heart disease. Smoke in confined areas may also be irritating and annoying to non-smokers and violates their right to breathe air relatively free from tobacco contaminates. In the interest of further protecting the health and well-being of members and visitors of the college community, smoking is prohibited from our campus. This includes all buildings, work areas, offices, restrooms, lobbies, public entrances, etc. Smoking will be permitted in private vehicles parked on the campus. Because of our collective concern for the environment, because we are aware of the harmful effects of smoking on the smoker, and because we now know how much is being written about the effects of secondhand smoke on the non-smoker, we are committing ourselves to a smoke-free environment at MWCC. Definition of Policy MWCC recognizes the medical evidence that indicates that smoking is a serious health hazard and that this health hazard extends to nonsmokers forced to breathe second-hand smoke. The primary responsibility of the college is to provide a healthful working and learning environment. Recognition of this responsibility has resulted in the development of the following policy: Smoking is prohibited within the confines of college grounds designated as non-smoking areas, any college building, or college vehicle (smoking will only be permitted in private vehicles parked on campus). No exceptions will be granted. The sale of tobacco products on campus is prohibited. As with any college policy, violators will be subject to disciplinary action. This college policy will be enforced by department supervisors. Individuals entering the campus will be directed to dispose of their cigarettes in the appropriate receptacles provided within each area. This policy will be distributed annually to all departments and will be posted on all official college bulletin boards. Successful implementation of this policy requires a college-wide cooperative effort. All members of the college community are urged to assist in this endeavor. Any employee or student who believes he/she is being subjected to second-hand smoke should inform the offending party of the existence of this policy and request that he/she adhere to its conditions. Violators of the college’s smoking policy should be reported to the division dean or the administrative supervisor who is in charge of the area where the violation occurred.
Regulations & Policies on Human Research Subjects
The goal of the IRB is to protect the rights and welfare of those individuals who agree to participate in research. The review and approval of proposals and activities by the IRB are meant to assist the researchers by having a review that will objectively analyze the potential risk involved to research participants, as well as ways to minimize that risk. As part of the process, the
College IRB will evaluate the aforementioned ethical practices in determining risk. Mount Wachusett Community College is committed to the ethical guidelines set forth in the federal regulations regarding any human subjects research. For more information on college policies regarding conducting research at the institution, visit http://mwcc.edu/academic/academicaffairs/institutional-research-board.
Campus Solicitation Policy The intent of the campus solicitation policy is to ensure non-interference with the educational activities and business operations of the college. It is the general policy of the college not to serve as a forum/meeting place wherein vendors can solicit employees or students. For a full description of the Solicitation Policy and Procedures please contact the student services office or the director of human resources.
Hazing
An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Hazing was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court in 1985. Chapter 269 of the General Laws was amended by adding the following three sections: Section 17. Hazing; Organizing or Participating; Hazing Defined Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing, as defined herein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $3,000 or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The term “hazing� as used in this section and in sections eighteen and nineteen, shall mean any conduct or method of initiation into any student organization, whether on public or private property, which willfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person. Such conduct shall include whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the weather, forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug or other substance, or any other brutal treatment or forced physical activity that is likely to adversely affect the physical health or safety of any such student or other person, or that subjects such student or other person to extreme mental stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or rest or extended isolation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, consent shall not be available as a defense to any prosecution under this action.
Section 18. Failure to Report Hazing Whoever knows that another person is the victim of hazing as defined in section seventeen and is at the scene of such crime shall, to the extent that such 249 MWCC 2012-2013 College Catalog & Student Handbook