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college 56 SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUMMER 2013 eSCHEDULE policies & Practices Parking Policies There's always a parking spot for your vehicle in one of SCC's new parking lots! Specially-marked spaces are available near buildings for those with disabilities. Further information on campus parking regulations and fines can be found in the SCC catalog. All fines are doubled if not paid within fifteen (15) working days. The campus is closed from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day. Students and visitors requiring public transportation to the campus can call (602) 253-5000 for current information on bus arrival and departure times. Students may purchase monthly or semester bus passes at the SCC Bookstore. Contact the Center for Civic & Global Engagement at (480) 423-6590 for eligibility requirements and more information. Smoke-Free/Tobacco-Free (AR 4.12) The Maricopa County Community College District is dedicated to providing a healthy, comfortable and educationally productive environment for students, employees and visitors. In order to promote a healthy learning and work environment, the Chancellor has directed that the Maricopa County Community College District serve as a total smoke free and tobacco free environment, effective July 1, 2012. Smoking (including the use of "e-cigs") and all uses of tobacco shall be prohibited from all district owned and leased property and facilities, including but not limited to parking lots, rooftops, courtyards, plazas, entrance and exit ways, vehicles, sidewalks, common areas, grounds, athletic facilities, and libraries. Support signage prohibiting the use of smoking instruments and tobacco shall be placed throughout all college and district locations. Continued violations by an employee or student shall be handled through the respective conduct procedures established for employees and students. regard to taping. Failure to do so will accord students the right to tape lectures. Students with disabilities that render them unable to take adequate lecture notes are entitled to reasonable accommodation to remedy this inability. Accommodation may require a faculty member to exempt a student from his/her taping policy. Copyright Act Compliance (AR 2.4.5) Students are expected to comply with the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976 pertaining to photocopying of printed materials, copying of computer software and videotaping. In order to assist students in complying with the Copyright Law, appropriate notices shall be placed on or near all equipment capable of duplicating copyrighted materials. Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act (AR 2.4.11) Federal legislation requires the college to maintain data on the types and number of crimes on college property as well as policies dealing with campus security. To obtain additional information on this subject, contact the college Safety and Security Department. Student Right to Know (AR 2.4.13) Under the terms of the Student Right to Know Act, the college must maintain and report statistics on the number of students receiving athletically-related student aid reported by race and sex, the graduation rate for athletes participating in specific sports reported by race and sex, the graduation rate for students in general reported by race and sex, and other similar statistics. To obtain copies of these reports, contact the Office of Admissions and Records. Taping of Faculty (AR 3.4) Student Conduct Code MCCCD acknowledges that faculty members are, by law, afforded copyright protection in their classroom lectures and, therefore, may limit the circumstances under which students may tape (audio/visual) their classes. Each faculty member shall inform his/her students within the first week of classes as to his/her policy with (AR 2.5.2) The purpose of the Student Conduct Code is to help ensure a healthy, comfortable and educationally productive environment for students, employees and visitors. For complete text see SCC Catalog at www.scottsdalecc.edu/catalog Appeals A. A decision reached by the Student Conduct Board or a sanction imposed by the Student Conduct Administrator may be appealed by accused students or complainants to an Appellate Board within five (5) days of receipt of the decision. Such appeals shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Student Conduct Administrator. B. Except as required to explain on the basis of new information, an appeal shall be limited to the review of the verbatim record of the Student Conduct Board hearing and supporting documents for one or more of the following purposes: i. To determine whether the Student Conduct Board hearing was conducted fairly in light of the charges and information presented, and in conformity with prescribed procedures giving the complainant a reasonable opportunity to prepare and present information that the Student Conduct Code was violated, and giving the accused student a reasonable opportunity to prepare and to present a response to those allegations. Deviations from designated procedures will not be a basis for sustaining an appeal unless significant prejudice results. ii. To determine whether the decision reached regarding the accused student was based on substantial information, that is, whether there were facts in the case that, if believed by the fact finder, were sufficient to establish that a violation of the Student Conduct Code occurred. iii. To determine whether the sanction(s) imposed was appropriate to the violation of the Student Conduct Code which the student was found to have committed. iv. To consider new information, sufficient to alter a decision, or other relevant facts 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 Student Conduct Board hearing. C. If an appeal is upheld by the appellate board, the matter shall be returned to the