Student Life Student Handbook Students are responsible for reading and understanding all policies and information listed in the current Student Handbook. A current Student Handbook can be found at www.ncnm.edu. Paper copies are available in the Office of Student Life.
Student Government Association The NCNM Student Government Association (SGA) is an elected government of the student body. According to the NCNM Student Body Constitution, the mission of the SGA is “to serve as a forum in which the common needs of the diverse NCNM Student Body are identified, and to use SGA resources to address those needs and to enhance the student experience at NCNM.” The SGA also oversees the management and distribution of the student activity fees collected each quarter with registration. Students elect an executive council— president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and judicial liaison, as well as class officers and student representatives to college committees. Elections for SGA positions occur every spring quarter, except for the incoming first-year class whose class-wide elections are conducted in the fall quarter. All members of the student body are invited to attend and participate in all SGA meetings. For more information, consult any of the class representatives or any member of the SGA.
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Student Disability Support Services Student Life staff coordinate student accommodations based on Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with questions should contact the Office of Student Life.
Campus Crime Statistics The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, codified at 20 USC 1092 (f ) as a part of the Higher Education Act of 1965, is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to disclose certain timely and annual information about campus crime and security policies. In accordance with U.S. Public Law 101-542, the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, the college annually publishes and distributes statistics concerning the occurrence on campus of reportable criminal offenses that are reported to campus security authorities. These statistics are available to all students and employees of NCNM. Statistics are also posted online at http://ope. ed.gov/security. Students and employees are advised of campus security procedures and practices, incident reporting and crime prevention during training, and are encouraged to be responsible for their own security and the security of others.
Health Insurance All enrolled students at NCNM are required to carry medical health insurance coverage. The college offers a student health insurance option. If a student possesses their own policy, he or she may waive the student health insurance by providing a completed NCNM Student Health Insurance Waiver form with proof of adequate coverage to the Office of Student Life no later than the end of the second week of classes of the first term of enrollment.