G E N E R a L R E G U L at I O N S aDMINIStRatIVE REGULatIONS
StUDENt REGULatIONS
Full authority in all matters pertaining to Nichols College rests with the Board of trustees. this policy-making body holds formal meetings each year. the Executive Committee of the Board of trustees meets on call throughout the year. the President is the chief administrative officer of the College, acting upon the authority vested in her by the Board of trustees.
any motor vehicles that will be kept on campus MUSt be registered with the Department of Public Safety according to Massachusetts General Laws. the Public Safety Department is charged with enforcing all rules and regulations pertaining to parking on College properties. Enforcement of these rules and regulations is managed through written violations, vehicle immobilization and/or towing of a vehicle. the parking rules and regulations are well publicized and we ask that you please become familiar with them so as to avoid parking infractions. all student vehicles MUSt be registered and have a valid Nichols College parking decal permanently affixed in a visible spot. Forms for registering vehicles may be picked up in the Public Safety office Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Organization
Policies
Enrollment at Nichols College implies full acceptance of all College regulations, including those having to do with conduct. the College, in order to safeguard its scholarship and its moral atmosphere, reserves the right to dismiss any student whose presence is deemed detrimental. In such instances there will be no financial adjustments. Insults, rudeness, or obscenities, either written or oral, directed at any member of the College community are specifically prohibited. Students or other College personnel engaging in such activity may expect to be separated from the College. as an institution of higher learning committed to providing the most constructive atmosphere possible for academic and personal advancement, Nichols College is particularly concerned about conduct such as sexual harassment. the College will not tolerate such conduct, either by students or by members of the faculty, administration or staff; and any person found to have engaged in such conduct will be subject to appropriate discipline, up to and including expulsion from the Nichols College community. In keeping with standards of academic ethics, Nichols College requires students and employees to uphold the copyright privileges of software vendors and to honor license agreements supplied with each software package used. the appropriate procedures for copying software, when permitted, are covered under U.S. copyright law. In this community of learning, willful disruption of the educational process, destruction of property, and interference with the rights of other members of the community will not be permitted. there will be prompt and appropriate action against the person or persons responsible. Students, faculty, administrators, and employees who are not in agreement with this basic philosophy are urged to sever their ties with the College.
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Automobile Policy
Identification Card
Each student is required to have an identification card made at the time of registration. Replacement of the I.D. card costs $25.00. Students are required to carry their identification cards when on campus and present them when requested by a College official.
Student Code of Conduct
Nichols College seeks to promote the pursuit of activities that contribute to the intellectual, ethical and physical development of the individual student as well as ensuring the safety of persons engaging in those pursuits. In accordance with its responsibilities as an institution of higher education and upon the approval and acceptance by the President of the College, Nichols College establishes policies of student conduct and regulations for the use of its facilities. therefore, it is expected that students will conduct their affairs with proper regard for the rights of others and of the College. all members of the College community share a responsibility for maintaining an environment where actions are guided by mutual respect, integrity and reason. Nichols College students are both citizens and members of the academic community. as citizens, students enjoy the same freedom of speech, peaceful assembly and right of petition that other citizens enjoy. In seeking to encourage and support responsible behavior, Nichols College places reliance upon self-discipline, counseling and advisement. In certain circumstances where these preferred means fail, Nichols College must rely upon the rules and procedures described in this Code. In the enforcement of this code, Nichols College functions in an administrative manner. Nichols College’s process affords fundamental fairness, but does not follow the traditional common law adversarial method of a court of law.