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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES All policies in this Student Success Planner may be subject to change. Please contact the Office of Student Development for complete policies, regulations and procedures. Student equal opportunity regulation It is the regulation of Carl Sandburg College that a student’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation or status in any group protected by applicable federal, state or local law, shall not be a basis for determining: (1) whether the student will be admitted to the college; (2) the educational performance required or expected of the student; (3) the attendance or assignment requirements applicable to the student; (4) to what courses, fields of study or programs, including honors and graduate programs, the student will be admitted; (5) what placement of course proficiency requirements are applicable to the student; (6) the quality of instruction the student will receive; (7) what tuition or fee requirements are applicable to the student; (8) what scholarship opportunities are available to the student; (9) what extracurricular teams the student will be a member of or in what extracurricular competitions the student will participate; (10) any grade the student will receive in any examination or in any course or program of instruction in which the student is enrolled; (11) the progress of the student toward successful completion of or graduation from any course or program of instruction in which the student is enrolled; and (12) what degree, if any, the student will receive. Questions or concerns should be addressed to the vice president of student development. Students rights and responsibilities Carl Sandburg College recognizes that students are citizens as well as members of an academic community. As a citizen, each student has the freedoms of speech, assembly, association, the press, and the rights of petition and due process, which are guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions. As members of an academic community, students have the right and responsibility for participating in the formulation and review of all college regulations and policies directly affecting them. Upon enrolling in the college, each student assumes an obligation to conduct themselves in a manner that is compatible with the college’s function as an educational institution. If this obligation is neglected or ignored by the student, the college must, in the interest of fulfilling its function and meeting its total obligations, institute appropriate disciplinary action as outlined in the ‘Carl Sandburg College Policies and Regulations Manual.’ Student Code of Conduct The college expects from its students a higher standard of conduct than the minimum required to avoid disciplinary action. Students are expected to obey the law, to show respect for properly constituted authority, to perform contractual obligations, to maintain integrity and a high standard of honor in academic work and to observe a standard of conduct appropriate for the college. The college expects all students to conduct themselves under all circumstances in a responsible manner. This implies thoughtful consideration of college property and members of the college community. Any student or group of students failing to observe either the general standards of conduct or any specific regulation adopted by the college or acting in a manner not in the best interest of other students at the college, shall be subject to disciplinary action. Copies of the Student Code of Conduct Procedure on Disciplinary Due Process are available in the Student Development Office. Framework for addressing student concerns Should the student have a complaint regarding an issue believed to have an adverse effect upon the student, someone else or a group of students, the student may work to address that problem by first bringing the issue to the attention of the person(s) against whom the complaint is directed. If resolution is not reached, complaints should be directed to the immediate supervisor or dean of the person against whom the complaint is directed. If no resolution is reached at this level, the student may submit a formal written appeal to the proper vice president. All decisions, notification of decisions and reasons for decisions shall be in writing. This procedure doesn’t apply to complaints filed on the basis of gender-based discrimination and/or sexual harassment. Concerns of this nature are addressed through the college’s Title IX processes. 37