Fair, sponsored by Career Services and Placement, and the Career Expo sponsored by the School of Hospitality Business are examples. A list of career fairs and workshops is available at: http://www.csp.msu.edu about career Career counselors can be helpful when making complex decisions provide psychological support and assist in dealing with . fac~ors such as family pressures, issues of adequacy, mottvat_10n, uncertainty concerning aptitudes or i.nterests, or generahzed problems in decision making. directions. They There are two campus locations: 207 Student Services, 355-8270, TTY: 353-7278 M, Th, F Tu, W 8 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. 8 a.m. - noon and 1 - 7 p.m. 336 Olin Health Center, 355-2310 M - F 8 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. http://www.counseling.msu.edu Career Assessments The Career Development Center provides three career assessments which are available in choosing/changing a major or career. A paper and pencil assessment is recommended for those choosing or changing a major. This assessment provides computer-generated results and additional materials geared toward matching students' personalities to MSU majors. (the Holland Self-Directed Search) for assistance · Two interactive computer-based guidance systems provide individual assistance in making informed career decisions and plans. They help you gather information, explore options, and develop a strategy for decision making. For information on the computer-based guidance systems available on campus and assistance in determining which may best suit your needs, contact the Career Development Center, 6 Student Services. Career Services Career Exploration The Service-Learning Center provides undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to gain experience and to explore careers through voluntary community service. Programs are available in the Lansing area in: business, communications, corrections, education, government, law, health, personnel, nutrition, recreation, science, so cial work, special education, and veterinary medicine. Students schedule from four to six hours per week for their placement. Employers agree that career exposure and community service work are valuable additions to a student's academic program. Information and applica tions are available in 27 Student Services, 12 noon to 5 p.m. weekdays. Program offerings may be viewed at: http://www. csp.msu. edu/slc/ Colleges and Departments Your college or department may have special resources re lated to your field of study. Inquire at your departmental of fice or the office of the assistant dean for your college. 1999-2000 CAREER FAIRS & SEMINARS Aug 27 Sept 1 Sept 28 Sept 30 Oct27 Oct28 Oct28 Nov2 Nov4 Jan 24 Jan 27 Jan 31 Feb 8 Feb 10 Mar22 Apr 12 TBA It Part-Time Job Fair Meet the Accounting Firms Engineering Student-Employer Exchange MBA Career Exploration Conference Building Construction Management Fair Graduate & Prof School Recruitment Day Career Gallery Hospitality Business Career Expo Minorities in Com Arts & Sciences Midwest Conference Supply Chain Management Career Fair Minority Career Fair Human Ecology Career Info Fair Criminal Justice Fair Summer Employment Fair Liber~I Arts Career Fair Teacher Recruitment Day Packaging Fair 15 Employer information on approximately 3,000 employers in business, industry, human services, government, and education is maintained in the Career Development Center. Credential Referral Services. Credential files maintained for students actively seeking employment. are The Placement Manual is a must for students beginning a job search or considering career alternatives. Copies are available in the Career Development Center. Alumni Placement. Career Services and Placement works with alumni who are seeking employment. Creating a portfolio is an innovative way for marketing your skills in the job market, in addition to helping further your career development. For information on building your own see professional http://www. csp.msu. edu/cdc/pyramid. htm portfolio, personal and/or Assistance for students with disabilities. Students needing assistance or accomodation to participate in any program or service so should contact arrangements can be made. in advance the office Student Employment Office Located in 110 Student Services, the Student Employment Office helps students find part-time work, summer jobs, and paid internships. In addition, the office develops policies and procedures for student employees, processes all on-campus student employment applications, handles grievances, and maintains student employment records. the access at: Students may http://www.csp.msu.edu via system. Examples of on-campus jobs include those in residence halls, academic departments, labs, and the library. Popular off-campus employment restaurant positions, clerical jobs, and sales positions. New jobs are listed daily. job JOBTRAK postings includes the the Work-study positions are also JOBTRAK system. Work-study is a form of federal financial assistance and students must qualify by applying through the Office of Financial Aid. through listed On-Campus Work Opportunities The following is a list of some of the major student employers on campus. All employees must be processed through the Student Employment Office prior to beginning work. Instructional Media Center has positions open every semester except summer. You must be willing to work at least one full semester plus go through a 12-15 hour training program. Most of the jobs involve handling audio-visual equipment. For further information, contact the Distribution and Facility Services Office, IMC Room 26. Intramural officiating positions are available each semester. There are training sessions during the first week of classes. Contact the Intramural Office, Room 205, IM West, for further information. Employment Placement Services Career Services and Placement, provides the following services to assist students and alumni as they plan careers and seek jobs in business, industry, government, social services, and education. Services are provided through: 113 Student Services, 355-9510, ext. 380 Career Development Center, 6 Student Services, 355-9510,ext. 335 Service-Learning Center, 27 Student Services, 353-4400 Student Employment Office, 110 Student Services, 355-9510, ext. 480 Access to information and job listings is available at: http://www.csp.msu.edu Individual advising sessions may be scheduled with staff members who are specialists in specific interest areas. Resumes and employment correspondence may be critiqued. jobs, paid Summer and part-time employment, both on and off campus, are listed through the JOBTRAK system at http://www.csp.msu.edu internships Voluntary Community Service provides undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to gain experience and explore careers. Program offerings are the ~ervice-Learning Center and at: http://www.csp.msu.edu/slc listed in Vacancy listings of current local, national and international job openings are available at: http://www.csp.msu.edu. In addition, numerous periodicals which contain job listings are available for reference in the Career Development Center. Campus interviews with visiting employers are listed via InterviewTRAK http://www.csp.msu.edu. Campus interviews are limited to currently enrolled MSU students. at: Workshops on resume construction, conducting a job campaign, interviewing, creating a professional portfolio, finding an internship, choosing/changing a major, and related topics are scheduled by staff for students and alumni. Written materials on resume writing, interviewing and many occupational fields are available from the Career Development Center and at: http://www.csp.msu.edu/cdc Salary data and reports on the job market, employment trel).ds, and new career fields are available in the Career D~velopment Center. 16 The Library has a variety of part-time positions, many with a variety of skills and detailed training, requiring continuous employment throughout the year. For further information, contact the Library Director's Office, Room W-102. Kellogg Center has part-time student work available in both the restaurant (State Room) and the catering service. Contact the assistant manager's office for further details. Physical Plant Division has part-time student opportunities trades maintenance, computer in engineering, skilled programming, custodial work, and a variety of other areas. Contact any of the offices listed under Physical Plant in the Facµlty and Staff Directery for further information. .. ' Residence Halls have a variety of student jobs available, inc;:luding cafeteria _work .. (cooking as well as cleaning), maintenance and desk receptionist. Contact the hall manager's office for job openings. ) ! t,: I , MSU Union has , a variety , of student employment opportunities in the Cafeteria, Grill, Catering, Bowling, and Maintenance Billiards, Store(s), Post Office, Departments. For the contact department heads or the Manager's Office. information further Academic · departments, college offices and other administratiV.e· offices hire· students for a variety of responsibilities. ·Contact those 'that are of special interest to ycm .- 1 , 1 ' I , Part-Time Job Fair August 27, 1999 for Freshman/Transfer Students and September 1, 1999 for all other students ! • 1 .,, 'i Summer Employment Summer employment opportunities are listed for camps, range from parks and resorts' nationwide. Pos'itions the housekeeping and waiting wat~rfront. to managing tables A referral program exists for students seeking paid i1,1ternships and government nationwide. Interested students should inquire in 110 Student Services. ' iq business, industry ' Students should also review the interview opportunities p~sted at: and organizations interviewing potential interns and summer employees on campus will be listed there. http://www.c;p.msu.edu. Companies A Summer Employment Fair is held each February for students interested in seasonal and career-related work opportunities. This year's date: February 10, 2000 Employment Verification for Student Employees Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 Since June 1, 1987, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 has required that all individuals who are hired must be verified for· identity and employment eligibility or the employer wiil be subject to both civil and criminal fines, penalties, and injunctions. Therefore, all student employees must complete an INS Form I-9 and a W-4 form and present document(s) for employment verification. It is recommended that you apply immediately for the appropriate document(s) you do not have and would like to use for employment verification. Documents must be presented after accepting employment either on or off campus. Those who do not possess the proper document(s) must present a receipt on or before the first day of employment and must present the required document(s) within 21 calendar days of the employment date. Questions may be directed to the Student Employment Office at 355-9520, ext. 480 . Students who plan to work must provide evidence of their name, Social Security number, identity, and work authorization to comply with federal laws. United States citizens and Permanent Residents must present an original or duplicate Social Security card along with another document (e.g. driver's license, school identification card with photograph, U.S. Passport, Alien Registration Receipt card) when being processed for employment. A complete list of acceptable documents and specific information for international students is available from the Student Employment Office, 11 O Student Services Building, 355-9520, ext. 480. Disabilities, Rehabilitation Americans With Disabilities Act, Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and The Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act Under the AmericanS<-with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (504), and the Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (MPDCRA), qualified applicants and employees with disibilities are protected in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, job training, benefits and other aspects of from discrimination 17 ' ' ' ' employment. These laws provide that qualified individuals with a disability must be provided with reasonable accommodations that do not impose undue hardship. Rules Governing Personal Conduct of Employees to an requires the date employee request The MPDCRA accommodation within 182 days from the employee discovered or should have discovered the need for accommodation. Failure to notify the employer of this need within 182 days releases the employer from its obligation to accommodate under the MPDCRA. The employer to accommodate under ADA and Section 504; however, complaints alleging discrimination prohibited by the ADA and 504 must be filed within time limits set forth in the statutes and implementing regulations. its obligation released is not from The ADA, Section 504 and the MPDCRA also provide that each University program, service and activity, when viewed its entirety, must be accessible unless assuring in accessibility would the program, service or activity. fundamentally alter Questions should be directed to the Student Employment Office at 355-9520, ext. 480. Michigan Right-To-Know Law The Michigan Right-to-Know Law requires that all employees who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals receive chemical safety awareness training. Student employees who are known to be, or who could potentially be, exposed to hazardous chemicals must be informed of their rights under the law and of specific safety procedures necessary to work with these materials. Student employees who are not working with hazardous chemicals or who have a low probability of exposure must also be informed that they may request the same training concerning their rights under the law. This may be accomplished in the same manner employees-written communications, video presentations, and in-house training. The Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety should be contacted at 355-0153 for additional information and assistance regarding video presentations and training. other used for Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 provides eligible student employees with up to twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave. To be eligible, a student employee must have been employed by MSU for at least 12 months and have at least 1,250 hours of service in a twelve-month period. Leave is granted to care for the employee's child following birth, or placement for adoption or foster care; to care for an employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent, who has a serious health condition; or for a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the employee's job. Upon return from FMLA leave, student employees will be returned to their original or an equivalent position. Questions may be directed to the Student Employment Office at 355-9520, ext. 480. 18 Rules of personal conduct for employees (including student employees) are intended to promote the orderly and efficient operation of the University, as well as to protect the rights of all employees. The Rules Governing Personal Conduct of Employees may be viewed in the Student Employment Office, 110 Student Services Building. Students having questions or concerns regarding employee conduct should contact the Student Employment Office at 355-9520 ext. 480. Drug-Free Workplace Act appljes to student employees The federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendment of 1989 apply to MSU and all MSU employees, including students. The MSU Drug and Alcohol Policy ' for employees and students is printed in Part III of this book. . During 1998-99, MSU had a total of 12,805 faculty and staff employees. Total student employees numbered 18,524. (Approximately 43% ofMSU students worked on campus during the year.) Faculty & academic staff . . . . . . . . . (This includes 2,611 ranked faculty and 66 executive management employees.) 4,174 Graduate assistants . . . . . approximately 3,300 Administrative-Professional Confidential A-Ps Clerical-Technical . Confidential C-Ts Nurses . .. . . . Resident advisors Stage hands . . . . Fraternal Order of Police (police officers) . Labor Custodial (Local 1585) . . . . . . Skilled Trades (Local 999 . . . . . Power plant operator's (Local 547) 2,004 .. 34 1,893 . 4 . 97 . 24 . 6 . 42 967 216 . 44 -MSU Facts in Brief. 1998-99 'In support of If you receive financial aid, you are among the majority of students at MSU. the University's commitment to ·providing equal opportunity and equal access to all qualified students, the Office of Financial Aid ass.ists over 50 percent of the student population with some · sort of financial aid. Many students receive funds from mo~e than one source in their aid packages. Information Sources Financial aid advisors are available ·to answer your ques tions and discuss your needs. Offices: • , • " "~ •• p , File for aid as early as possible after January 1st of the year in which you wish to begin receiving aid. (For example, file on or after January 1, 1999, if you wish to receive aid be ginning Fall Semester 1999.) All questions asking for in come or asset figures should be answered, even' if the answer is "O." Don't leave them,, blank. Financial Aid 252 Student Services Counter service Monday - friday Advisor hours Monday - Friday C<' •, r , , • ' . 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. · · 9 - 11 :30 a.m. • · 1 - 4:30 p.m. Make sure you sign and date the application, and that you release the data to MSP by completing Step Five with MSU's Title IV code of 002290. 150 Administration Building All services ·Monday-- Thursday · ~ ~ • . f • j ' ' Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., 8 a:m. - 5 p.m. 224 Brody (clos~d d'uri~g, sum~er) Counte~ service Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ~r!day . . Advisor hours Monday - Thursday 12 noon - 5 p.m. Friday '" G12 Holden llaff (hours vary during summer) . AU services ' . Monday - Friday 12 noon - .4 pm. 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. . Telephone: Voice - 517/353-5940 TTY - 517/432-\)57 . Fax - 5;.~ 7 /432-1155 Addresses: Mail: 252 Student Services, E. Lansing, MI 48824-1113 E-mail: finaid@msu.edu Web site: http://ww~.esp.msu.edu · ' Talk with a :financial .aid advisor as soon as possible about any questions you might have. Delays may be costly be €aus~ soµie programs have application deadlines ~ · '' Applying for Aid Filing the FAFSA The Office of Financial Aid offers a variety of grant, work, ~nd loan programs to give ·financial options, to all families, no matter what their need or resources. You should file a · Free Application for Federal Stude9t Aid (FAFSA) to apply for b6th need-ba5ed and non-need-based aid at MSU. This free form is used nationwide · t~· determine .aid eligibility by collecting income, asset,' 'and demographic data about the · student and family. 1 Types of Financial Aid Financial aid programs fall into three categories: grants and scholarships, loans, and work. Programs within each category may be need-based or non-need-based. As stated · above, need is determined by federal processing of the data · on the FAFSA. Students who do not qualify for need-based aid may still be eligible for some loan programs, and student employment is available for all MSU students. The Office of Financial Aid must follow federal, state, anc:I · institutional regulations when awarding aid. A wards will tie made on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are · available. Scholarship Assistance . ( If you would like to pursue scholarship possibilities beyond those offered at MSU you might want to conduct a personaJ: scholarship search. To begin the search, visit the library or: • Call 517/335-1790 (State of Michigan) for a MI Cashe scholarship search application ($15). • Access a free national computerized schol~ship search service called fastWEB. On a computer con nected to the World Wide Web, point your browser ' to: http://www.fastweb.com 19 Short-Term Loans If you need money temporarily to assist you w'ith educa tional expenses, short-term loans are available in the Office of Financial Aid. Depending on student demand, as well as good credit with the University, these loans are available in a relative.ly short tirrie. Loans are repayable within 60 days. Budgeting Budgeting for the entire year is. essential. The Office of Fi nancial Aid provides budgeting worksheets and information at its offices and on its Wo~ld Wide Web page and advisors will assist you in planning a,budget. Consultation Financial Aid advisors are happy to help you with questions about your financial aid package or about planning your budget while at MSU. Contact an advisor by phone, fax, or E-mail, or speak with an advisor in ·one of the offices. Walk-in service is available and no appointment is neces sary. Personal Finance Course A three-credit course in personal finance is offered by Fam ily and Child Ecology (FCE 238) and is carried over cam pus/community cable. Check the Schedule of Courses for times. ASMSU/COGS Loan Program This program provides a maximum loan of $100 for up to six weeks. It is available to registered undergraduate and graduate students who have paid their' ASMSU or COGS tax. The ASMSU/COGS Loan Office is in 307 Student Services, 353-0659. A valid MSU ID must be presented. COGS Loan Program · This loan fund, administered by the Office of Financial Aid, allows graduate and medical students to receive interest-free loans of $250 for 60 days. 20 '3fl~ di> '1/tSU S~ &me ';ltUf,? (Based on Fall 1998 enrollment of 43, 189) 85% are from Michigan, 36,690: ~ Oakland Wayne Ingham Macomb Kent All of U.P. 8% are from other states, 3,649 States most represented are: Illinois Ohio New York California Pennsylvania States least represented are: North Dakota Delaware Idaho Montana West Virginia Vermont South Dakota 6,688 4,751 4,195 3,671 1,979 546 758 339 333 301 200 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 6.5% are from other countries and U.S. Possessions, 2,798 Regions of the world most represented are: East Asia Europe South Asia Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa North America - 1,641 322 276 160 133 118 Countries most represented are: Republic of Korea China Taiwan India Japan Canada 554 . 339 223 211 201 102 '1/tSU S~ 4/te: 46.9% male, 53.1 % female 77.4% undergraduate 15% graduate 3.2% professional ~· 7% non-degree 15.8% minorities 16.2% first-time freshmen 4.4% transfers 22% over 24 years of age Approximat~ly 750 Detroit College of Law students attended classes on the MSU campus during 1998-99. Public Eateries MSU Crossroads Food Court in the International Center features burgers, tacos, subs, oriental foods, cappuccino, coffees and pastries. One Union Square, MSU Union's food court, offers ice cream. burgers, pizza, subs, Cappuccino is also available. soups, salad, and Union Station Cafe Located on the lower level of the MSU Union. Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Kellogg Center River Cafe, 432-4000 Monday - Friday Breakfast Lunch 7 - 11 a.m. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Kellogg Center State Room, 353-4499 Monday - Saturday Sunday Brunch 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Lafayette Square at Brody Hall, 353-6696 Friday - Saturday 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Owen Graduate Center Cafeteria, 355-5007 Monday - Friday Saturday - Sunday Holiday hours may vary 7 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. 8 a.m. - 11 :30 p.m. Residence Hall Cafeterias Campus residence halls (except Williams Hall) have cafeterias for hall residents and their invited visitors who have purchased guest meal tickets. Off-campus students also may purchase meal contracts for an entire semester or, if an occasional meal is desired, may purchase books of discounted meal tickets. Check at a hall manager's office for further information. A resident with MSU ID may eat in any hall. Menus are posted daily on the University Housing Cable Channel 12. Weekly menus are listed on the University Housing Web site, http://www.uh.msu.edu along with other food service information. Residents may contract for one of four meal plans. The Premium Plan offers unlimited access to dining halls, the Prime 15 Plan offers access any 15 times per week, and the Perfect 10 Plan offers access any 10 times per week. The Traditional 20 Plan offers breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday and two meals (no evening meal) on Sunday. For fall semester, meals covered by the contract begin check-in week with breakfast on Wednesday for freshmen and breakfast on Thursday for returning students. Contract meals end with lunch on Friday of finals week. Spring semester meals begin with breakfast on the Monday the halls reopen and continue through Friday lunch of finals week. No meals are served starting Wednesday dinner through Sunday during the Thanksgiving recess. Food Meal hours are continuous as follows: Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. "To Go" meals are available in Brody, Landon, McDonel, Shaw, Snyder, and Wilson Halls. Hours of operation, when open, are 7 a.m. - 9 p.m., Monday through Friday. Snacks and Quick Meals Most residence halls have "Sparty's" convenience stores. Hours vary by hall. "Take Five" snackshops offer prepared sandwiches, snack items and beverages in several campus locations: Administration Building Forest Akers Golf Course Plant & Soil Sciences Building Clinical Center Fee Hall Veterinary Clinic The CyberCafe in the Main Library serves snacks and cappuccino. Spartan Cash Spartan Cash is a debit card program offered by University Housing to all students. Students may open an account in any hall manager's office with a minimum deposit of $50.00. The MSU ID Card is used to access the account at one of the vendor locations. Current vendors who accept Spartan Cash include: Sparty's Convenience Stores, Owen Cafeteria, Lafayette Square, laundry machines in residence halls, Crossroads Food Court and most services in the MSU Union. MSU Dairy Store Ice cream and cheese are sold in the MSU Dairy Store in for Anthony Hall on Farm Lane. Call 355-8466 information. Hours: Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Noon- 7 p.m. Noon - 6 p.m. 21 Governance atMSU Governance refers to the decision-making process of the University. The ultimate policy-making authority at MSU is the Board of Trustees, a group of eight individuals elected by state-wide ballot, whose powers are delegated through the Constitution of the State of Michigan. Faculty and stu dents, along with administrators, have been delegated spe cific the governance process. Undergraduates are governed by the Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU). Graduates are gov erned by the Council of Graduate Students (COGS). roles play to in Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) ASMSU is the all-University undergraduate student govern ment at MSU. ASMSU represents students within the aca demic governance system, on campus, in the City of East Lansing, in the State of Michigan and nationally. ASMSU also provides many services to students such as free legal services, funding for student programs and events, the Red Cedar Log yearbook, and copy and faxing services. All ac tivities and programs are funded through a student tax col lected each semester. Contact: ASMSU 307 Student Services 355-8266 E-mail: asmsu@msu.edu Web: http://www.asmsu.org The Student Assembly and the Academic Assembly are the key components to ASMSU. Each assembly has college based representation, as well as representation by Major Governing Groups and CORES (racial/ethnic) and COPS (progressive) groups. ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF MICIIlGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY STUDENT ASSEMBLY 22 The Academic Assembly discusses academic issues at MSU during its Tuesday night meetings. The assembly has student seats on Academic Council and members are active participants in the MSU academic governance system. The Academic Assembly chairperson acts as the official spokes person of the assembly to the University administration and other outside bodies. The Chairperson works with the Inter nal Vice Chairperson, the External Vice Chairperson, the Educational Vice Chairperson and the Director of Govern ment and Budgetary Affairs. Positions are filled every spring by an election and appointment process. The Student Assembly meets on Thursday nights through out the year and discusses student life concerns that con front students on campus, within the City of East Lansing, and within the State of Michigan. The assembly's purpose is to improve life for students at :tylSU through continued dialogue within the community. The Student Assembly Chairperson acts as the official spokesperson of the assem bly to the University administration and other outside bod ies. The Chairperson works with the Vice Chairperson for Internal Affairs and the Vice Chairperson for External Af fairs. The Student Assembly Executive Staff is composed of the Director and Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs, the Director of Community Affairs, and the Director of Stu dent Organization Affairs. The Executive Staff does re search and lobbies on behalf of the student body concerning city and state government. Positions are filled every spring by an election and appointment process. The Executive Cabinet is supervised by the Chief of Staff. The cabinet is made up of different directors and assistants who ensure that all divisions of ASMSU receive the support needed. Positions are filled every spring by an application process. The Executive Cabinet is composed of the following areas: Human Resources. The director and assistant are responsible for the recruitment and selection of all ASMSU staff and personnel. This department also deals with interoffice communication and cooperation. Public Relations and Outreach. The director and assistant deal with media relations and publicity in order to increase awareness of ASMSU. Within the department is Market Media whose director provides free graphics and design services. Minority and Progressive Student Affairs. The liaison relationship between director provides a ASMSU and the minority and progressive student groups. This department develops recruitment programs for minority and progressive students and implements the ASMSU Affirmative Action Plan. Technology. The director and assistant work with all web-based communication including web page design and update. The department also works with hardware issues and with Macintosh, Microsoft and other programs. Freshman Class Council. The FCC serves as the voice of the freshman class and coordinates activities for the fresh man class. The council is appointed by the Student Assem- bly each fall through an application process. The council's office is in 323 Student Services. Senior Class Council. The SCC serves as the voice of the senior class and coordinates activities for the senior class. The council provides programs such as the career confer ence; senior receptions; and outstanding senior, faculty and staff awards. The SCC is appointed by the Student Assem bly each spring through an application process. The coun cil's office is in 323 Student Services The Red Cedar Log, MSU's official yearbook, is provided to all taxpaying undergraduates at no additional cost. The books are distributed every August on campus .or by mail. The office is located in 31 lA Student Services. Market Media assists student organizations with advertis ing and public relations needs. A branch of the ASMSU Public Relations and Outreach department, Market Media also helps all ASMSU departments. The office is located in 31 lB Student Services. Services ASMSU serves through the following departments. the undergraduate student population The ASMSU Business Office provides low-cost copying and fax services in 307 Student Services. Interest free loans of up to $100 are also provided for a maximum of six weeks to all undergraduates who have paid their ASMSU tax. The Programming Board provides students with educa tional and diverse entertainment through the following six teen departments, all of which can be reached through the Programming Board Business Office, 319 MSU Union, 353-5255. Alliance of Lesbian, Bi, Gay and Trans gendered Students (ALBGTS) Asian Pacific American Student Organization (APASO) Arab Student Organization (ASO) Black Notes Black Student Alliance (BSA) Coalition for Multicultural Education (CME) Ebony Productions Great Issues Mariah Productions North American Indian Student Organization (NAISO) Pop Entertainment Showcase Jazz Student Union Programming (SUP) Telecasters Women's Council. The Funding Board provides funding to Registered Stu dent Organizations, Major Governing Groups, and Organ ized Living Units. These groups can apply for funding for a wide variety of programming including speakers, entertain ment, educational programming, and other special projects. Applications are available in 307 Student Services and must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event. Legal Services are provided free to all taxpaying undergraduates. The office is located in 329 Student Services, 353-3716. (Please see the "Legal Services" section for more details.) An Annual Student Leadership Conference is held each year. Sponsored by ASMSU and the Department of Student Life This year's date: September 25, 1999 Council of Graduate Students (COGS) COGS is the all-University graduate and graduate-pro fessional student governing body. It is composed of one representative and an alternate from each degree granting unit, seven officers, and the graduate student repre sentatives on University committees. COGS' goals -are to: promote the academic, economic and social aims for all graduate students; establish effective communication among these students and the academic/administrative units of the University; and create channels of effective communication with other student organizations. Located at 313-316 Student Services, 353-9189, e-mail: cogs@pilot.msu.edu. website: http://www.msu.edu/user/cogs Services for graduate students include: COGS Copy Service ... provides self-service copying at two-sided copying, 4¢ per page. Service enlargement/reduction, automatic document feeder and collator. includes COGS Loan Programs .. .lnterest-free loans of $250 for 60 days are administered through the Office of Financial Aids, 259 Student Services. Interest-free loans of $100 for 4 weeks are administered through the ASMSU Business Office, 307 Student Services. COGS Thesis & Dissertation Program ... provides for professional, final copy of your thesis or dissertation at 5 cents per page. This service usually takes 2 to 3 days. Legal Aid ... COGS provides for ASMSU/COGS Legal Services in 328 Student Services. legal aid through Student Health Insurance ... COGS endorses a student health insurance plan. Policies are available in room 316 Student Services. quarterly COGS-NIZANCE ... COGS newsletter for graduate students keeping them informed of current issues that affect their experience at MSU. publishes a 23 Residence Halls Association (RHA) represents resi dents of undergraduate residence halls. Its purpose is to: promote communication and cooperation among halls, provide representation for hall residents to the University community, recommend and maintain hall policies and regulations, and promote services and ac tivities on campus. Services include: a weekly movie program; a movie series carried on Housing Ch 12; video checkout locations in Akers, Brody, Gilchrist and Holden; an extensive recycling program; National Residence Hall Honorary ; RHA Productions, sponsor of special events; and StateWalk, the nighttime walk ing service. The RHA assembly is composed of repre sentatives elected by students in each hall. Meetings are held in a different residence hall every Wednesday night and are open to all residents. The RHA office is located in G-29 Holden Hall, 355-8285. Hours vary. Web site: http://pilot.msu.edu/user/rha/ representatives, guests, and The University Apartments Advisory Board (UAAB) serves undergraduate, graduate, faculty and staff residents of Cherry Lane, University Village, and Spartan Village. It has an executive board composed of a president and secre tary/treasurer. Meetings are held monthly for executive offi cers, elected interested residents. Town meetings are held monthly and serve as a forum for all residents to make suggestions, voice concerns, and become informed. Elected executive officers receive a small stipend. The Board sponsors many activities and serves as an advocate for residents with community agen cies and University offices. The Board works to make Uni versity Apartments a better place to live. For information call the Residence Life Service Center in 1434-B Spartan Village, 353-9499. Academic Governance The academic governance system consists of committees and councils at the department, college and all-University levels. Each has responsibility to consider matters of educa tional policy relating to its specific area. Academic Council The Academic Council, composed of faculty, administra tors and students, is the highest body to consider issues con the cerning academic programs and procedures of University. It also approves general student regulations and general statements on student rights and responsibilities. The student and faculty members also meet separately as the ASMSU Academic Assembly and the Faculty Council. All operations are guided by the Bylaws for Academic Gov ernance. COGS Funding Requests ... Graduate groups and organizations are encouraged to apply for funding. Applications and guidelines are available in 316 Student Services. Annual COGS Party ... Held every year for all graduate students. Major Governing Groups Major governing groups are all-University in scope but rep resent the concerns of specific groups of students. Greek Governing Boards. The Greek community is com prised of three major governing boards, individually re sponsible for managing and providing services to their member organizations. (For a list of Greek constituent groups, see p. 134.) The Greek governing boards share an office in 325-326 Student Services Building. Interfraternity Council. As the governing board for the 31 men's Greek letter organizations currently active on campus, the IFC provides programs and services through its internal organizational structure of seven elected executive officers and a number of appointed leadership positions to over 1,500 fraternity men. National Pan-Hellenic Council. The seven historically African-American Greek letter organizations at MSU are members of NPHC. The eight-member elected executive committee serves as an advocate for almost 100 NPHC members, coordinates events and activities for all chapters, and coordinates the programs and services of member organizations. assist appointed leadership pos1bons Panhellenic Council. Ten elected executive officers and the other Panhellenic Council in providing programs and services to the 16 women's Greek letter organizations. The Panhellenic Council actively promotes Greek life and women's issues in the campus community, coordinates the activities and programs of member organizations, and plans major events and activities for 1,500 Greek women. Intercooperative Council (ICC) governs the cooperative living units. Co-ops are student owned and managed houses that contribute social benefits and economic savings to the members. Located in 317 Student Services, 355-8313. Owen Graduate Association serves residents of Owen Hall through its legislative, social, educational, and cultural programs. Elected officers and representatives meet weekly and address hall and resident concerns, as well as plan and finance hall activities. Contact the Complex Director's Of fice, 355-4210 for information. 24 Committees Academic Council Standing Committees have student members appointed by the ASMSU Academic Assembly. (See Article 4, Bylaws for Academic Governance.) Committee on Academic Governance ... nominates faculty and students to serve on Academic Council committees; for Academic Governance, as well as college and department bylaws. Seven positions are open fo students. the Bylaws reviews Committee on Academic Policy ... consults with the Provost's Office about changes in academic programs and procedures. Six positions are open to students. Committee on Curticulum ... reviews and approves or rejects changes in undergraduate courses, curricula, and degree requirements proposed by academic units. Seven positions are open to students. Committee on Faculty Tenure .. . advises the Provost on procedures to be used in granting tenure or dismissing a faculty member. Three positions are open to students. Committee on Student Affairs ... advises the Division of Student Affairs and Services on policies as they affect achievement; initiates and reviews amendments to the Academic Freedom Report and General Student Regulations. Seven positions are open to students. · Students also serve on the following committees. Current memberships are listed in the section titled "Organization of Michigan State University" at the front of the Faculty-Staff Directory. Contact: Secretary for Academic Governance, 308 Olds Hall, 355-2337. Advisory/Consultative Committees University Committee on Honors Programs University Committee on International Studies and Programs University Committee for the Library University Military Education Advisory Committee Board Established 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 Women's Advisory Committee to the Vice President for Finance and Operations Judicial System The judicial system provides for fairness in student discipli nary matters and for settling disputes within the University community. For more information see "The Judicial Sys tem" in Part II of this book, or contact the Judicial Affairs Office, 339 Student Services, 432-2471. Campus judiciaries include: Residence Hall Area Judiciaries All-University Student Judiciary/Student Traffic Appeals Board Student-Faculty Judiciary University Student Appeals Board College and department hearing bodies University Academic Integrity Review Board University Graduate Judiciary University Graduate-Professional Judiciary Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board Student Leadership Training (EAD 315) A 3-credit, P-N graded course is offered each semester in multiple sections. It is designed to develop leadership skills for working with diverse groups in a variety of settings. 25 Health Services Olin Health Center Olin Health Center is an outpatient health care facility pro viding medical, dental, optical and health education services to the students of MSU. Services are available year round Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (except Uni versity holidays). Services are also available Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, during fall and spring semesters. Olin Health Center is located on East Circle Drive between Berkey and Morrill · Halls. Telephone: 355-4510. Olin Health Center is in the process of identifying and imple menting plans to increase access to health services. For up dates on changes to hours and services, please check the Olin web site: http://www.msu.edu/user/olin Olin Health Center is nationally accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organiza tions, and is staffed with board certified physicians and other certified health care professionals. Students carrying seven or more credits, doctoral students carrying six or more credits, graduate assistants and those who have purchased a special Health Service card are eli gible for unlimited primary care office visits with Olin Health Center physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners at no charge. Part-time students, unenrolled students (for one semester), and spouses of students who do not purchase a Health Serv ice card may be treated, however, they will be charged for office visits. Since laboratory, pharmacy, physical therapy, dental, op tometry and radiology services are on a fee-for-service basis, medical insurance is highly recommended. Olin Health Center Services include: Appointment Clinic This clinic provides management of both short-term and long-term medical problems within the scope of general medical care. Additional specialty clinics include gynecology, dentistry, optometry, immunization, sports medicine, and orthopedics, with support services of laboratory, physical therapy, pharmacy, and radiology. Patients are encouraged to make an appointment (353-4660); however, patients arriving without an appointment will have an appointment scheduled for them. If illness or injury is sudden and it is medically to call ahead 26 necessary to be treated right away, the patient may be seen in the Urgent Care Clinic or given a same day appointment. Urgent Care Clinic An Urgent Care Clinic is available for minor trauma and illnesses that do not require the full facilities of a hospital emergency room, but do require immediate care, such as lacerations, bone fractures or food poisoning. Medical problems requiring hospitalization or the facilities and personnel of a hospital emergency department are referred as appropriate. Courtesy Van and Pharmacy Delivery Service The Courtesy Van provides transportation to patients who, because of illness or injury, have difficulty getting to and from the Health Center. Call 353-4700. The Pharmacy De livery Service provides same or next day service delivering both prescription and over-the-counter items. Call the Olin Pharmacy, 353-9165. Both services are available fall and spring semesters, and available to on-campus students and off-campus students within one mile of campus. Phone Information Nurse: 353-5557 Registered nurses staff this telephone service, providing lab results, and answers to health-related questions. Service is available on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:15 to 8:30 p.m. during fall and spring semesters, and until 5 p.m. during the summer and semester breaks. Call 353-5557. Health Education Services Olin's Health Education Service addresses the health pro motion, education and primary prevention needs of MSU students. Individual counseling, group support, outreach programming and experiential learning opportunities are provided for students interested in health issues. The Nutrition Counseling Programs offer consultation with a nutritionist about weight issues, sports nutrition and other nutrition concerns. Classes and group programs are available. LIFE: Rx, the Lifestyle inventory, Fitness Evaluation and Prescription Program evaluates participants by checking blood cholesterol/HDL levels, blood pressure, aerobic ca pacity, muscular flexibility, muscular strength and other metabolic processes. As a part of the fitness evaluation, an individualized exercise plan is developed, designed to suit the student's goals. Outreach programs bring health-related workshops to residence halls, sororities, fraternities and other student groups. Health Education serves in an advisory capacity to the MSU Student Cancer Support Network. Information on contraception, sexual diseases and protec tion, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, smoking cessation, eating disorders, stress management and other health-re lated topics is available in print as well as on the Health Education web site, http://www.msu.edu/-healthed Alcohol and Other Drug Education is receiving new em phasis within the Olin Health Education Service. For the visit and latest http://www.msu.edu/-healthed activities, programs please on The Center for Sexual Health Promotion offers HIV/AIDS Education Counseling and Testing, as well as individual education appointments. The Olin Health Advocate program provides an opportu nity for students to serve as partners with Health Education Services while earning academic credit. Another opportu nity for student involvement is the "In Your Face Reality Troupe." The Troupe performs a series of timely skits fo cusing on student health and lifestyle decision making is sues from the student perspective. For more information regarding health Education Services, please call 353-0718, visit the offices on the third floor of Olin Health Center, or visit http://www.msu.edu/-healthed. MSU Counseling Center The Counseling Center offers professional counseling to MSU students of all ages who are in pursuit of academic and personal goals. Programs include individual and group counseling, testing, multicultural issues, substance abuse as sessment, and sexual assault crisis and safety education. Any enrolled student is eligible for a consultation or assess ment interview. As resources permit, additional services and/or referrals may be provided. To be eligible for contin ued service (beyond one interview) students must be regis tered for one or more credits. There are two campus locations: 207 Student Services, 355-8270, TTY: 353-7278 M, Th, F Tu, W 8 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. 8 a.m. - noon and 1 - 7 p.m. 335 Olin Health Center, 355-2310 M - F 8 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. Web site: http://www.counseling.msu.edu The Multi-Ethnic Counseling Center Alliance (MECCA) is a program within the Counseling Center composed of a diverse staff with special expertise in providing services to multicultural and international students. If desired, students may request a counselor of their own or similar ethnicity by contacting a receptionist at the Student Services office. The Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Pro gram (Student Services office) provides immediate assis tance to those who have been traumatized by a sexual assault. Educational programs stress awareness and preven tion of such assaults. The Testing Office, also in Student Services, provides complete testing services for students working with coun selors in the assessment of their personal attributes. The Testing Office is a national test site (including computer based testing) for most graduate and professional school en trance exams (e.g. GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, etc.). as well as for CLEP, ACT, SAT, TOEFL, TOEIC, the English Lan guage Center Sp~cial English Test, and a variety of licens ing and certification exams. Make-up orieI]:tation placement exams in math and foreign languages are also handled by this office. Consult the Testing Office web site at http: llwww. counseling. ms u. edulte sting! MSU Health Team MSU HealthTeam offers primary and specialty health care services to the general public. MSU HealthTeam is com posed of approximately 190 physicians from 14 clinical de partments, as well as many allied health professionals such as nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, therapists and nutritionists. Service providers are affiliated with the College of Human Medicine, the College of Nurs ing, and the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Providers serve the public at clinic locations throughout the greater Lansing area. The largest site is the on-campus MSU Clinical Center, which offers primary and specialty services, a pharmacy, laboratory and radiology services. The MSU HealthTeam provides health care education to graduate physicians in residency training and medical and nursing students. Under the guidance of staff physicians and nurses, these students participate in patient care programs. Hours vary by practice location but are generally from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Some clinics have evening hours. Payment is due at the time of service. If a patient is unable to pay at that time, a payment arrangement will be made. Most types of insurance are accepted. The Clinical Center and other practice locations are accessi ble by bus and have convenient parking. For more informa tion call 353-3000 or 1-800-353-3464. Web site: http://www.healthteam.msu.edu. Other On-Campus Services The Psychological Clinic provides psychological services to the public and serves as a training center for clinicians. MSU students enrolled for more than seven credits are not eligible for services although their spouses and children are. The clinic is located in Room 4 Olds Hall, 355-9564. It is open Monday -Thursday from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Clinic is closed in July and August. The Oyer Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic provides di~ agnostic, therapeutic, and consultative services for speech, language, or hearing disorders. Open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 353-8780. TTY: 355-8780. Located on Wilson Road. 27 Cooperative Living Units. Co-ops are student owned and managed houses offering social and economic benefits for 12 to 55 members. Each house is run democratically. Co ops are listed in the front of the Student Directory. Contact the Inter-Cooperative Council, 317 Student Services, 355- 8313, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. Religious Living Units. Religious living units are listed in the front of the Student Directory, or contact the Student Life Center, 101 Student Services, 355-8303. Apartments, Houses, and Rooms. A computerized listing of available rental units is provided in the Student Life Cen ter, 101 Student Services. Rental units are listed by type and include: distance from campus, cost, lease required, and pets allowed. Listings are updated twice a week and may be used in the office or purchased. The three types are: (1) Entire Accommodations apartments that are unoccupied; to Rent - houses and (2) Accommodations to Share - roommate situations; and, (3) Rooms - operatives, fraternities, sororities, or boarding houses. shared or private rooms in private homes, co The office provides a telephone for local calls and informa tion on leasing, transportation, legal services and other housing-related matters. Hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays). Telephone: 355-8303. Assistance for Renters The Housing Resource Center. HRC is a comprehensive housing counseling agency dedicated to decent, safe and sanitary shelter for all Lansing citizens. Students may use either the Lansing or East Lansing office. The East Lansing office specializes in landlord-tenant counseling on matters such as leasing, security deposits, maintenance, eviction, and discrimination. Located at 300 Bailey Street, East Lansing, 337-9795. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The Lansing office provides counseling on housing con cerns, and: 1) An Emergency Shelter Hotline provides re ferral to obtain emergency housing; 2) Emergency Shelter Grants are available to cover one month's back rent to avoid eviction; 3) Listings provide information on available rental housing; and 4) the Security Deposit Guarantee Program helps a client make a security deposit through monthly in stallment payments to a new landlord. Located at 300 N. Washington Square, Suite 103, 487-6051. ASMSU Legal Services, 329 Student Services (353-3716), provides assistance with tenant-landlord disputes. The Rental Housing Clinic of DCL/MSU is a legal aid clinic that is a cooperative effort of the Detroit College of Law at MSU and the City of East Lansing. The Clinic pro vides services to East Lansing tenants and landlords who have some type of..,rental property issue. Services are free; however, clients will be responsible for paying all related court costs, such as filing fees. Walk-in hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. or call 336-8088 for an ap pointment. Web' site: http://www.dcl.edu/clinic.htm Housing On Campus Residence halls accommodate graduate and undergraduate students. Choices of living arrangements are offered, by house, throughout the residence hall system. Options include: nonsmoking environments, alcohol-free options, quiet houses, co-ed houses, Honors College houses, an international hall, and academic residential programs. Upper-class students may choose apartments in Akers and Van Hoosen, or rooms without a food plan in Williams. Three University apartment villages are available to married students, single parent families, single graduate students, and some single undergraduate students. Recreational and adult enrichment programs are offered for students and families. For information on housing options refer to: Academic Programs, or call the Housing Services Office, 355-9550 at 1205 S. Harrison, East Lansing. Web site: http://www.hfs.msu.edu/uh/ living environments Residence Life staff foster that support the academic, social, and emotional well-being of students. Staff members provide educational programs, advise student groups, mediate interpersonal disputes, enforce community standards, and serve as liaisons and referral agents for students seeking additional campus or community resources. Web site: http://www. vps.msu.eduldrl/homepage.htm E-Mail : reslife@msu.edu Off Campus Greek Community Chapter Houses. Many Greek-letter organizations provide small-group living-learning opportu nities within the East Lansing community. In addition to housing, the Greek community offers various educational, academic, service, social, athletic and leadership opportuni ties. Contact the Greek governing boards in 325/326 Student Services Building for more information. 'Did f!O"' ~? The oldest and newest residence halls are Mayo and Holden. Mayo Hall was built in 1921 and housed only women until 1970. Holden Hall opened in 1967 with men on the east side and women on the west. The 2500 University apartments house approximately 5500 students and family members. About 53% of these residents are from other countries. 28 Legal Services ASMSU/COGS Legal Services ASMSU/COGS Legal Services provide for student partici pation in a prepaid legal services plan. This entitles cur rently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students to receive legal counsel from staff attorneys on most legal con cerns. Students may receive representation in court or be counseled for criminal misdeIJ!eanors, drunk driving and other traffic offenses, and landlord-tenant problems, as well as many other civil matters. Through the Student Defender program, the office also pro vides advice and counsel for students involved in any Uni versity or departmental judiciary action. Student defenders are trained to act as counsel for residence hall problems, academic dishonesty, non-disciplinary challenges, and other intra-university concerns. The legal services staff is also available to present educa tional programs about the office, other law-related matters or intra-university concerns. The office is located in 329 Student Services. For informa tion or to make an appointment, call 353-3716 on week days between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ABOUT STUDENT ID CARDS Your MSU Student ID Card must be presented when: using campus services such as the library, health center, MSU buses, and IM facilities; cash ing checks; and making purchases at student rates. The ID may be required for admission to class rooms, laboratories, exams, and athletic events. The card is provided upon completion of initial en rollment. It remains the property of the University. You are responsible for all use of your card, includ ing materials checked out of the Library. Do not loan your card or borrow someone else's. Altera tion, falsification, or misuse is a violation of General Student Regulation 5.00. (See "General Student Regulations" and "Identification" in Part Ill of this book.) If you lose your card, contact the Registrar's Office (355-3300) and the Library (355-2333). Replace ments may be obtained in 150 Administration. Pic tured ID is required. Replacement costs are: $20 for lost card $10 for damaged or defaced card There is no cost for exchange of an electronically unreadable card which is not visibly damaged Spouses of full-time students may obtain IDs enti tling them to certain privileges. Required for proof of status are the registered student's ID card and proof of marriage. Cost is $10 for one year. Avail able in 150 Administration. 29 5. Engrave your operator's license number into the frame of the bicycle. This should be visible. 6. If you observe suspicious persons and/or activity, call the police. Security Where You Live Whether you live in a residence hall, an apartment, or a house, be cautious about protecting your property and your self within your living space. MSU police indicate that most offenses against students in the residence halls are "crimes of opportunity." Wherever you live, denial of opportunity for crime is key to your personal security. 1. Always lock your door, even if you leave for "just a minute." This is the single best deterrent to intruders. 2. Never leave wallets, purses, checkbooks, and other small items of value lying visible in the room. Keep them out of sight. Conceal these items in places other than in your desk or dresser. 3. Do not leave notes on your door announcing you are not at home. 4. Do not open your door to strangers. 5. Close your curtains at night. 6. Do not take in overnight guests that you do not know. 7. Do not carry a key chain with your name, address, or car license number on it. 8. Do not let strangers into the building after closing. 9. Do not prop exterior doors open after closing. 10. Work out an agreement with neighbors to watch for suspicious activity or persons. Report anything suspi cious to the police. Personal Property Personal property, such as radios, stereos, cameras and calculators, should be marked for identification. Use of your 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 Police and Public Safety. Do not take valuables into the intramural buildings as their security cannot be guaranteed. Lockers are available for your use; bring your own lock or rent one for a quarter. Don't take a chance by leaving valuables "on the sidelines." Personal Security MSU Department of Police and Public Safety The department performs a variety of tasks for the benefit of individual citizens, organizations, and institutional agen cies that comprise the University community. The depart ment is divided into two divisions. Police Bureau ... performs the duties of a similarly sized municipal department, plus many non-police oriented services. The telephone number for non-emergencies is 355-2221. For emergencies only, call 9-1-1. The Police Bureau also includes Special Events which provides planning for traffic, security and parking associated with large events such as football and basketball games and concerts. Parking and Safety Bureau ... Parking is responsible for regulations and enforcement of University parking ordinances. (Approximately ninety-five percent of all parking tickets are issued by student employees.) The division issues licenses for bicycles and parking permits for motor vehicles operated on campus. It also acts as a community and communications All-University Traffic Committee and the Student Traffic Appeals Court. For information, call 355-8440. link between the Safety includes specialists trained in the areas of public health and safety, occupational health and safety, fire safety, integrated pest management, and emergency planning. Efforts are directed toward controlling and eliminating safety' health, fire and other hazards and to preserving and improving environmental factors which contribute to improved health and safety protection. For information, call 353-5360. Bicycle Security The Department of Police and Public Safety has published a pamphlet on bicycle security. Copies are available in the tips Parking Office. Following are recommended by the MSU police. theft prevention 1. Register your bicycle with the Department of Police and Public Safety so pertinent information is on file. 2. Secure your bicycle with a good case hardened lock or case hardened chain. 3. Secure the chain around both wheels, the frame and to a bicycle rack. 4. Know your serial number-write it down. 30 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY STATEMENT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT Information and Programs on Sexual Assault Introduction Federal law requires institutions of higher education to de velop and distribute a statement describing the institution's programs that are aimed at the prevention of sexual offenses and the procedures for a victim to follow once a sexual of fense has occurred. Through programs to prevent sexual assault and to support victims of sexual assault, Michigan State University strives to create an environment free of sexual assault, sexual har assment and other forms of sexual victimization. 1 Educational Opportunities Michigan State University provides a variety of preven tive/educational activities to promote awareness of rape, ac quaintance including: rape and other sex offenses, professional and peer presentations in living units, classes, co-curricular groups, orientation sessions and community sessions; written and video resources; and self-defense classes. These programs are developed and delivered by many University departments and student organizations. For example, workshops on self-defense and sexual assault awareness are offered throughout the year by the Sexual As sault Crisis and Safety Education Program (located in the Counseling Center), 207 Student Services, 355-8270; the Women's Resource Center, 353-1635; and the Self-Defense for Women Program at IM-Sports West, 355-5250. A one credit course in women's self-defense (PES 106L) is also offered regularly. These preventive/educational activities are coordinated through the Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Program. Information about personal safety, including the State Walk night-time walking service, the Nite Line bus service and the special Green and White bus lines, is included in Spar tan Life student handbook. Also, the University's Depart ment of Police and Public Safety issues publications which provide information on campus safety, including strategies that can be employed to decrease the chance of becoming a victim of sexual assault. University Policies Article 2.00 of the University's General Student Regula tions prohibits sexual assault, including rape, date rape and acquaintance rape. It says: Physical security and an environment free of harass ment are necessary for individuals if they are to suc cessfully pursue their educational endeavors and fulfill responsibilities; therefore, no student shall: 2.01 cause or threaten physical harm to another, or endanger the physical safety of another. 2.02 continuously or persistently intimidate another individ ual so as to coerce that individual into some action or avoid ance of action. These regulations apply on the land governed by the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University or when students or student groups are engaged in University-sponsored or student group-sponsored activities off campus. The General Student Regulations are included in Spartan Life. University Ordinance 22.00 states: "No person shall accost, molest, or harass any person upon the lands governed by the Board [of Trustees of Michigan State University]." Univer sity Ordinances are available at the Information Desk in the Main Library site: http:llwww.msu.edu/dig/DOCUMENTS/ordinance95.html #ord27 following web and the at MSU also has a Policy on Sexual Harassment, which is ap plicable to all members of the University community. It is included in Spartan Life, and lists sexual assault as an ex ample of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is defined in the Policy on Sexual Harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, unwelcome requests for sexual favors or other unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature when: ~ubmission to such behavior is made, explicitly or im plicitly, a term or condition of an individual's employ ment or status in a course, program or activity; submission to or rejection of such behavior is used as a basis for a decision affecting an individual's employ ment or participation in a course, program or a,ctivity; or ruch behavior is so severe, persistent or pervasive that a reasonable person would find that it: a) alters the terms or conditions of a person's employ ment or educational experience, or For purposes of this policy, sexual assault means any physical act of a sexual nature directed against another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will, or not forcibly or against that person's will when the victim is incapable of giving consent because of her or his temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity or because of his or her youth. This definition is based upon Appendix E to the Department of Education regulations implementing the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act. 31 b) unreasonably interferes with an individual's work or performance in a course, program or activity, thus creating a hostile or abusive working or educational environment. Since sexual harassment is a form of unlawful gender dis crimination, violation of the Policy on Sexual Harassment is also a violation of the University's Anti-Discrimination Policy. Students found through University disciplinary proceedings to have violated applicable conduct codes may suffer a vari ety of sanctions, including a requirement to move out of University housing or suspension from the University. In some instances, students accused of sexual assault may be suspended on an interim basis. 1 Michigan Law Michigan, like all other states, has laws that criminalize various forms of sexual assault. These laws provide severe penalties for those convicted of these crimes. Married per sons can be charged with these crimes. In a criminal prose cution it is no longer required to show resistance on the part of the victim as an element of the crime, nor does the testi mony of the victim need corroboration. The University may proceed with its own disciplinary hear ing and action whether or not a criminal prosecution occurs. The University need not await the disposition of any crimi nal prosecution. Medical Help/Counseling During its regular service hours, Michigan State Univer sity's Olin Health Center provides medical services and as sistance with the preservation of physical evidence to MSU students who are victims of sexual assaults. Sparrow Hospi tal provides emergency service. Victims of sexual assault are encouraged to seek assistance from members of the University Counseling Center Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Program staff, who can assist them in accessing available University and commu nity resources, including those listed at the end of this Pol icy. This assistance may include accompanying the victim to the hospital and/or to interviews with the police and other authorities; assistance during judicial/legal proceedings; im mediate emotional support; and on-going individual and group counseling. Reporting Procedures and Resources An individual who is the victim of a sexual assault should immediately report the incident to the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety or to the respective law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction if the assault occurred in an off-campus location. A victim of a sexual assault is encouraged to preserve whatever evidence may be available ·by not bathing, showering or douching. A change of clothes should be taken to the hospital because clothing may be kept as evidence. If clothes have already been removed, they should be taken in a paper bag. If the assailant is a Michigan State University student, the incident should also be reported to the Judicial Affairs Office. Judicial procedures outlined in Article 4 of "Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University" will be followed in adjudicating sexual assault cases. These procedures permit both the complainant (victim) and respondent (accused) to be accompanied by a member of the student body, faculty or staff of the University during a disciplinary hearing. If criminal charges are pending, the respondent may be accompanied to the hearing by an attorney. In that event, the complainant may also have an attorney present at the disciplinary hearing. Both the complainant and respondent are entitled to be informed of the outcome of the disciplinary hearing. If the assailant is an employee of the University, the incident should be reported to the employee's supervisor or to the Director of the Office of Affirmative Action Compliance and Monitoring. An employee who commits a sexual assault may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge. A student who believes she or he has been the victim of an alleged sexual assault and would like assistance in changing her or his academic situation because of the assault should contact the University Ombudsman. If a student who be lieves he or she has been the victim of a sexual assault wishes to change his or her University housing situation, he or she should contact his or her residence hall director. In each case, assistance will be provided to the extent other options are reasonably available. MSU Police Sexual Assault Response Guarantee The Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety has adopted the MSU Police Sexual Assault Response Guarantee, which states: See Section 4.3.7 of "Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University" which reads: When the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, at his/her discretion, believes there is reasonable cause that a student's continued presence at Michigan State University constitutes a clear and present danger to the health or safety of persons or property, the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services or his/her designee may temporarily suspend a student pending final resolution of the matter. The interim suspension shall not preclude, predetermine, or render irrelevant subsequent disciplinary action or procedures; nor shall an interim suspension create a presumption of guilt. 32 Sexual assaults, including date/acquaintance rape, are a very serious concern of the· University. If you feel you are the victim of a sexual assault on campus, your MSU Police Department will guarantee you the following: We will meet with you privately, at a place of your choice in this area, to take a complaint report. We will not release ·your mime to the public or to the press. . ' ©ur officers will not prejudge you, and you will not be blamed for what occurred. I r ~ { ; ' We will treat you and your particular case with cour tesy, sensitivity, qig,nity, understanding and profes sionalism. If. you feel more comfortable talking with a female or male officer, we will do ·our best to accommodate your request. We will assist you ,in arranging for any hospital treat ment or other medical needs. We will assist you in privately contacting counseling, safety, advising and other available resources. We will fully investigate your case, and will help you to achieve the be~t f?Utc~me. This may involve the ar rest and full prosecution of the suspect responsible. You will be kept up-to-date on the progress of the in vestigation and/or prosecution. We will continue to be available for you, to answer your questions, to explain the systems and processes involved (prosecutor, courts, etc.), and to be a listening ear if you wish. lWe will consider your case seriously regardless of your gender or sexual orientation, and regardless of the gender or sexual orientation of the suspect. If you feel you are a sexual assault victim, call the MSU Po lice Department at 355-2221, and say you want to privately make a sexual assault complaint. You may call any time of day or night. If we fail to achieve any part of the above guarantee, the Chief of Police, Dr. Bruce Benson, will meet with you per sonally to address any problems. The MSU Police want to help you make the MSU campus safe for students, faculty, staff and visitors. MSU Safe Place The University has a relationship violence shelter on cam pus, called the MSU Safe Place. The MSU Safe Place pro gram reflects the University's commitment to help provide an environment free from relationship violence (emotional, physical and sexual abuse) for students, staff, faculty, retir ees and their partners. MSU Safe Place works in conjunc tion with the Council Against Domestic Assault (CADA) to provide many programs. For preventive educational pro grams, general support, an advocate, counseling or other such matters, call 355-1100. For immediate 24-hour crisis support and shelter (at CADA or MSU Safe Place), call 372-5572. On- and Off-Campus Resources Twenty-Four Hour Services and Resources Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Program, MSU Counseling Center 207 Student Services, East Lansing, MI 48824 355-8270, TTY 353-7278 24-Hour Crisis Service, 372-6666 MSU Police and Public Safety Department 7 Red Cedar Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824 355-2221, TTY 353-3169 or 911 East Lansing Police Department, 351-4220 or 911 Lansing Police Department, 483-4600 or 911 Meridian Public Safety, 332-6526 or 911 Listening Ear 423 Albert Street, East Lansing, MI 48823 337"1717 Sparrow Sexual Assault Clinic Sparrow Hospital 1215 East Michigan Avenue Lansing, MI 48912 483-3729 Saint Lawrence Hospital Emergency 1210 West Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48915 377-0304 Ingham Medical Center Emergency Room 401 Greenlawn, Lansing, MI 48910 334-2286 MSU Safe Place (Domestic Violence Resources: Community education, advocacy, counseling and other support services, free and confidential) G-64 Wilson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48825 Business line, 355-1100 24-Hour Assistance/Shelter, 372-5572 Weekday Services and Resources Olin Health Center Michigan State University East Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824 355-4510 Women's Resource Center Michigan State University 332 Union Building, East Lansing, MI 48824 353-1635 Willow Plaza (Group therapy for girls 13-18 who have been sexually assaulted) 309 West Willow, Lansing, MI 48906 484-9292 33 Judicial Affairs Office Michigan State University 339 Student Services, East Lansing, MI 48824 432-2471 Ombudsman Michigan State University 129 North Kedzie, East Lansing, MI 48824 353-8830 · Self-Defense for Women Intramural Sports and Recreative Services Michigan State University 204 IM-West, East Lansing, MI 48824 355-5250 Movement Arts/SafeSense Incorporated P.O. Box 4775, East Lansing, MI 48823 485-3868 Sexual Assault Prevention In general + Learn self-defense. It's easier than you may think. + Be assertive. If you have a feeling something is wrong, be safe, NOT polite. + Be discreet about your personal plans. + Be aware; rapists are often not strangers. While walking + Keep alert. + Don't take shortcuts through deserted areas. + If followed, head for lights and people. + Use shriek alarms or whistles to draw attention; chemical devices are of limited use. + On campus, use green light telephones or residence hall front entrance phones to summon help. In your car + Check the back seat for intruders. + Lock the doors when driving or parked. + Lean on horn if you feel threatened. + If followed, drive to a busy area or police station. At a party + You are very vulnerable when you've been drinking or are high . Don ' t leave a party or go to a secluded room with a casual acquaintance under these circumstances. + A buddy system is useful. Prior to the party, discuss with friends what you do or don't want to happen and arrange a signal or phrase that means "help me out." + Do not leave your beverage unattended or accept opened drinks from anyone except the bartender. For informa tion on sedative drugs see http://www.counseling.msu.edu/saplindex.htm 34 For Men + Men are victims, too. Follow guidelines for safety of fered above. + Consent by both parties to any sexual contact is what discriminates sexual assault from legal sexual activity. A sober ~ to anything from a kiss to intercourse is your best protection against accusations of assault. + Be cautious about accepting rides-anytime, anywhere. Personal Safety We all like to think of the campus as a safe place-BUT don't walk alone at night! Go with a friend, use the Nite Line bus service or the Green & White bus lines, or call State Walk. the Residence Halls Association StateWalk is an on-campus night time walking service sponsored by in cooperation with the Department of Police and Public Safety. Pairs of trained student volunteers walk with individuals from certain locations to their cars, residence halls, or other campus destinations. Hours are dusk to 1 a.m., Sunday through Thursday (except during breaks and summer semester). The service is offered from: the Main Library, Room W-122 (near the Red Cedar exit), 355-5548; Brody Hall, 432-3456; and McDonel Hall, 432-3499. The Nite Line and the Green & White Lines are offered by the Campus Bus Service. Nite Line has a fixed route be tween 10 p.m. and 2:40 a.m., seven days a week. The Green & White Lines respond to special requests between the hours of 1 a.m. and 11 a.m. Call 394-6230 and a bus will come to your on-campus location. See: "Bus Services on Campus" in the Transportation section of this book. The MSU Safe Ride program focuses on offering safe, in expensive alternatives to driving/walking late at night. This program runs both on and off campus. For more informa tion, contact Olin Health Education Services at 353-0718, or visit http://www.msu.edu/-healthed/ GREEN LIGHT TELEPHONES The Green Light Telephone System is a network of emergency telephones strategically placed in cam pus parking areas and along campus walkways. They are mounted on posts topped with a green light. These phones are for emergency calls to on campus numbers, including contacts with Dial-A Ride. Become familiar with the locations of Green Light telephones as you walk the campus-just in case. (See back cover for map.) Intramural Sports Intramural Sports and Recreative Services offers recreative facilities for the use of all students, regardless of skill level. Keep up-to-date with activities and team schedules at the IM Sports Web site: http://www.imsports.msu.edu An Intramural Calendar and Handbook providing information about recreational sports activities on campus is available at all IM buildings. Facilities Three buildings, IM Sports-West, IM Sports-Circle, and IM Sports-East, house most of the indoor activity areas. Additional space is available in Jenison Fieldhouse and Demonstration Hall. There are three indoor swimming pools and one outdoor pool, one fitness trail, and indoor and outdoor tracks and tennis courts, as well as numerous other courts. Many of the outdoor courts and playing fields are lighted. Facilities are available everyday and may be used by any student, faculty or staff member upon presentation of MSU photo identification. Spouses and children are also welcome during designated hours and within certain guidelines. Since use is very high, reservations are suggested for most facili ties. The reservation numbers are 432-1475 for IM-West, 355-4711 for IM-Circle and 353-3223 for IM-East. Towel and locker services are available for a small fee and a vari ety of equipment can be checked out simply by presenting valid University identification. Special Population Programs Intramural Sports and Recreative Services celebrates the diversity inherent in our large international institution. To accommodate the recreative needs of this community, special programs such as Self-Defense for Women, Family Rec, Friendship Games for International Students, Services for Students with Disabilities, and special Health and Fitness activities are offered. In addition, the department offers a variety of student employment opportunities in all program areas. Students are encouraged to call the IM Sports West office at 355-5250 for information regarding any of these programs. Fun vs Formal Competition You can choose your level of involvement. Play or swim occasionally just for fun, enter a tournament for an individ ual sport, join one of the•40 Sports Clubs, try a step aerobic in one of the four class, or participate on a team leagues-residence hall, fraternity-sorority, co-rec, or inde pendent. An Intramural Schedule of Events is distributed to living units and is available at any IM office. Active Is as Active Does IM participation data for 1998-99 show that students participate in huge numbers. For instance: Basketball players (246 teams) Team sports, total players Aerobics (participations) Exercise-Fitness (total participations) 2,460 14,543 28,149 167,516 Recreation Available Sports for Organized Competition Teams: touch football badminton team tennis soccer softball golf indoor soccer volleyball 3-on-3 basketball basketball Individual: wrestling tennis swimming golf Sports Clubs table tennis swimming ice hockey innertube waterpolo floor hockey track wally ball sand volleyball roller hockey table tennis track badminton Sports clubs, organized through the IM program, provide instruction and competition. Clubs vary in size, from less than 50 to over 300 in the Ski Club. Many clubs plan trips and can provide information about places off campus to engage in their activities. The Sports Club Office is in 103 IM Sports-Circle, 355-4710. New clubs may be organized each year according to student interests. Current Sports Clubs include: Aikido Alpine Ski Team Archery Badminton Creative Anachronism Crew (men and women) Cycling Fencing Ice Hockey (men and women) Judo Jujitsu KendoMSU Kung-Fu & Tai Chi Lacrosse (men and women) MSUKarate MSUMotion MSU Rollerhockey Olympic Lifting Orchesis Outing Rock Climbing Rugby (men and women) Sailing Scuba Soccer (women) Spartan Ski Club Synchronized Skating Synchronized Swimming Tae Kwon Do Karate Ultimate Frisbee (men and women) Volleyball (men and women) Water Polo (men and women) Water Ski Yoga 35 Other On-Campus Recreational Opportunities In addition to the sports already mentioned, a number of other activities are available on the campus and in the Greater Lansing community. For locations of community facilities, see the Yell ow Pages or the "Community Profile" pages of the Lansing telephone directory. Aerobics. Classes are held Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. in IM-Circle and IM-East and at noon in IM-Circle. Step and water aerobics programs are also available. Basketball. Courts can be reserved in the three IM build ings. Many outdoor courts are available throughout campus. Bowling. The MSU Union has 16 lanes for open play, classes, leagues, tournaments, and parties. Canoeing. The Red Cedar Yacht Club, located next to Bessey Hall, rents canoes for use on the Red Cedar River (within the campus). Depending on the weather, the shelter is open from May to September. Its hours are 12 noon to 8 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sun day. Rental fees are $4.00 per hour. No reservations are necessary. Call 355-3397 for further information. Downhill Skiing. Michigan has about 50 fully developed ski areas. The Spartan Ski Club provides ski trips for stu dents or can help you choose your slopes. Call 355-5250 for information. Exercise-Fitness. Exercise/Fitness Rooms in IM-Circle and IM-East and a Weightlifting Room in IM West are available daily for individual workouts. Nautilus, bikes and other equipment are provided. Beginner orientation clinics are held regularly. Individual fitness assessment and personal training services are available by calling the IM-East, 353-3136. A daily user fee is charged and term passes are available. For information, call 355-4710 (IM Circle) or 353-3136 (IM-East). Individual fitness assess ments are also available at Olin Health Center, 353-4660. Jogging/Running. A campus jogging map is available at the IM buildings. It indicates specific routes for given dis tances. There is a 400-meter outdoor track west of the Sta dium, a 1/8-mile indoor track in Jenison, and an indoor track at the IM-East. Call the IM office, 355-5250 for infor mation about their use. Races are common in the spring and fall. Watch The State News for announcements. Racketball/Handball/Paddleball/Squash. Courts are lo cated in IM-East, and IM-West. Wallyball is also available in the IM-East and IM-West courts. For reservations call 432-1475 (IM-West) or 353-3223 (IM-East). Roller Skating. Roller skating is offered in Demonstration Hall by Intramural Sports and Recreative Services. Skates are available for rent. Call 355-5250 for information on hours and individual and group rates. Sailing. The MSU Sailing Center has its home on the south shore of Lake Lansing. Call 355-5250, or the Boat House, 339-8269. Sailing classes and private lessons are available for both MSU and community members. Swimming. The IM indoor pools provide year-around swimming for both men and women. Children may also swim at certain times. The outdoor IM pool is popular from May to October. Water aerobics and learn-to-swim classes are available. Tennis. Twenty lighted tennis courts are available south of the indoor football facility on Wilson Road. Ten more unlighted courts will be available on East campus, just south of Fee Hall. There are two indoor courts in IM Sports-West. The MSU Tennis Facility on Mt. Hope Rd. has 8 courts with spectator seating. Courts are available to students, faculty/staff, alumni, and the public when not in use by varsity tennis teams. Students pay the lowest fee ($9 per court per hour). Courts are accessible for individuals with disabilities. Call 355-2209 for reservations. Team, individual and co-rec tournaments are offered by the IM Department. Golf. Forest Akers Golf Course West and East, both 18- hole courses, are located on campus along Harrison Road south of Mt. Hope. The courses are open to students, faculty, staff, and the public. Students pay the lowest rate. Call 355-1635 for information and reservations. Weightlifting. Weight rooms and fitness rooms are located in all IM buildings. Some residence halls have w~ight rooms for resident use. Check with your RA or at the recep tion desk. Personal trainers are available by calling the IM East at 353-3136. Hiking/Walking. In addition to trails on campus-along the Red Cedar, through the gardens, the Sanford Natural Area or the Baker Woodlot-a five-mile River Walk fol lows the Red Cedar to downtown Lansing. The Outing Club, 355-5250, has information on club trips. Ice Skating. Munn Ice Arena has classes and open skating for students, faculty and staff when the varsity hockey team is not in action. Call 353-7263 for information. Beware of skating on the Red Cedar. River ice may be very uneven. 36 Other Activities For information regarding other kinds of activities and en tertainment, see the section of this book titled "Activities." ~. I Diversity and Multicultural Programs The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Finance and Operations, and the Vice President for Student Aff~rs and Services share respon sibility for providing pluralism, diversity, and multicultural programs. The University's holistic approach includes such themes as gender, racial-ethnic minority, disabilities, and sexual orientation. The Coalition of Racial/Ethnic Minori ties (COREM) serves in an advisory and advocacy capacity. The Coordinator for Multicultural Development in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services gives special attention to the development of multicultural competencies for both students and staff. The coordinator, along with an assistant who focuses on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered issues, plans and conducts training programs and works with a variety of multicultural issues and projects. The Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA), a de partment within the Office of the Provost initiates, coordinates and implements a range of services and pro grams that attempt to positively impact the quality of life for racial/ethnic minority students. The office serves as a support and advocacy network through which racial/ethnic students are provided effective assistance during their aca demic tenure. The office also assists in the formation of policies and procedures that impact students at Michigan State University. Typical programs include: annual Minority Student Orienta tion and Welcome Receptions; Cultural Programs, which provide forums to enhance intellectual, social and personal development for students; operation of the Multicultural Center in the MSU Union; and the Minority Aide Program, which consists of 57 undergraduate students assigned .to the residence halls to act as resource agents for students and staff. OMSA maintains a liaison relationship with the four racial/ethnic student organizations described be low-APASO, BSA, CRU and NAISO. The office is located in 338 Student Services, 353-7745. Special Groups Older Adult Students may need help with academic or ca reer issues as they make decisions about re-entering MSU. Evening and Off-Campus Programs, a unit of the Office of the Vice Provost for University Outreach, facilitates serv ices for re-entry adults, referral, and registration under the Lifelong Education Status. Call 353-0791 for an appoint ment, or visit office 51 Kellogg Center. Services for Special Groups Native American Students are represented in ASMSU by the North American Indian Student Organization (NAISO). NAISO sponsors cultural and social programs and pro motes campus-wide awareness of current issues affecting Native American students. NAISO also provides a social support system for students through linkage with the ex tended Indian community in the Lansing area. The Annual Pow Wow is open to the public and attracts participants from several states. NAISO offices are located in the Cul ture Room, G-33 Hubbard Hall, 353-3878, and in the Multicultural Center, MSU Union, 432-7153. Asian Pacific American Students are represented in ASMSU by the Asian Pacific American Student Organiza tion (APASO). APASO provides opportunities for students to meet socially and culturally, and serves as a support sys tem for students to discuss issues and concerns relevant to Asian Pacific American Students. The offices are located in the APA Heritage Room, G-13 Holden Hall, 353-3141, and in the Multicultural Center, MSU Union, 432-7153. Black Students are represented in student government at all-campus and residence hall levels. The Black Student Al liance (BSA) serves as a communication linkage for the Black student community and addresses the academic, po litical, and social needs of Black students. Programs include: the Black Student Welcome Reception, Co-Spon sor of the Annual Black Student Retention Conference, and coordination of Black History Month events. The BSA of fice is located in the Multicultural Center, MSU Union, 432-7153. The Black Caucuses provide cultural enrichment and appre ciation, social interaction, and political voice for Black students in their particular halls. The caucuses also help to educate residence hall students about cultural differences and commonalities in order to promote understanding and social awareness. Chicano/Latino Students (Mexican-American, Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latinos) are represented in ASMSU by the Culturas de las Razas Unidas (CRU). CRU provides cultural, social and educational programs and workshops on academic skills. The group also monitors and responds to University programs and issues on behalf of Chicano/Latino students. The CRU office is located in the Multicultural Center, MSU Union, 432-7153. 37 International Students (and their families) receive special assistance through the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS), 103 Center for International Programs, 353-1720. OISS provides advising and support on aca demic, personal, immigration, health insurance, and financial matters. It conducts cross-cultural educational pro grams and orientation activities for international students and utilizes the expertise of OISS staff to help MSU stu dents and faculty learn about other countries and cultures. In addition, the Sponsored Student Program provides spe cial assistance to students and their sponsors, and the Community Volunteers for International Programs (CVIP) provide support services to families of international stu dents and scholars. Students with Disabilities may receive assistance and in formation from the RCPD, Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, 120 Bessey Hall, 353-9642 (voice), 355- 1293 (TIY). The RCPD is an advocate for the inclusion of students with disabilities into the total MSU experience. Services include: Intake and assessment of individual ac commodations, priority registration; consultation with faculty/University units; reader service for course materi als; interpreter service for classroom functions; alternative testing accommodations; note taking referral service; per sonal care attendant referral service; certification for accessible transportation service; study skills tutoring; ac cessible housing accommodations; referral to University and community resources; and assistive technology. The RCPD is dedicated to responding to the needs of stu dents by providing resources that equalize their chances for success and support their full participation in all University programs with dignity and independence. Additionally, the RCPD is committed to acting as a resource to both the Uni versity community and the larger community. Lesbian/Bi/Gayffransgendered (LBGT) Students are served through a staff office and a student organization. A Lesbian/Bi/Gayffransgendered Coordinator works within the Multicultural Development unit in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. The coor dinator provides assistance and support to individual students, consults with LBGT student groups and organiza tions, and works with other staff to enhance the environment for LBGT students. The office is located in 101 Student Services, 355-8286. The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered Students (ALBGTS) provides representation in student government and seeks to educate the public on lesbian, bi-sexual, gay and transgendered issues. ALBGTS provides support groups, speakers/discussions, and social activities. Volun teers staff an office in 442 MSU Union, 353-9795. 38 resources information, The Child and Family Care Resources Program (CFCR) coordinates and University initiatives to assist student-parents and students managing the care of dependent elders. Students may contact the CFCR coordinator at 432-3745, ext. 146 for information about programs and services, including the following: + A resource and referral service contracted with the Of fice for Young Children, to help student-parents find child care; + An emergency well-child care service offered at Spar tan Child Development Center. The service offers three days of child care per year, at no charge to parents, to meet back-up and emergency child care needs; + Financial assistance which may be available through such sources as local scholarship programs, the MSU Office of Financial Aid, and federal and state govern ment programs; + Student-parent support and parenting classes; + Child care offered at Spartan Child Development Cen ter located in the Spartan Village apartment complex. The center attempts to meet the special child care needs of student-parents with a sliding pay scale and varied scheduling options. The Center is licensed for children aged two weeks to six years. Call 353-5154 for enroll ment information; + Sick child care is available for mildly ill children in their homes. MSU subsidizes 70% of the cost for Ol sten Home Health Aides to provide in-home care. + Free pre-finals child care available the week before fi nals during fall and spring semesters. Free child care allows students time to study for final exams. + Fall workshop for student parents is offered the week prior to_ start of fall semester. + Assistance with elder care issues. the Veterans may be certified for benefits 150 Administration, Veterans' Certification Office, 355-5032. Educational/vocational counseling for veterans and eligible dependents is through the Ingham County Veteran's Affairs Office, 5303 S. Cedar, Lansing, 887-4331. through A Women's Resource Center (WRC) serves the inter ests of women students, faculty and staff with information, consultation, programs and a monthly news letter, "Wisdom, Words, and Women." The Center serves as an advocate for enhancing the climate for women and improving the status of women on the cam pus. Assistance is available for those concerned about sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Located in 332 MSU Union, 353-1635; e-mail: wrc@msu.edu; web site: http:l/www.msu.edu/unitlwrc! The ASMSU Women's Council represents women stu dents within student government and sponsors programs throughout the year. Located in 329 MSU Union, 353- 5255. Women students also comprise the Women's Advisory Committee to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, and serve on the Women's Advi sory Committee to the Provost. Vehicles If you drive a vehicle (including a moped) on campus, you are subject to the Student Motor Vehicle regulations. Please refer to "Motor Vehicles" in Part III of this book for infor mation regarding registration requirements and fees. The complete Student Motor Vehicle Regulations, including a map of campus parking areas, is available from the Parking Office. The regulations should be read carefully as they are strictly enforced. Tickets cost as much as $50 and retrieving your vehicle after it has been towed costs $40, not to men tion the inconvenience. Requirements and fees for registration, hours that stu dents may drive on campus, and the fine schedule are sub ject to change. For assistance or clarification, visit the Parking Office in the Police and Public Safety Building at the south end of Red Cedar Road, or call 355-8440. All-University Traffic Committee (AUTC): This commit tee recommends motor vehicle regulations for students and employees; recommends changes in the University Traffic Ordinances; establishes reserved parking spaces for indi viduals and departments; reviews plans and designs for traf fic ways and parking facilities and recommends changes if deemed necessary; and acts upon appeals for parking and/or driving privileges not granted by the Student Motor Vehicle Regulations. The committee is composed of four under graduate students, two graduate students, three faculty members, three staff members, and four ex-officio members representing the offices of Police and Public Safety, Cam pus Park and Planning, Housing and Food Services, and Automotive Services. To contact AUTC, call the Parking Office, 355-8440. Bicycles All bicycles ridden on campus must be registered. Please re fer to "Bicycles" in Part III of this book for a summary of University Ordinances pertaining to bicycles on the campus. Also see the section on "Personal Security" for tips on pre venting bicycle theft. A map of campus bicycle routes is available from the Department of Police and Public Safety. If you need a bike, the MSU Salvage Yard regularly sells bicycles that have been abandoned, stolen and not claimed, or otherwise separated from their owners. Bikes are indi vidually priced and are available on a first-come, first served basis. Call the Salvage Yard, 355-0364 to find out whether there are any for sale. Transportation Bus Services on Campus All campus bus service will be provided by the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) as of August 1999. CATA will operate fixed routes serving all University apartments, residence halls, commuter lots, and the main campus. Additionally, CAT A will provide direct service to off-campus apartments in tile Okemos and Haslett areas during Fall and Spring semesters. CATA is the public tran sit provider for the 110 square mile greater Lansing area. Bus Service-regular fixed-routes: CATA's campus route buses will operate from approximately 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. on weekdays during Fall and Spring semesters, excluding school breaks, holidays and holiday weekends. Weekend service will operate from approximately 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Fares & Passes: The student cash fare is 25¢. Cash fare customers must show the bus driver a valid MSU ID. Cus tomers must use exact change on buses. Students may also purchase a CATA Monthly Pass for $12.50; a Semester Pass for $40; a Commuter Lot Route Pass for $15 a semes ter or $25 for two semesters; or a $65 annual Campus Pass. All fares and passes (with the exception of the annual Cam pus Pass and Commuter Lot Route Pass) are good for all on- and off-campus fixed-route transit service with CATA. Free transfers are available on all CATA buses. Passes will be sold at all residence halls, the Union store, the MSU Bookstore in the International Center and other convenient campus locations. Regular fare for non-student faculty and staff is $1. A monthly Adult Pass is available for $25. Nite Line (formerly Nite Rider): This is a fixed-route on campus service that will operate from 10 p.m. to 2:40 a.m., seven days a week, throughout the Fall and Spring Semes ters (excluding school breaks, holidays and holiday week ends). This route serves the north campus area, excluding University Village, Spartan Village, and Commuter lots. Green & White (formerly Dial-A-Ride and Parking Shut tle): Two routes, the Green and White lines, operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 a.m., regularly scheduled stops will be served along both routes. After 1 a.m. and until 11 a.m. the follow ing morning,_ service will be on a demand-response basis with vehicles traveling between the three main parking lots and responding to specific service requests on campus. Service requests for campus/University Village and Spartan Village can be made by phone reservation. Call 394-6230. A bus will be at your curb within 15 minutes. 39 Travel Travel Help: ASMSU provides a travel service headquar tered in 318 MSU Union. The phone number is 353-5255, ext. 55 . Passports: For information call the Main Post Office, 4800 Collins Road (south of Akers Golf Course), 337-8713. : SKA'tES AND SKATEBOARDS '.·· '.' . .·: Skates of all sorts and skateboards are specifically restricted by University Ordinance 38.00. See "Roll.er Skates · ahd Similar Devices" in Part 111 of this · · · .· .. ··· ·. book. . · ··.·· ··· ·.· Paratransit Service (formerly Accessible Transportation): This is a curb-to-curb service for persons with disabilities. Paratransit customers must be certified to be eligible to use this service. Requests for campus paratransit service require 24-hour advanced reservations by calling (517) 394-6230. The CAT A cash fare for this service is $2.00 per trip. Dis count fare cards are available for certified students through MSU RCPD, Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, 353-9642 (voice); 355-1293 (TTY). CATA Information and Assistance: CATA's Customer Information Center can provide personal trip planning assis tance and information on using CATA services. Call (517) 394-1000 for assistance, or visit: http://www.cata.org Lansing Regional Bus Service CATA, the Greater Lansing Area bus service, serves MSU, East Lansing, Lansing, DeWitt, Haslett, Okemos, and Holt including the Lansing Mall, Meridian Mall and Frandor. Express routes serve Holt, Mason, Webberville, William ston, downtown Lansing and the Meridian Mall on week days. Hours are: 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday. Weekend hours on selected routes are: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Accessibility: All buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts. CATA also has a service called "Spec-Tran" which pro vides curb-to-curb service for people with special needs. Spec-Tran runs on a reserved-ride schedule and uses lift equipped buses. For more information, call 394-6230. Bike racks are provided on buses so you can take your bike with you. Schedule maps are available at: MSU Library, 101 Student Services, MSU Union, the International Center, Kellogg Center, the Amtrak station, Student Book Store, Meridian Mall and on all CAT A buses. Fares: $1 for adults, 25¢ for students with school ID. Monthly passes are also available at special student rates. For additional information call 394-1000, TTY: 394-2282. Web site: http://www.cata.org/ Carpooling Ride Board: Going somewhere in North America? A bulle tin board, located on the lower level of the MSU Union out side the Microcomputer Center, allows students to post "rides wanted" and "rides available." You are responsible for your own arrangements and for checking the references of those with whom you ride. Ridesharing: This free service is coordinated by the Capi tol Area Transportation Authority. Participants in the Lansing area are "computer-matched" on the basis of loca tion and schedule so they can carpool. Call 393-7433. 40 The process for the establishment and adjudication of regulations governing student conduct are set forth in Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State Uni versity. Based on the principle of student involvement, there is both a specific legislative process and a com prehensive judicial system which govern undergraduate students. To the extent that interest motivates personal involvement, there continue to be broad avenues for student participation in the governance process. THE LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM Michigan State University maintains three levels of regula tions applicable to student conduct, all of which require student approval. In addition, there are rulings established by administrative offices and policies and ordinances established by the Board of Trustees. Information regard ing the process through which the various regulations and policies are enacted is indicated below. General Student Regulations Student Group Regulations Living Group Regulations Administrative Rulings All-University Policies The above types of regulations, rulings, and policies are enacted in accordance with Article 5 of Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University. (Se/Part 2 of this book.) A brief description of each may .also be found at the beginning of Part 3 of this book under "Types of Rules." References for further information include: a. Bylaws of the Board of Trustees, Articles IV, VI, and VIII b. Bylaws for Academic Governance, Articles 2, 4 and 5 c. ASMSU Constitution and Code of Operations d. COGS Constitution and Bylaws e. Major governing group constitutions f. Living unit constitutions MSU Ordinances - The Board of Trustees is granted authority by the constitution of the State of Michigan to legislate ordinances governing the conduct of all persons on University property. These ordinances are law, violations of which are 'misdemeanors and adjudicated through the courts. The legislative process need not in volve anyone except the Board of Trustees, although in practice the administration contributes its advice and rel evant student-faculty committees may also be consulted. References for further information: a. MSU Ordinances b. Bylaws of the Board of Trustees, Article XI Academic Regulation - Matters of academic policy, program and degree requirements are available in the following sources: 42 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 has a number of judicial bodies which serve the interests of undergraduate and graduate students by contributing to the protection of an environment for i(i!arning. Although specific procedures vary from one structure or judiciary to another, all oper ate in a manner de:signed to assure due process. This overview focuses on . the judicial system established through the report on Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University (commonly referred to as the Academic Freedom Report or AFR). The Academic Freedom Report was adopted in 1967; was amended in 1971, 1977, 1983; and was completely revised in 1984. What Does a Campus Judicial System Do? In addition to hearing alleged violations of regulations governing student conduct, the MSU judicial system also protects student rights against infringement by other stu dents, by faculty or administrators, by groups, or by the University itself. For example, the judicial system pro vides for consideration of challenges to regulations .or administrative decisions alleged to be inconsistent with fundamental student rights outlined in the Academic Freedom Report. Iri addition, there is provision for con sidering allegations that legislative bodies or officers have acted inconsistently with their respective constitutions. 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 the de!~ icate balance between maximum freedom and necessary order so fundamental to the protection of an environ ment for learning. Structure and Organization of the System The structure and organization of the judicial system is outlined in the chart which follows. The chart indicates the composition, jurisdiction, and decisions available at the different levels. Also shown are routes of appeal. Relationship of the Judicial System to Campus Governance Legislation and adjudication are two separate functions of campus governance, although interdependent for their validity and effectiveness . Each needs the other for support and criticism. The judicial system is structured on the principle that legislative authority requires judicial responsibility. Accordingly, there is provision for a judi cial body to parallel each legislative body, depending GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE NON-ACADEMIC DISCIPLINARY AND NON-DISCIPLINARY JUDICIAL STRUCTURE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AND SERVICES UNIVERSITY STUDENT APPEALS BOARD NO APPEAL APPEAL COMPOSITION: 2 undergraduates appointed by ASMSU; 1 graduate student ap pointed by COGS; 4 faculty JURISDICTION: Appeals of disciplinary decisions made by Administrative Hearing Officers, the Student-Faculty Judiciary, and Student Judiciaries; non-disciplinary decisions of Student Judiciaries; and procedures of the Traffic Appeals Board DECISIONS: All outlined in Sections 4.2.4 and 4.5.3.2.1 of the AFR** Non-Disciplinary Jurisdiction: .........._. Challenges to a University regulation or an action alleg· ed to be inconsistent with the guidelines stated in the AFR. UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC JUDICIAL STRUCTURE* I PROVOST l APPEAL UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC INTEGRITY REVIEW BOARD COMPOSITION: 3 students appointed by Student Council; 4 faculty ; 1 advisor, ex-officio, appointed by the Provost JURISDICTION: Appeals of decisions made by Col- lege Hearing Boards DECISIONS: All outlined in Section 4.2.4 (a ·and b) of the AFR** APPEAL APPEAL APPEAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICERS COMPOSITION: Student Affairs Staff JURISDICTION: Violation of University regulations - except academic cases DECISIONS: All outlined in Section 4.2.4 of the AFR STUDENT-FACULTY JUDICIARY COMPOSITION: 5 undergraduates ap pointed by ASMSU: 1 graduate stu dent appointed by COGS; 5 faculty; 1 advisor, ex-officio, appointed by the Vice-President for Student Affairs JURISDICTION: Violation of University regulations - except academic cases DECISIONS: All outlined in section 4.2.4 of the AFR APPEAL APPEAL NO APPEAL COLLEGE HEARING BOARDS COMPOSITION: Determined by each college. must in- Non-Disciplinary Jurisdiction: Conflicts arising between .....,. groups, governing bodies, liv ing units , and/ or registered student organizations. elude undergraduate students JURISDICTION: Violations involving Acad em ic Dishonesty, Falsification of Admission and Professional Standards and Appeals of decisions made by Depart- ment/ School Hearing Boards DECISIONS: All outlined in Section 4.2.4 (a and b) of the AFR APPEAL OR REFER TRAFFIC APPEALS BOARD JURISDICTION: COMPOSITION: Determin ed by ASMSU and COGS Appeals arising from summonses issued for violation of the Student Motor Vehicle Regulations DECISIONS: Consistent with penalties outlined in the Student Motor Vehicle also Regulations. May refer the Student to Faculty Judiciary. STUDENT JUDICIARIES * * • COMPOSITION: Determined by appropriate governing bodies or group JURISDICTION: Violation of University regulations by a constituent student or group - except academic cases and those involving a possible Suspension from school DECISIONS: All outlined in Section 4.2.4 of the AFR except Suspension Non-Disciplinary Jurisdiction: A question , conflict, or inter- ._. pretation of the constitution or rules of the judiciary's con· stituent group ; alleged viola tions of regulations governing registered student organiza tions. DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL HEARING BOARDS COMPOSITION: Determined by each department or school. must include undergraduate students JURISDICTION: Student initiated grievances relative to rights outlined in Article 2 of the AFR and Appeals of penalty grades DECISIONS: Advise appropriate remedy Brody Area East Area North Area South Area Univ Apts (UARC) ASMSU/COGS (AUSJ) *Graduate Academic Judicial Structure is describe'd in the Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities •*AFR refers to Report on Academic Freedom for Stu dents at Michigan State University ~ l.>) i upon it for provision of members and having corre sponding jurisdiction. All-student judiciaries are estab lished in general through the Academic Freedom Re port, but they are defined more specifically in the con stitution of the student governing bodies whose jurisdic tions they share. For example, composition of the All University Student Judiciary and the selection of its members are determined by the Associated Students of Michigan State University and the Council of Graduate Students. The Student-Faculty Judiciary and the Univer sity Student Appeals Board, established in the Academic Freedom Report, are 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 residence of the respon dent (accused). Students are held accountable for be havioral expectations set forth in duly established regu lations regarding individual and group conduct. Faculty and administrators are held accountable in that their policies 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, the University Apartments Judiciary has jurisdiction over the constituency of the University Apartments Residents Council. Processes and Procedures Disciplinary cases. The fundamental rules of due pro cess are prescribed through the Academic Freedom Re port and are required at all levels of the judicial struc ture. Operational procedures vary somewhat among judiciaries. The essential steps of the disciplinary process are as follows: A Any member of the University community may initiate a complaint against a student. Reports of alleged violations of regulations are made to the chief administrative officer of a living unit, in a residence hall the resident director. B. The student is notified by the appropriate admin istrative officer that he/she is accused of violating a regulation and is requested to meet with the administrative officer. In the subsequent confer ence, the student may: 1) admit to the allega tion and request, in writing, that the administra tive officer take action; 2) deny the allegation and request that an administrator conduct a hearing; 3) admit to the allegation and request that a judiciary take action; 4) deny the allegation and request that a judiciary conduct 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 a judiciary. 44 C. Upon the student's request, the administrative of ficer may take whatever action seems appropri ate. Administrative actions are usually in keeping with the range of actions available to the judiciary at the same level but are not restricted to these. The student is informed in writing of the adminis trator's decision, and that the decision may be appealed to the University Student Appeals Board. If a judicial hearing is to be conducted, a student accused of a violation is entitled to: 1. Written notice 3 class days prior to a hearing, D. stating: a. Time and place of the hearing b. Charges, of sufficient particularity to en able the student to prepare his/her de fense c. Names of complainant, counsel and wit nesses 2. Appear in person and present his/her defense a. Call witness in his/her behalf b. Be accompanied by counsel of his/her choice from among the student body, fa culty or staff of the University c. Ask questions of the judicial body or wit nesses d. Refuse to answer questions 3. Elect not to appear a. Absence to be noted without prejudice b. Hearing to be conducted in student's ab sence 4. An expeditious hearing 5. An explanation of reasons for any decision 6. Notification of his/her right to appeal Non-disciplinary cases. A different process is followed in hearing substantive cases in which a regulation or an administrative decision is alleged to be inconsistent with the guidelines established in the Academic Freedom Re port. The general procedures employed are as follows: A Student submits a request for a hearing in which he/she must specifically cite those sections of the Academic Freedom Report he/she believes to have been violated and provide a brief statement of arguement. A student need not be in violation of a regulation 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 requested. C. After considering both the request for a hearing and the response, the judiciary may do one of the following: 1. Accept the request for a formal hearing. 2. Reject the request 3. Invite the parties to discuss the matter infor mally 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 4. Each party is given ten minutes for rebuttal 5. Parties direct all remarks and questions through the chairperson 6. Members of the judiciary may ask questions - during the hearing E. The judiciary considers the matter in closed ses sion and makes a ruling. F. Parties to the case are notified of the judiciary' s findings, and all opinions are made public in an appropriate manner. There is a community ex pectation that if a regulation or administrative de cision is found to be inconsistent with the Academic Freedom Report, the changes neces sary to bring about consistency will be made. Compliance is gained primarily on the basis of "good faith." A ruling of the judiciary that finds no inconsistency serves to reinforce 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 chairperson that request has merit, a preliminary hearing will be called before a panel of the judiciary. The panel may decide to request the administrator or administrative of fice to postpone or withdraw action pending a full hear ing on the case. Other Judicial Bodies Several judicial bodies within the University have special areas of jurisdiction and may or may not have a direct link with the judicial system described above. A. The Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board (ADJB) is composed of: three undergraduates and one gradu ate student; four faculty and specialists; four repre sentatives from the recognized bargaining units and the non-unionized support employees; and two rep resentatives appointed by the President. An ADJB Coordinator reports to the President. ADJB has ju risdiction over violations of the MSU Anti-Discrim- ination Policy. It may hear complaints filed by students, faculty members, or employees. Parties in volved in anti-discrimination proceedings may choose an advisor (counsel) from the faculty, staff or student body of the University. The ADJB 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 Discrimination Policy or the ADJB Coordinator.) B. Graduate Judicial Structure. A completely separate judicial structure is provided for ad judicating 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. 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 chairperson. (Consult Graduate Student Rights and Respon sibilities, the Council of Graduate Students, or the Graduate School.) C. Employment Hearing or Grievance Procedures include those for students, the faculty , the administrative-professional personnel, the unionized clerical-technical employees, and the unionized hourly employees. (Students consult the Student Employment Policy Manual or the Student Employment Office.) D. Medical Student Judicial Structure. A judicial structure is provided for adjudicating cases brought by and against medical students in the areas of: 1) academic rights and responsibilities; 2) profes sional behavior of medical students; and 3) pro fessional rights and responsibilities of graduate assistants. Judiciaries are provided for at the departmental, college, and university levels . Each judiciary is composed of equal numbers of faculty and student members . In addition, medical students alleged to have violated General Student Regulations, student group regulations, living group regulations, or all-University policies which apply to all students, may be referred to the ap propriate judiciary as outlined in Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State Univer sity . (Consult Medical Student Rights and Respon sibilities or contact the Dean's office of the ap propriate medical college or the Graduate School.) 45 46 Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University 47 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, Policies, and Rulings ARTICLE 6: Independent and University-Supported Student Publications ARTICLE 7: Office of the Ombudsman ARTICLE 8: Definitions ARTICLE 9: Procedures for Amending and Revising This Document HISTORY OF APPROVAL ACADEMIC FREEDOM FOR STUDENTS AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY .. ' • FOREWORD The foreword is not a part of the document that follows . It supplies, however, a necessary perspective for inter preting the document. Student rights and responsibilities at Michigan State Univer sity must be understood against the social and historical background of the University itself. When , more than a century ago, the people of Michigan established this institution on the land-grant principle, they framed a new conception of the role of the University in American life . A land-grant university is a trusteeship of intellect in the service of society . It gathers society's creative and critical powers and uses them to advance the common good and 'to solve fundamental problems . That is the special character that has caused the land-grant university to become one of the great transforming agen cies of the American scene . When it honors its commis sion, it acts not for the sake of the academic community, but for the sake of society beyond the academy. All members of the academic community -trustees, admini strators, faculty, staff, and students - 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 trustees, the administration, and the faculty continues. They remain guardians of the Univer sity, charged with preserving in it the genius of scholar ship and the conditions of inquiry which society has entrusted to their care. PREFACE This report, the Graduate Student Rights and Respon sibilities document, and the Medical Students Rights and Responsibilities document contain guidelines to the rights and duties of students in matters of conduct, academic pursuits, the keeping of records, and publications . This report describes structures and procedures for the formula tion of regulations governing student conduct, for the in terpretation and amendment of the guidelines, for the ad judication of student disciplinary cases, and for channel ing student complaints, grievances, or concerns to facul ty, staff, and administrators for appropriate action. For the most part, these provisions simply make explicit what has been long understood and practiced at Michigan State University. This report identifies rights and duties of students and provides for students a carefully prescribed 48 system of due process. The report does not contain a general or abstract definition of academic freedom. Rather, the report is an operational definition with concrete application of the concept of academic freedom for students. ARTICLE 1 Student Rights and Responsibilities at Michigan State University 1.1 Michigan State University is a community of scholars whose members include its faculty, staff, students, and administrators. The basic purposes of the University are the advancement, dissemination, and application of knowl edge . The most basic condition for the achievement of these purposes is freedom of expression and communica tion. 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 is equally broad. Yet absolute freedom in all aspects of life means anarchy, just as absolute order means tyranny. Both anarchy and tyranny are antithetical to the purposes and character of the Univer sity. Therefore, the University always must strive to strike that balance between maximum freedom and necessary order which best promotes its basic purposes by providing the environment most conducive to the many faceted activities of instruction, research, and service . 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, as a member of the academic com munity, has both rights and duties. Within that communi ty, 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 protections which best pro mote the learning process in all its aspects. The student also has duties to other members of the academic com munity, the most important of which is to refrain from interference with those rights 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 activities and conduct of student groups and individual students should not be comprehensive codes of desirable conduct; 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 essen tial to other members of the community. 1.4 The student is not only a member of the academic community, but a citizen of the larger society, who retains those rights, protections, and guarantees of fair treatment held by all citizens, and which the University may not deny. The enforcement of the student's duties to the larger society is, however, the responsibility of the legal and judicial authorities duly established for that purpose. Guidelines 1.5 To protect student rights and to facilitate the defini tion of student responsibilities at Michigan State Univer sity, the following guidelines shall apply to those stipula tions and conditions by which student conduct is regulated, broadly referred to as "regulations" in the remainder of this Article. 1.5.11 Every regulation shall specify to whom it applies and whether responsibility for compliance- lies with individuals, with groups, or with both. 1.6 Handbook of Regulations and Structures: A hand book of the University's current regulations and structures relating to student rights and responsibilities shall be made available to every member of the academic community. 1.5.1 All regulations shall seek the best possible recon ciliation of the principles of maximum freedom and necessary order. ARTICLE 2 1.5.2 There shall be no regulation unless there is a demonstrable need which is reasonably related to the basic purposes and necessities of the University as stipulated herein. 1.5.3 To the maximum extent feasible, students shall par ticipate in formulating and revising regulations governing student conduct. 1.5.4 All regulations governing student conduct shall be made public in an appropriate manner. 1.5.5 Every regulation shall be as brief, clear, and specific as possible. 1.5.6 Wherever rights conflict, regulations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, permit reasonable scope for each conflicting right by defining the circumstances of time, place, and means appropriate to its exercise. 1.5. 7 Regulations shall respect the free expression of ideas and shall encourage the competition of ideas from diverse perspectives. 1.5.8 Procedures and penalties for the violation of regula tions shall be designed for guidance or correction of behavior only. 1.5.9 Penalties shall be commensurate with the seriousness of the offense. Repeated violations may justify increasingly 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 regula tion. b. The reasonabteness, under the circumstances, of the penalty imposed for a specific violation. c. The substance of a regulation or administrative deci . sion which is alleged to be inconsistent with the guidelines in this document. · d. The fairness of the procedures followed in the adjudication. Academic Rights and Responsibilities 2.1. Preamble 2.1.1 The freedom and effectiveness of the educational process depend upon the provision of appropriate condi tions and opportunities for learning in an environment that is supportive of diversity among ideas, cultures, and stu dent characteristics. The responsibility to secure, respect, and protect such opportunities and conditions is shared by all members of the academic community. The primacy of the faculty's role and its centrality in the educational process must be recognized and preserved. The primary intellectual purpose of the University - its intellectual con is the responsibility of the faculty. tent and integrity - 2.1.2 The establishment and maintenance of the proper relationship between instructor and student are funda mental to the University's function, and require both i11- structor and student to recognize the rights and respon sibilities which derive from it. The relationship between in structor and student as individuals should be founded on mutual respect and understanding together with shared dedication to the educational process. 2.2 Role of the Faculty in the Instructional Process 2.2.1 No provision for the rights of students can be valid which suspends the rights of the faculty. The student's right to competent instruction must be reconciled with the rights of the faculty, consistent with the principle that the com petency of a professional can be rightly judged only by pro fessionals. It is therefore acknowledged and mandated that competence of instruction shall be judged by the faculty. 2.2.2 Teaching units shall provide appropriate and clearly defined channels for the receipt and consideration of student complaints concerning instruction . In no instance shall the competence of instruction form the basis of an adversarial proceeding before any of the judicial bodies established in this document. 2.2.3 Faculty shall have authority and responsibility for academic policy and practices in areas such as degree eligibility and requirements, course content and grading, classroom procedure, and standards of professional behavior in accordance with the Bylaws for Academic Governance, the Code of Teaching Responsibility, and other documents on faculty rights and responsibilities. 49 2.2.4. No hearing board established under this document shall interfere with the evaluation of a student which represents a course instructor's good faith judgment of the student's performance . In the event that an evaluation is determined to be based on inappropriate or irrelevant factors, as discussed in 2 .3 .2 below, the dean of the col lege shall cause the student's performance to be reassess ed and good faith evaluation established . 2.3.8 The student has a right to protection against improper disclosure of information concerning academic performance and personal characteristics such as values, beliefs, organizational affiliations, and health . 2.3.9 The student has a right to be protected from per sonal exploitation and to receive recognition for scholarly assistance to faculty. 2.3 Rights and Responsibilities of the Student 2.3.1 The student is responsible for learning the content of a course of study according to standards of performance established by the faculty and for adhering to standards of professional behavior established by the faculty. 2.3.2 The student has a right to academic evaluations which represent the course instructor's good faith judgments of performance . Course grades shall represent the instructor's professional and objective evaluation of the student's academic performance. The student shall have the right to know all course requirements, including grading criteria, and procedures at the beginning of the course. Course evaluation procedures are covered by the Code of Teaching Responsibility. 2.3.2.1 To overcome the presumption of good faith, it must be demonstrated that an evaluation was based entirely or in part upon factors that are inappropriate or irrelevant both to academic performance and applicable professional standards. 2.3.3 The student shares with the faculty the responsibility for maintaining the integrity of scholarship, grades, and professional standards. 2.3.4 The student shall be free to take reasoned excep tion to information and views offered in the classroom , and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, without fear of penalty . 2.3.5 The student's behavior in the classroom shall be conducive to the teaching and learning process for all con cerned . 2.3.6 The student has a right to be governed by educa tionally justifiable academic regulations and professional standards. 2.3.7 The student has a right to accurate, timely, and clearly stated information concerning general academic requirements for establishing and maintaining an accept· able academic standing, the student's academic relation ship with the University and the details of any special con ditions which may apply, and graduation requirements for the student's academic program . Students are responsi ble for informing themselves of University, college , depart ment, and school requirements as stated in unit publica tions and in the University catalog. In planning to meet such requirements, students are responsible for consulting with their academic advisors. 50 2.3.10 The student has a right to scholarly relationships with faculty based on mutual trust and civility. 2.4 Adjudication of Undergraduate Student Grievances and Cases of Academic Dishonesty, Violations of Pro fessional Standards, and Falsification of Admissions and Academic Records. 2.4.1 The University undertakes, within the limits of its resources and the limits imposed by due respect for the professional rights of the faculty, to supply an appropriate remedy for legitimate student grievances. (The limits of the University's resources proceed from factors that, while sub ject to its influence, are not always subject to its control.) 2.4.1.1 Procedures for the adjudication of grievances must proceed in a timely manner. 2.4.2 If problems arise in the relationship between instruc tor and student, both should attempt to resolve them in informal, direct discussions. If the problem remains unresolved, then the chief administrator of the unit and/ or the Ombudsman should be consulted. If still aggrieved, a student may then submit a formal, written grievance for consideration by an appropriate hearing board. The formal grievance alleging violations of academic rights must in clude a proposed remedy, which could be implemented by a responsible administrator. 2.4.2.1 Grievances must normally be initiated no later than mid-term of the quarter following the one wherein the alleged violation occurred. If the involved instructor or student is absent from the University during the quarter, or if other appropriate reasons exist, an exception to this provision shall be granted by the unit. If the involved instructor is no longer employed by the University before the formal grievance procedure is completed, the grievance process may proceed . 2.4.2.2 Student grievances must be initiated at the lowest the depart level feasible : normally, administrative ment/school. With the approval of the college dean, small departments/ schools may waive jurisdiction and refer grievances to the college hearing board. 2.4.2.3 Administrators shall transmit written grievances promptly to the unit hearing board and to the instructor or other persons party to the matter. 2.4.3 For the purpose of constituting a department/school or college hearing board, undergraduate students shall be represented on the hearing board. 2.4.4 Parties to a grievance shall have an opportunity to state their cases, present evidence, designate witnesses, ask questions, and present a rebuttal. 2.4.4.1 Units shall constitute their hearing boards and establish their own procedures in a manner consistent with this document. A copy of procedures adopted by each unit shall be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman and with other appropriate offices. 2.4.4.2 Unit hearing boards shall ensure that a collegial atmosphere prevails in grievance hearings. Involvement of counsel should normally not be required. When pres ent, counsel shall be limited to a member of the student body, faculty, or staff of the University. No member of the University's legal department shall serve as counsel under these provisions. 2.4.5 The hearing board shall prepare a written report of findings, and forward copies to the parties involved and to the Ombudsman. All recipients are expected to respect the confidentiality of this report. When a hearing commit tee finds that a violation of academic rights has occurred and that redress is possible, it shall direct that redress be provided. The responsible administrator, with the advice of the hearing board, shall implement an appropriate remedy. 2.4.6 The appropriate initial judiciary for cases involving alleged violations of regulations prohibiting academic dishonesty, violations of professional standards, or falsifica tion of admission or academic records by undergraduate students which are referred for disciplinary action shall be the hearing board of the college within which the viola tion is alleged to have occurred. 2.4.6.1 In cases of ambiguous jurisdiction, the appropriate judiciary will be randomly selected by the Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education from the hearing boards for the Colleges of Arts and Letters, Natural Science, and Social Science'. 2.4.6.2 In cases of academic dishonesty, violations of pro fessional standards, or falsification of admission or academic records by undergraduate students which are referred for disciplinary action, the college level hearing boards shall have available to them the full range of deci sions provided to a judiciary for disciplinary cases through this document. The dean of the student's college may im uest the hearing board to recon- plement the fin ding , t :ud the finding and a conflicting sider its decision, or 1 · ffice of the Provost for final recommendation to resolution. 2.4. 7 Either party to a , evance may appeal the decision of the department/ sch Joi hearing board to the college hearing board. All appeals must be in writing . When a college hearing board finds that a violation of academic rights has occurred and that redress is possible, it shall direct that redress be provided. The responsible administrator, with the advice of the board, shall implement an ap propriate remedy. 2.4. 7 .1 Either party to a grievance may appeal the deci sion of the college hearing board to the _University Academic Integrity Review Board only in cases of a penalty grade for academic dishonesty ; cases involving alleged violations of regulations prohibiting academic dishonesty, violations of professional standards or falsifications of admission and academic records by undergraduate students which are referred for disciplinary action; or other grievances heard only at the college level. All grievances must be in writing. When the University Academic Integrity Review Board finds that such a violation of academic rights has occurred and that redress is possible, it shall direct that redress be provided. The responsible administrator, with the advice of the board, shall implement an appropriate remedy. 2.4.7.1.1 All appeals to the University Academic Integ rity Review Board in cases .of a penalty grade for academic dishonesty must specify the alleged defects in the substance and/or procedures of the previous adjudication(s) in suf ficient particularity to justify further proceedings . 2.4. 7 .1.2 All appeals to the University Academic Integri ty Review Board in cases of alleged violations of regula tions prohibiting academic dishonesty , violations of pro fessional standards, or falsification of admission and academic records which are referred for disciplinary action must specify the alleged defects in the substance and/ or procedures of the previous adjudication in sufficient par ticularity to justify further proceedings. 2.4. 7 .2 Appeals may challenge the substance of a deci sion and/ or the procedures employed in the adjudication. (Presentation of new evidence will normally be inap propriate at an appeal hearing.) 2.4. 7 .3. Appeals must be filed within ten class days follow ing notice of a decision . The original decision shall be held in abeyance while under appeal. 2.4.8 If a student is accused of academic dishonesty and is referred for judicial action, and if a disciplinary sanction is not held to be supported by the preponderance of evidence as required in Article 4, the student may appeal a penalty grade received in the case to the depart ment/ school hearing board as indicated in 2.4.9. 2.4.9 A student who receives a penalty grade based upon a charge of academic dishonesty , even if not referred for disciplinary action, may seek a hearing according to the procedures in this Article. In such a hearing, the burden of proof shall rest upon the instructor whose prior assign ment of the penalty grade will constitute a charge of academic dishonesty. The hearing board shall proceed in compliance with applicable academic legislation on the integrity of scholarship, grades, and professional standards, and the procedural and appeal provisions of this document shall apply . 51 ARTICLE 3 Student Records at Michigan State University 3.1 Achieving ed1,1cational goals, providing direction to students, and extending service to society demand that the University keep records. All policies and practices concern ing records shall be based on respect for the privacy of the individual student. Because of the professional and legal responsibilities involved, record keeping must be delegated only to responsible persons . 3.2 All policies and practices governing access, maintenance, and release of student records shall conform to the University's published guidelines. 3.2.1 No record shall be made , duplicated , or retained unless there is a demonstrable need for it which is reasonably related to the basic purposes and necessities of the University. 3.2.2 The University shall not make, duplicate, or retain records of a student's religious or political beliefs without the student's knowledge and consent. 4.1.1 The University as a community is dependent upon maintaining a balance among personal freedoms , individual responsibilities, institutional rights, and institu tional responsibilities. When rights conflict or when respon sibilities are not met, means for hearing and redress must be provided. The fundamentals of fair play are the necessary guarantees of judicial process . Each party to a hearing has rights and corresponding responsibilities which, together, define the elements of fair play essential to due process. The requirements of due process are outlined below in 4 .3 and 4 .4 and shall be adhered to by all duly constituted judicial bodies as provided herein. 4.2 General Procedures for All Judiciaries 4.2.1 Code of Operations: Each judiciary shall establish a code of operations which is in all ways consistent with the provisions of due process as outlined in Sections 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 of this Article, including establishing pro cedures for determining whether a complaint or allegation appropriately warrants a judicial hearing. 3.2.3 A student shall have the right to inspect the official transcript of his or her own academic record and shall also have the right to inspect reports and evaluations of his or her conduct. 4.2.2 A Student Judiciary, with cause, may waive jurisdic tion and request that a case be heard by the Student Faculty Judiciary. The Student-Faculty Judiciary may elect to hear the case or direct a Student Judiciary to hear it. 3.2.4 All policies and practices dealing with the acquisi tion of information for records shall be formulated with due regard for the student's right of privacy. 3.2.5 Every record containing information about a student's character shall state when the information was acquired and the name and position of the person who gave it. 3.2.6 Evaluation of students shall be made only by persons who are qualified to make that evaluation. 3.2. 7 All persons who handle confidential records shall be instructed concerning the confidential nature of such information and their responsibilities regarding it. 3.2.8 No one outside the faculty or administrative staff of Michigan State University, except as specified by law, may have access to the records of a student's offenses against University regulations without the express permis sion of the student in writing. 3.2. 9 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 sub ject to judicial review as provided in Article 4. ARTICLE 4 Judicial Process 4.1 Introduction 52 4.2.3 Open and Closed Hearings: An open hearing is open to any member of the University c;ommunity. A closed hearing is restricted to the parties concerned . The judiciary may close an open hearing at any time to main tain order. a . Disciplinary hearings shall be closed unless an open hearing is requested by the respondent. (See Sec tion 4.3) b. Non-disciplinary hearings shall be open unless the judiciary determines that the hearing should be closed to protect the confidentiality of information. (See section 4 .4) 4.2.4 Decisions: a . findings: After hearing a case, a hearing body shall decide whether an allegation has been supported by the preponderance of evidence . If the allegation is not so supported, the case is dismissed. If the allega tion is supported, the judiciary may select from the following sanctions: b. Sanctions in disciplinary cases: 1. No action. 2 . Warning. An official written statement express ing disapproval of acts committed . 3. Warning Probation. A probation indicating that further violations of regulations will result in more severe disciplinary action . This probation will be imposed for a specific period of time, and the student shall be automatically removed from pro bation when the imposed period expires. This pro bation may be accompanied by a requirement that restitution be made for University property damages or losses resulting from acts committed, or other requirements or special conditions as deemed appropriate. 4 . Disciplinary Probation. A period of time specified for observing and evaluating a student's conduct, with or without special conditions, in cluding a written reprimand and indicating that (a) further violations while on probation may result in more severe disciplinary action including sus p~sion or (b) further violation while on proba tion of regulations of similar or greater severity will result in suspension. This probation will be im posed for a specific period of time, and the student shall automatically be removed from probation. when the imposed period expires. Special Conditions: A special condition of dis ciplinary probation may include: (i) Restitution: By such date established by the appropriate judiciary or administrative officer, the student shall pay for University property damages or losses resulting from acts committed. (ii) Change of residence: The student shall be required to move from his or her current on campus residence, to either an off-campus location or to another location within the University Housing system that is acceptable to the Office of Student Affairs. (iii) Other: Other action deemed appropriate to a specific case. 5. Suspension. A suspension from the University may be by term, in·which case the student is eli gible to apply for readmission at the end of the stated period of time; or it may be a conditional suspension, in which case the student must demonstrate that he/she has fulfilled stated con ditions prior to applying for readmission . Suspen sion is implemented, after approval, by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services except in the case of academic dishonesty, violation of professional standards, or falsification of admis sion and academic records , in which suspension is implemented, after approval, by the Provost. c. Sanctions appropriate to student group constitu tional questions or issues may include: 1. Censure. 2 . Revocation of privileges. 3 . Revocation of registration of a student organization. 4. Other action deemed appropriate to a specific case . 4.2.5 Appeals: The decisions of a hearing body may be appealed in accordance with the principles established in Section 4 .3 .6 for disciplinary cases and 4 .4 .9 for non disciplinary cases. Procedures for filing and acting on ap peals shall be as follows: a . The appeal must be submitted in writing to the appropriate judiciary within three (3) class days following written notification of the original decision . b. If a group is involved, a representative designated by the group shall act in behalf of the group. c. The appellate body shall request relevant informa tion, review the case and the procedures used , and then decide as follows : 1. There are not sufficient reasons for another hear ing and the decision of the lower judiciary shall stand , or 2. The lower judiciary shall be directed to rehear the case or to reconsider or clarify its decision, or 3 . The appellate body may affirm , reverse, or modify the decision, or in extraordinary circumstances, elect to rehear the case in its entirety. 4.2.6 Reconsideration: Each hearing body shall make provision to allow a complainant or respondent to request reconsideration of a case within (60) sixty class days if it is determined that new evidence has arisen. An exception to the time provision may be granted by the appropriate hearing body. 4.2. 7 Members of a judiciary involved or possessing other conflicts of interest in a case at issue shall be disqualified from sitting on the judiciary for that specific case. 4.3 Due Process - Disciplinary Proceedings 4.3.l Students accused of violating a regulation or all University policy shall have the right to appear before a duly constituted judicial body as herein provided. No stu dent shall be suspended from the University except through the procedures of this article which includes provisions for interim suspension as prescribed in Section 4.3. 7 or the applicable section of the Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities document or the Medical Students Rights and Responsibilities document. 53 4.3.1.1 The student shall be notified , in writing , by a representative of the Office of Student Affairs, or of the Office of the Provost in cases of academic dishonesty, violations of professional standards or falsification of ad mission and academic records which are referred for disciplinary action, that he or she has been accused of violating a regulation or all-University policy . The student shall be expected to meet with the representative, receive a written statement of the alleged violation, and choose whether the allegation is handled by an appropriate judiciary or an administrator. The provisions of this docu ment concerning sanctions and appeals apply to either op tion . Students who fail to meet initially with the represen tative shall be referred to the appropriate judiciary for a hearing. 4.3.1.1.1 In cases ~f academic dishonesty , violations of professional standards, and falsification of admission and academic records , all alleged violations will be handled by the appropriate judiciary. 4.3.2 Notice of Hearing: At least three (3) class days prior to a hearing, the respondent shall receive a written notifica tion of hearing from the appropriate judicial body or ad ministrator. This notice of hearing shall state : ·a. The regulation alleged to have been violated together with charges of sufficient particularity to enable the respondent to prepare a case. b. The time and place of the hearing. c. The body or administrator adjudicating the case. d . The name of the complainant and the name of counsel, if any. e. The names of witnesses for the complainant. (A re quest to add witnesses may be granted by the judiciary or administrator. If so, a postponement of three (3) class days will be granted upon request of the respondent.) 4.3.3 Either the complainant or the respondent may re quest, with cause, a postponement prior to the scheduled time of the hearing. The hearing body may grant or deny such a request. 4.3.4 Both the respondent and the complainant shall be expected to appear at the hearing and present their cases to the hearing body. a. Should the complainant fail to appear , the hearing body may either postpone the hearing or dismiss the case. b. Should the respondent fail to appear, the hearing body may either postpone the hearing or hear the case in the student's absence. The failure of the student to appear shall not be taken as indicative of guilt and must be noted without prejudice . 4.3.5 Both the respondent and the complainant shall be entitled to : a. Receive an expeditious hearing. b. Call witnesses on their behalf. The hearing body reserves the right to limit the number of witnesses. Witnesses are to be members of the University com munity except as the hearing body rules that others · may serve in the interest of the case. c. Submit evidence or written statements in support of their positions. d. Be accompanied by counsel of their choice who may assist in the presentation of their cases. Counsel shall be limited to a member of the student body, faculty, or staff of the University.1 e. Question any witnesses providing oral or written testimony . f. Receive a decision and the rationale for that deci sion . The respondent shall be provided with written notification of the decision. g. Written notification of the right to appeal. Should the right to appeal be exercised, any action by the hear ing body shall be deferred until the appeal is acted upon by a higher body. 4.3.6 Both the respondent and the complainant shall, sub ject to the following conditions, have the right to appeal the decision of a hearing body. a. The respondent may appeal an adverse ·decision as a result of a hearing. The reasons for appeal shall be: (1) insufficient grounds for the decision; (2) a sanction inappropriate to the seriousness of the offense . b. The complainant may appeal a decision not to grant a hearing by a hearing body of original jurisdiction. c. Both the respondent and complainant may appeal on the grounds that the applicable procedures for adjudicating the case were not followed, or there was a conflict of interest with a member or members of the judiciary. 4.3. 7 When the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, at his/her discretion, believes there is reasonable cause that a student's continued presence at Michigan State University constitutes a clear and present danger to the health or safety of persons or property, the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services or his/her designee may temporarily suspend a student pending final resolution of the matter. The interim suspension shall not preclude, predetermine, or render irrelevant subsequent disciplinary action or procedures; nor shall an interim suspension create a presumption of guilt. Permission may be granted to the respondent to be accompanied by an attorney if there are criminal charges pending. If the respondent is charged with a sex offense, the complainant may also have an attorney present. 54 4.3.7.1 Students placed on interim suspension may peti tion for reinstatement pending the final resolution of their cases. Such petitions will be considered by either the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services or the Student Faculty Judiciary as requested by the petitioner. The Vice President or the judiciary shall conduct a hearing for the sole purpose of deciding to continue the interim suspen sion or grant reinstatement. Regardless of outcome, the hearing shall not preclude, predetermine, or render irrele vant subsequent disciplinary procedures. The hearing shall be held within five (5) University class days after receipt of a student's petition. 4.4 Due Process - Non-Disciplinary Proceedings 4.4.1 Any student may request a hearing before the ap: propriate judicial body when such a request concerns: a. Any ~hallenge to a University regulation, or an action by faculty or staff alleged to be inconsistent with the guidelines established in this document. b. A question, conflict, or interpretation of a student group's constitution or rules. In such a case, the person should utilize available remedies before seeking relief through judicial action. 4.4.2 The judiciary shall review each hearing request for jurisdiction and judicial merit and may then forward a copy of the request to the appropriate individual(s) and invite a written response. After considering all submitted infor mation, the judiciary may: a. Accept the request, In full or in part, and proceed to schedule a hearing. b. Reject the request and provide an appropriate explanation. c. Invite all parties to meet with the judiciary for an informal discussion of the issues. Such a discussion shall not preclude a later hearing. 4.4.3 Notice of Hearing: At least three (3) class days prior to a hearing both the respondent and the complainant shall be entitled to a written notification of hearing from the ap propriate judicial body. This notice of hearing shall state: a. The nature of the issues, charges, and/or conflicts to be heard with sufficient particularity to enable both the respondent and the complainant to prepare their respective cases. b. The time and place of the hearing. c. The body adjudicating the case. e. The name of the complainant's counsel, if any. f. The names of any individuals who will speak In sup port of the complainant's position. 4.4.4 Response to Notice of Hearing: The respondent is to notify the judiciary of the following, In writing, at least one (1) class day prior to the scheduled hearing: a . The name of the respondent's counsel, if any. b. The names of any individuals who will speak In sup port of the respondent's position. c. An outline of the respondent's presentation for the hearing, if requested by the judiciary. 4.4.5 Should the respondent fail to acknowledge the notice of hearing, the judiciary may either postpone or pro ceed with the hearing. 4.4.6 Either the complainant or the respondent may re quest, with cause, a postponement prior to the scheduled time of a hearing. The judiciary may grant or deny such a request. 4.4. 7 Both the respondent and the complainant shall be expected to appear at the hearing and present their cases to the judiciary. a . Should the complainant fail to appear, the judiciary may either postpone the hearing or dismiss the case. b. Should the respondent fail to appear after having acknowledged the notice of the hearing, the judiciary may either postpone the hearing or hear the case In the respondent's absence. c. The judiciary may accept written statements from a party to the hearing In lieu of a personal appearance but only in unusual circumstances. Such written statements must be submitted to the judiciary at least one (1) day prior to the scheduled hearing. 4.4.8 Both the complainant and the respondent shall be entitled to: a. Receive an expeditious hearing. b. Present individuals to speak In support of their posi tions. The judiciary reserves the right to limit the number of such individuals. Those who speak shall be members of the University community except as the judiciary rules that others may serve in the interest of the case. c. Submit evidence or written statements in support of d . The names of the respondent and complainant. their positions. 55 d. Be accompanied by counsel of their choice who may assist in the presentation of cases. Counsel shall be limited to a member of the student body, faculty, or staff of the University. e. Ask questions of witnesses providing oral or written testimony. f. Receive a written explanation of the reasons for the decision . g. Notification of right to appeal, if any. Should the right to appeal be exercised , any action by the judiciary shall be deferred until the appeal has been acted upon . 4.4.9 All non-disciplinary decisions by the Student-Faculty Judiciary shall be final; however , such decisions by a stu dent judiciary may be appealed subject to the following conditions: a. Either the respondent or the complainant may appeal an adverse decision as a result of a hearing. The reasons for appeal shall be: (1) insufficient grounds inappropriateness of the for decision . the decision; (2) b. The complainant may appeal a decision by a judiciary of original jurisdiction not to grant a hearing. c. Both the respondent and complainant may appeal on the grounds that the applicable procedures for adjudicating the case were not followed . 4.4.10 Decisions in non-disciplinary cases shall be made available to the University community unless the judiciary determines that confidentiality of the records should be pro tected . 4.5 Judicial Structure in the same residential complex 4.5.1 Student Judiciaries: Each residence hall govern ment shall establish a judiciary or join with other hall governments in establishing a common judiciary. The All-University Undergraduate Student Governing Body and the All University Graduate Student Governing Body shall also · establish a student judiciary. In addition , any major gover ning group may elect to establish its own judiciary. All such judiciaries shall conduct formal hearings on matters herein defined and shall function within the guidelines of this Ar ticle . 4.5.1.1 Composition: The members of each student judiciary shall be selected in accordance with the pro cedures established by the constitutions of their respective groups and shall have an advisor designated by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. 4.5.1.2 Jurisdiction: The student judiciaries shall have jurisdiction on the following matters : 56 Original Jurisdiction (Disciplinary) : a. Alleged violations of general student, student group, or living group regulations or all-University policies with the exception of alleged academic dishonesty, violations of professional standards, or falsification of admission or academic records by individual members or constituent groups within the particular living unit(s) or the major governing group. Where no living unit or group judiciary exists, allegations will be handled by the student judiciary established by the All-University Graduate and l)ndergraduate Student Governing Bodies. (1) A student may request a hearing before a student judiciary other than his/ her constituent judiciary. Original Jurisdiction (Non-disciplinary): b. A question, conflict, or interpretation of the constitu tion or rules of the judiciary's constituent group. c. Alleged violation of regulations governing registered student organizations by the judiciary's constituent group . 4.5.1.3 Decisions: After hearing a case , a student judiciary shall decide according to the provisions of Sec tion 4.2.4, but may not suspend a student from the Univer sity . 4.5.1.4 Appeals: Decisions of a student judiciary may be appealed to the University Student Appeals Board accor ding to the provisions of Section 4 .3.6 . In non-disciplinary cases, grounds for appeal shall be restricted to alleged violation of due process and/ or the provisions of this docu ment according to the provisions of Section 4 . 4 . 9 . 4.5.1.5 Summer Term: During summer term, a student judiciary may, through a continuation of its existing membership or through a request for interim appointments, provide for its operation . 4.5.1.6 Temporary Restraining Actions: The procedural rules of a student judiciary shall include provisions for ex pedited consideration of urgent cases in which a restrain ing action is sought because an individual or group alleged ly threatens immediate and irreparable harm through ac tion contrary to the constitution of any undergraduate or graduate student governing group within the judiciary's jurisdiction . a. Upon receipt of such a request, the student judiciary shall conduct a preliminary examination to determine whether a temporary restraining action should be taken . This meeting should include opportunity for both the complainant and the respondent to present information . Consideration should be given to the nature and potential extent of irreparable harm , other alternatives to remedy the situation , and whether a temporary restraining action would preclude, pre determine, or render irrelevant the ultimate decision of a judiciary in reviewing the details of the case. b. If the judiciary decides to take a temporary restrain ing action, the appropriate individual or group shall be required to postpone or withdraw the action in question pending a hearing on the merits of the case by the judiciary having original jurisdiction over the governing group or living group constitution in ques tion . c. The student judiciary shall make every reasonable effort to meet whatever exigencies of time may exist in such a case. 4.5.2 Student-Faculty Judiciary: There shall be established a Student-Faculty Judiciary. 4.5.2.1 Composition: Voting members shall be selected as provided in Section 4.6. The membership of the Student-Faculty Judiciary shall be as follows: a. Five undergraduate students. b. One graduate student. c. Five faculty members. d. One ex-officio non-voting advisor appointed by the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. 4.5.2.2 Jurisdiction: The Student-Faculty Judiciary shall have jurisdiction in the following areas: Original Jurisdiction (Disciplinary): a. Alleged violations of all-University policies or alleg ed violations of regulations other than those related to academic dishonesty, violations of professional standards, or falsification of admission or academic records as referred by the Office of Student Affairs. Original Jurisdiction (Non-disciplinary): b. Conflicts arising between student governing groups, living units, and/ or registered student organizations. c. Conflicts between the undergraduate and graduate student governing bodies. 4.5.2.2.1 The procedure for hearings under Section 4.5.2.2b and c shall accord with the provisions of Section 4.4 above. The parties involved shall be notified in writing of the Student-Faculty Judiciary's decision and of any recommendation the Student-Faculty Judiciary deems ap propriate. The chairperson shall subsequently make the decision public in an appropriate manner, unless the judiciary determines that confidentiality of the record should be protected. 4.5.2.3 Temporary Restraining Action: The procedural rules of the Student-Faculty Judiciary shall include provi sions for expedited consideration of urgent cases in which a temporary restraining action is sought because a regula tion or administrative decision allegedly threatens im mediate and irreparable harm or infringement of rights as defined by this document. a. Upon receipt of such a request, the Student-Faculty Judiciary shall conduct a preliminary examination to determine whether temporary restraining action should be taken . This meeting should include opportunity for both the complainant and the respon dent to present information . Consideration should be given to the nature and potential extent of irreparable harm, other alternatives to remedy the situation, and whether a restraining action would preclude, predetermine, or render irrelevant the ultimate decision of the Student-Faculty Judiciary in reviewing the full details of the case. b. If the Student-Faculty Judiciary decides to take a temporary restraining action, the appropriate individual, group, or administrative unit shall be requested to postpone or withdraw the action in question pending a hearing on the merits of the case. c. The Student-Faculty Judiciary shall make every reasonable effort to meet whatever exigencies of time may exist in such cases. If necessary, the Student Faculty Judiciary may announce its decision regard ing a temporary action without a written statement of its reasons provided that such a statement of reasons shall be made available as soon as reasonably possible. 4.5.2.4 Decisions: After hearing a case, the Student Faculty Judiciary shall decide in accordance with the pro visions of Section 4.2.4. 4.5.2.5 Appeals: Disciplinary decisions of the Student Faculty Judiciary may be appealed to the University Stu dent Appeals Board in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 .2.5 and 4.3.6. 4.5.2.6 Summer Term: The Student-Faculty Judiciary shall, through a continuation of its existing membership or through a request for interim appointments, provide for its operation through the summer term . 4.5.3 University Student Appeals Board: There shall be established a University Student Appeals Board. 4.5.3.1 Composition: Voting members shall be selected as provided in Section 4.6. The membership of the Univer sity Student Appeals Board shall be as follows: a . Two undergraduate students. b. One graduate student. c. Four faculty members. 4.5.3.1.1 The Office of the Vice President for Student Af fairs and Services shall provide necessary support services for the University Student Appeals Board. 4.5.3.2 Jurisdiction: The University Student Appeals Board shall have jurisdiction over: 57 a. Decisions made by a student judiciary and disciplinary decisions made by the Student-Faculty Judiciary. 4.5.4.1.1 The Office of the Provost shall provide necessary support services for the University Academic Integrity Review Board . b. Disciplinary actions taken by an administrator in the Office of Student Affairs as provided for in Section 4 .3 .1.1. 4.5.4.2 Appellate Jurisdiction: The University Academic Integrity Review Board shall have appellate jurisdiction over decisions by a college hearing board : c. Procedures followed by the Traffic Appeals Board . a. in cases of penalty grades for academic dishonesty d. Challenges to a University regulation, or an action by an administrator or member of the faculty or staff alleged the guidelines established in this document. to be inconsistent with 4.5.3.2.1 In susbstantive challenge cases arising under Section 4.5 .3.2d above, the University Student Appeals Board may provide declaratory relief by finding a regula tion, or action by an administrator or member of the faculty or staff, to be inconsistent with this document. If additional action is required and possible in a case , the University Student Appeals Board shall direct that redress be pro vided . The responsible administrator, with the advice of the University Student Appeals Board and/ or academic governance bodies, shall implement an appropriate remedy . 4.5.3.3 Summer Term: The University Student Appeals Board shall, through continuation of its existing member ship or through request for interim appointments, provide for its operation through the summer term. 4.5.3.4 Decisions: The University Student Appeals Board shall have available to it the full range of decisions, including temporary restraining actions, provided to judic iaries through this document. In addition, the University Student Appeals Board may make whatever recommenda tions it may consider appropriate to specific cases. 4.5.3.5 Appeals: All decisions of the University Student Appeals Board with respect to individual and group actions are final unless appealed to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services who may affirm or reverse the deci sion, diminish the sanction imposed, or direct that the case be reconsidered . Decisions of the University Student Ap peals Board under Section 4.5.3 .2d are not appealable. 4.5.4 University Academic Integrity Review Board: There shall be established a University Academic Integrity Review Board for the purposes described in Article II. 4.5.4.1 Composition: Voting members shall be selected as provided in Section 4 .6 . The membership of the Univer sity Academic Integrity Review Boad shall be as follows : a. Four faculty members . b. Three undergraduate students. as provided in Article 2, b. in cases of alleged violations of regulations prohibiting academic dishonesty, violations of professional stan dards, and falsification of admission and academic records. 4.5.4.3 Summer Term: The University Academic Integrity Review Board shall, through continuation of its existing membership or through requests for interim appointments, provide for its operation through summer term. 4.5.4.4 Decisions: The University Academic Integrity Review Board shall have available to it the full range of decisions provided to judiciaries through this document. In addition, the University Academic Integrity Review Board may make whatever recommendations it may con sider appropriate to specific cases . 4.5.4.5 Appeals: All decisions of the University Academic Integrity Review Board with respect to individual or group actions are final unless appealed to the Provost who may affirm or reverse the decision, diminish the sanction imposed, or direct that the case be reconsidered. 4.6. Judiciary Membership 4.6.1 Student members of the All-University Graduate and Undergraduate Student Governing Body Judiciary , the Student-Faculty Judiciary , the University Student Appeals Board, and the University Academic Integrity Review Board shall be selected as described below . 4.6.1.1 Selection: There shall be a Judiciary Selection Committee composed of undergraduate and graduate members from the All-University Graduate and Under graduate Student Governing Body Judiciary, the Student Faculty Judiciary , the University Student Appeals Board, and the University Academic Integrity Review Board . The Judicial Selection Committee may, at its discretion , include faculty members in the selection process. The Judicial Selection Comt'rlittee shall be responsible for: c . One ex-officio non-voting advisor appointed by the a. Developing a process for the selection of student Provost. 58 judiciary members. b. Making decisions on the selection of students to serve on the Student-Faculty Judiciary, the University Student Appeals Board, and the University Academic Integrity Review Board . If otherwise eligi ble, students · seeking reappointment to the All University Graduate and Undergraduate Student Governing Body Judiciary , the Student-Faculty Judiciary, the University Student Appeals Board, and the University Academic Integrity Review Board and receiving a majority of support from the non returning judiciary members with whom they have served, will automatically be recommended for con firmation \ Alternates may be select~d to serve as replacements ' in case of resignations or a member's inability to serve for a full academic term . c. Submitting the names of those selected for confir mation by the appropriate governing body . 4.6.1.2 Appointment: The appointment of graduate students to the All-University Graduate and Undergraduate Student Governing Body Judiciary, the Student-Faculty Judiciary, and the University Stud~nt Appeals Board shall be confirmed by the All-University Graduate Student Governing Body. The appointment of undergraduates to the All-University Graduate and Undergraduate Student Governing Body Judiciary, the Student-Faculty Judiciary, and the University Student Appeals Board shall be con firmed by the All-University Undergraduate Student Gover ning Body. The appointment of student members to the University Academic Integrity Review Board shall be con firmed by the Student Council. 4.6.1.3 Terms of Office: a . Student members of the student judiciaries shall serve for one calendar year with opportunity for reappoint ment. b. Student members of the Student-Faculty Judiciary shall serve for two years with the opportunity for reappointment. (Initially, two undergraduates shall be appointed for one year, and two undergraduates and one graduate shall be appointed for two years.) c. Student members of the University Student Appeals Board shall be appointed for two years with the opportunity for reappointment. d. Student members of the University Academic Integ rity Review Board shall be appointed for two years with an opportunity for reappointment. e. All terms of office shall begin with the fall academic term, except that some members may be appointed to serve the preceding summer on an interim basis. f. Removal of a student member shall require : 1. Initiation of removal procee ings by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of the body in which the member serves. 2 . A two-thirds (2/ 3) vote of the goverl)ing body which confirmed the appointment to withdraw the appointment. 4.6.2 Faculty members: The faculty members of the Student-Faculty Judiciary, the University Student Appeals Board , and the University Academic Integrity Review Board shall be appointed by the President of the Univer sity for terms of three years. a. Student-Faculty Judiciary: Initially , two faculty members shall be appointed for two years and two for three years. b. University Student Appeals Board: Initially, two faculty members shall be appointed for two years and two for three years. c. University Academic Integrity Review Board: Initially, two faculty members shall be appointed for two years and two for three years. d. Selection, appointment, and reappointment shall be in accordance with the Bylaws for Academic Govern ance. 4.6.3 Chairpersons: At the beginning of the academic year, each judicial body (the University Student Appeals Board, the University Academic Integrity Review Board, the Student-Faculty Judiciary, and the Student Judiciaries) shall select from among its voting members a chairperson and vice chairperson who shall serve for one year and who shall have voting privileges . 4.6.4 Members of Student Judiciaries: The constitutions of the respective groups shall provide for the manner in which members will be selected, appointed, reappointed, and, if necessary, removed. 4. 7 Traffic Appeals Board 4.7.1 There shall be a Traffic Appeals Board. 4.7.1.1 Composition: The members of the Traffic Ap peals Board shall be selected in accordance with the pro cedures established by the undergraduate and graduate student governing bodies. 4.7.1.2 Jurisdiction: The Traffic Appeals Board shall hear appeals arising from summonses issued for violation of the Student Motor Vehicle Regulations established by the MSU Board of Trustees and applicable to all registered students. 4.7.1.3 Procedures: The Traffic Appeals Board shall establish a code of operations to govern its internal pro cedures which shall ensure fairness in the review of appeals received . 59 4. 7 .1.4 Decisions: Decisions of the Traffic Appeals Board shall be consistent with the provisions for violations and penalties in the Student Motor Vehicle Regulations. In ad dition, the Traffic Appeals Board may refer students to the Student-Faculty Judiciary for alleged violation of general student regulations. 4. 7 .1.5 Appeals: Decisions of the Traffic Appeals Board may be appealed to the University Student Appeals Board only on the basis of improper procedure. 5.3 Student Group Regulations 5.3.1 Student group regulations shall be those regulations established within the University community to govern the conduct of the constituent members of a governing body or a governing group and the activities of living groups and registered student organizations under a governing body or governing group's jurisdiction . Such regulations shall apply only to the students, groups , and organizations specified by the regulations. ARTICLE 5 Regulations, Policies, and Rulings 5.1 The University community's expectations for student and group conduct which hold the potential for disciplinary action shall be promulgated as General Student Regula tions, Student Group Regulations, Living Group Regula tions, and All-University Policies as defined herein. Ad ministrative decisions which mediate the flow of services and privileges in the operation of the University are ad ministrative rulings. 5.2 General Student Regulations 5.2.1 General student regulations shall be those regula tions established within the University community to secure the safety of members of the University community and University facilities, maintain order, and ensure the suc cessful operation of the institution. Such regulations shall apply to all students regardless of class level, place of residence, or group affiliation as well as to all governing bodies, governing groups, living groups, and registered stu dent organizations . 5.2.2 Any governing body, governing group, living group, or registered student organization or any individual student, faculty, or staff member may initiate and propose amend ments to the General Student Regulations by submitting such proposals to the University Committee on Student Affairs. Proposals may also originate within the University Committee on Student Affairs. 5.2.3 Proposals submitted to the University Committee on Student Affairs may be approved or rejected. If rejected, the University Committee on Student Affairs shall forward a written explanation to the initiator. The written explana tion may include suggestions for modification of the pro posal. If approved, the University Committee on Student Affairs shall forward the proposal to the Academic Coun cil. 5.2.4 The Academic Council may approve or reject the proposal. If the Academic Council rejects the proposal, a written explanation of the rejection shall be forwarded to the University Committee on Student Affairs. The written explanation may include suggestions for modification of the proposal. If the proposal is approved, the Academic Council shall forward the proposal to the President and the regulation shall become operative upon his or her ap proval. 60 5.3.2 Any constituent member of a governing body or governing group or any living group or registered student organization under its jurisdiction may initiate and propose amendments to the Student Group Regulations by sub mitting such proposals to the governing body or group with the appropriate legislative authority . Proposals may also be initiated by the governing body or group . to 5.3.3 Proposals submitted the appropriate All University Student Governing Body may be approved or rejected. If rejected, the All-University Student Govern ing Body shall forward a written explanation to the initiator. The written explanation may include suggestions for modification of the proposal. If approved, the All University Student Governing Body shall forward the pro posal to the University Committee on Student Affairs. 5.3.4 The University Committee on Student Affairs may approve or reject the proposal. If rejected , the University Committee on Student Affairs shall forward a written explanation to the appropriate All-University Student Governing Body. The written explanation may include suggestions for modification of the proposal. If approved, the proposal shall be forwarded to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, and the proposal shall become operative upon his or her approval. 5.4 Living Group Regulations 5.4.1 Living Group Regulations shall be those regulations established within the University community to govern the conduct of residents and other students who are visitors and guests while within the building or buildings defining the living group . Such regulations shall apply to all students regardless of class level, place of residence, or group affiliation. 5.4.2 Any constituent member of a living group may initiate and propose amendments to their own living group regulations by submitting such proposals to the living group with appropriate legislative authority . Proposals may also initiate with the living group . 5.4.3 Proposals submitted to the living group may be approved or rejected . If rejected, the living group shall for ward to the initiator a written explanation . The written explanation may include suggestions for modification of the proposal. If approved, the living group shall forward the proposal to the appropriate All-University Student Governing Body. The All-University Student Governing Body may approve or reject the proposal. If rejected, the All-University Student Governing Body shall forward to the initiator a written explanation. If approved, the All University Student Governing Body shall forward the pro posal to the University Committee on Student Affairs, which may approve or reject the proposal. Written ex planation of a rejection, together with any suggested modifications, shall be provided to the living group. If ap proved, the University Committee on Student Affairs shall forward the proposal to the Vice President for Student Af fairs and Services, and the regulation shall become operative upon his or her approval. 5.6.3.2 The administrator shall assess the situation and implement any non-punitive action appropriate to the circumstances: e.g. restrict service, require restitution. However, disciplinary sanctions may only be imposed through the judicial process described in Article 4. 5.6.3.3 The student shall be entitled to written notifica tion of: a. Any non-disciplinary action of the administrator, and the rationale. b. The right to appeal the administrator's decision tc the University Student Appeals Board, under 4.5.3.2d. of this document. 5.6.4 In common with regulations, Administrative Rulings applicable to students shall comply with Sections 1.5.1 through 1. 5 . 7 and Section 1. 5. 11 of this document. 5.5 All-University Policies ARTICLE 6 5.5.1 All-University Policies shall be those policies established within the University community to define and prescribe broad areas of institutional concern. Such policies shall apply to those individuals, groups, and organizations specified by the policies. 5.5.2 All-University Policies are established by the Board of Trustees, often following University-wide discussion and endorsement or as the result of a recommendation by an administrative unit or committee . Such policies may also be initiated and enacted by the Board itself. 5.6 Administrative Rulings 5.6.1 Administrative Rulings shall be those policies, pro cedures, and practices established within the University community to implement the functions of the institution's various and several administrative units. Such rulings shall apply to those individuals, groups, and organizations specified by the rulings. The various administrative units are delegated authority, by the Board of Trustees through the President, to establish Administrative Rulings. 5.6.2 The process by which Administrative Rulings are developed shall be cqnsistent with the legislative and advisory duties and prerogatives of those bodies involved in academic governance . The process shall reflect concern for student input when the substance of a ruling affects students. 5.6.3 When a student is alleged to be noncompliant with an Administrative Ruling, a unit administrator shall con front the student and allow the student to clarify the situa tion . 5.6.3.1 The administrator shall determine whether the alleged acts may violate a General Student, Student Group, or Living Group Regulation, or an All-University Policy. If so, the student shall be referred for action under Article 4. Independent and University-Supported Student Publications 6.1 "Independent student publications" are those that are prepared and distributed, at least in part, by students and that are not funded by the administrative units of the Uni versity. Independent student publications are typically: a. Publications of student living units and governing groups. b. Publications of Michigan State University registered student organizations and Michigan State University student groups. 6.1.1 Students and student groups shall have maximum freedom to express opinions and communicate ideas by preparing and distributing independent student publica tions. 6.1.2 The University shall neither authorize nor prohibit the solicitation of advertising by an independent student publication. 6.2. "University-supported student publications" are those that receive funding from administrative units of the Univer sity. 6.2.1 Administrative units may provide advice and counsel, but all University-supported student publications shall be guaranteed freedom of content and editorial policy. 6.2.2 The withdrawal of financial support as a means of censorship over those University-supported student publications which are in substance a forum for free speech is recognized to be inappropriate. 6.3 The following guidelines governing independent and University-supported student publications are established. 61 6.3.1 Every publication shall identify the agency, group , or organization responsible for its preparation and distribu tion. 7.1.1 The Ombudsman shall establish simple, orderly pro cedures for receiving requests, complaints, and grievances of students . 6.4 The following guidelines are established to govern the distribution of independent and University-supported student publications, whether free or for sale. 6.4.1 Regulations governing distribution of publications shall apply equally to all publications. 6.4.2 No door-to-door solicitations for sale shall be per mitted in organized living units on the campus without per mission from the proper governing authority of the living unit. Permission must be granted in accordance with pro vision 6 .4.1 above . 7.1.2 The Ombudsman shall assist students in ac complishing the expeditious settlement of their problems and may advise a student that the student's request, com plaint, or grievance lacks merit, or that the student should seek a remedy before another duly-constituted body or officer of the University ; or the Ombudsman may deem it appropriate to assist the student in obtaining an infor mal settlement of the student's problem. 7.1.3 The Ombudsman shall have broad investigatory powers and direct and ready access to all University officials from the President down. 6.4.3 In accordance with provision 6.4.1 above , each on campus living unit shall decide what policies shall be formulated for distribution of publications within that liv ing unit. 7.1.4 When necessary, the Ombudsman shall report directly to the President valid complaints for which no remedy has been found . The Ombudsman shall also report any recommendations regarding such complaints. 6.4.4 For buildings other than organized living units, the Secretary of the Board of Trustees and the all-University student governing bodies, after consultation with the administrative , faculty, and student occupants of the building, shall determine, in accordance with provision 6.4.1 above, the designated places of distribution of publications. 6.4.5 Distribution in living units, classroom and office buildings shall be limited to those places established in 6 .4.2, 6 .4.3, and 6 .4 .4 above. Hand-to-hand distribution shall be permitted in all campus buildings, subject only to such limitations as are necessary to prevent interference with scheduled University activities. 6.4.6 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. 6.4. 7 The offices of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees and the All-University Undergraduate Governing Body shall keep available for inspection an up-to-date list of places of distribution within campus buildings . 6.5 Any regulations necessary to implement these guide lines shall be developed in accordance with Article 5 . ARTICLE 7 Office of the Ombudsman 7 .1.5 The Ombudsman shall make periodic reports to the President regarding the operation of the Office of the Om budsman . ARTICLE 8 Definitions 8.1 Various terms appearing in other articles of this docu ment are defined below . 8.1.1 Administrators: Persons employed, either regular or temporary, full or part time, who manage budgets, direct work units , or formulate , evaluate, and/or administer University policy. 8.1.2 Academic Dishonesty: Refer to General Student Regulation 4 .00, Scholarship and Grades. 8.1.3 All-University Student Governing Bodies: Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) and Council of Graduate Students (COGS). 8.1.3.1 All-University Graduate Student Governing Body: Council of Graduate Students (COGS) . 8.1.3.2 All-University Undergraduate Student Govern ing Body: Associated Students of Michigan State Univer sity (ASMSU) . 8.1.4 Class Day: A day on which classes are held, including days of Final Exam Week. 7 .1 The Office of the Ombudsman: The President shall appoint a senior faculty member with the title of Ombudsman. The Ombudsman shall respect the sensitive and confidential nature of the position and the privacy of all persons soliciting assistance from the Office of the Ombudsman, thereby protecting them against retribution. The Ombudsman's functions shall include the following charges: 8.1.5 Complainant: A member of the University com munity who initiates judicial proceedings. 8.1.6 Counsel: f:. member of the student body, faculty, or staff of the University chosen by either the complainant or the respondent to assist in the preparation or presenta tion of a case . No member of the University's legal depart ment shall serve as a counsel under these provisions. 62 8.1. 7 Disciplinary Case: A case brought against a stu dent respondent accused of violating a regulation , academic professional standard, or all-University policy. Such a case is heard under Section 4 .3 or Section 2 .4.7 ; if the allegations are upheld , the respondent is subject to disciplinary sanctions as defined in Section 4 .2.4b herein . 8.1.8 Faculty: All persons appointed by the University, either regular or temporary, either under the rules of tenure or not, holding the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor, persons appointed as librarians, or other persons with approved titles in the academic personnel system whose duties involve instruc tional activities. 8.1. 9 Falsification of Admission or Academic Records: Refer to General Student Regulation 5 .00, Records and Identification as it applies to records that are created and/ or effectively maintained by the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, or academic units, (e.g. colleges, departments , and schools). 8.1.10 Graduate Student: A student enrolled with a Registrar's Classification of 6 or 7 (graduate degree) . Those students who are enrolled in graduate non-degree pro grams shall be deemed graduate students. 8.1.11 Graduate-Professional Student: A student enroll ed with a Registrar's classification of 8 or 9 (medical degree) . Those students who are enrolled in graduate professional non-degree programs shall be deemed graduate-professional students. 8.1.12 Living Group: Any unit of University-owned hous ing including on-campus residence hall, floor, apartment, or residence complex or off-campus housing including sorority or fraternity house; scholarship; cooperative; or religious living unit. 8.1.13 Hearing Body: A duly constituted judiciary as outlined in 4.5 above or a representative from the Office of Student Affairs authorized to hear judicial complaints, as outlined in 4 .3 .1.1 above. 8.1.14 Non-disciplinary Case: A case brought by a student under Section 2 .4 .2 or Section 4 .4 herein . Disciplinary sanctions discussed in Section 4 .2 .4b are not imposed in non-disciplinary cases ; rather , the student bringing such a case seeks relief. 8.1.15 Penalty Grade: A grade assigned by an instruc tor who believes a student to have committed academic dishonesty. If no disciplinary case is instituted against the student, the penalty grade may be appealed under ~ec­ tion 2.4 .9 above. If a disciplinary case is instituted and the charge is held not to be supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the penalty grade may be appealed under Section 2 .4 .8 above. In either such appeal of a penalty grade, the proceedings are non-disciplinary . 8.1.16 Preponderance of the Evidence: That which is more convincing, more credible , and of a greater weight. In disciplinary cases, a preponderance of evidence must overcome an appropriate presumption of innocence . 8.1.17 Professional Standards: Any codes of expected professional conduct must be approved by the academic units , the dean, and , in the case of college statements, the Office of the Provost. The procedure for the approval by the academic units should include student participation in accordance with 1.5.3. The dean and the Office of the Provost shall consult with appropriate governance groups before taking action . These codes are to be provided to students at the time of their admission to the program or to a course in the unit. 8.1.18 Respondent: An individual, formal and informal groups, recognized and unrecognized groups, or unit from the University community alleged to be responsible for a situation or conflict or for violation of a regulation or policy . 8.1.19 Staff: Employees of the University other than those specifically defined in this article . 8.1.20 Student: An individual is considered a student from the time of admission to Michigan State University until graduation , recess, dismissal , suspension , or withdrawal from the University, or non-registration for more than one consecutive term. 8.1.21 Student Organization: A group of students who have complied with formal requirements for becoming an organization and have registered with the appropriate all University student governing body . 8.1.22 Undergraduate: A student enrolled with a Registrar's classification of 1, 2 , 3 , 4 , or 5 . Those students enrolled in undergraduate non-degree programs shall be deemed undergraduates. 8.1.23 University Community: All persons who are students, trustees, administrators, faculty , or staff. ARTICLE 9 Procedures for Amending and Revising This Document 9.1 This document may be amended and revised accord ing to the following procedures. 9.1.1 Any member of the University community, or any constituent body thereof, may propose amendments and revisions and forward them to the University Committee on Student Affairs. 9.1.2 Any and all other amendments or revisions shall be reviewed by the University Committee on Student Affairs which shall approve, reject, or amend the proposal. 63 9.1.3 If the University Committee on Student Affairs approves the amendment or revision, then it shall forward the proposal to the appropriate All-University Student Governing Body(ies). The All-University Student Govern ing Body(ies) shall review the proposal and approve or re ject it. 9.1.4 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 sugges tions for alteration of the proposal. 9.1.5 If the All-University Student Governing Body(ies) approve the proposal, it shall be returned to the Chair person of the University Committee on Student Affairs for presentation to the Academic Council. 9.1.5.1 Student Council must approve all revisions or amendments before presented to Academic Council. 9.1.6 The Academic Council shall review all amendments and revisions and either approve or reject them in accord ance with the Bylaws for Academic Governance . If rejected, the Academic Council shall return the proposal to the University Committee on Student Affairs and the appropriate All-University Student Governing Body(ies) along with a written explanation for the rejection . This ex planation may include suggestions for alteration of the pro posal. If approved , the Academic Council shall forward the proposal to the President who shall present it to the Board of Trustees according to existing practices of Academic Council for such transmittal. 9.1.7 The Board of Trustees shall review all amendments and revisions and may approve the proposal, at which time it shall become operative, or reject the proposal and return it to the Academic Council with an explanation . 9.1.8 The University community shall be promptly in formed of all action taken on proposed amendments and revisions. HISTORY OF APPROVAL Original Document Academic Council Academic Senate Board of Trustees January 10, 1967 February 28, 1967 March 16, 1967 64 Amendments ARTICLE 2 Section 2.1.4 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 UCSA Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective ARTICLE 5 Total revision April 11, 1977 April 19, 1977 May 31, 1977 June 24, 1977 June 24, 1977 March 31, 1970 Aprill, 1970 May 12, 1970 June 18, 1971 June 18, 1971 February 1, 1977 February 28, 1977 May 31, 1977 June 24, 1977 June 24, 1977 UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective March 31, 1970 April 1, 1970 May 12, 1970 June 18, 1971 June 18, 1971 ARTICLE 6 Total revision UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective April8, 1970 April 17, 1970 May 12, 1970 February 19, 1971 July 1, 1971 Total revision ARTICLE 7 UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective February 8, 1971 February 9, 1971 March 2, 1971 April 16, 1971 April 16, 1971 Total revision UCSA Student Board of ASMSU Academic Council Board of Trustees Amendment effective March 10, 1983 March 8, 1983 May 31, 1983 June 24, 1983 June 24, 1983 Complete Revision UCSA ASMSU Student Board UCSA Elected Student Council Academic Council Board of Trustees Revision effective February 28, 1983 March 8, 1983 March 10, 1983 April 12, 1983 January 17, 1984 July 27, 1984 July 27, 1984 ARTICLE 1: Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities ARTICLE 2: Academic Rights and Responsibilities for Graduate Students ARTICLE 3: Student Records at Michigan State ARTICLE 4: Graduate Student Support ARTICLE 5: Adjudication of Cases Involving Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities ARTICLE 6: Academic Governance ARTICLE 7: Procedure for Amending and Revising This Document ARTICLE 8: Definitions HISTORY OF APPROVAL Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities 65 GRADUATE STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Foreword The foreword is not part of the document that follows . It supplies, however, a necessary perspective for interpreting the document. Graduate student rights and responsibilities at Michigan State University are part of the social and historical background of the University itself. When, more than a century ago, the people of Michigan established this institution on the land-grant principle, they framed a new conception of the role of the university in American life. A land-grant university is a trusteeship of intellect in the service of society . It gathers society's creative and intellec tual powers and uses them to advance the common good and to solve fundamental problems. 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 commission , it acts not for the sake of the academic community, but for the sake of society. All members of the academic community-students, staff, faculty, administrators, and trustees-enact a trust of which society beyond the univer sity is the proper beneficiary . This document is significant not merely because it establishes that graduate students have certain rights and responsibilities, but particularly because it affirms that they are a party to the social trust shared by all in the university community who are charged with preserving and advanc ing the genius of scholarship and the conditions of inquiry which society has entrusted to our care . Preface This report , the Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University , and the Medical Students Rights and Responsibilities document, contain guidelines to the rights and duties of graduate students in matters of con duct, academic pursuits, keeping of records, and employ ment. This report describes structures and procedures for formulating regulations governing graduate student con duct, for interpreting and amending the guidelines, for adjudicating graduate student disciplinary cases, and for channeling student complaints, grievances, or concerns to faculty , staff, and administrators for appropriate action. For the most part these provisions simply make explicit what has been long understood and practiced at Michigan State University. This report identifies rights and duties of graduate students and provides for graduate students a carefully prescribed system of due process . Rather than expounding a generalized abstract definition of academic freedom, this report provides an operational definition with concrete application of the concept of academic freedom for graduate students. 66 ARTICLE 1 Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities at Michigan State University 1.1 Michigan State University is a community of scholars whose members include its faculty , staff, students, and ad ministrators. The basic purposes of the University are the advancement, dissemination and application of knowl edge. The most basic condition for the achievement of these purposes is freedom of expression and communica tion. 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 is equally broad . Yet absolute free dom in all aspects of life means anarchy, just as absolute order means tyranny . Both anarchy and tyranny are anti thetical to the purposes and necessities of the University. Therefore, the University always must strive to strike that balance between maximum freedom and necessary order which best promotes its basic purposes by providing the environment most conducive to the many faceted activities of instruction, research , and service . 1.2 Each right of an individual places a reciprocal duty upon others: the duty to permit the individual to exercise the right. The graduate student, as a member of the academic community, has both rights and duties. Within that community, the graduate student's most essential right is the right to learn . The University has a duty to provide for the graduate student those privileges, opportunities and protections which best promote the learning process in all its aspects . The graduate student also has duties to other members of the academic community, the most important of which is to refrain from interference with those rights 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 activities and conduct of graduate students individually or collectively should not be comprehensive codes of desirable conduct; 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 tions of acts which cannot be tolerated because they seriously interfere with the basic purposes and processes of the academic community, or with rights essential to other members of the community . 1.4 The graduate student is not only a member of the academic community, but a citizen of the larger society, who retains those rights, protections and guarantees of fair treatment held by all citizens, and which the University may not deny. The enforcement of the graduate student's duties to the larger society is, however, the responsibility of the legal and jucidial authorities duly establishes for that purpose . Guidelines 1.5 To protect graduate student rights and to facilitate the definition of graduate student responsibilities at Michigan State University, the following guidelines shall apply to those stipulations and conditions by which graduate con duct is regulated, broadly referred to as "regulations" in the remainder of this Article . 1.5.1 All regulations shall seek the best possible recon ciliation of the principles of maximum freedom and necessary order. 1.5.2 There shall be no regulation unless there is a demonstrable need which is reasonably related to the basic purposes and necessities of the University as stipulated herein. 1.5.3 To the maximum extent feasible, graduate students shall participate in formulating and revising regulations governing graduate student conduct. 1.5.4 All regulations governing graduate student conduct shall be made public in an appropriate manner. 1.5.5 Every regulation shall be as brief, clear and specific as possible. 1.5.6 Wherever rights conflict, regulations shall, to the maximum extent feasible, permit reasonable scope for each conflicting right by defining the circumstances of time, place and means appropriate to its exercise . 1.5. 7 Regulations shall respect the free expression of ideas and shall encourage competition of ideas from diverse perspectives. 1.5.8 Procedures and penalties for the violation of regula tions shall be designed for guidance or correction of behavior only. 1.5. 9 Penalties shall be commensurate with the seriousness of the offense. Repeated violations may justify increasingly 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 deci sion which is alleged to be inconsistent with the guidelines in this document. d. The lack of adherence to the applicable procedures in the adjudication. 1.5.11 Every regulation shall specify to whom it applies and whether responsibility for compliance lies with graduate students either individually or collectively. 1.6 Handbook of Regulations and Structures: A hand book of the University's current regulations and structures relating to student rights and responsibilities shall be made available to every member of the academic community. ARTICLE 2 Academic Rights and Responsibilities for Graduate Students 2.1 Preamble 2.1.1 The freedom and effectiveness of the educational , process depend upon the provision of appropriate condi tions and opportunities for learning in an environment that is supportive of diversity among ideas, cultures, and student characteristics. The responsibility to secure, respect and protect such opportunities and conditions is shared by all members of the academic community. The primacy of the faculty's role and its unquestionable centrality in the educational process must be recognized and preserved. The primary intellectual purpose of the University - its intellectual content and integrity - is the responsibility of the faculty. 2.1.2 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 respon sibilities which derive from it. The relationship between instructor and student as individuals should be founded on mutual respect and understanding together with shared dedication to the educational process. 2.2 Role of the Faculty in the Instructional Process 2.2.1 No provision for the rights of graduate students can be valid which suspends the rights of the faculty. The grad uate student's. right to competent instruction must be recon ciled with the rights of the faculty, consistent with the principle that the competency of a professional can be rightly judged only by professionals. It is therefore acknowl edged and mandated that competence of instruction shall be judged by the faculty. 2.2.2 Teaching units shall provide appropriate and clearly defined channels for the receipt and consideration of graduate student complaints concerning instruction. In no instance shall the competence of instruction form the basis of an adversarial proceeding before any of the judicial bodies established in this document. 2.2.3 Faculty shall have authority and responsibility for academic policy and practices in areas such as degree eligibility and requirements, course content and grading, classroom procedure, and standards of professional behavior in accordance with the Bylaws for Academic Governance, the Code of Teaching Responsibility, and other documents on faculty rights and responsibilities. 67 2.2.4 No hearing board established under this document shall direct a change in the evaluation of a graduate student which represents a course instructor's or guidance com mittee's good faith judgment of the graduate student's per formance . In the event that an evaluation is determined to be based on inappropriate or irrelevant factors , the dean of the college shall cause the student's performance to be reassessed and good faith evaluation established . (See also Sections 2.3.10, 2.4.8, and Article 5 .) 2.3 Rights and Responsibilities of the Graduate Student 2.3.1 The graduate student has a right to be governed by educationally justifiable academic regulations and pro fessional standards . 2.3.2 In all areas of graduate education pertaining to academic rights and responsibilities, there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, national origin, political persuasion, sexual preference, marital status, handicap, or age. 2.3.3 The graduate student has a right to accurate, timely, and clearly stated information concerning general academic requirements for establishing and maintaining an accept able academic standing, the graduate student's academic relationship with the University and the details of any special conditions which may apply. Requirements for the student's academic program shall be made known by the administering unit at the time of the student's first enroll ment. Graduate students are responsible for informing themselves of University, college, department, and school requirements as stated in unit publications and in the University catalog. In planning to meet such requirements, students are responsible for consulting with their academic advisers and guidance committees . 2.3.4 The graduate student, regardless of degree pro gram, has a right to the best advice the unit can provide concerning program planning, research, professional ex pectations, selection of courses and professors, and general degree requirements . 2.3.5 Units shall maintain records for their graduate students, specifying and/ or containing degree require ments, course waivers and substitutions, program changes, and other stipulations directly affecting their degree pro grams. Graduate students shall be provided access to and/or a copy of these records upon request. 2.3.6 The graduate student shall be free to take reasoned exception to information and views offered in the classroom, and to reserve judgment about matters of opi nion, without fear of penalty. 2.3. 7 Graduate students and faculty have a responsibili ty to maintain at all times the kind of classroom decorum and collegial atmosphere which insures that the process of teaching and learning can take place. 68 2.3.8 The graduate student shares with the faculty the responsibility for maintaining the integrity of scholarship, grades, and professional standards . 2.3.9 The graduate student is responsible for learning the content of a course of study according to standards of per formance established by the faculty and for adhering to standards of professional behavior established by the facul ty . 2.3.10 The graduate student has a right to academic evaluations which represent good faith judgments of per formance by course instructors and guidance committees. Course grades shall represent the instructor's professional and objective evaluation of the graduate student's academic performance. The graduate student shall have the right to know all course requirements, including grading criteria, and procedures at the beginning of the course . Pro cedural guidelines are included in The Code of Teaching Responsibility. 2.3.11 The graduate student has a right to protection against improper disclosure of information concerning academic performance and personal characteristics such as values, beliefs, organizational affiliations, and health . (See also Article 3.) 2.3.12 The graduate student has a rigHt to scholarly rela tionships with faculty based on mutual trust and civility . 2.3.13 The graduate student has a right to be protected from personal exploitation and to receive recognition for scholarly assistance to faculty. 2.4 Academic Programming. 2.4.1 The department/school is responsible for inform ing all incoming master's candidates of pr:ogram re quirements and procedures. 2.4.2 Guidance Committee. It shall be the responsibility of each graduate student admitted to a doctoral program, to a Diploma for Advanced Graduate Study program, or to a master's program that requires a guidance commit tee, to form a 9J,.1idance committee with the concurrence of the unit chairperson/ director or designated represen tative. Composition of the guidance committee will be in accord with University, college, and department/school guidelines . In the event that a student is unable to form a guidance committee , it shall be the responsibility of the unit chairperson/ director to intervene with the faculty of the unit in order to resolve the problem . 2.4.2.1 For graduate students in doctoral programs and Diploma for Advanced Graduate Study programs, the guidance committee shall be formed within the first three terms of doctoral study, or within three terms beyond the master's degree or its equivalent. Within one term after the committee is formed, the chairperson of the guidance committee shall file a guidance committee report with the dean of the college, listing all degree requirements. A copy of this guidance · committee report shall also be given to the graduate student. This guidance committee report, as changed or amended in full consultation between the graduate student and the committee, and approved by the appropriate department chairperson or school director and the dean of the college, shall be regarded as the statement of program requirements. The program will not be con sidered binding unless signed by the student. 2.4.2.2 Once designated, the guidance committee has the responsibility to meet periodically to oversee the graduate student's progress as long as the graduate student con tinues in good standing. Any desired or required changes in the membership of the guidance committee may be made by the graduate student with the concurrence of the unit chairperson/ director or designated representative or by the unit with the concurrence of the graduate student in accordance with University, college, and unit policy. The guidance committee, with the concurrence of the graduate student, may form a dissertation committee to supersede or supplement the guidance committee . Committee or dissertation chairpersons on leave shall provide for the necessary guidance of their advisees during their absence . 2.4.3 Residency. Academic residency requirements and residency fee policies shall be made known to the graduate student at the time of admission . 2.4.4 Time Limits. The time limitations for candidates seeking advanced degrees shall be made known to the graduate student at the time of first enrollment. Applica tion for extension shall be submitted to the depart ment/ school and transmitted for approval by the dean of the college. 2.4.5 Program Changes. Each department/school shall establish procedures for altering individual graduate pro grams that have been approved in accord with the provi sions of Section 2.4.2.1. Graduate students shall be involved in developing such procedures. (See also Sec tion 6.1.1) 2.4.6 · Dissertation and Thesis. The nature and scope of the doctoral dissertation and master's thesis (or its equivalent) shall be defined by the department/ school or college and the guidance or dissertation committee accord ing to the professional and scholarly research standards of the discipline. The department/ school or college shall specify in advance the acceptable style and form of the dissertation or thesis in accordance with The Graduate School Guide to the Preparation of Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 2.4.6.1 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 microfilm ing and publication shall be established and published by The Graduate School. 2.4. 7 Code of Professional Standards. Each depart ment/ school and college shall communicate to graduate students, at the time of their first enrollment in a degree program or in a course in the unit, any specific codes of professional and academic standards covering the conduct expected of them. 2.4.8 Evaluation. Graduate students have a right to periodic evaluation as a measure of their academic pro gress, performance, and professional potential. Evaluation of graduate students shall be made only by persons who are qualified t.o make that evaluation. Written descriptions of unit/program methods of evaluation and the general rationale employed shall be provided to graduate students and the faculty. Written evaluations shall be communicated to the graduate sfudent at least once a year, and a copy of such evaluations shall be placed in the graduate student's file. (See also Section 2.5.2.4) 2.4.8.1 When determination is made that a graduate student's progress or performance is unsatisfactory, the stu dent shall be notified. 2.4.8.2 If a graduate student's status in a program is in jeopardy, the graduate student shall be informed in writing, and a copy of the notice shall be placed in the student's file. 2.4.9 Terminations and Withdrawals. Each depart ment/ school and college shall establish criteria for the termination .or withdrawal of graduate students enrolled in its graduate programs. Such criteria shall be published and made available to graduate students at the time they first begin their graduate programs. Should a decision to terminate a graduate student be made, the affected graduate student shall be notified in writing. All informaton regarding the decision is to be held in strict confidence bet ween the student and faculty with responsibility for the stu dent; release may be only with the written consent of the graduate student involved unless the decision becomes the substance for a grievance procedure, in which case such information shall be released to the grievance committee. The same privacy is to be accorded the reasons for a graduate student's temporary or permanent withdrawal from the University. Should a decision to terminate be held in abeyance, pend ing completion of the stipulated conditions, these condi tions must be communicated in writing to the student. 69 . ' 2.5 Educational Training of Graduate Students in Teaching Roles 2.5.1 Units are responsible for establishing orientation and in-service training programs for all graduate students in teaching roles . Such programs shall include an introduc tion to course goals, grading criteria and practice, and class room procedures as well as periodic classroom visitation. The graduate student in a teaching role is held responsi ble for full and active participation in all such programs. 2.5.2 Graduate students who are involved in teaching roles are expected to fulfill effectively their assigned respon sibilities at a high level of performance. To gain feedback for monitoring and increasing their teaching effectiveness, such graduate students shall use, where applicable, con fidential instructional rating reports in each course that they teach . These reports shall be submitted to the unit in accordance with the stated policy of the Academic Council. 2.5.2.1 The coordinator of each course staffed by graduate students in teaching roles shall submit each term to the unit administrator or to the appropriate unit com mittee a formal written evaluation of each of the graduate students in teaching roles . After notifying the graduate student, appropriate members of the department/school should visit and bbserve the student's teaching in the instructional setting, and information from these visits and observations should be used in the evaluation. 2.5.2.2 The graduate student instructional rating reports (or summaries there of), formal written evaluations, and any supplementary information shall be placed in a con fidential file for use by the student and by faculty members in accordance with 2 .5 .2.3. This material shall remain on active file until the graduate student's teaching role is ter minated, after which a copy of the file becomes the graduate student's personal property upon request. 2.5.2.3 Evaluation material described in 2 .5 .2.2 may be used in overall evaluations and in determining such matters as renewal of assistantships , teaching assignments, recom mendations, and the need for further training . 2.5.2.4 An evaluation of teaching shall be given to the graduate student who has a teaching role at least once each year. (See also 2 .4 .8.) 3.2 All policies and practices governing access, maintenance, and release of graduate student records shall conform to the University's published guidelines . 3.2.1 No record shall be made , duplicated or retained unless there is a demonstrable need for it which is reasonably related to the basic purposes and necessities of the University. 3.2.2 The University shall not make, duplicate , or retain records of a graduate student's religious or political beliefs without the graduate student's knowledge and consent. 3.2.3 A graduate student shall have the right to inspect the official transcript of his or her own academic record and shall also have the right to inspect reports and evalua tions of his or her conduct. 3.2.4 All policies and practices dealing with the acquisi tion of information for records shall be formulated with due regard for the graduate student's right of privacy . 3.2.5 Every record containing information about a graduate student's character shall state when the informa tion was acquired and the name and position of the person who gave it. 3.2.6 All persons who handle confidential records shall be instructed concerning the confidential nature of such information and their responsibilities regarding it. 3.2. 7 No one outside the faculty or administrative staff of Michigan State University, except as specified by law, may have access to the record of a graduate student's of fenses against University regulations without the written permission of the student. 3.2.8 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 sub ject to judicial review as provided in Article 5. ARTICLE 3 Student Records at Michigan State University 3.1 Achieving educational goals, providing direction to graduate students, and extending service to society demand that the University keep records. All policies and practices concerning records shall be based on respect for the privacy of the individual graduate student. Because of the professional and legal responsibilities involved, record keeping must be delegated only to responsible persons. 70 ARTICLE 4 Graduate Student Support 4.1 Classes of Support 4.1.1 Students receiving support through the University fall primarily into three classes: (a) graduate assistants (b) University employees (c) fellowship, scholarships and grant recipients 4.2 Graduate Assistants 4.2.1 Graduate assistants are graduate students currently enrolled in degree programs who are appointed through established University procedures and according to Univer sity policy governing graduate assistantships. Duties assigned to graduate assistants may include (but not be limited to) classroom instruction , student advising, writing supervision, reading of papers and examinations, and research . The responsibilities delegated to a graduate assis tant must be performed under the supervision of an ap propriate faculty member or administrator. 4.2.2 With the participation of graduate student repre sentatives, each unit appointing graduate assistants shall develop policies and make available current information covering, but not limited to, the following: (a) criteria for selecting new graduate assistants (b) criteria for renewing and/ or continuing graduate assistantships (c) stipends (see 4 .2 .4) (d) stipend advancement and promotion (e) tax status of stipends (according to IRS policy) (f) procedures for evaluating performance (see also (g) 2.5.2-2.5.2.4) length of term of appointment, including contin uance and renewal of graduate assistantships (h) work load, duties, and vacation schedules (i) grievance procedures 4.2.3 By March 31st of each calendar year, units shall advise each graduate assistant in writing of one (or more) of the following: (a) that the assistantship will be renewed for the following academic year; (b) that the assistantship will be renewed provided the assistant is able to meet cer tain specified conditions; (c) that the assistantship 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 indicated. Evaluative judg ments about students should be communicated in accord ance with guidelines in 2 .4 .8 . (See all Sections 2 .5 .2- 2.5.2.4.) 4.2.4 The Office of the Provost shall establish a campus wide policy for graduate assistant stipends, taking into ac count (a) the amount of stipend adequate in relation to the current cost of living, (b) the need to be competitive with other universities, and (c) the availability of resources for graduate assistant stipends . (The Office of the Provost shall consult with the Dean of The Graduate School and the University Graduate Council on graduate assistant sti pend levels.) 4.2.5 Graduate assistants are entitled to all benefits nor mally accorded to full-time graduate students, except as specified under policies established in accordance with 4 .2 .7. 4.2.6 All graduate assistants are entitled to such clerical secretarial help and supplies as are commensurate with their assigned responsibilities and the resources of the unit. 4.2. 7 The Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Operations, in consultation with the Dean of The Graduate School and the University Graduate Council and other appropriate, duly authorized authorities, shall review and publish policies for graduate assistants relating to (a) sick leave , (b) parking privileges, (c) bus privileges, (d) travel off campus, (e) insurance, and (f) health care . 4.2.8 Within the constraints of their training, experience and responsibilities, graduate assistants have a right to the same professional respect as that accorded to regular faculty . 4.3 University-Employed Graduate Students 4.3.1 The following articles are intended to cover all graduate students who are not formally designated as graduate assistants but are employed by the University. 4 .3.2 The University's student employment office shall publish annually minimum and maximum salaries and hourly wages for University-employed graduate students. This office shall have the authority to approve unit requests for all payments above the established maximums. 4.3.3 The University shall not deny a regular employee's fringe benefits soley because the person is also registered as a student. 4.3.4 Working hours shall not be adjusted in such a way as to deprive graduate student employees of fringe benefits they would otherwise be entitled to without the consent of the graduate student(s) involved. 4.3.5 University employees who are pursuing graduate study are bound by collective bargaining agreements or other applicable University personnel policies and agreements. 4.3.6 Employment-related grievances of graduate students employed in non-academic positions should be filed with the employing units under their respective pro cedures. 4.4 Fellowship, Scholarship and Grant Recipients 4.4.1 A graduate student supported by a fellowhsip, scholarship, or grant shall have a right to such informa tion as (a) the responsibilities and performance required for retention of support, (b) the privileges and status associated with support, and (c) grievance procedures. 4.5 University Policies Relating to Graduate Student Support Recipients 4.5.1 Michigan State University and all of its units are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employers. Therefore, (a) discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, national origin, political persuasion, sex ual preference, marital status, handicap or age is express ly prohibited ; (b) employment appointment policies shall be consistent with anti-discrimination policies of Michigan State University. 71 4.5.2 Graduate students shall be informed of all employ ment policies when a position is tendered. 4.5.3 The University retains the right to demote, suspend, terminate or otherwise discipline graduate students receiv ing support through the University for cause and for failure to meet their responsibilities. The University also retains the right to terminate a graduate student's participation in an academic program, which in turn may terminate the graduate student's assistantship or other support. Graduate students who believe they have a grievance under this article may utilize the judicial procedures outlined in Arti cle 5. 4.5.3.1 In cases where the graduate student contends that the action of the University may cause irreparable harm, the graduate student may appeal to the appropriate judiciary for an expedited hearing. ARTICLE 5 Adjudication of Cases Involving Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities 5.1 Judicial Structure 5.1.1 To promote effective functioning of the system of graduate student rights and responsibilities, an appropriate judicial structure and process shall be established for hear ing and adjudicating all cases brought by and against graduate students in the following areas: (a) Academic Rights and Responsibilities (b) Professional Rights and Duties of Graduate Assistants (c) Professional Rights and Duties of other Graduate Students 5.1.2 Department/School Level. Adjudication necessitated on the department/ school level may be handl ed informally or, at the request of a party or parties, for mally through a department/school hearing board. The hearing board shall be composed of the unit administrator or designee and equal numbers of faculty and graduate students selected by their respective groups in accordance with the department/school bylaws. If the unit admin istrator is involved in the case, neither the unit administrator nor the designee may serve on the hearing board. 5.1.3 College Graduate Hearing Board. Each college shall establish a judiciary composed of the chair of the college graduate committee or designee and equal numbers of faculty and graduate students selected by their respective groups in accordance with college bylaws. 5.1.4 University Graduate Judiciary. A judiciary shall be established at the University level composed of the Dean of The Graduate School or designee, who shall serve as chairperson, three elected faculty members of the Univer sity Graduate Council, and three graduate students chosen by the all-University Graduate Student Governing Body. 72 5.1.5 Each hearing board or judiciary shall be chaired by a member who has faculty rank and shall provide a suitable number of alternate members chosen in accordance with the procedures established above. 5.1.6 Term of Office. Hearing board or judiciary members 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. 5.1.7 Members of a judiciary involved or possessing other conflicts of interest in a case at issue shall be disqualified from sitting on the judiciary for that specific case. 5.2 Jurisdiction of Alleged Violations (other than grievances). 5.2.1 Except as specified in this document (particularly in Section 5.1), alleged violations of student group regula tions, general student regulations or All-University policies as they apply to all students (undergraduate, graduate, graduate-professional) will be referred to the appropriate judiciary as outlined in the Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University. 5.3 Redress of Grievances 5.3.1 With respect to allegations of violation(s) by or against a graduate student in the areas cited in Section 5.1, where possible, a grievant is encouraged to seek resolu tion and redress the appropriate individual(s). informally with 5.3.2 If problems arise in the relationship between instruc tor and student, both should attempt to resolve them in informal, direct discussions. If the problem remains unresolved, then the unit administrator and/ or the Ombudsman should be consulted. If still aggrieved, a stu dent may then submit a formal, written grievance for con sideration by an appropriate hearing board. The formal grievance alleging violations of academic rights must in clude a proposed remedy which could be implemented by a responsible administrator. 5.3.3 The University undertakes, within the limits of its resources and the limits imposed by due respect for the professional rights of the faculty, to supply an appropriate remedy for legitimate student grievances. (The limits of the University's resources proceed from factors that, while sub ject to its influence, are not always subject to its control.) 5.3.4 To overcome the presumption of good faith in course instructors' and graduate committees' judgments of performance, grievances concerning academic evaluations must demonstrate that an evaluation was based entirely or in part upon factors that are inappropriate or irrelevant to academic performance and applicable professional stan dards. (See Sections 2.2 as well as 2.3.11 and 2.4.8.) 5.3.5 Any member of the academic community of Michigan State University may initiate a grievance involv ing the rights and responsibilities of graduate students. Grievances alleging violation of the academic rights of an undergraduate student by a graduate student shall be heard by the unit level judiciaries outlined in the Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University. 5.4.5 A hearing board or judiciary is empowered to act on a request to direct an individual or unit to discontinue or postpone an administrative decision oi: action that threatens immediate and irreparable damage to any of the parties involved pending final disposition of the case. The hearing board or judiciary shall expedite the hearing and final disposition of this urgent case. 5.3.6 In submitting a formal grievance to an appropriate hearing board (see Section 5 .3.6.2) alleging violation(s) by or against a graduate student in the areas cited in Sec tion 5.1, a grievant must submit a written, signed state ment that specifies in sufficient particularity to justify pro ceedings the point(s) forming the basis of the grievance, the person(s) and/or unit(s) against whom/which the grievance is filed, and the redress that is sought. 5.3.6.1 Grievances must normally be initiated no later than mid-term of the quarter following the one wherein the alleged violation occurred (exclusive of summer term). If the involved instructor or student is absent from the University during that quarter, or if other appropriate reasons exist, an exception to this provision may be granted by the appropriate Hearing Board . If, before the formal grievance procedures are completed, the involved instruc tor is no longer employed by the University, the grievance process may nevertheless proceed . 5.3.6.2 Student grievances alleging violation of academic and professional rights must be initiated at the lowest administrative level feasible ; normally, the department/ school. With the approval of the college dean, depart ments/ schools may waive jurisdiction and refer grievances to the college hearing board . 5.4 Judicial Proceiiures 5.4.1 Hearing boards shall establish their own procedures in a manner consistent with this document. A copy of pro cedures adopted by each unit shall be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman and with the office of the Dean of The Graduate School. 5.4.2 Procedures for the adjudication of grievances must proceed in a timely manner. 5.4.3 Upon receipt of a formal grievance, the chairper son of the hearing board shall transmit a copy of the grievance within ten (10) class days to the hearing board members and to the person or persons party to the matter. 5.4.6 A department/ school or college hearing board shall review each hearing request for jurisdiction and judicial merit and may then forward a copy of the request to the appropriate individual(s) and invite a written response . After considering all submitted information , the board may: a. Accept the request, in full or in part, and proceed to schedule a hearing. b. Reject the request and provide an appropriate ex-~•• planation . c. Invite all parties to meet with the board for an infor mal discussion of the issues. Such a discussion shall not preclude a later hearing. 5.4. 7 Notice of Hearing. At least three (3) class days prior to a formal hearing, both the respondent and the com plainant shall be entitled to a written notification of hear ing from the appropriate hearing body. This notice of hear ing shall state : a . The nature of the issues, charges and/ or conflicts to be heard with sufficient particularity to enable both the respondent and the complainant to prepare their respective cases. b. The time and place of the hearing. c. The body adjudicating the case . d . The names of the respondent and complainant. e. The name(s) of any potential witnesses. 5.4.8. Either the complainant or the respondent may re quest, with cause, a postponement prior to the scheduled time of a hearing . The hearing board may grant or deny such a request. 5.4. 9 Both the respondent and the complainant shall be expected to appear at the hearing and present their cases to the judiciary. a. Should the complainant fail to appear, the judiciary may either postpone the hearing or dismiss the case . b. Should the respondent fail to appear, the judiciary may either postpone the hearing or, only in unusual circumstances, hear the case in his or her absence . 5.4.4 In urgent cases in which it is alleged that a regula tion, administrative decision or action threatens immediate and irreparable damage to any of the parties involved, the hearing board or judiciary shall expedite the hearing and final disposition of the case. c. The judiciary may accept written statements from a party to the hearing in lieu of a personal appearance, but only in unusual circumstances. Such written statements must be submitted to the judiciary at least one (1) day prior to the scheduled hearing . 73 5.4.10 Hearing boards shall ensure that a collegial at mosphere prevails in grievance hearings. Involvement of counsel should normally not be required. When present, counsel shall be limited to a member of the student body, faculty, or staff of the University.1 5.4.10.1 During the hearing, parties to a grievance shall have an opportunity to state their cases, present evidence, designate witnesses, ask questions, and present a rebut tal. 5.4.11 The hearing board shall prepare a written report of findings and rationale for the decision and shall forward copies to the parties involved, to the responsible ad ministrator(s), to the Ombudsman, and to the Dean of The Graduate School. The report shall indicate the major elements of evidence, or lack thereof, which support the hearing board's decision . All recipients are expected to respect the confidentiality of this report. When a hearing board finds that a violation of academic rights has occur red and that redress is possible, it shall direct the responsi ble administrator to provide redress. The administrator, in consultation with the hearing board, shall implement an appropriate remedy . 5.4.12 Appeals. The decision of the original hearing board may be appealed by either party to a grievance on ly to the next level hearing board . If the original hearing was by a department/school hearing board, the appeal shall be made to the college hearing board. If the original hearing was by a college hearing board, the appeal should be made to the University Graduate Judiciary. 5.4.12.1 Appeals must allege either that applicable pro cedures for adjudicating the case were not followed in the previous hearing or that the findings of the hearing board were not supported by the preponderance of the evidence. (Presentation of new evidence will normally be inap propriate at an appeal hearing.) 5.4.12.2 All appeals must be written and signed and must specify the alleged defects in the previous adjudication (s) in sufficient particularity to justify further proceedings. The appeal must also specify the redress that is sought. 5.4.12.3 Appeals must be filed within ten (10) class days following a notice of a decision . The original decision shall be held in abeyance while under appeal. 5.4.12.4 An appellate board (i.e., a college hearing board or the University Graduate Judiciary) shall review each appeal request and may then forward a copy of the re quest to the appropriate individual(s) and invite a written response . After considering all submitted information, the appellate board may a . decide that sufficient reasons for an appeal do not exist and that the decision of the lower hearing body shall stand; b. direct the lower hearing body to rehear the case or to reconsider or clarify its decision ; or c. decide that sufficient reasons exist for an appeal and accept the request, in full or in part, and proceed to schedule an appeal hearing. 5.4.12.4.1 Following an appeal hearing, an appellate board may affirm, reverse , or modify the decision of the lower hearing body. 5.4.13 Reconsideration. Each judiciary or hearing board shall make provision to allow the parties to a grievance to request reconsideration of a case within sixty (60) days if it is determined that new evidence has arisen . An ex ception to the time provision may be granted by the appro priate judiciary or hearing board. 5.5 Academic Dismissal and Academic Disciplinary Cases 5.5.1 When sanctions other than or in addition to a penalty grade are involved , the college hearing board has original jurisdiction, and the University Graduate Judiciary has appellate jurisdiction over academic dismissals and disciplinary cases against graduate students relating to academic dishonesty, violations of professional standards, or falsification of admission or academic records. 5.5.2 A student who receives a penalty grade based upon a charge of academic dishonesty and who is not referred for judicial action may seek a hearing from a depart ment/ school hearing board. In such a hearing, the burden of proof shall rest upon the instructor whose prior assign ment of the penalty grade will constitute a charge of academic dishonesty. The college hearing board shall pro ceed in compliance with applicable University and/ or unit academic legislation on the integrity of scholarship, grades, and professional standards; and the procedural and appeal provisions of this document shall apply. 5.5.2.1 After hearing a case involving academic dismissal, dishonesty, professional standards, or falsification of ad mission or academic records, the college hearing board shall decide whether action is supported by the preponder ance of evidence. If the finding is that disciplinary action is not warranted , the graduate student may challenge a penalty grade received in the case through the depart ment/ school and college hearing boards. If disciplinary ac tion in addition to any penalty grade which has been assessed is supported by the preponderance of evidence, the hearing board may select from the following sanctions: a. Sanctions in academic disciplinary cases: (1) Warning. An official written statement express ing disapproval of acts committed . Permission may be granted to the respondent to be accompanied by an attorney if there are criminal charges pending. If the respondent is charged with a sex offense, the complainant may also have an attorney present. 74 (2) Warning Probation. A probation indicating that further violations of regulations will result in more severe disciplinary action. This probation will be imposed for a specific period of time; and pro vided no further violations have occurred, the graduate student shall be automatically removed from probation when the imposed period ex pires . This probation may be accompanied by a requirement that restitution be made for University property damages or losses resulting from acts committed, or other requirements or special conditions as deemed appropriate. (3) Disciplinary Probation. A period of time speci fied for observing and evaluating a graduate stu dent's conduct, with or without special condi including a written reprimand, and tions, indicating that (a) further violations while on pro bation may result in more severe disciplinary action including suspension, or (b) further viola tion while on probation of regulations of similar or greater severity will result in suspension. This probation will be imposed for a specific period of time; and, provided no further violations have occurred, the graduate student shall automat ically be removed from probation when the im posed period expires. (4) Suspension. A suspension from the University may be for a specified period of time, in which case the graduate student is eligible to apply for readmission at the end of the stated period of time; or it may be a conditional suspension, in which case the graduate student must demon strate that he/ she has fulfilled stated conditions prior to applying for readmission . A recommen dation of suspension must be reviewed by the Dean of The Graduate School and the Provost who may affirm the decision or direct other ap propriate redress in consultation with the hear ing body . (5) Other: Other action deemed appropriate to a specific case. b. Sanctions in academic dismissal cases: (1) Academic dismissal does not imply future read mission, nor does it mean that the person is forever barred from enrollment at Michigan State University . After a period of at least a year, and usually a minimum of two years, a student dismissed for academic reasons may apply for readmission. The applicant must be prepared to submit evidence indicativ~ of capacity to perform graduate level work. Declarations of good inten tions are not sufficient. Each application will be considered on its merits. If the student has at tended another institution while on dismissal, an official transcript must be submitted. 5.6 The University Graduate Judiciary is the final hear ing body within the judicial structure related to graduate academic rights and responsibilities . 5.6.1 The University Graduate Judiciary shall have available to it the full range of decisions provided to hear ing boards through this document. In addition-; the Univer sity Graduate Judiciary may make whatever recommenda tions it may consider appropriate to specific cases . When the Judiciary finds that a violation of academic rights has occurred and that redress is possible , the Judiciary shall direct the responsible administrator to provide redress . The administrator, in consultation with the University Graduate Judiciary, shall implement an appropriate remedy . ARTICLE 6 Academic Governance 6.1 Graduate students shall participate in academic gover nance at the department, school, college, and University levels. 6.1.1 At the department/school level, graduate student participation 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. 6.1.1.1 Graduate student representatives shall participate as voting members on departmental/ school committees relating to the policy-making process. 6.1.2 At the college level, graduate student participation shall include voting membership on those committees directly concerned with graduate student affairs. 6.1.2.1 The dean's advisory committee, or its equivalent, in consultation with graduate student representatives of the various departments/ schools, shall determine which col lege level committees are directly concerned with graduate student affairs. 6.1.3 At the University level, graduate students shall be selected and shall have voting membership on the Univer sity Graduate Council, Academic Council and other such committees as specified by the Bylaws for Academic Governance. 75 ARTICLE 7 Procedure for Amending and Revising This Document 7 .6 The University community shall be promptly inform ed of all action taken on proposed amendments and revisions. 7.1 Any member of the Michigan State University com munity may initiate a proposal to amend or revise this document. ARTICLE 8 Definitions 7 .1.1 A graduate student shall submit a proposal to the all-University graduate student governing body for approval. The all-University graduate student governing body may approve the proposal by a majority vote of the members present. If approved, the proposal, with recom mendation for its adoption, shall be submitted to the University Graduate Council through the all-University graduate student governing body's regular representatives. 7 .1.2 A faculty member shall submit a proposal to the college's Graduate Committee for its approval. The college Graduate Committee may approve the proposal by a ma jority vote of the members present. If approved, the pro posal, with a recommendation for its adoption, shall be submitted to the University Graduate Council through the college's regular representative (s). 7.1.3 Any other member of the Michigan State Univer sity community (not a graduate student or a regular facul ty member) may submit a proposal to The Graduate School for transmission to the University Graduate Coun cil. 7 .2 All proposals to amend or revise this document must be approved by both the all-University graduate student governing body and the University Graduate Council by a majority vote of the members present. 7 .3 If approved by the University Graduate Council and by the all-University graduate student governing body, the proposal, with recommendations for its approval, shall be submitted to the Academic Council. 7 .4 The Academic Council shall review all amendments and revisions and either approve or reject them in accor dance with the Bylaws for Academic Governance. A pro posed amendment or revision that is rejected by the Academic Council shall be returned to the University Graduate Council and to the all-University graduate stu dent governing body along with a written explanation for the rejection. This explanation may include suggestions for alteration of the proposal. A proposed amendment or revi sion that is approved by the Academic Council shall be forwarded to the President who shall present it to the Board of Trustees according to existing practices of Academic Council for such transmittal. 7.5 The Board of Trustees shall review all amendments and revisions and may approve the proposal, at which time it shall become operative, or reject the proposal and return it to the Academic Council with an explanation. 76 8.1 Various terms appearing in other articles of this docu ment are defined below. 8.1.1 Academic Disciplinary Case: A case brought against a graduate student accused of academic dis honesty, violation(s) of professional standards, or falsifica tion of admission or academic records (involving sanctions other than or in addition to a penalty grade) . 8.1.2 Academic Dishonesty: Refer to General Student Regulation 4.00, Scholarship and Grades. 8.1.3 Administrators: Persons employed, either regular or temporary, full or part time, who manage budgets, direct work units or formulate, evaluate, and/or administer University policy. 8.1.4 All-University Graduate Student Governing Body: Council of Graduate Students (COGS) 8.1.5 Class Day: A day on which classes are held, including a day during Final Exam Week. 8.1.6 Complainant: A member of the University com munity who initiates judicial proceedings. 8.1.7 Counsel: A member of the student body, faculty, or staff of the University chosen by either the complainant or the respondent to assist in the preparation or presenta tion of a case . 8.1.8 Faculty: All persons appointed by the University, either regular or temporary, either under the rules of tenure or not, holding the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor, persons appointed as librarians, or other persons with approved titles in the academic personnel system whose duties involve instruc tional activities. 8.1.8.1 Regular Faculty: All persons appointed under the rules of tenure and holding the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor, and persons appointed as librarians. In addition, the principal administrative officer of each major educational and research unit of the University shall be a member of the "regular faculty ." 8.1.9 Falsification of Admission or Ac;ademic Records: Refer to General Student Regulation 5.00, Records and Identification, as it applies to records that are created and/ or effectively maintained by the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, or academic units, (e.g. colleges, departments, and schools). 8.1.10 Graduate Student: A graduate student enrolled with a Registrar's classification of 6 or 7 (graduate degree) . Those students who are enrolled in graduate non-degree programs shall be deemed graduate students. 8.1.11 Graduate-Professional (Medical) Student: A graduate student enrolled with a Registrar's classification of 8 or 9 (medical degree) . Those students who are en rolled in graduate-professional non-degree programs shall be deemed graduate-professional students . 8.1.12 Hearing Body: A duly constituted judiciary as outlined in Section 5 above. 8.1.13 Non-Academic Disciplinary Case: A case brought against a student respondent accused of violating a regulation or all-University policy . Such a case is heard under Section 4 .3 of the Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University document . If the allegations are upheld, the respondent is subject to disciplinary sanc tions as defined in Section 4.2.4b of that document. 8.1.14 Penalty Grade: A grade assigned by an instructor who believes a student has been academically dishonest. If no disciplinary case is instituted against the graduate stu dent, the student may request a hearing under Section 5.5.2 above . 8.1.15 Preponderance of the Evidence: That which is more convincing, more credible, and of greater weight. In disciplinary cases, a preponderance of evidence must overcome an appropriate presumption of innocence . 8.1.16 Professional Standards: Any codes of expected professional conduct must be approved by the academic units, the dean , and, in the case of college statements, the Office of the Provost. The procedure for the approval by the academic units should include student participation in accordance with Article 6 . The dean and the Office of the Provost shall consult with appropriate governance groups before taking action . These codes are to be provided to students at the time of their enrollment in the program or in a course in the unit. 8.1.17 Respondent: An_individual, formal and informal groups, recognized and unrecognized groups, or unit from the University community alleged to be responsible for a situation or conflict or for violation of a regulation or policy . 8.1.18 Staff: Employees of the University other than those specifically defined in this article. 8.1.19 Student: An individual is considered a student from the time of admission to Michigan State University until graduation , recess, dismissal, suspension, or withdrawal from the University, or non-registration for more than one consecutive term. 8.1.20 Undergraduate: A student enrolled with a Registrar's classification of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 . Those students enrolled in undergraduate non-degree programs shall be deemed undergraduate students. 8.1.21 University Community: All persons who are students, trustees, administrators, faculty, o~ staff. HISTORY OF APPROVAL Original Document Academic Council Board of Trustees May 19, 1971 June 18, 1971 Complete Revision University Graduate Council/COGS Academic Council Board of Trustees Revision effective January 16, 1984 February 28, 1984 July 27, 1984 July 27, 1984 Medical Student Rights and Responsibilities The Medical Student Rights and Responsi bilities, was approved by the MSU Board of Trustees on June 6, 1986. This document applies to medical students enrolled in the College of Human Medicine, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. The MSRR closely parallels the Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities, but contains provisions de signed for the special circumstances of medical students. Copies of the MSRR are available in the of fices of the Deans of the Medical Colleges, the Graduate School, the Office of the Pro vost, the Office of the Ombudsman, and in 162 Student Services. The document is also printed in the Graduate Student Hand book published by the Council of Graduate Students. 77 78 Types of Rules The University has established several 'types of rules which govern the conduct of students and organized student groups, and which are described below. In general, all-University policies and administrative rulings apply only to those individuals registered as students. to University employees. Some, however, also apply Where such is the case, mention is made of the fact immedi ately before the text of the policy or ruling. University Ordinances: Additional Regulations a. Apply to all individuals-students, employees, visitors on campus. b. Final approval by the Board of Trustees. c. Enforced by the Department of Police and Public Safety with the support of students, faculty, and admin istrative personnel. d. Adjudicated through criminal court proceedings in the same manner as city ordinances or state laws. (Although this book contains only selected ordinances, eve ryone is expected to comply with all University ordinances, which are available for reference at the Information Desk, Main Library, or at http://www.msu. eduldig!DOCUMENTS/ordinance95. html) General Student Regulations: a. Apply to the conduct of all registered students and or ganizations. b. Final approval by the University president. c. Enforced by all students, faculty, and administrative personnel, with support of the Department of Police and Public Safety. d. Adjudicated through University judicial procedures. Student Group Regulations: a. Apply to those students specified in the regulation. b. Final approval by the Vice President for Student Af fairs and Services. c. Enforced by students, faculty, and administrative per sonnel. d. Adjudicated through University judicial procedures. Administrative Rulings: a. Apply to those specified in the ruling. b. Adopted by various offices of the University for imple menting delegated administrative responsibility, usu ally after consultation with student-faculty advisory committees. c. Enforced by administrative personnel in the respective offices, supported by students and faculty. d. Adjudicated through administrative action. All-University Policies: a. Apply to those specified in the policy. b. Final approval by the Board of Trustees for carrying out major University responsibilities. c. Enforced by students, faculty, and administrative per sonnel. d. Adjudicated through administrative action, University judicial procedures, or as provided in the policy. 80 Students are, of course, expected to live in accordance with local; state, and national laws. The enforcement of such laws is the responsibility of the legal and judicial authorities duly established for that purpose. Conduct alleged to have violated both law and University regulations may be han dled concurrently through the courts and University disci plinary proceedings. The complainant may choose whether to file criminal charges and/or an internal judicial com plaint. Arrangement of this section The regulations which follow are arranged so as to list the General Student Regulations, Residence Hall Regulations and University Apartments Regulations first. All other regulations follow, arranged alphabetically by title. Each regulation includes, besides the text, an identification of type; a citation of approving agencies and date of final ap proval or most recent amendment; and a cross reference to other regulations on the same topic where applicable. Note: All regulations, policies, administrative rulings and ordinances are subject to change. For the most current information, please consult the Spartan Life web site, http://www.vps.msu.edu/SpLifelindex.htm ACADEMIC HONESTY Academic honesty is central to the educational process and acts of academic dishonesty are se rious offenses within the University community. Suspension from the University could be the con sequence for acts of academic dishonesty. Students should be familiar with General Student Regulation 1.00 on Scholarship and Grades (see next page), and with the all-University policy on Integrity of Scholarship and Grades, also printed in Part Ill of this book. In addition, it is important that students clearly understand the specific ex pectations of their individual instructors with re gard to this important matter. The process for adjudicating cases of academic dishonesty is out lined in Section 2.4 of Academic Freedom for Stu dents at Michigan State University. General Student Regulations 1.05 Introduction General student regulations shall be those regulations estab lished within the University community (students, trustees, administrators, faculty, and staff) to secure the safety of members of the University community and University fa cilities, maintain order, and ensure the successful operation of the institution. Such regulations shall apply to all stu dents regardless of class level, place of residence, or group affiliation as well as to all governing bodies, governing groups, living groups, and registered student organizations (5.2. l Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University) . The regulations apply to students and student groups while on the land governed by the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University or when students or student groups are en gaged in University-sponsored or student group-sponsored (student governing groups and registered student organiza tions) activities off campus. The regulations relating to scholarship and grades, University functions and services, and University property, however, apply without reference to where the activity occurs. Because technology is con stantly changing teaching, learning, and administrative processes, it is understood that the general principles which govern these regulations should be extended to apply to new and unanticipated situations. Any member of the University community may file a com plaint involving the alleged violation of these regulations by a student or student group. The University through its inter nal judicial system shall maintain jurisdiction over these regulations and conduct hearings in accordance with estab lished University procedures. In the application of the regu lations, it is intended that one be held accountable for conduct which fails to meet the standard of what a reason able and prudent person would or would not have done un der similar circumstances. 1.00 PROTECTION OF SCHOLARSHIP AND GRADES The principles of truth and honesty are fundamental to the educational process and the academic integrity of the Uni versity; therefore, no student shall : 1.01 claim or submit the academic work of another as one's own. 1.02 procure, provide, accept or use any materials con taining questions or answers to any examination or assignment without proper authorization. 1.03 1.04 complete or attempt to complete any assignment or examination for another individual without proper authorization. allow any examination or assignment to be com pleted for oneself, in part or in total, by another without proper authorization. alter, tamper with, appropriate, destroy or otherwise interfere with the research, resources, or other aca demic work of another person. 1.06 fabricate or falsify data or results. (See also: Integrity of Scholarship and Grades.) 2.00 PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS Physical security and an environment free of harassment are necessary for individuals if they are to successfully pursue their educational endeavors and fulfill responsibilities; therefore, no student shall: 2.01 2.02 cause or threaten physical harm to another, or endan ger the physical safety of another. continuously or persistently intimidate another indi vidual so as to coerce that individual into some ac tion or avoidance of action. 2.03 possess or use any firearms, explosive materials, in cendiary device or other dangerous objects or sub stance without proper University authorization. 2.04 obstruct or disrupt the activities or functions of an other individual as protected by law, ordinance, regulation, or policy. 2.05 enter or remain in another individual's place of resi dence or work without permission of that individual or without proper authorization. 2.06 possess, use, manufacture, produce, sell, exchange or otherwise distribute any drug prohibited by fed eral or state laws. 2.07 possess, consume, furnish , manufacture, sell, ex change or otherwise distribute any alcoholic bever ages except as permitted by state law and University ordinance. (See also: Alcoholic Beverages; Anti-Discrimination Policy and Procedures; Disorderly Assemblages or Conduct; Distribution of Literature; Facilities and Services; Residence Hall Regulations 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0; Residence Hall Room Entry Policy; and Safety.) 3.00 PROTECTION OF STUDENT GROUPS The functions of student groups serve to extend and provide support for the learning environment; therefore, no student shall: 3.01 obstruct or d'l.srupt the activities or functions of a group as protected by law, ordinance, regulation, or policy. 3.02 continuqusly or persistently intimidate a group so as to coerce that group into some action or avoidance of action. 3.03 provide false information to a group for the purpose of gaining membership, service, or privilege. 81 1 l 3.04 represent a group falsely or use the resources of a group without proper authorization. governance meetings and judicial hearings) such that the function or service is obstructed or disrupted. (See also: All-University Events and Activities; Anti- Discrimina tion Policy and Procedures; Campaigning, Canvassing and Peti tion Drives; Disorderly Assemblages or Conduct; Distribution of Literature; Facilities and Services; Non-Disciplinary Judicial Process; Residence Hall Regulations 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0; and Safety.) 4.00 PROTECTION OF PROPERTY It is important that the property of individuals, student groups, and the University be protected if the University and the members of the academic community are to engage in their activities and to effectively discharge their responsi bilities; therefore, no student shall: 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 damage, deface, or destroy the property of another person or the University. tamper with or misuse University fire or safety equipment, including, but not necessarily limited to, fire extinguishers, fire hoses, and alarm systems. copy, appropriate or use the property of another without proper authorization. remove property or goods from their assigned place without proper authorization or accept or convey property or goods which have been procured without proper authorization. 4.05 use any University facility, equipment, or materials except for their authorized purposes. 4.06 procure, alter, damage, remove, manufacture, or use, any University key card, lock, password, or other se curity device without proper authorization. 4.07 without proper authorization enter or remain in any University building or designated area which is offi cially closed according to hours posted or which is restricted for designated purposes or to designated individuals. 4.08 place posters, signs, or handbills except on one's own personal property or in areas authorized by the University. (See also: Bicycles-Illegal Taking; Closing Hours; Distribution of Literature; Facilities and Services; Plant Materials; Residence Regulations 4.0, 6.0 and 7.0; Residence Hall Room Entry; Signs.) 5.00 PROTECTION OF UNIVERSITY FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES Functions, services, and processes of the University must be protected if the institution is to be effective in discharging its responsibilities; therefore, no student shall: provide false information for the purpose of gaining benefit for oneself or others to any office, agency, or individual acting on behalf of the University. interfere with the functions and services of the Uni versity (for example, including, but not limited to, classes, social, cultural, and athletic events, comput ing services, registration, housing and food services, 5.01 5.02 82 5.03 5.04 alter or forge any University document and/or re cord, including identification materials, issued or used by the University. allow any University document and/or record, in cluding identification materials, issued by the Uni versity for one's own use to be used by another. 5.05 use any University document and/or record for other than its authorized purpose, including identification materials issued to another. 5.06 5.07 act as an agent of the University unless authorized to do so. fail to present correct identification issued by the University for the student's use when requested to do so by an authorized University agent acting in the performance of designated job responsibilities or who has reason to believe that the student may be in volved in the violation of a regulation . 5.08 without proper authorization, sell or make contracts for purchase or delivery of any commercial mer chandise or services for personal profit or gain, or solicit voluntary contributions for organizations. (See also: Campus Bus Policy, Disorderly Assemblages or Con duct; Distribution of Literature; Facilities and Services; Housing Policy; Non-Disciplinary Judicial Process; Records; Residence Hall Regulation 6.0; and Student identification Cards.) -University Committee on Student Affairs, February 19, 1988 -Academic Council, January 17, 1989 -President, to become effective September 1, 1989 FIRE SAFETY It is imperative that students residing in University housing be confident that their neighbors and visi tors not engage in acts that will increase the likeli hood of fire or loss of life from fire. Setting off explosives (including firecrackers) or setting a fire in University housing, or falsely pulling a fire alarm in residence halls may result in suspension from the University and prosecution under the law. Students should be familiar with General Student Regulation 2.01, 2.03, and 4.02 and Section 2 of the Residence Hall Regulations-Undergraduate Halls, Owen Graduate Center, ' and University Apartments Community. The Process for adjudicat ing alleged violations of these regulations is out lined in Article 4 of Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University. Residence Hall Bill of Rights-Undergraduate and Graduate Halls (Student Group Regulation) Each person, as a resident of Michigan State University residence halls, possesses certain individual rights and responsibilities which must be held in high regard. This document is intended to define minimal expectations of rights and responsibilities of hall residents, in actualizing their freedoms, without placing constraints upon such rights of other residents. Each individual has the right to engage in those physical, educational, and social pursuits that are a necessary 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 rights for other residents. 1. Primary rights of the individual include: a. The right to read and study free from undue inter ference in one's room: One of the basic purposes of the University is the dissemination and applica tion of knowledge. Unreasonable noise and other distractions inhibit the exercise of this right. b. The right to sleep, the right to one's personal be longings, the right to free access to one's room and suite facilities, and the right to a clean environment in which to live: Optimum physical conditions are essential as they support and reinforce and provide for positive conditions in which to learn and live. c. The right for redress of grievances: If the academic and residence hall communities are to function in the most educationally profitable manner the right to initiate actions and referrals for impartial and fair adjudication of grievances is held paramount. In exercising this right, the student further holds the right to be free from fear of intimidation, physical and/or emotional harm, and without the imposition of sanctions apart from due process. 2. Subordinate rights of the individual are those which should be protected, but which should not infringe upon the reasonable exercise of the primary rights de fined above. These subordinate rights include: a. The right to personal privacy: All persons should have freedom from interference with their personal activities, and should be able tO maintain privacy for other than academic reasons. b. The right to host visitors: All persons should have the opportunity to maintain personal contacts and friendships with other persons to fulfill their needs for socialization. Visitors are to respect the above stated rights of hall residents and to adhere to all regulations. Any abuse of these rights is subject to review and action ac cording to the procedures given in Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University. However, processes of mediation, involving students and hall staff, should also be considered as means for resolving conflicts. Nothing in the Residence Hall Bill of Rights and/or its im plementation shall deny any individual his or her basic rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution, nor deny other alternatives for redress of grievances that are available under the individual's status as a student and as a citizen of the State of Michigan. Residence Hall Regulations Undergraduate Halls (Student Group Regulation) The following regulations are established to govern the con duct of individuals living and visiting in residence halls. They shall apply to all students regardless of class level, place of residence, or group affiliation when they are in or around any residence hall. 1.0 Individual Responsibilities and Community Rights The Residence Hall Bill of Rights provides a clear state ment of each individual's rights within the residence hall community. These rights are best secured through clear statements of each individual's responsibilities. 1.1 1.2 1.3 No person shall cause or otherwise contribute to un reasonable noise in residence halls or areas immedi ately surrounding residence halls . (Unreasonable noise is that which interferes with, or has the poten tial for interfering with the legitimate rights of oth ers.) No person shall interfere with attempts of others to study. No person shall interfere with attempts of others to sleep during reasonable and/or posted consideration hours. 1.4 No person shall interfere with the free access of an other to and from his/her own room, suite, apart ment, work area, or office in a residence hall. 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 No person shall play any athletic games in a com mon area of a residence hall without proper authori zation. No person shall interfere with the safe or clean envi ronment of others. No person shall allow an animal, bird, or other pet to enter a residence hall. (Fish and guide dogs are ex ceptions.) No person shall fail to make an effort to discourage another person from violating a regulation and/or to report a violation of which one has knowledge. (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00 and 3.00.) 83 2.0 Safety of the Individual and Community 4.0 Personal and Community Property Fundamental to the protection of the individual is the main tenance of an environment that is physically safe and pre dictable. As members of a group, each individual has a special responsibility to ensure that safety hazards are elimi nated, fire equipment is maintained, and fire procedures es tablished and followed. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 No person shall create, or help to create, a safety hazard. No person shall throw or drop anything out of a resi dence hall window. No person shall possess or use firecrackers, fire works, firearms, or other dangerous weapons or ex plosives. (NOTE: Legal weapons must be stored at the Department of Police and Public Safety.) No person shall possess or use in a residence hall, without proper authorization, any chemical or other dangerous substance, compound, or container of such substances, which may injure, molest, or cause damage. No person shall set a fire in residence halls or areas immediately associated with residence halls. No person shall falsely report a fire, nor interfere in any way with emergency services or procedures, nor fail to conform to established safety regulations. No person shall tamper with fire equipment, nor use such equipment for other than the prevention or con trol of fire. (Fire equipment shall include, but not be limited to thermal detectors, fire alarms, fire extin guishers, fire extinguisher boxes, fire hoses, and any other fire-fighting devices.) (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00, 3.00 and 4.00.) 3.0 Harassment 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 harassment will not be tolerated in a residence hall community. 3.1 3.2 3.3 No person shall harass or abuse any other person. (This shall include, but not be limited to, harassment or abuse based on race, creed, ethnic origin, sex, age, political persuasion, sexual orientation, or disabil ity.) No person shall exhibit behavior which harms or threatens to harm another person or another person's property. No person shall abuse, threaten, or harass any resi dence hall employee. 3.4 No person shall abuse, threaten, harass, or exhibit behavior that intimidates any complainant, respon dent, counsel, witness, or judiciary member prior to, during, and after a judicial hearing. (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00 and 3.00.) 84 The protection of personal property is important to the well being of the individual. Protection of community property protects the investment all residents make through the pay ment of their room and board. 4.1 No person shall tamper with or borrow without per mission the personal property of others. 4.2 No person shall, without proper authorization, re move any property from its assigned place in a resi dence hall. 4.3 No person shall damage, deface, or destroy any property. (See also: General Student Regulation 4.00.) 5.0 Alcohol The residence hall community is part of a larger commu nity, and as such, is not only governed by its own regula tions, but by University policies and state law. The State of Michigan establishes the age at which alcohol consumption is legal. Furthermore, alcohol may not be consumed on state land, except by special exception of the body governing the land, which in this case is the MSU Board of Trustees. Be cause the majority of hall residents are under age, the privi lege of drinking alcohol is extended only to those of legal age in their private rooms, suites, or apartments. 5.1 5.2 No person shall possess open alcoholic beverages within a residence hall, except within the confines of student rooms, suites, or apartments or at social events approved by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services. No person shall organize or participate in a student group event where alcohol is consumed but not ap proved for consumption (e.g., floor party). 5.3 No person shall allow the presence of more than five times the normal occupancy (excludes over or under assignment) in a student room, suite, or apartment where alcohol is being consumed. 5.4 No person shall possess or use a common source of alcohol (e.g., keg, trash can, etc.), nor shall any per son participate in an event where a common source is present. (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00.) 6.0 Identification of Individuals Certain privileges are extended to individuals by virtue of their membership in the residence hall community. In order to protect the community's welfare, the integrity of this identification must be maintained. 6.1 No person shall permit others to use his or her Uni versity identification, including a meal card or room key, for the purpose of improperly gaining access to a residence hall, a residence hall dining room, an RHA or hall sponsored event, or use of RHA or hall equipment. 6.2 No person shall use the 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 room, 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 and show appropriate identification to a staff mem ber performing his or her duty, upon request. (See also: General Student Regulation 3.00, 4.00 and 5.00.) 7.0 Food Service Meal times should be an opportunity for residents and their visitors to dine in a sociable manner without the fear of in appropriate distractions or interference. The misuse of meal I.D.'s or removal of food from the dining room increases the cost of food service for all residents. 7.1 7.2 7.3 No person shall initiate or otherwise engage in throwing of food, utensils, or other objects in any residence hall dining room or housing facility. No person shall, without authorization, remove any food or utensils from a residence hall dining room. No person shall enter a residence hall dining room without proper authorization. (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00, 4.00 and 5.00.) 8.0 Visitors All members of the residence hall community have some re sponsibility to help secure the community's welfare by communicating to visitors the expectations established through these regulations. 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 No person shall permit a non-resident visitor to re main in or use the facilities of a residence hall, in cluding one's residence hall room, for more than three continuous days during any given week. No person shall fail to take responsibility for his or her visitor. No person, if a n~m-resident, shall be a visitor in any residence hall between the official closing and open ing hours without a resident escort. No person shall interfere with the entertaining of a visitor by another, unless the visitor is infringing 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 -Amended July 18, 1984 -Amended August 8, 1988 Residence Hall Regulations Owen Graduate Center (Student Group Regulation) The following regulations are established to govern the con duct of individuals living and visiting in Owen Graduate Center. They shall apply to all students regardless of class level, place of residence or group affiliation when they are in or around Owen Graduate Center. 1.0 Individual Responsibilities and Community Rights The Owen Graduate Center Bill of Rights provides a clear statement of each individual's rights within the hall commu nity. These rights are best secured through clear statements of each individual's responsibilities. 1.1 No person shall cause or otherwise contribute to un reasonable noise in Owen Graduate Center or areas immediately surrounding the hall. (Unreasonable noise is that which interferes with, or has the poten tial for interfering with the legitimate rights of oth ers.) 1.2 No person shall interfere with attempts of others to study. 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 No person shall interfere with attempts of others to sleep during reasonable and/or posted consideration hours. No person shall interfere with the free access of an other to and from his/her room, suite, apartment, work area or office in Owen Graduate Center. No person shall play any athletic games in a com mon area of Owen Graduate Center without proper authorization. _..,.._. No person shall interfere with the safe or clean envi ronment of others. No person shall allow an animal, bird or other pet to enter Owen Graduate Center. (Non-carnivorous fish and guide dogs are exceptions.) No person shall fail to make an effort to discourage another person from violating a regulation and/or re port a violation of which one has knowledge. (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00 and 3.00.) 2.0 Safety of the Individual and Community Fundamental to the protection of the individual is the main tenance of an environment that is physically safe and pre dictable. As members of a group, each individual has a special responsibility to insure that safety hazards are elimi nated, fire equipment is maintained, and fire procedures are established and followed. 2.1 No person shall create, or help to create, a safety hazard. 85 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 No person shall throw or drop anything from a hall window or balcony. No person shall possess or use · firecrackers, fire works, firearms or other dangerous weapons or ex- plosives. (NOTE: Legal weapons must be stored at the Department of Public Safety.) No person shall possess or use in Owen Graduate Center, without proper authorization, any chemical or other dangerous substance, compound or con tainer of such substances, which may injure, molest or cause damage. · · , No person shall set a fire in Owen Graduate Center or areas immediately ass~ci~ted with the .hall. · ·, No person shall falsely report a fire, nor interfere in any way with emergency services or procedures, nor fail to conform to established safety regulations. No person shall tamper with fire equipment, nor use such equipment for other than the prevention or con trol of fire. (Fire equipment shall include, but not be limited to, thermal detectors, fire alarms, fire extin guishers, fire extinguisher boxes, fire hoses and any other fire-fighting devices.) No person shall use unauthorized cooking appli ances in his or her room, suite, floor study room or other unauthorized hall facilities . (Unauthorized cooking appliances toasters, toaster ovens, rice cookers, woks, crock pots and other electrical devices intended for the preparation, heating or cooking of substantial food items.) include hot plates, (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00, 3.00 and 4.00.) 3.0 Harassment and Inti~idat\o~. 1 •. , .• To succeed personally and acadetnically:'an indt~idu~t'must be able to live free from unnecessary emotional stress caused by others. Physical or emotional h'arassment will not be tolerated in Owen Graduate Center. 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 No person shall harass or abuse any other person. (This shall include, but not be limited to, harassment or abuse based on race, creed, ethnic or national ori gin/citizenship, sex, age, political persuasion, sexual orientation, or disability.) No person shall exhibit behavior ' which harms or threatens to harm another person or another person's property. · · ' ' No person shall abuse, threaten or harass any hall employee. No person shall abuse, threaten, harass or exhibit be" havior that intimidates any complainant, respondent, counsel, witness or judiciary member prior to, dur- ing or after a judicial hearing. · · · (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00 and 3.00.) . 86 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 investment all residents make through the pay ment of their room and board. 4.1 4.2 No person shall tamper with or borrow without per mission the personal property of others. I No person shall, without proper authorization, re move any property from its assigned place in Owen Graduate Center. 4.3 , No person shall damage, deface ,or destroy any prop erty. (See also: General Student Regulation 4.00.) 5.0 Alcohol Owen Graduate Center is p~ of a larger community, and as such, is not only governed by its own regulations, but by University policies and state law. The State of Michigan es tablishes the age at which alcohol consumption is legal. Furthermore, alcohol may not be consumed on state land, except by special exception of the body governing the land, which in this case is the MSU Board of Trustees. 5.1 5.2 5.3 No person shall possess open alcoholic beverages within areas of Owen Graduate Center that are pub licly accessible (e.g., lobby, cafeteria, serving area, hallways). No person shall organize or participate in an unap proved student group event where alcohol is con sumed without obtaining an Owen Graduate Center Alcohol Permit. No person shall allow the presence of more than five t~mes. the normal occupancy (excludes over and un der assignment) in a student room or suite where al cohol is being consumed. (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00. 6.0 Identification of Individuals Certain privileges are extended to individuals by virtue of their residency in Owen Graduate Center. In order to protect the residents' welfare, the integrity of this identification must be maintained. 6.1 6.2 No person shall permit others to use his or her Uni versity identification, including a meal card or room key, for the purpose of improperly gaining access to Owen Graduate Center facilities, equipment or events. No person shall use the University identification of another, including a meal card or room key, for the purpose of improperly gaining access to Owen Graduate Center facilities, equipment or events. 6.3 No person shall, upon request, refuse to provide his or her name and show appropriate identification to a staff member performing his or her duty. 'fh~ community, through its representative body, the Resi dents Council for University Apartments (RCUA), estab lishes this document. (See also: General Student Regulation 3.00, 4.00 and 5.00.) 7.0 Food Service Meal times should be an opportunity for residents and their visitors to dine in a sociable manner without the fear of in appropriate distractions or interference. 7.1 7.2 No person shall initiate or otherwise engage in throwing food, utensils or other objects in Owen Graduate Center Cafeteria or hall facilities. No person shall, without authorization, remove any utensils, equipment or condiments from Owen Cafe teria. (See also: General Student Regulation 2.00, 4.00 and 5.00.) 8.0 Visitors All residents of Owen Graduate Center hav.e some responsi bility to help secure the residents' welfare by communicat ing to visitors the expectations established through these regulations. 8.1 8.2 8.3 No person shall permit a non-resident visitor to re main in or use the facilities of Owen Graduate Cen ter, including one's room, for more than three continuous days during any given week. No person shall fail to take responsibility for his or her visitor. No person shall interfere with the entertaining of a visitor by another, unless the visitor is infringing upon his or her rights. -Owen Graduate Student Association . -Associated Students of Michigan State University -Council of Graduate Students -Vice President for Student Affairs and Services -June 6, 1986 University Apartments Community Bill of Rights and Responsibilities (Student Group Regulation) These rights and responsibilities are established to govern the conduct of all residents and visitors in University Apart ments. The student/resident may be held responsible for the actions of his or her spouse, children or visitors, through the Michigan State University judicial system. 1. All residents living in University Apartments shall en joy the right to study and live in an environment free from unrea8onable noise and other distractions. (Unrea sonable noise is that which interferes with the legitimate rights of others.) · 2. AH residents shall enjoy the right to live in a safe and clean environment. . Responsibilities of each resident to insure this right .·. shall include, but are not limited to, the following: a. A void creating or helping to create a safety hazard. · ' (This includes blocking safety tunnels, sidewalks, or entrances with bikes, motorcycles, toys, clothes lines, etc.) b. Avoid possessing or using fireworks on University Apartments property. c. Avoid discharging a firearm on University Apart ment property. d.. Park his or her motor vehicles only in the lined p~king spaces provided. e. Keep the area immediately in front of his or her apartment clean, orderly and free from safety haz . ards. 3. All residents shall enjoy the right to their personal prop erty, and equal access to all property provided by Uni versity Apartments for residents. Responsibilities of each resident to insure this right · shall include, but are not limited to the following: a. . A void tampering with, or borrowing without per- · mission, the personal property of another. b. · ~void vandalizing or defacing any University includes bulletin Apartments property. boards, flower beds, recreational or playground equipment, etc.) (This 4; . All University Apartments residents shall enjoy the right to live free from harassment, intimidation or as . sault. (This shall include, but not be limited to, written harassment, physical attack, peeping Toms, harassment by telephone, verbal harassment, etc.) 5. Th~ Student/resident shall be held responsible for using all reaspnable efforts to monitor the actions of his or her spouse, children, or visitors. 6: Suggestions for modification of this document may be ·. presented · to the Residents Council for University Apartments; RCUA, at any time. ·(See also: General Student Regulation 2.00, 3.00 and 4.00.) 87 Student Group Regulations, Administrative Rulings, All-University Policies, and Selected Ordinances Academic Policies and Requirements All-University academic requirements and policies that ap ply to both undergraduate and graduate study are stated in the Academic Programs, http:!!www.msu.edu/unit/ucandc/. Students are encouraged to consult their academic advisers concerning academic requirements. Acceptable Use of Computing Systems, Software and the University Digital Network (Administrative Ruling) I. Foreword Access to modern information technology is essential to the pursuit and achievement of excellence across the MSU mission of instruction, research, and service out reach. The privilege of use of computing systems and software, as well as internal and external data net works, is important to all members of the University community. The preservation of that privilege for the full community requires that each individual faculty member, staff member, and student comply with insti tutional and external standards for appropriate use. To assist and ensure such compliance, Computing and Technology, with the advice and counsel of the all University Computing and Communications Systems Advisory Committee, establishes the following admin istrative ruling, applicable to all faculty, staff and stu dents. II. Definitions A "System Sponsor" is the individual under whose authority a computing system, local network, or exter nal network connection is funded . Individual computer systems and local networks may be sponsored by fac ulty members (e.g., using research grant funds), or by departments, colleges, or other units, in which latter case the unit administrator is the System Sponsor. For the purposes of this ruling, the Director of the MSU Computer Laboratory is the System Sponsor for the in ter-building MSU digital network and for MSU exter nal network connections, including those to BITNET, CICNET, and MERIT and other parts of the national Internet. 88 I A "System Manager" is the person who is authorized by a System Sponsor to grant and create user privi leges, maintain the system filestore, and generally en sure the effective operation of a system. (For example, in the case of UNIX systems, the System Manager typi cally will be the "superuser" who uses the "root" user ID.) In some cases, the System Manager and the Sys tem Sponsor may be the same individual. "Facility Staff' are the individuals who are authorized to monitor, manage, or otherwise grant temporary ac cess to computing facilities (such as microcomputer laboratories) in which one or more systems are used on an open access basis by either specific populations of faculty, staff, and students, or the entire campus com munity. A "User" is any individual who uses, logs in, attempts to use, or attempts to log in to a system, whether by di rect connection or across one or more networks, or who attempts to connect to or traverse a network, whether via hardware, software, or both. The term "User" thus includes System Sponsors, System Managers, and Fa cility Staff. III. Implications of Diversity in the Information Tech nology Environment 1. The provision and use of computing and network ing privileges is governed by Michigan State Uni versity's Anti-Discrimination Policy. System Sponsors are responsible for ensuring full compli ance. 1.1 Access to computing or networking hardware or software is not to be restricted based upon ethnic or national origin. Restrictions predi cated on citizenship are in general to be avoided, and must in every case receive prior approval from the Vice Provost for Comput ing and Technology, who will consult with the Office of the University General Counsel in each instance. 2. Because computing systems at MSU serve diverse purposes and diverse constituencies, System Spon sors are accorded wide discretion in establishing reasonable and appropriate policies applicable to their systems. (For example, some System Spon sors, to achieve their particular goals, may permit or encourage the playing of computer games. On other systems, System Sponsors may legitimately prohibit game-playing in order to conserve scarce resources.) The effectiveness of such policies de pends substantially on their systematic communi cation time usage authorization is first granted by the System Man ager or by Facility Staff. typically at the to Users, 3. Users must expect considerable variation in what constitutes acceptable use from system to system, and must make reasonable efforts to inform them selves about the particular policies applicable to each system they use. In cases of doubt, the burden of responsibility is on the User to inquire concern ing the permissibility of an action or use, prior to execution. Questions should be directed in turn to Facility Staff, the System Manager, and the Sys tem Sponsor. 4. Even within a single system, it is sometimes ap propriate for System Sponsors and/or System Managers to establish different categories of user accounts or ID's, sometimes with different atten dant charges or privileges, and' to authorize a sin gle user to access accounts or ID's in two or more categories. In such cases, Users must restrict their usage of each account or ID to that appropriate for it. Similar considerations apply when accounts or ID's are held on multiple systems. (Example: a student may have a limited resource account for classwork and an unlimited resource account for research. Unauthorized use of the unlimited re source account to create a competitive advantage in the classwork is inappropriate and may be con strued as academic dishonesty.) 5. Michigan State University utilizes a wide variety of software, with an equally wide range of license and copyright provisions. Users are responsible for informing themselves of, and complying scrupu kmsly with, the license and copyright provisions of the software that they use. 5.1 No software copy is to be made by any User without a prior, good faith determination that such copying is in fact permissible. All Users must respect the legal protection provided by copyright and license to programs and data. 5.2 The licenses of certain advanced software tools (e.g., some expert system generators) re quire that intellectual products produced with such tools be provided to the licensor. System Sponsors are responsible for ensuring that such requirements are publicized to Users appropri ately by System Managers and Facility Staff. System Sponsors and Users are jointly respon sible for ensuring compliance with such re quirements. IV. Good Citizenship In "Cyberspace" 1. All Users must respect the privacy and usage privi leges of others, both on the MSU campus and at all sites reachable by MSU's external network con nections. 1.1 Users shall not intentionally seek information on, obtain copies of, or modify files, other data, or passwords belonging to other Users, whether on the MSU campus or elsewhere, or develop or retain programs for that purpose, without the authorization of the file owner or the Vice Provost for Computing and Technol ogy. Reasonable file copying (e.g., in back ups) and password changes are permitted among the routine tasks of System Managers and of appropriately authorized Facility Staff. 1.2 Users shall not represent themselves electroni cally as others, either on the MSU campus or elsewhere, unless explicitly authorized to do so by those other Users. To be valid, such authorization of one User by another User must not circumvent established, system-spe cific policies defining eligibility for resource access. 1.3 Users shall not intentionally develop or retain programs that harass other Users, either on the MSU campus or elsewhere. 1.4 Users shall not obstruct or disrupt the use of any computing system or network by another person or entity, either on the MSU campus or elsewhere, whose usage is protected by law, ordinance, regulation, policy, or administrative ruling. 2. All Users must respect the integrity of computing systems and networks, both on the MSU campus and at all sites reachable by MSU's external net work connections. 2.1 Users shall not by any means attempt to infil trate (e.g., gain access without proper authori zation) a computing system or network, either on the MSU campus or elsewhere. 2.2 Users shall not attempt to damage,