CCSN 2007-2008 COURSE CATALOG 381

APPENDIX

APPENDIX A

CCSN 2007-2008 COURSE CATALOG 381

STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Community College of Southern Nevada continually

strives to establish a spirit of community in accordance with

the highest standards of academic excellence and freedom,

institutional integrity, and constitutional protections. Such

an environment is essential in fostering intellectual growth

and achievement. Each member of the College shares the

responsibility of maintaining conditions conducive to the

achievement of the College’s mission. The CCSN Student

Conduct Code is designed to provide basic standards to

ensure means to fulfill this purpose.

In order to maintain a system of effective campus man-

agement, each member of the campus community is strong-

ly encouraged to notify appropriate officials of any Student

Conduct Code violations and to assist in its enforcement.

As citizens of the larger community in which the College is

located, students have all the responsibilities that are incum-

bent upon any citizen. While the College is concerned with

what happens to students both on and off the campus, the

College holds students to be adults responsible for their

own actions and subject to local, state and federal laws, and

also, when appropriate, to the College’s internal discipline

procedures.

Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of

Regents reserves to the President of the College the authori-

ty and responsibility for matters of student discipline. This

authority is delegated by the President to the Vice President

for Student Affairs where specific hearings or appeals are

processed. The Student Conduct Code is published and

administered by the Office of the Vice President for Student

Affairs. The ultimate authority for determining procedures

for hearings, however, rests with the institutional President

or his designee. The Student Conduct Code consists of stan-

dards, procedures, and sanctions in accordance with the

procedures outlined in Chapter 6 of the NSHE Code,

“Rules and Disciplinary Procedures for Members of the

University Community." In the event of a conflict between

the Student Conduct Code and the NSHE Code, the NSHE

Code shall prevail.

As members of the College community, the behavior of

all students is governed by the NSHE Code and the Student

Conduct Code. Students may also be members of other

College-based communities that impose additional stan-

dards of conduct, including but not limited to, intercolle-

giate athletic teams and Phi Theta Kappa. The rights

accorded students by the Student Conduct Code extend to

all student codes.

All enrolled CCSN students have access to the conduct

regulations and procedures of the NSHE and CCSN. Copies

are available in the Office of the Vice President for Student

Affairs, the Library, offices of the Consolidated Students of

CCSN, and on the Worldwide Web at http://www.ccsn.edu.

Student Rights and Responsibilities

I. Authority and Jurisdiction

The President is charged by the NSHE Board of

Regents with the responsibility for establishing and

enforcing regulations governing student life. These

regulations are designed to enable the College to pro-

tect against the conduct of those who, by their actions,

impair or infringe on the rights of others or interfere

with the orderly operations of the College.

Disciplinary action may be imposed for violations of

the Student Conduct Code occurring at any of the fol-

lowing locations:

A. College campus, including owned, leased or con-

trolled property.

B. Any location where a student is engaging in College

activities or is engaging in activities arising out of the

student’s membership in the College community.

Violators may be accountable to both civil and

criminal authorities and to the College for actions that

constitute violations of the Student Conduct Code. At

the discretion of College officials, disciplinary action

at the College may proceed while other proceedings

are pending.

II. Emergency Clause

The President may order the immediate suspension of

a student for an interim period pending a disciplinary

hearing for any student who there is cause to believe

endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the College

community or its property. Simultaneous with such

suspension, the President shall refer the charges to the

Vice President for Student Affairs, who shall process

such charges in the manner and within the time limits

required by the Student Conduct Code. The student

has the right to challenge the interim suspension by

requesting a hearing within 10 days as specified in the

NSHE Code.

III. Student Rights

The Community College of Southern Nevada is an

academic community in which all persons share

responsibility for its growth and continued well being.

As members of the College community, students can

reasonably expect all the guarantees and protections

afforded students of public institutions by the United

States and Nevada Constitutions, including:

A. In all instances of general discipline, the right to

due process, guaranteeing substantive and proce-

dural fairness.

B. The right to freedom from discrimination on the

basis of race, gender, age, religion, creed, national

origin, disability, or sexual orientation.

C. The right to engage in inquiry and discussion, to

exchange thought and opinions, and to speak,

write, or print freely on any subject in accordance

with the guarantees of federal and state laws.