Scottsdale Community College 2018-19 Catalog
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SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE www.scottsdalecc.edu Student Rights and Responsibilities Student Rights and Responsibilities 202 2019-2020 CATALOG & STUDENT HANDBOOK E. Student Employment Records The student securit y guard 's employment records will be maintained at the of f ice of the chief of securit y and reviewed periodically by the vice president of student af fairs. 2.5.5 Student Governance Student governing bodies derive their authority from the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board that exists in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes. The administration of the District is vested in the Chancellor who delegates responsibility for each college to the college president who serves in a management and policy implementation capacity having the ultimate responsibility for all activities of the college. The president shall designate the administrator(s) (i.e., directors of student leadership) at each college who will be charged with the responsibility for working with the college student governing body(ies) in the development of college student activities and programs. A representative form of student governance may exist at each college/center as well as district wide to provide an effective means of communication among students, faculty, staff and administration and to provide student input in college and District matters. Eligibility requirements are to be met and spelled out in detail in each student governance constitution. These constitutions shall establish the minimum requirements for the elective/appointive officers. All student government constitutions shall be submitted to the Governing Board General Counsel to ensure compliance with federal and state laws, and the Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board Administrative Regulations. Since Rio Salado Community College is a countywide non-campus college, the president shall ensure that opportunities exist for student involvement. College student constitutions should be reviewed annually by student governance. The appropriate vice president or designee of each college shall be responsible for submitting any changes to the president of the college for transmittal to the Governing Board General Counsel. 1. Officers/Members All reference in this document to positions will designate whether the position is an officer position or a member position. Each student governance constitution shall define which of its elected positions (maximum of five) within its structure shall be designated as officers. The persons filling those positions shall be referred to, in this document, as officers. Persons filling all other positions, elected or appointed, shall be referred to as members (excluding non-voting committee members). All positions filled by election shall be considered as elected positions, even though the person filling the position may have been appointed to fill an unexpired term of another individual. 2. Designation Colleges with two (2) student governments shall designate the governments as "day" or "evening." Colleges with one (1) government shall be considered day students, for the purposes of this document. 3. Eligibility for Office All student governance constitutions shall prescribe that all persons elected or appointed as officers shall be enrolled in and maintain a minimum of six (6) credit hours for day student governments, three (3) credit hours for evening student governments. Officers shall have and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 and be in good standing (not on probation) according to the written district policy. Convicted felons shall be ineligible for office (A.R.S. ยง13-904). The constitution may, however, set more rigid requirements, if so desired by college student governance. 4. Tenure of Position Tenure in any student governance position shall be determined by the respective student governance constitutions. In no case shall any student be allowed to serve in any combination of officer/member positions beyond a total of ten (10) semesters. Tenure in any combination of officer positions shall be limited to four (4) semesters. 5. Removal from Office Provisions shall be made in all student governance constitutions for removal for cause of individuals from elected or appointed student governance positions. 6. Remuneration Limitations A . Student body of f icers may receive f inancial suppor t and/or a let ter grade in a leadership class during their terms of of f ice as authorized in their respec tive student governance constitutions. Student body of f icers (maximum of f ive) may receive up to t went y (20) hours per week in f inancial suppor t and/ or up to six (6) credit hours in leadership classes per semester. Remuneration shall be for ser vices rendered and not for merely holding the of f ice.