Overview
Each administrative office on campus is provided with a loose-leaf folder entitled, “WCC Policy Guidelines,” containing the College’s policy statements. There are guidelines concerning such matters as field trips, liquor consumption, pets on campus, and a variety of other things.
The College catalog also contains policy statements concerning academic matters such as credit-by-exam, academic grievance, grading, and privacy rights of students. Please review the policy guidelines and the catalog carefully as these are the basis on which the school operates.
Illness
If you are ill or cannot make it to class, phone the Vice-Chancellor of Instruction's office (235-7422) as soon as you know that you are not going to meet with your class. The staff will post a notice for your students, let the switchboard know in case students call to ask, and put assignments on the board or pass out materials if you have them ready and wish them distributed. Do not notify another instructor to cover for you without first detailing the contingency with a representative of the Vice-Chancellor of Instruction’s Office. Do not arrange for someone off-campus to substitute for you without approval from the Vice-Chancellor’s Office.
Field Trips
For the protection of the University and faculty and to ensure the health and safety of students, any faculty member who takes students on a field trip must file the following two forms prior to the planned field trip:
- Field Trip Notification (blue) – filed with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor of Instruction
- Assumption of Risk and Release (pink) – also filed with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor of Instruction
Copies of these forms are available from the Office of the Vice-Chancellor of Instruction.
Disruptive Behavior
Please refer to the WCC Policy Guideline No. 5-3, Student Conduct Code, for the policy in its entirety.
The following statements have been extracted from the policy for your information with the purposeful intent to let you know that “Members of the academic community may not violate the rights of one another nor disrupt the basic activities of the University. Students who are disruptive are subject to a variety of academically related penalties that may include reprimand and probation, restitution, suspension for a definite period of time, or expulsion.”
CATEGORIES OF IMPERMISSIBLE BEHAVIOR
Category 2 – Interference with University Processes
Impermissible behavior, as described in this category, includes that which directly or indirectly interferes with or disrupts the processes of teaching, learning, research and administration or those processes or conditions furthering or facilitating these activities.
1.Harassing, physically threatening or physically abusing any person on any campus of the University or at any University sponsored function or event or conducting oneself in a manner endangering any person’s health or safety.
D. Disruption
1.Creating noise or other disturbances on campus or in student life areas including but not limited to Campus Center Buildings sufficient to disrupt the normal functioning of campus activities including classroom instruction.
IV. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
A.Temporary Suspension in Emergency Situations
In an emergency, the Chancellor is authorized to suspend a student prior to a hearing; provided that a hearing pursuant to these rules is conducted within a reasonable period thereafter.
B. Pre-Disciplinary Hearing State
1. Reporting of infractions
Infractions of this Student Conduct Code should be reported to the Dean of Student Services. Reports of infractions must be submitted in writing and signed by the complainant.
2. Preliminary investigation
Upon receiving a written report that a student has allegedly committed a violation of the Student Conduct Code, the Dean of Student Services shall promptly initiate an investigation.
Smoking & Other Environmental Problems
To comply with the newly established University of Hawai‘i smoking policy, ash urns have been relocated to designated smoking areas on the campus. Smoking is prohibited within the areas from the ash urns to the buildings and within any interior spaces. It is expected that students and staff will not violate this law.
For obvious reasons, food and drink should not be brought into classrooms. We are fortunate in having a very conscientious custodial staff, and your cooperation in maintaining a clean learning environment will be greatly appreciated.
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