Campus Policies and Regulations Applying to Students

The primary mode of campus communication is e-mail, and it is therefore mandatory for students to utilize their UCR Webmail accounts to review academic and administrative electronic correspondence. UCR strongly recommends that all students have a computer with Internet access. UCR faculty will assume students have such access, and academic work may require it. The UCR administration will also assume that students have Internet access, and many administrative tasks may require students to use the Internet. For information concerning computer acquisition, student network access, student computing laboratories, and student computer support, visit UCR’s Student Computing Services Web site www.cnc.ucr.edu/policies/studentmail/index.php. Recorded information is available at (951) 827-2616.

Students enrolling in the university assume an obligation to conduct themselves in a manner compatible with the university’s function as an educational institution. Students shall refrain from conduct which interferes with university teaching, research, administration, or the university’s subsidiary responsibilities, or which endangers the health or safety of members of the university community or of visitors to the campus, and from disorderly conduct on university premises or at university-related events.

By authority of the Board of Regents, the Chancellor is entrusted with full power to act in the administration of student discipline. Rules concerning student conduct, student organizations, use of university facilities and related matters are set forth in both university policies and campus regulations, copies of which are available upon request at the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs office, Student Conduct or Academic Integrity Programs, or at conduct.ucr.edu. Particular attention is called to the University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations, and Students and to the campus regulations implementing them. The UCR Student Discipline Procedures are also available in the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs office.

Hazing is strictly prohibited by both California law and University of California policy. California Penal Code, Section 245.6 (b) defines “hazing” as any method of initiation or preinitiation into a student organization or student body, whether or not the organization or body is officially recognized by an educational institution, which is likely to cause serious bodily injury to any former, current, or prospective student of any school, community college, college, university, or educational institution of this state. The term “hazing” does not include customary athletic events or school-sanctioned events. University of California policy further defines “hazing” as participation in hazing or any method of initiation or preinitiation that causes, or is likely to cause, physical injury or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in psychological harm to any student or other person. Incidents of hazing may be addressed through student disciplinary action, criminal charges, and/or civil action.

More information about hazing and how to report hazing is available in the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs office or Student Conduct or Academic Integrity Programs office.

Students are expected to pay all fees and charges which they incur. Those with outstanding obligations to the university are not allowed to register; obtain a diploma, transcript of official record, or verification of student status; or participate in certain university services. 46 / Policies and Regulations

The University of California, in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, or age in any of its policies, procedures, or practices; nor does the university, in compliance with Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Section 12940 of the State of California Government Code, discriminate against any employees or applicants for employment because they are special disabled veterans or veterans of the Vietnam era, or because of their medical condition (as defined in Section 12926 of the California Government Code), their ancestry, or their marital status; nor does the university discriminate on the basis of citizenship, within the limits imposed by law or university policy; nor does the university discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. The university’s general nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access, and treatment in university programs and activities, and application for and treatment in university employment.

In conformance with university policy and pursuant to Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, the Univ- ersity of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

The Protocol for Handling Incidents of Acquaintance Rape, Stranger Rape, and Other Sexual Assaults Involving Students is available at the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs office.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community in which all persons who participate in university programs and activities can work together in an atmosphere free of all forms of harassment, exploitation, or intimidation, including sexual. Specifically, every member of the university community should be aware that the university is strongly opposed to sexual harassment and that such behavior is prohibited by law and by university policy. The university intends to take whatever action may be needed to prevent, correct, and, if necessary, discipline behavior that violates this policy.

Definition Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassments when

• 1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a

term or condition of instruction, employment, or participation in other university activities

• 2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used

as a basis for evaluation in making academic or personnel decisions affecting an individual

• 3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering

with an individual’s performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive university environment In determining whether the alleged conduct constitutes sexual harassment, consideration shall be given to the record of the incident as a whole and to the totality of the circumstances, including the context in which the alleged incidents occurred.

Information Centers Confidential information and advising are available from the following:

• 1. Women’s Resource Center, 260 Costo Hall, (951) 827-3337
• 2. Counseling Center, Veitch Student Center, (951) 827-5531
• 3. Office of the Ombudsperson, University Cottage, (951) 827-3213
• 4. Faculty and Staff Affirmative Action Office, University Cottage,
• (951) 827-5604

Director of Faculty and Staff Affirmative Action The complaint resolution officers for UCR are the Director of Faculty and Staff Affirmative Action and the Ombudsperson. Both offices are in University Cottage. The Title IX Coordinator is Debbie Artis, 350 Surge, (951) 827-7070.

The UCR Sexual Harassment Policy applies to all students, faculty, and staff. Copies are available from the Director of Faculty and Staff Affirmative Action and the campus Ombudsperson.

Campus policies and procedures governing use of “free speech” on campus and conduct at “speakers and other public events” are available in the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs office.

The Non-academic Student Grievance Procedures are available in the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs office.

UCR is committed to achieving and maintaining a campus community that fosters personal and institutional excellence and strives to provide conditions under which the work of the university can go forward freely, with the highest standards of quality and institutional integrity. In keeping with this commitment, each student should help to create a campus community that is free from the problems of substance abuse and dependency.

The Official Notice to Students Regarding Substance Abuse in University Campus Communities is issued pursuant to the requirements of Subpart B, Section 86.100 of the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of

• 1989. Students found to be in violation may be disciplined. Discipline can

vary in severity from warning to expulsion from the University of California. The text of the Official Notice along with Legal Sanctions Pertaining to the Use of Alcohol and Controlled Substances (a list of applicable federal and state laws) can be obtained from the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs office.

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