2021-2022 Student Handbook
accommodations, and what has been effective and ineffective in providing access. 7. The DSC, in consultation with faculty members and student, will determine reasonable accommodation in each particular case and for each class. A formal Disability Accommodation Plan will be drafted and disseminated to all necessary parties. 8. Prior to the start of each following semester, the student must contact the DSC in writing to ensure the DAP is shared with the relevant faculty member(s) for each particular class. 9. By the first day of any given class, the student also must notify his or her professor that a disability exists that will require accommodation.
Policy on Alcohol Use, Marijuana Use and Smoking on Campus The use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products is not permitted on any campus or other locations where classes are being held. Medical and recreational marijuana use is prohibited at Gordon-Conwell as its possession, use, or cultivation is prohibited by Federal law. Smoking is not permitted on any campus or in connection with any school-sponsored activity or in any off-campus offices and classrooms. For more information, please see our Drug-Free Schools and Campuses regulations.
Policy and Procedure for Disciplinary Action Statement of Standard for Disciplinary Action
The Seminary reaffirms the biblical principles set forth in its Community Life Statement as it seeks to support students in their theological endeavors. The Seminary's commitment to its mission statement requires that all students be afforded an environment, which promotes intellectual and spiritual growth. To this end, the Seminary may engage in investigations, which could result in a process designed to bring about restoration for the student to the community, should he or she be found in violation of any aspect of the Community Life Statement or any other institutional code of conduct that interferes with or limits the student’s, as well as the community’s, ability to fulfill their academic goals. The purpose of a student disciplinary process is to determine if a student has engaged in misconduct, and in those cases in which it is determined that the student has engaged in misconduct, to impose appropriate sanctions because the goal is always restoration. Romans 2:4 states that it is God’s kindness that leads us to repentance and the Seminary seeks to follow the patterns for discipline described in Scripture through campus-specific guidance committees. The following procedures are employed in fulfilling this purpose. Please note that situations that fall under the umbrella of Title IX or VAWA will follow a different procedure. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
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