Campus Handbook - Goucher College

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Campus Handbook
2010-11
academic year
Goucher College reserves the right to change or cancel policies, regulations, procedures, calendar, fees,
requirements, or other matters, without notice. This handbook is not to be regarded as a contract.
table of contents
From The President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ABOUT GOUCHER COLLEGE
Historical Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Current Academic Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Goucher Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Statement Of Community Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Diversity Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FAQS AND QUICK INFO
Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fun/Involvement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Eating On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Commuters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Office Of Community Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Personal Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Lost Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Problems/Difficulties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Financial Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
More About Goucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Campus Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
“Where to Find” Campus Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ACADEMIC LIFE
Provost’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Academic Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The Robert S. Welch Center for Graduate and Professional Studies . . . . 18
International Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY LIFE
Student Clubs And Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chartered Clubs and Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Student Clubs and Organizations Advisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Student Clubs and Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Academic-Related Performing and Visual Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Student Mentors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Athenaeum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pearlstone Student Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Eating On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Alice’s Restaurant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The Gopher Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Kosher Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Pearlstone Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Heubeck Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Stimson Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The Van Coffee Kiosk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
College Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
President’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
College Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Student Life Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dean Of Students Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Career Development Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Religious and Spiritual Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Office Of Community Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Multicultural Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Office Of Student Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Student Health and Counseling Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Around Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Around Towson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Around Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Coffee Spots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Crisis and Resource Center Telephone Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Florists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Food Service Deliveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Movie Theaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Newspapers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pizza Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Radio Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Religious Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Shopping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Television Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Theaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Thrift and Consignment Stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Webpages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Shuttle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Taxi Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Light Rail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Airplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
CAMPUS SERVICES AND INFORMATION
Development and Alumnae/I Affairs Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Commuter Lockers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
The Commons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Events and Conference Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Controller’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dining Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Facilities Management Services (FMS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Game Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Information Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Office of Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
OneCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reprographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Student Administrative Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Student Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Vending Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Vending Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY
Office Of Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Reporting Criminal Activities, Emergencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Relationships With Local Law Enforcement Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Emergency Phones On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Access To Campus Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Off-Campus Student Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Buildings and Rooms Access Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
OneCard and College-Issued Key Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
OneCard Photo Identification Cards and College-Issued Keys . . . . . . . . . 65
After-Hours Building Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lock Outs: Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lockouts: Nonresidential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Medical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Medical Transports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Escorts: On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Bicycle Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
College Vehicle Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Violations and Citation Fines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Parking Citation Appeals Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Boot/Vehicle Immobilization Towing Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lost And Found Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Prohibited Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Office Of Community Living/Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Facilities Management Services (FMS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
The Community’s Responsibility for Campus Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Personal Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Property Security Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Crime Prevention Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emergency Response, Evacuation, and Notification Procedures . . . . . . . 76
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Firearms And Other Dangerous Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Information Concerning Registered Sex Offenders In Maryland . . . . . . . 79
Crime Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
2010 Annual Fire Safety Report On Student Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
CAMPUS POLICIES
SGA Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Advertising Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Administrative Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Student Records and FERPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Academic Honor Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Guidelines for Withdrawal and Leave of Absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Guidelines for Classroom Behavior and
Procedures for Expulsion From Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Code Of Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Student Grievance Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Parent/Guardian Notification Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Nondiscrimination Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Nondiscrimination Policy And Grievance Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
AIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Sexual Misconduct Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Goucher College Computer Use Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Goucher College Wireless Access Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Disabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
General Residential Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Inclement Weather Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Pet Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Use Of Goucher’s Name And Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Goucher Students,
Welcome to the 2010-11 academic year at Goucher College. Whether you are returning
to our community after a summer break or just arriving for the first time, I want you to
know that this promises to be a remarkable year. As you embark on a study-abroad trip
this semester, or enroll in a Frontiers course, or begin planning your senior project, or
try out for an athletic team, I know you will find our community rich with possibility.
At Goucher, we pride ourselves on providing students with a rigorous academic program;
engaging them in our close-knit, supportive community; and expanding their global
perspective. We achieve those goals in a number of ways and in a number of places, such
as our newest addition to campus—the Athenaeum.
September of this year marks the first anniversary of our Athenaeum, a new flagship
building that gathers the energies, talents, and traditions of our campus and community
in a single, central location. As many of you have already discovered, the Athenaeum is
many things. A 103,000-square-foot building open 24 hours. A technologically superior
library. A spacious open forum for performances, public discussions, and other events.
A café, an art gallery, a center for community service and multicultural affairs
programming. A place for conversation, for exercise, for research and reflection and
relaxation, and for the exchange of ideas. And you should also know that the Athenaeum
was designed with an eye toward environmentally sustainable building practices and
incorporating more than a few innovative energy-saving strategies.
Our environmental efforts can be found outside of the Athenaeum as well. For example,
Goucher is implementing an Environmental Studies major into our curriculum, which
will help students pursue a career in this burgeoning field. Overseeing many
environmental initiatives on campus is the Goucher Environmental Sustainability
Advisory Committee (GESAC), and its members sponsor a wide range of activities and
opportunities for our students. You can learn more about GESAC and its efforts at
www.goucher.edu/green.
Clearly, opportunities abound at Goucher, in the classroom and beyond. Whether your
passions include athletics or organic gardening, ultimate Frisbee or scientific research,
politics or playwriting, I hope you will dive in to all that is available here. You can start by
using this handbook as a guide to some of the possibilities that await you. And so, as this
academic year begins, I implore you to learn new things, study hard, attend lectures, meet
new friends, play, laugh, and ultimately grow in ways you never imagined. Have a
wonderful year.
Sincerely,
Sanford J. Ungar
President
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section 1: about goucher college
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Any visitor to Goucher College immediately perceives that this
is not an average college campus. Despite being a mere eight
miles from bustling downtown Baltimore, Goucher’s elegant
stone-gate entrance gives way to a beautiful wooded enclave,
complete with a tranquil pond, wandering geese well-landscaped grounds, and numerous hiking trails. This is a place that
nourishes the mind, body, and soul. In his book Colleges That
Change Lives, education expert Loren Pope described Goucher
as “one of the best kept secrets of the top-quality coed colleges.”
second president, Dr. John Franklin Goucher, and his wife, Mary
Fisher Goucher. When it was established, Goucher was located
in downtown Baltimore. By 1921, the college’s trustees decided
to move the campus from the increasingly congested city to a
newly purchased 421-acre tract in Towson. The Depression
and World War II postponed construction of the new campus.
Finally, in 1953, the move to the Towson campus was complete.
Goucher has been co-educational since 1986. It is today a selective, independent, co-educational liberal arts institution with
about 1,450 undergraduate students and 900 graduate students.
Founded in 1885 as the Woman’s College of Baltimore City,
Goucher was renamed in 1910 in honor of its founder and
CURRENT ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
The pursuit of wisdom at Goucher is fundamental to daily
life—whether it occurs on campus, in the community, or out in
the world. Goucher strives to provide all students with opportunities to explore different ways of thinking, communicating,
working, learning, and living. The Athenaeum, the flagship
building of our campus, is a testament to this—the physical
hub that is also the figurative heart of the community, it concentrates the energies, talents, and traditions of our campus
into a single, central location. The numerous, world-class
guest lecturers who visit Goucher every year give our students
the chance to step up and ask important questions of important people. The college’s environmental initiatives, curricular
and extracurricular, have derived much of their direction and
momentum from the suggestions and activities of these same
students. And our dedication to expanding intellectual and
cultural awareness and experiences is further evidenced in
one of the college’s distinctive assets—our study-abroad requirement and the diverse, thoughtful, engaged, and engaging
students it nurtures. As of Fall 2006, all undergraduate students are required to complete one study-abroad experience.
The college offers a wide array of summer, winter, and semester and year long study-abroad programs.
Many students also choose to complete internships and independent projects, and find Baltimore and nearby Washington,
DC, to be especially rich in resources to gain experience in
such areas as environmental management, social service, scientific research, and legislative assistance.
The college’s general education requirements encourage study
across the disciplines. While retaining Goucher’s tradition of
academic rigor, the curriculum aims to be more relevant to a
changing world and to enhance the first-year experience. All
first-year students take the first-year seminar, an interdisciplinary course developed by faculty and students. Other requirements include a demonstrated proficiency in a foreign language,
English composition, and computer technology, along with
courses in the arts, natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Students may choose majors from 18
departments and five specialized areas, or they may create
their own individualized majors. The 3+2 BA/BS in Science
and Engineering with Johns Hopkins University reflects
Goucher’s increasing commitment to inter-institutional collaboration. The college also combines its Master of Education
and Master of Arts in Teaching graduate programs with its undergraduate curriculum to offer a 4+1 MED/MAT program.
Goucher offers a Master of Education in conjunction with the
Sheppard Pratt Health System, as well as a Master of Arts in
Teaching. Limited-residency master’s degree programs are
available in historic preservation, arts administration, cultural
sustainability, digital arts, and creative nonfiction through the
Welch Center for Graduate and Professional Studies. The college also offers a post-baccalaureate program in premedical
studies and a post-baccalaureate teaching certification program.
At Goucher, students are prepared to embark on a life of inquiry and discovery, creativity and analytical thinking. The expectation is that Goucher graduates will go on to make a
positive difference in the world. They master significant areas
of expertise while gaining an appreciation for cultural diversity, a sense of social responsibility, and a thirst for knowledge.
Goucher College is a small college with a big view of the
world—an intellectual community without boundaries.
About Goucher College 3
THE GOUCHER MISSION
Goucher College is dedicated to a liberal arts education that
prepares students within a broad, humane perspective for a
life of inquiry, creativity, and critical and analytical thinking.
The college’s principal objectives are to help each student
master significant areas of knowledge and skills while developing an appreciation for individual and cultural diversity, a
sense of social responsibility, and a system of personal and
professional ethics.
Goucher believes these goals are best achieved in an environment that responds to students both as individuals and as
members of multiple groups. Accordingly, education at
Goucher is based on an expanding sense of community—a
community where discourse is valued and practiced, where
students attend small classes and interact closely with faculty
and one another, and where students can participate in and
lead extracurricular programs.
In undertaking this mission, Goucher recognizes the centrality
of four curricular and extracurricular themes:
• Scholarship and academic excellence in traditional
disciplines in the Humanities, Social Sciences,
Natural Sciences/Mathematics, and the Arts.
• An interdisciplinary approach to important areas that cross or
transcend the boundaries of traditional disciplines, including
world peace, the environment, and the nature of knowledge.
• An international outlook extending liberal arts education beyond Western cultures to encompass the perspectives and
achievements of other members of the world community.
• Commitment to experiential learning on and off campus as
well as abroad, requiring students to apply and
extend what has been learned in the classroom.
STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY PRINCIPLES
Who We Are
Goucher College is a community of individuals who value
learning, self-expression, and diversity. We, the students, staff,
and faculty who compose the Goucher community, support
one another even as we recognize our differences. Each community member contributes to and, in turn, is enriched by the
Goucher community, the communities of metropolitan Baltimore, our home communities, and the communities of the
world.
Our Commitments to One Another
While working, studying, and traveling on behalf of Goucher,
we recognize that we represent the Goucher community, and
we will conduct ourselves in a manner that reflects the following commitments:
Respect: We will treat everyone within our community
with respect and will learn from our differences. When
conflicts arise, we will work together to come up with
mutually beneficial resolutions. We also commit to
respect and protect the environment on our campus
and in the world.
Inclusion: We will acknowledge and embrace the unique
gifts and differences of our community members. Furthermore, we seek to include those who may feel excluded.
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Communication: We will communicate with the intent to
listen to and learn from others while placing a premium
on maintaining a safe space for those involved. We will
create opportunities for dialogue so that a variety of
voices can be heard.
Service and Social Justice: We value active participation
in bettering the Goucher community as well as those
communities where we live, work, and serve. In addition,
we seek to understand the issues of privilege and oppression that exist in these communities.
Responsibility: We understand that we are accountable
for our own actions, opinions, and beliefs, and for ensuring
that our actions are conducive to the safety and well-being
of others.
Who We Are Becoming
As members of a dynamic community that is constantly in
transition and continuously seeking improvement, we strive
to live out the commitments that make us a community and
to foster the potential we see in each other.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
As a dynamic community of learners, we renew our commitment
to social justice and reaffirm diversity and multiculturalism as
fundamental and valued components of our liberal arts mission
and institutional ethos. Because we learn by being exposed to and
challenged by different ways of seeing and understanding the
world, we value diversity in all dimensions—voice, experience,
perspective, heritage, culture, values, class, gender, race, ability,
age, sexual orientation, and religion—and strive to build and sustain
a richly diverse and multicultural curriculum and program.
Education, by this compass, is necessarily transformative, aiming,
no less, to transcend boundaries of historic and systemic oppression and power. The heart of our method requires remaining
open to the personal and community transformation that inevitably comes from a deep and sustained exposure to different
Approved by the Board of Trustees, April, 2009
ways of seeing the world. This readiness to engage and understand
difference, even while we endeavor to "prove all things; hold fast
that which is good," at times causes us discomfort and challenges
our personal tenets and values. We approach this ongoing work
with courage, integrity, care, and respect.
Our commitment to diversity and multiculturalism shall inform
all aspects of the institution, including curriculum, co-curricular
activities, community governance and campus culture. Indeed,
we seek to carry these values into the world at large; to promote
tolerance, inclusiveness, democratic values, and learning across
differences everywhere; and to help shape the local and global
discourse about diversity and multiculturalism and their evolving
relationship with the broadest possible educational enterprise.
TRADITIONS
The College Shield
The shield of Goucher College bears an open book inscribed “I. Thess. Ch. V. Vs.21”
(Prove all things; hold fast that which is good) against a gold ground. Three lilies
appear against a blue field in the left lower quarter; in the right lower corner are
the arms of the state of Maryland and of the family of Lord Baltimore.
College mascot
College colors
gopher
blue and gold
Class of 2011
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2014
green and white
yellow and white
blue and white
red and white
Opening Celebration
At the start of each academic year, students, faculty, and staff
gather to welcome new and returning members to the Goucher
community. To celebrate, students process from the residential
area to the academic quad, where a ceremony and campuswide dinner with entertainment are held.
Family Weekend
Parents and families of all students are invited to visit Goucher
in the fall semester for a full weekend of activities.
GIG (Get Into Goucher)
GIG is the traditional “May Day” celebration. This spring day
begins with the ringing of the chapel bells to end classes and
signal the start of carnival rides, games, food, and music.
This event promotes college-wide festivities for all students,
faculty, staff, and their families.
Goucher Celebrates Academic Achievement and the Arts
This ceremony to honor students is held every spring in
Kraushaar Auditorium and, weather permitting, is followed
by a campus-wide dinner in the courtyard or the academic quad.
100 Nights to Graduation
This event for seniors is held 100 days before graduation.
Spring Gala
For many, this elegant evening of dining and dancing is the
highlight of the year.
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section 2: FAQs and quick info
ACADEMICS
What if I need help getting the grades I want?
What do I do if I want to change my adviser?
First you should consult with your academic adviser about
general academic problems. If your adviser is unable to answer
your questions, you can consult with the associate dean for
undergraduate studies, or you can take advantage of two
on-campus resources for help with your academic work.
The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) offers individual
assistance in study skills and time management, supplemental
instruction groups in specific courses of study, and individual
tutoring. The Writing Center offers assistance at any stage of
the writing process, from brainstorming to research, drafting
to final editing. For more information about ACE and the
Writing Center, see Academic Support Services.
Complete a change-of-adviser form, found on the Records and
Registration page of www.goucher.edu under Forms.
What do I do if I am going to miss a class?
Speak with your instructor to make arrangements for missing
a class. If you cannot make class for a medical reason, see
Student Health and Counseling Services, for more information and contact the Dean of Students Office.
What do I need to do if I want to leave, withdraw, or
take a leave from Goucher College?
Refer to the General Academic Information section of the
Academic Catalogue and meet with the director for new student
programs if you are a first-year student or with the associate
dean for undergraduate studies for all other students.
How can I benefit most from academic advising?
Make an appointment to meet with your adviser to discuss
your academic goals. Establish a good working relationship.
Keep your adviser apprised of any concerns you may have.
Where can I find information about the courses that
satisfy general education requirements?
Refer to the General Academic Information section of the
Academic Catalogue.
How can I learn about study opportunities in another
country?
The International Studies Office provides information about
study-abroad and internship opportunities. For a detailed list
of international programs or to find out how to get involved in
them, see International Studies.
What do I do if I want to add or drop a course?
Be aware of the deadlines for adding and dropping classes
and consult your academic adviser.
How do I find out about the deadlines for drop/add?
Important dates and deadlines are provided to each student
by Student Administrative Services and can also be found on
the Records and Registration page of www.goucher.edu.
Please be sure to know and adhere to the deadlines.
How do I know which courses are open, closed (or near
closed), canceled, or have a wait list?
This information can be found online by logging onto
MyGoucher, the college’s web-based information portal.
LIBRARY
In this world of rapid information dissemination and
instant communication, what can a library offer me?
The library is your best friend while on campus or abroad.
The library space itself, in the beautiful Athenaeum, is open
24/7 during the semester and is located in the center of
campus. Our services and resources are on all four floors
of the building. The open and easily accessible plan includes
a variety of spaces for individual study, group collaboration,
quiet research, and time to relax and think.
In addition to up-to-date research materials in support of the
curriculum, and a print collection of about 300,000 volumes,
the library staff is dedicated to quick, open access to information
all over the world. We actively support students’ academic
endeavors by teaching the research, selection, and evaluation
process. Librarians are available for research consultations,
either by appointment or on a drop-in basis until 10 p.m. Sunday
through Thursday, and until 6 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Why should I use the library resources and services when
I can research using Google and other websites?
Google is a great tool, but the library can provide much more.
Primarily, Goucher College Library is a teaching library. Our
strong professional staff of research librarians can assist you
through the research process, from finding focus for your
hypothesis, to structuring searches, through evaluating the
materials you locate, to the bibliographic documentation. The
library subscribes to thousands of current and historical
scholarly journals that you won’t find in full text on the public
web. Access these journals and other databases through our
website at www.goucher.edu/library.
What else?
The library’s Special Collections & Archives houses a worldfamous Jane Austen collection and many other rare materials,
including incunabula. The oldest item in the library’s print
holdings is St. Benaventure’s Selections, dating from 1495.
These collections offer students unique opportunities for
original research. The library also keeps a collection of educational and entertainment DVDs, hundreds of music CDs, and
thousands of musical scores. In addition, the library maintains
reciprocal borrowing agreements with several local academic
libraries and provides a nationwide interlibrary loan service.
Can I use them while I’m studying abroad or at home?
Every registered member of our community—students, faculty,
and staff—has access to these databases, on campus through
the campus network and off campus through Goucher’s Virtual
Private Network.
FUN/INVOLVEMENT
What can I do for fun?
There are more than 60 student-run clubs and organizations
on campus representing just about every interest, from political
activism and community service to recreation, publications,
and the performing arts. See Student Clubs and Organizations,
or drop by the Information Desk in the Athenaeum for more
information. The student Programming Board plans social activities for weekends and late nights, ranging from concerts to
off-campus trips, poetry slams to movies. The college also
hosts dozens of world-class music, theater, and art events and
lectures by internationally known guest speakers each year.
There are several athletic facilities at your disposal, as well as
intramural teams to join. See Physical Education and Athletics
for details and hours of availability. You can check out gameroom equipment or buy a discounted movie ticket at the Information Desk. There are also plenty of opportunities for fun in
town (see Around Town).
How can I start a club?
If there isn’t a club to suit your interests, refer to chartering
information under Student Clubs and Organizations and drop
by the Office of Student Engagement to talk about the process
of starting a club. The office offers several services and resources for clubs and organizations.
What is there to do in Baltimore?
If you want to get off campus for awhile, there’s always plenty
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to do in and around the Baltimore area. From Goucher, you
can easily walk to an eight-screen movie complex; one of the
area’s largest and most popular malls; and a host of shops,
restaurants, and nightspots. Baltimore City is home to a
national aquarium; a zoo; a symphony; an opera house; three
major art museums; three professional sports teams; several
theater companies; and countless dance, music, and nightclubs. And more than 100,000 students attend the area’s
22 colleges and universities, all of which offer events and
programs open to Goucher students. See Around Town, and
check out the Baltimore Collegetown Network website
(www.baltimorecollegetown.org) to find out more.
How do I get around?
There are a number of transportation options available
regardless of whether you’re making a short hop or a long
haul, including shuttles, taxi cabs, light rail, train service from
Penn Station, and plane travel from Baltimore/Washington
International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) Airport. See
Transportation, page 40, or contact the Information Desk
(410-337-6121) for details.
When and where can I go to work out?
The Decker Sports and Recreation Center on campus houses
a weight room, a swimming pool, and a range of other athletic
facilities. See Physical Education and Athletics, for details and
hours of availability.
What is GIG?
GIG is one of several traditions for Goucher community
members to participate in each year. See Traditions to find out
what GIG stands for and what else goes on here each year.
How do I find out what’s going on?
The Goucher website (www.goucher.edu) provides a link to
a comprehensive calendar of events. You can also find what’s
happening by checking the Digest, an online biweekly newsletter,
and the public folders. Lectures, performances, and art shows
are all listed in the Campus Events Calendar, published by the
Office of Communications. To find out about Goucher athletic
events, pick up a schedule at the Information Desk or in the
Decker Sports and Recreation Center. Also, watch what’s up
on bulletin boards and digital signage around campus. The college publishes three major publications to inform the campus of
what’s going on at Goucher—The Quindecim, the Digest, and the
Goucher Quarterly.
Most official notices are sent to you via your Goucher e-mail
account. Additional college information can be found on
Goucher’s website (www.goucher.edu), Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/gouchercollege), or on MyGoucher.
EATING ON CAMPUS
Where can I eat on campus?
How do I change my meal plan choice?
A variety of dining options are available at seven facilities on campus. You can use your meal plan or pay cash at Alice’s Restaurant,
Stimson Dining Hall, Heubeck Dining Hall, the Pearlstone Café,
the Van Meter “Coffee Shop,” or the Kosher Dining Hall. (Some
restrictions apply for students who do not subscribe to the
Kosher Meal Plan). For late-night snacks, try the Gopher Hole, a
coffeehouse on the lower level of the Pearlstone Student Center,
or Alice’s Restaurant in the Athenaeum. See Eating on Campus
for more detailed information.
Students are allowed to change their meal plan selection during
the first two weeks of the semester only. Contact Student
Administrative Services at 410-337-6500 for more information.
For more about meal plans, see Dining Services.
How many block meals do I have each week?
You can use up to five block meals a day or two per meal.
The only other limit to blocks is the number you initially
purchase. For more information about meal plans, see
Dining Services.
How do I find out what’s on the menu in the
dining halls?
Visit the Dining Services public folder or on the web at
www.goucher.edu/dining and click on the Bon Appétit website.
COMMUTERS
What services are available to me as a commuter student?
The Office of Student Engagement sponsors events and
activities to foster a sense of community among students who
live off campus and residential students. Commuters gather
in the Commons to eat and socialize. Commuter lockers are
available in the Athenaeum to hold books, food,
a change of clothes, and other belongings.
What type of health services can I get on campus
as a commuter student?
Students who pay the annual health fee (mandatory for all
undergraduate students) can be seen at the health center
for free. Graduate students who do not pay the annual
health fee can be seen at the health center on a fee-forservice basis. See Student Health and Counseling Services
for more information.
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING
When and how do I select my room as a returning student?
The room draw takes place in April, and procedures are distributed to all residential students in March. For other Office
of Community Living information, see their description in the
Student Life section of this handbook, Living on Campus: A
Handbook for Residential Living, or the residence hall contract.
Why am I expected to lock the door to my residence hall
room? Isn’t it my choice?
Students’ safety at Goucher is our most important concern.
The staff has the historical perspective of the consequences
of risky or imprudent behavior for both residents and the
community as a whole. All students are expected to lock their
doors, as well as refrain from propping open exterior doors.
Can I live off campus?
Students are expected to live on campus throughout their
time as a full-time student, with exceptions as noted in the
Academic Catalogue.
PERSONAL NEEDS
Where might I go to attend a religious service?
What kind of health services are available to me?
Haebler Memorial Chapel is open daily for silence, solitude
or prayer; all members of the community are welcome to use
this space, whatever their religious or spiritual tradition or
practice. Goucher’s outdoor labyrinth is next to the chapel and
is available for walking meditation and relaxation. The Harry
and Jeannette Weinberg Jewish Student Center (located in
Stimson Hall) is an open and inviting place, adjacent to the
Kosher Kitchen. Goucher’s canvas labyrinth is available for
walking meditation and reflection throughout each semester;
groups can also arrange to use the labyrinth. There are several
student clubs with spiritual and/or religious practices, including Goucher Christian Fellowship, Goucher Hillel, the Meditation Club, Jubilate Deo, Students for a Global Muslim
Understanding, and the Bahá’í Club. There are a variety of
religious congregations and communities close to campus
(Bahá’í, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Unitarian Universalist, and Quaker, among others). For a more complete
listing, visit the “Local Congregations” section of the
“Religious and Spiritual Life” website, www.goucher.edu.
Also see, Religious Programming and Counseling and
Religious Services for details.
Student Health and Counseling Services provides comprehensive primary medical care, short-term counseling, and
health education. See the description in the Student Life section for detailed information about available services.
Where might I go if I need to talk to someone?
Student Health and Counseling Services provides confidential
counseling on such issues as adjusting to college, managing
stress, improving interpersonal relationships, building selfesteem, sexuality, assertiveness training, drug or alcohol
abuse, eating disorders, depression, and sexual abuse or
assault. See the description in the Student Life section for
additional information. The chaplain will meet with students
about concerns and issues of any kind, religious or otherwise.
In addition to individual conversations, the chaplain also offers bereavement groups for students dealing with the death of
someone important in their lives.
What crisis and resource centers are in the area?
A listing of crisis centers and their telephone numbers can be
found in the Around Town section.
Where do I go to pick up or mail a package?
What if I need help with alcohol abuse?
Packages can be picked up or mailed at the Goucher Post Office.
For hours and other services provided by the Post Office, see
the Campus Services section.
You can talk, confidentially and free of charge, to a counselor
at Student Health and Counseling Services or contact one of
the appropriate crisis and resource centers listed in the
Around Town section.
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LOST ITEMS
What do I do if I lose my OneCard?
Where is the lost and found on campus?
The Office of Public Safety can help you replace your
OneCard.
Notify the Office of Public Safety regarding items that are lost
or found.
What do I do if I lose my keys?
See the Office of Community Living if you have lost your
residence hall keys during business hours. After business
hours, a public safety officer can be contacted to let you into
your room. See the Goucher Post Office if you have lost your
mailbox key.
PROBLEMS/DIFFICULTIES
Who should I call in the case of an emergency?
What can I do if my car doesn’t start?
Call Public Safety at x6111 from an on-campus telephone
or activate a blue-light phone. From your cell phone, dial
410-337-6111.
If it’s a battery problem, you can check out a portable battery
re-charger from Public Safety.
Who do I call if I lock myself out of my room?
What do I do in the case of a medical emergency?
Call a community assistant, call Public Safety at x6111
from an on-campus telephone, or activate a blue-light phone.
See Student Health and Counseling Services for nearby
medical facilities.
If you lock yourself out during business hours, you should go
to the Office of Community Living to borrow a key. After business hours, you may contact Public Safety, and they will dispatch an officer to verify your identification and unlock your
room. For a detailed explanation of the lock-out policy, see
Campus Public Safety.
Where do I report a crime or an instance of harassment?
To report a crime, call Public Safety at x6111. In instances of
harassment, you may contact the provost, dean of students,
director of community living, director of public safety, or
director of human resources. See the sections on Campus
Public Safety and Campus Policies for a detailed explanation
of the college’s policies and reporting procedures.
COMMUNICATION
How can I comment on an issue, policy, or program
affecting the college?
If you have a concern about an issue, policy, or program affecting the college, there are a variety of ways for you to voice
your opinions. You can discuss your concerns with SGA
senators, you can speak with your community assistant or
house president, or you can make an appointment to speak
directly with someone in the office that administers the
policy in question. The president, other senior members
of the administration, and faculty members are also available
to speak with students. The most important thing to remember
is to be involved.
Who do I call if I have a serious concern or problem with...?
Your first course of action should be to contact the appropriate
office or department. This handbook and the Faculty/Staff
Directory can help you identify names, departments, and
telephone numbers.
What if the concern or problem is not addressed?
If you have contacted the appropriate person or department
but feel the concern has still not been addressed, you should
take your problem to the next level, including, if necessary, a
department or division head.
FINANCIAL CONCERNS
Where can I get cash from an ATM?
Who do I contact regarding financial aid?
The ATM on campus is located in the Pearlstone Student
Center across from the Goucher Post Office.
Financial aid is one of the functions of Student Administrative
Services. See Financial Aid for more information.
How do I find a job on or off campus?
Who do I contact with questions about billing of
student accounts?
The Career Development Office (CDO) coordinates a variety
of programs to help you find internships as well as jobs (on
and off campus). The office houses an extensive library of
career-planning resources, an online assessment program,
job listings, employer literature and directories, and a computer
lab where you can begin your job search. Staff are available to
see students on an individual basis or during walk-in hours to
discuss strategies for finding the right job. For more information
about the CDO, see the Student Life section.
Where should I direct questions regarding my paycheck?
Your supervisor and the Human Resources Office can answer
questions regarding paychecks for your on-campus job.
Another function of Student Administrative Services is student
billing/collections.
If I win a scholarship, internship, or prize made possible by
a donor’s contribution, what are my obligations to the donor
and the college?
You are expected to write a letter of thanks to the donor and
provide the Advancement Office with a copy of that letter. You
are also expected to attend the annual scholarship luncheon.
To do so is not simply courteous, it will also encourage donors
to continue and increase their support for scholarships that
will benefit future Goucher students.
TECHNOLOGY
Should I bring a computer to campus?
How do I get an e-mail account?
Goucher recommends that students bring a desktop or laptop
to campus because of the need for a computer for coursework
and campus life. A laptop computer with wireless networking
capabilities will provide maximum flexibility while on and off
campus. Information on recommended models is available on
the Information Technology website at www.goucher.edu/it.
An e-mail/network account is provided to all students prior to
or during orientation sessions or can be obtained by bringing
your OneCard ID to the Help Desk in the Athenaeum. For more
information about e-mail, see the Information Technology
website (www.goucher.edu/it).
How can I get cable television installed in my room?
Where can I go to use a computer?
More than 140 computer workstations are available for student
use in computer labs, public areas, and classrooms. The Information Commons area in the Athenaeum is staffed by student
workers who can answer questions and provide assistance.
For more information on public lab facilities, please visit the
Information Technology website at www.goucher.edu/it.
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In addition to a cable-ready television, you will need a coaxial
cable to connect your television to the cable television outlet
in each room. If you do not have a coaxial cable, you can
purchase one at any major computer retailer or at the Goucher
College bookstore. Students can connect their television to the
cable television outlet or request assistance from a technician
during the Fall Connection Fair or through the Help Desk.
For more information about cable television services see the
Information Technology website (www.goucher.edu/it).
How can I connect the computer in my room to the
Internet?
Your computer workstation should include a network card,
and you must also have a network cable. Please note that this
is not the same as a phone cable. The network cable is used to
connect your computer to the network wall outlet in the room.
If you do not have a network cable, you can purchase one at
any major computer retailer or at the Goucher College bookstore.
A 25-foot network cable should be long enough for any dorm
room on campus. Students can connect their computer to the
network outlet and register through Campus Manager or request
assistance from a technician during the Fall Connection Fair
or through the Help Desk. See the Information Technology
website (www.goucher.edu/it) for more information about
residential Internet services.
Can I store personal documents and files on the
Goucher network?
How can I learn to use specific software?
A variety of computer classes and training sessions are available
throughout the year. Notification of the class schedule is made
through e-mail, the Goucher Digest, and at the Information
Technology website (www.goucher.edu/it). Student technology
assistants in the CTLT labs can also answer software questions
and provide assistance in using software and programs that
are used in academic classes.
Whom do I call if I have a question about computers,
software, Internet access, telephone services, voicemail,
or cable television?
Goucher College has created the Help Desk to provide the
campus community with a single point of contact for all
computer, telephone, voicemail, and cable television questions,
problems, information, or service requests. The Help Desk is
located in the Athenaeum. The Help Desk can also be contacted at 410-337-6322, helpdesk@goucher.edu, or on the
web at www.goucher.edu/helpdesk.
Space is reserved for students to store personal documents
and files on servers on the Goucher network. Documents and
files that are stored on these computer servers and systems are
backed up daily. Please note that this space cannot be used to
store music files.
MORE ABOUT GOUCHER
What are some other ways by which I can learn more
about Goucher College?
You can learn more about Goucher by checking out the official
college website (www.goucher.edu), which offers information
on academic departments, financial aid and scholarships, student clubs, and news and events. You can also read brochures
located in the Admissions Office, the Donnybrook Fair
(Goucher’s yearbook, located in the Athenaeum), the Academic Catalogue, and Living on Campus: A Handbook for Residential Living for more information. Notifications and updates
regarding Goucher events and policies are often sent via
e-mail—so be sure to check your Goucher e-mail regularly
CAMPUS HOURS
Most offices, departments, and services are open Monday-Friday,
8:45 a.m.–5 p.m. Other hours are noted below.
Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.
Evening hours by appointment
Alice’s Restaurant in the Athenaeum
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5 p.m.
Monday-Sunday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.
9 p.m.
Bookstore| Fall and spring semesters
Monday-Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.
Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monday-Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.
Controller’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 a.m.
Events and Conference Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.
Facilities Management Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.
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5 p.m.
3 a.m.
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4 p.m.
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4 p.m.
5 p.m.
5 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
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1 a.m.
Gopher Hole
Sunday-Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 p.m.
(open until 3 a.m. on occasion)
Heubeck Dining Hall
- 7:30 p.m.
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.
- 2 p.m.
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . closed
Sunday Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 p.m.
- 8 p.m.
Kosher Dining Hall
Monday-Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.
- 2 p.m.
5 p.m.
- 7 p.m.
Library | Fall and spring semesters
Open 24/7 during the regular academic session. Hours vary
out-of-session; some services have shortened hours.
Pearlstone Café
Monday-Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.
- noon
Pearlstone Student Center
Monday-Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 a.m.
- 1 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . noon
- 1 a.m.
Physical Education and Athletics Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sports and Recreation Center, Strength and Conditioning Center, Cardio Fitness
Center, and Gyms
- midnight
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 a.m.
- 8 p.m.
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.
- 6 p.m.
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m.
- midnight
Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weekday swim | Monday-Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m.
Evening swim | Monday and Wednesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . noon
Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monday-Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.
Stimson Dining Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.
Student Health and Counseling Services
Monday-Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m.
The Van Coffee Kiosk
Monday-Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 a.m.
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 a.m.
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10 p.m.
3 p.m.
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“WHERE TO FIND” CAMPUS GUIDE
Administrative Computing
Dorsey Center 107
Dulaney House
Mary Fisher Hall
Office of Multicultural Student Services
Welsh Hall 205
Admissions Office
Dorsey Center 250
Dunnock Theatre
Meyerhoff Arts Center
Office of the President
Dorsey Center 201
Alcock House
Froelicher Hall
Events and Conferences Office
Kraushaar Auditorium Lobby
Office of Public Safety
Heubeck Hall Robinson 104
Alumnae/i Resources Office
Alumnae and Alumni House
Gallagher House
Froelicher Hall
Office of Student Engagement
Pearlstone Student Center 203
Annual Giving Office
Alumnae and Alumni House
Gamble House
Heubeck Hall
Post Office
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Van Meter Hall G24
Game Room
Printing Services
Dorsey Center 114
Bacon House
Mary Fisher Hall
Gopher Hole
Probst House
Stimson Hall
Bennett House
Heubeck Hall
Help Desk
Athenaeum
Provost’s Office
Dorsey Center 204
Bookstore
Hooper House
Mary Fisher Hall
Purchasing Office
Dorsey Center 104
Box Office
Hughes Field Politics Center
Van Meter Hall 134
Pearlstone Café
Human Resources
Dorsey Center 102
Receiving Department, Facilities
Management Services
Physical Plant, 410-337-6166
Career Development Office
Dorsey Center 207
Information Desk
Athenaeum
Center for Teaching, Learning,
and Technology (CTLT)
Athenaeum 325
Information Technology Office
Dorsey Center 162
Chaplain’s Office
Haebler Memorial Chapel
The Commons
Athenaeum
Communications Office
Dorsey Center Suite 200
Commuter lockers
Athenaeum
Computer labs
Hoffberger Science, Meyerhoff;
Van Meter, and Athenaeum
International Studies Office
Dorsey Center 205
Jeffery House
Heubeck Hall
Jewish Student Center
Stimson Hall
Kraushaar Auditorium
Dorsey Center
Lewis House
Stimson Hall
Merrick Hall
Dorsey Center
Robinson House
Heubeck Hall
Rosenberg Gallery
Student Administrative Services
Dorsey Center 206
Student Health and Counseling
Heubeck Hall 103
Studio and Theatre Arts
Meyerhoff Arts Center
Thormann International Center
Froelicher Hall
Todd Dance Studio
Welsh Gymnasium
von Borries Swimming Pool
Welsh Gymnasium
Wagner House
Stimson Hall
Conner House
Stimson Hall
Observatory
Hoffberger Science Building
Controller’s Office
Dorsey Center 104
Office of Community Living
Heubeck Hall Robinson 114
Welch Center for Graduate and
Professional Studies Office
Van Meter Hall 120
Development Office
Dorsey Center 103
Office of the Dean of Students
Dorsey Center 203
Winslow House
Stimson Hall
Director of New Student Programs
section 3: academic life
ACADEMIC LIFE
Provost’s Office
Marc Roy, Provost
Dorsey Center 204 | 410-337-6044
Janine Bowen, Associate Dean for
Faculty Affairs
Van Meter 131 | 410-337-6278
Amanda Thom-Woodson, Associate Dean for
Undergraduate Studies
Van Meter G25 | 410-337-6460
The provost is the chief academic officer of the
college. The provost manages all academic programs, the hiring, development, and evaluation
of the faculty, and the oversight of the library,
Office of International Studies, the Registrar’s
Office, and the Office of Institutional Research.
Questions pertaining to these and related matters
that have not been addressed in another office
should be directed to the Provost’s Office.
Academic Advising
Academic advisers work with students to develop
a plan of study and provide guidance with regard
to course selection and other academic concerns.
The associate dean for undergraduate studies
is consulted for general academic questions;
waivers pertaining to rules, policies, and
Academic Support
Services
Academic Center for Excellence (ACE)
Peejo Sehr, Director
Froelicher Hall | 410-337-6529
Please bring academic
concerns to ACE early in the
semester so the office
may provide services in
a timely manner.
The Academic Center for Excellence is a resource
center that strives to support students in their
effort to prepare for a life of inquiry, creativity,
and social responsibility and to develop a sense
of personal and professional ethics and integrity.
We provide students with opportunities to
develop self-awareness and autonomy, develop
positive habits of mind, take responsibility and
ownership for their learning, develop resilience
and coping skills, learn and use effective study
strategies, and enhance and apply critical and
analytical thinking skills.
There are many resources through which the
center supports this mission. We offer study
skills workshops and peer-led, content-based
supplemental instruction sessions, including
requirements; and internal and external fellowships and scholarships. Questions concerning
the academic program in general, academic
standing, and academic records are also referred
to the associate dean for undergraduate studies.
For non-academic issues either directly or
indirectly affecting academic performance,
consult the dean of students. For more
information see the Academic Catalogue.
Beth-Anne Chernichowski, CFRE, SME,
Director of Sponsored Research and
Corporate and Foundation Relations
Office of the Provost | 410-337-6339
Sponsored Research and Corporate and
Foundation Relations
This office serves the provost, faculty, and
senior staff by submitting proposals for external
funding from government, corporate, and
foundation programs. It maximizes financial
support from these organizations for Goucher’s
curricular and co-curricular initiatives.
math assistance. We offer relaxation and stress
reduction skills through yoga, meditation, and
Reiki sessions and encourage students to develop
a skill set to tap into their inner strengths as
they navigate their way through the rigors of
daily college life. The center is staffed by professional learning specialists and a trained graduate
intern. Academic accommodations are implemented at the academic center for students
with documented disabilities.
The Writing Center
Arnold Sanders, Director
Froelicher Hall Lobby | 410-337-6551
At the Writing Center, specially trained students
assist writers at all stages of the writing process.
For instance, you might want to come to the
Writing Center immediately after having been
assigned to write a paper, or at any other step in
the writing process. The Writing Center can
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help you understand the assignment, clarify
your purpose in writing, discover research
sources, and brainstorm the paper’s thesis. If
you already have ideas for your paper, the
Writing Center can help you organize them
and develop transitions to hold them together.
You can bring papers that are near completion
for advice on style, including diction, sentence
construction, and tone. The Writing Center
also helps with job letters, résumés, graduate
school applications, and proposals. Goucher
The Robert S. Welch
Center for Graduate and
Professional Studies
Fred Mauk, Associate Dean for Graduate
and Professional Studies
Van Meter 120 | 410-337-6200
The Robert S. Welch Center for Graduate
and Professional Studies develops and
administers programs for adults, including
the following:
• Master of Arts in Historic Preservation Distance Learning
(Location: 1002 Dulaney Valley Road)
• Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction Distance Learning
• Master of Arts in Arts Administration Distance Learning
International Studies
faculty members sometimes ask the center
to read drafts of reports, speeches, and articles
that they are submitting for publication. The
center is open Sunday, 5:30 to 10 p.m.; Monday
through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and
Friday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Check the
online, real time tutoring schedule at
http://faculty.goucher.edu/writingcenter/
schedule.htm. For an appointment, call
410-337-6551 during center hours or call
a tutor directly.
• Master of Arts in Cultural Sustainability –
Distance Learning
• Master of Arts in Arts Administration –
Distance Learning
• Master of Arts in Digital Arts-Distance
Learning
• Graduate Programs in Education
• Master of Arts in Teaching
• Master of Education
• Goucher II Program (for undergraduates
ages 24 and older)
• Teachers’ Institute
• National Forum on Historic Preservation
Practice
• Advanced Placement Summer Institute
Daniel Norton, Associate Dean of
International Studies
Angela Shaeffer, Assistant Director
Carol Dornhauser, Study Abroad Adviser
Sarah Hanley, Program Assistant
Dorsey College Center 205 | 410-337-6455
Goucher College provides students with the
knowledge and experiences they will need to live
and work in the multicultural, global
environment, of the 21st century. The college
creates an innovative living and learning
environment, which prepares students to be
global citizens. Students are required to
participate in the growing variety of international programs abroad, and many students
elect to incorporate several international
programs into their undergraduate experiences.
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Study Abroad
Goucher Programs
The college sponsors summer, winter, semester,
and year-long study-abroad programs. Students
should contact the Office of International
Studies for further information. Students are
considered in-residence while enrolled in a
Goucher-sponsored program. Credits and
grades earned abroad will be counted in a
student’s credit accumulation and calculation
of the grade point average. All courses must be
taken for a letter grade. Students interested in
the programs offered should view the International Studies website at www.goucher.edu/
goingglobal.
Non-Goucher Programs
The college recognizes that students’ academic
interests may not be met by Goucher-sponsored
programs. In these instances, students may
elect to study abroad for a summer, winter,
semester, or year on other approved programs
offered by accredited colleges and universities,
program providers, or foreign institutions. Those
students who seek to study abroad on a nonGoucher semester program must complete the
petition available in the Office of International
Studies by the established deadline.
Students are considered enrolled at Goucher
while studying abroad on an approved program,
granted they have received permission from the
Office of International Studies and appropriate
academic departments to participate in an ap-
Library
Nancy Magnuson, College Librarian
410-337-6360 | www.goucher.edu/library
The Athenaeum
The library offers the Goucher community
the following:
• 14 staff and teaching librarians to assist users
• In-library resources including over 300,000
print volumes, CDs, videos, DVDs, newspapers, magazines, and recreational reading.
• Web-based resources, available in or out of
the library through the library’s website,
(www.goucher.edu/library) include local,
national, and international library catalogs,
full-text periodical indexes, full-text journals
and books, the electronic versions of national
and international newspapers, government
information, a variety of reference sources
and research guides, and the library catalog.
• Individual or group assistance in structuring
research methods, searching, retrieving, and
assessing the use of library research materials
Post-Baccalaureate
Premedical Program
Betsy Merideth, Director
Sharon Stanton, Assistant Director
Hoffberger 167 | 410-337-6559
The Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program is a
one-year, full-time program that provides college
proved non-Goucher study abroad program.
Students studying abroad or participating in
an international internship during the summer
or winter do not need to apply for an academic
leave of absence, but they are required to make
arrangements for program approval and transfer
of academic credit through the Office of
International Studies. To obtain transfer credit
for academic work completed on non-Goucher
programs, the proposed program of study should
satisfy the college’s academic standards and form
an integral part of the student’s overall academic
plan. Courses must be taken for a letter grade
and grades of D or S are not acceptable for
transfer credit. Students with senior status
applying to study on a non-Goucher program
must comply with policies pertaining to the
college’s residency requirement.
• Reciprocal borrowing agreements with most
Baltimore academic libraries and other private
college libraries in Maryland
• Access to materials through interlibrary loan
from more than 50,000 libraries worldwide
• Spaces for individual or group study
• Fully equipped viewing rooms
• Special collections, including the college
archives, rare books, and one of the world’s
largest collections by and about Jane Austen.
The library’s oldest print holding is St.
Bonaventure’s Selections, dating from 1495
*During the regular academic session, the library
is open 24/7. Reference desk and special collections and archives hours are posted. Library
hours are shortened during the summer and
other times when the college is not in session.
graduates with the prerequisite science courses
needed for applying to medical school. For more
information about the curriculum, admissions
requirements, and financial aid, please refer to
the Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
brochure, available from our office.
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section 4: campus and
community life
STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Students looking for more ways to be involved on campus, more opportunities to get to know other Goucher
community members, or for an avenue to express their interests may choose from more than 60 student clubs or
organizations, which fall into the following general categories: academic/departmental, recreational, performing
and visual arts, publications, special interest, governance, and student mentors. More information about clubs and
organizations is available by contacting the Office of Student Engagement or visiting Student Clubs and Organizations on www.goucher.edu. Choices are not limited to what already exists. See below for information on chartering
a new club or organization.
Chartered Clubs
and Organizations
Student clubs and organizations officially exist at
Goucher College by chartering with the Student
Government Association (SGA). To charter a
new club or organization, the group must meet
with a relevant umbrella organization and provide
the SGA with a copy of its constitution (including purpose of the club or organization), a list
of officers, and the name of the club or umbrella
organization adviser. The Executive Board of
the SGA then votes on whether the club or
organization should be chartered. Umbrella
organizations bring together clubs with similar
interests on a regular basis to allow the groups
to share and collaborate on programming ideas,
consolidate the work needed to petition SGA
for money, and increase the accountability of
clubs. To remain chartered, the club or organization must communicate changes in its constitution, officers, and adviser to the SGA as they
occur. (See the SGA Constitution on for more
information on chartering.)
Chartered clubs and organizations may petition
the SGA for funding, make reservations with
the Office of Student Engagement to use college
facilities and equipment, hold approved meetings and activities on campus, and use campus
bulletin board space. Chartered clubs and
organizations are also eligible to be listed in
and publicize events through this handbook,
the Goucher website, official e-mail lists, the
campus digital signs, and other publications.
Student clubs and organizations are also
encouraged to stay in contact with the Office
of Student Engagement. The Office of Student
Engagement communicates to Goucher College
and the larger community about opportunities
with student clubs and organizations. The office
also assists clubs and organizations with program
planning, space reservations, club stations,
mailboxes and storage, leadership development,
publicity through the Goucher website and
college publications, and maintaining historical
files on organization functioning. The Office of
Student Engagement and the SGA ensure that
leaders of chartered clubs and organizations
are kept informed about leadership development opportunities.
Chartered recreational and sports-related clubs
and organizations that wish to become affiliated
with Physical Education and Athletics should
contact Sally Baum, associate director of
physical education. To be affiliated, clubs and
organizations need to sign an agreement form
with Physical Education and Athletics, as well
as submit a roster/list of members and a
request to use facilities.
Please note that the responsibilities of being
chartered and affiliated can be completed
quickly, and the benefits are many. By chartering
with the SGA, continuing to communicate with
the Office of Student Engagement, and affiliating
with Physical Education and Athletics, clubs
and organizations can build membership, stay
informed, take advantage of many resources, and
ensure their place in Goucher College history.
Chartered clubs and organizations should be
familiar with the SGA constitution and college
policies. More information regarding clubs and
organization policies and procedures is available at the Office of Student Engagement.
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Student Clubs and
Organizations Advisers
Student Clubs
and Organizations
Clubs will choose whether to have a faculty or
staff adviser for the individual club; each umbrella organization has its own staff adviser. In
some cases, the staff adviser of the umbrella organization will serve as an adequate resource
for those clubs that do not have an adviser. In
other cases, individual club advisers are recommended because of the expertise they bring
to the club.
Advisers are expected to be familiar with the
Campus Handbook and all policies and
procedures of the college. Advisers should
meet with the club or organization to discuss
goals, programs, and activities. Advisers should
also attend meetings, programs, and activities
at the invitation of the members of the club
or organization.
Class and Campus Governments
Class of 2011
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2014
Student Government Association
Faith and Identity
Global Gophers
Goucher Christian Fellowship
Hillel
Hispanic Organization for Learning
and Awarness (HOLA)
Jubilate Deo! Goucher College Catholics
Lotus (Asian cultures and traditions)
Meditation Club
PRISM (Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians, and Allies
for Diversity)
Umoja: The African Alliance
Publications & Media
ATLAS
Donnybrook Fair
Goucher College TV
Goucher Radio
Goucher Review
Preface: Art and Literary Magazine
The Quindecim
Politics/Activism
Amnesty International
Banaa, the Sudan Educational
Empowerment Network
Campus Agricultural Co-op
College Democrats
Community Auxiliary for Service (CAUSE)
Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
Goucher Climate Action Group (GCAG)
Goucher Republican and Libertarians
Run for a Cause
STAND
Students for a Democratic Society
Performing Arts
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop
Dance Team
Duende Flamenco
Handbell Choir
Open Circle Theatre (OCT)
Orchesis
Pizzazz
Red Hot Blue
Reverend’s Rebels
Sacred Ground
Step Team
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Academic
Arabic
Chalkboard
Cognitive Society
French Club
Goucher Debate
Mathmatics and Computer Science Club
(MaCS)
Psychology Club
Russian Club
Sociology/Anthropology Club
Veritas: The Philosophy Club
Women in Philosophy
Writer’s Forum
Club Sports
Bike Club
Capoeria Club
Downhill Club
Fencing Club
Goucher College Ice Hockey
Goucher Lindy Hop
Goucher Yoga Club
Gymanstics Club
Outdoor Adventures
Pankration
Ping-Pong
Rawkward
Ultimate Frisbee Club
Zumba
Special Interest
Chess Club
Club for the Advancement of Peer Sexual Assault
Research (CAPSAR)
Comic Book Club of Goucher College
Firearms Safety Awareness Club
Goucher College Meditation Club
Academic-Related Chorégraphie Antique
Performing and Chorégraphie Antique brings dance history to
Visual Arts life through performances of ballroom and
theatrical dances of the Medieval, Renaissance,
Baroque, and 19th and 20th centuries. Performances include concerts, lecture-demonstrations,
and first-person interpretations of dance and
social history in historic sites such as the
Hampton Mansion, Carroll Mansion, Fort
McHenry, Montpelier Mansion, and the Flag
House. Additionally, performances occur at
retirement communities, museums, and on
campus. Chorégraphie Antique had the
unique experience of performing at We the
People Inagural Ball on January 20, 2009.
Chorégraphie Antique is open to students,
faculty, staff, and members of the community.
If interested in electing Chorégraphie Antique
for academic credit, register for Dance 195.01
and Dance 196.01 in consecutive order. Dance
195 and Dance 196 fulfill the arts distribution
requirement. Full-time students at Goucher
may register for Dance 195 and Dance 196 as an
academic audit. For further information, contact Professor Chrystelle Trump Bond.
Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble
Our resident ensemble performs in student,
faculty, and guest-artist works, such as the Fall
and Spring Dance Concerts, DAN 361, and
senior thesis concerts. Students must audition,
be accepted, and perform in at least two works
to be eligible to receive credit. Members of the
Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble can receive
1.5 credits per semester, and this course is
repeatable up to a maximum of six credits.
Goucher Debate
Goucher Gourmet
Miniatures Club/Tabletop Wargaming Club
The Pirate Club
The Stitchables
Student Athletic Advisory Club (SAAC)
Goucher College Orchestra
The Goucher College Orchestra (GCO) is
the student orchestra of Goucher College.
Membership is open to Goucher students by
audition for credit (1.5) or audit. Goucher
faculty and staff may also participate, however
the orchestra is not a community orchestra.
Additional musicians are contracted for dress
rehearsals and performances depending on
student enrollment and repertoire requirements.
GCS performs in the college's Kraushaar
Auditorium (one of Baltimore's premier
concert venues) in the spring and Goucher's
Haebler Memorial Chapel in the fall. Regular
rehearsals take place on Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons (4:30–6 p.m.) in Haebler Memorial
Chapel. Goucher students and faculty often
appear as soloists and guest conductors in
concert. The orchestra performs major
literature from the standard repertoire, as well
as occasional works by advanced Goucher
student composers.
Goucher Chorus
The Goucher Chorus presents three concerts
each year, often in collaboration with choruses
from other schools on the East Coast. The
performances feature both a cappella music
and music for chorus and orchestra and are
performed at Goucher and other schools. The
chorus rehearses twice a week and is open
to students and faculty following a simple
audition. Course credits may be earned for
chorus participation.
Governance
Small Musical Ensembles
Small musical ensembles at Goucher include
the Goucher Chamber Music Group, the Goucher
Chamber Singers, the Goucher Jazz Ensemble,
the Goucher African Drum and Dance Ensemble,
the Percussion Ensemble, and the Goucher
Music and Theatre Workshop, which stages
opera and musical theater productions. Each
group rehearses with a coach or conductor once
or twice a week and performs in concert each
semester. Membership is open to students,
faculty, and staff following a simple audition.
Students may earn course credit at the rate of
1.5 credits per semester per ensemble.
Academic Honor Board
The Academic Honor Board hears all cases
involving actual and alleged violations of the
Academic Honor Code. The board is made up
of a chair, a secretary, four student representatives, and faculty members who serve at each
hearing. The board is selected by the current
chair of the board and the associate dean for
undergraduate studies. The associate dean
serves as the board coordinator. Anyone who
has violated the honor code or has witnessed a
violation is honor-bound to report the violation
to the chair of the Academic Honor Board or to
the coordinator. For more information, see the
Academic Honor Code.
Executive Board and the Senate (legislative
body), respectively. The Executive Board meets
weekly and is the steering committee of SGA.
The Senate is made up of elected house, class,
commuter, and at-large senators. The SGA
parliamentarian is selected by the Executive
Board and confirmed by the Senate in the fall.
The meetings of the Senate are open to the
entire student body. Students are encouraged to
attend, as well as to address their concerns to
their elected SGA representatives. Student
awareness of and participation in SGA activities
are essential to ensuring the value and effectiveness of the organization. The SGA welcomes
the interest and participation of the student
body. Anyone who has questions or ideas or
wants to volunteer for organization activities
should refer to the listed officers or the SGA
website found on the Goucher Digest site. See
the SGA Constitution under Campus Policies.
Class Officers
Class officers build class unity by organizing
social activities, fundraisers, and meetings.
Classes can collaborate with other classes,
houses, or clubs to sponsor larger events. Senior
class officers work with others at the college
to coordinate the 100 Nights dinner, Senior
Week, Baccalaureate, the senior class speaker,
the class gift, and fundraising. Officers for each
of the three returning classes (2011, 2012, 2013)
are elected by their class in the spring elections.
Officers for the entering class (2014) are
elected by their class in the fall.
Government Association
Every student in the Goucher community is a
member of the Student Government Association (SGA). The administrative and legislative
duties of the SGA are in the hands of the
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Student Judicial Board
The Student Judicial Board hears cases
involving alleged violations of the Student Code
of Conduct. The board is composed of a select
group of students, faculty, and staff. Student
members are selected by the president of SGA,
along with the assistant dean for community
living. Faculty and staff members are appointed
by the dean of students. Interested students
should apply through SGA. See the Student
Code of Conduct for more specific information
regarding the Student Judicial Board.
Student Mentors
Orientation Committee
The Orientation Committee (OC) helps new
first-year and transfer students in their transition to Goucher. Upperclass students are
selected, hired, and trained by the director of
the new student programs to organize, plan,
and implement summer, fall, and January
orientation programs; mentor new students
and their families throughout the summer; and
facilitate a comfortable transition for new
students. Students are selected and trained
during the spring semester and maintain communication with new students beginning in
May and ending in September.
Goucher Student Ambassadors
Goucher Student Ambassadors are students
who give campus tours, host overnight guests,
and assist with special events for the Admissions
Office. In addition, ambassadors can act as
Goucher admissions liaisonsto their high schools.
The admissions staff selects Executive Board
members each year to head the organization in
conjunction with the Admissions Office.
Executive Board members are in charge of
assigning tour times, arranging overnight stays,
and assisting in the coordination of all
admissions special events. New ambassadors are
nominated by faculty, staff, and current ambassadors, or students may apply for consideration
throughout the academic year. Ambassadors are
selected on the basis of their nominations,
application, and informal interview. They are
chosen for their enthusiasm, sense of
responsibility, and ability to communicate with
prospective students and their families about
their personal experiences at Goucher.
Community Assistants
Community assistants (CAs)—students hired,
trained, and supervised by Office of Community
Living staff—live in residence halls, function as
peer advisers, and are the initial contacts for
students with problems and concerns. CAs
are available to help students within the limits
of their training, ability, and time. They also
direct students to appropriate professional
resources both on and off campus. Each CA
is assigned to one house and organizes educational programming in the halls, works with
roommates who experience conflicts, provides
documentation of policy violations, and serves
as liaison for Facilities Management Services
and academic channels.
Connections Peer Facilitators
Connections is designed to provide first-year
students with the opportunity to reflect on the
adjustments they are making to college life and
to think about their choices and responsibilities
as a member of a diverse learning community.
Peer facilitators provide a peer perspective,
serve as small-group facilitators, and help to
plan gatherings for the students in their section
of Connections.
THE ATHENAEUM
The Athenaeum is Goucher’s central gathering
place for intellectual, cultural, and social
purposes. It includes a high-tech library; a public forum for performances, events, and public discussions; classrooms; Alice’s Restaurant;
the Commons; an art gallery; the Goucher
student radio station; a center for the college’s
community service and multicultural
programs; and many other spaces for exercise,
conversation, and quiet reflection and
relaxation. The Athenaeum is open and
accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
during the academic semesters.
PEARLSTONE STUDENT CENTER
The Pearlstone Student Center serves as the
hub of college activities and events, both daytime
and evening. Located in the Mary Fisher Hall,
Pearlstone houses the bookstore; post office;
Pearlstone Café and private dining room;
various lounges; a vending area; student club and
student government work areas; a game room;
and Goucher’s own night spot, the Gopher Hole.
For information about reserving one of the
meeting rooms or using any of the other facilities
in the building, stop by the Office of Student
Engagement in Pearlstone. The Pearlstone
Student Center is accessible 24 hours a day.
The front door to Mary Fisher Hall is unlocked
during the following hours:
Monday-Friday ..........................7 a.m.–1 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday................noon–1 a.m.
EATING ON CAMPUS
Alice’s Restaurant
The Athenaeum
If you’re studying late in the Athenaeum,
Alice’ s Restaurant is the place to get a bite to
eat. Sandwiches, salads, smoothies, espresso,
and other light fare are served in the space
adjacent to the Forum. In good weather,
community members can gather on the adjoining outdoor patio, which overlooks the Great
Lawn. Student may make purchases with
cash, Gopher Bucks, limited cash value exchange, or dining dollars. See Dining Services
The Gopher Hole
Pearlstone Student Center,
lower level | 410-337-6038
The Gopher Hole’s coffeehouse atmosphere
makes it the natural spot for informal student
gatherings. Students can bring their own mugs
for free coffee from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Other
events consist of live entertainment on Friday
and Saturday nights, as well as student-sponsored
events. The menu consists of a variety of coffees,
snacks, smoothies, and milkshakes. Check out
the Gopher Hole webpage for event listings
(www.goucher.edu/gopherhole).
Kosher Dining
Weinberg Jewish Student Center,
Stimson Hall | 410-337-6486
Kosher meal plans in a Jewish home-like
environment are available in the Jewish Student
Center, located across the hall from the Stimson
Dining Hall. To sign up for a kosher meal plan,
students must specify Kosher Dining Program
on the cards that are sent with the tuition bills
in August. Students may also visit Student
Administrative Services and speak with some-
one in student billing/collections. Shabbat
dinner hours vary throughout the year. Shabbat
dinner is held throughout the year at 6 p.m. in
the Weinberg Jewish Student Center.
Shabbat dinner hours vary
throughout the year.
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Monday-Sunday ........................11 a.m.–5 p.m.,
9 p.m.–3 a.m.
Lunch (Monday-Friday) ..............11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Brunch (Saturday and Sunday)..11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Dinner (Monday-Sunday) ..........5–7 p.m.
Pearlstone Café
The café is one of the busiest
places on campus and is a
great place to relax between
classes or for gatherings with
faculty, staff, and friends.
Heubeck Dining Hall
The Van Coffee Kiosk
Stimson Dining Hall
The Pearlstone Café is open all day and serves
breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a variety of
grab-and-go snacks. Students may make
purchases with cash, cash value exchange, or
dining dollars. See Dining Services for more
information.
The Heubeck Dining Hall serves restaurantstyle meals with all-you-care-to-eat convenience.
You can choose from new venues that include
Cucina Verde Entrée Station, Global Green
Exhibition Station, Stockpot Soup Station,
Double Treats Desserts, Toss-Ups Salad Station, and Caesar and Sammie’s Deli. These
meals are made from scratch and use fresh
ingredients that are prepared in a state-of-theart kitchen. A meal block is deducted from
your meal plan as you enter the facility.
Service is continuous during the hours noted.
Located in the first-level lobby of Van Meter
Hall, The Van features Puravida fair-trade,
organic, shade-grown coffee and delicious
pastries and desserts prepared daily on campus
in the Bon Appétit bake shop. Also available
is a limited selection of sandwiches, salads,
and drinks for lunch.
The Stimson Dining Hall combines restaurantstyle service with on-campus convenience. Meals
served in Stimson are all-you-care-to-eat style.
Students can choose from a variety of delicious
entrées, including vegetarian or lite selections,
seasonal fruits and vegetables, salad bar, and
deli bar items, and desserts. Menus vary daily,
providing selections to suit everyone. The
choices follow recipes using fresh ingredients and
made-from-scratch preparation methods. One
meal is deducted from your block meal plan,
and you may return for unlimited helpings.
See Dining Services for more information.
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday............................7:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday ................9 a.m.–noon
Hours of Operation
Lunch (Monday–Friday)
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Dinner (Monday–Thursday) 5–8 p.m.
Dinner (Sunday)
5–8 p.m.
Guest Meal Rates Guests
Faculty/Staff
Lunch
Dinner
$6.00
$6.00
$11.05
$12.90
Hours of Operation
Monday–Thursday ....................8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Friday ............................................8:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday ................closed
Hours of Operation
Breakfast (Monday–Friday)
8–9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (Monday–Friday)
9:30–11 a.m.
Lunch (Monday–Friday)
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Brunch (Saturday and Sunday) 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Dinner (Monday–Thursday)
5 p.m.–8 p.m.
(Friday and Sunday)
5 p.m.–7 p.m.
Guest Meal Rates Guests
Lunch or Brunch $11.40
Dinner
$13.30
Faculty/Staff
$6.00
$6.00
COLLEGE COUNCIL
President’s Office
Sanford J. Ungar, President
Wendy Belzer Litzke, Vice President for
Government and Community Relations
Judy Woods, Director of Operations
Gigi Greenfield, Administrative Assistant
The President’s Office is on the second floor of
Dorsey Center. Appointments to see President
Ungar are made by Judy Woods.
Dorsey Center 201 | 410-337-6040
College Council
The College Council serves as an advisory body
to the president. It is made up of the provost,
vice president and dean of students, associate
dean of graduate and professional studies,
vice president for communications, vice
president for development and alumnae/i
affairs, vice president for finance, vice president
for enrollment management, vice president for
technology and planning, vice president for
government and community relations, general
counsel, two faculty members, two students,
and two administrative staff members.
STUDENT LIFE DIVISION
Dean of Students Office
Gail Neverdon Edmonds, Vice President and
Dean of Students
Georgann Nedwell, Assistant to the Dean
of Students
Bonnie Fishpaw, Administrative Assistant
Dorsey Center 203 | 410-337-6150
The Student Life Division consists of the
following offices: Career Development,
Community Service, Student Health and
Counseling Services, Physical Education and
Athletics, Office of Community Living, Office
of Multicultural Student Services, the Goucher
Disability Initiative, Office of Student Engagement, and the Office of the Chaplain. A hallmark
of the Goucher experience is education both
inside and outside the classroom. Goucher
Career
Development
Office
Traci Martin, Director
Maureen Marshall, Associate Director
Stacy Cooper Patterson, Career Counselor
Sue Sala, Program Assistant
Dorsey Center | 410-337-6191
career@goucher.edu | www.goucher.edu/cdo
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students apply their talents and leadership skills
working with student clubs and organizations,
in student and campus governance organizations,
on athletic teams, in internships and community
service projects, and in performing arts productions. Members of the student life staff help
students learn strategies for balancing academic
and personal responsibilities. The staff strives
to create and maintain an atmosphere conducive
to rich and rewarding educational experiences
that reflect the interests of a diverse student
body. The dean is available to assist students
and their families as personal issues and
emergencies arise that impact their Goucher
experience. All members of the student life
leadership team serve in an advisory capacity
to individual or groups of students.
The Career Development Office (CDO) is
designed to help students and alumnae/i find
and pursue career paths and passions that combine their values, interests, and skills. The office
is committed to providing holistic and innovative
approaches to life planning and professional skill
development by creating a welcoming space and
providing a full range of services, programs,
resources, and opportunities.
· Major and Career Exploration: Students can
learn about majors and career paths; explore
skills, interests, and values; as well as gather
information about potential fields.
· Student Employment: Students can get help
finding on-campus and off-campus jobs. The
office sponsors a job fair for on-campus jobs
at the beginning of each fall semester. Additionally, students can get support in locating
resources for identifying summer jobs.
· Internships: Students can receive assistance
finding the right internship and learn about
earning credit for an academic internship.
Summer internship awards are available for
students who are participating in unpaid
summer academic internships and are seeking
funding to offset some of their expenses.
Physical Education,
Recreation,
and Athletics
Geoff Miller, Director
Decker Sports and Recreation Center |
410-337-6383
Goucher College is a member of the Landmark
Conference and is a Division III member institution of the NCAA. The Physical Education
and Athletics Department offers:
• Nineteen intercollegiate varsity teams: field
hockey and volleyball for women; crosscountry, soccer, tennis, basketball, swimming,
track and field (indoor and outdoor), and
lacrosse for men and women; and an
equestrian team.
• A variety of classes and activities ranging
from jujitsu, yoga, and tai chi chuan to
strength training, Ultimate Frisbee,
and racquetball.
• Recent intramural offerings have included
soccer, volleyball, racquetball, softball, indoor
soccer, basketball, and tennis. Other special
events take place throughout the year.
Athletic facilities include the Lilian Welsh
Gymnasium, the von Borries swimming pool, a
synthetic infill turf field with lights, an eight-
· Full-Time Employment: Students can develop
the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct
an effective and focused job search. Students
can use the CDO web resources, library, and
staff to create a powerful résumé and cover
letter, research target markets, and polish
interview skills.
· Graduate and Professional School: Students
can meet with staff to explore graduate school
options. Resources are available for researching programs, applying to schools, and finding
funds to attend. Students can also pick up
information on graduate admissions exams or
take a practice exam in the CDO.
· Staying in touch with the CDO: To get the
latest information on jobs and internships, as
well as upcoming CDO events and services,
students can sign up to follow the CDO on
Facebook (CDO-Goucher) and Twitter
(CDOGoucher).
lane synthetic surface track with stadium field,
five miles of cross-country trails, three natural
grass athletic fields, eight tennis courts, a
lighted outdoor basketball court, stables, and
outdoor and indoor horse riding rings. The
Decker Sports and Recreation Center houses
athletic offices, classrooms, an athletic training
room, a strength and conditioning center, a
cardio fitness center, locker rooms, one
racquetball and one squash court, a
multipurpose room, and a modern gymnasium
with bleacher seating for 1,200. Participation is
encouraged in:
• Open recreation time available daily in
the Lilian Welsh Gymnasium and Decker
Sports and Recreation Center when
classes or varsity practices are not taking
place. The building is open from 7 a.m. to
midnight on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
weekends. OneCard ID must be presented
to enter the building after 6 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. Pool hours
are listed on the athletics website.
Students are allowed one guest. There is a
guest fee of $10 for a guest’s visit.
• For intramural schedules and recreational
events, contact Sally Baum at 410-337-6389.
• Classes generally meet twice a week for
seven weeks; other special classes meet only
once a week for an extended period of time.
See the class-offering list from Student
Administrative Services for details. Direct
specific class questions to the appropriate
instructor, 410-337-6383.
• Intercollegiate Athletics: See listings on
the web or contact the head coach for
details, 410-337-6383.
• Recreational Student Clubs and Organizations: See Campus and Community Life
section for a listing or contact the Student
Activities Office. Recent activities clubs include jujitsu, Dance Team, yoga, hip-hop,
capoeira, fencing, and Ultimate Frisbee.
Religious and
Spiritual Life
Cynthia Terry, Chaplain
Chapel | 410-337-6048
Rabbi Josh Snyder, Hillel Director
Jewish Student Center | 410-337-6545
Yona Gorelick, Engagement Director
Pearlstone Center | 410-337-6404
Judi Breidegam, Goucher Christian Fellowship
Heubeck Hall | 410-337-6266
Religious and Spiritual Life at Goucher includes:
• Exploration of religions and spirituality
through the liberal arts curriculum
• Deep engagement with particular
religious traditions
• Exploration of big questions, through
conversation, art, movement, writing and
discussion, within religious traditions,
and beyond
• Growth in multifaith appreciation, dialogue,
and learning
• Personal support through conversation and
counseling offered to individuals and groups
• Participation with various campus
constituencies to raise social justice issues
and work for positive social change
Haebler Memorial Chapel and the Harry and
Jeannette Weinberg Jewish Student Center
are the primary locations for religious life at
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• The Outdoor Equipment Center: Camping
equipment, mountain bikes, and hybrid
bikes are available for check out with a
valid Goucher ID, 410-769-5084.
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act requires
Goucher to prepare an annual report that
includes information on participation in and
expenditures for the men’s and women’s athletic
teams. This report is available for inspection by
students, prospective students, and the public.
Copies of the report are available in the office
of the Department of Physical Education and
Athletics, in the Office of Institutional Research,
and in the Athenaeum.
Goucher. The chapel is open daily from 7 a.m.
to 5 p.m. (and often in the evenings or on weekends) for silence, solitude, and prayer. Chaplain
Cynthia Terry supports and oversees all aspects
of religious and spiritual life at Goucher. Her
office is located in the chapel basement. “Ask
Big Questions” is a dynamic, campus-wide
initiative for exploring important questions.
Student, faculty, and staff all find ways to engage
the big questions each semester. “What Matters
to Me and Why,” an open forum in the Geen
Community Center, invites members of the
Goucher community to share stories of their
lives so that together we can talk about our
deepest values and concerns. Goucher’s outdoor
labyrinth is next to the chapel and available for
meditation and relaxation. Our canvas labyrinth
is also available throughout each semester;
groups can also arrange to use the labyrinth.
Hillel, the Jewish student organization on
campus, provides social, educational, religious,
spiritual, and community-service programming
to Goucher students. The full-time Hillel staff,
including the rabbi/director and an engagement
(outreach) director, is on campus to help students
plan events and provide for meaningful experiences, as well as for mentorship and counseling.
Many of Hillel’s events take place in the Harry
Office of
Community Living
As space permits, a limited
number of single rooms
are made available for
upper classmen.
and Jeanette Weinberg Jewish Student Center,
which includes a full kosher dining hall, as well
as a lounge space, a computing center, and a
Jewish library. Hillel provides programs open
to all students, regardless of faith or background,
including weekly Shabbat dinners and services,
opportunities to explore spirituality, Israelrelated programming, and holiday observances
and celebrations. These include High Holiday
services and Passover seders on campus.
Regular social justice and community-service
programming are hallmarks of Hillel and
Goucher’s Jewish community. Hillel also
facilitates students’ Jewish Journeys by
alternative spring break trips that are focused
on social action (tzedek), as well as TaglitBirthright Israel trips in the winter and
summer. You can find updated information on
Hillel events and services at goucher.edu/hillel.
Scott Eckhardt, Assistant Dean for
Community Living
Candace Doane, Assistant Director of
Community Living
Timothy Chin, Community Living
Coordinator
Kate Maskarinec, Community Living
Coordinator
Theresa Diggs, Operations Assistant
the opening and closing dates of the residence
halls (see inside cover). Students will be notified
of these dates and times well in advance and
are asked to make travel plans accordingly. If
something needs to be repaired in your room or
in a residence hall facility (e.g., the bathrooms)
contact your CA. If the problem is urgent and
your CA is unavailable, call the Office of
Community Living at 410-337-6424.
Heubeck Hall, lower level | 410-337-6424
As a residential college, the living-learning
environment is an integral part of the educational
experience at Goucher. The Office of Community
Living program stresses individual and
community responsibility, respect, and
cooperation. The professional staff works with
student community assistants (CAs) to educate
students and help them adjust to and become
involved in the community, as well as make
their own responsible choices and decisions.
First- and second-year students are typically
assigned to double-occupancy rooms.
Because residential living is fundamental to the
mission of the college and the experience of a
Goucher student, all full-time undergraduate
students are strongly encouraged to live on
campus and participate in one of the college
meal plans. Exceptions may be made for students
who choose to commute from their permanent
home address within 30 miles of Goucher’s
campus. In addition, a limited number of
upper-class students may receive permission to
live off campus. Exceptions for special circumstances may be granted by the dean of students.
Residents are asked to pay careful attention to
Please refer to the residence hall contract and
Living on Campus: A Handbook for Residential
Living for more information regarding keys,
student property, specific policies, and additional
information regarding campus living.
The responsibilities of the professional Office
of Community Living staff include general
administration, training and supervising CAs,
advising house presidents, diversity
programming, college judicial affairs, individual
counseling, and crisis intervention. The staff
also develops programs designed to help students
become more self-reliant and able to take
responsibility for their own learning and
problem solving.
CAs serve as the leadership team within the
residential houses. CAs are upper-class student
leaders who serve as a resource and referral
point and provide educational support. They
develop programs, help establish community,
and maintain campus policy.
Throughout the year, the CAs plan social events
in the residence halls—everything from pizza
parties and astrology readings to evenings with
faculty and discussions on health and wellness.
Roommate concerns should be addressed first
with your CA—he or she is specifically trained
to handle roommate conflicts. You should also
be willing to give the situation ample time. If
you and your roommate continue to have
problems, the Office of Community Living can
work with you to explore options for other
housing arrangements.
Goucher strives to promote a campus
environment in which all students can prosper
academically, culturally, and socially. Students
come to college with varying degrees of exposure,
Multicultural
Student Services
Mary Tandia, Assistant Dean for
Multicultural Student Services
Welsh Hall, lower level | 443-921-3355
The Office of Multicultural Student Services
is committed to working with members of the
Goucher community to foster and sustain a
learning environment that is respectful, inclusive,
and appreciative of diversity in its many forms.
Faculty, staff, and students, along with offices
such as Religious and Spiritual Life, Hillel, and
International Studies, regularly collaborate to
cultivate an environment that is engaged in
learning about difference on campus, locally,
and abroad. Specifically, the Office of Multi-
Office of Student
Engagement
Emily Perl, Associate Dean for Student
Engagement
Kia Kuresman, Director of New Student
Programs
Lamar Hylton, Associate Director
for Programming
Susannah Walker, Associate Director
for Leadership Development
Christine Krieger, Program Coordinator
Kathy Hemelt, Program Assistant
Pearlstone Student Center, second floor |
410-337-6124
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The Office of Student Engagement is dedicated
to providing a variety of quality on- and
off-campus activities, leadership development
opportunities, new-student programs, and
late-night and weekend events that enhance
knowledge, and understanding about specific
differences among people. We all have something
to contribute to and learn from a diverse
community and expect that community
members do so. The Office of Community
Living serves a range of diverse student groups
and individuals on campus; the office provides
support and advocacy, facilitates programming,
provides resources, and offers mediation and
conflict resolution.
As space permits, a limited number of single
rooms are made available for upper-class students.
cultural Student Services collaborates with
individual and student groups on various
programmatic initiatives. The office advises
student groups, provides personal support,
and coordinates opportunities for community
learning. Events such as Fusion, the MLK
Tribute Dinner, and heritage month celebrations
provide opportunities for reflection, dialogue,
and learning. Special programs and activities
are also sponsored for international students
through this office. If you are interested in
getting involved or need to talk to someone
about an issue of diversity, please contact the
Office of Multicultural Student Services.
the Goucher experience for students and their
families. We also offer specific support to
first-year and transfer students and their
parents, commuters, class officers, and the
Student Government Association, and we serve
as a general resource to all student clubs and
organizations. Our programs ease students’
transition to college, integrate in-class and
out-of-class learning, and facilitate student
development in all areas of their life. We believe
that meaningful engagement in the total campus
experience enhances both academic and
personal success, and we want to make Goucher
College a fun place to live and learn.
Available services and resources include:
• Event-planning resource materials
• Leadership workshops and resources
Student Health and
Counseling Services
• Programming equipment and materials
• Vending tables in Pearlstone Lobby
• Club resources, room reservations,
and information
• New-student information/orientation programs
• Information Desk, including transportation,
area attractions, and discount ticket information
• Transportation services
• Late-night and weekend programming,
including Gopher Hole campus coffeehouse
• Baltimore/DC resources and opportunities
Jeannette Hadfield, CRNP, Director
410-337-6050 | Fax 410-337-6051
www.goucher.edu/health
tics are available at close off-site facilities. Also
offered is a limited formulary of commonly
prescribed medications and supplies on site at
a minimal cost to students. Payment for services
can be paid by cash, check, OneCard, or billed
to the student’s account.
The Goucher student health center is an
outpatient primary health care facility that
provides comprehensive medical care for acute
and stable chronic illnesses, women’s health
care, preventative medical care, short-term
counseling, and health education services. The
center is staffed by a board-certified physician,
a psychiatrist, a psychologist, certified nurse
practitioners, counselors, and registered nurses.
Location
We are located on the first floor of the main
lobby of the Heubeck building.
Hours of Operation
Appointments and walk-in services are available
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
During all other hours and on Saturday and
Sunday, call Public Safety at 410-337-6111.
Primary Health Care
All full-time students (nine credits or more)
may use the health and counseling services,
provided they have:
• Completed and submitted a medical history
and physical examination entrance form.
• Paid the annual health fee, which is mandatory
for all students. Graduate students who do
not pay the annual health fee can be seen at
the health center on a fee-for-service basis.
• Provided proof of health insurance coverage
comparable to the Goucher insurance plan.
Additional Services
The health center offers an on-site laboratory,
which is capable of limited, common routine
laboratory procedures. Other tests and diagnos-
Immunization
All students must provide proof of immunization
or be immunized. Students who do not comply
with this requirement will not be allowed to
continue enrollment at Goucher. Student
health services provides immunization for a
minimal fee. State law requires that an individual
enrolled in an institution of higher education
in Maryland, who resides on campus in student
housing, must receive vaccination against
meningococcal disease unless the student signs
a waiver.
Emergency Treatment
Students who need emergency care when the
health center is closed may choose from many
excellent nearby medical facilities, including
the following:
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)
6701 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21204
410-849-2226
Open 24 hours, daily
Urgent care 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily
Doctor’s Express
1220A E, Joppa Road, Suite 109
Towson, MD 21286
410-296-0018
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Hospital Emergency Room
7620 York Road
Lutherville, MD 21093
410-337-1226
Open 24 hours, daily
Minute Clinic
CVS Pharmacy
1001 York Road
Towson, MD 21204
410-823-3900
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Referral to
adjunct treatment services,
including evaluation by
a psychiatrist and/or
long-term treatment,
can be arranged.
Maps are available in Public Safety and the
Office of Community Living, as well as online
through the Health and Counseling Services
webpage. If emergency assistance is required
when the health center is closed, call a
community assistant or Public Safety at
410-337-6111. When requesting health care
from an outside facility, you will be asked to
present identification and insurance information.
Students are responsible for the cost of ambulance transportation and treatment received
at the emergency room of a hospital or urgentcare facility.
Health Insurance
Coverage for full-time students, candidates, and
non-candidates is available through the college,
depending on the specific service required. The
insurance fully or partially covers laboratory
work, X-rays, hospitalization costs, emergency
room visits, and mental health outpatient
expenses. All students must be enrolled in
an insurance program that offers benefits
comparable to those provided by the Goucher
insurance. In certain instances, the college
may require emergency medical or psychiatric
evaluation of a student. If you choose to waive
the Goucher insurance, you should be certain
that your policy will provide coverage at St.
Joseph’s Hospital or Greater Baltimore
Medical Center in an emergency. Proof of
policy and effective date of policy will exempt
a student from the college requirement.
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Counseling Services
9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday–Thursday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday
Counseling services offers free confidential
counseling to all students who pay the college
health fee. If you are looking for support and a
place to talk out your feelings and concerns,
counseling services could be a valuable
resource to you. Students get help with issues
such as adjusting to college, managing stress,
improving interpersonal relationships, building
self-esteem, overcoming depression,
assertiveness training, help with alcohol and
drug-related issues and eating disorders,
sexuality concerns, and issues related to abuse
and sexual assault. Faculty, staff, resident
assistants, and student-athlete mentors are
encouraged to refer students to and consult
with the counseling staff.
You may make an appointment through confidential voicemail by calling 410-337-6481 or
during emergency walk-in time, from 1 to
2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Limited telephone call-in hours are available for urgent
concerns on weekends.
Medical Excuses
Health and counseling services are offered to
students on a confidential basis. Course
requirements and attendance are academic
matters between the student and the faculty;
the responsibility for class attendance and
performance rests primarily with the student.
The Student Health and Counseling staff does
not issue medical excuses from academic
obligations. If authorized by the student, the
staff will verify that he or she has been treated
at Student Health and Counseling Services. At
the time of a visit, students may sign an
authorization form that allows faculty members
to verify that they were seen.
Students who miss class because of illness or
other emergencies should contact their faculty
by telephone or e-mail as soon as possible to
make the necessary arrangements to complete
missed assignments. Faculty members who
wish to verify that a student was treated at
Student Health and Counseling Services may
contact the health service staff. In the event of a
serious illness or injury requiring hospitalization
or extended absence from classes, the dean of
students should be notified. The Dean of
Students Office will assist the student or his or
her family in notifying the faculty.
AROUND TOWN
Around Towson
Founded by Ezechial Towson several years
before the Revolutionary War, Towson is within
walking distance of Goucher and is located eight
miles north of Baltimore. The neighborhood of
East Towson was founded by Nelson Wells, a free
Baltimorean who accumulated considerable
property during slavery. Today, Towson is the
county seat of Baltimore County and is a growing
business and residential area with a population of
about 75,000. No matter what kind of food,
TOWSON
UNIVERSITY
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entertainment, or shopping you are looking for,
Towson will probably be able to satisfy your
needs. We have included a few places in this
section that have been of interest to Goucher
students in the past, but part of the fun of
Towson is exploring it yourself and making your
own discoveries.
Around Baltimore
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
offers many attractions and
places to get away for awhile.
Baltimore—an intriguing combination of the
modern and the old—is a city made for exploring
and is only about 20 minutes from campus.
Baltimore, nicknamed “Charm City,” has far
too many restaurants and other diversions and
delights to list here, but a few suggestions for
exploring are in order. Try Harborplace, The
Gallery, and Power Plant Live at the Inner
Harbor. Shopping and eating possibilities are
virtually endless, and the passing parade of
pedestrians and boats provides some of
Baltimore’s best free entertainment. Stroll
north along Charles Street from the 300 block
as far as the Belvedere Hotel at Charles and
Chase streets. This section of Charles Street is
lined with a variety of shops, and its restaurants
offer Japanese, Chinese, French, Italian, Indian,
and American cuisines. In the middle of it all,
is beautiful Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore’s
answer to the European town square. Here
you’ll find the well-known Peabody Institute
and its Friedberg Concert Hall. Whatever you
do, don’t miss Fells Point, at the foot of Broadway, or Canton, east of the Inner Harbor. One
of the original sections of Baltimore, Fells Point
has the ambiance of an old seaport. You’ll
discover a lively nightlife there, with plenty
of music for listening and dancing.
Theater, music, and art are very much a part
of life in Baltimore. The Hippodrome Theatre
hosts Broadway productions, while Center
Stage represents regional theater at its very
best. The Baltimore Opera’s home is the Lyric
Opera House, and just a couple blocks away,
the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra plays in its
own Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, one of the
finest in the country. Rock groups often visit
the Recher Theater in Towson; the downtown
1st Mariner Arena; Merriweather Post Pavilion
in Columbia; and the Verizon Center in
Washington, DC. The city is the repository for
some of the country’s most important art
treasures, housed at both the Baltimore Museum
of Art and the Walters Art Museum. At the
Inner Harbor, explore the Maryland Science
Center and walk among the fish and other sea
creatures at the National Aquarium.
Sports are alive and well in Baltimore, too. The
Orioles play baseball April through September
in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Baltimore
Blast soccer team may be seen in the 1st
Mariner Arena from November through June.
Horse racing takes place at Pimlico Race
Course. The city’s NFL team, the Ravens, plays
at M&T Bank Stadium at Camden Yards from
September through December.
Take a walk around the famous Lexington or
Cross Street markets; shop in quaint Mount
Washington; check out Charles Village and
Hampden near the Johns Hopkins campus.
Just put on your walking shoes—the city is
all yours.
Baltimore Tourism Information Center: 410837-4636 or 800-282-6632. Convention and
Visitor Association: 1-877-Baltimore. For more
information about Baltimore, check out
www.baltimorecollegetown.org.
The Information Desk on the main floor of
the Athenaeum has transportation and area
attraction information.
Accommodations
• Burkshire Marriott Conference Hotel,
10 W. Burke Ave., Towson, 410-324-8100
• Chase Suite Hotel-Hunt Valley,
10710 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville,
410-584-7370, ext. 303
• Day’s Hotel Timonium and Padonia Ballroom,
9615 Deereco Road, Timonium, 410-560-1000,
800-235-3297
• Comfort Inn of Towson,
8801 Loch Raven Blvd., Towson,
410-882-0900
• Holiday Inn, 1100 Cromwell Bridge Road,
Towson, Reference 100186467,
410-823-4410, 800-465-4329
• Holiday Inn Select, 2004 Greenspring Drive,
Timonium, 410-252-7373, 800-289-4499
• Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley Inn,
245 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley,
410-785-7000, 800-228-9290
• Ramada Inn Towson, 8712 Loch Raven Blvd.,
Towson, 410-823-8750, 800-272-6232
• Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, 202 E. Pratt
St., Baltimore, 410-547-1200, 800-468-3571
• Red Roof Inn, 111 West Timonium Road,
Timonium, Reference CP505836,
410-666-0380, 800-843-7663
• Sheraton Baltimore North, 903 Dulaney
Valley Road., Towson 410-321-7400,
800-433-7619,
Banks
• Bank of America, 825 Dulaney Valley Road,
Towson Town Center, 410-828-1668. An ATM
is located on campus.
• The Columbia Bank, 800 Southerly Road,
Towson, 410-821-5664
• Wachovia, 989 Fairmount Ave., Towson,
410-494-6780
• Provident Bank of Maryland, 1005 York Road,
410-337-8212
Call to check bank hours
and ATM locations.
Bowling
• AMF/Fair Lanes, 701 Southwick Drive,
Towson, 410-825-4100
• Taylor’s Stoneleigh Duckpin Bowling Center,
6703 York Road, Towson, 410-377-8115
Coffee Spots
• The Daily Grind Coffee House,
1722 Thames St., Baltimore, 410-558-0399
• Desert Café, 1605 Sulgrave Ave.,
Mt. Washington, 410-367-5808
• Starbucks, 810 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson
410-847-9410
• Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop,
222 S. Albemarle St., Little Italy,
410-685-4905
For community-service opportunities in the
Towson and Baltimore areas, contact the
coordinator of community service (Van Meter
G31), or Community Auxiliary for Service
(CAUSE), a student club.
Visit www.goucher.edu/communityservice for
more information.
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Crisis and Resource
Center Telephone
Numbers
Florists
Food Service
Deliveries
Guides
Movie Theaters
*Discount tickets available
at the Information Desk
(410-337-6121) in the
Athenaeum.
• On-campus Emergency (Office of Public
Safety), x6111 (410-337-6111 from off campus)
• AIDS/HIV Hotline (Baltimore metropolitan
area), 410-333-2437
• Baltimore County Fire Department
(emergency only), 911
• Baltimore County Mental Health Services,
410-887-2731
• Baltimore County Office of Substance Abuse,
410-887-3828
• Baltimore County Police Department
(emergency only), 911
• Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (information,
resources, peer counseling), 410-837-5445
• Family Medicine Associates, 410-683-3330
• National HIV/AIDS Hotline, 1-800-342-AIDS
• Planned Parenthood, 410-576-1414,
800-230-1400
• St. Joseph’s Hospital Emergency Room,
410-337-1226
• Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Hotline,
Towson, 410-828-6390
• Sexual Assault Counseling, GBMC,
410-828-2000
• Towson Health, 410-832-2888
• Whitney Florists, 49 Chesapeake Ave.,
Towson, 410-823-0330
• Raimondi’s Florist, Towson Town Center,
Towson, 800-878-5599
• Bon Appétit, 410-337-6416 (x6416). The
campus food service will deliver cakes, pizzas,
or fruit baskets for birthdays or other special
events to students who live on campus.
Check the oneCard website
(www.goucher.edu/onecard) for a list of offcampus merchants who accept oneCard/
Gopher Bucks as payment.
• Baltimore Collegetown Network,
(guide to attractions, academics, hangouts,
daily life, culture, history, and sports),
www.baltimorecollegetown.org
• Baltimore Fun Guide,
www.baltimorefunguide.com
• Baltimore information and attractions,
www.baltimore.org
• Baltimore and Washington sports and
concert information, www.ascticket.com
• Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore, 410-727-3456
• General Cinema at Towson Commons*,
Pennsylvania Avenue and York Road,
410-825-5233
• Regal Cinemas-Hunt Valley Mall 12,
11511 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley,
410-329-9800
• AMC Loews White Marsh 16*,
8141 Honeygo Blvd., White Marsh,
410-933-9428
• Rotunda Cinematheque, 711 W. 40th St.,
Baltimore, 410-235-4800
• Afro-American Newspaper, 410-554-8200,
www.afro.com
• The Baltimore Chronicle, 410-243-4141,
www.baltimorechronicle.com
• Baltimore Jewish Times, 410-244-0167,
www.jewishtimes.com
• The Baltimore Sun, 410-385-7000,
www.baltimoresun.com
• The Baltimore Times, 410-366-3900,
www.btimes-online.com
• City Paper, 410-523-2300,
www.citypaper.com
• GayLife—Maryland’s LGBT Community
Newspaper, 410-522-1927
www.baltimoregaylife.com, www.bgp.org
Pizza Delivery
• Domino’s Pizza, 813 Goucher Blvd.,
Towson, 410-296-2999
• Papa John’s, 201 York Road,
Towson, 410-821-7272
• Pizza Hut, 1508 York Road, Lutherville,
410-823-7501
• Season’s Pizza, 40 York Road, Towson
410-321-8707
Radio Stations
WCAO
WCBM
WBMD
WYRE
WBGR
WOLB
WBAL
WITH
WJFK
WWIN
WMBD
WYPR
WPOC 93.1 FM
WKYS 93.9 FM
Newspapers
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600 AM
680 AM
750 AM
810 AM
860 AM
1010 AM
1090 AM
1230 AM
1300 AM
1400 AM
1470 AM
88.1 FM
Gospel, religious
Talk, sports
Religious
Country, oldies
Gospel, religious
Urban, talk
Talk, news
Religious, talk
Sports
Gospel, religious
News
National Public Radio,
classical, jazz, news, talk,
new age
WEAA 88.9 FM Jazz, information/
news, house
WTMD 89.7 FM New adult contemporary
WBJC 91.5 FM Classical
WERQ 92.3 FM Urban contemporary
WRBS 95.1 FM
WPGC 95.5 FM
WWIN 95.9 FM
WIYY 97.9 FM
WYCR 98.5 FM
WLZL
WZBA
WLIF
WQSR
WRNR
WSMJ
WHFS
WWMX
99.1 FM
100.7 FM
101.9 FM
102.7 FM
103.1 FM
104.3 FM
105.7 FM
106.5 FM
Country
Urban contemporary,
R&B
Religious
Urban contemporary,
R&B, house
Oldies
Album-oriented rock
Progressive rock,
alternative, R&B
Latino, Spanish
Rock
Contemporary
JACK FM
Progressive rock
Smooth jazz
Oldies
Adult contemporary
Religious Services
The religious/spiritual life link on the Goucher webpage offers many more
up-to-date resources for pursuing opportunities off campus.
Bahá’i
Bahá'i of Baltimore County Central
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-832-2440
Christian
Baptist
Calvary Baptist Church
120 W. Pennsylvania Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
410-825-3360
Roman Catholic
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
5200 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-464-4000
Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier
13717 Cuba Road
P.O. Box 407
Hunt Valley, MD 21030
410-785-0356
Valley Baptist Church
1401 N. York Road
Timonium, MD 21093
410-321-6257
Church of the Immaculate Conception
200 Ware Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
410-427-4700
Episcopal
Cathedral of the Incarnation
4 E. University Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-467-3750
Immaculate Heart of Mary
8501 Loch Raven Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21286
410-661-3820
Epiphany Episcopal Church
2216 Pot Spring Road
Timonium, MD 21093
410-252-4465
Lutheran
Divinity Lutheran Church
1220 Providence Road
Baltimore, MD 21286
410-823-8293
Non-denominational
Grace Fellowship Church
9505 Deerco Road
Timonium, MD 21093
410-561-8424
Presbyterian
Brown Memorial Park Avenue
Presbyterian Church USA
1316 Park Ave.
Baltimore, Maryland 21217
410-523-1542
Central Presbyterian Church
7308 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21204
410-823-6149
St. Pius X
6428 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-377-9738
United Church of Christ
First and St. Stephen's United
Church of Christ
6915 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-377-5224
Jewish
Orthodox
Beth Tfiloh Congregation
3300 Old Court Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-1900
B'nai Israel Congregation
27 Lloyd St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-732-5454
Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Congregation
6602 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-6810
Congregation Shomrei Emunah
6221 Greenspring Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-358-8604
Moses Montefiore-Anshe EmunahLiberty Jewish Center
7000 Rockland Hill Drive
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-653-7485 (410-653-SHUL)
Ner Tamid Congregation/
Greenspring Valley
6214 Pimlico Road
Baltimore, MD
410-358-6500
Conservative
Adat Chaim Congregation
115 Cockeys Mill Road
Reisterstown, MD 21136
410-833-7485
Beth Am Synagogue
2501 Eutaw Place
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-523-2446
Beth El Congregation
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-0411
Beth Israel Congregation
3706 Crondall Lane
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-654-0803
Chevrei Tzedek
3101 Fallstaff Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-542-9110 or 486-6361
Chizuk Amuno Congregation
8100 Stevenson Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-6400
Jewish Renewal
East Bank Havurah
Contact: Stephen Siegel
Stephen.j.siegel@verizon.net
410-358-3694 or 410-764-6476
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Reform
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-1587
Har Sinai Congregation
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-2882
Oheb Shalom
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-764-7074
Temple Emanuel
909 Berrymans Lane
Reisterstown, MD 21136
410-526-3676
Reconstructionist
Congregation Beit Tikvah
5802 Roland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-464-9402
Quaker
Homewood Friends Meeting
3107 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-235-4438
Patapsco Friends Meeting
Mt. Hebron House
2331 Calvin Circle
Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-465-6554
Stony Run Friends Meeting
5116 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-435-3773
Unitarian-Universalist
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Corner of Charles and Franklin streets
Downtown Baltimore
410-685-4133
Towson Unitarian Universalist Church
1710 Dulaney Valley Road
Lutherville, MD 21093
410-825-6045
Restaurants
Shopping
• Bagel Works, 1122 Kenilworth Drive, Towson,
410-337-0600
• Bahama Breeze, 100 E. Joppa Road,
Towson, 410-821-7090
www.bahamabreeze.com
• Bill Bateman’s Bistro, 7800 York Road,
Towson, 410-296-2737, www.billbateman.com
• Bubba’s Breakaway, 905 York Road, Towson,
410-296-4080
• Burger King, 103 E. Joppa Road, Towson,
410-296-5131
• Café Troia, 28 Allegheny Ave., Towson,
410-337-0133, www.cafetroia.com
• Chipotle, 6314 York Road, Baltimore,
410-337-7728
• Cluck U Chicken, 8 W. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Towson, 410-494-1731
• Crease Restaurant & Bar, 523 York Road,
Towson, 410-823-0395
• GT Pizza, 10 W. Seminary Ave., Towson,
410-821-9090, www.GT-pizza.com
• Kabob Hut, 13 Allegheny Ave., Towson,
410-821-8005
• McDonald’s, 934 York Road, Towson,
410-823-6760
• Melting Pot Restaurant, 418 York Road,
Towson, 410-821-6358, www.meltingpot.com
• Panera, 1238 Putty Hill Ave., Towson,
410-821-9111, www.panerabread.com
• Pasta Mista, 822 Dulaney Valley Road,
Towson, 410-321-8855
• P. F, Chang’s, Towson Town Center, Towson,
410-372-5250, www.pfchangs.com
• San Sushi, 10 W. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Towson, 410-825-0907
• Strapazza, 12 W. Allegheny Ave., Towson,
410-296-5577, www.strapazza.com
• Subway, 400 York Road, Towson, 410-321-1777
• Sushi Hana, 4 E. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Towson, 410-823-0372
www.sushihanatowson.com
• Taco Bell, 6861 Loch Raven Blvd., Towson,
410-828-4039, www.tacobell.com
• TGI Fridays, Towson Town Center,
Towson, 410-828-4556, www.Fridays.com
• Thai One On, 10 W. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Towson, 410-825-0907
• The Cheesecake Factory, Towson Town
Center, Towson, 410-337-7411
www.thecheesecakefactory.com
• The Orient, 319 York Road, Towson,
410-296-9000, www.theorientrestaurant.com
• The Real Thing, 412 York Road, Towson,
410-583-7211, www.realthingtowson.com
• Hampden Village Main St., 36th St.,
“The Avenue,” Baltimore, MD.
Hours vary by merchant.
• Belvedere Square, 518 E. Belvedere Ave.,
Baltimore, MD, Retail Stores, MondaySaturday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sunday, noon–5 p.m.
Market, Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–7 p.m.;
Saturday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.–
4 p.m.
• The Shops at Kenilworth, 800 Kenilworth
Drive, Towson, MD, Monday–Saturday, 10
a.m.–9 p.m.; Sunday, noon–5 p.m.
• Towson Town Center, 825 Dulaney Valley
Road, Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m.;
Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sunday,
11 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Towson Marketplace, 1238 Putty Hill Ave.
Hours vary by store.
• White Marsh Mall, 8200 Perry Hall Blvd.
Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m.;
Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.–
10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Owings Mills Mall, 10300 Mill Run Circle,
Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m.;
Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m–9:30 p.m.;
Sunday, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sports
Television Stations
• Baltimore Blast (indoor soccer),
410-73-BLAST, www.baltimoreblast.com
• Baltimore Orioles (baseball),
888-848-BIRD, www.theorioles.com
• Baltimore Ravens (football), 410-261-7283,
www.baltimoreravens.com
• Bayhawks (lacrosse), 866-99-HAWKS,
www.thebayhawks.com
Goucher Cable
Goucher Television
WJLA (ABC)
WNUV (WB)
WBFF (Fox)
WBAL (NBC)
WMPB (PBS)
WJZ (CBS)
Theaters
Thrift and
Consignment Stores
Webpages
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• Pimlico Race Course (horse racing),
410-542-9400, www.pimlico.com
• Washington Capitals (hockey), 202-266-CAPS,
www.capitals.nhl.com
• Washington Wizards (men’s basketball),
202-661-5050, www.nba.com/wizards
• Washington Mystics (women’s basketball),
202-661-5065, www.wnba.com/mystics
Channel 11
Channel 12
Channel 14
Channel 15
Channel 21
Channel 22
Channel 23
• Arena Players, 801 McCulloh St., Baltimore,
410-728-6500
• Center Stage (regional theater), 700 N.
Calvert St., Baltimore, 410-685-3201
• Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick
Performing Arts Center, 12 N. Eutaw St.,
Baltimore, 410-837-7400
• Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount Royal
Ave., Baltimore, 410-685-5086
• Mechanic Theatre (touring acting companies
and Broadway shows), 25 Hopkins Plaza,
Baltimore, 410-625-4230 (Tel-A-Charge)
• Meyerhoff Symphony Hall/Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra, 1212 Cathedral St.,
Baltimore, 410-783-8000
• Spotlighter’s Theater, 817 St. Paul St.,
Baltimore, 410-752-1225
• Recher Theater, 512 York Road, Towson,
410-337-7178, www.rechertheatre.com
• Theatre Hopkins, Johns Hopkins Homewood
campus, 410-516-7159
• Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston St., Baltimore,
410-539-3091
• Vagabond Players, 806 S. Broadway
(in Fells Point), Baltimore, 410-563-9135
• Goodwill Industries, 5201 Bel Air Road,
410-325-1940, or 5620 The Alameda,
Baltimore, 410-323-6638
• Killer Trash, 602 S. Broadway, Baltimore,
410-675-2449
• Salvation Army Thrift, 2250 Gable Ave.,
Baltimore, 410-644-9705 or 2700 W. Patapsco
Ave., Baltimore, 410-525-0530
• The Surprise Shop, 122 Allegheny Ave.,
Towson, 410-828-9343, www.surpriseshop.org
Baltimore Collegetown Network,
www.baltimorecollegetown.org
Weather,
www.wunderground.com/forecasts/BWI.html
TRANSPORTATION
Whether you are headed out of town or looking for a way to get around locally, there are several transportation
options available to you. The Information Desk in the Athenaeum (410-337-6121) has maps, directions, schedules,
and additional information regarding shuttles, taxi cabs, buses, the Light Rail, trains, and airplanes.
Shuttle
The most current
schedule can be accessed at
www.baltimorecollegetown.org.
Taxi Cab
Baltimore Collegetown Shuttle
The Baltimore Collegetown Shuttle runs
between Goucher College, Towson Town
Center, College of Notre Dame, Loyola College,
and the Johns Hopkins University. Weekend
stops include Towson University, Penn Station,
and the Inner Harbor. The shuttle operates
seven days a week during the academic year.
Local Taxi Cab Companies
• Checker Cab Co. Inc., 410-235-0300
• Jimmy’s Cab Co., 410-296-7200
• Yellow Cab, 410-752-1096
Approximate Taxi Cab Rates
Goucher to Penn Station ......$20.00
Goucher to BWI ......................$50.00
Goucher to Towson ................$15.00
Bus
Mass Transit Administration (MTA)
www.mtamaryland.com
Bus Information, 410-539-5000
TTY, 410-539-3497 for hearing or speech
impaired persons
Call-A-Lift Bus Information, 410-682-5438
Paratransit Service, 410-727-3535
MTA buses #3, #8, #9, and #11 put the city
of Baltimore at your fingertips. One-way fare
is $1.60; exact change required.
Private Bus Companies
A Peter Pan bus station and a Greyhound station
are located at the Baltimore Travel Plaza at
5625 O’Donnell St. A Greyhound bus station
is located at 2110 Haines St.
Greyhound Bus Terminal, 1-800-752-4841,
410-752-7682, www.greyhound.com
Peter Pan Bus Station, 1-800-343-9999,
www.peter-pan-bus.com
Directions to Peter Pan and Greyhound
Stations at Baltimore Travel Plaza by Car
Turn RIGHT out of Goucher’s front gate
onto Dulaney Valley Road.
Take 695 EAST to 95 SOUTH.
Take EXIT 57. At the bottom of the ramp
turn RIGHT.
Baltimore Travel Plaza, at 5625 O’Donnell St.,
is on the LEFT.
The bus stations are located next to the Best
Western at the Baltimore Travel Plaza.
Directions to Greyhound Bus Terminal
at 2110 Haines St. by Car
Turn RIGHT out of Goucher's front gate
Take 695 WEST to 83 SOUTH toward
Baltimore.
Take EXIT 6 and continue straight at the light
onto Mt. Royal Avenue.
Veer right at the fourth light (Cathedral) and
follow signs to Martin Luther King Boulevard.
From MLK, take the Russell Street South
EXIT.
From Russell, make a quick left onto
West Ostend Street, followed by a right onto
Warner Street. The bus station is on the left
at the corner of Warner and Haines.
Megabus
www.megabus.com
A bus leaves from the Baltimore area from
White Marsh and Cherry Hill, making
daily trips to New York City. Tickets are
approximately $20 one way.
Charm City Circulator
www.charmcitycirculator.com
A free bus that has three downtown routes, including City Hall to Fells Point, Penn Station to
Federal Hill, and Hollins Market to Harbor East.
Light Rail
Train
Mass Transit Administration, (MTA)
www.mtamaryland.com
Light Rail, 410-539-5000 TTY/TDD,
410-539-3497
The closest blue line stops in Lutherville on
Ridgely Road adjacent to Timonium Mall. The
yellow line runs to BWI. One-way fare is $1.35.
Penn Central Station
Located at 1501 N. Charles St. (one mile from
downtown Baltimore), this station provides rail
connections from Boston to Florida, as well as
to Chicago, St. Louis, and other major cities.
Penn Central Station 800-523-8720, 800-8727245, 410-291-4165
Directions to Penn Station by Shuttle
Take the Baltimore Collegetown Shuttle to the
Johns Hopkins University. Then take the
Homewood JHMI Shuttle to Penn Station.
On Friday and Saturday, you can take the
Baltimore Collegetown shuttle directly to
Penn Station.
Directions to Penn Central Station by Bus
Take MTA Bus #11 to Penn Central Station.
Schedules and assistance in reading the
schedule are available at the Information Desk.
MARC Commuter Train
Mass Transit Administration,
www.mtamaryland.com
MARC Train information, 410-539-5000
Toll-Free, 1-800-325-RAIL
TTY, 410-539-3497
Directions to Penn Central Station by Car
Take 695 WEST (toward Pikesville).
Take EXIT 23A to 83 SOUTH (toward
Baltimore).
Take EXIT 4 (St. Paul Street) and go RIGHT
toward Mt. Royal Avenue.
At light turn RIGHT onto North Charles Street,
Penn Station is on the right.
Airplane
Baltimore/Washington International
Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
www.bwiairport.com
Information, 410-859-7111, 1-800-I-FLY-BWI
TTY/TDD, 410-859-7227
Travelers’ Aid, 410-859-7207
BWI Rail Station, 410-672-6167
BWI offers domestic and international air
service. Commuter services that link Baltimore
with smaller cities are also available.
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The MARC Commuter Train stops at Penn
Station and runs to and from Union Station in
Washington, DC.
Amtrak Rail Service
1-800-USA-RAIL, www.amtrak.com
BWI and Penn Station Break Shuttle
(during Goucher College breaks)
Information Desk, 410-337-6121
Around academic breaks, Goucher College
sponsors shuttles to BWI Airport and Penn
Station. The cost is $10 one way. Shuttles
from BWI back to Goucher run on the day
residence halls reopen. Tickets go on sale
two weeks prior to the closing of the residence
halls and must be purchased at the Information
Desk in advance.
BWI Super Shuttle, 1-800-BLUE-VAN
(1-800-258-3826)
www.supershuttle.com
Call this shuttle service 24 hours in advance
to make reservations. The cost is $33 one way.
Additional passengers in the party pay $12.
Directions to BWI Airport By Car
Plan at least a half-hour travel time, more if
you will be traveling anytime during rush hour
(7:30–9 a.m. or 4:30–6:30 p.m.)
Turn RIGHT out of Goucher’s front gate onto
Dulaney Valley Road.
Exit 11B to 95 SOUTH (toward Washington).
Exit 47A to 195 EAST (toward BWI Airport).
Follow signs to BWI Airport.
Directions to BWI Airport by Train
Take MTA Bus #8 to Lutherville Station.
Take the Light Rail to the BWI Airport train
station.
Schedules and assistance in reading the schedule
are available at the Information Desk.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
www.metwashairports.com/National
703-417-8000
Traveler’s Aid, Terminal A – 703-417-3972,
Terminal B/C – 703-417-1806
Directions to Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport by Car
Plan on at least an hour-and-a-half travel time.
If you are traveling any time during rush hour
(7:30-9 a.m. or 4:30-6:30 p.m.) plan at least
an extra 45 minutes of travel time.
Take Exit 11B to 95 SOUTH (toward Washington).
Stay on 95/495 to Washington/Richmond.
Exit to Baltimore-Washington Parkway
(BW Parkway) SOUTH.
Continue past the New York Avenue exit. This
becomes the Anacostia Freeway (295) and
will take you to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
Stay in the right lane as you cross the bridge
and follow the blue signs to the airport.
Washington Dulles International Airport
www.metwashairports.com/Dulles
703-572-2700
Directions to Dulles Airport by Car
Plan on at least an hour-and-a-half travel time.
If you will be traveling any time during rush
hour (7:30-9 a.m. or 4:30- 6:30 p.m.) plan at
least an extra 45 minutes of travel time.
Turn RIGHT out of Goucher’s front gate onto
Take Exit 11 B to 95 SOUTH (toward
Washington).
Take Exit 27 to 495 WEST (toward College
Park and Silver Spring).
Follow 495 (Capital Beltway) into Virginia.
Take EXIT 9 to 66 WEST (Dulles Airport
Access Road).
Follow signs to the airport.
section 5: campus services and
information
CAMPUS SERVICES AND INFORMATION
Development and
Alumnae/i Affairs
Division
Janet Wiley, Vice President for Development
and Alumnae/i Affairs
Leslie Thrift, Administrative Assistant
Development | 410-337-6182,
Toll Free 1-800-619-7564
Goucher students benefit from
the philanthropic support of
about 3,500 donors annually.
The Development and Alumnae/i Affairs Division keeps faith with Goucher’s past, values its
present, and confidently supports its future
prominence and distinction among our nation’s
best and most innovative educational institutions. The division takes the lead in building
and maintaining relationships with alumnae
and alumni, students, faculty, staff, trustees,
parents, and our local community. The Development and Alumnae/i Affairs Division consists of the following departments:
Development, which includes all campaign activities, stewardship, major and planned gifts,
reunion giving, annual giving, the Blue & Gold
Society, and Advancement Services; Alumnae/i
Affairs, which supports the Alumnae & Alumni
of Goucher College (AAGC), and sponsors
Alumnae/i Weekend, regional and campus
events, and the Goucher Quarterly.
Alumnae & Alumni Affairs of Goucher College
(AAGC)
Margaret-Ann Radford-Wedemeyer,
Assistant Vice President for Development
and Alumnae/i Affairs
Cori Rich Tyner ’82, Associate Director of
Alumnae/i Affairs
Vacant, Assistant Director of Alumnae/i Affairs
Holly Selby, Editor, Goucher Quarterly
Amy Eddy, MAT ’04, Associate Director for
Alumnae/i Communication and Programming
Vacant, Assistant to the Assistant Vice
President for Development and Alumnae/i
Affairs
Sarah Stockbridge, Alumnae/i Specialist/
Receptionist
Alumnae & Alumni House | 410-337-6180,
Toll-Free 1-800-272-2279
Founded in 1893, the AAGC is represented by a
board of directors that includes distinguished
alumnae/i who currently are drawn from all
areas of the United States and class years ranging from 1956 to 2003. The AAGC works closely
with the assistant vice president and the Alumnae/i Affairs staff. All graduates of Goucher
College and all former undergraduate or graduate students who have successfully completed
at least one year of study in any Goucher program
shall be members of the AAGC, which now boasts
more than 20,000 members. The senior class
president, the student government president,
and a liaison from the faculty, shall be ex officio
members of the AAGC board of directors.
Throughout the year, the AAGC sponsors
on- and off-campus activities and career networking programs for current students. It
organizes myriad opportunities for alumnae/i
to reconnect with one another at a number of
AAGC sponsored programs, including Alumnae/i
Weekend, which is held on campus during the
academic school year so that alumnae/i can
interact with current students and faculty. The
AAGC also sponsors regional events and offers
volunteer opportunities in admissions, career
networking, and the Greater Goucher Fund
(formerly the Annual Fund).
The award-winning Goucher Quarterly offers
lively coverage of all things Goucher from
in-depth features about research conducted
by faculty or students, highlights of college
happenings, profiles of faculty or alumnae/i
movers and shakers, and athletic news. The
magazine, which is offered to all alumnae/i,
parents of current students, faculty and staff,
and trustees, also contains class notes, campus
news, and student achievements.
Annual Giving Programs
Rosemary Straub, Director of Annual Giving
Karen Little Lyon ’77, Assistant Director of
Annual Giving, Goucher Society
Caroline Mandala Bauerle ’89,
Annual Giving Officer
Aliza Ross ’07, Assistant Director of
Annual Giving
Erin Hartz ‘07, Development Assistant
Alumnae & Alumni House | 410-337-6159,
Toll Free 1-800-272-2279
The Annual Giving staff conducts broad-based
solicitations of Goucher’s alumnae/i, faculty,
staff, students, trustees, parents, and friends to
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raise unrestricted annual gifts for the college.
The Greater Goucher Fund is comprised of
several college-sponsored programs including:
the Goucher Society, Associate Members of
Goucher Society, Reunion Giving, Goucher
Associates (young alumnae/i), the Gophers
for Goucher Campaign, and the Blue & Gold
Society. Gifts to the Greater Goucher Fund
bridge the gap between tuition, room and
board, and actual college costs. They help to
support scholarships, as well as the college’s
current operating budget. The Goucher Society
is the leadership giving society for the college,
and it recognizes individuals who generously
make restricted or unrestricted outright or
cumulative gifts of $1,250 or greater. The Blue
& Gold Society raises unrestricted annual gifts
for the college’s intercollegiate athletic programs.
The Goucher Associates program connects
with Goucher alumnae/i who have graduated
within the past 10 years. This program seeks to
encourage and establish with this group lifelong
giving patterns. Leadership gifts are encouraged
and qualify Goucher Associates to become
Associate Members of the Goucher Society.
Members of the senior class learn about
philanthropy through the Gophers for Goucher
Campaign.
Advancement Services
Harry Bielas, Director of Advancement
Services
Donna Bolin, Manager of Research Services
Laura Jane Bowen, Senior Data Analyst
Gerri Brian, Development Operations
Coordinator
Meryl Hassman, Development Data Specialist
Dawn Luciano, Records Manager and
Prospect Analyst
Phaedra Markakis, Operations Assistant
Dorsey Center 103 | 410-337-6083,
Toll-Free 1-800-619-7564
The Advancement Services Department provides data and research services to all constituencies on campus. The department
manages the information system that tracks biographical and gift data for alumnae/i, parents,
friends, and other supportive constituents of
Goucher College. This includes the extraction
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of data for analytical reporting and communications that support Goucher’s fundraising efforts.
The department also identifies and tracks
prospects, which supports the initiatives of
the president, vice president for development
and alumnae/i affairs, the Board of Trustees,
and the greater Goucher Community.
Office of Major Gifts and Gift Planning
Nancy K. Turner, Director of Major and
Planned Gifts
Penny Breitstein, Senior Associate Director of
Major Gifts
Milan Karol, Major Gift Officer
Sylvia Hesson, Major Gift Officer
Peggy Larsen, Campaign Coordinator for
Events and Volunteer Management
Nicole Revello, Development Assistant
Dorsey Center 103 | 410-337-6083,
Toll-Free 1-800-619-7564
The Office of Major and Planned Gifts conducts
relationship-based solicitations of Goucher’s
alumnae/i, faculty, staff, students, trustees,
parents, and friends to raise unrestricted and
restricted gifts for the college. The college is in
the midst of a comprehensive capital campaign,
“Transcending Boundaries: The Campaign
for Goucher College.” Priorities include
academic transformation, a vibrant campus
community, the Athenaeum, and current
operating dollars.
The major gifts team seeks to establish, develop,
and enhance long-term philanthropic relationships with alumnae/i, parents, and friends of
Goucher College. A primary goal of these
relationships is the creation of major gifts (gifts
and/or pledges of $50,000 or more) in support
of the college’s key fundraising initiatives and
priorities. In more cases, these gifts are made
in support of the college’s endowment and/or
current capital needs. In addition to soliciting
new gifts, the Major Gifts Office is also responsible for providing stewardship and recognition
of past donors who have made major gift commitments to Goucher.
Planned gifts are gifts that, in most cases, will
benefit Goucher at some future point in time.
In return, donors and their families may receive
important estate and income tax benefits, and,
depending upon their gift, an attractive annual
income stream for their life or the life of a loved
one. Unrestricted gifts, endowed scholarships,
and other named funds are created through
gifts to charitable gift annuities, charitable
remainder trusts, and bequests. The Gift
Planning Office oversees the Second Century
Associates, a donor recognition society of
more than 600 members who have included
Goucher in their estate plans.
www.goucher.edu/giftplan
Bookstore
Pearlstone Student Center, ground floor |
410-337-6086
Academic School Year
Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Summer
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Goucher College bookstore offers a variety
of services to the Goucher community, including
new and used textbooks, on-line textbook
ordering and reservations at www.goucher.
bncollege.com, general reading and reference
books, as well as those by campus authors,
National Campus bestsellers, school supplies,
clothing, dorm supplies, and giftware. The
bookstore can special order books upon request.
Stewardship
Amy E. Levak, Director of Stewardship
Amanda Beard, Stewardship Coordinator
Dorsey Center 103 | 410-337-6083,
Toll-Free 1-800-619-7564
The Stewardship team ensures that Goucher
College meets and exceeds its fiduciary and
moral responsibilities to the college's donors.
The primary focus of the team is to maintain
and strengthen relationships between donors
and members of the Goucher community by
providing regular reports for donors of
permanent endowed funds, and organizing
cultivation events, such as the annual Scholarship Luncheon. The stewardship team serves
as the departmental contact for alumnae/i by
helping to resolve questions related to giving,
as well as campus news and events.
Hours will be extended during the first two
weeks of classes for each semester and will be
shortened during the periods when classes are
not in session. The bookstore accepts VISA,
Master Card, American Express, Discover, check
cards, and Goucher Gopher Bucks (OneCard).
Credit cards and checks can only be accepted
for the exact amount of purchase. Goucher ID
is required for all check purchases. Receipts are
required for all refunds. Buyback is conducted
on a year-round basis. Refund and buyback
policies are posted in the bookstore.
Communications
Kate Pipkin, Vice President for Communications
Kristen Keener, Director of Media Relations
Greg Wilkin, Director of Design and
Production Services
Dorsey Center 200 | 410-337-6116
The Office of Communications is responsible
for all college contacts with the media, including
press releases, media coverage, and event
publicity. It acts as liaison with the public for
news about students, faculty, and administrators,
as well as campus events and policies.
Communications also produces official college
publications, including the Academic Catalogue
and the Digest, and oversees the content of
the college’s website. The office handles all
college advertising and helps design, edit, and
produce flyers, posters, and ads to publicize
campus events.
Commuter Lockers
Commuter lockers provide a place for commuter
students to keep books, food, a change of clothes,
a toothbrush, or other belongings. Lockers are
located inside the Commons on the bottom
floor of the Athenaeum. Lockers are available
on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students must
provide their own locks.
The Commons
The Commons (410-337-6401) is conveniently
located on the bottom floor of the Athenauem
near Alice’s Restaurant. The lounge provides a
space for commuter students to gather between
classes to eat, socialize, study, and check e-mail.
The friendly atmosphere fosters a sense of
community and enables commuters to get to
know one another and share common interests.
Information Technology
Help Desk
Athenaeum | 410-337-6322
helpdesk@goucher.edu
Bill Leimbach, Vice President of Technology
and Planning
Dorsey Center 107 | 410-337-6298
Reid Guanti, Director of Computing Services
Van Meter 169 | 410-337-6357
Robert Smith, Director of Administrative
Computing
Dorsey Center 107 | 410-337-6457
Nik Talati, Director of Networking and
Telecommunications
Van Meter 169 | 410-337-6569
Fran White, Director of the Center for
Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT)
The Athenaeum | 410-337-6395
Information Technology is composed of
Administrative Computing, Computing Services,
Networking and Telecommunications, and
the CTLT. Information Technology provides
computing, networking, telecommunications,
and cable television technology services and
support for the campus. Questions, problems,
and requests for assistance can be addressed
to the Help Desk by phone at x6322 or by e-mail
at helpdesk@goucher.edu. Information about
Goucher’s technology services and support is
available at the Information Technology website
(www.goucher.edu/it).
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Some of the campus technology services include:
• E-mail. All students, faculty, and staff receive
an e-mail/network account. Students are
given the account and password when they
arrive on campus.
• Network storage and services. All students,
faculty, and staff receive network storage space
on computer servers for files and documents.
• Webpage. All students, faculty, and staff can
create a personal webpage.
• Public lab facilities. More than 140 computer
workstations are available for use by students
in computer labs, public areas, and classrooms,
providing students with access to software,
campus network resources, and the Internet.
• Internet services. The college provides network
and Internet access for residential hall rooms,
classrooms, labs, and offices.
• Residential cable television services.
Cable television services are available in
all residential hall rooms.
• Wireless network access. The college provides
wireless network and Internet access in
specific locations across the campus.
• Training. Training courses and workshops
are available to students, faculty, and staff.
Center for Teaching, Learning, and
Technology Center (CTLT)
The Athenaeum | 410-337-6066
The center is located in the Athenaeum.
The following services are available:
• Multimedia equipment and software for
scanning text or images, CD/DVD authoring,
CD/DVD burning, video editing, and color
printing.
• Equipment available for loan: digital still camera,
digital video cameras, video iPods with microphones, portable GPS system, professional
voice recorders, laptop computers, and computer
projection systems (only available for faculty).
• Consultations with faculty who are designing
or restructuring courses, consultations on
software applications for teaching and learning,
research and evaluation of new products and
resources, advice on classroom technology
projects, software training, and support of a
wide variety of creative digital arts tools.
Computer Labs and Classrooms
Computer workstations are available to students in public lab facilities. Hours for these facilities
are posted at each location.
Location
Equipment Available
Information Commons,
Athenaeum
audio/video editing workstations and printer
Digital Arts Classroom (DAC),
Athenaeum
Macintosh workstations, audio/audio editing,
scanners, and printers
The Commons, Athenaeum
Windows workstations, dual-boot iMacs and printer
Hoffberger 133
Windows workstations and printer
Hoffberger 149
Van Meter 201
Events and
Conference Services
Angela McDonald, Director of Events and
Conference Services
Anne Grabenstein, Associate Director of
Events and Conference Services
Skip Lee, Event Technician
Ashton Nicolas, Summer Program Coordinator
Phil Terbush, Audio and Lighting Technician
Zinoviy Yudovin, Audio and Lighting Technician
Rosenberg Gallery | 410-769-5054
Box Office | 410-337-6333
Events and Conference Services provides
central coordination and approval for campus
events. The office provides guidance and support
to event planners from within the Goucher
community and to its external clients.
Controller’s Office
Alex Antowiak, Controller
Janel Eubanks-Mabrey, Senior Accountant
Lisa Loeffler, Accounts Payable
Dorsey Center 104 | 410-337-6060
The Controller’s Office offers services to
students in these areas:
Student Organizations
The Controller’s Office is prepared to process
properly authorized financial transactions for
all student organizations submitted in a timely
manner. Proper authorization will include both
the club and SGA treasurer’s signature on the
appropriate form and a copy of the approved
petition. Forms are available at the Controller’s
Office or through the SGA treasurer. Financial
transactions include, but are not limited to,
the following: petty cash vouchers, cash advance requests, transfer requests, and check
requests. Petty cash vouchers must be accompanied by original receipts and be less than
$100. Cash advance requests are limited to
$250 and must be properly authorized and
settled within two weeks.
As long as a cash advance remains unsettled,
the club will not have access to its funds. Check
requests must be accompanied by proper
documentation, such as, an approved petition,
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Events are scheduled throughout the campus
and include activities open both to students
and the general public. The college sponsors
special lectures, forums, student recitals, and
dance concerts. Tickets for these events are
available through the Box Office, located in the
Rosenberg Gallery. In addition, the Baltimore
Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Choral Arts
Society, Baltimore Actors Theatre, and other
organizations regularly host events on-campus.
Special student discounts or complimentary
tickets are available for many of these performances. Box Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday.
an original invoice, service contract and Form
W-9, or original receipts. Check requests
submitted prior to 5 p.m. on Tuesday will be
available after 2 p.m. that Friday. Student
organizations are encouraged to contact the
SGA and the Office of Student Engagement to
understand policies and procedures related to
organizational funds.
Loans
The Controller’s Office administers the Perkins
and Institutional loans of students that have
graduated or otherwise withdrawn from
Goucher. Please notify the Controller’s Office
if you are leaving Goucher College, wish to make
payments, are applying for deferment, and/or
you have any address changes. It is mandatory
that all students with loans have an exit
interview prior to graduating. Please contact the
Controller’s Office or Student Administrative
Services for further information.
Other Services
A fax machine is available at the Controller’s
Office (nominal charges may apply). The
charge for sending and receiving faxes is
$1 per page. The fax number is 410-337-6123.
Dining Services
Norman Zwagil, General Manager
Stimson Dining Hall | Catering, 410-337-6487,
Main Office, 410-337-6416
Bon Appétit is contracted by the college to
operate dining and catering services and
offers students six Block Meal Plan options:
240 block
190 block
175 block
150 block
100 block
50 block
commuter plan
Plans are also available for kosher dining and
the Jewish holiday of Passover.
A Block Meal Plan is a combination of meals
and dining dollars that can be used in the
Stimson Dining Hall, Kosher Dining Hall, and
Heubeck Dining Hall for an all-you-careto-eat experience. At the Pearlstone Café,
Alice’s Restaurant, and The Van, you can use
your meal blocks for a value meal. Dining dollars also enable you to purchase meals or make
smaller à la carte purchases.
Facilities Management
Services (FMS)
Harold W. Tinsley, Director
Work Management Office | 410-337-6166
FMS is charged with the upkeep of the college’s
287 acres of grounds and more than 1,000,000
gross square feet of space in 23 buildings.
The department also supports and oversees
the planning, design, construction, and
renovation of college facilities.
Game Room
The Office of Student Engagement operates
the game room located on the first floor of the
Pearlstone Student Center. This space provides
students, faculty, and staff a place to relax,
watch TV, and play pool, ping-pong, foosball,
The Block Meal Plans allow you to use up to
two Blocks per transaction. Students can treat
a friend to a meal in the Stimson Dining Hall,
or you can use your second Blocks in Pearlstone
Café. Dining dollars can be used between meals
at the Stimson and Pearlstone Cafés, The Van,
and Alice’s Restaurant. Unused Blocks and
dining dollars do not carry forward to the next
semester.
Students are required to present their OneCard
when using their Blocks or dining dollars.
OneCards are not transferable. OneCards may
be replaced at the Public Safety Office. Automatic Block Meal deductions also occur for
certain college wide events.
In case of illness, students may have a friend
pick up a tray to have taken to their room.
Requests should be made to the dining services
office after obtaining a requisition from Student
Health and Counseling Services. See Eating on
Campus for more information.
The major departments of FMS are:
• Custodial Services
• Shipping/Receiving
• Grounds
• Transportation/Sanitation
• Maintenance/Utilities
Office hours are Monday through Friday, from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students with questions
or concerns pertaining to custodial services or
maintenance should contact FMS via e-mail at
fmsworkrequests@goucher.edu.
checkers, and chess. Game room equipment is
available from the Gopher Hole. Bring your
Goucher ID.
Information Desk
Athenaeum Lobby | 410-337-6121
The Information Desk is operated by the Office
of Student Engagement in order to serve students, prospective students and families, faculty, staff, and campus visitors. Available
services and resources include:
Office of Public Safety
Rebecca Dietrich, Director
Vicki Sloan, Assistant Director
Heubeck Hall, lower level | 410-337-6112
Emergency, 410-337-6111
This office administers the programs that promote the safety and security of the campus
community and works closely with the staff of
the Office of Community Living. It also serves
OneCard
Tony Brown, OneCard Manager |
410-337-6299
The OneCard serves as an identification card,
an electronic “key” for access to campus buildings and a debit card for campus spending.
Most buildings on campus are equipped with
OneCard access readers. Students use their
OneCards to gain entry to their residence hall
24 hours a day. Academic and administrative
buildings are unlocked during the business day
and are accessible after hours only with a valid
OneCard. There are two accounts that reside
on the OneCard.
There are two accounts that reside on the
OneCard:
1. Meal Plan: Although the meal plan/dining
dollars account is established through the registration process, the account is maintained and
accessed by the OneCard and can be used at
the Pearlstone Café, Stimson and Heubeck
Dining Halls, and Alice’s Restaurant.
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• Transportation information
• Area tourist information
• Discounted tickets to local events and
attractions
• Bus trip sign-ups
• Game room equipment check out (pool, ping
pong, darts, foosball, chess, and checkers)
as the liaison with local public safety agencies.
Staff is on duty in the office and on campus patrol 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Office
of Public Safety also handles identification
cards, vehicle registration, and lost-and-found
items.
See the Public Safety section of this handbook
2. Gopher Bucks: The Gopher Bucks account is
used for purchasing goods and services on and
off campus.
The OneCard may be used at the copy machines,
laundry, vending, The Van, Gopher Hole pub,
Goucher College bookstore, Health Center,
Office of Security and Safety, Pearlstone Café,
Alice’s Restaurant, and Stimson Dining Hall.
Cash deposits can be made 24 hours a day at
the cash value station in the Pearlstone lobby
next to the ATM. Deposits by check, tuition
transfer, or credit card can be made online
as well.
The OneCard office is located in the controller’s
office and is open Monday through Friday,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information,
visit the OneCard website at www.goucher.edu/
onecard.
Post Office
Emma Ruthloff, Supervisor
Pearlstone Student Center, ground floor |
410-337-6129
The Goucher College Post Office is a contract
substation of the United States Postal Service
(USPS). It is not a full-service U. S. Post Office.
First-class letters and packages may be mailed
from the Goucher College Post Office to any
destination within the United States and its
territories (American Samoa, Federated States
of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands).
All letters, cards, and packages should be completely prepared before presenting for mailing.
The Post Office does not provide tape or packaging materials. A limited selection of priority
envelopes and boxes are available free of charge.
Additionally, the Post Office also offers the
following services for domestic mail: certified
mail, return receipt, insured mail, registered
mail, delivery confirmation, and signature
confirmation. Express mail is not available.
Limited services are available for sending to
destinations outside the United States and its
Reprographics
Bill McGowan, Reprographics Coordinator
Dorsey Center, first floor | 410-337-6128
The Reprographics Office offers high-speed,
large-volume photocopying. All jobs must be
camera-ready and on white paper and should be
submitted one to two weeks in advance, along
with a completed printing request form. The
office maintains a standard inventory of paper
territories. Window hours are from 10:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Outgoing
mail is picked up by the USPS at 3 p.m. Money
orders are cash-only purchases and are sold
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., except on holidays, due to
federal regulations. Methods of payment for
postal products and services, such as stamps or
registered mail, are either cash or OneCard.
Credit cards, debit cards, or checks are not
accepted. An assortment of cards, envelopes,
and tape may be purchased at the bookstore,
located next door to the post office.
Mail to be received on campus should be
addressed as follows:
First Name, Middle Initial, Last name
Goucher College Post Office
Baltimore, MD 21204-2794
Please advise family, friends, publishers, and
other correspondents to address mail with
your full name as officially registered with the
college. Nicknames or abbreviations (other
than the middle initial) often cause confusion
and delay and sometimes result in the return
of mail.
selections. Any material intended for off-campus distribution must be approved for reproduction through the Office of Communications.
Reprographics Office hours are from 8:45 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The walk-up
copier in the office is also available from 8:45
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
throughout the year.
Student Administrative
Services
Dorsey Center | 410-337-6500
Student Administrative Services coordinates
the functions of student registration, financial
aid, and student billing/collections.
Financial Aid
Vacant, Director of Financial Aid,
410-337-6141
This office determines eligibility for needbased financial assistance; makes official aid
awards; processes loans, grants, and scholarships; and helps students identify financing options. It does not award merit scholarships but
does process these scholarships and assists in
monitoring continuing eligibility for them.
Moreover, this office works in partnership with
families to help finance students’ college costs
and is solely responsible for determining eligibility for need-based aid, processing aid applications, and awarding need-based financial
assistance in compliance with governmental
regulations and institutional policies.
In order to be considered for financial aid, students must make satisfactory academic
progress, meet the February 1 deadline, and
provide any additional information requested
by the Office of Student Financial Aid. For returning students, a complete financial aid application consists of the following:
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) or renewal FAFSA
• A CSS Profile if applying for need-based aid
for the first time or requesting a second look
• Additional forms as required, depending on
the family’s situation
Goucher’s priority deadline is February 1. Returning students whose applications are complete by that time will receive notification by
June 15.
Information on scholarships, graduate school
application fee waivers, alternative loan options, and other areas that affect aid recipients
may be obtained from the Office of Student Financial Aid located in Student Administrative
Services or at www.goucher.edu/financialaid.
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Goucher College ascribes to the statement of
Good Practices that the National Association of
Student Financial Aid Administrators Publishes
annually and to the Maryland Code of Ethics.
Registration and Records
Andrew Westfall, Registrar, 410-337-6090
This office collects, processes, records, and
disseminates all information related to the
academic records of current and former students
of the college; coordinates course registration
and publishes the course schedule of classes;
coordinates the use of all classrooms; and
publishes the final examination schedule.
Registration information is posted on Goucher’s
website (www.goucher.edu/records) before the
scheduled registration periods in the fall and
spring. Students who fail to register at the designated times are subject to losing course selection priority. All facilities concerned with
registration are accessible.
Personal data sheets distributed at the beginning of fall semester confirm each enrolled
student’s directory information. In the spring,
returning students submit a confirmation-of
return form verifying they are on campus. All
changes of name, address (home and off
campus), e-mail address (parent and student),
and home and cell telephone number should
be reported immediately to the Office of the
Registrar in Student Administrative Services.
Directory information is released in accordance
with the 1974 Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act and the Goucher College Policy on
Confidentiality. A student may request that all
of this information not be released by filing a
written request to that effect with the registrar’s
office before the end of the first full week of
classes. Once such a request is filed, it will be
honored for the remainder of the academic year
in which it was submitted.
Grades can be viewed online on myGoucher.
Hard copies of grades are no longer distributed
to students. A statement of progress toward
fulfillment of the general education requirements can be viewed on myGoucher under the
academic plan. Transfer credits from other institutions are evaluated and applied to the
Goucher degree as appropriate. Transcripts of
an academic record are provided upon written
request from both current and former students,
provided the student has no financial indebtedness to the college.
Verifications of enrollment and grade point averages are provided upon written request from
the student for employers as a well as insurance
verifications, and summer, graduate, and professional school recommendations and applications.
Student Billing/Collections
Jeanne Strickler, Bursar,
410-337-6022,
billing@goucher.edu
The Student Billing Office’s main function is
to post and collect tuition, room, board, departmental charges, payments, financial aid, and
other credits to student’s tuition accounts.
Other primary functions include refunding
credit balances, collecting enrollment and
housing deposits, assisting parents and students
with financing options as well as explaining the
college’s financial policies and procedures. This
office also serves as a liaison on financial matters
between other departments across campus,
students, and third parties outside the college.
Students can view their billing account information online through myGoucher (under
Students, see Financial Information.)
Fall semester charges and credits are mailed to
the student’s billing party around July 8 with a
Student Payroll
Student payroll is processed in the Office of
Human Resources. Students working on-campus will need to complete an I-9 form, aW-4
form, and an MW507 form before they can
begin to work. Students under age 18 will also
complete a work permit.
due date of August 4. Spring semester bills are
mailed around December 8 with a due date of
January 4. A $150 late fee is assessed on unpaid
balances after the due date. Early semester bills
will show financial aid awarded for that semester,
either as credited to the student’s account or as
pending estimated aid. Enrollment and housing
deposit letters are sent to all full-time undergraduate students and their billing parties in
early March, immediately following the mailing
of the President’s letter and schedule of tuition
and fees for the following academic year. The
$500 non-refundable enrollment deposit and
$100 non-refundable housing deposit must be
paid by April 1 (along with any outstanding
tuition account balances) prior to registration
and room draw in April for the following fall.
The college’s policy requires all accounts be
settled by the start of a semester. Charges and
adjustments posted after the start of a semester
are shown on billing statements sent around the
15th of every month, with the balance due upon
receipt of the statement. Students whose tuition
accounts remain unpaid will not be able to
obtain transcripts, register for the following
semester or participate in room draw. Graduating students must have settled any outstanding
tuition account balances in order to participate
in the graduation ceremonies and receive
their diploma. Any student or family who has
encountered financial difficulties affecting
their ability to pay their balance due should
immediately contact the Billing Office and/or
the Financial Aid Office to receive information
on financing options available to Goucher
students and their parents.
the Human Resources site located on Inside
Goucher. Direct deposit to any bank is available
and encouraged. Please contact Human
Resources for information regarding student
payroll at x6069 or x6135.
Students are paid on a biweekly basis. The pay
schedule can be found in the payroll section of
Vending Services
Vending Tables
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For the convenience of the campus community,
residence halls and academic buildings are
provided with snack food and beverage vending
machines. All repair and/or refund requests
for these machines should be directed to the
Business and Auxiliary Services Office,
Vending tables in the Pearlstone Student
Center lobby are available to student clubs
and organizations, classes, administrative
offices, departments, sports teams, and offcampus vendors and recruiters. Tables may be
used for fundraising, distributing information,
holding elections, or for soliciting information
from other students. The tables may also be
used by off-campus vendors and members
of the Goucher community to sell crafts and
merchandise for profit. Members of the
Goucher community pay a reduced fee. To
reserve a table and for policy information,
contact the Office of Student Engagement
at 410-337-6124.
410-337-6134. Repair and/or refund requests
for washers and dryers should be directed to
Office of Community Living, 410-337-6424.
Gopher Bucks can be used at vending beverage
and snack machines, which have the OneCard
device at various locations campus wide.
section 6: campus public safety
CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY
Published in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
(Originally known as the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act.)
NOTE: The Office of Public Safety reserves the right to change or cancel, without notice, policies, regulations,
procedures, or any of the following information based on the needs of the Goucher community and new
compliance standards enacted by the Department of Education for the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The college’s Annual Fire Safety Report can be found at the end
of this section.
Office of
Public Safety
The department’s office is
located on the ground floor
of Robinson House
in Heubeck Hall.
The Goucher College Office of Public Safety
believes in the dignity and worth of all people.
Its members are committed to providing quality, community oriented public safety services.
We strive to improve and maintain a high quality of community living; protect the rights and
safety or our campus community; and use problem-solving strategies to address the security
concerns of students, staff, and guests. The
Office ofPublic Safety responds to all campus
emergencies, conducts investigations, issues
Goucher College identification cards, and
maintains the vehicle registration and parking
enforcement programs.
Heubeck Hall, opposite the Community Living
and Multicultural Affairs office. Any and all
on-campus emergencies, criminal activity,
suspicious conditions, subjects, or vehicles
should be reported immediately.
The public safety staff consists of the director,
assistant director, 16 full-time and 11 part-time
security officers. Officers are on duty at the
communications desk and on on-campus patrol, by bike and on foot, 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. The office is part of the Financial
Services division, reports to the vice president
for finance, and is located in the lower level of
Training
Members of the Office of Public Safety are
routinely trained and certified in First Aid,
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and
Automated External Defibrillation (AED). All
members of the office also have prior experience
in law enforcement or security related fields,
and all receive ongoing training. This training
includes, but is not limited to, workshops and
seminars sponsored by the University of
Maryland System, Baltimore County Police
and Fire Departments, Turnaround Sexual
Assault Center, the College and University
Police Investigators Conference, the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement
Administrators, and the Criminal Justice
Information System.
Relationships With
Local Law Enforcement
Authorities
Although Goucher does not have a formal written agreement with law enforcement agencies,
Goucher officers maintain a close working
relationship with Baltimore County Police
Department, which services our campus and
is a nationally accredited police agency. Criminal reports are filed with this agency and meet
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) standards.
Reporting Criminal
Activities, Emergencies
Students, faculty, staff, and guests of Goucher
College are encouraged to immediately report
emergencies, criminal activity, and any suspicious
conditions, subjects, or vehicles to the Office of
Public Safety at x6111 from an on-campus tele-
phone or activate a blue-light phone. Officers
will conduct a thorough investigation of all
incidents and offenses. The identity of complainant(s), victim(s), and witness(es) will be
kept confidential as much as possible.
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Emergency Phones
On Campus
The college has emergency phones strategically
placed to assist community members in the
event of an emergency. These phones are easily
identified by the flashing blue lights, which
are on top of the phone units. In case of an
Off-Campus
Student Organizations
There are no off-campus student organizations
affiliated with Goucher College.
Access to
Campus Facilities
The Goucher College campus is private property
and is posted as such. Trespassers are prosecuted
and/or barred from campus.
Unless otherwise warranted, the back service
drive entrance to Goucher's campus is unlocked
every day between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. After 7 p.m.,
vehicular traffic may only enter campus through
the front gate (main) entrance, located on
After-Hours Guests
When the college is in full academic session,
public safety officers monitor all incoming vehicular traffic at the Gate House after 8 p.m.
These officers assist with traffic control during
special events and serve as an informational
source for the community's guests and as a deterrent to trespassers.
All drivers must stop their vehicles at the Gate
House and check in with the officer every time
they enter campus. The registration decals on
community members' cars are their pass onto
campus. Guest vehicles are logged in by the
Gate House officers.
Guests are the responsibility of their host.
Students expecting a guest after midnight must
contact the Office of Public Safety and give
their name, room number, and guest's name.
Students must meet their guest at the front
doors of the residence halls and accompany
them at all times while they are on campus.
This system assists our efforts to maintain a
safe campus. Note: After midnight, failure to
advise Public Safety of an expected after-hours
guest will result in the guest being denied campus
entrance at the Gate House.
emergency, the large red button on the face
of the phone unit should be pushed. This will
immediately ring into Public Safety, and will
give the on-duty desk officer the location of
the problem.
General Policies
• The security and safety of the college’s
students and employees is a shared
community responsibility.
• Access policies and permissions will be
structured such that all members of the
community will be granted access to buildings and rooms as required to perform the
duties of their position or complete their
academic requirements.
• Granting or rescinding access to a building
or area will require the written authorization
of a department chair, director, or divisional
head.
• Accountability will be maintained and both
the individuals granted access and the individual authorizing access would share in the
responsibility for the access.
• On a temporary basis, changes to these policies can be made by the director of public
safety. Permanent modifications to these
policies and procedures will be made only
with the approval of the College Council.
• The academic and residential calendar found
at www.goucher.edu/academiccalendar will
be the official campus calendar for determining official open and closed dates.
• Use of keys, access cards, and/or access system in a manner contrary to the safety and
security of the community or to the detriment of the college's property and facilities
will result in disciplinary action as specified
in the Campus Handbook.
• Keys and cards to access Goucher facilities
are the property of the college.
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Buildings and Rooms
Access Policies
When classes are
not in session, academic
buildings will follow the same
policies as administrative
buildings.
Buildings
Community Members
Administrative Buildings
Administrative buildings will be opened for
general access Monday through Friday from
7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. At all other times, access
will be limited only to authorized employees
and students.
Students
1. Within the first two weeks of the fall semester, each residence house will meet to
decide their access policy for the semester.
By majority vote of the house’s residents,
each residence house will be able to select
either open or house-only access. Open
access will allow access to a house by all
resident students on an unrestricted basis.
House-only access will restrict access to
only those students residing in that house.
In the case of houses that share common
stairwells and doors, the access policy will
be determined by a joint house vote. The
default policy will be house-only. The decision to change a house’s policy to open
can only be made during the first two
weeks of each semester and will remain in
effect for the entire semester.
2. All students will have access to the public
areas leading to the commuter student,
club, and student/social activity areas in
Pearlstone.
3. Access to academic buildings at times
other than scheduled class times will be
granted in order to complete academic
requirements. Requests for building access
must be made by the instructor with the
department chair’s approval and will be
limited to students currently enrolled in
the course. These special access privileges
for students will be automatically revoked
at the end of each semester.
4. Access to administrative buildings at times
other than normally open times will be
granted to students only at the request of
the appropriate director or vice president.
Academic Buildings
Academic buildings will be opened for general
access Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to
6 p.m. After 6 p.m. on weekday evenings, and
weekends when classes are scheduled, access
will be limited to instructors and students enrolled in those programs. When there are no
scheduled classes, access will be limited only
to authorized employees and students. When
classes are not in session, academic buildings
will follow the same policies as administrative
buildings. Note: All after-hours admissions will be
coordinated through the Office of Public Safety.
Residence Halls
All residence halls have public areas and
residence wings. Access to residence wings will
be limited to only resident students and authorized employees. Refer to “Students” section for
further explanation. Staff with on-call responsibilities associated with the residences will
have unrestricted access.
The Athenaeum
The Athenaeum will be open for general access
based on the schedule approved by the librarian.
Access to the library at other times will be limited to authorized employees.
Decker Sports and Recreation Center
The Decker Sports and Recreation Center
will be opened for general access based on the
schedule approved by the director of physical
education and athletics. Access to the center
at other times will be limited to authorized
employees.
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OneCard Photo
Identification Cards and
College-Issued Keys
Note: The website for
in-depth information
concerning the OneCard is
www.goucher.edu/onecard.
All students, faculty, and staff are required to
have a OneCard photo identification card,
which is issued by the Office of Public Safety.
The OneCard is not only for identification purposes, but also serves as an electronic key for
access to (authorized) campus buildings and a
Goucher library card, as well as a debit card for
spending on campus and with participating
off-campus merchants. Access permissions for
staff will be established based on an individual’s
employment status and authorization of their
department chair, director, or divisional head.
Students’ permissions will be based on their
enrollment status and residence as listed in the
Registrar’s database. There is no charge for an
individual’s first card or set of keys.
Students
A new Goucher identification card will be issued to all incoming first-year and transfer students, and to students who have lost their
identification cards. (See Replacement Policies
costs.) All returning sophomores, juniors, and
seniors are requested to retain their current
identification cards, which will be validated by
the OneCard manager upon the completion of
the registration process with Student Administration Services.
Faculty and Staff
The current identification card has name,
faculty, or staff, and no expiration date printed
on it. All faculty and staff must retain their
current identification cards from year to year.
OneCard and
College-Issued Key
Replacement
You will not be asked
to sit for a new photo when you
request a new OneCard.
Your on-file photo will be used
for the replacement card.
Lost or Stolen
A community member whose OneCard is lost
or stolen must report the loss to the Office of
Public Safety. Once notified, the Office of
Public Safety will immediately deactivate the
card for the safety and security of the Goucher
community, as well as to protect the cardholder
from monetary loss. Replacement OneCards
are issued by Public Safety for a non-refundable
fee of $15 each time a new one is made. If the
old OneCard is found at a later date, replacement
fees cannot be refunded because the old card
will no longer be active in our system.
Obtaining OneCard Photo Identification
Cards and College-Issued Keys
OneCard ID cards may be obtained from
the Office of Public Safety at any time, upon
satisfactory proof of identification.
The Office of Community Living is responsible
for the issuing of all keys to residential areas.
Keys may be obtained from the Office of
Community Living, Monday through Friday
from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. If a key
needs to be duplicated, up to three working
days will be needed.
Facilities Management Services issues of all
keys to administrative or academic areas and
for determines any fees or expenses relating to
their replacements. Keys may be obtained from
FMS Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to
noon and 1 to 4 p.m. If a key needs to be replaced,
up to three working days will be needed.
Duplication
Reproduction of OneCards or college-issued
keys by anyone other than authorized employees
in FMS, Public Safety, or the OneCard Office
is prohibited.
Departure from the College
All college-issued keys will be returned to the
appropriate department chair or director upon
departure or termination from the college. All
Goucher identification cards are collected by
the director of human resources during the exit
interview. The OneCard manager will remove
all permissions and privileges upon a student
or employee’s departure.
Damaged
If a community member’s OneCard becomes
defective or is damaged through normal use, it
may be replaced free of charge. OneCards that
are damaged as a result of abuse will be replaced
for a non-refundable fee of $15 each time a new
one is made. Examples of an abused card would
include folded, bent, or torn cards; cards with
holes punched in them; or cards tampered
with to change information. If the damaged
card cannot be presented, it will be considered
lost instead of damaged, and a non-refundable
$15 replacement fee will be charged.
Lock Replacement
If it becomes necessary to replace one or more
locks because of the loss of keys, the entire
expense of the lock replacement and keys
will be the responsibility of the department
or individual.
If, after normal business hours, a key breaks
off in a residential lock, preventing access to a
living area, the resident should call the Office
of Public Safety. The on-duty desk officer will
then make the necessary notification to the
After-Hours
Building Access
After 9 p.m., all academic buildings will be
locked. To have after-hours access to any
academic area (including computer rooms,
labs, and faculty offices), the following
procedures must be followed:
1.
Lock Outs: Residential
Public Safety will not allow
repair men or delivery men
access to any residence
hall room unless the resident
has filled out an authorized
entry form.
Lockouts:
Nonresidential
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Authorization must be given (in writing)
by a qualified person (i.e., a faculty member)
stating the person(s), location, date, and
time period allowed in area.
If you are locked out of your room or your
key is lost, stolen, or inoperable, the Office of
Community Living will sign out a loaner key
for short-term use during business hours.
After normal business hours, if you are unable
to access your room, call Public Safety at x6112,
and an officer will be dispatched to unlock the
room or apartment after ID verification is
Requests for unlocking any non-residential
area should be made to the Office of Public
Safety.
on-call FMS supervisor, who is responsible for
having the appropriate maintenance personnel
respond to rectify the problem.
Community members must report any collegeissued keys to academic areas that are worn,
bent, or broken to FMS, which is responsible
for the issuing of all college-issued keys to
administrative or academic areas and
determining any fees or expenses relating
to their replacements.
2.
3.
4.
Person(s) authorized to use any area
after hours must be accompanied by
another person.
Person(s) authorized to use any area after
hours are not allowed to be anywhere other
than specified location.
The Office of Public Safety is to be notified
by person(s) when they are finished using
any area after hours.
made. Unfortunately, each year the Office of
Public Safety is confronted with individuals
who take advantage of the service. To control
said abuse, Public Safety will levy a fee of
$25 for requesting an officer to unlock your
residence hall room more than three times
during a semester.
Medical Assistance
Medical Transports
If a student calls Student Health and Counseling
Services after hours and requests medical
assistance, he/she will be advised of the:
a. Medical Assistance Policy (as set forth
by the Student Health and Counseling
Services),
b. hospitals or medical facilities to call, and
c. hours when Student Health Center staff
are available.
If a student is too sick to make necessary
arrangements or needs physical assistance,
an officer will respond to the student’s
location and:
a. request an ambulance if warranted (see
Emergency Treatment under Student
Health and Counseling Services), and
b. advise the student of the Medical
Assistance Policy (as set forth by Student
Health and Counseling Services).
cab company dispatcher will ask for the
phone number at the student’s location.
If a student requires only a return trip,
(i.e., from the hospital), any authorized
caller may make the call. The student will
return by cab to that office and give the
cab driver the voucher at that time. If the
possibility exists that the student will return after the authorizing office closes for
the day, the authorized caller will advise
the student to call the Office of Public
Safety for the return authorization. The authorized caller will then call the Office of
Public Safety to report that information.
Request for return from hospital/accident
or injury off campus: When the student
requires cab transportation to return to
campus, he or she will call the Office of
Public Safety at 410-337-6112. Public
Safety will call Jimmy’s Cab Company
and authorize the return trip to campus.
Medical Transportation by Cab
A service has been implemented for students
who need transportation (of 15 miles or fewer)
to go off campus and return from routine or
non-emergency medical attention. Students
will be able to obtain this service through the
cab medical transportation program.
• Students will have no initial out-of-pocket
expenses, and the cost will be assigned to
the user’s (student needing medical
transportation) college account. Up to four
people may ride in the cab for the same fare.
• This procedure will assist in keeping medical
issues confidential and provide consistency
of patrol by officers.
4.
There are four offices on campus that are
listed with Jimmy’s Cab Company as authorized
callers:
• Student Health and Counseling Services
• Office of Community Living
• Public Safety
• Athletic Trainer
1. The authorized caller will call Jimmy’s
Cab Company at 410-296-7200 and
give the account number and directions
(where to pick up, destination) to Jimmy’s
dispatcher.
2. The authorized caller will complete the
appropriate part of the voucher(s), which
will then be given to the student, after
obtaining the completed Billing Authorization form from the student.
3. Departure: The student will give the cab
driver the appropriate voucher to get to
the destination indicated on the voucher.
Return: The student will call the original
authorizing office for the return trip. The
Medical Transportation by Public Safety
1. If a student is stranded at Greater Baltimore
Medical Center, St. Joseph's Hospital, or
a nearby medical facility, Public Safety will
provide transportation back to the college,
even if the original call was not handled
through our office.
2. Public Safety will not provide transportation to a pharmacy for students to have
prescriptions filled. Any student who
makes such a request will be advised to
have his/her doctor call in all prescriptions to a pharmacy that offers a delivery
service. Pharmacies that deliver to Goucher
include Lykos (410-252-4225) and Neighbor Care (410-583-9895).
Escorts: On Campus
The names of all people
escorted, their destinations,
and the beginning and
ending times of the escort are
recorded for the protection
of the students and officers.
Community members may request an escort to
any on-campus destinations during the hours
of darkness (from dusk to dawn). Public Safety
provides escorts for one or two students, either
on foot or in a patrol car, depending on officer
availability and the destination of student(s).
(Escorts are not provided for groups of three
or more.)
2.
3.
4.
First-year students who are driving
onto campus may request an escort
from the North Student Lot, through
the Gate House officer.
Wait at the designated location and show
the officer your ID card upon request.
Be patient. Officers are often handling
other calls when escort requests are
received.
The procedures for arranging an on-campus
escort are as follows:
1. Call Public Safety at x6112 and tell the
desk officer your name and starting
and ending destinations.
Bicycle Registration
College Vehicle
Registration
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Goucher has a voluntary bicycle registration
program.
1. All bicycles that are used on campus by
any member of the Goucher Community
can be registered with the Office of Public
Safety.
Goucher College grants the privilege to drive
on campus to students, faculty, and staff. The
privilege assumes people will abide by Maryland
state transportation laws.
1. Maryland’s Department of Transportation
(Motor Vehicle Administration) requires
all out-of-state students to obtain a nonresident (vehicle) permit. The permit fee
is $20 and is nonrefundable. A brochure
containing more information regarding
nonresident permits is available from the
Office of Public Safety.
2. All motor vehicles operated on campus
by staff, faculty, and students must be
registered with the Office of Public Safety.
Registered vehicles must display a current
sticker inside the left side window.
Motorcycles must display a current
sticker on the rear fender.
3. Staff, faculty, and students who show
Goucher identification when entering
campus at night, in lieu of having a properly
registered campus vehicle permit, will be
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
To register a bicycle, you will need to bring
the bicycle to the Office of Public Safety
along with a valid Goucher ID card.
Students may not leave their bikes on
campus during the summer. Any bicycle
that is left on campus after graduation
will be considered abandoned and will
be donated to charity.
required to give vehicle information to the
Gate House officer and will be asked to
register their vehicles. Failure to register
the vehicle with campus Public Safety may
result in a citation or banning of the vehicle.
Vehicles may be registered at the Office of
Public Safety in Heubeck Hall at any time.
A current Goucher College ID, driver’s
license, and state motor vehicle registration
card must be presented to register a vehicle.
Student vehicles must be registered by the
end of the first week of classes. Students
who matriculate in the spring semester
must register their vehicles by the first day
of spring semester classes. There is a fee
of $50 per year or $35 per semester for
student vehicle registration.
Commuting students must comply with
the same vehicle registration policy as
resident students.
Employees must register their vehicles
during the first two weeks of employment.
8.
Parking
Any vehicle purchased during the year
must be registered on the first day that it
is driven on campus. Students who have
already registered a vehicle may obtain
a new registration decal for a $5 fee, if
the decal from their original vehicle is
returned.
9. Community members using an alternate
vehicle for a short period on campus (e.g.,
registered vehicle is disabled) must obtain
a temporary parking permit from the
Public Safety Office. A state motor vehicle
registration card must be presented to
receive a temporary permit. If a community
member does not have a vehicle registered
with the Office of Public Safety, he or she
will be allowed to have three temporary
permits per semester at no charge. There
will be a $5 fee charged for any additional
permits issued within the same semester.
Each temporary permit is restricted to a
maximum period of seven days.
10. Vehicle registration permits parking on
campus and entry to campus during hours
of gate operation, as well as enabling
security to contact owners in the event
of problems, such as lights left on or
damage to vehicle.
11.
1.
5.
2.
3.
4.
Parking is allowed only in spaces designated
by white or yellow parallel lines or white
curb marks.
No parking is allowed for other than
authorized vehicles in service drives,
fire lanes, traffic lanes, handicapped
spaces, reserved spaces, on lawns, and
along the roadways.
Resident first-year student parking is
restricted to the North Lot, which is located
near the Psychology/Music annex. Fire
lanes are indicated by painted yellowcurbs.
Vehicles parked in other than designated
areas are subject to being cited, booted,
and/or towed, depending on the situation,
at the owner's risk and expense, to Pollard's
Towing Service.
A copy of the campus parking/traffic
regulations will be issued whenever a
vehicle is registered.
12. Goucher College will not be responsible
for any damage to vehicles. Complaints of
vandalism, accidents, and thefts should be
reported to the Office of Public Safety.
13. Goucher understands the need to make
reasonable accommodations for people
with disabilities. Vehicles used by community members with disabilities must be
registered the same as all other community
members’ vehicles. In addition, upon proof
of medical need or upon submitting a copy
of a valid state permit for the community
member using the vehicle, a Goucher
handicap permit will be issued. When a
state handicap permit has been issued
for the community member, a Goucher
handicap permit will not be needed. Any
person who uses a car with a handicap
permit, but is not themself handicapped,
is not entitled to use handicap spaces.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Mopeds and motorcycles may be parked
only in designated parking spaces. See
item 1.
Mopeds and motorcycles may not be
stored anywhere in buildings. (Mopeds
and motorcycles found in buildings will be
removed and stored at the owner's risk
and expense at Pollard’s Towing service.)
Community members are financially
responsible for citations received for
their registered vehicles, no matter
who drives the vehicle.
Community members are responsible for
advising their guests of Goucher’s parking
and traffic regulations.
Guest parking is restricted to the Dorsey
Center lot only.
10. Community members are financially
responsible for citations issued to
guests’ vehicles.
11. Any vehicle that is habitually parked
illegally will be subject to being barred
from campus.
Traffic
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2.
3.
4.
Violations and
Citation Fines
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The campus speed limit is 24 miles per
hour or fewer depending on traffic, road,
and weather conditions.
Vehicles must be driven on the right side
of the road. No passing is allowed.
All traffic and parking signs are to be
obeyed.
Report all traffic accidents immediately
to the Office of Public Safety at
410-337-6112 or 410-337-6111.
No parking decal ................................................$25
Expired decal ......................................................$25
Improper display of a decal ............................$10
Tampering with a decal ....................................$50
Failure to obey officer’s directions ................$50
Failure to obey traffic control device, i.e.,
one-way sign, stop sign ................................$50
Unauthorized parking on lawns or walkways
..............................................................................$25
Blocking/parking at a driveway, walkway,
or door ..............................................................$25
Parking in roadway (also subject to automatic
towing, without warning) ............................$50
Parking in a no-parking area or any grass area
not specifically designated for parking....$25
Parking in an area reserved for others..........$25
Parking in a fire lane ..........................................$25
Violation 15-minute space time limit ..........$25
Unsafe operation (riding, hanging, or pulling
someone on outside of vehicle, etc.) ........$50
Falsely registering a vehicle for another or
registering two vehicles under false pretense
(This includes faculty/staff members who
register vehicles used by their children,
who are Goucher students.) ......................$50
Operating a motor vehicle contrary to law (not
legally registered/safe or insured) ............$50
Abandoned vehicle (cost of removal and
storage, plus fine) ..........................................$50
Parking by non-handicapped people in a
space, including the stripzone, reserved
for people with disabilities (also subject to
automatic towing without warning) ........$75
(Documentation of disability for individual
using space may be required)
Using a decal that was issued to another person
or one that was reported lost or stolen ..$100
Reckless driving (speeding, DWI, swerving,
driving on grass, etc.) ..................................$100
Parking Citation
Appeals Process
To address the number of complaints, curb
improper parking, and be attentive to the primary
violators, the college parking committee recommended this procedure. The committee
appreciates the continued cooperation of
the Goucher community.
The parking appeals process has two steps.
The first step is to appeal the citation to the
issuing officer. If your initial appeal is denied,
you may file a second appeal to the Parking
Citation Appeals Board.
A completed appeal form must be received in
the Office of Public Safety within 14 calendar
days from the date the citation was issued
for consideration to be given to any appeal.
Holidays and break times, excluding summer,
do not count toward the 14 calendar day
period. Appeal forms are available at the Office
of Public Safety.
The decision of the Appeals Board is binding
on the Office of Public Safety and the appellant.
Payment of a citation under appeal is suspended
during the appeal process. However, whether
citations are in appeal, the vehicle is still subject
to towing or booting if the vehicle is found in
violation. Unpaid citations will be billed directly
to the student’s account, and late fees associated
with unpaid account balances will be assessed.
Appealed citations are not eligible for discount
payment.
Definitions of Appeals Actions
Upheld means the citation has been upheld as
valid under Goucher College parking regulations,
and payment is due.
Reduced means the board agrees there was a
violation of Goucher College parking regulations,
but that mitigating circumstances presented in
your appeal warrant a reduced fine. Payment
of the reduced fine is required.
vehicle onto campus for a set period of time as
determined by the Board but not exceeding
two semesters.
Justification for Appeals
Parking citations are issued for violating
established college parking regulations. An
appeal should be based on the premise that
the citation was not consistent with Goucher
College parking regulations or that special
extenuating circumstances exist that should
excuse the appellant from compliance with
these regulations. The following circumstances,
on their own, are never excuses that result in
reduction of a fine: “I was running late” or
“I just ran in to do an errand.”
Filing an Appeal
You may file an appeal by mail or in person. In
all cases, your written appeal must be received
in the Office of Public Safety within 14 calendar
days from the date the citation was issued for
the appeal to be accepted for consideration.
Incomplete or illegible appeals will not be
processed. Giving false information is a
violation of the Campus Judicial Code and
may affect your student status. Remember to
keep a copy of your appeal and citation for your
records. The following information must be
included with the appeal, regardless of the
method of submittal:
1. The original citation
2. Citation number if you’re filing by fax
or e-mail
3. Name
4. Current address
5. Telephone number
6. E-mail address
7. Vehicle license plate number
8. Permit number
9. Narrative explaining why the citation
should be invalid
10. Any supporting documentation
Dismissed means the appeal was approved,
and the fine was waived.
Loss of Parking Privilege means the person
cited was found by the board during the appeal
process to be a habitual violator of campus
parking regulations and failed to park responsibly. The individual can no longer bring his/her
To File by Mail
Pick up an appeal form from the Office of Public Safety or have a form mailed to you. Mail the
completed form to:
Parking Citation Appeals Board
c/o Office of Public Safety
Goucher College
Baltimore, MD 21204
Boot/Vehicle
Immobilization
Towing Policy
The Office of Public Safety uses vehicle
immobilizers (also known as boots) as an
additional parking enforcement tool. A vehicle
boot is a device attached to the rear driver’s
side wheel, which immobilizes the vehicle until
it is removed by authorities with a proper key.
The boot program will not replace the towing
program but will be used in conjunction with
towing to best enforce campus parking policies
in a timely and convenient manner.
Goucher College will continue to maintain a
towing contract with Pollard’s Tow Company.
Facilities Management Services, in compliance
with Maryland and Baltimore County law,
has posted Pollard’s towing signs on college
property. Pollard’s is a licensed and bonded
towing company located at 3 Ensor Ave.,
Towson, MD 21204. The contact number
is 410-823-1808. All tows are conducted
at the owner’s risk and expense.
Under the following circumstances, a vehicle
will be subject to towing if it is:
• Parked in marked handicapped spaces without
authorization.
• Blocking the roadway or blocking service or
emergency vehicle ingress or egress.
• Creating a road hazard or damage to property
or grounds.
• Deemed to be abandoned on college property.
• Designated by the college through disciplinary
action or hearing process as banned from
campus.
• Displaying expired state motor vehicle
registration or operated contrary to law.
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Vehicle boots will be used under the
following circumstances:
• To immobilize vehicles that have been
designated as habitual offenders. Habitual
offender status is designated after a vehicle
has received three citations in a single
academic year (from September through
August).
• Upon receipt of the fourth and each subsequent citation, whether citations are being appealed.
• To immobilize illegally parked unregistered
vehicles to determine ownership.
Boot Notification Policy
When vehicles are registered with the Office
of Public Safety, a contact phone number will
be requested. When a vehicle is booted, this
office will send an e-mail to the registrant’s
Goucher account and/or leave a message on
the registrant’s designated contact phone
advising of the vehicle’s status. The registrant
will have 48 hours in which to contact the
Office of Public Safety for boot removal. After
48 hours, the vehicle will be subject to towing.
Failure to provide appropriate contact information with your vehicle registration may result in
your vehicle being towed.
Boot Removal
Arrangements for boot removal may be made
by contacting the Office of Public Safety at
x6112. Only public safety officers are authorized
to remove a boot from a vehicle. The regular
removal fee is $150. If a boot is removed by
anyone other than a public safety officer or is
tampered with in any way, the fee is $250.
A replacement cost will be levied for a damaged
boot. Payment will be accepted by a major
credit card, check, OneCard, or cash.
Lost and Found
Property
The Office of Public Safety provides a central
location for the management of most property
that is found on campus. Community members
who have misplaced property may check with
the office, either in person or via e-mail, or
in the lost-and-found section of the Goucher
Digest Portal.
Note: Any property that is not claimed within
30 days will be donated, converted to departmental use, or sold with all proceeds going to charity.
Prohibited Practice
The Office of Public Safety does not accept
envelopes, packages, boxes, Federal Express or
UPS mail, personal belongings, keys, etc. from
any faculty, staff, student, or guest for someone
else to pick up. It will be each individual’s
responsibility to make other arrangements
with the Post Office, FMS, the recipient, etc. for
these items to be dropped off or picked up. This
procedure has been
established as a result of the increase in parcels
being dropped off and time-sensitive parcels
requiring special handling
The Office of Community Living staff
consists of an assistant dean, an assistant
director, three community living coordinators,
and an operations manager. Each of these
individuals is available to discuss personal,
academic, and housing issues that may arise
in the residence halls. They not only monitor
the physical amenities, but also supervise 31
community assistants (CAs), including four
mentors, who are students selected following an
extensive interview process. The CAs facilitate
community building, provide educational and
social programs for the residence halls, and
work with the professional staff to provide an
atmosphere conducive to personal growth. A
CA is on duty every night in the residence halls
and walks through each hall every evening to
interact with students, check maintenance,
and assure security in the halls. Any potentially
threatening concerns are reported to security.
CAs and students are educated on and
encouraged to attend to security issues to
ensure a safe and enjoyable environment.
With the cooperation of Office of Public Safety
and Office of Community Living, frequent tours
of the campus are conducted to identify potential
security/safety problems, such as burned-out
lights, broken windows, and malfunctioning
locks. The local fire marshal also makes
periodic inspections of all campus facilities by
the local fire marshal. Public Safety sends FMS
a daily report of any safety deficiencies and
fire-code violations that officers have noted
during their tour. FMS gives the highest priority
to repairing/replacing all safety deficiencies and
to rectifying any fire code violations.
Office of Community
Living/Housing
Facilities Management
Services (FMS)
The Community’s
Responsibility for
Campus Safety
A call-back system is in place, through the Office
of Public Safety, for after-hours maintenance
or housekeeping emergencies.
It is absolutely necessary to have the cooperation
and involvement of the college community to
prevent crime and make the campus safe.
Members of the community must assume
responsibility for their own personal safety
and the security of personal and college property
by taking simple, common-sense precautions.
Personal Safety Tips
The following addresses an area of utmost
importance to Public Safety: your personal
safety. Please read this section carefully and
follow these tips in your everyday life.
Dating:
•When you feel uncomfortable in a situation,
trust your instincts.
• When you mean “no,” say “NO.” Don’t allow
room for misinterpretation by being ambiguous
in your actions. Be firm. You should communicate your intentions and limits early.
• Don’t immediately transfer your trust from
an old friend to a new one. Remember, trust
must be earned.
• Control the environment. You should be the
one to choose or agree to the dating activity
and location.
• Be alert to diminished awareness caused by
alcohol and drugs. When you lose control
because of impaired judgment, you give the
advantage to a would-be assailant.
• Don’t allow others to violate your personal
space.
Residence and Work Areas:
• Lock your room/apartment/office door
whenever you leave, even if you’re just going
out “for a minute.”
• Take care of your keys. Don’t leave them in
your “cubby” or other hiding place.
• Be wary of bringing casual acquaintances to
your room or home.
• When going out, let someone know with
whom you are going, where you are going,
and, if possible, the approximate time of
your return.
• Do not prop doors open. If you find a door
propped on-campus, close it or report it to
Public Safety.
• Know where fire alarms and emergency exits
are located.
• Observe the college’s fire prevention regulations.
• If you smell smoke or see a fire, pull the fire
alarm and leave the building immediately.
• When a fire alarm sounds, leave the building
immediately. Do not wait to see if it is a
false/malfunctioning alarm.
• Notify Public Safety immediately (x6111) of
any emergency, criminal activity, suspicious
conditions, or suspicious subjects.
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Campus Grounds:
• Avoid taking shortcuts through isolated areas.
• Don’t go for a “nature walk” through the
woods alone.
• When walking, jogging, or running around the
campus road after dark, wear reflective clothing.
• Do not walk, jog, or run on campus alone
after dark.
• Call security for on-campus escorts from
dusk to dawn.
Telephone:
• Be suspicious of surveys or wrong-number
calls. Do not divulge your name, room number,
or phone number. The caller may have reached
you by dialing a number at random.
• Always be certain of the identity of the person
on the other end of the line.
• Hang up immediately on annoying or obscene
telephone calls. Remember, you control with
whom you talk.
• Report all obscene or annoying phone calls
immediately.
Vehicle:
• Have keys ready when approaching your
vehicle. Check for intruders before and lock
the door immediately after getting into your
vehicle.
• Close all windows (in addition to locking all
doors) when leaving your vehicle, whether
it’s for a few minutes or several hours.
• Lock all valuables in the trunk.
• Park in well-lighted areas at night.
• Do not attach your name or license tag
number to your key ring.
• Never pick up hitchhikers or hitchhike yourself.
• Always keep your gas tank at least half full.
• If your vehicle breaks down in an isolated
area, raise the hood, lock the doors, and
stay inside.
• If someone stops to help, ask him/her to
call the police. Sound the horn if you feel
threatened.
• If you see a suspicious vehicle or someone
driving recklessly on campus, notify the Office
of Public Safety immediately.
Property Security Tips
What follows are common-sense reminders
for protecting your property. Please remember
and practice these tips at all times.
• Never leave your book bag, wallet, purse,
or other valuables unattended.
• Even if you are going to be gone for “just a
minute,” take your belongings with you.
• Don’t leave easily stolen items, such as your
wallet, checkbook, or jewelry, in open view.
• Don’t keep large sums of money in your room.
• Engrave your driver’s license number and
state on all valuables (stereo, TV, computer,
etc.) Engravers are available at the Office
of Public Safety.
• Do not engrave valuables with your Social Security number. Those numbers are federally
protected, and law enforcement agencies
are unable to learn an owner’s identity if
property is recovered.
• Fill out a serial number registration form,
which is available at the Office of Public
Safety. Include serial numbers of valuables,
and the Office of Public Safety will maintain
this record for five years.
Crime Prevention
Program
The Office of Public Safety works closely with
various campus groups to identify and address
campus issues that have a direct impact on the
safety of community members. The Office of
Public Safety incorporates suggestions and
ideas in its continuing development of better
means by which to reduce, if not eliminate, the
opportunity for crime on campus. Public Safety
officers and community members also share
responsibilities as members of joint taskforces,
which conduct reviews of various policies.
To keep the Goucher community informed,
the Office of Public Safety publishes crime alert
bulletins and emergency notifications related
to personal safety and property security.
Crime alert bulletins provide a forum for
addressing serious or chronic problems and
suggest what can be done to deter/reduce such
situations. These bulletins are based
on information obtained through reports filed
with the department and the “Weekly Crime
Trends” report, which the director receives
from the Baltimore County Police Department.
• “The Use and Abuse of Alcohol and Other
Drugs” is a discussion topic for all Connections
classes, a mandatory class for all first-year
students.
• The log of reported campus crimes and
incidents is updated daily and is available
for review in Public Safety.
• Alcohol and Drug Awareness Week, sponsored
jointly by the Office of Public Safety and the
Office of Student Engagement. Demonstrations
and presentations are given by the Baltimore
County Police Department.
• Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) is a women’s
self-defense class sponsored and taught by
Public Safety officers as a non-credit physical
education class. The instruction culminates
in a simulated attack in which the students
can practice the skills they have acquired
in a dynamic situation.
• Office Watch Program, which uses various
means to remind faculty and staff members
of the need to lock their unoccupied offices,
labs, or other work areas.
The department also addresses issues of
personal and property safety by presenting
workshops and seminars and by preparing
or making publications public. Workshops,
seminars, and publications include:
• “Safety and Security Orientation,” presented
to first-year and transfer students.
• “Safety and Security On Campus,” for
prospective students attending any of
Goucher's events.
The Office of Public Safety maintains an
information and resource library, located in
the office vestibule area. Community members
may choose from a variety of pamphlets and
brochures concerning safety and security
subjects.
Emergency Notifications
may be sent out through the
e2Campus Notification
system, a free system
implemented by the college
that may be used to contact
community members by text
message, e-mail, or RSS feed
in the event of a campus
emergency. The service is
voluntary and community
members are strongly
encouraged to signup for it at
www.goucher.edu/getalerts.
The department also has an audio/visual
library, which has videotapes that individual
students, clubs, houses, or other community
members may check out.
Emergency Response,
Evacuation, and
Notification Procedures
Goucher’s Emergency Action Plan governs the
campus response to fires, explosions, floods,
toxic material releases, civil disturbances, and
any other emergency on campus. It also provides
details about evacuation, emergency sheltering,
and lockdown procedures.
inside the building. This may include
fires, hazmats and explosion emergencies, natural gas leaks, unplanned utility
outages, bomb threats, and any other situations in which emergency personnel
direct evacuation.
In addition, residence hall units contain a
Campus Emergency Procedure Guide, which is
yellow flip-chart that includes instructions for
responding to particular emergencies, as well
as emergency phone numbers. This guide,
which is also distributed to all departments
on campus, includes details about the college’s
procedures related to medical emergencies,
fire and weather emergencies, assaults, civil
and criminal incidents, and hazardous material
releases. Copies of the guide can be obtained
from the Office of Communcations.
• Campus Evacuation: The entire campus
should be evacuated when conditions are
safer away from than on the campus. Depending on the circumstances, this may
include any of the situations noted for
building evacuation, as well as approaching severe weather conditions or emergencies affecting a large area of the
campus or surrounding area.
• Lockdown: The campus should be locked
down to protect community members
from potential dangers in particular
buildings, on campus generally, or in the
adjacent areas. This may include criminal or violent acts committed on campus
or in the areas adjacent to campus.
As a basic principle of emergency response on
campus, all calls for emergency response should
be made first to 911 and immediately thereafter
to the Office of Public Safety, at 410-337-6111.
It is essential that Public Safety be contacted
in addition to 911 so Public Safety officers are
able to direct emergency responders to the
location of the emergency.
• Shelter in Place: Sheltering in place
should be implemented when conditions
are safer on campus than off campus,
such as tornado warnings or severe
weather conditions, certain hazmat
emergencies, some civil disorders, and
nearby hostage or terrorism incidents.
Evacuation Procedures
Evacuation procedures are described in detail
in the college’s Annual Fire Safety Report,
located at the end of this section.
II.
Emergency Notification Procedures
I. Confirmation of Emergency: Whatever
the situation, the Office of Public Safety,
the president or the vice president for finance (or in their absence, their designees) will take the lead in confirming,
as quickly as possible, if the critical incident requires an immediate or urgent
emergency response and notification. Any
one of them may confirm the existence of
a critical incident requiring an emergency
response and notification. The following
factors will be considered in making
this determination:
• Building Evacuation: Individual buildings on campus should be evacuated
when conditions are safer outside than
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Notification of Emergency: An IMMEDIATE notification to the campus will be
made when the director of Public Safety
the president, or the vice president for finance (or their designees) has confirmed
that a significant emergency or dangerous
situation involving an immediate threat to
the health or safety of students or employees is occurring on the campus. The director of Public Safety and other trained
personnel are authorized to issue the
IMMEDIATE notification.
These individuals have authority not to
issue an IMMEDIATE notification if issuing the message will in their professional
judgment, compromise efforts to assist a
victim or to contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate the emergency. Any author-
ized individual that decides not to issue
the alert must notify and consult with the
director of Public Safety or designee. The
director of Public Safety or designee shall
have final authority whether to issue an
IMMEDIATE alert.
An URGENT notification to the campus
will be made when the director of Public
Safety, the president, or the vice president
for finance has confirmed that an emergency situation may pose a threat to life,
safety, or security of campus population.
These individuals have authority not to
issue an URGENT notification if issuing the
message will in their professional judgment,
compromise efforts to assist a victim or to
contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate
the emergency. Any authorized individual
that decides not to issue the alert must notify and consult with the Director of Public
Safety or designee. The Director of Public
Safety or designee shall have final authority
whether to issue an URGENT alert.
A STATUS UPDATE/ALL CLEAR is
made when there is new information or instructionsforthecampuspopulation;it may
provideanupdateonthesituationor change in
protective actions. An ALL CLEAR notification indicates that the emergency has
been contained. The director of Public
Safety, vice president for communications,
the president, or the vice president for finance, or their designees are authorized to
issue STATUS UPDATE/ALL CLEAR notifications. The director of Public Safety or
designee shall have final authority whether
to issue a STATUS UPDATE/ALL CLEAR.
TRAINED PERSONNEL include the following positions:
• director of public safety
• assistant director of public safety
• vice president for technology and
planning
• director of computing services
• vice president for communications
• director of media relations
• vice president for finance
• webmaster
DESIGNEES include the following positions:
• president
￮ provost
• director of public safety
￮ assistant director of public safety
• vice president for technology and
planning
￮ director of computing services
• vice president for communications
￮ director of media relations
webmaster
• vice president for finance
￮ associate vice president for finance
and director of human resources
SYSTEMS ACTIVATED. Trained personnel will determine the appropriate systems
to activate, which may vary depending on
the nature of the emergency. They may
include the following:
• E2Campus
• E-mail
• RSS feed
• Campus-wide voice mail
• Message on main switchboard
• College website
• Door-to-door contact
• Public safety vehicle sirens and
PA systems
• Electronic message boards
• Other systems as developed
III. Testing of Emergency Response and
Evacuation Procedures: On an annual
basis, the Office of Public Safety will conduct tests of the college’s emergency procedures. These will include the following:
• Unannounced fire/evacuation drills in all
occupied buildings on campus.
• Announced tests of its emergency
communication systems, including the
e2Campus system.
• Other tests that may be announced or
unannounced, including evacuation and
shelter-in-place drills.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Other Drugs
Violators of Maryland's
alcohol laws or Goucher's
alcohol policy will be subject
to disciplinary action by the
college and/or referral to
the appropriate law
enforcement agencies.
Alcohol
The sale, service, possession, and consumption
of alcoholic beverages are regulated by federal
and state laws, by local ordinances, and by
college policies and regulations. All guests
and members of the college community are
individually responsible for being aware of
the laws and are obligated to abide by them.
Maryland state law states that no individual
younger than age 21 may buy, consume, or
possess alcoholic beverages of any kind.
Individuals older than age 21 may not sell
or provide minors with alcohol, nor may they
consume alcohol in public.
Goucher College’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other
Drugs Policy states that the consumption of
alcoholic beverage by individuals of legal
drinking age may occur in the privacy of their
rooms but may not occur in public areas,
including, but not limited to, hallways, lounges,
bathrooms, and commons rooms. For those
of legal drinking age, containers of alcoholic
beverages larger than three liters, including
kegs, are not permitted in the residence halls.
People of legal drinking age may not, under any
circumstances, furnish or make available
alcohol to anyone younger than 21 years old.
Those who decide to drink are accountable
for their behavior while under the influence
of alcohol, on the same basis as if they had not
been drinking.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted in any Goucher
vehicle or building, including but not limited
to residence halls, individual rooms and
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The Office of Public Safety will be responsible for publicizing campus emergency response and evacuation
procedures in conjunction with at least
one test per calendar year; and documenting, for each test, a description of
the exercise, the date, time, and whether
it was announced or unannounced.
apartments within residence halls, individual
faculty and staff offices, faculty and staff
lounges, the Gopher Hole, and the Pearlstone
Café. Smoking is also prohibited within
25 feet of any Goucher building.
Drugs
The possession, sale, distribution, and use of
controlled or illegal drugs/substances as defined
by federal, state, and local statutes are strictly
prohibited at any time on college property.
Goucher College is in compliance with the
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the DrugFree Schools and Community Act Amendments of 1989, the Policies of the Maryland
Higher Education Commission Concerning
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control, and Goucher
College’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug
Policy, which prohibit the unlawful manufacture,
distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of
illicit drugs or alcoholic beverages on-campus
property or as part of any college activity,
whether on or off campus. Violators of this prohibition will be subject to prosecution by civil
authorities and the campus judicial system.
Civil action neither necessitates nor precludes
campus action.
As stated in the Office of Community Living
and Multicultural Affairs Contract, “College
personnel may enter rooms in the event of
an emergency, for health or safety reasons,
or because of suspected violation of the law or
school policy. Room inspections are conducted
periodically throughout the semester and during
each break period by Office of Community
Living and/or Public Safety personnel.” If, during
the course of a room inspection, suspected
illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia are found, the
Baltimore County Police Department may be
notified in accordance with state and federal law.
Higher Education Act.The Student Life
Division has both professional and self-help
referral resources available through Student
Health and Counseling Services.
Goucher College’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Other Drugs policy is given to all staff and
union members in compliance with the
Firearms and Other
Dangerous Weapons
Possession or use on college premises of explosives, fireworks, firearms, or other weapons is
strictly prohibited, whether a federal or state
license to possess the same has been issued to
the possessor. This includes, but is not limited
to, pellet guns; knives; clubs; look-alike weapons,
such as toys that look like real guns; and/or any
such item or object whose use or display harms,
threatens, or causes fear to others.
Information Concerning
Registered Sex Offenders
in Maryland
The federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention
Act requires that institutions of higher learning
advise the campus community where they may
obtain information concerning registered sex
offenders in the state. In Maryland, this information is listed on a website and may be found
at www.dpscs.state.md.us/sor/onlineservs.
Additionally, under the guidelines set forth
in Megan’s Law, the Baltimore County Police
Department sends the Office of Public Safety
updated notices on registered child sex offenders
who reside in Baltimore County. This information is available for review at any time in the
Office of Public Safety.
In accordance with the Clery Act, specific
criminal statistics must be compiled, published,
and distributed annually to all current students
and employees and to any applicant for
enrollment or employment, upon request.
The most recent three calendar years of
crime statistics are available as of October 1
at www.goucher.edu/x1303.xml. The compiled
statistics will provide information on the
following types of incidents:
• Murder
• Robbery
• Sex offenses forcible: forcible fondling, rape,
forcible sodomy, and sexual assault with a
foreign object
• Sex offenses non-forcible: incest and
statutory rape
• Aggravated assault
• Manslaughter
• Arson
• Burglary
• Motor vehicle theft
• The number of the aforementioned offenses
in which there is evidence of victim selection
based upon prejudice relating to their race,
gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity,
or disability.
• Arrests or people referred for disciplinary
action for alcohol violations, drug violations,
and weapon law violations.
Crime Statistics
Students who are convicted of drug offenses
will lose their student-aid eligibility for specific
periods of time, depending upon whether the
conviction was for use or sale, and upon how
many times they have been convicted. For
further details, consult the college’s Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Other Drugs Policy.
2010 Annual Fire Safety
Report on Student Housing
On August 14, 2008, the Higher Education Opportunity Act was signed into law. In order to
comply with this Act, the college has prepared
this report, which includes required information about student housing fire safety systems,
fire drills, fire safety policies, and education and
training programs.
vated, the alarm sounds on a panel at the Public
Safety Office, which is staffed 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. An officer then responds to
the building and determines the cause of the
alarm and whether the fire department should
be notified.
On-Campus Housing Fire Safety Equipment
and Plans for Future Improvement
With the exceptions noted below, all of
Goucher College’s residence halls have full
sprinkler systems and networked fire alarm
systems. When a networked fire alarm is acti-
Residence Hall
System Description
Mary Fisher Hall
Full sprinkler and networked alarm system installed 2008.
Heubeck Hall
Froelicher Hall
Full sprinkler and networked alarm installed 2009.
Stimson Hall
Networked alarm system installed in 2004. No sprinklers.
Sondheim House
Welsh Hall
Dulaney Valley
Crescent Apartments
Full sprinkler and networked alarm system.
Individuals to Whom Fires Should be Reported
and Maintenance of Fire Log
A fire is an instance of open flame or other
burning (i) in a place not intended to contain
the burning or (ii) in an uncontrolled manner.
All fires should be reported immediately to the
Office of Public Safety by calling 410-337-6111.
The office maintains a written fire log that
records the nature, date, time, and general location of each fire on campus. The recordation
must occur within two business days of the report. The office will allow public inspection of
the log for the most recent 60-day period during normal business hours and will make older
portions of the log available within two business
days after any request.
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Supervised Fire Drills
Mandatory, supervised fire drills are conducted
for each residence hall in the fall and spring semesters by officers from the Office of Public
Safety. Additionally, each time new residents
occupy a building during the summer for camprelated activities, a fire drill is conducted to ensure the temporary residents are familiar with
evacuation routes and procedures.
Evacuation Policy and Procedures
The Goucher College Emergency Action
Plan, located online at,
www.goucher.edu/documents/Legal/
Goucher_Emergency_Action_Plan.pdf,
provides the following instructions to be followed in the case of an evacuation emergency:
Evacuation emergencies include fires, hazmat
and explosion emergencies (when evacuation is
directed by emergency personnel), natural gas
leaks, unplanned utility outages, bomb threats
and other situations in which emergency personnel direct evacuation of a building. In the
event of fire or other evacuation emergencies at
Goucher College, all persons in the affected
premises must evacuate. You will be notified of
a fire or other evacuation emergency by a fire
alarm signal, which may be a bell or a horn, depending on the building. Initial emergency notifications may also be followed by e-mail, text
messages and phone communications (voice
mail) if appropriate.
If you discover a fire, smell smoke, or discover
any other hazardous emergency condition in a
college facility, immediately activate the building fire alarm and call 911 first, and then the college Office of Public Safety at 410-337-6111.
Calmly alert others in the affected area that
they must leave and may take only important
personal possessions that are in their immediate vicinity, if they can carry such items without
risk to themselves or others. Items you may
take include coats, valuables, medicines, purses,
wallets, and keys. You should also take any pets
with you. You should never try to retrieve items
in another location in the building.
tors. If you are caught in smoke or heat, stay low
where the air is better, and attempt to reach a
safe exit or area of refuge.
If the door or doorknob to the hallway is hot, do
not open it, as fire may be on the other side. If
you are unable to leave your room or office due
to heat or heavy smoke in the hallway, other obstructions, or physical disability, try to put a
cloth or towel under the door to help prevent
the entry of smoke. Call 911 and then the Office
of Public Safety at 410-337-6111 and give your
exact location so that emergency personnel can
be directed to you.
Assist individuals who are blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or mobility impaired
as needed and immediately inform the nearest
emergency responder of the individual’s location. Individuals who have a disability that may
impede their exit from a building in an emergency are encouraged to inform their supervisor of the nature of their disability in advance
so that emergency evacuation procedures can
be developed that will ensure their safe evacuation from the workplace.
Know the location of all exits from your building. All exits in college facilities are marked
with EXIT signs and directional arrows.
Building occupants are not required or encouraged to fight fires and may not use a fire extinguisher unless they are designated and trained
by the college to do so. Any individual designated and trained by the college in the proper
use of a fire extinguisher and confident in his or
her ability to cope with the hazards of a fire may
use a portable fire extinguisher to fight incipient fires (no larger than a waste basket). Any
such efforts must be terminated when it becomes obvious that there is risk of harm from
smoke, heat, or flames.
Leave the building and assemble in the designated area assigned for your building, where
you will not hinder the approaching emergency
response personnel and apparatus. Students
and employees should attempt to account for
individuals that are known to be in the building,
including all visitors. Any missing individuals
should be reported to the Office of Public
Safety or emergency personnel. In addition, security personnel will conduct a sweep of all
floors if sufficient personnel are available and it
is safe to do so.
Upon hearing a building fire alarm signal, evacuate immediately unless you have specific
emergency responsibilities designated in the
Additional Duties section of this plan. Close
windows and the doors behind you. Use the
nearest safe exit, but DO NOT use any eleva-
Wait for Public Safety officers or emergency
personnel to tell you when it is safe to return to
the affected building. Even though the alarm
may stop, the building may not be safe to reenter.
If re-entry to the building is not imminent, oc-
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cupants will be directed to proceed to another
location. Depending on the severity and scale of
the event that triggered the evacuation, Public
Safety will implement procedures to account
for all college employees and residents known
to have been in the building, and all are expected to cooperate in the effort. To the extent
possible, telephones and computers will be provided to allow employees and residents to contact family members.
Fire Safety Education and Training Programs
All community living coordinators and CAs receive fire safety and emergency action plan
training and are responsible for providing fire
safety training to students. Prior to the first fire
drill of the year, each community living assistant conducts a mandatory house meeting for
students during which evacuation procedures,
and fire safety rules are reviewed with new and
returning residents.
Fire Safety Violations and Prohibitions (including rules on portable electrical appliances,
smoking and open flames)
The Student Code of Conduct contains a section addressing fire safety violations. A fire
safety violation “includes, but is not limited to
storing or possession of any hazardous, flammable, or explosive materials; failure to leave a
building during a sounded alarm; tampering
with fire/safety equipment such as fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, pull stations, or
sprinklers; false alarms or the false reporting of
a bomb, fire, or other emergency on college
premises or at activities sponsored by the college.”
All residence hall rooms are equipped with
evacuation maps posted on the back of the door,
which indicate the safest and most direct exit
routes from the room in the case of an emergency. Also on the back of the door in each
room is a copy of the college’s Campus Emergency Procedures Guide which provides information on how to respond appropriately in any
number of emergency situations.
The Community Living website,
www.goucher.edu/x7263.xml, lists items and
activities prohibited in private residence halls
rooms, including candles, incense, irons, hot
pots, coffee makers, and halogen lamps. In addition, each student is given a copy of a handbook at orientation that includes rules relating
to permitted small appliances and fire safety in
general.
Goucher’s smoking policy, included in this
handbook and online at www.goucher.edu/documents/Legal/alcoholpolicy.pdf, prohibits
smoking in any Goucher vehicle or building, including residence halls, individual rooms and
apartments within residence halls, individual
faculty offices, faculty and staff lounges, the
Gopher Hole, and the Pearlstone Café. Smoking is also prohibited within 25 feet of any
Goucher building.
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Professional staff and faculty members receive
Emergency Action Plan training, during which
fire safety and evacuation procedures are reviewed. Staff and faculty are provided with
copies of the Campus Emergency Procedures
Guide (available online at
www.goucher.edu/x31057.xml) at that time,
and the guides are displayed throughout campus. In addition, community living coordinators, public safety officers, and facilities
employees are provided with training under the
college’s Fire Watch Policy
(www.goucher.edu/x20737.xml), as well as
hands-on fire extinguisher training by a professional firefighter instructor.
Residential
Building
Date of Fire
Cause of Fire
Pearlstone Café
01/30/2009
Grill fire due to
malfunction
No. of Injuries
Requiring
Treatment
No. of Deaths
Related to Fire
Value of
Property Damage
Caused by Fire
0
0
<$100
Statistics on Fires
1.
2.
The cause of a fire is the factor or factors
that give rise to a fire. The causal factor
may be, but is not limited to, the result of
an intentional or unintentional act, mechanical failure, or act of nature.
A fire-related injury is any instance in
which a person is injured as a result of a
fire, including an injury sustained from a
natural or accidental cause while involved
in fire control, attempting rescue, or escaping from the dangers of the fire. The term
person may include students, faculty, staff,
visitors, firefighters, or any other individuals.
3.
4.
Fire-related death is any instance in which
a person is killed as a result of a fire, including death resulting from a natural or
accidental cause while involved in fire control, attempting rescue, or escaping from
the dangers of a fire. A fire-related death
includes any instance in which a person
dies within one year of injuries sustained
as a result of the fire.
The value of property damage is the estimated value of the loss of the structure and
contents, in terms of the cost of replacement in like kind and quantity, including:
• contents damaged by fire
• related damages caused by smoke
and water
• does not include indirect loss, such as
business interruption
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section 7: campus policies
CONSTITUTION OF THE STUDENT
GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
PREAMBLE
We, the students of Goucher College, in order to contribute to a more perfect
community founded upon respect, inclusion, communication, service and
social justice, and responsibility, do hereby establish this Constitution of
the Student Government Association.
ARTICLE I: THE STUDENT
BILL OF RIGHTS
Preamble
We, the Student Government Association, do hereby establish this Bill of Rights to be
granted to all Students of Goucher College. It is the collective duty of the student body
and the Student Government Association to protect these rights.
We recognize that with rights come responsibilities. While this document does not
enumerate all of our responsibilities, we acknowledge that they are inherent in each
right. We have the foremost responsibility to respect each other, Goucher College,
and the larger community we live and learn in.
Section I: Free Speech
Students have the right to speak and express themselves freely. Students may congregate freely provided that college operations are not unreasonably obstructed. This right
shall extend to all areas of student life and shall be protected in the utmost by the
Student Government Association. Harassment, slander, and libel are not protected
forms of speech.
Section II: Equal Protection
Students have the right to equal protection under the rules and regulations of all
campus institutions and departments. Students shall be free from discrimination,
which includes but is not limited to discrimination based on race, religion, sex, ethnicity,
age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, political preference, and national origin.
Section III: Academic Freedom
Students have the right to pursue intellectual discourse in and outside of the classroom which shall not be inhibited for reasons based on their views. Students may invite
and hear any person of their own choosing, with the understanding that guest speakers
do not represent the views of Goucher College. Students shall not be discriminated
against based on their political beliefs.
Section IV: Participation in Campus Governance
Students have the right, individually and collectively, to express their views and
participate in forming campus policy which affects students. Students are entitled to
prior notification of new campus policies in a timely manner. Student opinions shall
be represented formally through the Student Government Association and other
student organizations.
Section V: Free Press
Students have the right to a free press. Student journalists are free to write critically
without interference or fear of retribution. A journalist may not be forced to reveal any
information about his/her sources, documents, conversations, written exchanges,
notes, recordings, and methods, to the extent provided by the Maryland Shield Law.
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Section VI: Privacy
Students have the right to privacy. Rooms shall not be entered without the occupying
student's permission unless there is suspicion of serious illegal activity, or if there is
a threat to the health and safety of members of the community. Community Living also
reserves the right to check rooms during breaks, but will only inspect items left in
plain view.
Section VII: Appeals
Students have the right to appeal any administrative, academic or disciplinary decision
that affects them directly; including need based financial aid decisions and grades. All
appeals are made in accordance with official college policy.
Section VIII: Rights of the Accused
Students accused of violations of the Code of Conduct have a right to a Judicial Board
hearing, an Administrative penalty or an Administrative Hearing.
ARTICLE II: ELECTORAL
PROCEDURES
Section I: Voting
Spring Elections: Every spring the following positions shall be elected: Student Government
Association president, secretary, treasurer, vice president for clubs, vice president for
programming, vice president for financial affairs, vice president for public relations, vice
president for student action, vice president for social justice, student judicial board
chair, 10 at-large student senators, and six commuter student senators, at-large
college council representative, the rising sophomore, rising junior, rising senior class
governments (president, vice president, secretary and treasurer), and five
judicial board advocates.
Midterm Elections: Midterm elections will be held after winter break for the spring
term. Letters of intent will be due the first weekend of the semester. The elections
will take place during the second weekend of the semester.
Fall Elections: Every fall the following positions shall be elected: freshman class
government (president, vice president, secretary and treasurer), two at-large student
senators, and any SGA and class government positions not filled in the spring elections
of the previous year.
Clerk of Elections: The clerk of elections will not be a candidate for any position in the
elections. The clerk of elections will announce an election timeline to the student senate
within eight weeks of the start of the spring semester. The election timeline must be
approved by the student senate by majority vote. The clerk of elections will announce
and publicize the election deadlines, candidates forum, and available positions. The
election must be held before reading period.
Election Day: Five volunteers will be chosen by the clerk of elections to assist election
day procedures. No volunteer member may be on the ballot as an official or write-in
candidate. The duties of the volunteers will be: working the polling table, assisting in
counting ballots and any other election or campaigning tasks deemed necessary by
the clerk of elections. The ballots will be kept by the official election volunteers. The
election volunteers, one faculty or staff, and one student senate member not running
for a position and chosen at random will tally the votes. Elections will be decided by
majority vote. In the event of a tie a run-off election will be held within two business
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days. If the run-off election is a tie, the clerk of elections will decide the best method
of determining the outcome of the election.
Disqualification: If any candidate violates any of the election procedure they may be
subject to disqualification by the clerk of elections. The clerk of elections has the
power to disqualify or reinstate a candidate during the elections.
Contesting the Election: If an undergraduate student wishes to contest the election he
or she must do so in writing. This objection must be submitted to the clerk of elections
within two business days following the announcement of the election results. If an
election is contested the student senate shall make a decision regarding the validity of
the candidacy and/or election in question by majority vote of the full student senate.
Section II: Candidates
Letters of Intent: Letters of intent must be submitted to the clerk of elections by the
deadline passed by Student Senate. Each candidate must submit a detailed letter of
intent to the clerk of elections. Letters of intent will be posted at the polling place
immediately after the deadline for submission.
Write-in Candidates: If a candidate does not submit his letter of intent before the
deadline he or she can run in the election as a write-in candidate. Write-in candidates
may campaign but they will not be able to give a speech at the candidates’ forum nor
will they have their name on the printed ballot.
Petitioning to Participate in the Candidates Forum: If a write-in candidate wishes to
participate in the candidates’ forum any person may present a petition of 25 student
signatures to the clerk of elections for the candidate to participate in the forum.
Section III: Campaigning
Creation of Policies: Rules will be decided by the clerk of elections and the Public
Relations Committee.
ARTICLE III:
MEMBERS OF THE SGA
Section I: Student Senate
Mission: The Student Senate will serve as a forum through which all students will be
able to voice their opinions and represent their interests on campus.
Rules of Procedure: See Article IV.
Membership: No student shall be excluded from participation in SGA on the basis of
color, race, religion, sex, age, physical handicap, sexual orientation, gender identification,
or personal appearance. Voting Student Senators must maintain a cumulative GPA no
lower than 2.0, and must be full-time undergraduate students of Goucher College.
Powers: The Student Senate will have the power to hear concerns of individual students
and groups pending the approval of a majority of the Executive Board; tell any other
member of the Senate or otherwise to come to order; if a student or group is denied
the chance to address the Student Senate, a member of the Student Senate may motion
for time to address the group’s concern(s); approve any budget brought before it; create
any ad-hoc committees it deems necessary; require reports from all standing and ad-hoc
committees; have final approval over any/all actions of the standing and ad-hoc
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committees; approve any elections or nominations that may become necessary
throughout the year; withhold any powers awarded to ad-hoc committees with a
supermajority (2/3 vote) of the Student Senate approving; overturn any decision made
by the Executive Board or any other committee by a supermajority; suspend or amend
this Constitution; impeach any member of SGA because of an inability to uphold the
powers and duties outlined in this document; take any steps necessary in preserving
the powers vested in this Constitution and the functionality of the Student Government
Association; and suspend the Constitution of the Student Government Association
temporarily for the passing of a motion with the support of at least two-thirds (2/3)
of legislators.
Duties: It will be the duty of the Student Senate to represent the student body
in all matters.
Section II: Governance of Committees
It is the recommendation of this document that all committees use Robert’s Rules of
Order to conduct their business, but it is understood that each committee chair may
run meetings as they see fit. The committee chair will determine the amount of members
they see fit for the productivity of the committee.
Section III: Ad-hoc Committees
Mission: Ad-hoc committees will be formed to address a specific issue at the discretion
of the Student Senate or the president.
Rules of Procedure: The Student Senate will establish the chair of all ad-hoc committees through a supermajority (2/3 vote). That chair will conduct meetings as he or she
see fit.
Membership: Ad-hoc committees will be composed of the following voting members:
no fewer than than four members and one co-chair. Ad-hoc committees will also include the following non-voting members: the appointed chair, who will only cast the
deciding vote in the case of a tie, and anyone else. NOTE: Non-student members of
the community may serve on an ad-hoc committee with a supermajority (2/3 vote) of
the Student Senate approving.
Powers: Ad-hoc committees will have the power to petition for funds from the
SGA General Fund.
Duties: It will be the duty of all ad-hoc committees to report regularly to Student Senate;
work towards a solution to the issue for which they have been established; and take
action and oversee the action taken in response to the issue for which they have been
created. It will be the duty of the chair to: run committee meetings; and sit as a voting
member of the Student Senate. It will be the duty of the co-chair to take minutes at
all ad-hoc committee meetings; help the chair keep control of the room; and chair
any ad-hoc committee meetings that the chair of that committee cannot attend.
Section IV: Executive Board
Mission: The Executive Board will serve many roles, but all will involve the leadership
and administration of the SGA and the SGA’s policies.
Rules of Procedure: Executive Board Meetings will occur weekly and will follow Robert’s
Rules of Order. The president will chair Executive Board Meetings.
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Membership: The Executive Board will be composed of the following voting members:
treasurer; secretary; vice president for student action; vice president for financial
affairs; vice president for clubs; vice president for public relations; vice president for
social programming; vice president for social justice. The Executive Board will also
include the following non-voting members: president, who will only cast the deciding
vote in the case of a tie; Parliamentarian; SGA Advisor, and anyone else. Executive Board
members must maintain a cumulative GPA no lower than 2.5, and must be full time
undergraduate students of Goucher College.
Powers: The Executive Board will have the power to create the agenda for all meetings
of Student Senate; maintain the Executive Fund which may be used at the discretion of
the Executive Board; petition for funds from the SGA General Fund; approve budgets
and petitions once they have been approved by Finance Committee unless they are time
sensitive, or finance committee did not meet that week; withhold any information if
it is deemed in the best interest of the students; approve any new clubs on campus;
and take any steps necessary in preserving the powers vested in this Constitution and
the functionality of the SGA.
Duties: It will be the duty of the Executive Board to: uphold the SGA Constitution; all
of its enumerated powers; address the concerns of individual students; act as an
intermediary between students and the college administration.
Section V: President
Powers: The president will have the power to: call emergency meetings of the Executive
Board with at least 24-hours notice, and call emergency meetings of Student Senate
with at least 48-hours notice; create an ad-hoc committee for a need not filled by other
committees; be the chair for all Executive Board meetings, meetings of Student Senate,
and SGA campus-wide meetings; create the agenda for Executive Board Meetings; sit
as an ex officio member on every committee; appoint a new clerk of elections if the
vice president for Public Relations is unable to fulfill those responsibilities; select
students to serve on the Student Judicial Board in accordance with the Student Judicial
Board Policy; and serve on College Council.
Duties: It will be the duty of the president to uphold Robert’s Rules of Order during Student Senate and Executive Board meetings; enforce the Students’ Bill of Rights;
and be the face of the students.
Section VI: Treasurer
Powers: The treasurer will have the power to serve as an advocate for financial prudence
on possible infractions, budgeting issues, and petitions in all SGA bodies; and move
funds between SGA accounts in accordance with their duties. (NOTE: If the treasurer
cannot fulfill their responsibilities, the president and vice president for financial affairs
will act as co-treasurer until an election is completed.)
Duties: It will be the duty of the treasurer to ensure that all SGA bodies do not go into
debt through paying all expenses at the discretion of the treasurer; keep an account of
all SGA funds; maintain any and all club funding; allocate any new club chartered at any
time during the course of the year a start-up grant of $100; record the account balance
of every active, chartered club as of the first week of classes; close the account of all
defunct clubs, as voted on by the Student Senate with a recommendation in conjunction
with the vice president for clubs; audit all accounts prior to fund allocation with the vice
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president for financial affairs; check that each receipt submitted for reimbursement
is in accordance with the rules in which the funds were allocated; and submit a report
to the Executive Board and Student Senate at the end of each month consisting of the
account balances, the total amount paid by order to the Student Senate, and the balance
on hand.
Section VII: Vice President for Financial Affairs
Powers: The vice president for financial affairs will have the power to audit books of
each organization receiving funds from the SGA at the recommendation of the Finance
Committee; work with Finance Committee to establish the budget; and update the
Student Senate as to what petitions were approved during the most recent Executive
Board meeting; give a petition permission to bypass finance based on time-sensitivity
or in the event of Finance Committee not meeting.
Duties: It will be the duty of the vice president for financial affairs to make available and
publicize Finance Committee petitions and guidelines to all groups eligible for funds; assist the treasurer with the allocation and distribution of club account numbers at the
beginning of the year; ensure that no allocation shall be transferred to organizations
with outstanding and overdue debts to the SGA; submit a copy of the annual budget and
copies of each club budget to the Executive Board and Student Senate with a breakdown
of costs to be published on the SGA website; keep on record a copy of all petitions with
written explanations of deferred petitions, as well as copies of petitions from the previous
three (3) years; accept petitions from any chartered organization requesting funds for
the next academic year; the treasurer with any duties upon the treasurer’s request.
Section VIII: Finance Committee
Mission: The Finance Committee will ensure that all petitions to be brought before
the Executive Board are financially sound, in other words do the numbers add up. It is
not the job of Finance Committee to determine the big picture financial impact of the
petition, or make any value-calls on the event being petitioned for.
Rules of Procedure: The vice president for financial affairs will be the chair of the
Finance Committee and will conduct meetings as they see fit. (NOTE: if the vice
president for financial affairs cannot fulfill his or her responsibilities the co-chair
of the committee shall assume the responsibilities as interim vice president until
a special election is held.)
Membership: The Finance Committee will be composed of the following voting members:
No fewer than five members, one co-chair. The Finance Committee will also include
the following non-voting members: the vice president for financial affairs, who will only
cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie, and anyone else.
Powers: The Finance Committee will have the power to approve budgets and petitions
to be heard by the Executive Board only on the accuracy of documentation and fiscal
merit; and establish the SGA budget each budgeting period..
Duties: It will be the duty of the Finance Committee to ensure that all petitions approved
to go to Executive Board are financially sound; and establish the SGA budget each
budgeting period. It will be the duty of the co-chair to take minutes at all Finance
Committee meetings; help the chair keep control of the room; and chair any Finance
Committee meetings that the vice president for financial affairs cannot attend.
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Section IX: Secretary
Powers: The secretary will have the power to create attendance policies for all bodies
of SGA pending the approval of Executive Board; and act as clerk of elections if the
vice president of public relations is unable to fulfill those responsibilities.(NOTE: If
the secretary cannot fulfill their responsibilities, the parliamentarian shall act as
secretary until an election is complete.)
Duties: It will be the duty of the secretary to keep detailed minutes of all SGA meetings,
this includes Student Senate, Executive Board, and any other SGA campus-wide meetings; uphold the attendance policy for all bodies of SGA; make public all minutes from
all SGA bodies, including Executive Board, Student Senate, and all committees; and
maintain a public listing for all SGA bylaws.
Section X: Vice President for Student Action
Powers: The vice president for student action will have the power to chair the Student
Action Committee; act as president in the event that the president cannot fulfill their
duties; and administer surveys to the student body.
Duties: It will be the duty of the vice president for student action to report to the
Student Senate; and enforce and maintain the Student Bill of Rights.
Section XI: Student Action Committee
Mission: The Student Action Committee will work to ensure that the rights of all of the
students on campus are upheld. The Student Action Committee will also be the voice
of the student body to the administrative offices.
Rules of Procedure: The vice president for student action will be the chair of the
Student Action Committee and will conduct meetings as they see fit. (NOTE: if the
vice president for student action cannot fulfill their responsibilities the Co-Chair
of the committee shall assume the responsibilities as interim vice president until
a special election is held.)
Membership: The Student Action Committee will be composed of the following voting
members: Fewer than four members and one co-chair. The Student Action Committee
will also include the following non-voting members: The vice president for Student
action, who will only cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie, and anyone else.
Powers: The Student Action Committee will have the power to organize all student
protests and petition for funding from the SGA General Fund.
Duties: It will be the duty of the Student Action Committee to maintain standing student
liaison relationships with each of the administrative offices and establish an effective
communication system by which students can make their voices heard. It will be the
duty of the co-chair to take minutes at all Student Action Committee meetings, help
the chair keep control of the room, and chair any Student Action Committee meetings
that the vice president for student action cannot attend.
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Section XII: Vice President for Clubs
Powers: The vice president for clubs will have the power to approve new club charters
to be heard by Executive Board; repeal any clubs’ right to petition for funds; and declare
clubs inactive at their own discretion.
Duties: It will be the duty of the vice president for clubs to maintain an active list of
all clubs on campus; stay in constant contact with all clubs; and foster the collaboration
between the umbrella organizations and the clubs.
Section XIII: Vice President for Public Relations
Powers: The vice president for public relations will have the power to chair the Public
Relations Committee; create the SGA club advertising policy, with approval of the
Executive Board; act as the clerk of elections in all campus-wide votes or elections;
establish the SGA printing and supplies budget, and use it; and issue press releases
on behalf of the SGA.
Duties: It will be the duty of the vice president for public relations to enforce the SGA
club advertising policy; publicize all SGA events; and maintain the SGA website either
personally or by appointing someone.
Section XIV: Public Relations Committee
Mission: The Public Relations Committee shall work as the voice of the SGA to the
student body, administrative offices, and greater Baltimore community.
Rules of Procedure: The vice president for public relations will be the chair of the
Public Relations Committee and will conduct meetings as they see fit. (NOTE: if the
vice president for public relations cannot fulfill their responsibilities the co-chair
of the committee shall assume the responsibilities as interim vice president until a
special election is held.)
Membership: The Public Relations Committee will be composed of the following voting
members: No less than four (4) members; one co-chair. The Public Relations Committee
will also include the following nonvoting members: The vice president for public
relations, who will only cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie, and anyone else
Powers: The Public Relations Committee will have the power to issue press releases
and publications on behalf of the SGA; establish election and campaign rules for any
school-wide election or vote; and petition for funds from the SGA General Fund.
Duties: It will be the duty of the Public Relations Committee to assist the chair of
elections in regards to any school-wide election or vote; publicize all SGA events, and
assist clubs will publicizing their events; and notify the student body and administration
of any and all policy changes at least 12 hours before that change goes into effect. It will
be the duty of the co-chair to take minutes at all Public Relations Committee meetings;
help the chair keep control of the room; and chair any Public Relations Committee
meetings that the vice president for Public Relations cannot attend.
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Section XV: Vice President for Social Justice
Powers: The vice president for social justice will have the power to: chair the Social
Justice Committee; and foster the creation of socially just programs on campus.
Duties: It will be the duty of the vice president for social justice to promote socially
just programming.
Section XVI: Social Justice Committee
Mission: The Social Justice Committee will work to foster the creation of sustainable
projects that promote civic society, equality, freedom of information and education,
and other democratic ideals both in and out of the Goucher Community, particularly
in the Baltimore area.
Rules of Procedure: The vice president for social justice will be the chair of the Social
Justice Committee and will conduct meetings as he or she see fit. (NOTE: if the vice
president for Social Justice cannot fulfill his or her responsibilities, the co-chair of
the committee shall assume the responsibilities as interim vice president until a
special election is held.)
Membership: The Social Justice Committee will be composed of the following voting
members: Fewer than five members; one co-chair; the executive board treasurer;
vice president for financial affairs. The Social Justice Committee will also include the
following non-voting members: the vice president for Social Justice, who will only cast
the deciding vote in the case of a tie, and anyone else.
Powers: The Social Justice Committee will have the power to approve petitions for
socially just programs from the Social Justice Fund in accordance with the ideals
stated in its mission statement. The Student Government Association must receive
the consent of the vice president for Social Justice, the Social Justice Committee,
and a supermajority of the Student Senate to revoke its funding.
Duties: It will be the duty of the Social Justice Committee to encourage and promote
the ideals espoused in its mission statement. It will be the duty of the co-chair to take
minutes at all Social Justice Committee meetings; help the chair keep control of the
room, and chair any Social Justice Committee meetings that the vice president for
social justice cannot attend.
Section XVII: Vice President for Social Events
Powers: The vice president for social events will have the power to chair the
Programming Board.
Duties: It will be the duty of the vice president for social events to promote Goucher
students to be more active.
Section XVIII: Programming Board
Mission: The Programming Board coordinates all student social and entertainment
programming on campus, meant to engage the entire student body. It will not program
individual club events.
Rules of Procedure: The vice president for social events will be the chair of the Programming
Board and will conduct meetings as he or she see fit. (NOTE: if the vice president for
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social events cannot fulfill their responsibilities the co-chair of the committee shall
assume the responsibilities as Interim vice president until a special election is held.)
Membership: The Programming Board will be composed of the following voting members:
Fewer than four members; one co-chair; one treasurer. The Programming Board will
also include the following non-voting members: The vice president for social events,
who will only cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie; two non-student representatives
from the Office of Student Engagement, and anyone else.
Powers: The Programming Board will have the power to create any event that it finds
is beneficial to the student body, plan and execute Get Into Goucher (GIG) and Gala,
and petition for funding from the SGA General Fund.
Duties: It will be the duty of the Programming Board to submit a projected budget to the
Finance Committee by the established deadline; and elect, through a simple majority, one
co-chair and one treasurer, and one secretary before the end of the first month of the
fall semester. It will be the duty of the secretary to: take minutes at all Programming
Board meetings; help the chair keep control of the room; and chair any Programming
Board meetings that the vice president for Social Events cannot attend. It will be the
duty of the treasurer to maintain all account records for the Programming Board; and
be able to present all financial business of the Programming Board upon request.
Budget: Fifteen percent of the SGA General Fund will be allocated to Programming
Board. All petitions for programming will first be voted on by Programming Board and
then go to Executive board. The executive board will serve to provide further oversight on
petitions. Once approved by executive board, the Programming board has the confidence to run the event. If denied by Executive board, the programming board can repetition the next week to executive board. The SGA treasurer should maintain a
relationship with the Programming Board treasurer for budgeting updates. The Programming Board treasurer will present to the executive board a list outlying the expenditures and the current balance of the account and budget projections every month.
Gig and Gala: By December of the academic year, a budget must be proposed to the
Executive Board for GIG, these monies will be put into an account for GIG once budgeting
occurs. By February a budget must be proposed to the exec board for Gala, these
monies will be put into an account for Gala once budgeting occurs. The programming
board can petition exec board for further financial assistance should unexpected issues
arise for GIG and/or Gala.
Section XIX: Parliamentarian
Powers: The parliamentarian will have the power to judge the constitutionality of any
actions taken by any SGA body; act as the secretary, without voting, in the event that
is the secretary is unable to fulfill his or her duties; and disallow unconstitutional
actions to take place. The decision of the Parliamentarian on judgments of constitutionality
cannot be overturned by any member of the Student Government except by a 2/3
majority by the Student Senate. (NOTE: The Parliamentarian does not vote in Executive
Board or Student Senate)
Duties: It will be the duty of the parliamentarian to inform Student Senate whenever
a ruling of unconstitutionality is passed down and the resulting actions.
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Section XX: SGA Adviser
Powers: The SGA adviser will have the power to act as a guide for informing the
actions of the Executive Board. (NOTE: The SGA adviser does not vote as the
Executive Board or in the Legislature)
Duties: It will be the duty of the SGA adviser to be the primary link between the
Executive Board and the Office of Student Engagement.
Section XXI: Class Governments
Mission: Class governments will be the administrative and representative bodies for
each of the classes of undergraduate students.
Rules of Procedure: The class president will be the chair of meetings and will conduct
meetings as he or she see fit. If the president is unable to fulfill his or her responsibilities,
the vice president will act in his or her place.
Membership: Class governments will be composed of the following voting members:
vice president; treasurer; secretary. Class governments will also include the following
non-voting members: president, who will only cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie,
and anyone else.
Powers: Each class government will have the power to raise funds and spend money
as the class sees fit.
Duties: It will be the duty of Class Governments to listen and respond to the demands of
the members of their class; and represent their class’s interests in SGA. It will be
the duty of the president to chair all meetings. It will be the duty of the vice president
to: assist all other members and chair any meetings that the president is unable to
attend. It will be the duty of the treasurer to keep all financial records of the class;
and make all information available upon request. It will be the duty of the secretary
to keep minutes of all meetings, and make them public.
ARTICLE IV. LEGISLATIVE
AND DISCIPLINARY
PROCEDURE
Section I: Operations of the Student Senate
The Student Senate will use the Robert’s Rules of Order for all procedure. The version
used by Student Senate will be distributed to all members at the first Legislative session
of each semester. All votes in the Student Senate require quorum. Quorum is defined
as the presence of two-thirds (2/3) of all voting members, excluding those with excused
absences. Quorum shall be taken before any vote on an agenda item. If a vote of a position
is undecided by two-thirds majority after two votes, the voting method shall change to
simple majority.
Section II: Approval and Repeal of Student Government Actions
Approval and Repeal of Student Government Actions Actions of the Student Senate:
include, but are not limited to: approval of minutes, passing of resolutions, passing of
motions. Any new SGA program proposal that would require funding from the Student
Activities Fees will require a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Student Senate. Any reorganization of the Student Government Association, approval of changes to this document,
or creation of a new Executive Board position shall require the support of two-thirds
(2/3) of the Student Senate. It must be turned over to the student body in two weeks’
time or less for approval by a majority of students that choose to vote. This referendum
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is to be managed by the clerk of elections. An action of the Student Senate or of the
Executive Board may be repealed with the consent of two-thirds (2/3) of the Student
Senate. This decision may be extended to the student body if deemed necessary by a
majority of the Student Senate.
Section III: Procedure for Removal from Position
Succession Procedure: If an Executive Board member wishes to resign, they must notify
the president in person in a letter. The Student Senate must then be notified of their
resignation by reading their letter during their officer minutes. Specific reasoning for
resignation need not be included. (NOTE: If the president wishes to resign, they must
notify the entire Executive Board during an Executive Board meeting) Reasons for
impeachment may include, but are not limited to, noncompliance with this document,
failure to perform specified duties, failure to maintain the required grade point average
and disciplinary record specified in this document, and ineptitude. A motion for impeachment must be submitted in writing to the secretary no less than 24 hours prior to
Student Senate.
Impeachment Procedure: A motion for impeachment must be submitted in writing to
the Secretary or Parliamentarian no less than 24 hours prior to Student Senate. The letter
must enumerate enumerates the failures of an individual to carry out the
required duties/responsibilities of office as specified in this constitution and/or conduct
unbecoming an elected official of the SGA. Any letter of impeachment will immediately
be brought to the attention of the SGA staff adviser and the associate dean of students,
as well as the president and the accused member. The impeachment motion is to
automatically be the first item on the agenda so that the public relations chair can
announce an election during his or her officer report. The procedure for debating an impeachment shall follow general operation procedure. This is to be considered equivalent to a referendum on their performance. All debate must be included in the minutes.
Section IV: Chain of Command
Order of the Chain of Command: president, vice president for student action,
vice president for financial affairs, vice president for public relations, vice president
for social events, treasurer, secretary, then parliamentarian.
Chain of Command Procedure: In the event that the president cannot fulfill their
responsibilities, the vice president for student action will take his or her place,
next in line is the vice president for financial affairs. If all three cannot fulfill their
responsibilities, the Student Senate will select an interim president and a clerk of
elections from the remaining Executive Board who shall serve no more than two weeks.
ARTICLE V. CLUBS
Section I: Reserved Rights for Chartered Clubs
All chartered clubs have equal rights within the Student Government and Goucher
community. Chartered clubs have the right to petition SGA for funding, to reserve space
on campus for meetings, to have representation for the club in the legislature, and to
participate in Club Rush.
Section II: Creation of a Club
Any student interested in chartering a new club must meet with the vice president of
clubs and the umbrella chair that they wish their club to fall under, if they choose to
have their clubs under an umbrella. Once they have met with both, they then meet with
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the Executive Board to petition for the creation of their club. In order to charter a new
club the student(s) must demonstrate the proposed organization will provide a service
to the Goucher and/or surrounding community, which is not currently provided by
another student group. Each club must draft a final copy of a constitution identifying;
overall goals, officer positions, procedure regulations, and any other components
relevant to the club functioning. Students are subject to other requirements established
by the Executive Board at the beginning of each academic year, which have been
recommended by vice president of clubs due to varying conditions and Goucher.
Section III: Club Regulations
All clubs are required to keep an up-to-date copy of their constitution with the vice
president for clubs. If changes are made to their constitution, the club must present
a new copy along with the changes made within five business days of the ratification.
Clubs wishing to petition for funds are required to comply with procedures established
by the vice president for clubs and the vice president for financial affairs, pending approval
of the Executive Board.
The Executive Board has the right to request that any club that has received SGA funds
produce evidence of how the funds have been used and/or make a report on the use
of the funds at an SGA Executive Board meeting. Athletic clubs must meet with the
vice president for clubs, assistant director of student engagement, and the associate
director of physical education once per academic year. If these requirements are not
met, the club is subject to termination.
Section IV: Description of the Club Structure
All clubs shall be placed into an umbrella organization based on the discretion of its
members and the decision of the umbrella advisers. These umbrella organizations
will maintain open lines of communication between the clubs within to promote
collaboration and stronger events.
An interested member of the staff or faculty of Goucher College will head each umbrella
organization. This umbrella chairperson will be required to hold umbrella meetings at
least once per semester that are required to be attended by a representative from each
club (preferably the club president) and the vice president for clubs. The umbrella
chairperson is also encouraged to maintain constant communication with all of their
clubs based on the club’s desire to be involved with the umbrella. The umbrella
chairperson may act as the club advisor to those clubs who choose.
Section V: Club Umbrella Committee Mission
Mission: The Club Umbrella Committee shall work to promote collaboration and
synergy amongst clubs.
Rules of Procedure: The vice president for public relations will be the chair of the
Public Relations Committee and will conduct meetings as they see fit.
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Membership: The Club Umbrella Committee will elect a student leader (or leaders)
from amongst its active members. A staff adviser will be assigned to work with each
umbrella organization. Staff advisers for the six umbrella organizations will come from
amongst OSE and other Student Life professional staff. No voting Committee member
may receive compensation for activities or events sponsored by the board.
Powers: The Club Umbrella Committee will have the power to: share and collaborate
on programming ideas, consolidate the work needed to petition SGA for money, and
increase accountability of clubs.
ARTICLE VI.
THE SGA BUDGET
Section I: Guidelines
The SGA Budget is to be established in the fall semester of the current year. The budget
will be presented to the Student Senate two weeks before the last day of classes
in the spring semester. The budget will be based on estimates on the following year’s
enrollment multiplied by the student activities fee. The budget will be divided into the
following: executive fund, general fund, and house council fund. The budget divisions
shall be approved annually, without constitutional amendment, by the Student Senate
before the budgeting process begins in the spring semester. The Student Senate is not
obligated to spend the entire budget. Loans may be granted from the general fund
according to the terms of the 2008 Finance Committee Policies. No deficit spending
will be allowed for the SGA or any chartered organization. SGA money may only be
used towards activities or programs that are intended for undergraduate students
of Goucher College.
Section II: Distribution of the Budget
Executive Board will receive 3% of the budget, Programming Board 15%, and the
remaining money will be allocated to the General Fund. The Social Justice Committee
will receive 12% of the budget for the year, which cannot be touched by any other
committee or group during the year except after the semester has ended when the
remaining money will roll into the general fund.
Section III: Procedure for Developing the SGA Budget
Only petitions approved by the Finance Committee or exempted by the Finance Chair
will be considered. The Finance Committee will grant clubs budgets through deadlines
and procedures established by the Finance Committee and in accordance with all
constitutional criteria. The Finance Committee approved budget will be approved (or
amended) by the Executive Board, who shall then present the budget to the Student
Senate. Each chartered organization that submits a petition will receive a copy of its
itemized budget.
Section IV: Procedure for Budget Appeals
A call to contest the decision of the Executive Board’s approved budget may be made
with a signed, dated letter stating the appeal. This letter must be submitted to the
president within one week of the Executive Board meeting announcing the budget
decision of the Student Senate. Appeals are brought before the Student Senate, which
shall approve or deny the appeal. A member of the club or organization making the
appeal may present the appeal before Student Senate. The Student Senate may not
alter the constitutional percentages during the appeals process. During the appeal
at the meeting of the Student Senate, the vice president for financial affairs must
describe exactly why funds were allocated as such.
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ARTICLE VII.
THE QUINDECIM
Section I: Funding
The Quindecim student newspaper shall be guaranteed to have funding to publish
an issue every two weeks of the academic year.
Section II: Procedure for Budgeting
In order to receive funds, the newspaper editors shall present a budget request to the
Finance Committee and the Executive Board with documentation demonstrating that all
funds requested are for the sole purpose of publication. The Finance Committee and
the Executive Board shall not reject or in any way modify the request unless a majority
of the committee deem the budget or a part of the budget to be a request to fund activities other than publication or spending that is proven to be excessive. If the Finance
Committee and the Executive Board approve the request by a simple majority vote, the
budget shall be deemed as having final approval and authorization, and funds shall be
disbursed as soon as possible. The editors of the newspaper may appeal the decisions
to the Student Senate.
ARTICLE VIII.
THE RESTRICTIONS
FOR SGA PETITIONS
Section I: Funding for Drivers
Up to 10 cents a mile will be given to all drivers who request funds from SGA. Petitions
to finance and executive board must show total mileage with proper documentation as
well as how many drivers will be driving to the event.
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ADVERTISING POLICY
PURPOSE:
1.
To foster the
responsible use of
creative advertising
and information, while
eliminating campus
damage and reducing
waste paper.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Advertising for Club/Organization-Sponsored Events
a. No more than 50 table tents are allowed per event.
b. No more than one twin-size bed sheet (or banner of the same size) can be used
per event.
c. Advertising is only allowed on designated bulletin boards across campus or
on smooth surfaces (glass, painted or finished surfaces, or doors) using ONLY
clear mounting squares. No advertisements may be placed on rock/stone work,
poles, or chalk or white boards.
d. Advertisements must be removed within 48 hours of the event.
e. The name(s) of sponsoring organizations must be printed on each poster
(refer to policy 4).
f.
All club/organization advertising for events that have been funded by the SGA must
include on the advertisement in clearly visible font, “This event sponsored
by the Student Government Association.”
Advertising for General Club/Organization Information and Meetings
a. No more than 40 informational fliers [8.5” x 11”] are allowed per organization.
1. All Goucher College radio deejays are allowed no more than 20 flyers to
advertise for a radio show.
b. Advertising is only allowed on designated bulletin boards across campus or
on smooth surfaces (glass, painted or finished surfaces, or doors) using ONLY
clear mounting squares. No advertisements may be placed on rock/stone work,
poles, or chalk or white boards.
c. Advertising is allowed to stay up indefinitely as long as the club/organization
abides by the aforementioned policies. If another club/organization would like to
advertise for an event, the group has the right to move the informational flier to
another appropriate location as to make room for the event advertisement.
d. The name(s) of sponsoring organization(s) must be printed on each poster
(refer to policy 4).
Chalking Policy
a. All chalking must clearly display the name of the club(s)/organization(s) holding
the event.
b. There is no limit on the amount of chalking allowed.
c. Chalking can be placed only on the asphalt and concrete within residential and
academic areas of campus. No chalk shall be placed in or on any other locations,
including all breezeways.
Contact Information
a. The name(s) and the e-mail address(es) of sponsoring club(s)/organization(s)
must be clearly displayed on all methods of advertising.
Campus Mail
a. Campus-wide mailbox stuffing by student clubs/organizations is banned.
b. Mailings may be used only when sent to people on a predetermined mailing list.
All persons on such a mailing list must be added voluntarily.
c. Organizations choosing to send mailing may only use a half-sheet of paper
(8.5” x 11”] for advertising purposes.
6.
7.
Policy Breach
a. Each club/organization will receive two warnings by e-mail for any advertising
violation. The third violation will result in suspension of advertising privileges
for the duration of the semester. Subsequent violations will be handled on a
case-by-case basis by the SGA vice president of public relations and the assistant
director of student engagement for programming.
b. Any advertising that results in property damage may be brought to the attention
of the Office of Public Safety.
c. The SGA vice presidents for public relations and clubs, as well as the Office of
Student Engagement are responsible for all enforcement activities.
Special Exceptions
a. The clerk of elections can design and enforce all campaign advertising as outlined
in the SGA Constitution.
b. This advertising policy can be temporarily suspended/altered contingent upon
a two-thirds approval by the Student Government legislative body.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
In most instances, it is the policy of the college not to alter the status of a student until after
the disposition of proceedings pending before the Academic Honor Board, the Academic or
Judicial Appeals Board, the Student Judicial Board, or other college body or before a civil or
criminal court or other governmental agency. However, if in the opinion of the president of
the college, the provost, or the dean of students, either:
a. the nature of the student’s conduct that is or is expected to be the subject of proceedings before one or more of the above boards, bodies, courts, or agencies is
such that it might affect the safety or well-being of the student, the safety or wellbeing of others, or the operations or reputation of the college; or
b. the nature of the student’s conduct, although not within the jurisdiction of any of
the above boards, bodies, courts, or agencies, is nevertheless such that it might
affect the safety or well-being of the student, the safety or well-being of others,
or the operations or reputation of the college; then the president, the provost,
or the dean of students shall have the right to require the student to leave the
campus pending the outcome of the proceeding, or (if no proceeding is pending
or anticipated) during such period as the president, provost, or dean of students
may determine.
The above administrative action may be taken even though the conduct occurs off campus.
If a student is arrested on or off campus, it is the student’s responsibility to notify the dean
of students within 48 hours of the arrest.
STUDENT RECORDS AND FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with
respect to their education records.
1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the
day the college receives a request for access.
Students should submit to Student Administrative Services, the dean of students, or
other appropriate official, written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to
inspect. The college official will make arrangements for access and notify the student
of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not
maintained by the college official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall
advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
2.
The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student
believes are inaccurate or misleading.
Students may ask the college to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or
misleading. They should write the college official responsible for the record, clearly
identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or
misleading. If the college decides not to amend the record as requested by the student,
the college will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her
right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information
regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the
right to a hearing.
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3.
The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged
failures by Goucher College to comply with the requirements of FERPA.
The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance
Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC,
20202-4605.
4.
The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in
the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA or any superseding
law authorizes disclosure without consent.
One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials
with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the college in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position (including Public Safety personnel and health staff); a contractor, consultant, volunteer, or
other party to whom the college has outsourced an institutional service or function
which the college would otherwise use employees to perform, provided that the party is
under the direct control of the college with respect to the use and maintenance of educational records; a person serving on the Board of Trustees; a student serving on an official board or committee, such as the Academic Honor Board, Student Judicial Board,
or a grievance committee; or a person assisting another school official in performing
his or her tasks.
A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an
education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.
Also, upon request the college discloses educational records without consent to officials
of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll or is already enrolled.
Another exception that permits disclosure without consent is for information designated
by the college as directory information. As permitted by FERPA, without prior consent
of the student the college may, at its discretion, disclose as directory information the
student’s (a) name, (b) local address, telephone number, and e-mail address, (c) home
address and telephone number, (d) date and place of birth, (e) photograph, (f) participation in officially recognized activities and sports, (g) height and weight of members of
athletic teams, (h) dates of attendance, (i) enrollment status, including full- and
part-time status, (j) graduation date or anticipated date, (k) major and minor fields
of study, (l) honors, degrees, and awards received, (m) previously attended educational
agencies or institutions, and (n) class (freshman, sophomore, etc.). A student may
request that all this information not be released by filing a written request to that effect
with the Office of the Registrar in Student Administrative Services by the end of the first
full week of classes. Once such a request is filed, it will be honored for the remainder of
the academic year in which it was submitted. Requests to withhold directory information
must be filed annually with the Office of the Registrar in Student Administrative Services.
Such requests do not prevent disclosure of the student’s name, institutional e-mail
address, or electronic identifier in the student’s physical or electronic classroom. Please
consider very carefully the consequences of any decision to withhold any category of
directory information. It will require that any future requests for such information from
non-institutional persons or organizations be denied, and will prevent such information
from being included in the Student Directory.
FERPA information is available on the web at www.goucher.edu/ferpa.
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ACADEMIC HONOR CODE
INTRODUCTION
At Goucher, we honor freedom of expression, inquiry, and action. In return, we expect consideration of others, academic integrity, and a commitment to the value of truth. The tradition of freedom with responsibility at Goucher is fundamental to the ideals to which the life
and work of the college are dedicated. The courage to challenge, the praise for honesty and
effort, and the appreciation for commitment or involvement make our community open to
truth and knowledge rather than to ignorance and misunderstanding. These same principles are relevant when we interact with the nonacademic world.
It is important for each of us to be thoroughly familiar with the principles and procedures of
the Academic Honor Code which obliges each member of the Goucher community.
THE LIBERAL ARTS
EDUCATION AND HUMAN
INTERDEPENDENCE
Professor Joseph Morton
What is a liberal arts education? The phrase “liberal arts” (or “liberal education”) referred
originally to the humanistic, pre-professional studies of free men, distinguished from the
professional training of doctors, lawyers, et al, and from the allegedly inferior learning
(“on-the-job-training,” we might say) of manual laborers, however skilled their crafts. This
rather snobbish distinction can be replaced by one more humane, more general, and more
significant. Education in the liberal arts—in contrast to professional training–has as its
objective liberating the individual:1 developing the individual’s basic intellectual, spiritual,
and aesthetic characteristics.
This development should not conflict with the individual’s professional growth; in the long
run, it should enhance it. But whether a student does benefit professionally from a liberal
arts education, whether a student pursues a professional career at all, each of us is first,
always, and fundamentally a person-not a consumer, a worker, or even a professional.2
How does a liberal arts education foster such lofty ideals of “character development”?
Through a wide variety of studies having different subject matters, methods, and approaches,
the program of education aims at eliciting and strengthening human elements such as
these: understanding of the arduous pursuit of knowledge, and of the importance of
knowing; appreciation of moral and aesthetic values; sensitivity to human problems and
commitment to cooperative action to alleviate them; tolerance, courage, dignity, and
integrity. These are very difficult goals to achieve; one should not expect these characteristics
to be developed completely in four years-or in forty. If the graduate has advanced toward
this liberation and has acquired the incentive to continue, then the program has succeeded.
It is a fundamental feature of human knowing and of scholarly work that human beings are
inevitably and pervasively dependent on others. Human interdependence is, of course, a
basic aspect of human existence. A person does not build a house alone, even if—like
Thoreau—he or she has no “visible” helpers. Not only are the material components (bricks,
boards, pipes, glass, etc.) and the tools used by the builder usually made by others; the
“lone” builder is, to an even greater extent, dependent on centuries of human development
in carpentry, masonry, engineering, architecture, and other arts and sciences.1
1.
2
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As, for example, “Women’s Liberation” has as one of its basic goals freeing women (and men) to recognize
and to develop the full range of their human capacities.
I would argue, however, that a person’s vocation—whether paid or not—is one of the most important components
in her or his personality.
Analogously, the scholar—even a very original, creative one—is thoroughly dependent on
others for the components of her or his work: in this case, not for bricks and boards, but for
ideas, methods, information, questions, and values. To recognize and to emphasize this
dependence are in no way to cramp the creativity of the scholar or to deny the novelty and
achievement of his or her work. It is, rather, to say that creativity and achievement flow from
knowledge, not from ignorance; the intelligent and sensitive creator stands on the shoulders of
countless human beings, not in isolation from them. Of course, the greater the understanding and the more powerful the imagination, the more daring and comprehensive can be the
synthesis produced whether in designing a new building or a new theory.
It should be the objective of liberal arts students to become thoroughly familiar with some
of the best ideas, methods, and values of past and present scholars, so that they can work
gradually toward their own more and more individual systems of knowledge and values. In
this process of learning, they should recognize their debt to other human beings, past,
present, and future3—a debt which all of us (teachers as well as students) should gratefully
acknowledge.
3.
THE LIBERAL ARTS
AND ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY
Professor Bart Houseman
We are not only dependent on predecessors and contemporaries. We also depend on our successors—to test,
develop, improve, and (we hope) confirm our works. And often, successors find rich, significant suggestions
that the author of a book, a theory, or a work of art perceived dimly, if at all.
By defining itself as a college, Goucher is asserting that it is a community of colleagues
(both teachers and students) mutually committed to the pursuit of learning and the search
for truth. By calling itself a liberal arts college, Goucher is establishing itself within a strong
tradition that recognizes not only the unbroken nature of the fabric of knowledge, but also
the primary importance of learning how to acquire, evaluate, and communicate knowledge.
It is acknowledging that understanding precedes success.
By declaring ourselves members of the Goucher community, colleagues in the pursuit of
truth, we are professing our dependence, not only upon scholars before us, but upon each
other as fellow learners. Just as we are mutually dependent on each other, so are we
mutually responsible for each other. Although the description of this responsibility varies
from person to person, at minimum it includes the maintenance of an atmosphere conducive to
achieving the high goals of liberal education enumerated earlier by Joseph Morton–tolerance,
courage, dignity, integrity.
This requires, among other things, a college characterized by honesty, a group of learners
opposed to the use of deception in the pursuit of knowledge, a community of colleagues
which resolutely forswears dishonest means to gain an academic advantage, no matter how
important that advantage may seem to be. For this reason, the college governs itself by the
Goucher Academic Honor Code, which reflects the conviction that the principle of academic
honesty calls both for individual adherence and for community commitment. Individuals
are not merely responsible for their own honesty; they share in the college’s defense against
breaches in adherence to the honesty principle, knowing that the entire community is weakened by the violations of even a few.
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The Academic Honor Code stands as one of the important pieces of Goucher’s liberal arts
educational structure; it is for this reason that we have assembled this book. The life of a
citizen in the Goucher academic community is the continuous process of attaining a high
quality of intellectual achievement. The Goucher degree should represent not only this final
accomplishment but also a high and consistent quality of performance in pursuing that goal.
The Academic Honor Code, therefore, is the cornerstone of the academic community at
Goucher College. It implies and demands a sense of personal honor and moral integrity.
Furthermore, it assumes that every student has the responsibility to work for the honor and
integrity of the entire community.
Authority to regulate undergraduate student conduct in matters pertaining to the Academic
Honor Code has been delegated by the college to the Student Government Association,
whose constitution provides for the Academic Honor Board. Authority to regulate graduate
student conduct in matters pertaining to the Academic Honor Code has been delegated by
the college to the Graduate Studies Committee which has approved the formation of the
Graduate Academic Honor Board. It is expected that all students, including those in the undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, act, with full responsibility, in accordance with the highest standard of academic integrity and honor here stated.
The Criteria of Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty shall be considered a failure to meet the criteria outlined below. Principles of honor and integrity in academic work cannot be codified in every aspect, therefore,
the following criteria shall be considered as a guide, not an inclusive manual of usage. The
student’s intent in cases of alleged academic dishonesty shall be determined solely by the
Graduate or Undergraduate Academic Honor Board.
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I.
Examinations
A. Students shall neither give nor receive assistance from other individuals during
examinations. They shall not communicate with any other students in any way
during the test.
B. Students shall avoid leaving the examination room unaccompanied for an excessive
length of time during an examination.
C. There shall be no use of aids (tests, notes, pictures, etc.) unless authorized by the
instructor. No pages shall be inserted or torn out of the examination blue book.
D. All take-home, Internet-based, or prepared examinations shall be taken according
to a procedure clearly specified by the instructor. In all cases of doubt, students
should request clarification from the instructor. On Internet-based tests, electronic
signatures will be acceptable.
E. There shall be no discussion about any self-scheduled exam
II.
Plagiarism, Cheating, and Academic Misconduct
A. There shall be no collaboration between a student and any other individual(s)
unless authorized by the instructor.
B. It is expected that students will discriminate carefully between parts of their
writing for which they are solely responsible and other parts for which credit is
owed to someone else. Failure to acknowledge the work of others incorporated
into a student’s written work is a serious offense. When a borrowed idea is stated
in a student’s own phraseology, there shall be an acknowledgment of the source
of information. When it is expressed in the phraseology of the source itself, it shall
be placed in quotation marks and acknowledged. Quotations that exceed several
connected words shall be put in quotation marks unless the passages are prover-
C.
D.
bial or well-known. There shall be accurate placing of quotation and punctuation
marks, and adequate indication by brackets of any changes or interpretations.
Acknowledgments shall be in the citation form specified by the instructor.
Laboratory/research work shall be unacceptable unless all measurements of data,
drawings, etc., are recorded independently and employed in the work by each
student and/or authorized group.
No data, information, or citation may be falsely reported or falsely attributed in an
academic exercise. This includes, but is not limited to, deliberate falsification of
laboratory experiment results, data or judgments attributed to scholarly sources,
results of calculations and the output of computer programs.
III. Library Regulations
No student shall infringe upon the rights of others to enjoy equal access to the library,
its materials, and its equipment. Students are responsible for knowledge of library regulations, and violation of these rules is considered a breach of the Academic Honor
Code. Of paramount importance is the rule that library materials must be checked out
at the circulation desk before removal from the building.
PROCEDURE
IV.
Resubmitting Course Work (paper, homework, laboratory work)
No student shall turn in work that has received a grade in one course for a grade in a
second course, unless the instructor in the second course has given permission to do so.
I.
Academic Honor Boards
A. Undergraduate Academic Honor Board
The Undergraduate Academic Honor Board shall be composed of the chair, the
recording secretary, board members and faculty. At least one faculty member and
four students shall serve at each hearing, not including the Honor Board Chair.
1. General
Violations of the Academic Honor Code alleged against undergraduate, including Goucher II, students shall be reviewed and decided by the Undergraduate
Academic Honor Board (“Undergraduate Board”). Hearings before the Undergraduate Board shall be conducted according to these procedures. The coordinator for the Undergraduate Board (“coordinator”) is the Associate Dean for
Undergraduate Studies who shall advise the Undergraduate Board, perform
the duties described in this procedure, and be present at all hearings, but is
not a member of the Undergraduate Board and does not have the authority to
vote on hearing proceedings.
2. Composition and Selection
The Undergraduate Board shall be composed of a maximum of six regular undergraduate student members and two alternates, selected annually by the
coordinator and up to two members of the undergraduate board from the previous academic year or a member of the Academic Policies Committee. Each
student application for a position on the Undergraduate Board must be supported by two faculty letters of recommendation. The students serving on the
Undergraduate Board shall elect a chair and recording secretary from among
their members. The recording secretary shall be a voting member of the
Board, and the chair shall vote only in the event of a tie. The chair shall also
serve on the college’s Academic Policies Committee, which is responsible for
oversight of the academic honor system at the college.
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Two undergraduate faculty members shall be selected on a rotating basis for
each Undergraduate Board hearing by the associate dean for undergraduate
studies. At least one faculty member at each hearing must have previously
served at an Academic Honor Board hearing. All members of the Undergraduate Board shall be present at hearings, unless excused by the chair for
substantial reasons. At least one faculty member and four students shall
serve at each Undergraduate Board hearing.
B.
Graduate Academic Honor Board
1. General
Violations of the Academic Honor Code alleged against graduate shall be
reviewed and decided by the Graduate Academic Honor Board (“Graduate
Board”). Hearings before the Graduate Board shall be conducted according
to these procedures. The coordinator for the Graduate Board (“coordinator”) is
the associate dean for graduate studies, who shall advise the Graduate Board,
perform the duties described in this procedure, and be present at all hearings,
but is not a member of the Graduate Board and does not have authority to vote
on hearing decisions.
2. Composition and Selection
The Graduate Board shall be composed of three regular graduate student
members, and three alternates. The executive director of graduate and
professional studies, the director of graduate programs in education, and
the director of the post baccalaureate premedical program shall annually
select one regular and one alternate student representative from each of
their programs to serve on the Graduate Board. A chair and recording
secretary shall be selected, and both officers shall be voting members
of the Graduate Board.
The above-named directors shall select two faculty members from each of
their graduate programs to serve on the Graduate Board. Two faculty members
from this group shall be selected on a rotating basis to serve at each Graduate
Board hearing.
C.
II.
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In addition to members of the Undergraduate or Graduate Academic Honor Board,
the associate dean for undergraduate studies shall be present at each hearing.
Reports of Violations of the Academic Honor Code
A. Who may report
There are three methods by which an alleged violation of the Academic Honor
Code may be brought to the attention of either Academic Honor Board for hearing
and decision:
1. A student who has violated the Academic Honor Code is honorbound to report
the violation.
2. A student who has witnessed or otherwise has personal knowledge of a
violation of the Academic Honor Code is honor-bound to report the violation
directly.
3. A faculty member who has reason to believe that a violation has occurred
may ask the student to self-report or may report the violation directly.
B.
Making and distribution of report of violation
All alleged violations shall be reported promptly in writing to the chair of the
appropriate Academic Honor Board. The written report, whether made by a student
self-reporting a violation or by another person (the ‘reporting person’), shall be
signed by the maker or sent from the maker’s Goucher e-mail account. Upon
receipt of a report, the recipient shall ensure that both the Board chair and the
coordinator have copies.
III. Prehearing Procedures
A. Meeting with Honor Board Coordinator
Upon receipt of a report or copy of a report of violation, the coordinator shall
contact and schedule a meeting with the accused student (including a student
who self reports). At the meeting, the coordinator shall provide the accused
student with a copy of the report of violation, unless it is a self-report. The
accused student shall acknowledge receipt of the report by signing the coordinator’s
copy. The coordinator shall explain the hearing procedure and respond to any
questions raised by the accused student. The coordinator shall inform the accused
student of the right to have an adviser, as described below:
In the case of distance learners, upon receipt of a report or copy of a report of
a violation, the coordinator shall contact the accused student and fax or otherwise
send a copy of the report of violation to the student for signature acknowledging
receipt of the report. Either by personal meeting or other means,the coordinator
shall explain the hearing procedure and respond to any questions raised by the
accused student, and shall inform the student of the right to have an adviser,
as described below.
B.
C.
The coordinator may obtain additional materials of direct relevance to the case
from the instructor and/or the student. Such materials may include, but are not
limited to, the course syllabus, the assignment in question, text from other sources
in cases where the reported violation is plagiarism, and the grading system
employed. All materials gathered for the hearing shall be shown to the student
by the coordinator prior to the hearing.
Advisers
An accused student may have an adviser to assist the student during the process
and be present at the hearing. The adviser shall be a member of the Goucher
community, and may not be a practicing attorney. The coordinator may recommend
an adviser at the accused student’s request. The accused student shall identify the
adviser to the coordinator before the hearing. Legal counsel shall not be permitted
to participate in any hearings conducted under these procedures.
Hearing Date
Upon receiving the report of violation, the coordinator shall promptly set a date for
a hearing before the appropriate Academic Honor Board. The date of the hearing
shall usually be not more than 10 school days after receipt of the report of violation
by the accused student, unless the following exceptions apply:
1. The hearing would occur when the college is not in session, in which case the
accused student may choose to either have the hearing scheduled at the
earliest possible date when the college is in session again, or to proceed
with the hearing before a reduced Board, including two members of the
faculty and as many student board members as are available; or
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2.
D.
The coordinator determines, in his or her discretion, that circumstances require a later date.
Notice of Hearing
At the time a hearing is scheduled the coordinator shall notify the accused student
and all participants, including the reporting person(s), of the time, date, and place
of the hearing. Such notice shall be provided in person, by Goucher e-mail, and/or
by telephone.
IV. Evidence and Witnesses
A. Evidence Permitted at Hearings
Strict rules of evidence do not apply to hearings conducted under these procedures,
but information provided at the hearing must be relevant, not privileged, and
legally acquired. Information about the character of the accused student is
considered of very limited relevance to the proceedings and will only be permitted
at the discretion of the chair. The accused student’s standing in the course in which
the violation is alleged to have occurred, and any record of prior Academic Honor
Code violations, may be considered by the Board only when determining sanctions.
The relevance of all witnesses and information shall be determined by the Board
chair, in consultation with the coordinator.
B. Witnesses
The Board chair or coordinator may accept verbal or written requests for the
calling of witnesses by both the accused student and the reporting person. In
cases of self reported violations, the course instructor may be called as a witness.
The chair may limit the number of witnesses called for such reasons as redundancy
and relevancy. The coordinator shall notify each party of the names of all witnesses,
and shall notify all witnesses of the time, date, and place of the hearing. If a
witness is unable to attend the hearing, the chair, in consultation with the
coordinator, may accept written testimony. No Academic Honor Board member
shall serve on the board for any hearing at which the board member is a witness.
C. Disabilities Consultant
In cases where an accused or self-reporting student has a documented disability
that may impact the Board’s finding, the college disabilities specialist or the
director of ACE will, upon request of either party or the Board itself, be present
at the hearing to serve as a consultant to the Board. The consultant may provide
testimony and answer questions from either party or the Board, but will not be
present at or participate in the Board’s deliberation of the case.
V. Hearing and Decision
A. Scheduling
All hearings are held on campus, at a time and place determined by the coordinator.
Hearings involving distance-learning students, or students who, for good cause
as determined by the coordinator, are unable to attend in person, may be
conducted by conference call. All hearing participants shall be notified as
provided in III.D above.
B. Presence of Participants
1. On-campus hearings
The accused student and the reporting person shall be present at all times
during the hearing, unless excused at the discretion of the chair for special
circumstances. Witnesses excluded or excused by the chair shall remain in
the immediate vicinity of the hearing, so that they will be quickly available
if called.
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2.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Hearings by Conference Call
The accused student and the reporting person shall participate for the entire
hearing by telephone, unless excused at the discretion of the chair for special
circumstances. Witnesses may be disconnected after they present their
information, but are to remain available by telephone for the time period
designated by the chair.
3. Presence of Accused Student
If an accused student, having been given notice of a hearing as provided in this
policy, fails to appear or otherwise participate in the hearing, the information
in support of the alleged violation(s) shall be presented and considered in the
accused student’s absence, and the Board may make a decision based on that
information.
Hearing Record
The recording secretary shall keep a written record of the hearing, including the
specific violation, names of all participants, and a summary of all testimony. The
hearing record, a copy of the written decision of the Board, and any other records
related to each case shall be maintained by the coordinator and shall remain the
property of the college.
Confidentiality
Proceedings under the Academic Honor Code are confidential. Hearings shall
be closed to all persons except the members of the Board, the coordinator, the
accused student and his or her adviser, the reporting person, and any witnesses.
The chair may either permit witnesses to remain during the entire proceedings or
exclude them except when providing information. All records of the Academic
Honor Boards are confidential, and may be disclosed only to college officials as
necessary to perform their official duties, or as otherwise required by law.
Officers at Hearing
The chair of the appropriate Academic Honor Board shall preside at all hearings.
In the event that the chair is a participant or is unable to preside, the secretary
shall preside as acting chair. If the secretary is a participant or acting chair,
another member of the appropriate board shall be designated to act as secretary
by the chair or acting chair.
Hearing Procedure
Formal rules of process and/or procedure such as are applied in criminal or civil
courts do not apply to hearings under this policy. All hearings shall be conducted in
accordance with the following applicable procedures:
1. The chair shall assemble in the hearing room or connect by conference call
all persons who are to participate in the hearing, and shall call the hearing
to order.
2. The chair shall inform all persons present that the proceedings are to be held
in strictest confidence.
3. The chair shall administer the following pledge to all persons who are to
testify: “For the integrity and honor of the Goucher academic community,
I pledge that my statements shall be the truth and only the truth to the best
of my knowledge, observation, memory, and conscience.”
4. The chair shall then exercise his or her discretion to exclude or excuse
witnesses.
5. The chair shall ensure that the accused student is given copies of all documents
to be considered in the hearing and shall ask the student to verify that he or
she viewed them prior to the hearing.
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6.
G.
The chair shall read the report of violation, and the accused student shall
state if he or she accepts responsibility for the violation. The accused student
may also make a brief opening statement.
7. If the accused student admits responsibility for the violation, the Board may
ask questions of any participants as it deems necessary, before recessing to
determine the appropriate sanction as provided below.
8. If the accused student does not admit responsibility for the violation, the reporting person and the witnesses called at the request of the reporting person
shall present information, followed by the accused student and witnesses
called at the request of the accused student.
9. Board members may ask questions at any time during the proceedings.
Issues concerning the appropriateness of any questions shall be determined
by the chair.
Board Deliberations
At its conclusion, the hearing shall be recessed and the Board shall confer in privacy in order to reach a decision. Upon recessing the hearing, the chair shall request that the accused student, the student’s adviser, and the reporting person
remain available so that they can be informed immediately of the Board’s decision.
VI. Decision and Sanctions
A. Decision
The Board shall make its decision solely on the verbal and written testimony and
materials presented at the hearing. The decision shall be made on the basis of
whether it is more likely than not that the accused student violated the Academic
Honor Code. The decision and any sanctions to be imposed must be agreed upon
by a majority of the Board members present and voting.
B. Sanctions Imposed by the Board
The Board may impose one or more of the following sanctions upon any student
found to have violated the Academic Honor Code:
1. Written Reprimand
Notice in writing that the student has violated the Academic Honor Code
and that any further violations will result in the imposition of more severe
disciplinary sanctions.
2. Loss of Privileges
Denial of specified privileges for a designated period of time, including but
not limited to the ability to hold elective office in a student organization.
3. Restitution
Compensation for loss, damage, or injury. This may take the form of appropriate service, monetary or material replacement, or other compensation.
4. Discretionary Sanctions
Work assignments, essays, required coursework, grade adjustment, or any
other discretionary sanctions as deemed appropriate by the Board.
C. Sanctions Recommended to the Academic Appeals Board
The Board may recommend to the appropriate Academic Appeals Board that the
following sanctions be imposed upon any student found to have violated the
Academic Honor Code:
1. Academic Suspension
Separation of the student from the academic program of the college for a
period of time designated by the Appeals Board, after which the student is
eligible to return. Conditions for readmission may be specified. Suspensions
imposed under this policy may not exceed two academic years.
2. Academic Dismissal
Permanent separation of the student from the college.
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D.
E.
Communication of Decision
When the Board has completed its deliberations, the Board chair shall prepare a
brief verbal statement of the Board’s decision, the reasons supporting that decision,
and the sanctions imposed or recommended, if any. The chair shall then reconvene
the hearing, in person or by telephone, and read the Board’s decision and the
determination of sanctions, if any, to the accused student, the accused student’s
adviser, and the reporting person. If a violation has been found, the chair shall inform the accused student of his or her right to request an appeal of the Board’s
decision. The coordinator shall notify the course instructor of the Board’s decision,
as appropriate. Within five days of the hearing, the chair, in consultation with the
coordinator, shall confirm the Board’s decision in writing and provide such decision
to the accused student.
Preservation of Written Materials
When a violation of the Academic Honor Code is found, the coordinator shall keep
copies of any materials presented at the hearing until the time for appeal is exhausted. Original material may be returned to the individual who presented it,
after the Board’s decision has been confirmed in writing, as provided above. In the
absence of any appeal, copies maintained by the coordinator may be destroyed, unless the coordinator determines that such materials should be retained for a
longer period of time. If the case is appealed, or if the Board’s decision is sent automatically to the Academic Appeals Board as provided below, copies of the materials shall be sent to that board for its review.
VII. Subsequent Review
A. Academic Appeals Boards
1. Undergraduate
The Undergraduate Academic Appeals Board shall consist of the Provost, the
SGA president, a faculty member selected by the provost on a case by case
basis, and an honor board student representative. The honor board representative will be chosen along with the other honor board members, but will
serve strictly for appeals. The provost will preside at the appeals hearing and
the associate dean for undergraduate studies shall act as the coordinator.
2. Graduate
The Graduate Academic Appeals Board shall consist of the provost, one faculty
member selected by the provost on a case-by-case basis, and one graduate or
professional certificate student selected jointly by the directors of the graduate
and professional programs. The provost shall preside at the appeals hearing.
B. Cases Appropriate for Subsequent Review
The following cases are appropriate for review by an Academic Appeals Board:
1. Cases in which the Academic Honor Board has recommended suspension or
academic dismissal as the sanction for a violation. Subsequent review in such
cases is automatic.
2. Decisions that are appealed by the accused or self-reported student or a
faculty member who served as the reporting person. A decision reached or
a sanction imposed by the Academic Honor Board may be appealed by the
student or a faculty member who served as the reporting person within 10
school days of announcement of the decision at the hearing. Such appeals
shall be in writing, shall state the grounds for appeal, and will cite one of the
three reasons outlined in section “C” as the basis for the appeal followed by
a subsequent detailed explanation defending his or her position. A copy of
the appeal shall be delivered to the appeals coordinator.
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C.
Appeal by Accused Student or the Reporting Faculty Member
Upon its receipt, the coordinator shall provide a copy of the written appeal to the
provost, who shall determine, in his or her sole discretion, whether the appeal is
made on appropriate grounds. Should appropriate grounds be determined, the
provost will convene the appeals board. Appropriate grounds for subsequent review are limited to the following:
1. To determine whether the Honor Board hearing was conducted fairly in light of
the charges and information presented, and in conformity with these procedures.
Deviations from such procedures will not be a basis for sustaining an appeal
unless significant prejudice results. If procedural error is noted as the reason
for appeal, the appeal board will review the procedures followed in the initial
hearing. If the appeals board finds there is indeed a procedural error, the case
will be re-heard by all members of the appeals committee. The accused student
(and any witnesses or professors present for the initial hearing) and the AHB
Chair will be notified and invited to be present. The Chair will have no vote and
will be present only to clarify points or answer questions. The Chair will not
be present during deliberation.
2. To determine whether the sanction(s) imposed or recommended were appropriate for the violation of the Academic Honor Code which the student was
found to have committed.
3.
Should this be the reason for the appeal, the Appeals Board may exercise the
right to maintain, lessen, or increase the sanctions imposed based upon their
discretion and in consideration of the severity of the violation and the appropriateness of the original sanctions.
To consider new information or other relevant facts sufficient to alter a decision, which were not brought out in the original hearing because such information and/or facts were not known to the person appealing at the time of the
original hearing.
Should this be the reason for the appeal, the student will have the opportunity
to submit additional evidentiary materials to the appeals board in addition to
his or her statement of appeal, so long as those materials are ethically and
legally acquired. The appeals board has the responsibility to determine
whether the new information warrants a re-hearing of the case, or is
irrelevant in considering the reasons for the appeal. Should a re-hearing
be warranted, procedure will be followed as outlined in section C1 above.
If the provost determines that appropriate grounds are provided, the coordinator shall so inform the appealing party, and shall provide a copy of the written
appeal to the other party if applicable for response. The other party shall
provide a written response to the coordinator within five days of receiving the
written appeal.
If the provost determines that appropriate grounds are not provided, the
provost shall so inform the appealing party in writing, and no further review
is available.
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D.
E.
Scope of Subsequent Review
Except as required to explain the basis of new information, any subsequent review
by an Academic Appeals Board shall be limited to a review of the record of the
Honor Board hearing and documents or other information presented at that
hearing, in addition to the formal written notification of the hearing results as
routinely completed by the Honor Board Chair In the case of an appeal by an
accused student or a faculty member who served as the reporting person, the
Academic Appeals Board shall also review the written appeal provided by the
appealing party and the written response provided by the other party. Neither
party may be present during the review process.
Decision
The Academic Appeals Board may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision and/or
the penalties imposed, or recommended or remand the decision to the Honor
Board for further consideration. The decision of the Academic Appeals Board
represents the final decision of the college.
VIII. Academic Record
Other than those resulting in suspension or expulsion, violations of the Academic
Honor Code shall not be made part of the student’s permanent academic record, but
shall become part of the student’s disciplinary record. Upon graduation, the student’s
disciplinary record may be expunged of such violations other than those resulting in
academic suspension or academic expulsion, upon written application to the Honor
Board coordinator.
IX. Distribution of Academic Honor Code
This policy shall be published in the Campus Handbook, both on-line and in the hard
copy provided to all incoming students. It shall also be discussed as appropriate during
orientation, first year programming for undergraduate students, and course syllabi.
X. Honor System Orientation
Each fall, the chair of the Undergraduate Academic Honor Board shall organize honor
system orientation sessions for incoming undergraduate students and the associate
dean for undergraduate studies shall inform new faculty about the Academic Honor
Code to increase awareness of the system among all members of the Goucher
academic community.
For the graduate education, the post baccalaureate and the masters of arts and master
of fine arts students and faculty, the associate dean for graduate and professional
studies shall ordinarily have an orientation meeting during the summer.
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GUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
WITHDRAWAL
Students considering withdrawing from the college should follow the steps below. Note that
a student’s withdrawal date could affect their academic record, tuition charges, and financial
aid. Refer to the academic catalog for further information.
1. During the academic year:
a. Print the withdraw form off web at http://www.goucher.edu/x1893.xml. Click on
“Withdrawal from the College form.”
b. Schedule an appointment with the dean of students, director of new student
programs (first year students only), or the associate dean of undergraduate
studies for a closing interview.
c. Submit the withdrawal form to Student Administrative Services (SAS) which lets
financial aid, billing and the registrar know your intent.
d. When the withdrawal form is complete, the student will be given their copy.
2.
REINSTATEMENT
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
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When the student is not on campus:
a. Print the withdraw form off web at http://www.goucher.edu/x1893.xml. Click on
“Withdrawal from the College form.”
b. Contact the director of new student programs (first year students only), dean of
students (medical), or the associate dean of undergraduate studies (academic)
for a closing interview appointment. This can be done by phone.
c. Submit the withdrawal form to SAS which lets financial aid, billing and the
registrar know your intent.
d. When the withdrawal form is complete, a copy will be mailed to the student.
Students who withdrew from Goucher College and wish to resume studies should submit a
reinstatement form to the Registrar’s Office in Student Administrative Services. The form is
available online at www.goucher.edu/x1893.xml. If academic work has been completed since
leaving Goucher, a transcript should accompany the written request for reinstatement.
Upon reinstatement, a credit evaluation will be done by the Registrar.
Students in good academic and financial standing may request a leave of absence for either
one or two semesters. They will receive registration information at the appropriate time in
the semester preceding their return and are responsible for all deadlines. Students request
a leave of absence for various reasons. The procedures are listed below.
1. Leave During a Semester
a. Students who have an emergency during the semester and need to withdraw from
their courses must make an appointment with the Dean of Students Office. At that
time, the following options are available:
b. Before week 10 and after the add/drop period has ended, students can withdraw up
until week 10 of the semester and receive a “W” in their courses.
c. After week 10, the Dean of Students office, in conjunction with the instructors, will
determine if an incomplete, a “W”, or a letter grade is warranted, depending on the
amount of work completed and the nature of the emergency.
d. Students returning the next semester do NOT have to complete a leave-of-absence
form.
e. Students NOT returning the next semester will need to complete a leave-of-absence
form and follow the procedures under “end of semester leave of absence.”
2.
End-of-Semester Leave of Absence
a. Students needing to spend time away from Goucher College or pursue other
educational goals may request a leave of absence.
b. Students may obtain the leave-of-absence form from Goucher’s website at
www.goucher.edu/x1893.xml.
c. The student should make an appointment with the dean of students or the associate
dean for undergraduate studies to discuss their plans.
d. Students taking a leave of absence who intend to take courses while away from
Goucher should submit a completed non-Goucher course approval form along with
course descriptions to the Registrar’s Office. This will ensure the courses taken are
transferable to Goucher. Students are notified of the decision prior to registering for
the course.
e. Ordinarily, 12 of the last 24 credit hours are required to be taken at Goucher.
Otherwise, the student must petition to the associate dean for undergraduate
studies for permission to go over this limit.
f. A non-Goucher course approval form with a course description and appropriate
signatures must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar for final course approval.
GUIDELINES FOR CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AND
PROCEDURES FOR EXPULSION FROM CLASS
1.
2.
3.
Guidelines for Classroom Behavior
To maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning and the free exchange of ideas, it is
important that students and faculty treat each other with courtesy and mutual respect.
Behaviors that interfere with the classroom academic atmosphere will not be tolerated.
Such behaviors include but are not limited to the following: talking or otherwise making
excessive noise or showing disrespect when a teacher or another student is speaking;
repeatedly interrupting other students or the professor; calling out answers when the
professor has asked students to raise their hands; refusing to interact with the members of the class when group work is required; coming to class under the influence of
alcohol or illegal drugs.
Removal From Class
A faculty member may require a student to leave a class for the remainder of the class
period if his or her behavior is disruptive or if it interferes with the learning of other
students in the class. Ordinarily, the faculty member should provide a warning to
students before removing them from the class.
If a student’s behavior is severely disruptive and/or poses a threat to the safety or
well-being of others in the classroom, the student may be required to leave for the
remainder of that class period even though no warning was given by the faculty
member. These procedures (removal from class) may be repeated if necessary. If
the student refuses to leave the classroom, the faculty member may call security.
Procedure for Suspension/Expulsion From a Course
If the faculty member believes that a student’s behavior has been repeatedly or severely
disruptive and that it is therefore necessary for the student to be permanently removed
from the course, the faculty member temporarily suspend the student from the class,
effective immediately. Within 24 hours, the faculty member shall provide a letter to the
provost, with a copy to the student, explaining the circumstances and justification for
suspension and/or expulsion from the course. The provost will meet with the student
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within two days of the provost’s receipt of the letter and will provide the student with an
opportunity to be heard. If the provost is unavailable, the associate dean for undergraduate studies or the associate dean for graduate and professional studies shall have the
responsibility to meet with the student and determine any sanctions. After meeting with
the student and consulting with the faculty member, the provost will determine any appropriate sanctions, which may include expulsion from the course with a “W” on the
student’s transcript, and the dean will notify SAS.
The student or the faculty member may appeal the provost’s decision to the Committee
on Academic Policies by notifying that committee in writing within five days after
receiving the decision of the provost. The appeal shall be decided based upon the
written submissions of the concerned parties; the parties shall not appear before
the committee.
CODE OF CONDUCT
PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I:
DEFINITIONS
Goucher College is committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, and productive living and
learning environment for its students, faculty, staff, and the greater college community.
As community members, students share a responsibility to conduct themselves in ways
that promote these community objectives and are expected to demonstrate respect and
civility towards others. This Student Code of Conduct establishes standards of behavior
and a disciplinary process to enforce those standards when necessary, which are consistent
with the educational aims of the college.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
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The term “accused student” means any student accused of violating this Code
of Conduct.
The term “Code” or “Code of Conduct” means this Goucher College Student Code
of Conduct.
The term “college official” includes any person employed by Goucher College,
performing assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.
The term “complainant” means any person who submits a charge alleging that
a student violated this Code of Conduct.
The term “may” is used in the permissive sense, and the term “shall” is used in
the imperative sense.
The term “policy” means the written rules and regulations of the college as found in,
but not limited to, the Campus Handbook, Academic Catalogue, Living on Campus
Handbook & Calendar, and the college website.
The term “student” includes all persons taking courses at Goucher College or at one
of the international programs sponsored by the college, either full-time or part-time,
pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or professional studies. Persons who withdraw after
allegedly violating the Code of Conduct, or are not officially enrolled for a particular
term but have a continuing relationship with the college, are considered “students.”
ARTICLE II:
CODE OF CONDUCT
AUTHORITY
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
ARTICLE III:
JUDICIAL BOARD
FOR CONDUCT
A.
B.
Dean of Students
The dean of students oversees undergraduate student discipline at the college, chairs
the Judicial Appeals Board, and has such other authority and responsibility as is
described in this Code of Conduct. Any duties to be performed by the dean of students
may be delegated to his or her designee.
Assistant Dean for Community Living
The assistant dean for community living is appointed by the dean of students
to manage student discipline at the college and has such other authority and responsibility as is described in this Code of Conduct. Any duties to be performed by the assistant
dean for community living may be delegated to his or her designee.
Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies
The associate dean for graduate and professional studies oversees discipline of students
in the graduate and professional programs at the college, assigns sanctions upon
a finding of responsibility, and has such authority and responsibility as is described
in this Code of Conduct. Any duties to be performed by the associate dean may be
delegated to his or her designee.
Type of Proceeding
The dean of students, in consultation with the assistant dean for community living
and the Judicial Board chair, as appropriate, shall determine whether a case shall be
decided by administrative penalty, Judicial Board hearing, or administrative hearing,
based upon the circumstances of the case. The general considerations to be applied
in making this determination are described in Article V.C of this Code.
Final Decision
Decisions made by the Judicial Board or a duly appointed administrator shall be final,
pending the normal appeal process.
Waiver of rights
Complainants and accused students may at any time knowingly waive any right granted
to them under this Code of Conduct. Such waiver shall be made in writing.
Composition
The Judicial Board for Student Conduct (“Judicial Board” or “board”) is composed of
13 members. Five of the members shall be faculty and/or staff appointed by the dean
of students, and eight shall be students. Student members are appointed by the
president of the Student Government Association (SGA), in consultation with the
assistant dean for community living. Selection criteria and forms are prepared by
the SGA, and interested students may apply using the SGA application form.
Term and officers
Judicial Board members serve for one academic year but may be reappointed. Student
members who wish to be reappointed must re-apply. The Judicial Board shall have a
chair and two secretaries, all of whom shall be students and shall serve in office for
one academic year. The chair shall be elected in an all-campus election as provided
by the SGA constitution; the secretaries shall be elected by majority vote of all student
board members. In the event of a vacancy, board members shall elect an acting chair
or secretary for the remainder of the academic year. The duties of the chair and secretaries are as follows:
1. Chair
The chair shall preside at hearings, preserve order during hearings, and perform
such other responsibilities as are described in this Code. The chair shall only vote
on hearing decisions in the case of a tie.
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2.
C.
D.
ARTICLE IV:
PROSCRIBED
CONDUCT
A.
B.
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Secretaries
The secretaries shall keep a written record of the hearing as described in Article
VI.B. In the event that the chair cannot attend a hearing or has recused him or
herself, one of the secretaries shall assume the duties of the chair and the other
shall perform the duties of the secretary. In the event that one or both secretaries
is not available, the hearing panel shall, in consultation with the assistant dean,
appoint persons from among their members to act as the chair and secretary,
as needed.
Member Attendance and Conduct at Hearings
For each case heard by the Judicial Board, the chair shall contact Judicial Board
members and organize a hearing board comprised of the chair, four students, and
two faculty and/or staff members. It is the responsibility of all members of the Judicial
Board to serve when called to hear cases. Failure to do so may result in removal from
the board. It is the responsibility of any board member to recuse him or herself in a
particular case if for any reason he or she is unable to maintain impartiality. No board
member who is a witness in a particular case may serve on the hearing panel for
that case.
Assistant Dean for Community Living
The assistant dean for community living is not a member of the Judicial Board but
shall advise the board on procedures. The assistant dean shall attend hearings and is
bound by the same rules of confidentiality as board members. He/she shall document
procedural steps required by the Code as they occur, and perform such other duties
as are described in the Code and assigned by the dean of students.
Jurisdiction of the Student Code of Conduct
1. Location
The Code of Conduct shall apply to conduct that occurs at all locations of the
college, including but not limited to all property owned or leased by the college
and the sites of its international, service learning, and community service programs;
to conduct at college-sponsored activities; and to off-campus conduct that
adversely affects the college community, its reputation, and/or the pursuit of
its objectives. The dean of students shall decide on a case-by-case basis whether
the Code shall be applied to off-campus conduct, in the dean’s sole discretion.
2. Duration
Each student shall be responsible for his or her conduct from the time of enrollment through the actual awarding of a degree, even though conduct may occur
before classes begin or after classes end, as well as during the academic year
and during periods between terms of actual enrollment. Students may even be
held responsible for conduct that is not discovered until after a degree is awarded.
The Code shall apply to a student’s conduct even if the student withdraws from
school while a disciplinary matter is pending.
3. Indirect involvement
Attempting, aiding, abetting, conspiring, hiring, or being an accessory to any act
prohibited by this Code is a violation of the Code.
Rules of Conduct
Any student found to be responsible for violating the Student Code of Conduct is subject
to the disciplinary sanctions outlined in Article VII. The list of violations is not intended
to be exhaustive, and includes but is not limited to:
1. Abuse of or interference with the student conduct system: Applies to any college
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conduct. Includes but is not limited to failure to obey a notice or official request
to appear for a meeting or hearing; failure to provide information at a hearing or
to provide truthful information; falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of
information; disruption or interference with the orderly conduct of a proceeding;
institution of a proceeding in bad faith; attempting to discourage or retaliation for
an individual’s proper use of a policy or participation in a proceeding; harassment
(verbal or physical) and/or intimidation or attempted intimidation of a participant,
administrator, or decision-maker prior to, during, and/or after a proceeding; failure to comply with the sanction(s) imposed under a policy; influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit conduct described in this provision.
Alcohol violations: Public intoxication or use, possession, manufacturing, or distribution of alcoholic beverages, except as expressly permitted by the Goucher College Alcoholic Beverage Policy. Alcoholic beverages may not, in any circumstance,
be used by, possessed by, or distributed to any person under 21 years of age.
Multi-quart (mass consumption) containers and kegs are prohibited on campus
unless authorized by the dean of students.
Computer misuse: Attempted or actual theft or misuse of Goucher- or non-Goucher
owned computer facilities and resources, including but not limited to unauthorized
entry into a file to use, read, or change the contents, or for any other purpose;
unauthorized transfer of a file; unauthorized use or attempted use of another
individual’s identification and/or password; use of computing facilities and
resources to interfere with the work of another student, faculty member, or
college official; use of computing facilities and resources to send or post obscene,
harassing, threatening, or abusive messages; use of computing facilities and
resources to interfere with the normal operation of a college computing system;
use of computing facilities and resources in violation of copyright laws or the
Goucher College Copyright Policy; use of computing facilities and resources for
commercial or profit-making purposes; and any violation of the Goucher College
Computer Use Policy.
Disorderly conduct: Conduct that is disorderly, lewd, or indecent; conduct that has
the effect of unreasonably disrupting the life of or interfering with the activities of
persons or groups in the college community.
Dishonesty: Furnishing false information to any college official, staff member,
faculty member, or office. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any college document,
record, or instrument of identification. Includes but is not limited to withholding
material information from the college and misrepresenting the truth before a
hearing board or other entity of the college. Complaints of dishonesty in academic
work are within the jurisdiction of the Goucher College Academic Honor Code
and not of this Code of Conduct.
Disruption or obstruction of authorized activities: Disruption or obstruction of
teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, or other college
activities, on or off campus; or of any event, function, or activity conducted,
sponsored, or approved by the college or authorized to be held on college premises.
Includes but is not limited to obstructing the movement of authorized persons on
campus, preventing authorized access to or exit from the campus or any building
or area of a building on campus, and interfering with guests or licensees of the
college in speaking, performing, or supplying information or services.
Drug violations: Actual or intended use, possession, manufacture, or distribution
of marijuana, narcotics, or other controlled substances, or of equipment, product(s),
or material that is used, intended for use, or designed for use related to controlled
substances. Includes any violation of the Goucher College Substance Abuse Policy
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or of any federal or state statute governing controlled substances. Also includes
improper use, possession, or distribution of prescription drugs.
Improper use of hookahs: Violation of the college hookah policy, including smoking
a hookah in or within 25 feet of any college building or outside the perimeter of the
Loop road, and smoking a controlled substance in a hookah.
Endangering health or safety: Attempting or causing physical assault, verbal abuse,
threats, coercion, and/or other conduct which threatens or endangers the health
or safety of any person, including the accused student. Includes conduct that
reasonably makes or could be anticipated to make others feel unsafe. Complaints
of sexual misconduct by students, including sexual assault and sexual harassment,
are within the jurisdiction of the Sexual Misconduct Policy (on-line at
www.goucher.edu/misconduct) and not of this Code of Conduct.
Failure to comply: Failure to comply with directions of college officials, community
living staff, or public safety officers acting in performance of their duties, and/or
failure to identify oneself to these persons when requested to do so.
Fire and safety violations: Includes but is not limited to intentionally starting a fire
in prohibited areas, storing or possession of any hazardous, flammable, or explosive materials; failure to leave a building during a sounded alarm; intentionally
starting a fire; tampering with fire/safety equipment such as fire extinguishers,
smoke detectors, pull stations, or sprinklers; false alarms or the false reporting of
a bomb, fire, or other emergency on college premises or at activities sponsored by
the college.
Harassment or intimidation: Physical or psychological harassment or abuse of any
member of the college community or of any guest. Harassment is behavior that either is intended to, or actually does, inflict harm or emotional distress or provoke a
violent reaction. It may include use of racial, ethnic, sexual, religious, or personal
slurs or epithets, or other threatening, intimidating, hostile, or abusive treatment
of any person or group of persons in the college community.
Hazing: An act that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student,
or that destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation,
admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a
group or organization. The express or implied consent of the victim will not be a
defense. Apathy or acquiescence in the presence of hazing is not a neutral act and
is considered a violation of this rule.
Misappropriation or misuse of college or student organization funds or property.
Misuse of electronic devices: Includes cellular telephones, pagers, and other
electronic devices. Includes but is not limited to use in a manner that causes
disruption, use for the purposes of photographing test materials or for engaging
in other forms of academic misconduct or prohibited activity. Also includes any
unauthorized use of electronic or other devices to make an audio or video record
of any person while on college premises without his or her prior knowledge or
without his or her effective consent. This includes but is not limited to taking
pictures or videos of another person in an area in which the individual has a
reasonable expectation of privacy, such as a locker room, residence hall room,
or restroom.
Misuse of telephone or other technology: Includes but is not limited to making
or assisting in making unauthorized telephone calls; misuse or tampering with
telephone or communications equipment; unauthorized use of another person’s
authorization code; unauthorized use or possession of telephone or other communications equipment or services; and inappropriate use of voice mail.
17. Possession or use of explosives, firearms, or weapons: Possession or use on college premises of explosives, fireworks, firearms, or other weapons, including but
not limited to pellet guns, knives, clubs, or look-alike weapons such as toys that
look like real guns; and use of any such item or other object in a manner that
harms, threatens, or causes fear to others.
18. Security violations: Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to property of the
college, property of a member of the college community, or other property not
belonging to the accused student. Includes but is not limited to unauthorized use
of property or services, and knowing possession of stolen property.
19. Theft and/or damage to property: Attempted or actual theft of and/or damage to
property of the college, property of a member of the college community, or other
property not belonging to the accused student. Includes but is not limited to
unauthorized use of property or services, and knowing possession of stolen property.
20. Unauthorized entry: Entry or attempted entry to any college facility without authority
or against the will of the occupant or the individual in charge of the facility. Includes
but is not limited to unauthorized use or occupation of any part of college property
(e.g. gaining access to roofs or balconies or using a window as a means of entrance
or exit) and unauthorized possession, duplication, or use of OneCards or keys to
any college premises.
21. Violation of college policy: Violation of any college policy, rule, or regulation,
whether published in hard copy or available electronically on the college website.
Includes but is not limited to regulations pertaining to residence halls, use of
laundry machines, parking (including the accrual of multiple parking tickets),
traffic, library, dining hall, campus solicitations, and sales.
22. Violation of any federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance: Any such
violation may be grounds for disciplinary action under this Code. Any student who
is arrested on or off campus must inform the dean of students within 48 hours
of the arrest.
ARTICLE V:
DISCIPLINARY
PROCESS
A.
Complaints
1. Who may file a complaint: Any member of the college community may file a
complaint against a student or student organization for violations of the Code.
The complainant is usually, but not always, a person who has been aggrieved by
the alleged misconduct. If no specific person has been aggrieved, if the aggrieved
person fails to file a complaint, or if the aggrieved person is not a member of the
college community, the dean of students may designate an appropriate college
official to act as complainant.
2. How a complaint is filed: A complaint shall be prepared in writing and directed to
the assistant dean for community living. An incident report prepared by the Office
of Public Safety may serve as the written complaint. The complaint must include
the name of the student or organization being accused of violating the Code, and
the basic facts or circumstances of the violation.
3. Signing a complaint: All complaints should be signed. Anonymous complaints
will be accepted at the discretion of the assistant dean of community living, in
consultation with the dean of students. However, it should be noted that anonymous complaints are generally less persuasive and more difficult to prove. All
complainants are strongly encouraged to identify themselves by signing their
complaints, and are reminded that harassing, intimidating, attempting to discourage,
and retaliating against a complainant are all prohibited by this Code.
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Informal Resolution of Complaints
The assistant dean for community living or his or her designee may conduct an informal
investigation and determine if the complaint can be resolved informally, by mutual
consent of the parties involved, and in a manner acceptable to the assistant dean.
Such disposition shall be final, and there shall be no subsequent proceedings.
Formal Disciplinary Proceedings
Any complaints that are not resolved informally shall be subject to the following formal
proceedings:
1. Administrative penalty: Administrative penalty is generally appropriate when an
alleged violation of the Code is considered to be minor in nature and either the
accused student admits responsibility or sufficient evidence exists to find the
student responsible. Minor offenses generally do not warrant expulsion from the
college and/or permanent notation on the student’s record. The assistant dean for
community living shall meet with the student and impose an appropriate sanction.
2. Judicial Board hearing: Hearings before the Judicial Board are usually appropriate
for major offenses. Major offenses generally are those that might warrant disciplinary probation, removal from the residence halls, suspension, or expulsion from
the college.
3. Administrative hearing: The dean of students may deem some alleged offenses
to be so serious and/or sensitive that they will be handled by an administrative
hearing rather than a hearing before the Judicial Board. Administrative hearings
may also be appropriate if the accused student is enrolled in a non-traditional
program or if the dean of students determines that timing or other circumstances
of the case preclude a hearing before the Judicial Board. The assistant dean of
community living may conduct an administrative hearing or may appoint another
college official to do so.
4. Emergency administrative action: Under certain circumstances, the college
president, the provost, or the dean of students may require an accused student
to leave the residence halls or the college prior to a proceeding and disposition
under this Code, or if no proceeding is pending or anticipated, during such period
as is deemed appropriate.
a. Conditions
Emergency administrative action may be imposed only
i. to ensure the safety or well-being of members of the college community or
preservation of college property;
ii. to ensure the student’s own physical or emotional safety or well-being; or
iii. if the student poses an ongoing threat of disruption of, or interference with,
the normal operations or reputation of the college.
b. Access
As a result of emergency administrative action, the student shall be denied
access to the residence halls and/or to campus (including classes) and/or to
all other college activities or privileges for which the student might otherwise
be eligible, as the president, provost, or dean of students deems appropriate.
c. Effect
Emergency administrative action does not replace the procedures outlined
in this Code, which shall proceed, if required, up to and through a hearing,
decision, and appeal.
Violation of Law and College Discipline
College disciplinary proceedings may be instituted against a student charged with conduct that potentially violates both the criminal law and this Code, without regard to the
pendency of civil or criminal litigation or criminal arrest and prosecution. Proceedings
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ARTICLE VI:
HEARING
PROCEDURES
under this Code may be carried out prior to, simultaneously with, or following civil or
criminal proceedings off-campus at the discretion of the dean of students. Determinations made or sanctions imposed under this Code shall not be subject to change
because criminal charges were dismissed, reduced, or resolved in favor of or against
the student.
Notice to Accused Student
Upon receipt of the written complaint, the assistant dean for community living shall
assign a member of his or her staff to contact the accused student and set a meeting
to occur within 48 hours or as soon as is practically possible. The assistant dean will
prepare a charge letter that informs the accused student of each violation of the Code
being charged. The charge letter shall be delivered to the accused student either
before or at the meeting with the staff member. Discussion at the meeting shall include
the accused student’s right to choose an advisor as provided in Article VI.C, and the
responsibility for identifying witnesses in a timely manner and ensuring their attendance
at any hearing.
Hearing Date
1. Setting the hearing in those cases where it is determined that a Judicial Board
or administrative hearing is appropriate, a hearing date, time, and place shall be
set between five and seven business days after the accused student has received
the charge letter. In consultation with the dean of students, this deadline may be
extended at the discretion of the assistant dean for community living.
2. Notice
The complainant, accused student, and administrators or Judicial Board members
involved in the proceeding shall be notified of the hearing. It is the responsibility of
the complainant and the accused student to inform any advisors and witnesses of
the date, time, and place of the hearing.
3. Failure to attend
If an accused student, with notice, does not appear at a scheduled hearing, the
information in support of the complaint shall be presented and considered in the
accused student’s absence. If a complainant, with notice, does not appear at a
scheduled hearing, the complaint may be considered or dismissed at the discretion
of the Judicial Board or administrative hearing officer. No later than 24 hours
before a scheduled hearing, either party may provide notice of absence for
justifiable reasons to the assistant dean for community living. At the discretion
of the assistant dean for community living, the hearing may be postponed.
Judicial Board and, to the extent practical, administrative hearings shall be conducted
according to the following procedures:
A.
Confidentiality
All hearings are confidential and shall be closed to the public. All persons involved in
the handling of complaints under this Code, including the complainant, the accused,
any advisors and/or witnesses, Judicial Board members, and administrators, are
required to keep the matter as confidential as is reasonably possible. Outside of disclosures required by law or college policy or to college officials with a legitimate need to
know, all participants are prohibited from discussing a case with other members of the
college community. Judicial Board members may not discuss cases outside of meetings of the Judicial Board. A member who violates this confidentiality provision may be
removed from the board and may be subject to discipline for failure to comply with
college policy, as jointly determined by the assistant dean for community living and the
president of the SGA.
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Hearing Record
The assistant dean for community living shall record procedural steps as they occur
prior to the Judicial Board or administrative hearing (such as filing of the complaint,
copy of the complaint to the accused student, notice of the hearing date). The Board
secretaries or the administrative hearing officer shall keep a written record of the
hearing, including the charges, names of all hearing participants, summaries of
information presented, any written statements presented, and decisions reached and
sanction(s) imposed. Audio recordings of hearings may be made in order to ensure
the accuracy of written records and will be preserved until all disciplinary procedures,
including any appeals, are completed. The written record for all hearings shall be kept
in the office of the assistant dean.
Advisers
At any disciplinary proceeding, the complainant and the accused student each have the
right to be accompanied by one advisor of their choice. The adviser must be a member
of the Goucher College community, may not be a current Judicial Board member, and
may not be a practicing attorney or a witness in the case. Student advocates selected
by the SGA and trained by the assistant dean are available to serve as advocates. The
complainant and the accused student are responsible for presenting their own information at the hearing. For this reason, the advisors may not participate directly in any
hearing, but may, at their option, present a brief closing statement at the conclusion
of the hearing.
Joint Hearings
For complaints involving more than one accused student, the assistant dean for
community living may, at his/her discretion, permit the hearing concerning each
accused student to be conducted either separately or jointly.
Presentation of Information
Formal rules of process, procedure, and/or technical rules of evidence, such as are
applied in criminal or civil court, are not used in proceedings under this Code. However,
information presented in a hearing must be relevant, not privileged, and legally acquired.
The relevance of information shall be determined by the chair of the board or the
hearing officer. The following guidelines govern the presentation of information by
witnesses at hearings:
1. Limitation of witnesses
The chair or hearing officer may limit the number of witnesses for such reasons as
redundancy and relevancy. Information about the character of an accused student
is considered of very limited relevance to the proceedings, and will only be permitted at the discretion of the chair or hearing officer.
2. Identification of witnesses
No more than 48 hours after meeting with the community living staff member as
specified in Article V.E, the accused student must provide the assistant dean with
the names of all witnesses who are to appear at the hearing. The assistant dean
for community living shall share these names with the complainant, who within the
next 24 hours must provide the assistant dean with the names of the complainant’s
witnesses. The assistant dean shall share these names with the accused student.
Exceptions to these deadlines will only be made with the permission of the assistant dean, in consultation with the chair or hearing officer. At the discretion of the
assistant dean, any witness who is not a member of the Goucher College community may be required to review hearing procedures and responsibilities with the assistant dean prior to the hearing.
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Presence of witnesses
The complainant and accused student are responsible for ensuring that their
witnesses appear at the hearing. If either party or a Judicial Board member or
hearing officer wishes to hear from a witness who refuses to appear, the person
requesting the witness shall contact the assistant dean for community living and
explain why the witness is necessary. Upon determining that adequate justification
exists for the request, the assistant dean shall direct, in writing, the witness to
appear. Failure to appear upon such written direction, failure to provide information, or failure to provide truthful information at a hearing is a violation of the Code
and may result in disciplinary action. Except for preliminary hearing matters as
described in Article VI.F.1, witnesses are not permitted to be present at the hearing
except during such time as they are presenting their information.
4. Written statements
Witnesses are expected to appear and present information in person at a hearing.
However, when a witness is unavailable or otherwise unable to testify or when
circumstances justify his or her absence, the assistant dean (or the hearing officer
in the case of administrative hearings) upon request, has the discretion to permit a
written witness statement. Any such statement must be presented to the assistant
dean or hearing officer at least 48 hours before the hearing is scheduled. The
assistant dean for community living or hearing officer will share the statement
with the other party, who shall be provided an opportunity to rebut the statement
during the hearing.
Order of the Hearing
1. Preliminary matters
The chair or hearing officer shall assemble in the hearing room all persons who
are to participate in the hearing, and shall call the hearing to order. The chair or
hearing officer shall inform all persons present that the proceedings are confidential, as provided in Article VI.A, and that all participants are expected and required
to conduct themselves in a respectful manner towards the other persons present.
Personal attacks will not be permitted. Anyone found by the chair or hearing
officer to be disrupting or interfering with the orderly conduct of the hearing may
be required to leave, forfeit his or her opportunity to participate in the hearing,
and be subject to disciplinary proceedings for such behavior. The chair or hearing
officer will administer the following oath to all persons who are to testify: “For the
integrity and honor of the Goucher community, I pledge that my statements shall
be the truth and only the truth to the best of my knowledge, memory, and conscience.”
Witnesses will then be asked to leave the hearing room, but are required to remain
nearby until called to provide information.
2. Reading of charge(s)
The chair or hearing officer shall read the charge letter aloud, and advise the
accused student of his or her right to remain silent.
3. Prior judicial record
The chair or hearing officer shall inform the accused student that his or her prior
judicial record shall not be taken into account in determining whether he or she violated the Code. However, if the accused student makes false statements about his
or her prior judicial record during the hearing, the board or hearing officer may
take into account relevant information from a witness or college official concerning
that record for the sole purpose of assessing the credibility of the accused student.
The board or hearing officer may take into account any prior judicial record, including sanctions imposed, when determining sanctions for a violation. The chair or
hearing officer shall advise the accused that for this reason, he or she may wish to
address issues related to any prior judicial record but is not required to do so.
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The accused student shall state whether he or she accepts responsibility for each
alleged violation, and may, if appropriate, make a brief statement explaining that
decision. The hearing will proceed even if the accused student accepts responsibility, in order to provide the board or hearing officer with an understanding of the
case necessary to impose appropriate sanctions.
5. Hearing
The hearing shall proceed in the order indicated below. The chair or hearing officer
has the sole authority to decide the appropriateness of all information presented
and questions asked. At any time during the hearing, the chair or hearing officer
in his or her sole discretion may pause, recess, or postpone the proceedings. No
postponement may exceed two school days.
a. Presentation of the complainant’s case: The complainant shall be responsible
to present information, introduce his or her witnesses, and introduce any
other information as permitted in Article VI.E. The accused student and the
board or hearing officer shall have the opportunity to examine the information
as it is introduced and to question the complainant’s witnesses as they are
called.
b. Presentation of accused student’s case: The accused student may present information, introduce his or her witnesses, and introduce any other information
as permitted in Article VI.E. The complainant and the board or hearing officer
shall have the opportunity to examine the information as it is introduced and
to question the accused student’s witnesses as they are called.
c. Rebuttal: At the discretion of the board or hearing officer, the complainant
and the accused student may present further information or call witnesses in
rebuttal to the information already introduced, subject to the rights of examination by the other party and the board or hearing officer.
d. Closing statements and deliberations: First the complainant, then the accused
student, may present closing statements to the board or hearing officer. Any
advisors present at the hearing may also present a brief closing statement.
The chair or hearing officer will then recess the hearing, and the board or
hearing officer will begin deliberations. The complainant, the accused student,
and any witnesses shall remain available for further questioning if necessary.
In his or her discretion, the chair or hearing officer may choose to dismiss the
parties and notify them of the decision as provided in Article VI.G.4.
Decision
1. Basis
The board by majority vote, or the hearing officer shall determine whether the
accused student is responsible for violating each section of the Code he/she is
charged with violating. The decision shall be made solely on the information presented at the hearing. As provided in Article VI.F.3, the prior judicial record of the
accused shall not be considered in making this determination, although such information may be considered when it has been allowed in order to assess the credibility of the accused student.
2. Standard
The determination of the board or hearing officer shall be made on the basis of a
preponderance of evidence, meaning a determination whether it is more likely
than not that the accused student violated the Code.
3. Sanction
When an accused student is determined to have violated the Code, individual or
combined sanctions may be imposed as provided in Article VII. In determining
H.
VII: SANCTIONS
A.
sanctions the board or hearing officer may consider both the prior judicial record
of the accused and sanctions imposed in previous cases. For Judicial Board hearings, the board shall consult with the assistant dean for community living regarding sanctions, and shall determine sanctions by majority vote during its hearing
deliberations. For administrative hearings, the hearing officer shall consult with
the assistant dean for community living regarding sanctions.
4. Notice of decision
a. Judicial Board: In the case of a hearing before the Judicial Board, at the
conclusion of its deliberations the board shall prepare a brief oral statement
of its decision, the reasons for it, and any sanction(s) imposed. The chair shall
reconvene the parties and announce the decision. In those cases where the
parties have been dismissed during deliberations, the hearing will not be
reconvened, but the chair and/or the assistant dean for community living will
inform the parties of the board’s decision in writing within 48 hours or as
soon as is reasonably possible. Both parties shall be informed of their right
to appeal the decision according to the provisions of this Code.
b. Administrative Hearing: In the case of an administrative hearing, the hearing
officer will inform the parties of the decision in writing within 48 hours or as
soon as is reasonably possible. Both parties shall be informed of their right
to appeal the decision according to the provisions of this Code.
Procedural Questions
During the hearing, all procedural questions are decided by the Judicial Board chair
or by the hearing officer in consultation with the assistant dean.
The following sanctions, or any combination thereof, may be imposed upon any student found
to have violated the Code:
1. Warning: A notice in writing that the student is violating or has violated institutional
regulations and that further violations may result in more severe disciplinary
sanctions.
2. Disciplinary probation: A written reprimand for violation of this Code. Probation
is for a designated period of time and includes the probability of more severe
disciplinary sanctions if the student is found to violate any institutional policies
during the probationary period.
3. Loss of privileges: Denial of specified privileges for a designated period of time,
including but not limited to:
a. visiting privileges to certain college facilities
b. participation in specified college activities
c. holding any or a designated office or leadership position
d. membership on a college board or committee
e. participation in designated co-curricular activities
f.
participation on athletic teams or in designated athletic competitions or events
g. room-draw priority
4. Fines: Levied on individuals or organizations in amounts appropriate to the offense.
5. Restitution: Compensation for loss, damage, or injury, which may take the form of
appropriate service, monetary reimbursement, or material replacement.
6. Discretionary sanctions: Include but are not limited to work assignments, community service, essays, coursework, service to the college, attendance at educational
programs, assessment for counseling, mediation, or other sanctions designed
to educate or benefit the student. Evidence of attendance will be required as
appropriate.
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Residence hall sanctions: May include a change in room or hall assignment or
removal from the residence halls. Removal shall only be imposed with approval
from the dean of students and may be permanent, for a specified period of time, or
until the dean of students approves return. Conditions for return may be specified.
8. Suspension: Separation of the student from the college for a definite period of time
or until approved by the dean of students for re-enrollment, after which the student is
eligible to return. Suspension shall only be imposed with approval from the dean of
students. Suspension includes exclusion from classes, college activities, residence
halls, and other college property. Suspensions extending beyond the semester in
which action is taken shall consist of full semesters; in no event shall a suspension
terminate before the end of a semester. Suspended students forfeit all fees paid to
the college. A suspended student is not permitted to be on campus without prior
approval of the dean of students. Suspension will be recorded on the student’s
official permanent academic record.
9. Expulsion: Permanent separation of the student from the college. Expulsion shall
only be imposed with approval from the dean of students. Expelled students forfeit
all fees paid to the college and are not permitted on campus without prior approval
of the dean of students. Expulsion will be recorded on the student’s official permanent academic record.
10. Revocation of admission and/or degree: Admission to or a degree awarded from
the college may be revoked for fraud, misrepresentation, or other violation of college standards in obtaining admission or the degree or for other serious violations
committed by a student prior to graduation.
Record of Sanctions
Other than expulsion, suspension, or revocation or withholding of a degree, disciplinary
sanctions shall not be made part of the student’s permanent academic record, but shall
become part of the student’s disciplinary record. By application to the dean of students
upon graduation, the student’s disciplinary record may be expunged of disciplinary
actions other than removal from the residence halls, expulsion, suspension, or revocation or withholding of a degree.
Parental Notification
A student’s parent or guardian will be notified if the student is placed on disciplinary
probation, removed from the residence halls, suspended, expelled, or if the dean of
students otherwise determines that such notice is necessary and appropriate.
Groups or Organizations
The following sanctions may be imposed upon student groups or organizations:
1. Those sanctions listed in Article VII.A.1-5.
2. Loss of selected rights and privileges for a specified period of time.
3. Deactivation, meaning loss of all privileges, including college recognition, for a
specified period of time.
Compliance with Sanctions
At the discretion of the dean of students, a student may not register for classes, participate in room draw, participate in commencement, or receive a degree if he/she has not
completed or complied with sanctions imposed under this Code or if he/she has an
unresolved student disciplinary matter. The college may withhold transcripts or
awarding a degree otherwise earned until the completion of procedures set forth
in this Code, including the completion of any sanctions imposed.
VIII: APPEALS
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IX: GRADUATE AND
PROFESSIONAL
PROGRAMS
A.
Administrative Penalty
At the request of the accused student or the complainant, administrative penalties
imposed under Article V.C.1 may be informally reviewed by the dean of students. The
assistant dean’s decision shall be the final decision of the college.
Judicial Board and Administrative Hearings
1. Written appeal: The accused student and/or the complainant may appeal a decision
of the Judicial Board or administrative hearing officer. Such appeals shall be in
writing by the accused student or the complainant and must describe the specific
ground(s) for the appeal. The written appeal shall be delivered to the dean of
students within five school days after the delivery of the written decision.
2. Grounds for appeal: Appeals may only be made on the grounds described in this
section. If it is unclear that appropriate grounds have been stated for an appeal,
the Judicial Appeals Board may convene electronically or by telephone to review
the written appeal and determine if appropriate grounds exist. The grounds for
appeal are:
a. the procedures described in this Code were not followed, and the deviation(s)
from those procedures caused significant prejudice to the person appealing;
b. the sanction(s) imposed were disproportionate for the violation of the Code for
which the accused student was found responsible;
c. new information or other relevant facts, not reasonably available to the person
appealing at the time of the original hearing, have now become available and
are sufficient to alter the decision.
3. Delay of sanctions pending appeal: At the discretion of the dean of students, any
sanctions imposed at the hearing may be delayed pending a decision on an appeal.
Judicial Appeals Board
All appeals of hearing decisions are decided by the Judicial Appeals Board. The Appeals
Board consists of five members, including the dean of students; the associate dean for
undergraduate studies; one faculty member appointed by the provost; the Student
Government Association president, or in his/her absence the vice-president; and the
Student Action Committee chair. The Appeals Board shall have the power to affirm,
reverse, or modify the decision and/or the sanction(s) imposed or to remand the
decision to the Judicial Board or hearing officer for further consideration.
Appeal Procedures
1. Response and review: Once a written appeal has been received, the other party
shall be given the opportunity to submit a written response to the appeal. The
Appeals Board shall decide the appeal based upon these written submissions
and a review of the hearing record as described in Article VI.B. The Appeals Board
shall not hold a new hearing.
2. Decision: All five members of the Appeals Board are expected to meet, either in
person or by telephone, to decide the appeal. In cases where a prompt decision is
deemed necessary and all five members are unable to meet, the Appeals Board
may decide an appeal with three members present. Appeals Board decisions
require a majority vote of the board members present. The decision of the Judicial
Appeals Board is the final decision of the college.
General
Complaints involving accused students who are enrolled in graduate and professional
programs at the college shall be handled either by administrative penalty or administrative hearing. To the extent practical, and with the following exceptions, such cases
shall be subject to the provisions of this Code:
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Administrative penalty
The associate dean for graduate and professional studies shall appoint a program
director or other college official to meet with the student and impose an appropriate sanction.
Administrative hearing
The associate dean for graduate and professional studies shall appoint a college
official to serve as a hearing officer who shall follow the hearing procedures outlined in this Code to the extent practical. If the hearing officer finds the accused
student responsible for a violation of this Code, the hearing officer shall recommend an appropriate sanction to the associate dean for graduate and professional
studies. The associate dean shall determine the sanction and notify the accused
student.
Appeals
a. Administrative penalty: Administrative penalty: At the request of the accused
student or complainant, administrative penalties may be informally reviewed
by the associate dean of graduate and professional studies. The decision of
the associate dean shall be the final decision of the college.
b. Administrative hearing: The accused student or complainant may appeal the
decision of an administrative hearing by submitting a written appeal to the office of the provost within three days of receiving the decision. The provost shall
convene a Graduate Judicial Appeals Board consisting of the provost as chair;
a graduate and professional studies director who also teaches, but is not the
director of the program with which the appellant is associated; and a graduate
student not associated with the appellant’s program. The Graduate Judicial
Appeals Board shall perform the functions of the Judicial Appeals Board
under this Code.
Records
The associate dean for graduate and professional studies shall record procedural
steps as they occur prior to any administrative proceeding under this Code. The
college official assigned to handle an administrative penalty or administrative
hearing shall keep a written record of the proceeding, which shall be kept in the
office of the associate dean. Audio recordings of hearings may be made in order
to ensure the accuracy of written records and will be preserved until all disciplinary procedures, including any appeals, are completed.
Interpretation
Any question of interpretation or application of the Student Code of Conduct shall be
referred to the assistant dean for community living for final determination.
Review
The Code of Conduct shall be reviewed periodically under the direction of the dean of
students in consultation with legal counsel.
STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
The purpose of this procedure is to establish a process for students to express and resolve
misunderstandings, concerns, or grievances that they have with any college employee in a
prompt, fair, and equitable manner. This procedure emphasizes informal resolution.
I. Grievable Matters
A student may use this procedure if the student believes that a college employee has
violated a college policy or has otherwise acted in a manner resulting in unfair treatment of the student.
II. Nongrievable Matters
A student may not use this procedure for grievances related to the following matters:
1. Actions of other students, which are handled under the Student Code of Conduct.
2. Grade appeals, which are handled under the Grade Appeal Policy.
3. Allegations of discrimination or misconduct that fall within the jurisdiction of the
Sexual Misconduct or Non-Discrimination Policies.
4. The outcomes of student disciplinary proceedings.
5. Matters covered under other college policies that contain grievance, hearing
and/or appeal procedures, such as Goucher’s FERPA policy, financial-aid appeal
procedures, and the Academic Honor Code.
6. Matters concerning the student in his or her capacity as an employee of the
college, which are resolved in accordance with applicable personnel policies
through the Department of Human Resources.
III. Campus Sources of Support
Prior to initiating an informal or formal grievance under this policy, a student may
choose to contact a campus consultant to assist the student in making decisions about
how to address the situation of concern and whether to pursue an informal or formal
grievance under this policy. Consultants will maintain confidentiality to the extent
reasonably possible. The following people serve as consultants under this policy:
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Tom Ghirardelli, assistant professor of psychology
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Donna Lummis, assistant director of Center for Teaching & Learning Technology
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Mary Tandia, assistant dean for multicultural student services
IV. Procedure
Any student alleging a grievable matter shall pursue the grievance with the following steps:
Step 1. Informal Discussion with College Employee
In many cases, informal actions can be taken to resolve a dispute between a student
and a college employee. The student may choose to meet with the employee and make
a good faith effort to resolve the dispute promptly and fairly. This discussion should be
initiated within 14 business days of the grievable event or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible. If this conversation does not resolve the issue, or if the student does not
feel that he or she can discuss the matter with the employee, the student may, but is
not required to, contact one of the consultants identified in Section III to discuss the
situation.
Step 2. Discussion with Supervisor or Department Chair
If a satisfactory resolution is not reached after direct discussion with the employee,
or if the student chooses not to discuss the matter informally with the employee, the
student shall, within 14 business days of the informal discussion or grievable event, or
as soon thereafter as reasonably possible, meet with the employee’s supervisor or the
individual to whom such employee reports, who will attempt to mediate a resolution.If a
faculty member is the subject of a grievance, the student should ordinarily discuss the
matter with the department chair. At his or her discretion, the chair may consult with or
refer the matter to the associate academic dean.
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The supervisor, department chair, or associate academic dean shall notify the employee
that a grievance has been raised by the student, provide information about the nature
of the grievance, and indicate that mediation will be attempted to resolve the grievance.
The supervisor, department chair, or associate academic dean shall attempt to mediate
the grievance then summarize the results of the mediation and provide a copy of this
summary in writing to the student and the employee who is the subject of the grievance.
Mediation shall occur and the written summary shall be provided within 30 business
days of the date the student initially contacts the supervisor or department chair,
or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible.
Step 3. Formal Grievance
If the matter is not resolved through the informal process, the student may submit
a written statement of the grievance to the provost within 10 business days after the
informal process has ended. The statement shall contain
a. a complete narrative of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance;
b. identification of the parties involved, including names, addresses, and contact
information; and
c. a statement of the remedy requested. Remedies under this procedure are generally
limited to restoring losses suffered by the student or making changes in college
policy, practice, or procedure. Monetary damages, fines or penalties, or disciplinary
action against the individual who is the subject of the grievance are not remedies
available to the student under this policy.
The provost shall notify the appropriate vice president, dean, or other administrator
that a formal grievance is pending in his or her area of responsibility. The employee
shall also be notified of the grievance. Written copies of the grievance statement will
be provided to the appropriate vice president, dean, or other administrator and to the
employee.
Step 4. Investigation of Grievance
The provost will gather any material deemed necessary for review and will meet with
all parties directly related to the grievance in order to gather facts and information
needed to make a fair and equitable decision. The student and the employee against
whom a grievance is filed may be advised or accompanied by another person at any
stage of the grievance procedure, except that practicing attorneys may not participate in
any meetings as a representative of any party.
This stage of the grievance procedure shall be completed within 21 business days after
the provost receives the grievance, or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible.
Step 5. Grievance Decision
Within seven business days after completion of the investigation, the provost shall
issue a written finding as to whether the employee has violated a college policy or has
acted in a manner resulting in unfair treatment of the student and, if so, what remedies
should be made available to the student as described in Step 3(c). A copy of the decision
will be sent to the president of the college and the vice president or dean in the appropriate administrative area, as well as to the student and the employee.
Step 6. Appeal to President
The student and the employee may appeal the decision of the provost to the president.
The appeal shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the president’s office within
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seven business days of receipt of the provost’s written decision. The president shall
meet with such parties as he deems necessary to make a fair and equitable decision
and shall render his decision in writing within 14 business days of the receipt of the
appeal. In meeting with the president, the student and the employee may be advised
or accompanied by another person, except that practicing attorneys may not participate
in any meetings as a representative of any party. The decision of the president shall
be final.
Disciplinary Action
Although disciplinary action against the employee is not a remedy available to a student
who files a grievance under this policy, the college reserves the right to impose discipline
on its employees as a result of determinations made through the grievance process.
Any such discipline will be imposed only after a final decision has been issued and/or
the seven-day appeal period has run with no appeal being filed. If the employee is a
staff member, the employee’s supervisor, in consultation with the director of human
resources, shall determine whether disciplinary sanctions should be imposed. If the
employee is a faculty member, the provost shall determine whether disciplinary sanctions should be imposed.
The imposition of disciplinary sanctions may not be appealed by the employee under
this policy. Faculty members may grieve the imposition of disciplinary sanctions under
the faculty grievance procedure in Faculty Legislation.
Confidentiality
All parties to the proceedings held or actions taken under this policy shall maintain the
confidentiality of the proceedings and all written reports to the extent reasonably possible. Original records, documents, and reports shall be maintained in the office of the
provost, and a duplicate copy shall be maintained in the office of the general counsel.
Non-Retaliation
No person against whom a grievance is filed or any other person shall intimidate,
threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any individual for filing a grievance under
this policy. Complaints of such retaliation or interference may be filed and processed
under this procedure.
Time Guidelines
If the college is not in session during part of these proceedings, or in instances where
additional time may be required because of the complexity of the case, unavailability of
the parties or witnesses, or other extenuating circumstances, any of the time periods
specified herein may be extended by the provost, at the request of any party or individual involved in the grievance procedure. If a period is extended, the student and the
employee against whom the grievance has been filed will be so informed.
False Grievances
The purpose of this policy is to provide a mechanism to address legitimate student
complaints and grievances. Any student member of the college community is encouraged
to use the procedures provided in this policy, not only for the benefit and protection of
that individual but ultimately of the entire college community. However, false grievances
undermine the purpose and effectiveness of this policy. Accordingly, persons who
knowingly bring false grievances may be subject to disciplinary action. Allegations
of false grievances must be reported within six months of the date the grievance was
brought. Such allegations may be reported to the administrator handling the grievance,
who shall investigate the allegations and take any appropriate action. The fact that a
grievance may not result in a finding that an employee has violated a college policy or
has otherwise acted in a manner resulting in unfair treatment of a student is not alone
evidence that the grievance was knowingly false.
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PARENT/GUARDIAN NOTIFICATION POLICY
Approved, October, 2006
The college reserves the right to notify parents or guardians in health or safety emergencies,
hospitalizations, or when in the judgment of the college the health or safety of the student
or others may be at risk. The particular circumstances in which parents or guardians may
be notified include, but are not limited to:
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3.
transport of the student by emergency services and/or hospitalization for life-threatening or other serious illnesses or for suspected alcohol poisoning or drug overdose;
acts of violence toward self or others; or
threats of suicide or of violence towards self or others.
Whenever possible, students will be informed that the college intends to notify their parents
or guardians before such notification is made, and will be given the opportunity to discuss
notification with the dean of students or her designee. Students are generally encouraged to
make such notification themselves.
NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE
Goucher College is an equal opportunity institution that does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic
information, religion, sex, age, or disability in its employment and educational policies.
Goucher College has adopted the following Nondiscrimination Policy and Grievance
Procedure.
As required by federal regulations, Goucher College hereby gives notice as follows:
1. Goucher College is subject to the provisions of Pub. L 92-318, Title IX, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder (34 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Part 106), which prohibit discrimination
on the basis of sex under any education program or activity receiving federal financial
assistance.
2. Goucher College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs
or activities it operates.
3. Inquiries concerning Goucher’s compliance on these issues may be referred to
Wendy Belzer Litzke, vice president for government and community relations,
Goucher College,1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21204-2794.
Telephone 410-337-6042. This person has been designated to coordinate the efforts
of Goucher College to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under the
aforesaid law and regulations. Inquiries concerning the application of the law and
regulations to Goucher College may also be referred to the director of the Office
for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education.
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NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Goucher College prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment against employees,
students, and applicants for admission or employment on the basis of race, color, national
origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, sex, age,
or disability.
SCOPE OF POLICY
DEFINITIONS
The college requires that all employees, students, college contractors, and campus visitors
comply with this policy.
Discrimination
Discrimination under this policy is defined as conduct directed at an individual because of
his/her race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic
information, religion, sex, age (except when sex or age is a bona fide qualification) or
disability (when the person is otherwise qualified) that subjects the individual to different
treatment so as to adversely affect the individual’s employment or educational experience
at the college. Discrimination includes retaliation against an individual for reporting
instances of discrimination or harassment under this policy.
Harassment
Harassment is conduct directed at an individual because of his/her race, color, national
origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, sex, age,
or disability that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s
work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive academic
or work environment on the Goucher campus. Harassment may include but is not limited
to use of racial, ethnic, sexual, religious, or personal slurs or epithets, or other threatening,
intimidating, hostile, or abusive treatment directed at a person because of characteristics
protected by this policy.
COURSE MATERIALS
AND CONTENT
ADVISERS
CONFIDENTIALITY
Complaints under this policy that course materials, projects, or classroom discussions are
offensive because they discriminate against individuals on an impermissible basis and/or
create a hostile environment in the classroom are to be evaluated with due regard to
principles of academic freedom. Consistent with those principles, course content and
teaching methods remain the province of individual faculty members. However, course
content or teaching methods that focus attention on characteristics protected by this policy
that are not germane to the academic discussion, or on such characteristics of individual
students, faculty, or staff, are inappropriate and may be a violation of this policy.
Both parties in the informal resolution process or the formal complaint process may have
an adviser present throughout that process. The adviser may not be a practicing attorney
and must be a member of the college community (faculty, staff, or student).
Goucher College recognizes that confidentiality is important in matters involving complaints
of discrimination. All persons responsible for implementing this policy will respect the
confidentiality and privacy of the individuals involved, to the extent reasonably possible.
Those individuals reporting, accused of, or otherwise involved in a discrimination complaint
are also required to keep the matter as confidential as is reasonably possible. Absolute
confidentiality may not be maintained in all circumstances, including when the college
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is required to disclose information in response to legal process or when the college's need
to protect the rights of others must outweigh confidentiality concerns.
Often a person reporting or otherwise concerned about discrimination wants a discussion
to be confidential or "off the record." Confidential discussions about discrimination may be
available from persons who, by law, have special professional status, such as the college
chaplain and counselors at the Student Health and Counseling Center. The level of confidentiality depends on what legal protections are held by the specific persons receiving the
information and should be addressed with them before specific facts are disclosed. Faculty,
staff, and community assistants may be required to disclose information concerning discrimination that is not personally identifiable, or if a member of the college community
is at risk, to disclose personally identifiable information to the appropriate administrators.
INFORMAL RESOLUTION
PROCESS
When an incident arises in which a person feels that he or she has been subjected to
discrimination or harassment as defined in this policy, the situation should be addressed
as soon as possible. In many cases, informal actions can be taken that will effectively stop
the misconduct. As a first step, the person should make it clear to the offender that he or
she does not want any further incidents to occur. If this does not stop the misconduct, or
if the person does not feel that he or she can confront the offender or needs help in the
process, any of the following administrators may be contacted:
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provost or associate dean for faculty affairs, when the offender is a faculty member
director of human resources, when the offender is a staff member
dean of students, when the offender is a student
director of public safety
vice president for government and community relations
The administrator can provide the person with support and advice on how to confront the
accused and how to discourage any further misconduct. At the person’s request, the
administrator may also intervene directly with the accused. In such cases, the administrator
will provide the accused an opportunity to respond to the allegation then, after discussions
with both parties, may attempt to mediate or suggest another person to mediate a solution,
which may result in a written agreement between the parties. In appropriate cases, disciplinary or other remedial action may also result, but such action may only be taken by the
provost, the dean of students, or the director of human resources.
The administrator will make every effort to resolve informal complaints in a timely manner.
At any time either party may end the informal process and begin the formal complaint
procedure. The formal procedure may also be implemented if the informal complaint
procedure has been exhausted without resolution satisfactory to the complainant.
FORMAL COMPLAINT
PROCEDURE
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A.
Applicability
This complaint procedure may be utilized by any Goucher employee or currently enrolled student who believes he or she has been discriminated against or subjected to
harassment in employment or in access to an educational program or activity on the
basis of the complainant’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
gender identity, genetic information, religion, sex, age, or disability. This procedure is
not available to applicants for admission or employment at the college or to terminated
employees or former students. It is also not available for certain complaints for which
other procedures exist, as described next.
B.
C.
Alternative Procedures for Complaints of Harassment and Discrimination
1. Complaints against students: A student or student group that harasses another
member of the Goucher community may be subject to disciplinary action under the
Student Code of Conduct. Complaints of harassment or discrimination against a
student or student group shall be addressed under the procedures of the Student
Code of Conduct and may not be brought under this procedure.
2. Complaints against campus visitors or contractors: Complaints of discrimination
or harassment against campus visitors or contractors should be reported to the
director of public safety, who shall investigate the complaint and take appropriate
action.
3. Complaints of sexual misconduct: Complaints of sexual misconduct shall be
addressed under the Sexual Misconduct Policy and may not be brought under
this procedure.
4. Faculty grievances: Faculty grievances against other faculty members or the administration that involve alleged violations of this policy shall be addressed under
the Faculty Grievance Procedure and may not be brought under this procedure.
5. Complaints against individuals at internship sites: Complaints against individuals
at internship sites should be reported to the associate director of career development, who, in consultation with the director of career development, shall investigate the complaint and take appropriate action.
6. Complaints against individuals at international study sites: Complaints against
individuals at international study sites should be reported to the resident director
or to the site’s international student officer and to the assistant director of
international studies, who, in consultation with the assistant dean of international
studies, shall investigate the complaint and take appropriate action.
Complaint Procedure
Prompt reporting of a complaint of discrimination or harassment as defined in this
policy is strongly encouraged, as it facilitates a faster resolution. Ordinarily, formal
complaints of discrimination or harassment must be filed under these procedures
within one year of the date when the incident is alleged to have occurred. However,
there may be instances where the person making a complaint is reluctant to report the
alleged misconduct within one year. The administrator with whom the complaint is filed
is authorized to process a complaint after the one-year period when such administrator
is satisfied as to the adequacy of the complainant’s written explanation of the delay in
reporting the complaint.
There may be situations or circumstances when a member of the college community is
subjected to discrimination or harassment but does not wish to come forward or pursue a
complaint, or when a person observes such conduct directed at another member of the
college community. Goucher College will do all it can to respect the victim’s wishes but
may proceed to address allegations of discrimination or harassment if and when college
administrators become aware of such allegations, especially where the circumstances
present a threat of harm or injury to the victim or other members of the community.
1. Complaint Panel: Formal complaints of violations of this policy will be received
and decided by a three-person panel. Two panel members and one alternate
member shall be appointed for two-year terms by the college president. In
addition to the two appointed members, each panel shall include one of the
following administrators:
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the provost, when the accused is a faculty member;
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the director of human resources, when the accused is a staff member.
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The alternate member shall serve on a panel when one of the appointed members
is unavailable or must be recused from a particular case due to conflict of interest.
All panel decisions shall be made by majority vote.
Filing a complaint: All formal complaints under this policy must be made in
writing by the complainant, and describe the particulars of the alleged misconduct.
Complaints may be filed with any of the appropriate panel members or with the
vice president for government and community relations.
Notice to accused: The person accused of harassment or discrimination is notified
in writing and in person (if feasible) of the complaint and investigation, and is
provided with a copy of the written complaint.
Investigation: The panel shall promptly appoint two individuals to conduct an
investigation of the complaint. At least one investigator shall be a member of the
faculty when the complaint is against a faculty member, or of the staff when the
complaint is against a staff member. To the extent possible, no investigator
appointed by the panel shall be a direct supervisee of any panel member. The
complainant and the accused shall each be interviewed by the two investigators
and may have an advisor with them for the interview(s). Both parties may present
documents, the names of witnesses, and other evidence to the investigators. The
accused may not be present for the complainant’s interview unless the complainant
consents, and vice versa. The investigators, either alone or together, may also
interview other witnesses.
Report and recommendation: In a timely manner, but barring special circumstances
no later than one month from the date the complaint is filed, the investigators
shall make a report with recommendations to the panel. The report shall describe
the investigation and all relevant evidence obtained in the investigation, provide
support for the conclusions drawn by the investigators, and make recommendations
for sanctions or other remedial action as appropriate. The parties shall be provided
a copy of the investigators’ report with recommendations. However, a redacted
copy or summary of the report will be provided when necessary to protect
privileged information or the safety or well-being of individuals involved in the
investigation, or to comply with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA).
Response: Both parties shall be given the opportunity to respond to the report and
recommendation before the panel. Such response may be in writing or in person,
and shall be made within the timeframe established by the panel.
Decision: The panel shall review the investigators’ report and recommendation and
any responses made by the parties. The panel will then issue a written decision
that includes the imposition of sanctions, if appropriate. In determining sanctions,
the panel will take into account any previous violations of this policy. The parties
shall be provided a copy of the written decision. However, a redacted copy or
summary of the decision will be provided when necessary to protect privileged
information or the safety or well-being of individuals involved in the investigation,
or to comply with the provisions of the FERPA.
Sanctions: If the panel determines that the accused has violated this policy, the
appropriate administrator (provost or director of human resources) shall implement
any sanctions imposed by the panel. When the accused is an employee other than
a faculty member, the director of human resources shall institute sanctions
together with the accused’s supervisor and/or department head. Sanctions
may include, but are not limited to:
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for faculty violations, an oral warning, a written warning, a letter of reprimand,
mandatory attendance of an educational program on discrimination, mandatory referral for psychological assessment and compliance with any resulting
treatment plan, restriction of responsibilities, reassignment, denial of salary
increase, suspension without pay, or dismissal;
b
for violations by employees other than faculty members, an oral warning, a
written warning, a letter of reprimand, mandatory attendance of an educational
program on discrimination, mandatory referral for psychological assessment
and compliance with any resulting treatment plan, restriction of responsibilities, reassignment or transfer to another department, denial of salary increase,
suspension without pay, final written warning, or termination.
The sanctions described in this policy are not exclusive of and may be in addition
to other actions taken or sanctions imposed by outside authorities.
Appeals: Either party may appeal the panel’s decision to the college president.
Appeals may be based only on the grounds that proper procedure was violated
and the procedural error caused material prejudice to the complainant’s or
accused’s case, or that new and relevant evidence has arisen that was not
reasonably available at the time of the hearing and that would have a material
effect upon the outcome of the case.
Appeals must be submitted in writing within seven business days after the panel’s
decision is issued and must state the specific reason(s) for the appeal. The nonappealing party shall be provided a copy of the appeal and shall be given the opportunity to submit a written response within five business days of receiving the appeal.
The president may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the panel or may
remand the decision to the panel for further consideration. The president’s
decision shall be in writing and shall be issued within 15 business days of
the date the appeal is submitted.
D.
E.
This is the exclusive process for appeal in cases of discrimination or harassment.
No administrative processes otherwise available to faculty or staff may be used
for appeal of a decision brought under this policy.
Protection for Complainants Against Retaliation
Threats, intimidation, and retaliation against a complainant for bringing a complaint under
this policy are violations of this policy and thus may be grounds for disciplinary action.
The college will take steps to protect students and employees from reprisal by the
accused. Such protection will need to be appropriate to the individual’s circumstances.
For students, this may include the opportunity to change a residence hall assignment,
drop a course, transfer to another section of a course, complete a course independently, have a pass/fail option, have a third party grade work, have another person assigned to write recommendations or references on behalf of the student, have another
person assigned as an adviser to the student, or change a work assignment. For employees, such protection may include having a third party conduct the annual evaluation, changing a work assignment, or transferring to another department, if feasible.
False Charges
The purpose of this policy is to promote and maintain an environment at Goucher College
that is free from discrimination and harassment. Any member of the college community
who believes that he or she has been subjected to discrimination or harassment that
violates this policy is encouraged to use the procedures provided in this policy, not only
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for the benefit and protection of that individual but also ultimately of the entire college
community. However, false charges of discrimination and harassment undermine the
purpose and effectiveness of this policy. Accordingly, persons who knowingly make
false charges of discrimination or harassment may be subject to disciplinary action.
Allegations of false charges must be reported within six months of the date the
complaint was brought. Such allegations may be reported to the administrator handling
the complaint, who shall investigate the allegations and take any appropriate action.
The failure of a complaint to result in a finding of discrimination or harassment is not
alone evidence that the charges were knowingly false.
AIDS
Approved by Goucher President Sanford J. Ungar on August 6, 2003
The following general guidelines are based on the recommendations of the American College
Health Association as reported in AIDS on the College Campus ACHA Special Report (1986).
The complete document is available in Student Health and Counseling Services and the
Office of Human Resources.
1. The college will not exclude students, staff, or faculty who are HIV positive or who have
AIDS from any college-sponsored benefit, function, or activity solely on the basis of
their medical condition.
2. The college will not segregate people who are HIV positive or who have AIDS from any
position or environment, including employment, athletic participation, the academic environment, recreational areas, residence halls, and dining facilities.
3. The college does not support implementing mandatory testing of current or prospective
students, staff, or faculty.
4. The college will not report the HIV test results of any individual to the college community.
5. The appropriate college personnel will take action, within the constraints of laws and
campus policies relating to the confidentiality of medical records and information, if it
is reported that someone who is HIV positive or who has AIDS is putting other members
of the college at risk through his/her behavior.
6. The appropriate college officer, assisted by health professionals, will attempt to provide
consistent and reasonable analysis of each case individually whenever appropriate and
will respond to each case as required by its own particular facts.
7. Goucher College administration will facilitate any effort to educate the campus, recognizing that education and communication are basic in the approach to the complex and
interrelated issues raised by AIDS.
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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICY
I. PREAMBLE
Goucher College commits itself to providing a community of mutual trust and respect for
students, faculty, and staff. Therefore, sexual misconduct will not be tolerated. Such behavior
seriously undermines the achievement of Goucher’s mission and its effectiveness as an
educational institution and a workplace. Each member of the Goucher College community
shares a common responsibility to maintain an environment free from sexual misconduct. It
is the purpose of this policy to promote and maintain such an environment by educating the
community and vigorously investigating reports of sexual misconduct in a manner that is
expeditious and sensitive to the needs and rights of the victim and the accused. The policy
applies to all constituencies of the college: students, trustees, faculty, administration, staff,
and all other employees. Vendors and contractors employed by Goucher are required to ensure compliance by their employees as well.
II. EDUCATION
Education and training are a key component of maintaining an environment free from sexual
misconduct. Goucher College is therefore committed to providing effective educational and
training programs to all students, faculty, and staff.
This sexual misconduct policy is on-line at www.goucher.edu/misconduct, included in the
Campus Handbook, and described in other informational brochures as appropriate. Such
materials are available in the offices of the Dean of Students, Provost, Community Living,
Public Safety, Human Resources, and the Student Health and Counseling Center.
Educational programs on sexual misconduct and this policy will be provided for all new
students, including transfer, graduate, and Goucher II students. Whenever possible, this
will occur within the first four weeks of each semester. Sessions for first-year students
will occur during orientation or in the Connections program. Sessions on sexual misconduct
will also be included in the Wellness and Community Living programs.
Training and education on sexual misconduct and this policy will be provided for all new
faculty and staff and for community assistants. Periodic refresher programs will also be
provided for all faculty, staff, and CAs. Individuals with specific responsibilities described
in this policy will receive additional training as required to fulfill those responsibilities
effectively.
III. CONFIDENTIALITY
Goucher College recognizes that confidentiality is important in matters of sexual misconduct. All persons responsible for implementing this policy will respect the confidentiality
and privacy of the individuals involved, to the extent reasonably possible. Those individuals
reporting, accused of, or otherwise involved in a sexual misconduct complaint are also required to keep the matter as confidential as is reasonably possible. Absolute confidentiality
may not be maintained in all circumstances, including when the college is required to disclose information in response to legal process or when the college's need to protect the
rights of others must outweigh confidentiality concerns.
Often a person reporting or otherwise concerned about sexual misconduct wants a discussion to be confidential or off the record. Confidential discussions about sexual misconduct
may be available from persons who by law have special professional status, such as the college chaplain and the director and counselors at the Student Health and Counseling Center.
The level of confidentiality depends on what legal protections are held by the specific persons receiving the information and should be addressed with them before specific facts are
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disclosed. Faculty, staff, and CAs may be required to disclose information concerning sexual
misconduct that is not personally identifiable, or if a member of the college community is at
risk, to disclose personally identifiable information to the appropriate administrators.
IV. COURSE MATERIALS
AND CONTENT
V. ADVISORS
VI. DEFINITIONS
Complaints under this policy that course materials, projects, or classroom discussions are
offensive because they include references to sexual terms are to be evaluated with due regard to principles of academic freedom. Consistent with those principles, course content
and teaching methods remain the province of individual faculty members. However, content
or methods that focus attention on sexual terms or characteristics not germane to the academic discussion or on sexual characteristics of individual students, faculty, or staff, are inappropriate and may be a violation of this policy.
Both parties in the informal or formal procedure may have an advisor present throughout
that process. The advisor may not be a practicing attorney and must be a member of the
college community (faculty, staff, or student).
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B.
VII. SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION
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B.
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“Consent” or “consensual” means willingly and knowingly agreeing to engage in mutually understood sexual conduct. Consent may be expressed by mutually understandable
words or actions. In order for consent to be valid, all parties must be capable of making
a rational, reasonable decision about the sexual act and must have a shared understanding of the nature of the act to which they are consenting. The use of drugs or
alcohol may render a person incapable of giving consent. Silence conveys a lack of
consent. All parties are responsible for expressing and obtaining consent, and if
at any time consent is withdrawn, the conduct must stop immediately.
“Student” means any individual taking a course, writing a thesis, or doing an internship
at Goucher College, including those in the undergraduate, graduate, continuing-education, non-degree, and certificate programs.
Definition
Sexual exploitation occurs when a person takes non-consensual, unjust, or abusive
sexual advantage of another person for his/her own benefit or for the benefit of anyone
other than the person being exploited, and which conduct does not otherwise constitute
sexual misconduct under this policy.
Examples
Examples of conduct prohibited by this policy include but are not limited to:
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non-consensual video or audio taping of sexual activity including by any electronic
device;
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non-consensual sharing of a consensually made video or audio tape of sexual activity;
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prostituting another individual;
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going beyond the boundaries of the consent given, such as by secretly allowing
others to watch consensual sex;
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voyeurism of a sexual nature.
VIII. SEXUAL
ASSAULT
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B.
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E.
Definition
Sexual assault is defined as non-consensual physical contact of a sexual nature. Sexual
assault includes generally rape, acts using force, threat, intimidation, or coercion or
advantage gained by the victim’s inability (whether temporary or permanent) to make
acts using rational, reasonable decisions about sex of which the accused was aware
or should have been aware. Sexual assault includes:
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non-consensual, specifically sexual intercourse, which is any sexual intercourse
(anal, oral, or vaginal), however slight, with any object, between any genders,
without effective consent; and
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non-consensual sexual contact, which is any sexual touching (including disrobing
or exposure), however slight, with any object, between any genders, without
effective consent.
Campus Sources of Support
Victim of sexual assault may choose to contact a sexual assault consultant who will
assist the victim in making decisions about the reporting process. Such decisions
include whether to report the assault to the college administration, whether to file a
complaint under the formal disciplinary procedures of this policy, and whether to bring
criminal charges. At the victim’s request, the consultant may accompany the victim to
report the assault. Consultants will maintain confidentiality to the extent reasonably
possible. The following people are sexual assault consultants on campus:
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Gayle Davis, therapist, 410-337-6563
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Cynthia Terry, college chaplain, 410-337-6048
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Sharon Spector, counselor, 410-337-6052
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Raymond Green, counselor, 410-337-6054
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Dr. Monica Green, psychologist, 410-337-6562
Reporting
Victims of sexual assault may report an incident directly to the Office of Public Safety,
the assistant dean of community living, the dean of students, or the director of human
resources. A victim of an attack or rape on campus is strongly encouraged to contact
Public Safety immediately. When appropriate, Public Safety will issue a campus-wide
alert for the protection of the college community.
Criminal Procedures
All victims of sexual assault have the right to file criminal charges. Victims have the
option of notifying the appropriate law enforcement officials, including local police,
of an incident of sexual assault. At the victim’s request, Public Safety as well as the
victim’s consultant, if requested, will promptly assist the victim in notifying law
enforcement officials.
Other Sources of Support
A victim may choose to seek support from other members of the college community,
such as students, CAs, or faculty. CAs and faculty members may be required to disclose
to the administration information concerning the incident that is not personally identifiable. In cases where a member of the college community is at risk, CAs and faculty
members may be required to disclose personally identifiable information concerning
the incident to appropriate administrators.
A victim may choose to receive assistance from a non-Goucher source. The following
resources are available off campus:
Turn Around
Hotline, 410-828-6390
Baltimore County office, 410-377-8111
Baltimore City office, 410-837-7000
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House of Ruth
Hotline and Victim Advocate Program, 410-889-7884
Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, 410-554-8463
STTAR Center (Sexual Trauma Treatment, Advocacy and Recovery Center)
Hotline, 410-997-3292
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc.
Office, 410-974-4507
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
Hotline, 800-656-HOPE
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Contact information for off-campus resources may change, and other resources may
become available over time. Goucher College will periodically update this list as
appropriate.
Counseling
Victims of sexual assault may receive confidential counseling from the college's
counselors by contacting the Student Health and Counseling Center from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 410-337-6050. Emergency walk-in counseling is
available every weekday without an appointment at 1 pm. Victims may also contact the
college chaplain, Cynthia Terry, at 410-337-6048. After hours and on Saturday and
Sunday, consultation is available by calling Public Safety at 410-337-6111. The
victim will be referred immediately to the counselor on call.
Alternatively, victims may contact Turn Around in Towson for counseling (daytime
general information, 410-377-8111 or 837-7000; 24-hour hotline, 410-828-6390). Turn
Around is the nearest state-designated rape crisis program. It may be important to talk
with a counselor who is trained to assist rape victims about the emotional and physical
impacts of the assault.
What to Do, Preservation of Evidence
It is extremely important to preserve all evidence of a sexual assault if a criminal prosecution is to be considered. Victims of sexual assault should follow these procedures:
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Call Public Safety immediately. This is important for your protection and for
prosecution: evidence of sexual assault by medical examination is most effectively
obtained within 72 hours of the assault. Reporting the assault can also help you
regain a sense of personal power and control and can help ensure the safety of
other potential victims.
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If you are in a secure environment (such as your room), lock the door and wait for
Public Safety to arrive.
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Do not disturb the area, room, or vehicle where the offense was committed.
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If you feel unsafe, call a friend, family member, or someone else you trust and ask
her or him to stay with you.If the assault occurred in your room, do not allow
anyone to enter. Once your support person has arrived, secure the door and
go to a safe area.
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Preserve all physical evidence of the assault. Do not bathe, shower, douche, brush
your teeth, or eat or drink (this can be done after a medical examination). Do not
wash or throw away any articles of clothing worn during the assault. Place the
items in a paper bag (plastic may break down the evidence), with each separate
item in a separate bag if possible. Paper bags are available from Public Safety.
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Try to remember any helpful details that may lead to the identification of the
person responsible, such as scars, marks, jewelry, dress, language, approximate
height in comparison to your own, vehicle description, and tag number.
H.
Medical Attention
It is the victim’s option to be taken to a local hospital for a medical examination:
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to be examined for injuries, semen, vaginal secretion, and disease,
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to have evidence collected for prosecution, and
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to receive immediate counseling and referral service.
Even if you think that you do not have any physical injuries, you should still have a medical examination and discuss with a health care provider the risk of exposure to sexually
transmitted diseases and the possibility of pregnancy resulting from the sexual assault.
If you suspect that you may have been given a rape drug, such as rophynol (“roofies”),
ask the hospital or clinic where you receive medical care to take a urine sample.
The dean on call or designee will accompany and assist student victims at the hospital.
Turn Around in Towson (24-hour hotline, 410-828-6390) also offers ER companion advocates who will escort a victim to the hospital. Victims of sexual assault shall also receive full and prompt cooperation from campus personnel in obtaining appropriate
medical attention, including transporting the victim to the nearest designated hospital.
Any victim desiring transportation to the hospital should contact Public Safety, which
will arrange for transportation.
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) is the nearest hospital equipped with
Maryland State Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits.
I.
Special Disciplinary Procedures for Sexual Assault
The college may institute disciplinary procedures against an accused student, faculty
member, or employee regardless of whether any criminal charges are filed. Persons
accused of sexual assault may be removed from campus pending disciplinary action
or criminal procedures to avoid additional conflict within the community and to protect
the safety of all those involved and of the campus community.
Disciplinary procedures pursuant to this policy (see section XI) may be instituted by the
victim or by the college. If a criminal charge is filed, the college’s general counsel shall
determine whether action under this policy should be delayed pending the outcome of
the criminal case. The college need not await the outcome of any criminal proceedings
before taking action under this policy. If a student or employee is found guilty of or
pleads guilty to a rape charge in a criminal case and no appeal is filed within the appeal
period, the student shall be immediately expelled from Goucher or the employee shall
be immediately terminated without further investigation or hearing. If a student or
employee is found guilty of or pleads guilty to any other charge of sexual assault in
a criminal case and no appeal is filed within the appeal period, the student may be
immediately expelled or the employee may be immediately terminated without further
investigation or hearing. Such individuals may not return to campus.
IX. SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
A.
Definition
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:
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submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment or an individual’s participation in an educational
program;
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submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for
employment or academic decisions affecting such individual; or
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B.
C.
X. CONSENSUAL
RELATIONSHIPS
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such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or
offensive environment on the Goucher campus.
Such conduct is a violation of this policy and may be a violation of federal law.
Types of Sexual Harassment
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Quid Pro Quo Harassment
Quid pro quo sexual harassment may occur when anyone in an institutional position
of power or authority over another uses any academic or supervisory reward (such
as withholding of appropriate grades, promotion, or evaluation) to subject such
other person to unwanted sexual attention or to subject such other person to verbal
or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Examples of relationships involving institutional positions of power or authority include but are not limited to, department
chair to faculty member, teacher or teaching assistant to student, supervisor
to employee, and administrator to staff or student.
Hostile Environment Harassment
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Sexual harassment may also occur when unwelcome sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, inappropriate displays of sexually suggestive material and other
verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature unreasonably interfere with an
individual’s work or academic performance or create an intimidating, hostile,
or offensive campus environment. Such conduct may create a hostile environment
for individuals other than those at whom the conduct is directed. Hostile environment
harassment includes peer harassment, such as student-to-student or colleagueto-colleague.
To constitute a hostile environment, the harassment must be sufficiently severe
or pervasive to affect the conditions of the complainant’s employment, academic
standing, or participation in an educational program or activity, and must create
an offensive or abusive environment. A single incident or isolated incidents of
offensive sexual conduct or remarks may create a hostile environment but generally
do not unless the conduct is quite severe. Even instances that may not constitute a
hostile environment should, however, be addressed under the informal procedures
of this policy, so that they are not repeated.
Examples
Examples of conduct prohibited by this policy include, but are not limited to:
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insults of a sexual nature, including lewd, obscene, or sexually suggestive displays,
remarks, or conduct;
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unwanted patting, pinching, hugging, or other touching;
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sexist remarks and sexist behavior;
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unwelcome flirtation, advances, inappropriate social invitations, or unwanted
requests for sexual favors;
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unwanted discussions of sexual matters;
•
requests or demands for sexual favors accompanied by implicit or explicit promised
rewards or threatened punishment.
General
Persons in positions of power or authority over others should be aware of and sensitive
to the problems that may arise from apparently consensual relationships with their
subordinates. The power differential inherent in such relationships may compromise
free choice. Any perceived abuse of authority diminishes trust and respect among
members of the college community. For example, others not involved in the relationship
may believe they are being treated or evaluated unfairly as a result of the relationship.
Claims of sexual harassment may emerge from the subordinate person in the relationship or from third parties.
Accordingly, all members of the college community are expected to maintain appropriate
professional relations with one another. Moreover, Goucher College specifically prohibits
consensual sexual relationships between members of the college community when
one of the individuals involved has professional influence or authority over the other.
Even in the absence of such influence or authority, consensual sexual relationships
of faculty or staff with students undermine significant educational goals of the college
and may lead to difficulties for the parties.
B.
The existence of professional influence or authority is determined on a case-by-case basis.
Relationships with Students
1. Professional Influence or Authority
An individual may be found to have professional influence or authority over a student
when that individual teaches, supervises, or evaluates the student in any capacity,
teaches in a department in which the student is a major, serves as a counselor or
academic advisor, or has influence over the student’s academic or monetary awards,
employment, housing, participation in athletics or any other college activity.
2. Faculty Relationships with Students
When a consensual sexual relationship exists or develops between a faculty
member and a student over whom he or she has professional influence or authority,
the faculty member shall promptly report the existence of the relationship to the
provost. With the provost’s assistance, and in a manner that causes the least
detrimental effect for the student, the faculty member shall take steps to remove
himself or herself from the position of power or authority, including any supervisory,
evaluative, advisory, or other pedagogical relationship with the student. Because
such steps may deprive the student of educational, advising, career, or other
opportunities, may jeopardize the faculty member’s position at the college, and
may inconvenience or cause undue hardship to other members of the college
community, both parties should be mindful of the potential costs before entering
into a sexual relationship.
3. Staff Relationships with Students
When a consensual sexual relationship exists or develops between a staff member
and a student over whom he or she has professional influence or authority, the
staff member shall promptly report the existence of the relationship to the director
of human resources. With the director’s assistance, and in a manner that causes
the least detrimental effect for the student, the staff member shall take steps to
remove himself or herself from the position of power or authority, including any
supervisory, evaluative, or administrative relationship with the student. Because
such steps may deprive the student of educational, employment, extracurricular,
or other opportunities, may jeopardize the staff member’s position at the college,
and may inconvenience or cause undue hardship to other members of the college
community, both parties should be mindful of the potential costs before entering
into a sexual relationship.
Subject to the appropriate approvals, an individual department or office within the
college may implement more restrictive policies for its employees, according to the
special nature and requirements of their employment. For example, Public Safety,
Athletics, and Community Living prohibit their employees from dating students.
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XI. PROCEDURES
C.
Relationships between Faculty and Staff
1. An individual may be found to have professional influence or authority over a faculty
or staff member when that individual supervises or evaluates performance, or
recommends or awards salary, reappointment, promotion, or tenure of the faculty
or staff member.
2. When a consensual sexual relationship exists or develops between a faculty or staff
member and a member of the faculty or staff over whom he or she has professional
influence or authority, the person with professional influence or authority shall
promptly report the existence of the relationship to either the provost, in the case
of faculty, or the director of human resources, in the case of staff. With the assistance of the provost or director, and in a manner that causes the least detrimental
effect for the other person, the faculty or staff member shall take steps to remove
himself or herself from the position of power or authority. Because such steps may
adversely affect the other person in the relationship, may jeopardize the position at
the college of the person with influence or authority, and may inconvenience or
cause undue hardship to other members of the college community, both parties
should be mindful of the potential costs before entering into a sexual relationship.
D.
Discipline
Failure to comply with this policy or to self-report the existence of a relationship as
required by this policy is considered sexual misconduct and will be subject to the
appropriate disciplinary procedures. Sanctions may result, up to and including
suspension without pay or dismissal.
Goucher College wishes to protect the rights and the integrity of all members of its community. This includes the right of individuals to be free from sexual misconduct. Any person
who feels that he or she has been subjected to sexual misconduct as defined in this policy
may choose to implement either the informal or formal procedures described below. These
procedures should be followed in as confidential and sensitive a manner as possible in order
to protect all of the individuals involved.
The persons charged with handling and investigating sexual misconduct complaints may
consult with the general counsel at any point during the informal and formal process.
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Campus Protective Order
Any person who brings a complaint of sexual misconduct under this policy may seek a
campus protective order pending administrative disciplinary action. Campus protective
orders are written orders issued by the director of public safety to the accused, that
restrict or prohibit contact with the complainant or impose such other restrictions
as may be appropriate. Requests for campus protective orders may be made to the
administrator handling the complaint, who will consult with the director of public safety.
Complainants may also seek protective measures from outside law enforcement agencies.
Changes in Housing, Class, Internship, Office, or Work Assignment
Any student who brings a complaint of sexual misconduct under this policy may request
a change in housing (i.e., a new room assignment in the residence halls), class assignment (i.e., a change to a different section of a course), or internship placement (i.e., a
change to a different intern site) so that the student will be removed from the influence
of the accused. Such requests may be made to the administrator handling the complaint,
who will consult with the appropriate individuals and grant the request if alternative
arrangements are reasonably available.
Any faculty or staff member who brings a complaint of sexual misconduct under this
C.
policy may request a change in office location or in work assignment so that the person
will be removed from the influence of the accused. Such requests should be made by
faculty to the provost and by staff to the director of human resources and will be
granted if alternative arrangements are reasonably available.
Informal Procedure
Note: As a general matter, the informal procedure is not appropriate for and will not
be implemented in cases of sexual assault.
When an incident arises in which a person feels that he or she has been subjected to
sexual misconduct as defined in this policy, the situation should be addressed as soon
as possible. In many cases, informal actions can be taken that will effectively stop the
misconduct. The person may choose to confront the offender, making it clear that he
or she does not want any further incidents to occur. If this does not stop the misconduct,
or if the person does not feel that he or she can confront the offender or needs help
in the process, any one of the following administrators may be contacted:
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provost or associate dean for faculty affairs, when the offender is a faculty member
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dean of students or assistant dean for community living when the offender
is a student
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director of human resources, when the offender is a staff member
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director of public safety
The administrator can provide the person with support and advice on how to confront
the accused and how to discourage any further misconduct. At the person’s request,
the administrator may also intervene directly with the accused. In such cases, the
administrator will provide the accused an opportunity to respond to the allegation then,
after discussions with both parties, may attempt to mediate or suggest another person
to mediate a solution, which may result in a written agreement between the parties.
In appropriate cases, other remedial action may also result.
The administrator will make every effort to resolve informal complaints in a timely manner.
D.
At any time, either party may end the informal process and begin the formal complaint
procedure. The formal procedure may also be implemented if the informal complaint
procedure has been exhausted without resolution satisfactory to the complainant.
Formal Procedure
Prompt reporting of a complaint of sexual misconduct as defined in this policy is
strongly encouraged, as it facilitates a faster resolution. Ordinarily, formal complaints
of sexual misconduct must be filed under these procedures within four years of the
date when the incident is alleged to have occurred. However, there may be instances
where the person making a complaint is reluctant to report the alleged misconduct
within four years. The administrator with whom the complaint is filed is authorized to
process a complaint of sexual misconduct after the four-year period when such
administrator is satisfied as to the adequacy of the complainant’s written explanation
of the delay in reporting the complaint. An individual, such as a former student or
former employee, who has left the Goucher community may bring a complaint within
the four-year period for misconduct that occurred while the individual was a member
of the Goucher community.
There may be situations or circumstances when a member of the college community
is subjected to sexual misconduct but does not wish to come forward or pursue a
complaint, or when a person observes sexual misconduct directed at another member
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of the college community. Goucher College will do all it can to respect the victim’s
wishes, but may proceed to address allegations of sexual misconduct if and when college administrators become aware of such allegations, especially where the circumstances present a threat of harm or injury to the victim or other members of the
community.
1. Complaint Panel: Formal complaints of sexual misconduct will be received and decided by a three-person panel. Two panel members and one alternate member shall
be appointed for two-year terms by the president of the college. In addition to the two
appointed members, each panel shall include one of the following administrators:
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the dean of students, when the accused is a student
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the provost, when the accused is a faculty member
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the director of human resources, when the accused is a staff member
The alternate member shall serve on a panel when one of the appointed members
is unavailable or must be recused from a particular case due to conflict of interest.
All panel decisions shall be made by majority vote.
2. Filing a complaint: All formal complaints of sexual misconduct must be made in
writing by the complainant and describe the particulars of the alleged misconduct.
Complaints may be filed with any of the appropriate panel members.
3. Notice to accused: The person accused of sexual misconduct is notified in writing
and in person (if feasible) of the complaint and investigation and is provided with
a copy of the written complaint.
4. Investigators: The panel shall promptly appoint two individuals to conduct an
investigation of the complaint. One of the investigators shall be female and one
shall be male. At least one investigator shall be a faculty member when the
complaint is against a faculty member. The director of public safety or his or her
designee shall be one of the investigators for complaints of sexual assault. To the
extent possible, no investigator appointed by the panel shall be a direct supervisee
of any panel member.
5. Investigation: The complainant and the accused shall each be interviewed by the
two investigators and may have an advisor with them for the meeting. Both parties
may present documents, the names of witnesses, and other evidence to the investigators. The accused may not be present for the complainant’s interview unless
the complainant consents, and vice versa. The investigators, either alone or together,
may also interview other witnesses and consider other evidence.
6. Report and recommendation: In a timely manner, but barring special circumstances
no later than one month from the date the complaint is filed, the investigators
shall make a report with recommendations to the panel. The report shall describe
the investigation and all relevant evidence obtained in the investigation, provide
support for the conclusions drawn by the investigators, and make recommendations
for sanctions or other remedial action as appropriate.
7. Distribution of report: The parties shall be provided a summary of the investigators’ report and recommendations. Either party may view, but not copy, the report
and recommendations upon request. The report and recommendations may be
redacted when necessary to protect privileged or confidential information, to protect the safety or well-being of individuals involved in the investigation, or to comply with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
8. Response: Both parties shall be given the opportunity to respond to the report and
recommendation before the panel. Such response may be in writing or in person
and shall be made within the timeframe established by the panel.
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Decision: The panel shall review the investigators’ report and recommendation and
any responses made by the parties. The panel will then issue a written decision
that includes the imposition of sanctions, if appropriate. In determining sanctions,
the panel will take into account any previous violations of this policy.
10. Distribution of decision: If the accused is a college employee, copies of the written
decision are provided to the complainant and the accused to the extent permitted
by the provisions of FERPA. If the accused is a student, a copy of the written decision
is provided to the accused to the extent permitted by the provisions of FERPA and
as required by the Clery Act. In such cases the complainant shall also be advised
of the panel’s decision to the extent as permitted by the provisions of FERPA.
11. Sanctions: If the panel determines that the accused has violated the sexual
misconduct policy, the appropriate administrator (dean of students, provost,
or director of human resources) shall implement any sanctions imposed by the
panel. When the accused is an employee other than a faculty member, the director
of human resources shall institute sanctions together with the accused’s supervisor
and/or department head. Sanctions may include, but are not limited to
a. for student violations, an oral warning, a written letter of warning, a letter
of reprimand, mandatory attendance of an educational program on sexual
harassment or sexual assault, mandatory referral for psychological assessment
and compliance with any resulting treatment plan, change in room assignments,
probation, expulsion from the residence halls and/or from nonacademic campus
activities, suspension for up to one year, or expulsion from the college;
b. for faculty violations, an oral warning, a written warning, a letter of reprimand,
mandatory attendance of an educational program on sexual harassment or
sexual assault, mandatory referral for psychological assessment and compliance with any resulting treatment plan, restriction of responsibilities, reassignment, denial of salary increase, suspension without pay, or dismissal;
c. for violations by employees other than faculty members, an oral warning, a
written warning, a letter of reprimand, mandatory attendance of an educational
program on sexual harassment or sexual assault, mandatory referral for
psychological assessment and compliance with any resulting treatment plan,
restriction of responsibilities, reassignment or transfer to another department,
denial of salary increase, suspension without pay, final written warning, or
termination.
The sanctions described in this policy are not exclusive of and may be in addition to
other actions taken or sanctions imposed by outside authorities
12. Appeals: Either party may appeal the panel’s decision to the president of the college.
Appeals may be based only on the ground that proper procedure was violated and
the procedural error caused material prejudice to the complainant’s or accused’s
case, or that new and relevant evidence has arisen that was not reasonably available
at the time of the hearing and that would have a material effect upon the outcome
of the case.
Appeals must be submitted in writing within seven business days after the panel’s
decision is issued, and must state the specific reason(s) for the appeal. The
nonappealing party shall be provided a copy of the appeal, and shall be given
the opportunity to submit a written response within five business days of receiving
the appeal.
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The president may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the panel, or may remand the decision to the panel for further consideration. The president’s decision
shall be in writing, and shall be issued within 15 business days of the date the appeal is submitted.
This is the exclusive process for appeal in cases of sexual misconduct. No administrative processes otherwise available to faculty, staff, or students may be used for
appeal of a decision brought under this policy.
13. Complaints against persons who are not Goucher students or employees: Complaints
against students from other institutions or other campus visitors should be
reported to the director of public safety, who shall investigate the complaint and
take appropriate action.
Complaints against employees of entities that do business with Goucher should be
reported to the director of public safety, who will investigate the complaint and
take appropriate action.
Complaints against individuals at internship sites should be reported to the associate director of career development, who in consultation with the director of career
development will investigate the complaint and take appropriate action.
Complaints against individuals at international study sites should be reported to
the resident director or to the site’s international student officer, and to the associate director of International Studies, who in consultation with the associate dean of
international studies will investigate the complaint and take appropriate action.
XII. PROTECTION FOR
COMPLAINANTS
AGAINST RETALIATION
Threats, intimidation, and retaliation against a complainant for bringing a sexual misconduct
complaint are violations of this policy and, thus, may be grounds for disciplinary action.
The college will take steps to protect students and employees from reprisal by the accused.
Such protection will need to be appropriate to the individual’s circumstances. For students,
this may include the opportunity to drop a course, transfer to another section, complete the
course independently, have a pass/fail option, have a third party grade the work, have another
person assigned to write recommendations or references on behalf of the student, or have
another person assigned as an advisor to the student. For employees, such protection may
include having a third party conduct the annual evaluation or the option to transfer to another
department, if feasible.
XIII. FALSE CHARGES
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The purpose of this policy is to promote and maintain an environment at Goucher College
that is free from sexual misconduct. Any member of the college community who believes
that he or she has been subjected to sexual misconduct is encouraged to use the procedures
provided in this policy, not only for the benefit and protection of that individual but ultimately
of the entire college community. However, false charges of sexual misconduct undermine
the purpose and effectiveness of this policy. Accordingly, persons who knowingly make false
charges of sexual misconduct may be subject to disciplinary action. Allegations of false
charges must be reported within six months of the date the complaint was brought. Such
allegations may be reported to the administrator handling the complaint, who shall investigate
the allegations and take any appropriate action. The failure of a complaint to result in a
finding of sexual misconduct is not alone evidence that the charges were knowingly false.
XIV. INFORMATION
CONCERNING
REGISTERED SEX
OFFENDERS
As required by the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, the college community is advised
that law enforcement agency information provided by the State of Maryland concerning
registered sex offenders may be obtained at www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/sor. In
addition, the Baltimore County Police Department provides Goucher’s Office of Public Safety
with notice of registered child sex offenders who reside in Baltimore County. This information
is available for review upon request by all members of the college community.
Approved by Goucher President Sanford J. Ungar
on August 6, 2003. Amended as of Spring, 2007.
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GOUCHER COLLEGE COMPUTER USE POLICY
GENERAL STATEMENT
Goucher College honors and recognizes each person’s freedom of expression and action.
With this freedom come responsibilities, including consideration of others, academic
integrity, and a commitment to the value of truth.
Respect for intellectual labor and creativity is vital in an academic environment. At Goucher,
we respect the right to privacy, the right of attribution and acknowledgement, the rights of
copyright holders and the doctrine of fair use, and the right of an author to determine the
form, manner, and terms of publication and distribution of works in all media, including
electronic media. Since electronic information is so accessible and so easily reproduced,
respect for personal expression is especially important in computer and electronic
environments. Violation of authorial integrity, including plagiarism, invasion of privacy,
unauthorized access to computing resources or electronic information, and violations of
copyright law and trade secrets, are serious matters and may be grounds for appropriate
sanctions. Consequences for violating this policy may include civil or criminal liability
under federal and state laws, as well as the entire range of Goucher administrative
sanctions detailed under Penalties.
Goucher College acquires, develops, and maintains computers, computer and telecommunications systems, networks, and other information technology resources, including but not
limited to printers, modems, e-mail, fax transmissions, video, multi-media, classroom
technologies, telephone, and administrative systems. These resources are intended for
direct and indirect support of the college’s instruction, research, and service missions; of
the college’s administrative functions; and of student and campus life activities. Access to
these resources, whether from on-campus or from a remote location, is a privilege and is
subject to the requirements of applicable laws and policies and the highest standards of
ethical behavior. Particular uses of any of these resources are not made legitimate simply
because those uses may be technologically possible. Users must abide by all applicable
restrictions imposed by this policy and by law, whether or not those restrictions are built
into the systems and whether or not they can be circumvented by technical means. In
addition, student users must abide by the provisions of Goucher’s Student Judicial Code.
APPLICABILITY
This policy applies to all users of Goucher College information technology resources,
including faculty, staff, students, computing services personnel, guests, and other users
authorized by the college. Personal equipment physically connected to the college network
is also subject to this policy.
SECURITY
Goucher College employs various measures to protect the security of its computing resources
and of its user accounts. Users should be aware, however, that the college cannot guarantee
such security. Users should therefore engage in safe computing practices by establishing
appropriate access restrictions for their accounts, safeguarding their passwords, backing up
files, and promptly reporting any misuse or violations of this policy.
PRIVACY
Users should be aware that use of college computing and technology resources is not private.
The normal operation and maintenance of these resources require the backup of data and
communication records, the logging of activity, the monitoring of general usage patterns,
and other activities necessary for the provision of service. The System Administrator and his
or her designees have access to all data and information (e.g., e-mail messages, files, etc.)
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of any user. Although Goucher does not permit the casual inspection of files, the college
reserves the right to monitor and to disclose the contents of e-mail messages and other
files under appropriate circumstances.
INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
Each user of Goucher College computer and information technology resources is expected
to accept and comply with the following responsibilities:
1. Use only those resources for which you are authorized.
Ability to access computing resources does not, in itself, imply authorization to do so.
Accounts and passwords may not be shared with or used by persons other than those
to whom they have been assigned by the college. Unauthorized access to another user’s
account or providing your username and password to another person may be grounds
for appropriate sanctions.
2. Use computer and information technology resources only for their intended purpose.
Goucher’s computing and information technology resources, facilities, and services are
to be used for purposes congruent with the college’s educational mission. They may not
be used for commercial or political activities, charitable solicitations, and other such
uses, unless expressly authorized by the vice president of technology and planning.
3. Respect the rights and privacy of others.
Ability to gain access to another person’s account does not imply authorization to do so.
Interference with the ability of other users to make appropriate use of the resources is
prohibited. The systems and services may not be used to harass, discriminate against,
defame, or invade the privacy of others.
4. Protect the integrity and security of the computer and information technology resources.
Acts that are intended to damage computing resources, to deny service to other users,
or to compromise the integrity of the security systems of the resources are prohibited.
5. Protect the integrity and security of sensitive and confidential data.
Student- or employee-sensitive data should not be stored on campus or home computers
for security purposes. Sensitive data includes but is not limited to Social Security
Numbers, birth dates, credit card numbers, and student information protected by the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
6. Respect the finite capacity of college computing and network resources.
Users are expected to respect the finite capacity of college computing and network
resources and to limit use to a reasonable amount as determined by the Office of
Information Technology. If an individual’s use is interfering unreasonably with the
activity of others, the college may require that person to limit or refrain from specific uses.
7. Abide by copyright laws and policies.
Users must abide by all applicable laws and college policies (e.g., copyright, intellectual
property) to protect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of others. Copyrighted
works may include texts, cartoons, articles, photographs, songs, software, graphics,
and other materials. Users should be aware that many materials available through
the Web are protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the user to assume that
materials found on the Web are copyrighted unless the materials contain an express
disclaimer to the contrary. Users must obtain permission of the creator or publisher
to copy or use software or other copyrighted materials written or created by others,
and must abide by contracts and agreements controlling installation and use of such
software and other materials.
8. Use the Goucher name and marks only as authorized.
Users should avoid creating the impression that they are speaking for the college unless
authorized to do so. The use of the college’s name, seal, and various trademarks and
service marks is protected by a policy administered by the director of communications
and vice president for finance.
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Observe restrictions on the use of pictures and video.
Users may not display audio, video, or other multimedia images or recordings of people
on a Web page or on other computing resources without the permission of the persons
involved. An individual’s right to privacy includes the right to restrict the use of his or
her image. Further, the image may be protected by copyright.
10. Use computing resources in a lawful and ethical manner.
Users of Goucher’s computing systems must use the system in an ethical and legal
manner and in accordance with Goucher’s policies and procedures. Usage of the system
to harass, defame, or invade the privacy of others, or to send or receive obscene materials,
is not allowed and may result in disciplinary action under Goucher procedures or
prosecution under various federal or state statutes.
11. Use of unlicensed radio frequency bandwidths on the Goucher campus.
Goucher will continue to evaluate and implement wireless technology to enhance
teaching, learning, and campus life. However, the college reserves the right to restrict
the use of wireless devices in college-owned buildings and all outdoor spaces on the
campus for security purposes or if devices are interfering with campus technologies.
If you are considering utilizing wireless technology and have questions concerning its
use, please contact the Information Technology Help Desk.
9.
ADMINISTRATION
1.
2.
3.
PENALTIES
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Administration of the Computer Use Policy
The Office of Information Technology is charged with communicating this policy to
the Goucher user community. Requests for interpretation of the policy as applied to
particular situations may be directed to the vice president of technology and planning.
Web Content Review
The Office of Communications has responsibility for ensuring that all official Goucher
material on the Web meets campus standards for design and content. The office assists
departments developing Web materials and reviews Web information on a regular
basis. Any materials intended for posting on the front page of the college’s website
must be approved by the office in advance. The office aims to ensure accuracy and
consistency of information and does not operate as a censor.
Fundraising and Advertising
College fundraising, advertising, and marketing may be conducted using Goucher
computing and telecommunications resources or facilities only under the supervision
and consent of officially recognized campus departments or organizations charged
with such activities. Examples include, but are not limited to, the offices of admissions,
Communications, Advancement, Student Activities, and Graduate and Professional Studies.
Violations of this policy may be grounds for appropriate sanctions to be determined by the
appropriate administrator. Sanctions may include but are not limited to a formal reprimand,
loss of user privileges, termination of employment, or in the case of a student, probation,
suspension, or expulsion from the college. Cases against students may be handled in
accordance with procedures outlined in the Student Judicial Code.
GOUCHER COLLEGE WIRELESS ACCESS POLICY
1.
2.
Purpose
Information Technology (IT) provides the campus community with easy access to the
campus network and the Internet through wireless “hot spots” while insuring the
security of users and campus network resources. The purpose of this policy is to:
a. Describe how wireless networking fits into Goucher College’s networking services
b. Describe how wireless services are currently deployed
c. Describe how to connect the wireless network
d. Develop expectations and guidelines for wireless usage.
Connecting to the Wireless Network
Goucher College rules, regulations, and policies that apply to users of wired network
will also apply to wireless network users. Wireless network users are subject to the
guidelines outlined in this policy as well as existing guidelines for the wired network.
Only registered and authenticated devices are allowed to use the wireless network or
access resources on the wired network via the Goucher wireless network.
Wireless access in the residence halls is available in all common areas. In addition, the
wireless signal may be available in individual rooms. However, the wireless connection
in room should not be considered a replacement for the wired connection available for
each student in every room. Wireless connections are slower and much more susceptible to interference from other decides such as microwaves and wireless speakers. For
a list of wireless “hot spots,” go to www.goucher.edu/it and click on Goucher Network.
3.
In order to connect to Goucher College’s wireless network, the wireless MAC (Media
Access Control) address of the device needs to be registered with the Help Desk. The
database is used to ensure that only Goucher community members and selected visitors
are able to connect to the network. To find out more information on how to find your
MAC address and register your wireless device, please visit www.goucher.edu/it and
click on Goucher Network.
Wireless Devices
Personal wireless access points and wireless routers are prohibited in the residence
halls. These devices often provide a broad range of complex network services that may
interfere with the performance and availability of the Goucher wireless network. The
signal may be detectable in other rooms allowing others to be able to access the network
that may cause problems to other students. More importantly, unregulated wireless
access points pose a serious security risk that can be exploited by malicious individuals
to eavesdrop on wireless transmissions.
If you would like to use more than one computer in your residential hall room, we
recommend that you use a hub rather than a router to connect the computers to the
network. Each computer that is connected to the hub will need to be registered
through Campus Manager in order to connect to the campus network and to access
the Internet.
The use of wireless devices must comply with applicable laws, regulations and college
policies including FCC regulations and Goucher College’s Computer Use Policy. Keep
in mind that several categories of devices use radio frequencies in the same range as
802.11 b/g wireless Ethernet and therefore other devices using the same frequencies
may disrupt wireless communications. Devices such as cordless phones, microwave
ovens, and personal network devices use the Bluetooth technology may interfere with
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4.
wireless devices. These interferences can be intermittent and very difficult to diagnose.
IT will make every effort to resolve frequency conflicts between wireless access points.
Enforcement
Residents may not tamper with, modify, or extend college network services beyond
individual resident rooms. This applies to all network wiring, data jacks, related hardware,
and network or Internet services. Wireless access points, which would in effect extend
the network beyond the individual rooms and potentially provide wireless connections
to other s, are prohibited unless specifically approved and installed by IT. Wireless
devices such as wireless network cards, which utilize college provided wireless access
points, may be used.
Most laptops, including Apple/Macintosh computers, have the ability to allow other
users to connect to the Internet through Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). In order to
comply with Goucher’s wireless policy, the ICS feature must be disabled. Please contact
the Help Desk for instructions on how the disable ICS on a PC and Mac’s equivalent
feature. Personal computers and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are the only
devices authorized to connect to the Goucher wireless network. Since the use of ICS
or unauthorized devices pose a security risk to the campus community and to campus
network resources, action will be taken against those who violate this policy.
Questions about this policy should be directed to the vice president of technology
and planning.
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DISABILITIES
In keeping with its mission, diversity statement, and community principles, and as required
by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as
amended, and their implementing regulations, Goucher College does not discriminate on
the basis of disability. The college has adopted a Nondiscrimination Policy and Grievance
Procedure, which may be found in this Handbook or online at: http://www.goucher.edu/
documents/Legal/GOUCHER_NONDISCRIMINATION.pdf.
Inquiries or grievances concerning Goucher’s compliance with these laws and regulations
or with the Nondiscrimination Policy should be addressed to Wendy Belzer Litzke, Vice
President for Government and Community Relations, Office of the President, Dorsey Center,
Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21204-2794; telephone,
410-337-6042; e-mail, wendy.litzke@goucher.edu.
Accessible Classrooms: Any student who needs his/her classes scheduled in an accessible
classroom should preregister and notify Student Administrative Services of this need.
Special Housing Needs: Any student who believes he/she has special housing needs must
submit supporting documentation, including a form, available from the Office of Community
Living, that must be completed by a qualified examiner. Requests will be considered by
the director of student health and counseling and/or the disability specialist. Reasonable
accommodations will be made as appropriate. Assignments to a specific residence hall
cannot be guaranteed. Absent special circumstances, learning disabilities, attention deficit
disorder, and most psychological disorders generally do not warrant special housing.
Educational Program: Goucher College does not have a program for students with disabilities,
but students with disabilities can take advantage of the academic support services available
to all students through the Writing Center and the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE).
Services offered through ACE include supplemental instruction in various courses, a
mathematics lab, and academic skills mentoring. All students are expected to fulfill
Goucher College’s requirements for graduation, which include writing proficiency and
specified courses in mathematics, science, foreign language, and general liberal arts. The
curriculum represents Goucher’s definition of a sound liberal arts education, and students
with disabilities are expected to make a good faith effort to complete the requirements. If a
student cannot complete any requirement because of a documented disability, he/she may
petition the associate dean for undergraduate studies, with the assistance of the disabilities
specialist, for an appropriate substitution. Reasonable academic adjustments and/or
auxiliary aids for students with disabilities are provided on an individual basis as required
by federal law.
Incoming students with documented disabilities who wish to request adjustments and/or
auxiliary aids and services must complete the Disabilities Registration Form (that can be
downloaded from the new student portal) and submit it with the appropriate documentation
to Dr. Frona Brown, College Disabilities Specialist, Goucher College,1021 Dulaney Valley
Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21204-2794; telephone, 410-337-6178:e-mail, frbrown@goucher.edu
For students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit disorders, appropriate
documentation consists of a complete and current (usually fewer than three years old)
psychoeducational evaluation, which includes the WAIS-III (subtest and test scores);
selected achievement and information processing tests; a narrative report analyzing and
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summarizing the data; a clearly stated diagnosis; and recommended academic adjustments
and/or auxiliary aids. For students with a physical and/or sensory disability, appropriate
medical or clinical documentation identifying the student’s disability and specifying the
requested academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids must be submitted.
GENERAL RESIDENTIAL POLICIES
Alcohol and Other Drugs
•
Even if they are not drinking, students who are under the age of 21 are not permitted
in rooms where alcohol is being consumed.
•
No multi-quart (mass consumption) containers or kegs are permitted in the halls at
any time.
•
The college will hold hosts responsible for their guests’ use of alcohol or other drugs.
Pets
The presence of pets in the residence halls, or elsewhere on campus, is governed by the
Goucher College Pet Policy found in this handbook.
Visitation and Guests
•
Residents are responsible for the conduct of their guests or for individuals present in
the room. Any individual, including a Goucher student who is not a house resident, is
considered a guest. Hosts must escort their guest in the residence halls at all times.
•
Visitation must not interfere with roommates’ or neighbors’ sleep or study. All residents
of the room or apartment must approve guests. No guest is permitted to stay overnight
in a room or apartment for more than three consecutive nights or three nights in a
30-day period, unless Community Living grants special permission. Residents must
be aware and considerate of the rights and feelings of others and must provide for
an appropriate living-learning environment.
•
Private behavior is not permissible in a group living environment that is necessarily
public (i.e. hallways, bathrooms, stairwells, commons rooms/lounges, etc.).
Gatherings in individual rooms or apartments should not exceed the following standards,
•
according to fire safety regulations:
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Singles: 4 people
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Doubles/Triples: 6 people
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Suites/Apartments: 13 people
•
In multiple-occupancy rooms, all residents must agree to use the room or apartment
for any gathering.
Vehicles
Cars, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles must be registered with the Office of Public Safety.
All students are permitted to register a car on campus. First-year students are only permitted to park in the North Parking Lot. Campus parking and traffic regulations can be found
in the Campus Handbook or by contacting Public Safety.
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Music Practice Rooms
The ground floors of Heubeck and Mary Fisher house several music practice rooms. Students
are welcome to utilize these rooms at their convenience, but must respect the quiet hours
of the adjoining houses and floors, and the need for common courtesy. During finals week,
when 24-hour quiet hours are enforced, practice rooms may be open on a limited schedule.
Keys to these rooms are available in the music department.
Appliances and Wiring
For safety and energy conservation, certain limitations are placed on the possession and
use of electrical appliances in the residence halls. Residents should be sensitive to the
demands placed on the electrical circuits. A list of permitted and prohibited appliances is
available in the Living on Campus handbook or from the Office of Community Living. The
College reserves the right to place any unauthorized or dangerous appliances in storage
at the student’s expense until the student can arrange to have it removed from campus.
Wiring
•
Electrical wiring must not be disturbed, including wiring leading to fire safety equipment.
Installation or alteration of electrical equipment is to be done only by Facilities Management Services personnel or college-approved contractors.
•
Occasionally circuits overload due to the high demand from student appliances. As a
result, brief power outages or surges may occur. Power outages are inconvenient for the
entire community, so planning in advance is in order. Students are urged to purchase surge
protectors and to limit their concurrent use of electrical appliances. The college reserves
the right to limit the wattage used in each room to an amount deemed reasonable.
•
Outside aerials and radio-sending equipment are not permitted.
•
Unauthorized access to cable television is prohibited.
Student Property
The college is not responsible for the loss of or damage to students’ personal property.
Students are urged to:
•
purchase surge protectors to guard against occasional electrical surges,
•
record the serial numbers of valuable personal items, and
•
secure appropriate insurance.
As a precaution, students are also encouraged to take valuable belongings home during break
periods. Residents are urged to confirm existing coverage under the homeowner’s policy of
their parents or guardians and, if not covered, to secure individual property insurance.
Keys
Student room keys are issued through the Office of Community Living. When a student
checks into the residence halls, he/she is issued a room key and his/her OneCard is activated
for access through residence hall exterior doors. Keys and OneCards are non-transferable,
are not to be duplicated, and should not be loaned to others. Doing so jeopardizes one’s
personal safety and the safety of the entire community.
In the case of lost or broken keys, residents should notify the Office of Community Living
immediately. All keys must be returned prior to departure from campus when a student
withdraws, moves off campus, changes rooms, or checks out of the residence hall at the
close of the academic year. For safety reasons, a lock change is required unless a broken
or bent key is returned to Community Living.
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A resident who has been locked out of his/her room during normal business hours (M-F,
9 a.m.-5 p.m.) should report to the Office of Community Living. After hours, students should
report to the Office of Public Safety. An officer will accompany the resident to his/her room
to unlock the door. The resident will need to report to the Office of Community Living on
the next business day to get a temporary key and order a lock change. If the resident is
concerned for his/her safety and has reason to believe that his/her room might be accessed
with the lost keys, he/she should notify Public Safety immediately. Public Safety will, upon
request, loan the resident a supplemental locking mechanism (glove lock) to offer additional
security until the lock can be changed.
INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES
In the event inclement weather forces Goucher College to close, delay in opening, or close
early, the following procedures will be observed:
1. The announcement will be posted on the main page of the Goucher College website.
2. The decision will be announced on the following stations:
Baltimore area
WBAL radio (1090 AM), and WYPR radio (88.1 FM)
WBAL TV (channel 11), WJZ TV (channel 13), and WMAR TV (channel 2)
Washington area
WJLA TV – ABC 7/News Channel 8
3. A message will be recorded on all college voicemail boxes and on the college switchboard,
410-337-6000.
4. A message will be sent through the e2Campus Notification system.
5. When the college is closed, day and evening classes, labs for all programs, and all
events will be canceled, unless there are specific announcements to the contrary.
Administrative offices will be closed and campus shuttle service will not operate.
6. The following services will operate as noted:
Library – Open if conditions allow; hours may vary. Call x6360 for further information.
Food Service – Operating with possible reduction of service.
Office of Public Safety – Operating.
Facilities Management Services – Operating with limited service; priorities will be
weather related.
Campus Post Office – Follows the college closing/delayed opening announcements.
Student Health and Counseling Services – Will be available by telephone by contacting
the Office of Public Safety.
7. When the college opens late, classes scheduled to begin prior to the announced time
of opening are canceled. The regular class schedule will resume at the time the college
reopens. For example, if the college opens at 10:30 a.m., all classes prior to that time
would be canceled, while those beginning at or after 10:30 a.m. would meet at their
regular times. Classes/labs that begin prior to the opening of the college and that have
at least an hour left will meet for the remainder of their time.
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8.
9.
During heavy snow conditions, Facilities Management Services will remove snow
in the following priority:
a. Main roads, building drives, and fire lanes
b. Steps, entryways, and handicap ramps to buildings
c. Parking lots
Please note: Cars parked on main roads, in building drives, or within fire lanes may be
towed at the owner’s expense. In order to expedite snow removal, please park only in
parking spaces that have been cleared.
When the college reopens following a heavy snowfall, it would be helpful if students,
faculty, and staff carpool where possible. This will reduce congestion on campus.
Residents on campus are urged to restrict car use as much as possible until snow
removal is completed.
PET POLICY
I. PURPOSE
This policy addresses the presence of pets on the campus of Goucher College. It is intended
to foster a campus environment that respects and protects the health, safety, and well-being
of all members of the college community, and also to promote responsible and humane
treatment of animals at the college.
II. SCOPE
This policy applies to all members of the college community, including staff, faculty, students,
and campus visitors. It applies at all times to all buildings and facilities on Goucher’s
campus, unless otherwise specified. It does not apply to any building, including housing,
leased but not owned by the college; in such buildings the rules and policies of the building
management will apply. Service animals, such as seeing-eye dogs, are not considered
“pets” for the purpose of this policy, and are permitted in all areas of campus.
III. PETS OF FACULTY
AND STAFF
Bringing one’s pet to work may have emotional or psychological benefits for the pet, the pet
owner, and those persons in the area who enjoy the pet’s presence. However, it is essential
to recognize the rights of those persons who do not enjoy the pet’s presence, who may be allergic to or fearful of the pet, yet are required to be in the same area because of their
classes or jobs. For this reason, and with the very limited exceptions specified in this policy,
college employees are not permitted to bring pets of any kind into any buildings or facilities
on campus, including their workspaces.
IV. PETS OF
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
REQUIRED TO LIVE IN
RESIDENCE HALLS
Certain college employees are required by their jobs to live in apartments in the residence
halls, which constitute their full-time homes. These professional staff have often developed
independent personal lives before coming to Goucher, which may include the acquisition of
their own pet. In order to recruit and retain such personnel, and in recognition of their need
to balance very demanding work with personal well-being, professional staff who are required
to live in the residence halls may have pets in their apartments, under the following conditions and restrictions:
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
V. PETS OF STUDENTS
LIVING IN THE
RESIDENCE HALLS
VI. VISITING PETS
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Professional staff are only permitted to have the following types, number, and size
(where applicable) of pets:
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one dog weighing no more than 40 pounds, or
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two cats, or
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pets as permitted under section V of this policy, subject to the provisions stated
in that section.
Dogs and cats are only permitted for those professional staff living in residence hall
apartments with a private entrance that does not require the pet to be in common areas
of the residence hall.
Professional staff must ensure, and document as requested, that any pet dogs or cats
have been spayed or neutered, and are current on vaccinations and other medical
requirements, including flea and tick treatments, as specified by the Office of
Community Living.
At the discretion of the assistant dean for community living, professional staff may be
denied permission to bring a pet into, or may be required to remove a pet from, a
residence hall apartment based on the pet’s behavior or temperament.
All professional staff requesting to have pets in their residence hall apartments must
first sign an agreement that includes, among other things, permission to withhold
sums from the final paycheck for any damage to collect property caused by the pet.
Professional staff who have dogs or cats in their residence hall apartments must take
reasonable steps, including signs on the door, to ensure that any student or employee
entering an apartment is alerted to the presence of the pet.
Professional staff employed by the college prior to this policy’s implementation on
January 1, 2010, may retain any pets in their residence hall apartments that were
approved by the Office of Community Living before that date.
For students living on campus, the residence halls serve as home for most of the academic
year. Some students would like to enjoy the psychological and emotional benefits of keeping
a pet in that home. This interest must be weighed against the rights of students who do not
want animals in their homes, as well as concerns for the protection of college property, the
humane treatment of animals, and the ability of college staff to deal with any health, safety,
or other issues reaised by the presence of pets in student rooms. For these reasons, students
may only keep small birds and fish (in aquariums of ten gallons or less) in the residence
halls, under the following conditions:
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Birds must be registered with Community Living.
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All roommates must agree to keeping birds or fish in the room or suite.
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The college reserves the right to limit the type and number of birds or fish permitted.
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Pets must be contained in cages or aquariums at all times.
Visitors to campus may be accompanied by pets, provided that they keep the pet on a leash
or confined to a cage or aquarium, do not bring the pet into any campus buildings, and
clean up after the pet. The Office of Community Living or Public Safety may request that a
visitor remove a pet from campus for violation of this policy or for behavioral, safety, or
health reasons.
VII. EXCEPTIONS
VII. ENFORCEMENT
The following areas of campus or events on campus are excepted from this policy:
A. Stables: An equestrian program employee living in the stable residence may keep a
pet in that residence under the provisions of section IV, for professional staff required
to live in the residence halls. Other equestrian program employees may bring their
dogs to work in the stable area. Such dogs must remain in the stable area at all times,
and must be leashed or otherwise confined at the request of other employees required
to perform tasks in the stable area, such as computing services staff. Cats are permitted to live in the stable area. All dogs and cats must be spayed or neutered, and current on vaccinations and other medical requirements, including flea and tick
treatments, as specified by the equestrian program director. Pets may be removed
from the stable area for violation of this policy or for behavioral, safety, or health reasons, at the direction of the equestrian program director or of Public Safety.
B. Blessing of the Animals: Interested members of the Goucher community are welcome
to bring their pets to campus to celebrate the Blessing of Animals on a day designated
by the college chaplain. Employees who are unable to bring their pets only for the
blessing may bring them to work for the entire designated day, provided they have
obtained the prior consent of every other employee in their work area.
C. National Bring Your Dog to Work Day: Employees may bring their dogs to work on
National Bring Your Dog to Work Day, provided that they have obtained the prior
consent of every other employee in their work area.
D. Other: Other exceptions to this policy, such as bringing pets to campus for therapeutic
reasons after a disturbing campus incident, may be permitted at the discretion of the
college president.
A.
B.
This policy as it applies to students will be enforced under Code of Conduct procedures
for violation of college policy.
This policy as it applies to employees will be enforced by ordinary disciplinary measures
for violation of college policy.
Approved by Goucher President Sanford J. Ungar on December 16, 2009.
RECYCLING
The Goucher College Recycling Program aims to educate the Goucher community about
the protection of our environment through the collection of items for recycling. Our program
provides means for students, faculty, and staff to take responsibility for the waste we
generate and make a positive contribution to the quality of our environment.
Goucher College recycles containers—glass bottles (any color), tin and aluminum cans,
and plastic bottles with a neck (such as soda, milk, or detergent bottles, but not plastic
containers with lids, such as yogurt containers or peanut butter jars).
Goucher College also recycles paper—including newspaper, magazines, catalogs, junk mail,
telephone books, and paperboard boxes (such as cereal boxes and shoe boxes). Paper
should be clean. Food-contaminated boxes (such as from pizza or fast food) and laminated
and carbon paper cannot be recycled. Cardboard boxes are recycled separately from paper.
Flatten cardboard boxes and place next to paper-only recycling container for pick up.
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Recycling containers are located in all residence hall trash rooms. Recycling containers
are also located in academic halls, administrative buildings, and offices. Please contact
Facilities Management Services at 410-337-6166 for more information. For more information
on all of our green initiatives, please visit the Goucher College website and select “Goucher
Goes Green.”
An integral and irreplaceable part of the Goucher College Recycling Program is YOU, the recycler. Success comes only with your participation. It is through our collective activities that
waste is either recycled or sent to landfills.
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. GENERAL
REGULATIONS RELATING
TO THE USE OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO
AND OTHER DRUGS
The college’s policy prohibiting alcohol abuse, smoking in college buildings and the illegal
manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of alcohol and illicit drugs is
designed to promote both the health and safety of all members of the community and their
rights to an environment free from the effects of substance abuse. All students and
employees are required to comply with this policy, which is adopted in compliance with
the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
Amendments of 1989, and the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations.
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B.
C.
D.
III. SMOKING POLICY
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All Goucher faculty, staff and student employees and all Goucher students are prohibited
from the abuse of alcohol and the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation,
possession, or use of alcohol or illicit drugs on college property or as part of any
college activity, whether on or off campus.
Each faculty and staff member and student employee is expected to report to work free
of the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs and to refrain from the use of alcohol or illicit
drugs during the performance of his or her work. Employees who are on call but not
physically present on campus should either refrain from the use of alcohol during the
on-call period or consume alcohol only in moderate amounts, so that they are capable
of performing their job functions if called to the campus for duty.
All faculty, staff, and student employees are required to notify the Human Resources
Department of any conviction under a criminal drug statute, no later than five days
after such conviction. A conviction includes a finding of guilt, a plea of nolo contendere,
and/or the imposition of a sentence by any responsible judicial body. If the individual
is supported by a federal grant or contract, the college will notify the supporting
government agency within 10 days after receiving notice.
Any student who is arrested on or off campus for violation of a criminal drug statute
must notify the vice president and dean of students within 48 hours of the arrest.
Smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes, is not permitted in any Goucher vehicle
or building, including but not limited to residence halls, individual rooms and apartments
within residence halls, individual faculty and staff offices, faculty and staff lounges, the
Gopher Hole, and the Pearlstone Café. Smoking is also prohibited within 25 feet of any
Goucher building.
IV. REGULATIONS
RELATING TO
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
V. ALCOHOL
REGULATIONS
FOR STUDENT EVENTS
All members of the Goucher College community are subject to the laws of the state
of Maryland. Those laws provide that no individual under the age of 21 may possess
alcoholic beverages of any kind and that no individual may sell or furnish alcohol to
individuals under the age of 21.
Alcoholic beverages served at campus events are subject to the policies outlined below
for student events and non-student events.
No person associated with the college in any capacity—employee, student, or other
community member—may serve or furnish alcohol to a person under the age of 21.
Alcoholic beverage consumption by individuals of legal drinking age is permitted in
individual rooms in the residence halls, but may not occur in public areas, including
but not limited to outdoor areas, hallways, lounges, bathrooms, and common rooms.
For those of legal drinking age, containers of alcoholic beverages larger than three
liters, including kegs, are not permitted.
Those who make the decision to drink are accountable for their behavior while under
the influence of alcohol on the same basis as if they had not been drinking.
While studying and living in another country, members of the college community are
subject to the laws of that country concerning alcoholic beverages. It is the responsibility of each individual to familiarize himself or herself with these laws and to understand
the gravity of any violation of local laws, legal requirements, or behavior norms when
in another country.
“Student events” are those events that are registered with the Office of Student Engagement
or are hosted exclusively for students. All events that are sponsored or organized by student
groups must be registered with the Office of Student Engagement.
A. Beer and wine may be sold at scheduled student events that are registered with the Office of Student Engagement at least three weeks (15 working days) in advance. The
sponsoring organization is allowed to charge admission to the event but the organization cannot include the cost of alcohol in the admission price. It is suggested that the
organization sell tickets in advance of the event so that the projected attendance is as
accurate as possible.
B. At least one public safety officer or an outside vendor approved by the director of public
safety must be hired for an event where alcohol will be served. If more than 100 attendees are expected, a minimum of two officers is required, with the need for additional
officers being determined by the department of public safety. One public safety officer and
one faculty/ staff adviser will be responsible for checking identification cards and wrist
banding those individuals of legal drinking age. Alcoholic beverages must be dispensed
in a separate area that is restricted to individuals who are at least 21 years of age. The
wrist band will be punched each time that alcohol is purchased. Beer or wine must be
paid for per drink, at cost or above, rather than at discount rates so that the college
does not subsidize the cost of the alcohol. Individuals attending the event cannot bring
their own alcohol.
C. A server hired through Campus Dining Services, Office of Student Engagement professional staff or other designee who has completed appropriate training will serve the alcohol. It is the server’s responsibility to ensure that underage and visibly intoxicated
persons are not served alcohol. The maximum amount of alcohol to be purchased will
be determined by the number of people projected to attend and the number of hours for
the event. This will be based on no more than one drink per person, per hour for a maximum of four hours. It is the responsibility of the organization sponsoring the event to
purchase the alcohol.
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D.
E.
F.
G.
VI. ALCOHOL
REGULATIONS FOR
NON- STUDENT EVENTS
At least one executive board member of the organization sponsoring the event must be
present at all times during the event. This individual cannot consume alcohol during the
event. This/these person(s) will circulate throughout the event to ensure that alcohol is
not being consumed by those who are under 21 and that those in attendance are behaving responsibly. Faculty and staff advisers are encouraged to attend the sponsoring
organization’s events.
The event must have a theme and/or some form of entertainment to serve as its focus.
Non-alcoholic beverages and food must be available for the duration of the event.
The associate dean for student engagement or her/his designee will review an organization’s request to register an event with alcohol and all plans for the event. The associate dean will have the authority to grant or deny approval for the event based on a
variety of criteria including appropriateness of the event, the organization’s ability to
execute its plans in accordance with college policies, and knowledge of other college
events scheduled for the requested time slot. The associate dean will then complete
and send a liquor license application to the board of liquor license commissioners for
final approval.
The sponsoring organization is responsible for clean-up (removing trash and sweeping,
vacuuming, or mopping floors) and for any damages that may be incurred as a result of
the event. Violations of the above policies will result in the organization’s loss of privileges to hold events at which alcohol is served and may be referred to the Judicial
Board as appropriate.
Any campus event where alcohol will be served to persons 21 and older must be registered
with the director of events and conference services. At any such event alcohol shall not
be served to persons younger than age 21. The following precautions shall be verified before
the commencement of such an event:
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A guest policy must be established and publicized.
Food and nonalcoholic beverages must also be served.
The site shall be both clearly defined and physically restricted.
Individuals responsible for the distribution of alcoholic beverages shall not consume
alcohol until relieved of duties.
The sponsor of such an event shall be responsible for making certain that these
precautions are implemented and for obtaining the liquor license.
From time to time, a campus event at which alcohol is served may occur during working
hours (e.g., retirement parties, trustee events, performances). By hosting such events, the
college does not condone the use of alcohol by employees during work hours; nevertheless,
employees who attend such events are granted a limited exception and permitted to consume
alcohol in moderate amounts.
VII. SANCTIONS FOR
POLICY VIOLATION
Students who violate this policy are subject to disciplinary action pursuant to the Student
Code of Conduct. Violations of this policy will be treated very seriously, and disciplinary action may include disciplinary probation, referral to an appropriate rehabilitation or treatment program, residence hall sanctions, suspension, and/or expulsion. Violations
of this policy may also be reported to appropriate law enforcement agencies. Criminal or
civil action neither necessitates nor precludes campus action.
In addition, a student who has been convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law
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involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance (a chart of controlled substances
is included at the end of this policy) shall not be eligible to receive federal student aid
(including any grant, loan, or work assistance) during the period beginning on the date of
such conviction and ending after the interval specified in the following table:
If convicted of an offense involving the possession of a controlled substance:
Ineligibility period is: First offense
1 year
Second offense
2 years
Third offense
Indefinite
If convicted of an offense involving the sale of a controlled substance:
Ineligibility period is: First offense
2 years
Second offense
Indefinite
A student whose eligibility has been suspended may resume eligibility before the end of the
ineligibility period if the student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation program that
is approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Faculty and staff members and student employees must abide by the terms of this policy
as a condition of employment. Employees who violate the policy are subject to disciplinary
action, including suspension with or without pay, termination of employment, and referral
to governmental authorities for prosecution. Depending upon the circumstances, and at the
college’s discretion, Goucher College may suspend disciplinary action to allow an employee
to participate in drug or alcohol counseling, rehabilitation, and/or an employee assistance
program for the purpose of enabling the employee to permanently cease the prohibited
conduct. Suspension of disciplinary action will be contingent upon an employee agreeing,
in writing, to participate in and complete the college-approved program. Any employee who
leaves the program prior to completion or who, after completion, again engages in conduct
prohibited by this policy, shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. In addition, should the college become aware of pre-existing performance
problems during the time the employee is participating in the program, the college reserves
the right to take disciplinary action against the employee, whether or not the employee
completes the program.
VIII. ADVERTISING AND
PROMOTION OF
ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO
ON CAMPUS
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B.
C.
D.
IX. POLICY
DISTRIBUTION
The advertising of alcohol or tobacco products shall not be permitted in the college
newspaper, on college-sponsored web pages, or on the college radio or television station.
Advertising for student events may not indicate that alcohol will be served at the event,
with the exception of senior class “happy hours.”
The sale of tobacco products is not permitted on campus, including the bookstore, or
in connection with fundraising events at the college.
In limited circumstances, sponsorship of campus events by the alcohol or tobacco
industry may be permitted. The vice president and dean of students shall approve
all such events.
In order to ensure that all community members are apprised of this policy, the following
distribution procedures will be followed:
A. For students:
1. At the beginning of each semester and the summer term, a summary of the policy,
with a reference to the location of the full policy on the college website will be
e-mailed to all official students.
2. The residence life calendar will include the website address for the policy online.
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B.
X. EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
XI. COUNSELING
SERVICES AND
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
REFERRALS
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The policy will be posted on the college website separately from the campus
handbook.
4. Each student, upon enrollment, will be provided with a separate, clear, and
conspicuous written notice that advises the student of the suspension of eligibility
to receive federal student aid, including grants, loans, or work assistance, for
drug-related offenses.
For employees:
1. Full-time and part-time staff and full-time and half-time faculty:
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New employees will receive a copy of the policy at their orientation meeting.
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The employee handbooks will include a summary of the policy with a reference
to the location of the policy online.
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Every fall semester, employees will receive a one-page summary of the
policy, including the website reference, via e-mail.
2. Part-time faculty:
A summary of the policy with a reference to the website will be given to
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part-time faculty with their orientation packet every semester.
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An e-mail will be sent to all faculty members at the beginning of every
semester with a policy summary and website reference.
3. Welch Center adjunct faculty:
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A summary of the policy with website reference will be sent with appointment
letters every semester.
In order to encourage the lawful and responsible use of alcohol, the college will provide
alcohol education programs. Included in these programs will be information on alcohol,
the consequences of the use and abuse of alcoholic beverages, and information about
individual responsibilities and liabilities with respect to alcohol, tobacco and drug use.
The college will also provide tobacco-cessation programs and education to all students,
as well as educational programs about other substances that may be abused, including
narcotic and prescription drugs.
All students are encouraged to participate in the education and training efforts offered
by various departments of the Office of Student Engagement and the Student Health and
Counseling Center. The college will also offer programs designed to promote the identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of students who are experiencing problems related
to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The college encourages students who feel they may
have an alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drug problem to seek medical help voluntarily.
In addition to contacting private physicians, students may obtain information on the
resources available from the director of student health and counseling services. Student
health and counseling services personnel are available to help coordinate referrals and
treatment programs among students, their health insurance carriers, and other services
in the community.
Employees may obtain information on the resources available from the director of human
resources. If the employee seeking help is a participant in one of the college-sponsored
health plans, the director of human resources may help coordinate the health benefits
program with the employee’s treatment. In addition to the health plans, the college offers
an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through the Sheppard Pratt Health Plan. All employees and their dependents who reside within their residence, except for part-time faculty and student employees, are eligible to receive benefits through the EAP. The employees
need not be enrolled in one of the college’s medical plans to use the EAP. Referrals may
be made as well to other rehabilitation programs and services in the community.
XII. BIENNIAL REVIEW
In accordance with federal law, the college will conduct a biennial review of its alcohol and
other drug program in even-numbered years to determine its effectiveness and the consistency of enforcement, and to identify and implement any necessary changes to the program.
XIII. HEALTH RISKS
OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO,
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Students and employees who abuse substances endanger the safety of the other members
of the community and place themselves at risk. Substance abuse increases the likelihood
of impaired learning, violence, injuries, accidents, acquaintance rape, unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases. Proven risks associated with controlled substances
include the following:
1.
Alcohol
Alcohol consumption causes a number of marked changes in behavior. Even low doses
significantly impair the judgment and coordination required to drive a car safely,
increasing the likelihood that the driver will be involved in an accident. Low to moderate
doses of alcohol also increase the incidence of a variety of aggressive acts, including
spouse and child abuse. Moderate to high doses of alcohol cause marked impairments
in higher mental functions, severely altering a person’s ability to learn and remember
information. Very high doses may cause respiratory depression and death. If combined
with other depressants of the central nervous system, much lower doses of alcohol will
produce these effects. Repeated use of alcohol can lead to dependence. Sudden cessation of alcohol intake is likely to produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe
anxiety, tremors, hallucinations, and convulsions. Alcohol withdrawal can be lifethreatening. Long-term consumption of large quantities of alcohol, particularly when
combined with poor nutrition, can also lead to permanent damage to vital organs, such
as the brain and liver. Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to
infants with fetal alcohol syndrome. These infants have irreversible physical abnormalities and mental retardation. In addition, research indicates that children of alcoholic
parents are at greater risk than other youngsters of becoming alcoholics.
Repeated use of alcohol can lead to dependence. Sudden cessation of alcohol intake is
likely to produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe anxiety, tremors, hallucinations,
and convulsions. Alcohol withdrawal can be life-threatening. Long-term consumption of
large quantities of alcohol, particularly when combined with poor nutrition, can also
lead to permanent damage to vital organs, such as the brain and liver.
Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with fetal alcohol
syndrome. These infants have irreversible physical abnormalities and mental retardation. In addition, research indicates that children of alcoholic parents are at greater
risk than other youngsters of becoming alcoholics.
2.
Cannabis (marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, hashish, hashish oil)
All forms of cannabis have negative physical and mental effects. Several regularly
observed physical effects of cannabis are increase in heart rate, bloodshot eyes,
dry mouth and throat, and hunger.
Use of cannabis may impair or reduce short-term memory and comprehension, alter
sense of time, and reduce ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination, such as driving a car. Research shows that knowledge retention may be lower
when information is given while the person is “high.” Motivation and cognition are
altered, making the acquisition of new information difficult. Cannabis can also produce
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paranoia and psychosis. Because users often inhale the unfiltered smoke deeply and
then hold it in their lungs as long as possible, marijuana is damaging to the lungs and
respiratory system. The tar in marijuana smoke is highly irritating and carcinogenic.
Long-term users may develop psychological dependence and tolerance.
3.
Inhalants (nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, chlorohydrocarbons or aerosol sprays,
hydrocarbons or solvents)
A variety of psychoactive substances have been inhaled as gases or volatile liquids. Many
popular commercial preparations, such as paint thinners and cleaning fluids, are
mixtures of volatile substances, making it difficult to be specific about their various
effects. There is no single “inhalant syndrome.”
Immediate negative effects of inhalants may include nausea, sneezing, coughing, nose
bleeds, fatigue, lack of coordination, and loss of appetite. Solvents and aerosol sprays
may also decrease the heart and respiratory rates and impair judgment. Amyl and butyl
nitrite cause rapid pulse, headaches, and involuntary passing of urine and feces.
Long-term use can cause weight loss, fatigue, electrolyte imbalance, or muscle weakness,
or may result in hepatitis or brain damage. Repeated sniffing of concentrated vapors
over time can lead to permanent damage of the nervous system.
4.
Cocaine (cocaine or crack) and Other Stimulants (amphetamines, methamphetamines,others)
Cocaine stimulates the central nervous system. Its immediate effects include dilated
pupils, elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate, and elevated body temperature.
Occasional use can cause stuffy or runny nose. Chronic use can cause ulceration of
the mucous membrane in the nose. Injecting cocaine with unsterile equipment can
transmit AIDS, hepatitis, and other infections. Preparation of freebase, which involves
the use of highly volatile solvents, can result in fire or explosion. Cocaine can produce
psychological dependency—a feeling that the user cannot function without the drug.
Crack or freebase rock, a concentrated form of cocaine, is extremely potent. Its effects
are felt within 10 seconds of administration. Physical effects include dilated pupils,
increased pulse rate, elevated blood pressure, insomnia, loss of appetite, tactile
hallucinations, paranoia, and seizures.
Cocaine may lead to death through disruption of the brain’s control of heart function
and respiration.
Other stimulants can cause increased heart and respiratory rates, elevated blood
pressure, dilated pupils, and decreased appetite. In addition, users may perspire, or
experience headaches, blurred vision, dizziness, sleeplessness, and anxiety. Extremely
high doses can cause rapid or irregular heartbeat, tremors, loss of coordination, and
even physical collapse. An amphetamine injection creates a sudden increase in blood
pressure that can result in stroke, very high fever, or heart failure.
In addition to the physical effects, users report feeling restless, anxious, and moody.
Higher doses intensify the effects. People who use large amounts of amphetamines
over a long period of time can develop an amphetamine psychosis that includes
hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia. These symptoms usually disappear when
drug use ceases.
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Depressants (barbiturates, methaqualone, tranquilizers)
The effects of depressants are similar to those of alcohol in many ways. Small amounts
can produce calmness and relaxed muscles, but larger doses can cause slurred speech,
staggering gait, and altered perception. Very large doses can cause respiratory depression, coma, and death. The combination of depressants and alcohol can increase the
effects of the drugs, thereby multiplying the risks.
The use of depressants can cause both physical and psychological dependence. Regular
use over time may result in tolerance to the drug, leading the user to increase the
quantity consumed. When regular users stop taking depressant drugs, they may
develop withdrawal symptoms ranging from restlessness, insomnia, and anxiety to
convulsions and death.
6.
Designer Drugs (synthetic heroin, MPTP, MPPP, MDMA or ecstasy, STP, PCE, others)
Designer drugs are created, often for illegal street use, by modification of the chemical
structure of an existing drug. They are also known as "club drugs" because they are
often used in dance clubs or raves. The new drugs, called “analogs,” can be several
hundred times stronger than the drugs they are designed to imitate. The narcotic
analogs can cause symptoms such as those seen in Parkinson’s disease—uncontrollable
tremors, drooling, impaired speech, paralysis, and irreversible brain damage. Analogs
of amphetamines and methamphetamines cause nausea, blurred vision, chills or
perspiration, and faintness. Psychological effects include anxiety, depression, and
paranoia. As little as one dose can cause brain damage. The analogs of hallucinogens
cause hallucinations and impaired perception.
7.
Hallucinogens (PCP, LSD, mescaline, peyote, psilocybin)
PCP (phencyclidine) produces behavioral alterations that are multiple and dramatic.
Because the drug blocks pain receptors, violent PCP episodes may result in self-inflicted
injuries. The effects of PCP vary, but users generally report a sense of distance and
space estrangement. Time and body movement are slowed. Muscular coordination
worsens, and senses are dulled. Speech is blocked and incoherent.
Chronic users of PCP report persistent memory problems and speech difficulties.
Mood disorders—depression, anxiety, and violent behavior—also occur. In later stages,
users often exhibit paranoid and violent behavior and experience hallucinations. Large
doses of PCP may produce convulsions, coma, heart and lung failure, or ruptured blood
vessels in the brain.
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), mescaline, and psilocybin (magic mushrooms) cause
hallucinations. The physical effects may include dizziness, weakness, tremor, nausea,
and drowsiness. Sensations and feelings may change rapidly. It is common to have a
bad psychological reaction to LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin. The user may experience
panic, confusion, suspicion, anxiety, and loss of control. Delayed effects, or flashbacks,
can occur even after the use has ceased.
8.
Narcotics (heroin, methadone, codeine, morphine, opium, others)
Narcotics initially produce a feeling of euphoria followed by drowsiness, nausea,
and vomiting. Users may experience constricted pupils, watery eyes, and itching.
An overdose may produce slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions,
coma, and death.
Tolerance to narcotics develops rapidly, and dependence is likely. The use of unsterilized
syringes may result in transmission of diseases, such as AIDS, endocarditis, and
hepatitis.
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9.
Prescription Drugs (from the Office of National Drug Control Policy)
Abuse of prescription drugs to get high has become increasingly prevalent among teens
and young adults. In 2007, abuse of prescription pain killers ranked second—only behind
use of marijuana—as the nation's most prevalent illegal drug problem. While overall
youth drug use is down by 23 percent since 2001, approximately 6.4 million Americans
report non-medical use of prescription drugs. New abusers of prescription drugs have
caught up with the number of new users of marijuana. Much of this abuse appears to
be fueled by the relative ease of access to prescription drugs. Approximately 60 percent
of people who abuse prescription pain killers indicate that they got their prescription
drugs from a friend or relative for free.
Three classes of prescription drugs are most commonly abused:
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opioids such as codeine, oxycodone, and morphine
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central nervous system (CNS) depressants such as barbiturates and benzodiazepines
•
stimulants such as dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate
10. Tobacco products (from National Cancer Institute’s and American Cancer Society’s websites)
Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, is the single most preventable cause of
death in the United States. Cigarette smoking alone is directly responsible for approximately 30 percent of all cancer deaths annually in the United States. Cigarette smoking
also causes chronic lung disease (emphysema and chronic bronchitis), cardiovascular
disease, stroke, and cataracts. Smoking during pregnancy can cause stillbirth, low
birthweight, Sudden Infant Death Syndroms (SIDS), and other serious pregnancy
complications. Quitting smoking greatly reduces a person’s risk of developing the
diseases mentioned, and can limit adverse health effects on a developing child.
Exposure to secondhand smoke, or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), significantly
increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease in nonsmokers, as well as several
respiratory illnesses in young children.
Cigarette smoke contains about 4,000 chemical agents, including more than 60
carcinogens. In addition, many of these substances, such as carbon monoxide, tar,
arsenic, and lead, are poisonous and toxic to the human body. Nicotine is a drug that
is naturally present in the tobacco plant and is primarily responsible for a person’s
addiction to tobacco products, including cigarettes. During smoking, nicotine is absorbed
quickly into the bloodstream and travels to the brain in a matter of seconds. Nicotine
causes addiction to cigarettes and other tobacco products that is similar to the addiction
produced by using heroin and cocaine.
People who use spit tobacco and other types of smokeless tobacco greatly increase
their risk of cancers including those of the pharynx (throat). Other effects of spit tobacco
use include chronic bad breath, stained teeth and fillings, gum disease, tooth decay,
tooth loss, tooth abrasion, and loss of bone in the jaw. Users may also have problems
with high blood pressure and may be at increased risk for heart disease.
XIV. LEGAL SANCTIONS
UNDER FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL LAWS
176 Campus Handbook
Violations of local, state, and federal laws that govern the manufacture, distribution,
dispensation, possession, and use of controlled substances can subject individuals to
fines up to $250,000 and jail terms of as much as 20 years.
A. State Penalties and Sanctions Relating to Alcoholic Beverages and Controlled Substances
Individuals age 21 and older who serve alcoholic beverages to individuals under the age
of 21 and individuals who make misrepresentations of age to induce the sale of alcoholic
beverages, are subject to fines of up to $2,500 under Maryland state law. See Maryland
Annotated Code, Criminal Law, Title 10.
Conviction by a Maryland court of driving while intoxicated or under the influence of an
illegally used dangerous controlled substance will result in the automatic revocation of
the guilty person’s driver’s license, plus a possible fine and imprisonment. In all cases,
exact legal sanctions depend on the circumstances of the criminal act(s) and the substances involved. See Maryland Annotated Code, Transportation, Sections 16-205; 27-101.
A person may not drink any alcoholic beverage while on public property unless authorized
by a governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the property, or the mall, adjacent
parking area, or other outside area of a privately owned retail establishment, such as
a shopping center, or in any parked vehicle located on any of these places, unless
authorized by the owner of the establishment. Maryland Annotated Code, Article 2B,
Section 19-202.
A person may not possess any open container of alcoholic beverage while on the mall,
adjacent parking area, or other outside area of a privately owned retail establishment,
such as a shopping center, or in any parked vehicle located on any of these places,
unless authorized by the owner of the establishment. Maryland Annotated Code,
Article 2B, Section 19-301.
B.
1.
A person may not possess or administer to another a controlled dangerous substance
or manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance. Maryland
Annotated Code, Criminal Law, Title 5, Subtitle 6 (See Maryland Annotated Code,
Criminal Law, Title 5, Subtitle 4, for a list of controlled dangerous substances).
Depending on the substance, an offender is subject to imprisonment up to 10 years
and/or a fine up to $100,000. Repeat offense may result in harsher penalties.
Maryland Annotated Code, Criminal Law, Title 5, Subtitle 6.
Federal Sanctions Relating to Illegal Possession of a Controlled Substance1
1. Criminal Penalties
•
1st conviction—up to 1 year prison term, $1,000–$100,000 fine
•
2nd conviction—minimum 15 days prison term, maximum 2 years prison term,
$2,500–$250,000 fine
•
3rd + conviction—minimum 90 days prison term, maximum 3 years prison
term, $5,000–$250,000 fine
2. Separate Criminal Penalties for Crack Cocaine
Minimum five years prison term, maximum 20 years prison term, $1,000–$250,000
fine if:
•
1st conviction and over 5 gm possessed, or
•
2nd conviction and over 3 gm possessed, or
•
3rd + conviction and over 1 gm possessed
3. Forfeiture of Property
Vehicles, boats, aircraft, or other conveyances used to transport or conceal a
controlled substance may be seized and forfeited. Any personal or real property
used to possess or facilitate possession of a controlled substance may be forfeited,
where the offense is punishable by more than one year minimum prison.
Penalties for distribution of controlled substances are described in part C.
Campus Policies 177
4.
5.
C.
178 Campus Handbook
Civil Fine of up to $10,000
Loss of Federal Benefits
Federal benefits such as student loans, grants, contracts, and professional and
commercial licenses may be denied for up to one year for 1st offense, and up to
five years for 2nd and subsequent offenses. Certain other federal licenses and
benefits such as pilot licenses, public housing tenancy, etc., may be denied at
the discretion of the applicable federal agency.
In addition, individuals studying and living in another country are subject to the
laws of that country regulating the use of controlled substances.
Federal Legal Sanctions Relating to Illegal Trafficking in Controlled Substances.
See chart on next page.
FEDERAL TRAFFICKING PENALTIES
5 kg or more
mixture
First Offense
Cocaine Base
(Schedule II)
5–49 g
mixture
Fentanyl2
(Schedule II)
40–399 g
mixture
Fentanyl Analog3
(Schedule I)
10–99 g
mixture
Not fewer than 5 years,
and not more than 40
years. If death or serious
injury, not fewer than
20 years or more than
life imprisonment. Fine
of not more than $2 million
if an individual, $5 million
if not an individual.
Second Offense
Not fewer than 10 years,
and not more than life
imprisonment. If death
or serious injury, life
imprisonment. Fine of
not more than $4 million
if an individual, $10 million
if not an individual.
First Offense
50 g or more
mixture
400 g or more
mixture
100 g or more
mixture
Not less than 10 years,
and not more than life
imprisonment. If death
or serious injury, not less
than 20 years or more
than life imprisonment.
Fine of not more than $4
million if an individual, $10
million if not an individual.
Second Offense
Not less than 20 years,
and not more than life.
If death or serious injury,
life imprisonment. Fine
of not more than $8
million if an individual,
$20 million if not an
individual.
Heroin
(Schedule I)
100–999 g
mixture
LSD (Schedule I)
1–9 g
mixture
Methamphetamine
(Schedule II)
5–49 g pure
or 50 - 499 g
mixture
50 g or more pure
or 500 g or more
mixture
PCP (Schedule II)
10–99 g pure
or 100 - 999 g
mixture
100 g or more pure
or 1 kg or more
mixture
DRUG/SCHEDULE
QUANTITY
Other Schedule
I & II drugs
(and any drug product
containing Gamma
Hydroxybutyric Acid)4
Any amount
Flunitrazepam
(Schedule IV)
1 g or more
Not more than 30 years. If death or serious injury, not less than life imprisonment. Fine of $2 million if an individual, $10 million if not an individual.
Other Schedule III
drugs
Any amount
First Offense
Flunitrazepam
(Schedule IV)
30–999 mg
All other Schedule IV
drugs
Any amount
Flunitrazepam
(Schedule IV)
Less than 30 mg
All Schedule V drugs
Any amount
1 kg or more
mixture
10 g or more
mixture
2 or More Prior Offenses
Life imprisonment.
PENALTIES
First Offense
Not more that 20 years. If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years,
or more than life imprisonment. Fine of $1 million if an individual,
$5 million if not an individual.
Not more 10 years. Fine of not more than $500,000 if an individual,
$2 million if not an individual
First Offense
Not more than 3 years. Fine of not more than $250,000 if an individual,
Second Offense
First Offense
Not more than 1 year. Fine of not more than $100,000 if an individual,
$250,000 if not an individual.
Second Offense
$500,000 if not an individual.
Fentanyl analogs are pharmacologically similar to heroin and morphine. Street names
for the drug include Apache, China girl, China white, dance fever, friend, goodfella,
jackpot, murder 8, TNT, as well as Tango and Cash.
Second Offense
3.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate analgesic similar to but more potent than morphine.
In its prescription form, fentanyl is known as Actiq, Duragesic, and Sublimaze.
Second Offense
2..
5
Source: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/agency/penalties.htm
PENALTIES
Flunitrazepam is also known as Rohypnol. Street names include R-2, Mexican
Valium, rophies, roofies, and circles. It is associated with sexual assaults.
500–4999 g
mixture
QUANTITY
5.
Cocaine
(Schedule II)
PENALTIES
Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid has street names of Liquid Ecstasy, Scoop, Easy Lay,
Georgia Home Boy, Grievous Bodily Harm, Liquid X, and Goop. It is associated
with sexual assaults.
QUANTITY
4.
DRUG/SCHEDULE
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FEDERAL TRAFFICKING PENALTIES—MARIJUANACONTINUED FROM PAGE 172
DRUG/SCHEDULE
QUANTITY
FIRST OFFENSE
SECOND OFFENSE
Marijuana
1,000 kg or more mixture
or 1,000 or more plants
• Not less than 10 years,
not more than life
imprisonment
• If death or serious injury,
not less than 20 years,
not fewer than life
imprisonment
• Fine of not more than
$4 million if an individual,
individual
• Not fewer than 20 years,
not more than life
imprisonment
• If death or serious
injury, mandatory life
imprisonment
individual
Marijuana
100 kg–999 kg mixture
or 100–999 plants
not more than 40 years
not fewer than 20 years,
not more than life
imprisonment
individual
not more than life
imprisonment
mandatory life
individual
Marijuana
more than 10 kg hashish;
50–99 kg mixture
• Not more than 20 years
not fewer than 20 years,
not more than life
imprisonment
• Fine of $1 million if an
individual, $5 million if
not an individual
• If death or serious
injury, mandatory life
imprisonment
• Fine of $2 million if an
individual, $10 million
if not an individual
$250,000 if an individual,
individual
• Fine of $500,000 if an
individual, $2 million if
not an individual
more than 1 kg of hashish oil;
50–99 plants
Marijuana
1–49 plants;
less than 50 kg
mixture
Hashish
10 kg or less
Hashish Oil
1 kg or less
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Campus Policies 180
COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS
SUBSTANCES:
CATEGORY AND NAME
EXAMPLES OF COMMERCIAL /
STREET NAMES
DEA SCHEDULE*/
HOW ADMINISTERED**
CANNABINOIDS
Hashish
boom, chronic, gangster, hash,
hash oil, hemp
I / swallowed, smoked
Marijuana
blunt, dope, ganja, grass, herb, joints,
Mary Jane, pot, reefer, sinsemilla,
skunk, weed
DEPRESSANTS
Barbituates
Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal, Phenobarbital
/ barbs, reds, red birds, phennies, tooies,
yellows, yellow jackets
II, III, V / injected, swallowed
Benzodiazepines (other
than flunitrazepam)
Ativan, Halcion, Librium, Valium, Xanax /
candy, downers, sleeping
pills, tranks
IV / swallowed, injected
Flunitrazepam***
Rohypnol / forget-me pill,
Mexican Valium, R2, Roche, roofies, roofinol, rope, rophies
IV / swallowed, snorted
GHB***
gamma-hydroxybutyrate / G,
Georgia home boy, grievous
bodily harm, liquid ecstasy
I / swallowed
Methaqualone
Quaalude, Sopor, Parest / ludes, mandrex,
quad, quay
I / injected, swallowed
DISSOCIATIVE ANESTHETICS
Ketamine
Ketalar SV / cat Valiums, K,
Special K, vitamin K
III / injected, snorted, smoked
PCP and analogs
phencyclidine / angel dust, boat,
hog, love boat, peace pill
I, II / injected, swallowed,
smoked
HALLUCINOGENS
LSD
lysergic acid diethylamide / acid, blotter,
boomers, cubes,
microdot, yellow sunshines
I / swallowed, absorbed through mouth tissues
Mescaline
buttons, cactus, mesc, peyote
Psilocybin
magic mushroom, purple
passion, shrooms
I / swallowed
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SUBSTANCES:
CATEGORY AND NAME
STREET NAMES
DEA SCHEDULE* /
HOW ADMINISTERED**
OPLOIDS AND MORPHINE DERIVATES
Codeine
Empirin with Codeine, Fiorinal with
Codeine, Robitussin A-C, Tylenol with
Codeine / Captain Cody, schoolboy (with
glutethimide), doors & fours, loads,
pancakes and syrup
II, III, IV, V / injected, swallowed
Fentanyl and Fentanyl analogs
Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze / Apache,
China girl, China white, dance fever,
friend, goodfella, jackpot, murder 8,
TNT, Tango and Cash
I, II / injected, smoked, snorted
Heroin
diacetyl-morphine / brown sugar, dope,
H, horse, junk, skag, skunk, smack,
white horse
I / injected, smoked, snorted
Morphine
Roxanol, Duramorph / M, Miss Emma,
monkey, white stuff
II, III / injected, swallowed,
smoked
Opium
laudanum, paregoric / big O, black stuff,
block, gum, hop
II, III, V / swallowed, smoked
Oxycodone HCL
Oxycontin / Oxy, O.C., killer
II / swallowed, snorted, injected
Hydrocodone bitartrate, acetaminophen
Vicodin / vike, Watson-387
II / swallowed
STIMULANTS
Amphetamine
Biphetamine, Dexedrine / bennies,
black beauties, crosses, hearts,
LA turnaround, speed, truck drivers,
uppers
II / injected, swallowed, smoked, snorted
Cocaine
Cocaine hydrochloride / blow, bump, C,
candy, Charlie, coke, crack, flake, rock,
snow, toot
II / injected, smoked, snorted
MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine)
Adam, clarity, ecstasy, Eve, lover's speed,
peace, STP, X, XTC
I / swallowed
Methamphetamine
Desoxyn / chalk, crank, crystal, fire, glass,
go fast, ice, meth, speed
II / injected, swallowed, smoked, snorted
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Continued from page 176
SUBSTANCES:
CATEGORY AND NAME
STREET NAMES
DEA SCHEDULE*/
HOW ADMINISTERED**
Methylphenidate
(safe and effective for
treatment of ADHD)
Ritalin / JIF, MPH, R-ball, Skippy,
the smart drug, vitamin R
II / injected, swallowed, snorted
Nicotine
cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco,
snuff, spit tobacco, bidis, chew
not scheduled / smoked, snorted,
taken in snuff and spit tobacco
OTHER COMPOUNDS
*
Anabolic steroids
Anadrol, Oxandrin, Durabolin, DepoTestosterone, Equipoise / roids, juice
III / injected, swallowed, applied
to skin
Dextromethorphan (DXM)
Found in some cough and cold medications /
Robotripping, Robo,
Triple C not scheduled / swallowed
Inhalants
Solvents (paint thinners, gasoline, glues),
gases (butane, propane, aerosol propellants,
nitrous oxide), nitrites (isoamyl, isobutyl,
cyclohexyl) / laughing gas, poppers,
snappers, whippets
not scheduled / inhaled through nose
or mouth
Schedule I and II drugs have a high potential for abuse. They require greater storage security and have a quota on manufacturing,
among other restrictions. Schedule I drugs are available for research only and have no approved medical use. Schedule II drugs are
available only by prescription (unrefillable) and require a form for ordering. Schedule III and IV drugs are available by prescription,
may have five refills in six months, and may be ordered orally. Some Schedule V drugs are available over the counter.
** Taking drugs by injection can increase the risk of infection through needle contamination with staphylococci, HIV, hepatitis, and
other organisms.
*** Associated with sexual assaults.
Campus Policies 183
VETERANS
Goucher College is authorized to provide for the education of qualified veterans and, when
eligible, the spouses and children of deceased or disabled veterans under the provisions
of the various federal laws pertaining to veterans’ educational benefits. Students eligible
for veterans’ benefits must apply for admission, pay their bills, and register in the same
manner as non-veteran students. Reimbursement is made by the Department of Veterans’
Affairs. To receive benefits, students must qualify for benefits and must comply with the
rules that have been established by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the policies
currently in effect at Goucher.
Students receiving benefits must pursue a program of courses that leads to the exact
educational objective listed on the student’s VA Enrollment Form. Continuation of VA
payments is contingent upon the student’s meeting the college’s academic standards
for all students. The student must also meet any standards of progress that may be
established by VA regulations.
Further information and enrollment forms may be obtained from Goucher’s Office of
Student Administrative Services.
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USE OF GOUCHER’S NAME AND TRADEMARKS
It is the policy of Goucher College to protect the college’s name, seal, and various trademarks
and service marks (hereinafter collectively referred to as marks) from unauthorized use
and to permit use of the same only under circumstances benefiting the college, its students
and personnel, or its educational mission.
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the college retains the benefit and control of
its name, seal, service marks, and trademarks and that no external use is made of them
without the express approval and consent of the college. This policy includes those marks
that are in current use and those marks that may be adopted in the future.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
This policy shall be administered by the vice president for communications and
the vice president for finance.
A manufacturer or business producing any products or providing any service bearing
or containing the college’s name, seal, or marks must, before such use, enter into a
licensing agreement with the college or the authorized licensing agent for permission
to use such mark.
No use of the college’s name, seal, or marks shall be authorized without a licensing
agreement, except for products manufactured by the college or products used in the
course of official college business (e.g., stationery).
No college department, employee, or student shall offer for sale any product bearing
or containing the name, seal, or mark of the college unless a licensing agreement with
the manufacturer is in effect, except products manufactured by the college
or products used in the course of official college business.
Each licensing agreement shall provide for either a reasonable royalty to be paid to the
college or other consideration as deemed appropriate by the college in exchange for
the use of the college’s marks.
The vice president for communications and the vice president for finance may determine that it is in the best interest of the college to waive the requirement of the licensing agreement or the reasonable royalty under specific circumstances. Any such waiver
must be in writing and signed by either the vice president for communications or the
vice president for finance.
No student or employee shall use the name or any marks of Goucher College in
any promotional materials for a private business venture operated by the student or
employee (including using the name Goucher College in the address of the business
venture) unless authorized in writing by the vice president for communications or the
vice president for finance.
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