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GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
DISCLAIMER: This publication contains summary information only. It is not a compilation of the official rules, regulations, or policies of the University. All official rules, regulations and policies are published in the “Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System,” the “Handbook of Operating Procedures” and the “Catalog” of The University of Texas at El Paso.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
https://www.utep.edu/SB1107
915.747.5624
This information is being provided to all new college students in the state of Texas. Bacterial Menin- gitis is a serious, potentially deadly disease that can progress extremely fast-so take utmost caution. It is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. The bacteria that causes meningitis can also infect the blood. This disease strikes about 3,000 Americans each year, including 100-125 on college campuses, leading to 5-15 deaths among college students every year. There is a treatment, but those who survive may develop severe health problems or disabilities.
STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
HANDBOOK OF OPERATING PROCEDURES, SECTION 2, CHAPTER 1
https://www.utep.edu/hoop/section-2/student-conduct-and-discipline.html
All students are expected and required to obey federal, state, and local laws, to comply with the Regents’ Rules and Regulations, with The University of Texas System and institutional rules and regulations, with directives issued by an administrative official of the U. T. System or The University of Texas at El Paso in the course of his or her authorized duties, and to observe standards of conduct appropriate for an academic institution.
SPEECH, EXPRESSION, AND ASSEMBLY
HANDBOOK OF OPERATING PROCEDURES, SECTION 2, CHAPTER 2
https://www.utep.edu/hoop/section-2/speech-expression-and-assembly.html
The freedoms of speech, expression, and assembly are fundamental rights of all persons and are cen- tral to the mission of the University. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the public have the right to assemble, to speak, and to attempt to attract the attention of others, and corresponding rights to hear the speech of others when they choose to listen, and to ignore the speech of others when they choose not to listen.
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