Nursing Student Handbook 2012-2013

Contents MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT .........................1 OVERVIEW OF NSU Vision Statement, Mission Statement, and Core Values .....................5 University Administrators ......................................5 Deans .......................................................................6 Centers, Colleges, and Schools...............................6 Accreditation ...........................................................7 NSU History ............................................................7 STUDENT LIFE Student Affairs ..................................................... 11 Campus Traditions................................................ 13 Newspaper ............................................................. 14 Radio Station ........................................................ 14 Student Organizations .......................................... 14 Web Space for Student Organizations................. 15 STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Reservation of Power............................................ 21 Nondiscrimination Statement ............................. 21 Code of Student Conduct and Academic Responsibility .............................. 21 Code of Student Conduct Statement.................. 22 NSU Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities ................................. 22 Academic Standards ........................................ 22 Conduct Standards .......................................... 24 Supplementary Standards ................................ 25 Violations ......................................................... 26 Sanctions ........................................................... 26 Appeal Process .................................................. 27 SPECIFIC UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Admissions Policy................................................. 31 Alcohol Policy ..................................................... 31 Abuse/Physical Assault......................................... 33 Acceptance of Professional Fees .......................... 33 Arson ..................................................................... 33 Bomb Threats ....................................................... 33 Breaking and Entering.......................................... 33 Campus Security Report....................................... 34 Cellular Phone Policy........................................... 34 Closing Hours........................................................ 34 Complicity............................................................. 34 Computers ............................................................. 34 Acceptable Use of Computing Resources ....... 34 Computing Account Security Agreement ...... 36 Access to NSU Online Systems ...................... 37 Electronic Mail Communications ................... 37 Web Pages—Use of Material ........................... 37 Consensual Relations Between Faculty Members and Students............................ 38 Contracting on Behalf of the University ............ 38 Disabilities ............................................................. 39 Academic Accommodation(s)......................... 39 Facility and Grounds Accommodation(s)....... 40 Discriminatory Conduct....................................... 41 Drug-Free Schools and Campuses........................ 41 Drug Policy—Zero Tolerance............................... 42 Emergency Situations ........................................... 42 Failure to Comply ................................................. 43 False Information .................................................. 43 Falsification of Records......................................... 43 Fire Safety.............................................................. 43 Fraud ...................................................................... 43 Gambling............................................................... 43 Grievance Procedures for Nonacademic Disputes ......................................... 44 Guests .................................................................... 44 Health Policies...................................................... 44 Communicable Diseases Guidelines................ 44 Immunization Requirements ............................ 45 Health Insurance............................................... 46 Hurricane Procedures ........................................... 46 Hurricane Watch .............................................. 47 Hurricane Warning........................................... 47 Procedures for Residence Halls ........................ 47 Safety Procedures .............................................. 47 Broadcast Information ...................................... 48 Reopening Information .................................... 48 Identification Cards .............................................. 48 Interference with University Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings....... 49