2013 Student Handbook

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Emergency response and evacuation procedure information is located on the orange sign in each room on-campus and the evacuation signs in the hallways. A complete campus emergency plan is located on the campus intranet: Log into MyMAC, click on “MAC Policies – Documents”, click on ”Emergency Action Plan”. And then proceed to: https://jics.mtaloy.edu/ICS/icsfs/Emergency_Action_ planpdf?target=78c84cef-3542-4065-9ef3-1e70b71a3dd9

Timely Warnings The Mount Aloysius College Safety Department in partnership with Student Affairs and assistance form Communications Department to issue “Timely Warning” notices to the campus community on all major crimes or incidences of significance that occur on or adjacent to campus and are considered threats to the MAC community in compliance with The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). These warnings are to aid in the prevention of similar crimes and will be distributed through e-mail to the community and poster for Maintenance, Housekeeping and Food Service. The warnings are designed to provide timely notification to the campus community of a Clery crime or an ongoing threat to the campus community. The warning provides information regarding the matter in question, and provides appropriate safety tips. The timely warning will be issued by Campus Safety Department. The timely warnings, where posted, will be removed in seven days. The emergency mass notification procedures are tested by using the same system for campus weather delays and cancellations which happens at least once a year. Small samples of telephone numbers are used for testing throughout the year.

Student Harassment Policy All students have the right to work, learn, and study in an environment free from all forms of discrimination and conduct which can be considered harassing, coercive, or disruptive. Accordingly, it is the policy of the college that no member of the campus community may engage in conduct that is abusive to others. This includes any discriminatory, quid pro quo situations, hostile, or hateful acts toward another person’s personal, educational or professional interests based on that individual’s race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Definition of Harassment For purposes of this Policy, harassment is defined as verbal or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion to a person’s race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that may be protected by federal or state law and has the purpose or effect of one or more of the following: • Creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive study, learning, or work environment; • Has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interferes with an individual’s study, 31


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