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WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE 



The Mcintosh Memorial, a granite block 
resembling narrow doorsteps, is the official 
logo of West Georgia College. The 
memorial came to the campus from the 
Mcintosh Reserve located south of 
Carrollton. Chief William Mcintosh had a 
large granite stone hewn into steps for his 
visitors to mount their horses when visiting 
his home and guest house. 

Mcintosh was chief of the Creek Indian 
nation in the early 1800s and rose to the 
rank of brigadier general in the American 
army under his friend General Andrew 
Jackson. The nearly 200-year-old granite 
rock from which West Georgia College's 
logo was designed has been on the 
campus since 1916 when it was moved 
from the Mcintosh reserve and used as the 
cornerstone in a girls ' dormitory. It now 
rests in a park located on Front Campus 
Drive. 



The U neat ah g 



Published by the 

Office of the Vice President for 

Student Services, Summer 1992 

West Georgia College 

Carrollton, Georgia 301 18 



A Unit of the University System of Georgia 
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION 



The Un catalog 



The contents of this student handbook 
are current as of the date of publication. 
Policies, regulations, programs and costs 
do change however, and any revisions of 
such will supersede the contents of this 
book and will be broadly published to 
the college community. 

This handbook is prepared for the 
convenience of students and does not 
constitute an official publication of the 
Board of Regents of the University 
System of Georgia. In case of any 
divergency from or conflict with the 
Bylaws or Policies of the Board of 
Regents, the official Bylaws and Policies 
of the Board of Regents shall prevail. 

The statements set forth in this hand- 
book are for informational purposes only 
and should not be construed as the basis 
of a contract between a student and this 
institution. While every effort has been 
made to insure accuracy of the material 
stated herein, the College reserves the 
right to change any provision listed in 
this handbook without actual notice to 
individual students. Every effort will be 
made to keep students advised of such 
changes. 

Information regarding academic 
requirements for graduation will be 
available in the offices of the Registrar, 
Vice President for Academic Affairs, and 
Deans of Schools. It is the responsibility 
of each student to keep himself or 
herself apprised of current graduation 
requirements for a degree program in 
which he or she is enrolled. 

West Georgia College is in compliance 
with Title VI of The Civil Rights Act of 
1964 and all other applicable federal and 
state regulations. This means that we 
don't discriminate on the basis of race, 
color, creed, national origin, religion, 
sex, age, handicap, or status as a 
veteran. 




1992-93 Student Guide to West Georgia College 



Welcome 



Dear Students of West Georgia College: 

Each fall quarter at West 
Georgia College is a time of 
renewal. Whether you are a 
new student or a returning 
student, your experiences at 
the College should contribute 
to a broader frame of refer- 
ence. Hopefully, your involve- 
ments in the classroom and in 
campus life will provide you with new insights, 
clearer perceptions, and renewed convictions 
which can only come about from relating to the 
people and challenges to be encountered. Wel- 
come to West Georgia College. Accept its chal- 
lenges and be rewarded for the experiences you 
will have. 

Sincerely, 




/] ^4/l/ r -f> 



Maurice K. Townsend 
President 




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Dear West Georgia College Students: 

On behalf of the Student 

Government Association and 

the student body of West 

Georgia College, I would like 

to welcome you to the finest 

four-year institution of higher 

education in Georgia. At no 

other college will you find the 

spirit of cooperation more 

evident among students, faculty and adm 

trators than at West Georgia College. 

As you continue your higher education, re- 
member that the sum total of your experience 
is not just textbooks and classrooms, but 
people as well. Those interactions with profes- 
sors and other students, particularly evident at 
this institution, can enhance your knowledge 
and broaden your horizons further than you 
dream possible. 

I wish you best of luck in your future at West 
Georgia. God bless. 

Sincerely 




Robert Johnson , President 
Student Government Association 






Dr. John T. Lewis 
Vice President and Dean of Faculties 



Mr. Kenneth Batchelor 
Vice President of Business and Finance 



Dr. Bruce Lyon 
Vice President for Student Services 



'Table ofQontents 



WELCOME page 2 

1992-93 COLLEGE CALENDAR page 4 

DIRECTORY page 6 

See the "Problem Solving Guide" to find the location and telephone number of an office or person you need to 
contact. Also listed are all academic departments, other departments and offices, and telephone numbers for 
residence hall pay stations. 

ACADEMICS page 11 

Information, advice, and step by step instructions for surviving academically. . .Advisement, Registration, Add/Drop, 
Withdrawals, Transcripts, Credit Hours, and Staying in School. 

SERVICES FOR STUDENTS page 15 

Find out where to go for what by reading here about the many services, offices, recreational facilities, and opportuni- 
ties highlighted in this section. 

ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES page 21 

Good times to be had by anyone who seeks them . . . Here are ways to fill those leisure hours with fun and relax- 
ation, healthful exercise, intellectual stimulation, and professional development. 

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES page 27 

Rules and regulations, I.D. cards, traffic code, drinking, hazing, parking . . . Find out about these and more in this 
section on the freedoms and responsibilities of college students. 

APPENDICES page 33 

A. Student Conduct Code and Disciplinary Procedures 

B. College Hazing Policy 

C. Civil Rights Grievance Procedures for Students 

D. Procedures in Appeals on Grades 

E. Procedures for Appeals on Undergraduate Admission and Readmission 

F. Academic Requirements for Receiving Financial Aid 

G. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Confidentiality of Student Records 
H. Confidentiality of Library Patron Records 

I. Procedures for Appeals in Cases of Academic Dishonesty 
J. Appeals to the Board of Regents 

K. College Policy on Outdoor Speeches, Demonstartions, Distributions of Written Material, and Marches 
ATHLETIC SCHEDULES page 48 



(^Academic Qalendar 1992-93 



SEPTEMBER 

5 M T W T F S 

12 3 4 5 

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 
27 28 29 30 



September 20 
September 20-22 
September 22 
September 23 
September 23-25 
October 6 
October 29 
November 25-27 
December 4 
December 7-1 1 
December 1 3 
December 1 3-January 1 
December 24-31 



OCTOBER 
S M T W T F S 

1 2 3 

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 



NOVEMBER 
S M T W T F S 

12 3 4 5 6 7 

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 

29 30 



DECEMBER 

5 M T W T F S 

12 3 4 5 

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 
27 28 29 30 31 



FALL QUARTER, 1992 

Residence Halls Open 

Orientation for New students 

Registration for Classes 

Classes Begin 

Add/Drop and Late Registration 

Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with an Automatic Grade of W 

Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with a Grade of W, if Passing 

Thanksgiving Recess (Offices closed November 26-27) 

Last Day of Classes 

Examinations 

Graduation 

Christmas Recess 

Offices Closed 



JANUARY 
S M T W T F S 
1 2 
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 
31 



January 1 
January 3 

January 3-4 
January 4 
January 5 
January 5-7 
January 18 
January 19 
February 10 
March 15 
March 16-19 
March 21 
March 22-26 



FEBRUARY 

S M T W T F S 

12 3 4 5 6 

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 
28 



MARCH 

S M T W T F S 

12 3 4 5 6 

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 30 31 



WINTER QUARTER, 1993 

Holiday-Offices Closed 

Residence Halls Open 

Orientation for New Students 

Registration 

Classes Begin 

Add/Drop and Late Registration 

M.L. King Holiday-Offices Closed 

Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with a Grade of W, if Passing 

Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with a Grade of W, if Passing 

Last Day of Classes 

Examinations 

Graduation 

Spring Recess 



MARCH 
S M T W T F S 

12 3 4 5 6 

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 30 31 


WV APRIL JUNE 
SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 8MTWTFS 

1 12 3 12 3 4 5 
2345678 456789 10 6789 10 11 12 
? 1 9 11 1 2 12 I 4 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2 5 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 
30 31 






SPRING QUARTER, 1993 


March 28 




Residence Halls Open 


March 28-29 




Orientation for New Students 


March 29 




Registration 


March 30 




Classes Begin 


March 30, 31, 


April 1 


Add/Drop and Late Registration 


April 1 2 




Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with an Automatic Grade of W 


May 4 




Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with a Grade of W, if Passing 


June 7 




Last Day of Classes 


June 8-11 




Examinations 


June 13 




Graduation 


JUNE 

5 M T W T F S 

12 3 4 5 

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 
27 28 29 30 


JULY AUGUST 
SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 

123 1234567 
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 






SUMMER QUARTER, 1993 


June 20 




Residence Halls Open 


June 20-21 




Orientation for New Students 


June 21 




Registration 


June 22 




Classes Begin 


June 22-24 




Add/Drop and Late Registration 


July 5 




Independence Day Holiday-Offices Closed 


July 6 




Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with an Automatic Grade of W, (for Classes 
Meeting throughout the Quarter) 


July 21 




Last Day to withdraw from a Course with a Grade of W, if Passing (for Classes Meet 
ing throughout the Quarter) 


August 6 




Last Day of Classes meeting 33 days (Finals on last class day) 


August 1 3 




Last Day of Classes meeting 38 days 


August 1 6-20 




Examinations for classes meeting 38 days 


August 22 




Graduation 



directory 



PROBLEM SOLVING GUIDE 

PROBLEM WHERE TO CO PLACE TELEPHONE* 

Academic 

Advisement Academic Advisor Respective Office 

Probation Administrative Asst.to V.P Sanford 836-6445 

Regulations Administrative Asst. to.V.P Sanford 836-6445 

Activities Student Activities Office Student Center 836-6526 

Add or Drop Courses Registrar's Office Parker 836-6438 

Address Changes Registrar's Office Parker 836-6438 

Athletics 

Intercollegiate Athletic Department H/PE 836-6533 

Intramurals Intramurals Office Old Auditorium Basement 836-661 7 

Auditing Classes Registrar's Office Parker 836-6438 

Bills, Fee Charges Business Services Melson 836-6400 

Books & Supplies Campus Bookstore Student Center 836-6523 

Caps & Gowns Campus Bookstore Student Center 836-6523 

Catalogs Admissions Mandeville 836-6416 

Changing Majors Academic Department Respective Office 

Check Cashing Business Services Melson 836-6400 

Closings, Emergency Public Safety Aycock 836-6600 

Commencement Public Relations Bonner House 836-6424 

Continuing Education Continuing Education Continuing Education Building 836-6610 

Co-op Co-op Education Office Parker 836-6431 

Counseling 

Academic Advisor Respective Office 

Student Development Parker 836-6428 

Career Student Development Parker 836-6428 

Disabled Student Development Parker 836-6428 

Personal Student Development Parker 836-6428 

Credit by Examinations Testing Office Parker 836-6435 

Declaring Majors Academic Department Respective Office 

Degree Application Registrar's Office Parker 836-6438 

Directory Information Student Services Mandeville 836-6425 

Dining Services Dial complete numbers 

Food Service Cafeteria Food Service Building 832-1496 

Snack Bar Student Center 832-3959 

Itza Pizza Student Center 832-7858 

Emergencies Public Safety Aycock 836-6600 

Employment Placement Office Parker 836-6431 

Events & Activities Student Activities Office Student Center 836-6481 

Fees & Payments Business Services Melson 836-6400 

Final Exam Schedule Registrar's Office Parker 836-6438 

Financial Aid Awards Financial Aid Office Mandeville 836-6421 

Financial Aid Checks Student Aid Office Melson 836-6785 

Foreign Student Affairs Student Development Parker 836-6428 

Fraternities Student Activities Office Student Center 836-6526 

CI Bill Benefits Registrar's Office Parker 836-6438 

Grades Professor Respective Office 

Registrar's Office Parker 836-6438 

Graduate School Graduate School Office Mandeville 836-6419 

Graduation Registrar's Office Parker 836-6438 

Honors Program Academic Affairs Sanford 836-6445 

Honor's Office Math/Physics 21 1 836-6366 

*lf dialing from a campus phone, dial only the last four digits. 

6 



directory 



PROBLEM WHERE TO GO PLACE 

I.D. Cards Student Activities Office Student Center.. 

Information Student Services Mandeville 

Internships Placement Office Parker 

Jobs Placement Office Parker 

Library WGC Campus Library Ingram Library . 

Locate Students Student Services Mandeville 

Lost and Found Public Safety Aycock 

Meal Tickets Campus Bookstore Student Center. 

Medical Services Health Services Health Center... 

Organizations Student Activities Office Student Center. 

Parking 

Permits Public Safety Aycock 

Payment of Tickets Public Safety 

Appeal of Fines Public Safety 

Placement Service Placement Office , 

Post Office Campus Post Office 

Police, Campus Public Safety 

Radio Station WWGC FM Geography 

Reading & Study Skills Developmental Studies Parker 

Student Development Parker 

Readmission Registrar's Office Parker 

Refrigerator Rentals Campus Bookstore Student Center. 

Registration Registrar's Office Parker 

Residence Halls Residence Life Office Mandeville 

Residency Classification Registrar's Office Parker 

Scheduling Campus Activity Student Activities Office Student Center . 

Scholarships Financial Aid Office Mandeville 

Sexual Harassment Affirmative Action Parker 

Social Security Benefits Registrar's Office Parker 

Sororities Student Activities Office Student Center. 

Student Government Student Government Office Student Center. 



TELEPHONE* 

836-6526 

836-6423 

836-6431 

836-6431 

836-6492 

836-6425 

836-6600 

836-6523 

836-6452 

836-6526 



.Aycock 

.Aycock 

.Parker 

.Student Center. 
.Aycock 



Student Handbook Student Services Office 

Summer School Registrar's Office 

Transcripts Registrar's Office 

Transfer Credit Evaluation Registrar's Office 

Transfer Students Admissions Office 

Transient Permission School Dean 

Tutoring Student Development 

Veterans' Benefits Registrar's Office 

Visitor Parking Pass Public Safety 

Weather Closings Public Safety 

Withdrawal 

From Course Professor & Departmental Office 

From College Registrar's Office 

Work/Study Program Financial Aid Office 



.Mandeville 

.Parker 

.Parker 

.Parker 

.Mandeville 

. Respective Office 

.Parker 

.Parker 

.Aycock 

.Aycock 



.836-6600 
.836-6600 
.836-6600 
.836-6431 
.836-6522 
.836-6600 
.836-6731 
.836-6435 
.836-6428 
.836-6438 
.836-6523 
.836-6438 
.836-6426 
.836-6438 
.836-6526 
.836-6421 
.836-6435 
.836-6438 
.836-6526 
.836-6526 
.836-6423 
.836-6438 
.836-6438 
.836-6438 
.836-6416 

.836-6428 
.836-6438 
.836-6600 
.836-6600 



.Parker 

.Mandeville 



.836-6438 
.836-6421 



'If dialing from a campus phone, dial only the last four digits. 



directory 



ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS 

DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON BUILDING & ROOM NO. TELEPHONE* 

Accounting & Finance Dr. Ara G. Volkan Business, 007 836-6469 

Administrative Systems and Business Education ...Dr. Don Crawford Business, 142 836-6475 

Art Mr. Bruce Bobick Humanities, 321 836-6521 

Biology Dr. Edward Gilbert Biology/Chemistry, Main off 836-6547 

Chemistry Dr. Lucille Garmon Biology/Chemistry, 106 836-6550 

Counseling & Educational Psy Education, 208-A 836-6554 

Developmental Studies Mr. Charles Wilson Mandeville, 222 836-6435 

Early Childhood Education Dr. Alvis Harthern Education, 200 836-6559 

Economics Dr. Richard F. Fryman Business, 46 836-6477 

Educational Leadership Dr. Price M. Michael Education, 105 836-6557 

English Dr. Robert L Snyder Humanities, 1 39 836-6512 

Foreign Languages Dr. Dorothy M. joiner Humanities, 154 836-6515 

Geography Dr. Jim O'Malley Geography, Main Office 836-6457 

Geology Dr. Summer Long Callaway, 101 836-6479 

History Dr. James S. Taylor Social Science, 21 7 836-6508 

Marketing & Management Dr. Frank Hunsicker Business, 1 1 1 836-6472 

Mass Communications and Theatre Arts Dr. Chester Gibson Humanities, 310 836-6518 

Mathematics & Computer Science Dr. Chatty R. Pittman Math/Physics, 310 836-6489 

Media Education Dr. Price M. Michael Education, 105 836-6557 

Middle Grades Education/Reading Dr. John Myers Education, 206 836-6560 

Music Dr. Robert Coe Humanities, 105 836-6516 

Nursing Dr. Jeanette Bernhardt Biology/Chemistry, 220 836-6552 

Philosophy Dr. David Higgins Humanities, 144 836-6514 

Physical Education & Recreation Dr. Lynne Gaskin Health/Physical Education, 201 836-6530 

Physics Dr. Richard M. Prior Math/Physics, 208 836-6485 

Political Science Dr. Donald Wells Social Science, 140 836-6504 

Psychology Dr. Don Rice, Acting Social Science, 31 7 836-6510 

Secondary Education Dr. Edna Edwards Education, 207 836-6564 

Sociology/ Anthropology Dr. William T. Simons Social Science, 1 1 7 836-6505 

Special Education Dr. W. Malcolm Flanagan Education, 140 836-6567 

*lf dialing from a campus phone, dial only the last four digits. 



directory 



DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES 

DEPARTMENT LOCATION TELEPHONE* 

Academic Affairs Sanford Hall 836-6445 

Admissions Mandeville Hall 836-6416 

Alumni Affairs Alumni House 836-6582 

Arts and Sciences School Melson Hall 836-6405 

Athletic Trainer Health-Physical Education Building 836-6530 

Bookstore Student Center 836-6523 

Business School Business School Building 836-6467 

Business Office Melson Hall 836-6400 

Central Duplicating Central Duplicating 836-6483 

Food Services Food Service, Building, Z-6 (Not a campus extension) 832-1496 

Computer Center Math-Physics 836-6604 

Continuing Education Continuing Education Building 836-661 

Cooperative Education Parker Hall 836-6431 

Counseling (Student Development) Parker Hall 836-6428 

College Program Board Student Center 836-6526 

Day Care Center Aycock Hall 836-6563 

Developmental Studies Parker Hall 836-6435 

Education School Education Center 836-6570 

Evening Studies Continuing Education 836-6612 

Financial Aid Mandeville Hall 836-6421 

Graduate School Mandeville Hall 836-6419 

Health Services Health Center 836-6452 

Honors Office Math-Physics 836-6636 

Intercollegiate Athletics Health-Physical Education Bid 836-6433 

Intramural Athletics Old Auditorium Basement 836-661 7 

Library Irvine S. Ingram Library 836-6492 

Payroll Office Melson Hall 836-6403 

Placement Parker Hall 836-6431 

Post Office Student Center 836-6522 

President Sanford Hall 836-6442 

Public Relations Bonner House 836-6464 

Registrar Parker Hall 836-6438 

Residence Life Mandeville Hall 836-6426 

Student Activities Student Center 836-6526 

Student Aid Melson Hall 836-6785 

Student Development Center Parker Hall 836-6428 

Student Employment Referral Service Parker Hall 836-6431 

Student Locator Service Mandeville Hall 836-6425 

Student Government Student Center 836-6526 

Student Services, Vice President Mandeville Hall 836-6423 

Testing Parker Hall 836-6435 

Vice President, Academic Sanford Hall 836-6445 

West Georgian Student Center 836-6527 

WWGC Radio Station Geography & Learning Resources 836-6731 

Visitors Center Bonner House 836-6481 

*lf dialing from a campus phone, dial only the last four digits. 



directory 



RESIDENCE HALL PAY STATIONS 

If dialing head residents or hall directors from a campus phone, dial the last four digits only. 



BOWDEN HALL 

Hall Desk/Director 836-6589 

1-A (101-116) 832-9121 

1-B (117-133) 832-9234 

1-C (134-150) 832-9154 

2-A (201 -21 6) 832-91 99 

2-B (21 7-233) 832-921 8 

2-C (234-250) 832-9150 

3-A (301-316) 832-9233 

3-B (31 7-333) 832-9238 

3-C (334-350) 832-9143 

BOYKIN HALL 

Hall Desk/Head Resident 836-6590 

Alpha Gamma Delta 

1-A (101-117) 832-9267 

Kappa Delta 

1-C (131-147) 832-9277 

Chi Omega 

2-A (201-21 7) 832-9251 

Phi Mu 

2-C (231-247) 832-9268 

Alpha Kappa Alpha 

3-A (301-31 7) 832-9246 

Tri Delta 

3-C (331-347) 832-9258 

COBB HALL 

Hall Desk/Head Resident 836-6591 

1-East (101-122) 832-9280 

1-West (136-150) 832-9288 

2-East (202-225) 832-9320 

2-West (226-248) 832-9314 

DOWNS HALL 

Hall Desk/Director 836-6592 

Main Lobby 834-9186 

1-B (101-118) 834-9180 

1-C (121-136) 834-9183 

1-D (141-156) 834-9184 

2-B (201-218) 834-9176 

2-C (221-236) 834-91 79 

2-D (214-256) 834-9185 

3-B (301-318) 834-9177 

3-C (321-336) 834-9182 

3-D (341-356) 834-9181 



CUNN HALL 

Hall Desk/Head Resident 836-6593 

1-A (101-117) 834-9191 

1-C (1 31-147) 834-9190 

2-A (201-217) 834-9187 

2-C (231-247) 834-9189 

3-A (301-317) 832-9334 

3-C (331-347) 834-9188 

PRITCHARD HALL 

Hall Desk/Director 836-6594 

1-N (101-112) 834-9156 

1-W (121-135) 834-9114 

1-S (141-155) 834-9164 

2-N (201 -21 6) 834-91 55 

2-W (221-235) 834-9123 

2-S (241-255) 834-9165 

3-N (301-316) 834-9154 

3-W (321-335) 834-9163 

3-S (341-355) 834-9140 

ROBERTS HALL 

Hall Desk/Director 836-6595 

0-B (001-012) 832-9504 

0-C (01 3-020) 832-9337 

1-B (101-125) 832-9501 

1-C (126-150) 832-9383 

2-A (201-225) 832-9507 

2-B (226-247) 832-9502 

2-C (248-272) 832-9399 

3-A (301-325) 832-9384 

3-B (326-350) 832-9505 

ROW HALL 

Hall Desk/Head Resident 836-6596 

1-E (1 30-145) 832-9523 

832-9128 
2-E (202-219) 832-9514 

832-9125 
3-E (302-319) 832-9520 

832-9114 
1-W (107-121) 832-9519 

832-9141 
2-W (220-238) 834-9192 

832-91 38 
3-W (331-338) 832-9516 

832-9131 



STROZIER ANNEX 

Hall Desk/Director 836-6597 

1 Annex (136-157) 832-9586 

834-9348 

2 Annex (241-263) 832-9571 

834-9349 

3 Annex (301-323) 832-9565 

834-9352 
TYUS HALL 

Hall Desk/Head Resident 836-6598 

Lobby 834-9166 

3rd 832-9127 

4th 834-9208 

5th 834-9207 

WATSON HALL 

Hall Desk/Director 836-6599 

1-A (101-120) 834-9234 

834-9325 

1-B (121-132) 834-9194 

1-C (133-149) 834-9196 

834-9328 
2-A (201-221) 834-9235 

834-9326 

2-B (222-234) 834-9230 

2-C (236-252) 834-9195 

834-9329 
3-A (301-321) 834-9228 

834-9327 

3-B (322-334) 834-9227 

3-C (335-352) 834-9231 

834-9257 
Basement 832-9590 

832-9103 



10 



zAcademics 




^Academics 



DEPARTMENTS AND 
PROFESSORS 

Most students quickly become familiar 
with the classroom buildings as they find 
their way to classes and labs, but they 
may be less aware of how to find faculty 
and departmental offices. Printed in the 
directory section of this handbook are 
the building and room number, tele- 
phone number, and chairman's name 
for each academic department on 
campus. 

Usually, other faculty offices within the 
department will be located in the same 
building and general vicinity as the 
departmental office, but there are some 
exceptions. Inquire in the departmental 




office about the location of a specific 
faculty member's office if you have 
difficulty finding it. 

Normally, faculty members post on their 
office doors regular hours when they are 
available to see students, and most are 
willing to schedule additional times if the 
student is unable to come during the 
posted hours. You should feel free to 
contact faculty members in their 
offices to discuss progress, any 
particular problems you're having in 
one of their classes, your concerns 
about career and professional plans, 
or any matters of mutual concern. In 
99 cases out of TOO, you will find faculty 
members cordial, concerned and helpful. 

QUARTERS AND 
CREDIT HOURS 

West Georgia is on the 
quarter system with the 
calendar year divided into 
four approximately equal 
blocks of time-the fall, 
winter, spring and 
summer quarters. A 
normal academic year of 
study consists of three 
quarters, but many 
students attend college 
year round or take breaks 
from school during other 
quarters than the summer. 

The credit value of a 
course is determined by 
the number of hours it 
meets each week. For 
example, a course with 
five 1-hour lecture 
sessions per week is a five- 
quarter-hour course. As a 
rule of thumb in account- 
ing for credit hours, it 
takes two hours of 
laboratory to equal one 
hour of lecture, as is the 
case with a 5-hour science 
course which has three 1 - 
hour lectures and two 2- 
hour labs each week. 

A full course load for 
undergraduates is 
considered to be 1 2 or 
more hours, but since 



most of the classes at West Georgia are 
worth 5 credit hours, people usually take 
1 5 hours (three courses) or more per 
quarter. A typical freshman or sopho- 
more course load consists of three 5- 
hour courses plus physical education. 
Therefore, in one academic year of 3 
quarters a student will normally earn 45 
credit hours, plus physical education 
credits. 

THE CATALOG 

The West Georgia College Undergraduate 
Catalog contains a complete statement 
of academic policies and procedures, 
courses required for each program of 
study, retention and graduation require- 
ments, and many more essential items of 
information for the successful student. It 
is a very important book to have, study 
and follow. If you don't already own a 
current copy of the Catalog, you 
should get one now. 

The Admissions Office gives one free 
copy to each new student. New 
students should keep a copy of this 
year's catalog for reference during their 
entire stay at West Georgia. Those 
restless nights, it's guaranteed to put 
you to sleep when nothing else will! 

ATTENDING CLASS 

Best advice: Attend class regularly, 
but be sure to attend the first two 
class days each quarter. If there's a 
waiting list for a class and students don't 
attend the first two days and haven't 
been in touch with the professor to 
explain why, they may be dropped to 
make room for others who need it. 
Since classes and professors differ 
greatly, you should be certain you 
understand the attendance require- 
ments for each course you're taking. 
Some profs lower grades for excessive 
absences, and they may even drop a 
student who cuts frequently. 

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT 

Each student is assigned a faculty 
member to assist in planning his/her 
academic program. Freshmen and 
sophomores and all business majors 
must see their advisors and obtain their 
name stamp on a registration form 
before completing registration each 
quarter. The Academic Affairs Office 



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With over 1,000 individual course offerings, 70 or more undergraduate programs of study, and almost 300 teaching faculty, a 
student at West Georgia has a wide variety of learning experiences from which to choose. The faculty, whose members come from 
across the nation and around the world, is among the best anywhere, with approximately three-fourths of its members holding 
doctoral degrees in their fields. 



notifies new students of the names of 
their advisors shortly after they enroll 
their first quarter. 

Should you experience difficulty in 
locating your advisor, ask for assis- 
tance from the office of the academic 
department to which your advisor 
belongs. A directory of academic 
departments is listed in this handbook, 
and the location by building of all 
academic advisors is published in the 
quarterly Schedule of Classes. 

REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES 

Registration for classes is the quarterly 
process of seeing your faculty advisor, 
selecting the courses you wish to take, 
arranging these into a schedule to fit 
available time slots, signing up for these 
classes according to the prescribed 
procedure and paying fees. The 
quarterly Schedule of Classes lists all 
courses being offered and gives step-by- 
step instructions for completing all 
registration procedures. 

Students in good standing may register 
early in a more leisurely fashion or on 
the afternoon before classes begin each 
quarter along with several thousand 
others. Early registration is definitely 
recommended for a better selection of 
classes, more freedom in obtaining 
the schedule you want, less hassle in 
general and less waiting in lines. 

For students who early register, there is 
an early fee payment deadline each 
quarter, approximately ten days before 
the beginning of the next quarter. 
Those who have financial aid, athletic 
grants, and scholarships normally have 
to pay only what is owed after these 
awards are credited to their accounts. 
Early registration schedules are canceled 
if the early payment deadline isn't met, 
and those affected must register at the 
beginning of the quarter. 

No student who has a schedule of 
classes from early registration is 
allowed in the registration arena at 
regular registration when other 
students are attempting to register for 
the first time. 

See the Schedule of Classes for complete 
details on how to register, early register, 



and pay fees, and go by or call the 
Registrar's Office (836-6438), campus 
ext. 6438) for answers to particular 
questions. 

ADD/DROP AND LATE 
REGISTRATION 

You may change your class schedule 
or register late during the first three 
days of class each quarter, but this is 
not a particularly easy thing to do. 

This is a critical time of the quarter, and 
the process of getting approval to enter 
classes late is fairly complicated. The 
student must go to each academic 
department affected to obtain approval 
for whatever change is being made in 
the schedule before turning in to the 
Registrar's staff the appropriate drop or 
add forms. A late fee of $1 5 is charged 
anyone who waits until these three days 
to register. 

WITHDRAWALS FROM CLASS 

After the first three days of class, if a 
student must "drop" or withdraw from a 
class, this course will remain on the 
student's record for the quarter, and a 
symbol of W, indicating withdrawal 
without penalty, or a grade of WF, 
indicating the student was failing at the 
time of withdrawal, will be entered on 
the record. The first ten class days 
each 

quarter are 
a sort of 
grace 

period, and 
the student 
who 

withdraws 
during this 
time 

automati- 
cally 

receives a W 
for the 
course. 
After that 
time, 
however, 
and until the 
midpoint of 
the quarter, 
the professor 
may assign a 



W or WF, depending upon the work the 
student has done in the class up to the 
time of withdrawal. After the midpoint 
of the quarter, the grade of WF is 
automatically assigned unless the School 
Dean approves an exception based on 
unusual or emergency circumstances 
beyond the student's control. At any 
rate, be certain to withdraw officially if 
you cannot complete a course because 
otherwise you may be given an F. To 
withdraw from a class, contact the 
professor, unless you are enrolled in only 
one course. In that case, contact the 
Registrar's Office to withdraw from 
college. 

Withdrawals from College 

In case you find you must completely 
withdraw from college during the course 
of a quarter, contact the Registrar's 
Office in Parker Hall (telephone 836- 
6438, campus ext. 6438). If your reason 
for leaving is lack of funds, check with 
the Financial Aid Office in Mandeville 
Hall first. They may be able to help. 

Regardless, you cannot officially with- 
draw without talking with someone in 
the Registrar's Office. At that time you'll 
be given further instructions for complet- 
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refund. (The undergraduate catalog 
explains the refund policy in detail.) 

STAYING IN SCHOOL 

Here's hoping it will never happen to 
you, but those whose academic 
performance falls below standards 
prescribed in the catalog are placed on 
"Academic Warning" or "Probation," or 
they may receive notice of "Suspension" 
or "Dismissal." See your catalog 
(Undergraduate Academic Policies) for 
complete information on requirements 
for staying in good standing. 

By all means, if you realize you are 
getting behind in your work or are 
having problems studying, ask for 
assistance. The first person to turn to 
is your professor in a particular 
course, but you may also want to talk 
with your faculty advisor. You should 
pay a visit to the Student Development 
Center in Parker Hall. Here you will find 
free tutorial assistance through the 
S.O.S. (Sink or Swim) tutorial service, 
computerized assistance in building 
study skills, and professional counselors 
who may be able to help you individu- 
ally or in a small group to develop 
better study skills and habits. 

THE ACADEMIC RECORD OR 
TRANSCRIPT 

The Registrar's Office-maintains perma- 
nently for every student who has ever 
been enrolled at West Georgia an 
academic record card listing personally 
identifying information about the 
student, every course the student has 
taken and the grade earned, quarterly 
and cumulative grade point averages, 
and a few special notations such as 
Developmental Studies requirements, 
withdrawal dates, graduation require- 
ments met, degrees earned, etc. This 
record is commonly known as a 
"transcript," and it is a copy of this 
permanent record which is sent to other 
institutions, agencies, and employers 
when the student requests that a 
transcript of his/her record be sent. 

You have the right to review your 
educational records maintained by 
West Georgia, except for certain types 
of confidential information which are 
defined by law and by institutional 



regulations. For a listing of what records 
are kept where and by whom and a full 
explanation of how to review these 
records, see Appendix G in this hand- 
book. You'll also find in this section how 
to "challenge the content" of your 
records as well as safeguards built into 
the record-keeping system to assure the 
privacy and confidentiality of your 
records. 

APPEALS 

If, after getting your grades, you're not 
satisfied with them and believe that the 
instructor made a mistake with yours, go 
to the instructor immediately. It may 
have been a simple clerical error. If there 
is a dispute, try and work it out with the 
instructor. If that fails, see the depart- 
ment chairman and, if necessary, the 
school dean. After following these steps, 
if you are not able to resolve the issue, 
you may appeal the grade to a faculty 
committee. See Appendix D for details 
of the appeals procedure. 

Likewise, a student who has been 
academically dismissed from college may 
appeal to be readmitted through a sub- 
committee of the Faculty Senate. This 
appeal must be initiated in writing by the 
student through the Office of the Vice 
President and Dean of Faculties. See 
Appendix E for detailed procedures. 



ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 
FOR RECEIVING FINANCIAL 
AID 

In addition to all the paperwork 
required to receive financial aid at the 
college, students must meet several 
major academic requirements to 
remain eligible for aid. For example, 
after attending for 6 quarters, students 
must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumula- 
tive GPA. They must also complete 
annually at least 80% of their attempted 
hours with satisfactory grades in order to 
obtain aid the following year. 

In addition, there is a limit on the total 
number of hours for which students may 
receive financial aid. All programs of 
study have specified course requirements 
and total number of hours for comple- 
tion, and after the student has at- 
tempted a predetermined number of 
hours in a degree program, s/he simply 
may not receive additional financial 
assistance from certain aid programs. 

See Appendix F for specific details of 
how all these policies may apply to you. 
If you have questions about them, 
contact the Financial Aid Office in 
Mandeville Hall (telephone 836-6421, 
campus extension 6421). 




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Services for ^indents 




Services for ^tudents 



THE STUDENT CENTER 

The Student Center is the big round 
building in the center of campus on 
Brumbelow Road. It's the focal point of 
activity for many student services, 
organizations, and functions. Read on 
for details. 

Auxiliary Enterprises-The Auxiliary 
Enterprises Office is in the front of the 
bookstore on the top floor of the 
Student Center. This is where you'll go 
to have your I.D. card validated as a 
meal ticket if you buy a meal plan. 
Auxiliary Enterprises personnel also 
handle refrigerator rentals and vending 
machine refunds. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. 

Bookstore-The top floor of the Student 
Center is the home of the college 
bookstore. In addition to textbooks and 
all of the supplies you will need for 
classes, the bookstore stocks a number 
of other items such as gifts, toiletries, 
gym shorts, jerseys, records and tapes, 
etc. 

Post Office-The college Post Office is on 
the main level of the Student Center. All 
U.S. Mail services are provided here, 
including registered, certified, and 
insured mail, and purchases of money 
orders. An interoffice service is available 
through which mail may be forwarded 
to students and faculty on campus free 
of charge. Name and box numbers are 
required on mail sent to a student. 

All residence hall students are assigned a 
campus post office box in the Student 
Center Post Office. Students residing off 
campus may also obtain a box by 
dropping by the Post Office to sign up 
for one. 

Mail should be addressed: 

joe Doe 

Box 00000 

West Georgia College 

Carrollton, Georgia 301 18 

Post Office hours are 8 a.m. -4 p.m., 
Monday-Friday. Students are encour- 
aged to check their boxes daily. 

Student Offices-Several student 
organizations have offices located on the 
lower level of the Student Center. Don't 
be bashful! Drop by with a suggestion 

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or offer to help out. You'll be wel- 
comed! The offices located there are 
Student Government Association, 
Student Activities Council(SAC),The West 
Georgian newspaper office, 
Interfraternity Council and Black Greek 
Council, and Student League. 

Student Activities Office-The first office 
on the right as you enter the Student 
Center is the Student Activities Office, 
the hub of operation for many student 
groups and functions. The director and 
staff have their offices in this area, and 
they coordinate all offerings of the 
Student Activities Council (SAC), serve as 
advisors for student organizations,and 
organize Homecoming and many 
student related events throughout the 
year. Stop by for information about all 
kinds of extracurricular activities. 

Snack Bar-For just plain good eatin' of 
good "fast food," check out the Snack 
Bar in the Student Center. It offers a 
wide variety of fine things to eat and 
beats the prices of almost any sandwich 
shop around town. Hours of operation 
are 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1 1 
a.m. -6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 
Hours are subject to change. 

Though the Snack Bar is primarily a cash 
sales operation, students may also use 
their meal tickets during designated 
hours to purchase items at breakfast, 
lunch or dinner. If selections exceed the 
amount allotted for a meal, the student 
simply pays the difference in cash. 

Itza Pizza-On the ground floor of the 
Student Center is a pizza shop run by 
the dining service. Check it out. Meal 
cards may be used. 

Gameroom-The gameroom, located in 
the basement of the Student Center, 
features billiards, foosball, pingpong, 
and games. It is open 1 :00-9:00 p.m. 
seven days a week. Hours may vary, 
depending upon demand and availabil- 
ity of personnel. 

I.D. Cards-Student I.D. cards are made 
in room 203 of the Student Center. This 
photo I.D. card is a WGC student's 
permanent identification and does not 
normally have to be replaced as long as 
the student remains enrolled. 



Your I.D. card has many uses: as a 
meal card once you have paid for the 
meal plan and had your card 
validated, as your library card, as your 
free admission ticket to athletic events 
and plays, as official identification 
during registration, when cashing 
checks, when visiting the Health 
Center, and many more. 
There is a $1 0.00 charge for replacing a 
lost I.D. card. Except during registration 
and add/drop each quarter, I.D. cards 
are made only during the posted hours. 
Contact the Student Activities Office in 
the Student Center for information 
about when to have a replacement card 
made (836-6526, campus ext. 6526). 

Conference Rooms-Seven meeting/ 
conference rooms are available in the 
Student Center for use by campus 
organizations on a reservation basis. To 
reserve a room, call the Student Activi- 
ties Office at 836-6481, campus exten- 
sion 6481 . 

GYMNASIUM AND OTHER 
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES 

HPE Building, Pool and Student 
Recreation Center-The Health-Physical 
Education Building is one of the most 
heavily scheduled facilities on campus. 
Classes and team practices and games 
are given highest priority for use of the 
building, but regular hours for free swim 
are scheduled in the pool area, generally 
from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Monday 
through Thursday and from 1 :00 until 
5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from 
the first to the last day of classes each 
quarter. 

The Student Recreation Center, known 
as "the pavilion" because it was once an 
open pavilion, is scheduled for open 
recreation, club activities, aerobics and 
upon request for student organizations' 
programs. It is used for classes in the 
mornings and early afternoons, and 
intramural competition is also held here. 
Check with the Intramural and Open 
Recreation Office for a current schedule 
of open recreation times each quarter. 



In addition to understanding the academic setup and knowing some of the people who help run things, you'll need to know where 
some departments and services are located. It's true that it takes new students a few days to learn the campus, but the information 
and tips listed in this section should make that job easier. 



These hours do vary depending upon 
seasonal athletic activity. 

Intramural offices are located in the 
basement of the old Auditorium, which 
has been renovated as a recreational 
facility. A student weight room is also 
located here. 

Tennis Courts-Located adjacent to the 
H-PE Building are six tennis courts 
which are open to students on a first- 
come, first-served basis. As with other 
athletic facilities, classes and official 
team activities do have priority for use 
of the courts, which remain lighted until 
midnight. 

Track and Playing Fields-Also open to 
members of the college community are 
the track, located just above the Food 
Services Building, and several practice 
and intramural playing fields. These 
areas may be scheduled for group 
activity by contacting the Coordinator 
of Intramurals and Open Recreation at 
836-661 7. As always, officially sched- 
uled intercollegiate or intramural team 
practices, and games take priority over 
an individual's use of any facility. 

The Baseball Field-It is located adjacent 
to the Biology-Chemistry Building, is off 
limits to everyone except the baseball 
team and those participating in official 
team related activities. 

Fitness Trail-A one and one-half mile 
fitness trail is located in the area around 
the track and behind the Food Services 
Building. Look behind Food Services for 
the starting point of the trail, which is 
open year round to all members of the 
college community. 

RESIDENCE HALLS 

Twelve major structures on campus are 
residence halls, in which approximately 
2,500 West Georgia students live. All 
freshmen who are not married or do 
not live at home with parents are 
required to live on campus, and many 
upperclassmen choose to do so. Some 
halls are for men or women only, while 
others are co-educational with separate 
wings for men and women. 

Except in the case of Tyus Hall, visitation 
hours for guests and those who do not 



live in the halls are limited. Visitation 
hours begin at 1 0:00 a.m. every day and 
end at midnight Sunday through 
Thursday and at 2:00 a.m. Friday and 
Saturday nights. After 9:00 p.m., men 
must have a female escort when in a 
women's hall and vice versa. No escort 
is needed before 9:00 p.m. or in the 
main lobby of each building. On- 
campus residents as well as all guests in 
the halls are subject to the residence hall 
policies and regulations published in the 
Residence Hall Handbook distributed by 
the Department of Residence Life. 

The map of the campus and the listings 
of numbers for all telephone pay stations 
in the residence halls, both of which are 
published in this book, will assist you in 
locating and contacting friends who live 
on campus. 

LIBRARY 

The Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, 
located on Brumbelow Road in the 
center of back campus, currently houses 
over 294,000 volumes, more than 

I 34,000 U.S. Government documents, 
and approximately 840,000 microforms. 
It features study and conference rooms, 
study carrels, microfilm and reading 
rooms, and research study areas for 
graduate students. During the academic 
year, the library is open during the 
following hours: 

Monday-Thursday ..7:30 a.m. -10 p.m. 

Friday 7:30 a.m. -6 p.m. 

Saturday 10 a.m. -6p.m. 

Sunday 2 p.m.-IO p.m. 

Between quarters ..8 a.m. -5 p.m. daily 

(Closed weekends) 

Holidays ...Closed as per notice posted 

During the last three weeks of the 
quarter closing time is extended to 

I I p.m., and during the summer quarter 
hours may differ. 

The system for circulating books and 
other materials dictates that a WGC I.D. 
card be presented to borrow materials 
from the library. Books are loaned for a 
period of two weeks and are renewable if 
no one else has requested them. The 
fine for a regularly loaned book is 1 0c 
per day; however, there is a six day 
grace period after which the full amount 
of the fine will be collected. 



A special feature of the library is the 
Annie Bell Weaver Special Collections 
Room, dedicated in 1981 to Ms. Weaver, 
who was for many years the head 
librarian at the college. This collection 
contains 20,376 rare volumes and pieces 
of manuscript material. 

You may find there are times when 
you'd like to use the library's late study 
room, open 24 hours a day . There is an 
outside, ground level entrance to this 
area just off the academic quadrangle so 
that students may come and go after 
regular library hours. 

MANDEVILLE AND PARKER 
HALL 

Many of the administrative offices with 
which students are likely to have contact 
are located in a building that faces Front 
Campus Drive and which has two 
names. The front of the building is 
Mandeville Hall, and the rear portion or 
annex is Parker Hall, where the 
Registrar's Office is located on the 
ground floor. Included among the 
offices in the front of the building are 
Admissions and Student Services on the 
street level and Financial Aid and the 
Graduate School upstairs. The Residence 
Life Office (housing) and Student 
Development Center (counseling), 
though actually located in the annex, are 
easily accessed from the front entrance 
as well. Other offices located in the rear, 
or Parker Hall, are Placement and 
Cooperative Education, Student Employ- 
ment, and Developmental Studies and 
Testing, all on the top floor. Ask in any 
office in the building for directions or 
information. 

HEALTH SERVICE 

The Student Health Center, which 
houses both an outpatient clinic and the 
infirmary, is under the supervision of a 
full-time physician. Nurses are on duty 
around the clock from 3:00 p.m. on 
Sunday until 1 1 :00 p.m. on Friday. The 
Center is in operation from the day 
residence halls open through the last day 
of exams each quarter, except during 
the Thanksgiving recess and the Fourth 
of July holiday. 

For observation and minor illnesses, 
students are admitted to the infirmary as 



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directed by the physician. Although 
most illnesses of students can be 
successfully treated by Health Center 
personnel, it is sometimes necessary to 
refer a student to other medical 
personnel or facilities for special services 
such as x-ray, surgery and dentistry. 
Whenever this occurs or whenever a 
student chooses the services of medical 
personnel or facilities other than those 
available in the Health Center, he or she 
must pay the cost. Postoperative care 
cannot be provided by the Health 
Service. If the medication needed for 
treatment is not available in the Health 
Center, it must be purchased from a 
local druggist by the student. 

Many tests done within the Health 
Center laboratory are included in the 
students' health fee. Other lab tests 
done in-house or processed by Carroll- 
ton or Atlanta laboratories are charged 
to the student at cost. X-rays at Tanner 
Medical Center also are charged to the 
student. 

The utilization of town physicians is 
paid for by the Health Service if the 
College physician is unavailable to the 
nurses who deem consultation neces- 
sary or if the Health Service has deter- 
mined that an emergency requires the 
services of the hospital's emergency 
room and if the student has no medical 
insurance. An authorization slip from 
the College Health Center must 
accompany the student. The College 
will pay the emergency room fee, the 
emergency room physician fee, and 
ambulance transportation to Tanner 
Medical Center from the campus when 
required in an emergency situation and 
after the student has filed for any 
available medical insurance. Students 
must pay for drugs, laboratory work, X- 
rays, and other expenses incurred from 
emergency room usage. Any persons 
going directly to the hospital or doctor's 
office are responsible for fees incurred. 
Students are also responsible for all 
medical bills incurred during periods 
(including weekends) when the Health 
Service is closed. 

Students should remember that, if 
they are covered by personal or 
parent's insurance, it is essential that 



an insurance policy number be in their 
possession. 

Foreign students are required to have 
health insurance. For information the 
student should contact the International 
Student Advisor in the Student Develop- 
ment Center. 

PUBLIC SAFETY 

The Department of Public Safety, located 
on Aycock Drive, is a state certified 
agency and provides service to the 
college community on a 24-hour basis 
(including weekends). The department's 
duties include the protection of life and 
property, enforcement of college 
regulations and state statues, traffic and 
parking control, and the prevention of 
crime. 

Public Safety works with various other 
departments within the college and 
maintains a liaison with local, state and 
federal law enforcement and public 
safety agencies. The department 
provides a variety of information 
(including the quarterly "Crime Watch 
WGC") and educational efforts to 
students, faculty and staff to heighten 
campus awareness of crime and the 
need for safety precautions. 

FOR INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE OR 
HELP DURING ANY EMERGENCY, DIAL 
836-6600 or ext. 6600 if calling from a 
campus phone. 

For complete information concerning 
traffic regulations, parking, and traffic 
appeals refer to the TRAFFIC CODE 
pamphlet available at the Department of 
Public Safety. All students are respon- 
sible for knowing the rules and regula- 
tions provided in this pamphlet, a copy 
of which they are given when registering 
a vehicle with the department. 

SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED 

The college extends the opportunities of 
higher education to the physically and 
learning disabled as well as to the able- 
bodied. Handicapped students who 
have special needs should talk with Dr. 
Ann Phillips in the Student Development 
Center, Parker Hall. She coordinates 
services for disabled students, including 
pre-enrollment interviews, counseling, 



and readers. Telephone 836-6428, 
campus extension 6428. 

FOOD SERVICES 

Still referred to by some as Z-6, its 
architectural designation, the Food 
Services Building is home of the student 
cafeteria, which is run by ARA Services 
by contractual arrangement with the 
college. This is where all weekday meals 
are served to those who hold meal 
tickets and to those who wish to buy 
meals on a cash basis. The Food Services 
Building also contains a private dining 
room and a large multi-purpose area in 
the lower level where dances, parties, 
movies, and other types of entertain- 
ment are held. 

Though serving times may vary depend- 
ing upon the number of meal ticket 
holders, these are the expected hours of 
operation and cash prices for each meal: 



Breakfast $2.95 
Lunch $3.75 
Dinner $4.60 



7:00-10:00 a.m. 
11:00a.m.-2:00 p.m. 
4:30-6:30 p.m. 



Three weekday meal ticket plans are 
available, plus a weekend plan offering 2 
meals daily on Saturday and Sunday. 
The one-meal weekday plan is for any 
meal once each day in Food Services or 
for a set allocation at the Snack Bar for 
one meal daily. With the two-meal plan 
the student may choose any two meals 
each day at either location, and of 
course with the three-meal plan , the 
student is entitled to three meals each 
day. Students may alternate locations of 
their meals on the same day but may not 
use their tickets for 2 servings of the 
same meal in one day. 

All meal plans are non-transferrable; in 
other words, one student's meal ticket 
may not be used by any other student. 
To do so is a violation of the Student 
Conduct Code of the college and will 
result in the student being referred for 
disciplinary action. 

BUSINESS SERVICES 

On the first floor of Melson Hall on Front 
Campus Drive, the Business Office 
maintains a cashier's window where 
students, upon presentation of their I.D. 
cards, may cash personal checks for up 
to $40. The cashier's window is open 



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from 8:30 until 1 1 :45 a.m. and from 
1 :00 until 4:30 p.m. Monday through 
Friday. This cashier's window is also 
where various student fees are paid, 
except during registration when special 
fee-payment stations are located 
elsewhere. 

For complete information about fees and 
charges, Business Office policies, refund 
regulations, cancellation deadlines, etc., 
see the college catalog or the quarterly 
class schedule, or contact the Business 
Office (telephone 836-6400, campus 
ext. 6400). 

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 

Sylvia Shortt, a counselor in the Student 
Development Center, is a real friend to 
all foreign students. If you're from 
another country, be sure to look her up 
and get to know her. She can provide 
assistance and advice about a wide 
range of concerns and will do everything 
she can to help you adjust to your new 
environment. Her office is in Parker Hall. 

PLACEMENT AND 
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 

Not only do the staff in this office help 
find jobs for graduates and place 
students in coop positions, but they also 
help currently enrolled students find 
parttime jobs during college and fulltime 
jobs during the summers and Christmas 



breaks. The Placement Office is in 
Parker Hall, telephone 836-6431, 
campus extension 6431 . 

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 

The counselors in the Student Develop- 
ment Center assist students with 
personal, career, and educational 
concerns. They offer a professional, 
confidential counseling service to 
enrolled students, and the services are 
free, except for a small fee for career 
placement tests. Their offices are in 
Parker Hall, telephone 836-6428, 
campus extension 6428. 

DAY CARE 

The Campus Day Care Center, located in 
Aycock Hall, is operated for the children 
of students, faculty and staff with first 
priority given to students' children. 
Enrollment is limited to 1 5 three, four 
and five year olds. Weekday hours are 
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. following the 
schedule of regular class days each 
quarter. 

A fee of $1 50 per quarter is charged and 
a non-refundable registration fee of $50 
is required. For applications and further 
information, contact the Department of 
Early Childhood Education at 836-6559. 
Registrations for the following year are 



held on spring quarter registration day 
each March. 

CAMPUS COMPUTING 

The Computer Center at West Georgia 
College offers a host of computing and 
related support services. All faculty and 
students have access to the academic 
mainframe computer and to several 
microcomputer labs located throughout 
the campus. These resources are 
generally available from 1 0:00 a.m. to 
9:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10:00 
a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Friday, and 3:00-7:00 
p.m. on Sunday, with the exception that 
the lab in the Library is open when the 
Library is open. 

For further information about the 
computing resources, prospective users 
should refer to the "Handbook of 
Academic Computing Resources." 

WGC is also tied into the University 
System Computer Network (USCN) 
which supplies computing resources to 
all of the state colleges in Georgia. 

The Handbook and specific policies are 
available in the locations listed in the 
box below. 

Information and assistance is available 
from Academic User Services from 8:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (836-6604). 



MICROCOMPUTER LABS 


Math/Physics bldg. rm. 1 1 3 


836-6609 


Sch. of Bus. bldg. rm. 1 34 


836-6471 


Education Center 1 18-1 19 


836-6573 


Social Science 212 


836-6409 


Library 208-209 


836-6499 



SOFTWARE AND INTELLECTUAL (SIGHTS 



Respect for intellectual labor and 
creativity is vital to academic discourse 
and enterprise. This principle applies 
to works of alt authors and publishers 
in alt media. It encompasses respect 
for the right to acknowledgement, 
right to privacy, and right to deter- 



mine the form, manner, and terms of 
publication and distribution. 
Because electronic Information is volatile 
and easily reproduced, respect for the 
work and personal expression of others is 
especially critical in computer environ- 
ments. Violations of authorial integrity, 



including plagiarism, invasion of 
privacy, unauthorized access, and 
trade secret and copyright violations, 
may be grounds for sanctions against 
members of the academic community. 



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Organizations and Activities 







Organizations and (^Activities 



STUDENT GOVERNMENT 

Any full time undergraduate or graduate 
student is eligible to participate in 
Student Government. The S.C.A. 
promotes the general welfare of the 
students. It receives student complaints, 
investigates student problems and 
participates in decisions affecting 
students. 

S.C.A. is composed of an executive, 
legislative and judicial branch and the 
Freshman Council. The student body 
elects a President, Vice-President and 
Judiciary Chairman. The constitution 
calls for a Student Congress consisting of 
20 voting representatives. Seventeen of 
these are from the student body at large 
and three are from the Freshman 
Council. 

The S.G.A. office is located on the lower 
level of the Student Center. The officers 
welcome you to visit the S.G.A. office 
and solicit your advice, participation, 
and support. The telephone number is 
836-6526, campus ext. 6526. 

STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE 

Each student taking over 5 hours per 
quarter is required to pay a student 
activity fee. For this fee, students receive 
free admission to student drama and fine 
arts productions, free copies of the 
weekly campus newspaper The West 
Georgian, free admission to athletic 
events, and discounted admission to all 
events of The Student Activities Council. 
Activity money is also used to fund fine 
arts, athletics, debate, the concert 
band,opera workshops, and many other 
college activities. A joint committee of 
faculty and students makes recommen- 
dations each year on how the activity fee 
should be allocated to various student 
groups and activities. 

Become involved in your Student 
Government Association and have a 
voice in saying where your activity fee 
money should be spent. 

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 

There are almost one hundred different 
student organizations at West Georgia. 
In other words, there's something for 
practically everyone, ranging from clubs 
affiliated with academic departments, 



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professional and honorary organizations, 
political and religious groups, to service 
clubs, recreational and sports clubs, and 
social fraternities and sororities. Many of 
these are listed later in this section of The 
Uncatalog, so look them over and decide 
what you may be interested in. 

A number of advantages come with 
recognition as a WGC student organiza- 
tion. For example, groups can reserve 
college facilities for meetings and special 
events, reserve college-owned vehicles 
for official club business, get material 
printed at the print shop (known as 
"Central Duplicating"), post notes on 
bulletin boards, use the college mail 
service, invite speakers to the campus, 
and sponsor fund raising projects. As one 
may guess , however, there are estab- 
lished procedures for accomplishing 
each of these tasks, and the Student 
Activities Office in the Student Center is 
the place to go for information about 
how to get them done. 

The staff of the Student Activities Office 
conducts an annual review of all student 
organizations to determine their 
eligibility as registered student groups. 
They enforce the college regulations 
relating to student organizations, such as 
the policies on hazing and use of 
alcoholic beverages at student functions. 
They also must approve notices before 
they are posted on bulletin boards, sign 
off on requests to use college vehicles, 
and make the room reservations for 
group meetings and other events. 

By all means, contact the Student 
Activities Office if you have questions 
about any particular group, 
regulations governing student groups, 
how to become a member of a group, 
or how to get a group organized and 
approved. Don't be put off by the 
sometimes frantic activity of this 
office. Hang in there and let someone 
know what you want. A staff member 
will be glad to help you. 

STUDENT ACTIVITIES 
COUNCIL(SAC) 

The Student Activities Council provides a 
variety of social, cultural, and educa- 



tional programs and co-sponsors events 
with other campus organizations. In 
addition to providing entertainment 
weekly, SAC plans major events each 
quarter. 

Students are encouraged to offer 
suggestions and join the various com- 
mittees which make up the SAC. The 
committees include contemporary 
music, films, recreation, special events, 
publicity, lyceum, and the technical 
committee. 

The SAC is coordinated by an executive 
branch composed of a chairman, 
secretary, and the chairmen of the seven 
committees. The Director and Associate 
Director of Student Activities act in an 
advisory capacity. 

Many events are free, and for others 
there is a nominal admission charge. 
The SAC office is located on the ground 
floor of the Student center, and inter- 
ested students are welcome to stop by. 
The phone number is 836-6526, campus 
ext. 6526. 

RELIGIOUS GROUPS 

Various religious organizations assume 
responsibility for directing religious 
activities on campus, encouraging 
attendance at the house of worship of 
one's choice, endeavoring to instill in 
students a deeper understanding of their 
faith, and engaging generally in pro- 
grams of religious emphasis. 

Student religious groups include the 
Baptist Student Union, Campus Out- 
reach, Christian Campus Fellowship, In 
Covenant with Christ, Students in 
Touch, United Voices Gospel Choir, and 
Wesley Foundation (Methodist). 

BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE 

The purpose of the Black Student 
Alliance (BSA) is to promote positive 
cultural understanding through aca- 
demic and social events. It organizes 
and promotes knowledge of African 
heritage and presents it through 
extracurricular programming. BSA is 
open to all members of the WGC 
community who wish to gain a greater 
understanding of African culture. 



There are good times to be had by anyone who seeks them, and always another job to be done by someone who's willing, among 
the registered student groups at West Georgia. Departmental organizations. . . social, recreational and athletic activities. . . religious 
and service group. . . fine arts for performers and patrons. . . honorary and academic pursuits. . . intramural and intercollegiate 
sports. . . student government. . . parties and entertainment. . . Do something constructive, and HAVE FUN! 



STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 

The West Georgian is the student edited 
and managed campus newspaper, 
distributed free at various campus 
locations on Wednesdays. All students 
are invited to work on the staff in news, 
sports, arts, and photography. The 
office is located on the lower level of the 
Student Center and the phone number 
is 836-6527, campus ext. 6527. 

The Eclectic is a literary magazine 
published each spring quarter. It 
contains poetry, prose, art, and photog- 
raphy. Material should be submitted to 
The Eclectic in care of the WGC English 
Department. A brief biographical 
publication sketch is requested. 

WWGC FM 90.7 AND 
CAMPUS CLOSEUP 

WWCC-FM, the college radio station, is 
managed and operated by students and 
provides entertainment for the campus 
and surrounding areas as well as valuable 
instruction and experience for those 
students in the mass communications 
field. West Georgia Gloseup, which airs 
quarterly on the local cable TV network, 
provides similar opportunities for those 
students interested in television produc- 
tion. 

THE ARTS 

From Broadway plays to opera to jazz 
bands, West Georgia College's fine arts 
departments offer many opportunities 
for student performance. Both music 
and speech-theatre productions are 
scheduled year round with many 
performance groups active on campus. 

Several exhibit areas in the Humanities 
Building are the scene of frequent 
student and faculty art exhibits as well as 
traveling exhibits. 

MUSIC 

The Concert Choir is a large choral 
group which makes concert tours both 
in and out of state and which has, on 
occasion, been selected for Eastern 
European tours. 

The Chamber Singers is a small choral 
group noted for singing madrigals. This 
group presents an annual Christmas 
celebration in full costume of old 
England. 



The WGC Marching Band is one of the 
larger musical groups on campus. The 
West Georgia wind Ensemble is the 
concert band, and the Jazz Ensemble is a 
different group which frequently tours 
high schools in the state performing 
contemporary band literature. 

Opera Workshop is another highly 
entertaining musical activity and has for 
several years presented performances of 
major operas. There are a number of 
other small choral and instrumental 
groups which perform quarterly on 
campus. 

THEATRE 

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The 
Diary of Anne Frank, and Crimes of the 
Heart are among past theater produc- 
tions. Each fall a major drama is staged 
for a week-long run. 

Winter quarter offers major productions 
such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe as 
well as well as a festival of student 
directed one-act plays. 

Music and theatre combine in the spring 
for a week-long performance of a 
musical such as South Pacific, Fiddler on 
the Roof, and Oklahoma. 

DEBATE 

West Georgia College has an outstand- 
ing debate program. In 1992, for the 
twentieth consecutive year, a West 
Georgia team qualified for the National 
Debate Tournament. Only five other 
colleges in the nation have qualified as 
many or more times consecutively to 
join this tournament: Harvard, Kansas, 
University of Southern California, 
University of Redlands, and Georgetown. 

NONTRADITIONAL 
STUDENTS' GROUP 

The Phoenix Consociation is an organiza- 
tion for nontraditional students. The 
purpose of the group is to provide a 
network of support for older students 
through social interaction, educational 
presentations, financial assistance as 
available, and group support meetings. 
Interested students are welcome to 
participate in any facet of the organiza- 
tion. For more information about the 
Phoenix Consociation, you may tele- 
phone the group's advisor , Marileen 



Eubanks-Nichols in the Student Develop- 
ment Center (836-6428). 

INTRAMURAL SPORTS 

West Georgia College provides an 
excellent program of year-round 
intramural athletic activities for both 
men and women. A variety of team and 
individual events is scheduled so that 
every student has the opportunity to 
participate. Team sports include flag 
football, basketball, soccer, tug of war, 
volleyball, softball, aerobics, etc. 
Badminton, horseshoes, tennis, cycling 
and weightlifting are some of the 
individual sports offered. 

Sports clubs include karate, outdoor 
adventure, volleyball, weight lifting, and 
soccer. The soccer club participates in 
the fall and spring by playing school 
clubs in Georgia and other states. 

Outdoor programming is structured to 
offer students adventure and the 
opportunity to challenge themselves. 
Trips include rock climbing, white water 
rafting, snow skiing, and back packing/ 
camping in wilderness areas. 

Students desiring to participate may join 
existing teams or form their own. 
Regardless of the type of activity, every 
student must sign the "Waiver of 
Liability" and "Assumption of Risk" forms 
which are available in the Intramural 
Office. For additional information and 
schedules, contact the Coordinator of 
Intramurals and Recreation, telephone 
836-661 7, campus ext. 661 7, located in 
the basement of the old Auditorium. 

Beginning in the fall of '92, students 
must present their WGC IDs to be able 
to use the free receational facilities 
(fitness center, swimming pool and old 
auditorium gym) of the Intramurals 
Department. You'll present your ID to 
the Intramural staff on duty to receive a 
user's pin and must wear this pin in an 
easHy observable area of your clothing. 
When finished with your activity, you'll 
return the pin to the staff and receive 
your ID. 

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 

West Georgia College has not only one 
of the most varied intercollegiate athletic 
programs among college division 

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schools nationally, but it is among the 
most successful as well. 

The College fields men's teams in 
baseball, basketball, cross country, 
football, golf and tennis, while women's 
programs are offered in basketball, cross 
country, softball, tennis and volleyball. 
All of West Georgia College's men's and 
women's teams are affiliated with 
Division II of the National Collegiate 
Athletic Association (NCAA). 

West Georgia College is a member of the 
seven-member Gulf South Conference 
which represents Georgia, Alabama, 
Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Confer- 
ence boasts 21 national championships 
in eight sports since 1970 and annually 
places teams in the championship 
tournaments of virtually every sport of 
NCAA Division II competition. 

Unique to West Georgia is that the 
Braves have to their credit the state's first 
national collegiate basketball champion- 
ship. Also, since West Georgia became a 
Gulf South Conference member, the 
Braves have captured two league 
basketball titles. 

When football was re-established at West 
Georgia in 1981 after an absence of 
twenty-three years, a predominantly 
freshman team startled the college 
football world by turning in an unbeaten 
season and earning a number six 
national ranking. In 1982, the Braves 
won the national championship in 
Division III, thereby making West 
Georgia one of only six schools in the 
nation ever to win national titles in both 
football and basketball. 

West Georgia also is noted for its 
women's intercollegiate athletic teams. 
The women's basketball team won the 
conference title in 1989 and the confer- 
ence tournament title in 1992. Volley- 
ball also has been successful, having won 
numerous state championships. 

GREEKS 

As in many other American colleges and 
universities, fraternities and sororities 
play a distinctive role at West Georgia 
College. They offer opportunities for 
students to develop lasting friendships, 
contribute to the broader community 



through service, and participate in social, 
cultural, and athletic activities. Twenty 
Greek letter social organizations are 
represented on the West Georgia 
College campus. 

A Black Greek Council, Interfraternity 
Council, and Panhellenic Council exist to 
govern the fraternities and sororities. 
Among other responsibilities, the three 
councils coordinate membership 
selection process standards (Rush) for 
group conduct, plan various activities 
such as Greek Week and service projects, 
and design public relations publications. 

Panhellenic formal Rush is held before 
classes begin for fall quarter. During the 
summer, registration forms are sent to all 
women accepted to West Georgia for 
the fall quarter. There is a minimal 
charge to cover the cost of activities for 
the week. 

Panhellenic, The Black Greek Council, 
and Interfraternity Council also hold 
open Rush functions the first two weeks 
of each quarter. Information can be 
obtained from announcements on 
bulletin boards, individual fraternity or 
sorority members, or the Student 
Activities Office. All students, depending 
upon individual fraternity or sorority 
rules, are invited to participate in Rush. 

The Greek social organizations are listed 
below: 

BLACK GREEK COUNCIL 
FRATERNITIES SORORITIES 

Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha 

Kappa Alpha Psi Delta Sigma Theta 

Omega Psi Phi Sigma Gamma Rho 

Phi Beta Sigma Zeta Phi Beta 

INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL- 
FRATERNITIES 

Alpha Tau Omega Pi Kappa Alpha 

Chi Phi Sigma Nu 

Kappa Sigma Tau Kappa Epsilon 

PANHELLENIC COUNCIL- 
SORORITIES 

Alpha Gamma Delta Delta Delta Delta 
Alpha Xi Delta Kappa Delta 

Chi Omega Phi Mu 



ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT 
FOR GREEKS 

In order to pledge a Greek social 
fraternity or sorority, a student must 
have a 2.0 academic GPA in high school 
or a 2.0 college GPA based on a mini- 
mum of 1 2 hours. No one enrolled in 
two or more Developmental Studies 
courses is eligible to pledge. Some 
organizations have higher requirements 
for pledging based on their national 
policies. 

If a Greek organization's quarterly 
chapter GPA drops below a 2.2, it will be 
placed on probation until the quarterly 
GPA reaches the requirement. The first 
quarter the GPA falls below the standard, 
the chapter will be placed on social 
probation. If this happens a second 
consecutive quarter, the chapter may 
not participate in any social functions or 
intramurals; and if the chapter continues 
to fall below the standard, it runs the risk 
of being removed from campus or being 
placed on strict social probation and 
receiving other sanctions. 

The Student Activities Office administers 
these policies. If you have questions 
about them or would like to receive a 
copy of the complete policy governing 
Greek Organizations, go by the Student 
Activities Office in the Student Center. 

HONORARY GROUPS 

Alpha Kappa Delta-An honor society in 
sociology, open to students with 3.0 
average in sociology courses and a 3.0 
overall GPA. 

Alpha Lambda Delta-Encourages 
superior scholastic achievement among 
female students in their first year, open 
to those who have completed 1 5-45 
quarter hours with a GPA of 3.5 or 
better. 

Beta Gamma Sigma-National business 
honor society, encourages scholarship 
among business students and fosters 
integrity in the business operations. 

Delta Omega Chi-Pre-med honor 
society for juniors and seniors, with 
invitations to membership based on 
academic excellence and interest in the 
medical field. 



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Gamma Theta Upsilon-An international 
honorary geographical society. Regular 
members must have completed 3 
courses in geography with a 3.0 overall 
CPA. 

Ingram Scholars-An organization whose 
dual purpose is to recognize superior 
scholarship and, through monthly 
meetings, to encourage faculty-student 
interaction. Membership by invitation 
based upon academic performance. 

Kappa Mu Epsilon-A national math- 
ematics honor society. Membership is 
based on excellence in math courses and 
a superior college academic record. 

Omicron Delta Kappa-A leadership 
honorary for junior and senior men and 
women. 

Order of Omega-A national Greek 
leadership society based on scholarship 
and service to the Greek system. 

Phi Alpha Theta-An international honor 
society in history. Membership is based 
on an overall GPA of 3.0 and 3.0 in 
twenty hours of history. 

Phi Delta Kappa-A professional educa- 
tion fraternity. Prospective members 
must be approved by members and 
must have a baccalaureate or earned 
degree. 

Phi Eta Sigma-Encourages and rewards 
high scholastic attainment among 
freshmen in institutions of higher 
learning. 

Phi Kappa Phi-Emphasizes scholarship 
and stimulates mental achievement by 
the prize of membership, which is by 
invitation to seniors and graduate 
students. 

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia-An honor society 
for men promoting excellence in music. 

Phi Sigma Iota-Foreign language honor 
society for juniors, seniors, grad students 
and faculty. Requires overall B average 
and B average in foreign languages. 

Pi Gamma Mu-National honor fraternity 
for the social sciences, it promotes 
interest in and recognizes excellence of 
students in the social sciences. 



Pi Sigma Alpha-A national honor society 
for female students toward a degree in 
music. Members must maintain a GPA 
of 3.0 in music classes. 

Sigma Tau Delta-A national honor 
society for the purpose of stimulating 
interest in literary activities. Members 
must maintain a GPA of 3.0 in English 
courses. 

Student Honors Council-Represents 
students participating in the WGC 
Honors Program and plans events of 
interest to Honor Students. 

DEPARTMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
AND PROFESSIONAL 
FRATERNITIES 

Accounting Club 

Alpha Kappa Psi (Business Administra- 
tion) 

American Chemistry Club 

American Marketing Association 

Computer Science Club 

Economics Club 

French Club 

Geography Student Organization 

Geology Club 

Georgia Association of Nursing Students 

Italian Club 

Japanese Club 

Phi Beta Lambda (Business Education) 

Phi Chi Theta (Business Administrtion) 

Phi Epsilon Kappa (Physical Education) 

Physics/Engineering Club 

Pre-Law Society 

Society of Professional Journalists 

Spanish Club 

Sports Medicine Club 

Student Council for Exceptional Children 
(Special Education) 

Student Chapter of National Art Educa- 
tion Association 

Student Georgia Association of Educators 
(SGAE) 

Student League 

Student Wellness Advisory Team (Health 
Services) 

Theatre Company 

SPECIAL INTEREST CROUPS 

Adventure Gaming Society-promotes 
the constructive use of imagination 
through adventure gaming and science 
fiction and fantasy arts. 



Alternative Lifestyles Coalition - 

Promotes issues related to gays, lesbians, 
bisexuals and serves as a support group. 

Auxiliary Musician Organization- 
Provides support for musicians and 
auxiliary units at WGC. 

BACCHUS-Promotes efforts to alleviate 
the problems of alcohol misuse and 
abuse and promotes responsible 
decisions about drinking within the 
campus community. 

Black Student Alliance-Addresses 

minority concerns through social and 
educational programs. 

Cavaliers Club - Exists to enrich the 
experiences of WGC students and to 
serve the community. 

Cheerleaders-Promotes spirit during 
football and basketball games. 

Chess Club - Promotes interest in the 
game of chess. 

College Republicans-Promotes the 

principles of the Republican Party among 
WGC students and aids in the election of 
Republican candidates at all levels of 
government. 

Environmental Awareness Club-Strives 

to increase awareness of the magnitude 
of environmental problems and to help 
solve them. 

Film Fest - Provides opportunities for 
viewing non-traditional cinema and 
teaching the techniques of film making. 

Human Individuals - Provides alternative 
choices in various activities: poetry, 
music, art, nature, and the mind. 

International Club-With membership 
open to all international students at 
WGC, the group learns about lifestyles 
and culture of the U.S. and other 
countries, make trips, and informs others 
of various cultures of the world. 

Judo Club-Develops its members 
physically to help them defeat their 
competitors in tournament play and 
encourages the perfection of their 
characters. 

Karate Club - Promotes interest in the 
martial arts. 



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NAACP - Serves to improve the political, 
educational, social and economic status 
of minority groups and to keep the 
public aware of the adverse effects of 
racial discrimination. 

Outdoor Adventures Club - Teaches 
proper repelling and free-climbing 
techniques and promotes an apprecia- 
tion for outdoor recreation. 

Phoenix Consociation-Support group 
for older students. 

Position One Dance Company-A 

contemporary dance group, whose male 
and female members are selected by 
audition, performs Jazz, country, and 
modern dances. 

Residence Hall Association-Provides 

programming, development, and unity 
among campus residence halls. Open to 
representatives from each hall. 

Satin Dolls and Cents-A group dedi- 
cated to the promotion of musical 
awareness and the appreciation of 
music. 



Soccer Club-An intercollegiate club 
open to men who demonstrate a skill in 
playing soccer. 

SPECIAL - Assists students with physical 
and hearing disabilities 

Student Activities Council (SAC)- 

Produces, promotes and presents social, 
cultural, and entertainment programs 
funded by Student Activity Fees. 

Student Environmental Awareness 
Association-Promotes awareness of 
environmental conditions and provides 
educational programs, funds and 
support to improve the environment. 

Student League-Promotes WGC by 
participating in orientation and visitation 
days and promotes leadership develop- 
ment among student groups. 

United Voices Gospel Choir-Promotes 
spiritual growth, fellowship, unity, and 
creates a spiritual atmosphere among 
students by sharing through song and 
praises with the communities of Georgia. 



Volleyball Club - Encourages participa- 
tion in the game and raises the level of 
competition in the Southeast. 

Weight Lifting Club - Dedicated to 
promoting physical and mental wellness 
through weight training. 

West Georgia Host Committee-Serve 

as hosts and hostesses at all Brave's 
home football games and during official 
visits by recruits after football season. 

Young Democrats-Promotes the policies 
and practices consistent with the highest 
principles of the Democratic Party, 
supports Democratic candidates and 
promotes political power by young 
people. 

Young Libertarians - Promotes indi- 
vidual freedom, less censorship and 
economic regulations, equal opportunity 
and the patriotic ideals of the Declaration 
of Independence and the Bill of Rights. 



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In the western pines of Georgia standing strong and true, 

Our wise Alma Mater beckons to the Red and Blue, 

Though you be in learning founded youthful yet you be, 

While thus guided by tradition yet you still breathe free, 

Dear West Georgia, Dear West Georgia, Standing strong and true 

Our wise Alma Mater beckons to the Red and the Blue. 



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c I^ghts and c B s esponsibilities 



RULES AND REGULATIONS 

The College has formulated a number of 
policies and standards of which you will 
need to become aware. Many of these 
are included in this section of the 
handbook and in the Appendices. Read 
these at least once so that you'll know 
where to look in the future. 

If you're unsure about any policies 
mentioned here, these are some places 
to go for information. For example if 
you're planning an event and need 
assistance, stop by the Student Activities 
Office in the Student Center or tele- 
phone 836-6526, campus ext. 6526. 
Questions concerning personal conduct 
should be directed to the residence hall 
staff or the Vice President's Office in 
Student Services, Mandeville Hall; 
telephone 836-6423, campus ext. 6423. 
Problems with academic standards 
should be taken to your department 
chairperson's office or to the appropriate 
school dean. 

Remember: if in doubt about anything 
you plan to do, consult this handbook or 
the appropriate office or document. 

Other college publications containing 
rules and regulations with which 
students should become familiar are the 
Residence Hall Handbook (available from 
the Office of Residence Life), the Traffic 
Code (a book distributed by the Depart- 
ment of Public Safety), and the WCC 
catalog or Bulletin (free from Admis- 
sions). 

PERSONAL CONDUCT 

The following passage comes from the 
introduction to the Student Conduct 
Code of WCC and should be taken to 
heart: 

"Students are admitted to West Georgia 
College with the expectation that they 
will have developed acceptable personal 
standards of conduct and ethics. 
Students are expected to have a respon- 
sible attitude toward regulations and 
standards of the college, and the laws of 
the community, state and nation, and to 
respect the standards of their fellow 
students." 

"College regulations go into effect at the 
time a student matriculates and continue 



until the time of graduation or with- 
drawal. By the act of registration the 
student implies an acceptance of the 
standards and regulations which are 
stated in this handbook and in other 
publications of the college." 

A complete statement of the Student 
Conduct Code, its rules, procedures, 
guarantees of students' rights, disciplin- 
ary measures, and appeal procedure is 
given in Appendix A of this handbook. 

STUDENT I.D. CARDS 

Each student who registers and pays fees 
receives a photo identification card. The 
same card is used during a student's 
entire enrollment at WCC by being 
validated as the student pays fees each 
quarter during registration. These cards 
are non-transferrable and are made 
available free of charge to students. 
There is a replacement cost of $1 
should the card be lost or destroyed. 
Cards are made by the Student Activities 
Office staff in the Student Center after 
being paid for in the Business Office in 
Melson Hall. 

Since the card has so many uses, 
students should carry it with them at 
all times. It's used to check books and 
other items out of the Library, to 
complete financial transactions with the 
Business Office, as an admission ticket to 
sporting and cultural events, for identifi- 
cation purposes by personnel in the 
Registrar's Office, Testing Office, Health 
Service and Public Safety Department, 
and is validated as the student's meal 
ticket. 

Should a college official in carrying 
out official duties request that a 
student surrender his/her I.D. card, 
the student is obligated to comply 
with the request. If a student with- 
draws from school, the I.D. card must be 
turned in to the Registrar's Office in 
Mandeville Hall. 

In addition to official college functions, 
you'll find the student I.D. is also very 
useful off campus, especially when 
cashing checks in town or confirming 
your student status for discount admis- 
sions, student promotions and the like. 



I.D. CARDS FOR STUDENT'S 
DEPENDENTS 

Because of requests to make college 
activities more accessible to dependents 
of West Georgia students, the college 
has instituted an I.D. card for spouses 
and children of West Georgia students. 
These cards entitle the holders to 
participate in the following functions on 
the same basis as WGC students: 
movies, game room, basketball games, 
football games, concerts, special events, 
theater productions, gym facilities, and 
library. 

The cost for a student dependent I.D. 
card is $1 5 a year for adults, $7.50 per 
year for dependents aged 6-1 7, and free 
for children under the age of 6. The fee 
is prorated: adults pay $1 5 in the fall 
quarter, $10 in the winter, and $5 in the 
spring quarter. Children aged 6-1 7 pay 
$7.50 in the fall quarter, $5 in the 
winter, and $2.50 in the spring. The 
cost for a card to be effective in the 
summer only is $5 for adults and $2.50 
for children aged 6-1 7. 

To obtain I.D. cards for dependents, first 
pay for them at the cashier's window in 
the Business Office, Melson Hall, and 
take the receipt to the Student Activities 
Office in the Student Center to have the 
I.D.s made. 

THE TRAFFIC CODE AND 
DESIGNATED PARKING 
ZONES 

Everyone who operates or parks a vehicle 
on campus is required to register with 
the Department of Public Safety in 
Aycock Hall. With so many cars and 
limited parking spaces in certain areas, it 
is necessary to have a system of desig- 
nated parking zones on campus. 

Residence hall students are assigned to 
zones near their halls, commuting 
students are assigned to other areas, and 
the faculty and staff also have approved 
zones. There are some larger, outlying 
parking areas which are unrestricted so 
far as the zoning is concerned. The 
decal or parking permit affixed to the 
rear left bumper of vehicles designates 
the approved parking zone for that 
vehicle, and drivers who park in inappro- 



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By most definitions, whether based on legal age limits or other criteria, college students are adults, and as members of the college 
community, they are generally treated as such. What frequently is not so obvious at first, however, and sometimes not so comfort- 
able, is the corresponding feature of this arrangement - responsibility. 

This section of the handbook is designed to acquaint students with some of their rights and responsibilities as West Georgia College 
students. 



priate zones will be ticketed with parking 
violations. This system is designed to 
limit traffic flow within the campus so 
that it will not become more and more 
congested. 

Inevitably, there are some students who 
flagrantly ignore parking regulations, and 
some of these will accumulate parking 
tickets by the score, resulting in "holds" 
being placed on their registration for 
classes for next quarter because of the 
large bill they owe the college. To avoid 
a hassle, pay all traffic and parking tickets 
promptly. 

A Traffic Appeals Committee, headed by 
the elected Student Judiciary Chairper- 
son, meets regularly to hear appeals on 
parking tickets and related matters. All 
moving violations which occur on 
campus, however, are handled through 
the city or state courts and cannot be 
appealed through the Traffic Appeals 
Committee. See the Traffic Code 
booklet, available from the Department 
of Public Safety, for complete details 
about registering vehicles, traffic and 
parking areas, and the appeals procedure 
in parking related cases. 

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 

Recognizing the rights of free speech and 
peaceful assembly as fundamental to the 
democratic process, the college supports 
the right of students to express their 
views or to peacefully protest and 
peacefully dissent against actions and 
opinions with which they disagree. 

In order to assure equal opportunity for 
all, preserve order on campus, and 
provide a secure, safe enviornment, the 
College has established a set of regula- 
tions governing the time, place and 
manner of expession. See Appendix K for 
the full text of this policy and be sure to 
check with the appropriate office if you 
have questions about approved proce- 
dures or what is acceptable behavior. 

DRUG FREE CAMPUS 

State and federal legislation place specific 
responsibilities on the college to promote 
a drug-free campus. Alcohol and drug 
information programs which address the 
risks of drug and alcohol abuse are 
publicized and available. Faculty, staff 



and students with problems can be 
referred for appropriate assistance. 

Standards of conduct at West Georgia 
College prohibit the illicit possession, use 
or distribution of drugs and alcohol on 
campus or at college functions. Penalties 
for violations of these standards range 
from warnings and probation to 
expulsion, referral to the legal system 
for prosecution, and loss of employment. 

A complete statement of the college's 
policy regarding the Drug-Free Commu- 
nities and Schools Act Amendements of 
1989 is published annually in the fall 
quarter Schedule of Classes and is 
distributed to all new students during 
orientation. Copies of the policy may be 
obtained in the Personnel Office, Melson 
Hall and the Office of Vice President for 
Student Services, 116 Mandeville Hall. 

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE 
POLICY 

Georgia law requires that individuals be 
21 years of age or older in order to 
possess or consume alcoholic beverages; 
therefore, the policy below has been 
adopted. For additional information on 
a student's personal responsibility 
regarding alcoholic beverages, see the 
Student Conduct Code, Appendix A. 

1 . Alcoholic beverages will not be served 
nor brought into any function on 
campus at which persons under the 
age of twenty-one will be present. 

2. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is 
prohibited in all areas of the campus 
other than individual residence hall 
rooms and those authorized in item 3 
below. 

3. Alcoholic beverages (beer and wine 
only) may be served at or brought to 
scheduled events on campus where 
persons under the age of twenty-one 
will not be present in the Food Service 
Building, the Student Recreation 
Center, the Alumni House, and the 
Performing Arts Center. All such 
events must be approved by the Vice 
President for Student Services or his 
designee, who will require appropriate 
supervision. 



4. The sale in any manner of alcoholic 
beverages is prohibited. The legal 
definition of "sale" includes exchange 
of money, before, during or after the 
events, including but not limited to 
coupons, admission charges, and 
"donations." 

5. No college funds, including Student 
Activities funds and residence hall 
social fees, shall be used to purchase 
alcoholic beverages. 

6. The furnishing of alcoholic beverages 
to persons under the age of twenty- 
one and the possession or consump- 
tion of alcoholic beverages by persons 
under the age of twenty-one will 
subject the violator to college disci- 
plinary action and/or arrest. 

7. No alcohol can be present at any Rush 
function. 

8. Advertising of events at which 
alcoholic beverages will be served 
cannot include references to alcohol 
nor imply sponsorship by the college. 

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE 
GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT 
ORGANIZATIONS 

A sponsoring organization and its 
officers may be held legally accountable 
for incidents arising from the misuse of 
alcoholic beverages, including consump- 
tion by persons not twenty-one years of 
age or older and serving of alcoholic 
beverages to intoxicated individuals. 
The following suggested guidelines 
should be followed when an organiza- 
tion permits alcoholic beverages to be 
served or brought to a function away 
from the campus. Student organizations 
planning to sponsor events off campus 
at which alcoholic beverages will be 
consumed are asked annually to meet 
with a member of the Student Activities 
staff to discuss legal problems and other 
concerns related to such events 

1 . Events utilizing alcoholic beverages 
should be in accordance with all 
laws. The officers of the organiza- 
tion sponsoring the event are 
responsible for seeing that all 
members and guests comply with 
applicable laws and college policies. 



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2. The organization should emphasize 
that participants should not drink 
and drive. 

3. Non-alcoholic beverages should be 
made available. Food should always 
be served when alcohol is present. 
These should be high protein items 
(cheese & crackers, hot dogs, pizza, 
etc.). If popcorn and peanuts are 
served they should be unsalted. 

4. Intoxicated individuals should not 
be served. Non-drinking individuals 
should be in attendance to monitor 
the consumption of alcoholic 
beverages. 

5. Alternatives to drinking should be 
offered. Diversions should be 
available (dancing, television, etc.) 

6. The organization should stop 
serving alcoholic beverages at least 
one hour before the function ends. 

7. No contest involving alcohol should 
be encouraged. 

8. Open parties, meaning those with 
unrestricted access, which are 
structured around the consumption 
of alcoholic beverages, should be 
prohibited. 

9. The organization and its members 
should not force drinks on their 
guests. 

1 0. Fraternities, sororities, and other 
organizations should develop and 
support programs that seek to 
educate members on alcohol 
awareness. 

HAZING 

All hazing is forbidden at West Georgia. 
Both the Student Conduct Code, which 
defines acceptable limits on personal 
conduct, and policies approved for the 
operation of student organizations 
strictly prohibit hazing of any kind. The 
Student Conduct Code prohibits "All 
rites and ceremonies of induction, 
initiation or orientation into college life 
or into the life of any college group 
which tend to occasion or allow physical 
or mental suffering." All students should 
also read the much more complete 
definition of hazing as it relates to the 



conduct of student organizations. It is 
quoted in Appendix B. 

CONFIDENTIALITY OF 
STUDENT RECORDS 

In 1 974 the U.S. Congress passed a law, 
the Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act (FERPA), which states that an 
educational institution must establish a 
written policy concerning the confidenti- 
ality of student education records and 
that students must be notified of this 
statement of policy and their rights 
under the legislation. In accordance 
with the Act, students at West Georgia 
College are hereby notified that they 
have the following rights. 

1 . The right to inspect and review their 
own educational records covered by 
the Act. 

2. The right to challenge (seek correction 
of) the contents of these records. 

3. The right to a hearing, if necessary, for 
a fair consideration of such a chal- 
lenge. 

4. The right to place an explanatory note 
in the record in the event that the 
challenge of contents is unsuccessful. 

5. The right to withhold directory 
information from publication. 

6. The right to control, with certain 
exceptions, the disclosure of the 
contents of their records. 

7. The right to be informed of the 
existence and availability of the 
institutional policy concerning FERPA 
rights. 

8. The right to report violations of FERPA 
legislation to the U.S. Department of 
Education. 

See Appendix G of this handbook for a 
complete list of educational records 
maintained on students, the custodians 
of those records and specific policies and 
procedures for administering the steps 
required by FERPA. 

"HOME AWAY FROM HOME" 

Carrollton, a growing suburban home of 
18,000 people, is also the home-away- 
from-home for over 4,500 of West 
Georgia College's 7,500 students. You 



will be pleased to find how much a city 
of its size has to offer to college students 
and that you don't have to leave 
Carrollton to satisfy most of your off- 
campus needs. 

The students of West Georgia College 
and the people of Carrollton have 
traditionally enjoyed a mutually coopera- 
tive relationship. Despite Carrollton's 
rapid growth, you will find that it still 
possesses a friendly, down-home 
atmosphere. 

The College urges you to treat Carroll- 
ton, your home-away-from-home, as 
you would your own home. . .with 
respect for its laws, its property, and its 
people. 

Many students have utilized Carrollton's 
resources and gotten to know its people. 
Community involvement is a valuable 
experience in your total education, and 
the College encourages you to "discover 
Carrollton" while you are here. 

USE OF COLLEGE FACILITIES 
BY NON-COLLEGE PERSONNEL 

As any WGC student who has attended 
summer school knows, facilities at the 
college are sometimes used by others 
than students and faculty. This is clearly 
demonstrated by the large number of 
drill teams, sports camps, band groups 
and others who visit the campus during 
the summer. The following guidelines 
have been adopted by the college to 
govern such use by non-college person- 
nel. 

1 . Invited guests are allowed use of 
college facilities provided they are: 

a. Invited by an individual student for 
a specific occasion. 

b. Invited by an agency of the college 
for conferences, special functions, 
tours, or official visits. 

c. Invited by a recognized student 
organization to attend specific 
programs. 

2. Public Service programs or meetings 
are commonly scheduled: 

a. Programs of a special nature which 
are principally designed to provide 
members of the college community 



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with viable linkages with a larger 
city community on matters of social 
and cultural relationships and with 
public service projects or activities. 

b. Activities sponsored by recognized 
non-profit service organizations for 
which no other suitable facilities are 
available within the local area and 
for which it can be clearly demon- 
strated that a major public or 
institutional benefit would be 
rendered. 

c. Programs sponsored by outside 
organizations or groups, mainly in 
the summer months, in which pre- 
college students participate and 
when such programs are deter- 
mined to be in the best interest of 
the college. 

WEATHER/EMERGENCY 
CLOSING 

Because of the difficulty of making up 
lost time, classes are cancelled only in 
extreme circumstances. In the event of 
emergency college closing, announce- 
ments will be made over the campus 
radio station as well as radio stations in 
Carrollton, Newnan, Bremen, and 
Douglasville, and radio and television 
stations in Atlanta. 

Occasionally, students commuting to the 
campus from distant points encounter 
weather which makes travel difficult- 
students are advised to use their best 
judgement in those situations and to 
consult with individual faculty members 
as to making up lost class time. 

The college reserves the right to sched- 
ule additional class sessions should some 
be cancelled. 

Official announcements about class 
cancellations will be made only by the 
President and/or the Department of 
Public Relations. 

Information on closing can also be 
obtained by calling the Department of 
Public Safety, 836-6600 (day and night), 
or the Department of Public Relations, 
836-6464 (daytime only). 

STUDENT VOTING PRIVILEGES 

Students are encouraged to vote in all 
federal, state, and local elections. Board 



of Regents' policy states: "A student 
whose class schedule would otherwise 
prevent him or her from voting will be 
permitted and excused absence for the 
interval reguired for voting." 

Students should plan to submit absentee 
ballots when they will be away from 
home on election days, and they should 
apply for the absentee ballot well in 
advance of the election date. 

Students may register to vote in the 
Irvine S. Ingram Library on the campus. 

CLASSIFICATION OF 
STUDENTS FOR 
TUITION PURPOSES 

A student is responsible for registering 
under the proper classification as an in- 
state or out-of-state student. A student 
classified as out-of-state who believes 
that he or she is entitled to be reclassi- 
fied as in-state may petition the Registrar 
for a change in status. The petition must 
be filed no later than midterm in order 
for the student to be considered for that 
quarter. If the petition is granted, 
reclassification will not be retroactive to 
prior quarters. The necessary forms for 
this purpose are available in the 
Registrar's Office. 

A student whose reclassification petition 
is denied by the Registrar may, within 
five working days or one calendar week, 
appeal that decision. Complete appeal 
procedures are available from the Offices 
of Registrar in Parker Hall and Vice 
President for Student Services, in 
Mandeville Hall. 

ADVERTISING, SOLICITATION, 
AND SELLING 

These policies and procedures have been 
approved and are applicable to all 
members of the college community: 

1 . Advertising, solicitation and selling of 
a commercial nature, directly by a 
vendor or through a campus organiza- 
tion, are not permitted except in 
campus publications and through 
contractural arrangements with the 
college Business Office as stipulated in 
the policies of the Board of Regents. 
The Student Activities Office in the 
Student Center (telephone 836-6526) 



may be contacted for more informa- 
tion. 

2. Non-commercial selling by college- 
related organizations and distribution 
of non-commercial information are 
allowed in public areas when ap- 
proved by the Student Activities Office 
in the Student Center. The Student 
Activities Office establishes guidelines 
for such activity. 

3. The following procedures shall be 
followed concerning the solicitation of 
businesses and individual on or off the 
campus for contributions to projects 
or organizations of the college: 

a. There shall be no soliciting of funds, 
prizes or awards for scholarships, 
loans, grants, equipment, supplies, 
or other purposes unless it is 
approved by and in cooperation 
with the Office of the Director of 
Development and/or others 
expressly authorized by the Presi- 
dent. 

b. The privilege of selling advertising 
is restricted to The West Georgian 
unless specific authorization is 
granted by a committee consisting 
of the Director of Development, 
Director of Public Relations and the 
Director of Student Activities. 

PSYCHOLOGICAL 
INSTABILITY 

Students showing evidence of psycho- 
logical instability that may pose danger 
to themselves or to others, or may 
interfere with the normal functioning of 
the college, may be required by the 
Office of Student Services to see a 
psychologist or psychiatrist. If the 
student does not secure psychological 
help, or if the student's behavior 
warrants it, he or she may be withdrawn 
from the college. Confirmation from a 
psychologist or psychiatrist that the 
student may return to the college 
without danger to self or others and will 
not disrupt the normal functioning of 
the college is necessary for readmission. 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT 
BANNED 

Sexual harassment is a very sensitive 
issue, and charges of sexual harassment 

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can lead to very real legal ramifications 
for both employees and students of an 
educational institution. Legal bases for 
claims of sexual harassment may be 
made under Title VII of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1 964, as amended, Title IX of the 
1972 Education Amendments, and 
Executive Order 1 1 246. An offender is 
subject to criminal liability for assault 
and battery and civil actions for tortious 
interference with an employment 
contract, intentional infliction of 
emotional harm, breach of contract or 
interference with the performance and 
progress of students. Sexual harassment 
will not be tolerated by the college and 
may be grounds for immediate suspen- 
sion, dismissal or other appropriate 
actions. 

Sexual advances, requests for sexual 
favors, and other verbal or physical 
conduct of a sexual nature constitute 
sexual harassment when: 

1 . Submission to such conduct is made 
explicitly or implicitly a term or 
condition of an individual's employ- 
ment or academic standing, or 

2. Submission to or rejection of such 
conduct is used as a basis for employ- 
ment or academic decisions affecting 
an individual, or 

3. Such conduct interferes with an 
individual's work performance or 
creates an intimidating, hostile, or 
offensive environment. 



An aggrieved student who wishes to file 
a complaint involving sexual harassment 
should initiate this complaint by discuss- 
ing the grievance with the appropriate 
dean or director. From that point 
forward, this official will advise the 
student appropriately regarding addi- 
tional steps in the grievance process. 

To obtain a copy of the institution's 
complete policy statement on sexual 
harassment or to ask questions concern- 
ing sexual harassment, students should 
contact one of these offices: 

Affirmative Action Office 
222 Mandeville Hall 
Telephone 836-6435 
Campus Extension 6435 or 
V.P. for Student Services 
1 1 6 Mandeville Hall 
Telephone 836-6423 
Campus Extension 6423 

Students must be aware that they too 
can be charged with sexual harassment 
if they make unwanted sexual advances. 

CIVIL RIGHTS OF STUDENTS 
ASSURED 

It continues to be the policy of West 
Georgia College to provide equal 
opportunity to all students and appli- 
cants for admission without regard to 
race, creed, color, sex, national origin, 
religion, age, veteran status, or handi- 
cap. The college does not discriminate 
against any student or applicant in 
regard to any position for which the 
student is qualified. 



For those with physical or mental 
limitations, the college will provide 
reasonable accommodations. Handi- 
capped students who have special needs 
should contact Dr. Ann Phillips in the 
Student Development Center, Parker 
Hall (telephone 836-6428, campus 
extension 6428), to discuss their 
concerns and needs. She coordinates 
services for disabled students, including 
pre-enrollment interviews, counseling, 
and readers. 

Any student who believes that he or she 
has been discriminated against because 
of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, 
religion, age, veteran or handicapped 
status is encouraged to let appropriate 
authorities at the college know of this 
treatment. If the student chooses, he or 
she may file a grievance through the 
channels outlined in "Civil Rights 
Grievance Procedures for Students," 
Appendix C of this handbook. 

A student who wishes to know more 
about these procedures or talk with 
someone for advice about how to 
proceed with a complaint may wish to 
contact Mr. Charles Wison, the Affirma- 
tive Action Officer of the college (836- 
6435, campus extension 6435); Ms. 
Jacqueline Michael, Assistant to the 
President for Minority Affairs (836-6414, 
campus extension 6414); one of the 
counselors in the Student Development 
Center (836-6428, campus extension 
6428); or any member of the Division of 
Student Services. 



PREVENTING SEXUAL ASSAULT 

About half of all sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim. Many of these are termed "date rape," 
where the woman is coerced into unwanted sexual activity by her date. |ust as in the case of preventing or stopping rape by a 
stranger, common sense and assertiveness are important. Rape is rape; whether or not you know the rapist doesn't make it 
any less rape. 

If someone you know makes unwanted advances, don't be afraid to resist strongly. If you say "No," do whatever is necessary 
to get the point across. If you are going out on a blind date or with someone you met casually, you might ask yourself a few 
questions such as: Do I know anything about this person? Where are we going? Do I have enough money to get back home 
by myself? Will other people be around? Does anyone else know where I am going? A Utile advance thought may prevent 
you from finding yourself In a vulnerable situation later. 



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appendices 








appendix <^A 



STUDENT CONDUCT CODE 
AND DISCIPLINARY 
PROCEDURES 

Students are admitted to West Georgia 
College with the expectation that they 
will have developed acceptable personal 
standards of conduct and ethics. 
Students are expected to have a respon- 
sible attitude toward regulations and 
standards of the College and the laws of 
the community, state, and nation and to 
respect the standards of their fellow 
students. 

College regulations go into effect at the 
time a student matriculates and continue 
until the time of graduation or with- 
drawal. In completing the application 
for admission to West Georgia College, 
the student agrees to abide by the rules 
and regulations of the College. Students 
should realize that they may be held 
accountable through the College 
discipline system for their behavior, 
whether on or off campus, when an 
offense is directed at the College or a 
member of the College community and 
is a violation of the Student Conduct 
Code. 

CONDUCT CODE: 
PROHIBITED CONDUCT 

Definition of terms used in this 
conduct code: 

College premises means buildings or 
grounds owned, leased, operated, 
controlled or supervised by the 
College. 

College sponsored activity means any 
activity on or off campus which is 
initiated or supervised by the College. 

The following misconduct is subject to 
disciplinary action. Attempts to 
commit acts prohibited by this code 
shall be dealt with in the same manner 
as completed violations. 



1.00 LOCAL, STATE/AND FEDERAL 
LAWS 



Failure to abide by local, state and 
federal laws. 



2.00 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY 



All forms of academic dishonesty, 
including cheating, fabrication, 
plagiarism, and facilitating or 

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allowing academic dishonesty in any 
academic exercise. 

Cheating means using or attempting 
to use unauthorized materials, 
information or study aids. 

Fabrication means falsification or 
unauthorized invention of any 
information or citation. 

Plagiarism means representing the 
words or ideas of another as one's 
own. Direct quotations must be 
indicated and ideas of another must 
be appropriately acknowledged. 



3.00 DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR 



Interfering with normal College 
sponsored activities, including, but 
not limited to, studying, teaching, 
research, College administration, 
disciplinary or public service activity, 
or fire, police or emergency services. 
Such prohibited behavior includes 
but is not limited to obstructing the 
free movement of others, interfering 
with the use of College facilities, the 
abuse or unauthorized use of sound 
amplification equipment, and 
interfering with the freedom of 
expression of others. 

(In relation to this section, see the 
College policies governing the use of 
sound amplification equipment, 
freedom of expression, and sched- 
uled demonstrations and marches.) 



4.00 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 



.01 Disorderly or obscene conduct or 
breach of the peace on College 
premises or at College sponsored 
activities. 

.02 Physically assaulting, otherwise 
harassing, or threatening to do the 
same to any person on College 
premises or at College sponsored 
activities. 

.03 Entering or attempting to enter any 
event sponsored or supervised by 
the College without credentials for 
admission; for example, a ticket, 
identification card, invitation, or any 
reasonable qualifications established 
for attendance. 

.04 Interfering with, giving false name 
to, or failing to cooperate with 



properly identified College officials 
acting in the performance of their 
duties. 



5.00 WEAPONS 



Unauthorized use, possession or 
storage of any weapon on College 
premises or at College sponsored 
activities. 

Weapon means any object or 
substance designed or used to inflict 
a wound, cause injury, or incapaci- 
tate, including, but not limited to, all 
firearms, pellet guns, BB guns, 
bludgeons, metal knuckles, 
switchblade knives, and knives 
designed for the purpose of offense 
or defense. 



6.00 HAZING 



All rites and ceremonies of induction, 
initiation, or orientation into college 
life or into the life of any college 
groups which tend to occasion or 
allow physical or mental suffering. 

(See Appendix B for a complete 
definition of hazing.) 



7.00 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 



.01 Consumption, possession, or 
transportation of alcoholic bever- 
ages on College premises or at 
College sponsored activities by any 
student under legal age. 

.02 Consumption of alcoholic beverages 
on College premises or at College 
sponsored activities, except in 
rooms occupied by students in 
residence halls or when authorized 
at social functions in designated 
areas. 

.03 Furnishing alcoholic beverages to 
any student under legal age on 
College premises or at College 
sponsored activities. 

.04 Open display of alcoholic beverages 
on campus other than in approved 
areas during authorized functions. 

.05 Being in an intoxicated condition on 
College premises or at College 
sponsored activities as made 
manifest by disorderly, obscene, or 
indecent conduct or appearance. 



.06 Driving under the influence of 
alcohol on or near the campus. 

.07 Concealment of alcoholic beverages 
for the purpose of bringing them 
into a College sponsored activity. 

(In relation to this section, see the 
alcoholic beverage policy in the 
Rights and Responsibilities section of 
the student handbook.) 



8.00 DRUGS 



.01 Unauthorized manufacture, distribu- 
tion or possession for purposes of 
distribution of any controlled 
substance or illegal drug on College 
premises or at College sponsored 
activities. 

.02 Use or possession of any illegal drug 
or controlled substance (without 
valid prescription) on College 
premises or at College sponsored 
activities. 



9.00 FIRE AND OTHER EMERGENCIES 



.01 Intentionally initiating or causing to 
be initiated any false report or 
warning of fire, explosion or other 
emergency on College premises or 
at College sponsored activities. 

.02 Tampering with, misusing, or 
damaging fire safety equipment. 

.03 Intentionally setting or causing to 
be set any unauthorized fire on 
College premises or at College 
sponsored activities. 

.04 The unauthorized possession, sale, 
furnishing or use of any incendiary 
device on College premises or at 
College sponsored activities. 



10.00 EXPLOSIVES/FIREWORKS 



Possession, use, furnishing or sale of 
explosives on College premises or at 
College sponsored activities, includ- 
ing the unauthorized use or posses- 
sion of fireworks. 



11.00 THEFT 



.01 Theft of property or of services (such 
as unauthorized use of long distance 
service or a meal ticket) on College 
premises or at College sponsored 
activities, including keeping in one's 
possession items of stolen, lost or 
mislaid property. 



.02 Selling a book not one's own 
without written permission of the 
owner. 



12.00 MISUSE OF PROPERTY 



Damaging, destroying, removing or 
otherwise misusing property belong- 
ing to the College or another person 
on College premises or at College 
sponsored activities. 



13.00 FORGERY AND FALSE INFOR- 
MATION 



.01 Forgery, unauthorized alteration, or 
unauthorized use of any College 
document. 

.02 Intentionally furnishing false 
information to the College. 



14.00 IDENTIFICATION CARDS 



.01 Altering, or transferring to another, 
a WGC student identification card 
or meal ticket. 

.02 Misuse of a WGC student identifica- 
tion card, meal card, or any other 
form of identification on College 
premises or at College sponsored 
activities. 

.03 Failure to present and surrender a 
student identification card when it is 
requested by College officials, 
including Public Safety personnel 
and residence hall staff, acting in 
the performance of their duties. 



15.00 SMOKING 



Smoking in classrooms, laboratories, 
or in other posted areas. 



16.00 LITTERING 



Disposing of any form of litter on 
College premises or at College 
sponsored activities other than in 
designated receptacles. 



17.00 ANIMALS 



Bringing into College buildings any 
animal, except for those needed to 
assist handicapped persons or those 
required for research or class experi- 
ments or presentations. 



18.00 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF 
COLLEGE FACILITIES 



.01 Unauthorized presence in or use of 
College premises, facilities or 
property; remaining without 



authorization in any College facility 
after normal closing hours. 

.02 Unauthorized use of any College 
service. 

.03 Unauthorized use, duplication, or 
possession of College keys. 

.04 Making reservations to use College 
space in the student's name with 
the intention of use by outside 
groups or organizations. 



19.00 MISUSE OF THE COLLEGE 

' NAME ,..' 



Unauthorized use of the College's 
name, seal, logo, mascot or any 
other words or symbols implying 
affiliation with the College. 



20.00 SOLICITATION 



Unauthorized solicitation or selling 
on College premises or at College 
sponsored activities. 

(See the College policy governing 
advertising, solicitation, and selling.) 



21.00 INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES 



.01 Failure to pay fees, charges, and 
fines within the specified time. 

.02 Failure to maintain one's current 
local address with the Registrar. 

.03 Failure to respond to and cooperate 
with College officials in the carrying 
out of disciplinary procedures. 

.04 Violating the terms of any disciplin- 
ary sanction imposed in accordance 
with this code. 



22.00 RESIDENCE HALL REGULATIONS 



Violation of policies and procedures 
published by the Office of Residence 
Life. 



23.00 MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS 



Violation of campus motor vehicle 
regulations and the traffic code 
published by the Department of 
Public Safety. 



24.00 OTHER PUBLISHED COLLEGE 
REGULATIONS 



Violation of College regulations or 
policies, as approved and published 
by various units of the College. 
These include the College policy 
prohibiting sexual harassment and 



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policies administered by the Student 
Activities Office regarding the use of 
College facilities, vehicles and 
amplification equipment, as well as 
campus demonstrations. 



25.00 JOINT RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
MISCONDUCT 



Encouraging others, or conspiring or 
cooperating with others, in the 
violation of College rules and 
regulations. 

Standards of Due Process 

Students subject to expulsion, suspen- 
sion, or disciplinary removal from 
campus housing will be. afforded an 
opportunity to have a hearing with the 
Student Judicial Commission or a college 
official. Students subject to less severe 
sanctions will have an informal disciplin- 
ary conference. 

The focus of inquiry in disciplinary 
proceedings shall be the guilt or 
innocence of those accused of violating 
disciplinary regulations, and decisions 
shall be based upon the preponderance 
of all available evidence in each case. 
Disciplinary hearings are not legalistic 
proceedings, and formal rules of 
evidence do not apply. 

Violations of Law and Disciplinary 
Regulations 

Students may be accountable to both 
civil authorities and to the College for 
acts which constitute violations of law 
and of this code. Disciplinary action at 
the College will normally proceed 
regardless of the status of criminal 
proceedings. 

Interpretation of Regulations 

Disciplinary regulations at the College 
are set forth in writing in order to give 
students general notice of prohibited 
conduct. The regulations should be read 
broadly and are not designed to define 
misconduct in exhaustive terms. 

Inherent Authority 

The College reserves the right to take 
necessary and appropriate action to 
protect the safety and well-being of the 
campus community. 

Student Participation 

Students are asked to assume positions 
of responsibility in the College judicial 

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system in order that they might contrib- 
ute their skills and insights to the 
resolution of disciplinary cases. Final 
authority in disciplinary matters, 
however, is vested in the College 
administration and in the Board of 
Regents. 

Parental Notification 

Students are expected to notify their 
parents or guardians of their referral to 
the discipline system. College officials 
will assume, unless notified otherwise, 
that the student is a dependent accord- 
ing to the Internal Revenue Code of 
1 954, Section 1 52, and may at their 
discretion notify the student's parents or 
guardian of the discipline case. 

Advisors 

Defendants or complainants participat- 
ing in a disciplinary hearing may be 
accompanied by an advisor, who may be 
an attorney. Those who will be accom- 
panied by an attorney must so inform 
the appropriate office in writing at least 
two business days prior to the scheduled 
date of the hearing. Attorneys will 
participate only as advisors to their 
clients. Advisors may not appear in lieu 
of student participants. 

Case Referrals 

Any person may refer a student sus- 
pected of violating this code to the 
judicial system. Persons making such 
referrals are required to provide informa- 
tion pertinent to the case and will 
normally be expected to participate in 
proceedings conducted to resolve the 
case. 

All complaints of alleged violations by 
students shall be made in writing to the 
Office of Student Services or the Office 
of Residence Life. Each complaint shall 
contain a statement of facts outlining 
each alleged act of misconduct. 

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES 

When a student is charged with violation 
of conduct regulations, disposition of the 
student's case shall follow the proce- 
dures outlined below. 

1 . Staff members in the Offices of 

Student Services or Residence Life will 
review case referrals and determine 
the disciplinary charges to be filed. If 



they determine at any point during 
the development of a case that the 
alleged misconduct might result in 
expulsion, suspension, or disciplinary 
removal from College housing, the 
student defendants shall be afforded 
the opportunity for a hearing. All 
other cases shall be resolved through 
informal disciplinary conferences. 

2. Students shall be notified in writing 
of their alleged misconduct and 
scheduled for a conference to discuss 
the alleged violations. They shall be 
apprised of the complaint and the 
nature of evidence against them, and 
they shall be asked to plead guilty or 
not guilty to the charges. 

3. Students subject to expulsion, 
suspension, or disciplinary removal 
from College housing shall be given a 
choice as to how they wish their 
cases to be resolved. They may elect 
to have a hearing before a college 
official or the Student Judicial 
Commission, or they may waive a 
hearing and elect to have their case 
settled through an informal disciplin- 
ary conference. If they waive their 
right to a hearing, the full range of 
sanctions authorized by this code 
may be imposed. 

4. Students subject to or electing to 
participate in an informal disciplinary 
conference, which will be conducted 
by a member of the Residence Life or 
Student Services staffs, are accorded 
the following procedural protections: 

a. Written notice of charges prior to 
the scheduled conference. 

b. An explanation of the evidence 
against them. 

c. An opportunity to respond to 
evidence against them and to 
produce evidence on their behalf. 

d. The right to request administrative 
review of their case at the next 
highest level if the sanction 
includes disciplinary probation. 

5. Student defendants in disciplinary 
hearings are assured the following 
procedural safeguards: 



a. Adequate written notice of the 
hearing and the specific charges 
against them. 

b. The right to produce evidence, call 
and question witnesses, raise 
questions as to the procedure, or 
remain silent. 

c. The right to be present at the 
hearing without academic action 
resulting from class absence. 

d. The right to have an advisor 
present. 

e. The right of access to an audio 
tape recording or written sum- 
mary of the proceedings, which 
will be made available at the 
student's expense if requested at 
least twenty-four hours before the 
hearing. 

f. The right to appeal disciplinary 
decisions of suspension or expul- 
sion. 

g. The right to attend classes and 
have access to College facilities 
until the hearing process is 
completed. An exception may be 
made in the case of an interim 
suspension. 

6. Decisions reached by the Judicial 
Commission shall be communicated 
in writing as recommendations to the 
Vice President for Student Services or 
a designee. The hearing body will 
specify the verdict, recommended 
sanctions, and the rationale for its 
decision. 

7. Students shall be notified in writing 
of outcomes in the discipline system. 

RESOLUTION OF DISCIPLINE 
CASES 

Disciplinary proceedings as provided in 
this code may be held in the following 
ways: 

DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES - Informal 
disciplinary conferences will be con- 
ducted by the Vice President for Student 
Services or a designee to resolve cases 
not referred to a hearing. In complex or 
contested cases, the administrator may 
solicit the opinion of a conference panel 
to be appointed by the administrator. 



STUDENT JUDICIAL HEARINGS - When 
student defendants choose this option 
(in cases which may result in expulsion, 
suspension, or disciplinary removal from 
campus housing), the Student Judicial 
Commission conducts disciplinary 
hearings. The Commission, consisting of 
5 to 7 students, recommends outcomes 
to the Vice President for Student Services 
or a designee. 

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS - When 
student defendants choose this option 
(in cases which may result in expulsion, 
suspension, or disciplinary removal from 
campus housing),the Vice President for 
Student Services or a designee conducts 
disciplinary hearings. 

AD HOC BOARDS - Such boards may be 
appointed by the Vice President for 
Student Services or a designee when the 
Judicial Commission is unable to obtain a 
quorum or is otherwise unable to hear 
cases in a timely manner. Each ad hoc 
board shall be composed of three 
members, including at least one student. 
Ad hoc boards recommend outcomes to 
the Vice President for Student Services or 
the designee. 

HEARING PROCEDURES 

The following procedural guidelines shall 
be applicable in disciplinary hearings: 

(a) Unless waived by the student, 
defendants shall be given two days' 
notice of their hearing date, with 
extensions possible in extenuating 
circumstances. They shall be 
apprised of the evidence and the 
names of the witnesses expected to 
be present. 

(b)The Vice President for Student 

Services or a designee may summon 
witnesses to appear at hearings. 
College students and employees are 
expected to comply with summons 
issued pursuant to this procedure, 
unless compliance would result in 
significant and unavoidable personal 
hardship or substantial interference 
with normal College activities. 

(c) Defendants who fail to appear after 
proper notice will have their cases 
heard in absentia. 



(d) Hearings will be closed to the public, 
except for members of the 
defendant's or complainant's 
families, who may be admitted at the 
discretion of the presiding officer. 

(e) The presiding officer shall exercise 
control over the hearing to avoid 
needless consumption of time and to 
prevent the harassment or intimida- 
tion of witnesses. Any person, 
including the defendant, who 
disrupts a hearing or who fails to 
adhere to the rulings of the presiding 
officer or judicial advisor may be 
excluded from the proceedings. 

(f) Hearings may be tape recorded. If a 
recording is not made, the decision 
of the commission or board must 
include a summary of the testimony. 

(g) Any party may challenge a commis- 
sion/board member on the grounds 
of personal bias. Members may be 
disqualified upon majority vote of the 
remaining members of the panel, 
conducted by secret ballot, or by the 
Vice President for Student Services or 
a judicial advisor. 

(h) Prospective witnesses, other than the 
complainant, the defendant and any 
College staff member who is respon- 
sible for the investigation of the case, 
may be excluded from the hearing 
during the testimony of other 
witnesses. All parties except panel 
members and judicial advisors shall 
be excluded during deliberations of 
the panel. 

(i) Formal rules of evidence shall not be 
applicable in disciplinary proceed- 
ings. The presiding officer shall 
admit into evidence any information 
or testimony deemed relevant to the 
proceeding. Unduly repetitious or 
irrelevant evidence may be excluded. 
Disciplinary outcomes shall be based 
on a preponderance of all available 
evidence. 

(j) Defendants and complainants shall 
be accorded an opportunity to 
question witnesses and to challenge 
evidence. 

(k) Affidavits shall not be admitted into 
evidence unless signed by the affiant 



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and witnessed by a College em- 
ployee, or by a person approved by 
the Vice President for Student 
Services or a designee. 

(I) Judicial advisors are members of the 
Student Services staff appointed by 
the Vice President for Student 
Services. They may comment on 
questions of procedure and admissi- 
bility of evidence and will otherwise 
assist in the conduct of hearings. 
Advisors will be accorded all the 
privileges of commission/board 
members, but shall not vote. 
Advisors are responsible to the Vice 
President for Student Services and 
shall not be excluded from hearings 
or deliberations of the panel. 

(m) A determination of guilt shall call 
for further deliberation to arrive at a 
recommendation regarding sanctions 
to be imposed. The disciplinary 
record of the defendant shall be 
made available to the panel after a 
determination of guilt. 

(n) Final decisions of all judicial panels 
shall be by majority vote and shall be 
accompanied by a brief written 
opinion. 

DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS 

One or more of the following sanctions 
may be imposed for violations of the 
Student Conduct Code. 

1. EXPULSION: permanent separation 
of the student from the College. The 
student will be barred from College 
premises. 

2. SUSPENSION: separation of the 
student from the College for a 
specified period of time. The student 
shall not participate in any College 
sponsored activity and may be barred 
from College premises. 

3. INDEFINITE SUSPENSION: separa- 
tion of the student from the College 
for an indefinite period of time with 
two conditions: (1 ) the student may 
not return before a specified date 
and (2) readmission is not automatic. 
The student shall not participate in 
any College sponsored activity and 



may be barred from College pre- 
mises. 

4. DISCIPLINARY PROBATION: notice 
to the student that any further 
violations of college rules and 
regulations will likely result in 
suspension. Disciplinary probation 
may also include the setting of 
restrictions on participation in 
College activities or entry into certain 
College facilities. 

5. DISCIPLINARY WARNING: notice to 
the student that further misconduct 
may result in more severe disciplinary 
action. 

6. RESTITUTION: the student is 
required to make payment to the 
College or to other persons or groups 
for damages incurred as a result of a 
violation of this code. 

7. FORCED WITHDRAWAL: from the 
academic course within which an 
offense occurred without credit for 
the course. 

8. CHANGE IN GRADE: with the 
concurrence of the instructor for the 
course in which an academic 
irregularity occurred. 

9. OTHER SANCTIONS: other sanctions 
may be imposed instead of or in 
addition to those specified above. 
For example, students may be 
subject to dismissal from College 
housing for disciplinary violations 
which occur in the residence halls. 
Likewise, students may be subject to 
restrictions upon driving privileges for 
disciplinary violations involving the 
use or registration of motor vehicles. 
Educational, service, or research 
projects and work also may be 
assigned. 

Georgia law and policies of the Board of 
Regents of the University System of 
Georgia specify that students convicted 
of felony offenses involving the manufac- 
ture, distribution, sale, possession or use 
of marijuana, controlled substances or 
other illegal or dangerous drugs shall 
forfeit academic credit and be sus- 
pended or permanently expelled from 
the College. 



Repeated or aggravated violations of this 
conduct code may result in expulsion or 
suspension. 

INTERIM SUSPENSION 

The Vice President for Student Services 
or a designee may suspend a student for 
an interim period pending disciplinary 
proceedings or medical evaluation, such 
interim suspension to become immedi- 
ately effective without prior notice, 
whenever there is evidence that the 
continued presence of the student on 
the College campus poses a substantial 
threat to the student or to others or to 
the stability and continuance of normal 
College functions. 

A student suspended on an interim basis 
shall be given an opportunity to appear 
personally before the Vice President for 
Student Services or a designee within 
five business days from the effective date 
of the interim suspension. A hearing 
shall then be held on the following issues 
only: 

(a) the reliability of the information 
concerning the student's conduct; 

(b) whether the conduct and surround- 
ing circumstances reasonably 
indicate that the continued pres- 
ence of the student on the College 
campus poses a substantial threat to 
self or to others or to the stability 
and continuance of normal College 
functions. 

APPEALS 

Any disciplinary determination resulting 
in expulsion or suspension may be 
appealed by the defendant to the 
President. Requests for appeals must be 
submitted in writing to the Office of the 
Vice President for Student Services 
within five business days of the date of 
the letter notifying the defendant of the 
original decision. Failure to appeal 
within the allotted time will render the 
original decision final and conclusive. 

Written requests for appeals must be 
specific and detailed as to the nature and 
substance of the defendant's complaint 
and must clearly indicate what action is  
requested. Appeals shall be decided 
upon the record of the original proceed- 
ings, the written appeal submitted by 



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the defendant, and any written briefs 
submitted by other participants. Cases 
will not be reheard on appeal. 

If the original decision in the case was 
not rendered by the Vice President for 
Student Services, the Vice President shall 
consider the appeal and give a decision 
in lieu of the President. If the student is 
dissatisfied with the decision of the Vice 
President, the student may request in 
writing that the President consider the 
appeal, but such a request must be 
made within two business days or the 
Vice President's decision will be consid- 
ered final and conclusive. 

The President may appoint a committee 
or utilize the services of an existing 
committee to review the case and make 
a recommendation regarding the 
appeal. The President's decision shall be 
final so far as the institution is con- 
cerned. 

Should the student be dissatisfied with 
the President's decision, written applica- 
tion may be made to the Board of 
Regents for a review of the decision. 
This application must be submitted 
within twenty days following the 
decision of the President. Additional 



information regarding procedures for 
appealing to the Board are available in 
the Office of the Vice President for 
Student Services. The decision of the 
Board shall be final and binding for all 
purposes. 

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 

Student organizations may be charged 
with violations of this code. (The term 
organization means a number of people 
who have complied with College 
requirements for registration.) A student 
organization and its officers may be held 
collectively or individually responsible 
when violations of this code by those 
associated with the organization have 
received the tacit or overt consent or 
encouragement of the organization or of 
its leaders, officers, or spokespersons. 

The officers or leaders or any identifiable 
spokespersons for a student organization 
may be directed by the Vice President 
for Student Services or a designee to 
take appropriate action designed to 
prevent or end violations of this code by 
the organization or by any persons 
associated with the organization who 
can reasonably be said to be acting in its 
behalf. Failure to make reasonable 



efforts to comply with the Vice 
President's directive shall be considered 
a violation of this code, both by the 
officers, leaders or spokespersons for the 
organization and by the organization 
itself. 

Disciplinary action directed toward 
student organizations shall be afforded 
according to procedures published by 
the Office of Student Activities and 
distributed annually to all registered 
student organizations. Individuals 
charged with conduct code violations 
arising out of their affiliation with 
student organizations shall have their 
cases settled according to the proce- 
dures outlined in this conduct code. 

When in the opinion of the Vice Presi- 
dent for Student Services it is desirable 
to settle all related charges against an 
organization and individuals in a 
common hearing setting, the Vice 
President may refer the matter to an ad 
hoc board for a hearing and recom- 
mended outcome or, if all the individuals 
charged agree, to an administrative 
hearing. 



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(^Appendix ^ 



COLLEGE HAZING POLICY 

All rites, ceremonies or practices of 
initiation or orientation into college life, 
or into the life or membership or any 
college group or organization, should be 
of an educational, historical, functional, 
and inspirational nature consistent with 
the accepted principles of higher 
education at West Georgia College. 

Any rites of induction, practices, ceremo- 
nies, or behaviors which tend to occa- 
sion, require or allow mental or physical 
suffering are prohibited. 

Specifically, hazing is defined as any 
action taken or situation created, 
intentionally or unintentionally, on or off 
campus, which could be reasonably 
expected to produce mental or physical 
discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, 
ridicule, the violation of college rules and 
regulations, the violation of the laws or 
policies of the parent organization and/ 
or the violation of any local, state, or 
national laws. All rules and regulations 
of West Georgia College as weil as local, 
state, and national laws shall supersede 
those polices of national or local 
organizations. All assessments as to the 
appropriateness of an action will be 
considered within the context of the 
standards of the total college commu- 
nity. 

Activities considered to be hazing shall 
include one or both of the following 
elements: (1) coercion, either overt or 
covert, and (2) production of physical or 
mental discomfort in either the partici- 
pants or spectators. Such activities 



suggested by a group or a member of a 
group to new or trial members will be 
considered covert coercion even if the 
activity is said to be "Voluntary." 

Several specific actions or practices that 
are considered to be hazing are: 

(1) Paddling in any form 

(2) Physical and psychological shocks 

(3) Performance producing excessive 
fatigue, physical exhaustion, or 
physical injury 

(4) Performances that are hazardous or 
dangerous in any way 

(5) Tasks of personal servitude 

(6) Physical disfigurements (temporary 
or permanent) 

(7) Wearing or displaying of improper 
apparel or other articles in public. 

(8) Nudity in public 

(9) Any morally degrading or humiliat- 
ing games or other activities 

(1 0) Any late work sessions or meeting 
which interfere with scholastic 
activities or requirements 

(1 1) Loud noises or other activities 
which disturb the neighborhood 

(1 2) Activities or actions that require or 
include theft 

(1 3) Any action which brings the 

reputation of the group or organi- 
zation into public disfavor or 
disrepute. 



IMPLEMENTATION 

Each and every organization has the 
responsibility for informing its member- 
ship, both old and new,of any important 
college policies including those on 
hazing. All West Georgia College 
organizations are responsible for the 
actions of all visiting members, friends, 
and/or alumni who will be subject to the 
same behavioral standards and policies 
as members of the organization. 

The Student Activities Office staff 
members will assist in the proper 
implementation of these policies. 
Complaints and charges of violations will 
be investigated, and if substantiated, 
appropriate action will be taken. 

It is possible for either individuals or 
organizations to be held responsible in 
the event these policies are violated. 
Violations may result in college discipli- 
nary action and/or legal action through 
the courts. College disciplinary action 
may include the withdrawal of college 
recognition from offending organiza- 
tions through a due process hearing. 

NOTE: These policies apply to interest 
groups, pledges, associate member 
classes, and generally any activity 
associated with any student organization 
recognized by the college. 

Each organization must file with the 
Student Activities Office by October 1 5 
of each year a signed copy of the 
College Hazing Policy. If a copy is not 
filed by October 15, college disciplinary 
action may be taken. 



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(^Appendix Q 



CIVIL RIGHTS GRIEVANCE 
PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS 

Any student who believes that he or she 
has been discriminated against because 
of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, 
religion, age, veteran status, or handi- 
capped status and who wishes to file a 
complaint should follow these steps: 

1 . Discuss the grievance with the dean or 
director under whose jurisdiction the 
alleged behavior occurred. This 
administrative head will as soon as 
possible consult with those involved 
and attempt to resolve the student's 
grievance. 

2. If the matter is not resolved satisfacto- 
rily at this level, the student may 



present a written statement to the vice 
president (or comparable administra- 
tive head) under whose jurisdiction 
the matter falls, clearly delineating the 
grievance and supplying appropriate 
documentation. The vice president 
will also ask the administrative head 
who originally reviewed the grievance 
to present a written statement to 
justify the action taken. 

Upon receipt of the written documen- 
tation, the vice president will review 
the grievance in consultation, if 
necessary, with the people involved 
and with the college's Affirmative 
Action Officer. The vice president may 
choose to refer the grievance to a 
committee to review the case for a 
recommended outcome. 



3. If the matter is not resolved satisfacto- 
rily at this level, the student may 
appeal further in writing to the 
President of the College, who will 
review all relevant documents and 
may consult with those who can 
provide useful information. 

4. If the matter is not resolved satisfacto- 
rily by the President, the aggrieved 
student may, within ten days after the 
President's decision, appeal in writing 
to the Board of Regents of the 
University System of Georgia, citing all 
reasons for dissatisfaction with the 
previous decision. (See Appendix ) for 
a more complete statement regarding 
appeals to the Board of Regents.) 



(^Appendix *%) 



PROCEDURES IN APPEALS 
ON GRADES 

Educational institutions have the 
responsibility for evaluating students by 
standards and a grading system which is 
publicized and known to faculty and 
students. The responsibility for deter- 
mining the grade of each student rests 
on the faculty member who has respon- 
sibility for teaching the course in which 
the student is enrolled. A grade origi- 
nally assigned may be changed only 
with the consent of the faculty member 
responsible for the grade, unless the 
change is made for process reasons only. 

A student who feels that the grade he/ 
she received in the class is arbitrary or 
unfair is entitled to a hearing before an 
impartial committee of the faculty. 
However, before appealing to the 
committee, the student should exhaust 
all administrative remedies through the 
department chairmen and appropriate 



deans. In order to guarantee procedural 
fairness to both the student and the 
faculty member involved, the following 
procedures shall govern such hearings: 

1 . The hearing committee shall be a 
subcommittee of the Faculty Senate 
Committee on Academic Policies and 
Procedures. The subcommittee shall 
be composed of those faculty 
members who constitute its regular 
membership. No member of the 
subcommittee who is otherwise 
interested in the particular case shall 
sit in judgement during the proceed- 
ing. 

2. Both the student and faculty member 
shall be present during the hearings 
(except when the committee deliber- 
ates its decision). Each shall be given 
opportunity to present his/her case 
and to refute the case presented by 
the other. 



3. The burden of proof of arbitrary or 
unfair grading rests on the student. 
The student should realize such a 
charge is a serious one and refrain 
from taking capricious action. 

4. All matters upon which the decision 
will be based must be introduced 
during the proceedings before the 
subcommittee. The decision shall be 
based solely upon such matters. 

5. Upon finding for the student, the 
subcommittee will in each instance 
attempt to counsel the faculty 
member to voluntarily redress the 
grievance. In the event such counsel- 
ing is ineffective, the committee may 
recommend disciplinary action 
against the faculty member to be 
taken by the appropriate administra- 
tive official. 



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appendix S 



PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS 
ON UNDERGRADUATE 
ADMISSION OR READMISSION 

The admissions policy of West Georgia 
College is designed to admit those 
students who will have a reasonable 
chance of success and who seemingly 
will profit from the educational program 
of the college. A student is considered 
for admission without regard to race, 
creed, sex, or national origin. Admission 
requirements are those stated in the 
most current issue of the West Georgia 
College Catalog. 

Whenever an applicant for admission or 
readmission to the undergraduate school 
is denied admission or feels that his/her 
application has not been given due 
consideration, such applicant shall have 
the right to appeal in accordance with 
the following procedure: (Decisions on 
readmission are made by the Vice 
President and Dean of Faculties, who has 
the same responsibilities in readmission 
cases as does the Director of Admissions 
in new admission cases.) 

1 . The applicant shall submit his/her 
appeal in writing to the Director of 
Admissions (Vice President). The 
applicant shall explain the reasons for 
his/her appeal and enumerate all factors, 
both personal and academic, which he/ 
she considers to be relevant to the 



appeal. The Director of Admissions (Vice 
President) will: 

a. reopen consideration on the individ- 
ual's application on the basis of the 
additional factors presented by the 
applicant; or 

b. refer the appeal to a subcommittee of 
the Senate Committee on Academic 
Policies and Procedures, for recommen- 
dation regarding the case to the Director 
of Admissions (Vice President). 

The procedure in this instance is as 
follows: 

(1 ) The applicant shall be advised of his/ 
her right to appear in person before the 
subcommittee; 

(2) The applicant appearing before the 
Committee shall have the right to be 
assisted by an advisor of his/her choice; 

(3) The subcommittee will review all 
facts and circumstances connected with 
the case. All matters upon which the 
decision will be based must be intro- 
duced during the proceedings before 
the subcommittee. The decision shall be 
based solely upon such matters. 

2. Should the applicant be dissatisfied 
with the Director of Admissions' (Vice 
President's) decision regarding his/her 
appeal, he/she shall have the right to 
further appeal as specified in the Bylaws 



of the Board of Regents of the University 
System of Georgia. The procedure in 
this instance is as follows: 

a. Within five days of the decision by the 
Director of Admissions (Vice President), 
the applicant shall appeal in writing to 
the President of the College, but in the 
case of new admissions the appeal shall 
be made first to the Vice President for 
Student Services. 

b. In making his decision, the President 
shall refer to the appeals decision of the 
subcommittee. 

c. After consideration of the Committee's 
report, the President shall within five 
days make a decision which shall be final 
so far as the college is concerned. 

d. Should the applicant be dissatisfied 
with the decision of the President, he/ 
she shall have the right to appeal in 
writing to the Board of Regents. Such 
an appeal shall be submitted to the 
Executive Secretary of the Board within 
twenty days after the President's decision 
and shall recite all reasons for dissatisfac- 
tion with the previous decision. The 
Board or a committee of the Board shall 
investigate the matter thoroughly and 
make its decision which shall be final and 
binding for all purposes. 



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(^Appendix J? 



ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS 
FOR RECEIVING FINANCIAL 
AID 

In order to receive financial aid at West 
Georgia College, students must meet all 
four academic standards listed below. 

1. Completion of Developmental 
Studies and/or College Preparatory 
Curriculum (CPC) Courses in a 
Timely Manner 

Students required to enroll in the 
College's Developmental Studies 
program and/or to take College 
Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) 
courses must complete all work in 
both areas within an academic year 
from the date of their initial enroll- 
ment in the College. (An academic 
year is defined as three quarters.) 
Continued aid depends upon 
students' completing the above 
requirements within this period of 
time. 

Students who do not complete this 
work within 45 hours of three 
quarters may become eligible to 
receive aid in the quarter after all 
Developmental Studies and CPC 
requirements are met. 

2. Maintaining Satisfactory Cumula- 
tive Grade Point Average 

During the first six quarters students 
may receive financial aid provided 
they are continuing progress toward 
their degrees (See item 3). At the end 
of six quarters, students must have at 
least a 2.0 cumulative grade point 
average (GPA) to remain eligible to 
receive aid. All quarters and hours for 
which students have registered at 
West Georgia College will be counted 
in determining the number of hours 
a student has attempted. 

WARNING: Students who complete 
3 quarters with less than 1 .8 cumula- 
tive GPA may have great difficulty in 
reaching a 2.0 GPA by the end of 6 
quarters. 



Students must continue to maintain 
at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in order 
to receive aid. Students who do not 
have a satisfactory GPA will not be 
eligible for aid until their cumulative 
GPA is at least 2.0. Students who 
regain eligibility must reapply to 
receive aid. 

3. Continuing Progress Towards a 
Degree 

Students must earn passing grades in 
at least 80% of all hours for which 
they are enrolled during the previous 
academic year in order to remain 
eligible for aid during the next award 
year. Grades of A, B, C, D, IP, and S 
are considered passing; grades of F, 
WF, I, U, and W are considered 
unsatisfactory and are not passing for 
the purpose of this review. 

Students who have lost eligibility for 
aid under this provision may re- 
establish their eligibility for future 
awards by passing at least 1 2 hours 
with a GPA of 2.0 or better in their 
next quarter at their own expense. 
The number of hours required to re- 
establish eligibility may be prorated 
for part-time students. 

The Director of Financial Aid may at 
any time cancel the remainder of a 
student's award if the director 
becomes aware that the student is 
not actively pursuing his or her 
coursework. Such students shall 
receive written notice of the cancella- 
tion of aid and will have the opportu- 
nity to request reinstatement of aid 
through written appeal. 

4. Completing Degree Requirements 
Within Specific Time Limits 

Students are expected to complete 
their programs of study within a 
reasonable period of time and may 
not receive financial aid after at- 
tempting the maximum number of 
hours or quarters for their degree 
program as indicated on the chart 



which follows. These limits do not 
include Developmental Studies and 
College Preparatory Curriculum 
courses. 

Affected students will lose their 
eligibility for aid following the quarter 
in which they reach or exceed the 
maximum number of hours or 
quarters allowed. 

Maximum Maximum 

Number Number 

of Hours of Quarters 

Degree Program Allowed Allowed 

90 hour Associate 

Degree 115 7 

101 hour Associate 

Degree (Nursing) 1 30 8 

196 hour 

Bachelor's Degree 245 15 

45-50 hour 

Master's Degree 60 6 

60 hour 

Master's Degree 75 8 

45 hour 

Specialist Degree 60 6 

APPEALS 

Students who become ineligible to 
receive aid because of their failure to 
meet reasonable academic progress 
standards may make written appeal to 
the Director of Financial Aid and request 
that they continue to receive financial 
aid. It is possible that such appeals will 
be granted in those cases where 
students have had a death in the 
immediate family, a serious personal 
illness or injury during an enrollment 
period, or have experienced other 
circumstances beyond their control 
which adversely affected their academic 
status. 

Students may also make written appeals 
to the Director of Financial Aid regarding 
any decision by the Financial Aid Office 
which affects awards or ability to receive 
aid. 



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(^Appendix G 



FAMILY EDUCATIONAL 
RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT: 
CONFIDENTIALITY OF 
STUDENT RECORDS 

The Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act of 1 974 (FERPA) is a federal 
law which states that an educational 
institution must establish a written 
institutional policy concerning the 
confidentiality of student education 
records. In accordance with the Act, 
students at West Georgia College have 
the following rights: 

1 . The right to inspect and review their 
own education records-covered by 
the Act. 

2. The right to challenge (seek correction 
of) the contents of these records 

3. The right to a formal hearing, if 
necessary, for a fair consideration of 
such a challenge 

4. The right to place an explanatory note 
in their record in the event that a 
challenge of contents is unsuccessful 

5. The right to control, with certain 
exception, the disclosure of the 
contents of their records 

6. The right to be informed of the 
existence and availability of the 
institutional policy covering FERPA 
rights 

7. The right to report violations of FERPA 
legislation to the U.S. Department of 
Education. 

TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL 
RECORDS 

West Georgia College maintains the 
following "education records" as defined 
by the Act. 



Record 

1 . Admission 
record or 
Student File 



2. Permanent 
academic 
record 
(transcript) 



Person to Contact 

Registrar (The Director 
of Admissions or the 
Dean of the Graduate 
School may interpret 
items pertaining to 
admission in the 
Student File) 
Registrar 



3. Academic 
Advisement 
record 

4. Admission to 
Teacher 
Education 
record 

5. Student 
Teaching 
Academic or 

administra- 
tive depart- 
ment record 
7. Discipline 
record 
Financial Aid 
record 
Placement 
record 



6 



8 



10. 



11 



12, 



Personal 

counseling 

record 

Medical 

record 

Financial 

record 



Faculty Advisor 



Dean of the School 
of Education 



Director of Field of 
Experiences 
Appropriate depart- 
ment chairperson 
or administrator 

Associate Dean of 

Student Services 

Director of Financial 

Aid 

Director of Placement 

and Cooperative 

Education 

Assistant Dean of 

Student Services for 

Student Development 

Director of Health 

Services 

Director of Fiscal 

Affairs 



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PROCEDURES FOR 
INSPECTION AND REVIEW 

A student who wishes to inspect and 
review his/her education records may do 
so by submitting a written request to the 
official responsible for the specific record 
desired. The responsible official will 
respond within 45 days of the request by 
sending the student a copy to the 
requested record or arranging an 
appointment for the student to review 
the requested record. 

Copies of education records, with certain 
exceptions, may be obtained by the 
student at the cost of $.10 per page. 
Copies of a student's permanent 
academic record (transcript) will be 
provided at the cost of $1 .00. The 
college reserves the right to deny a copy 
of an educational record for which a 
financial "hold" exists or a transcript of 
an original source document which exists 
elsewhere. 

RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE TO 
STUDENTS 

West Georgia College will not permit 
access to the following types of informa- 
tion: 



1 . Financial information submitted by 
parents 

2. Confidential letters of recommenda- 
tion submitted prior to January 1, 
1975 

3. Confidential letters and recommenda- 
tions to which a student has waived 
the right of inspection 

4. Any part of a record pertaining to 
another student 

5. Information specifically excluded 
under the Act's definition of "educa- 
tion records:" records maintained by 
a college employee only for that 
person's own use, student employee 
records, alumni records,student 
medical and counseling records (may 
be personally reviewed by a physician 
or other appropriate professional of 
the student's choosing), records 
maintained by the Department of 
Public Safety for law enforcement 
purposes. 

RELEASE OF INFORMATION 

West Georgia College will not permit 
access to or release of any personally 
identifiable information without the 
written consent of the student except in 
the following circumstances: 

1 . A student's education records may be 
released without consent to officials 
within the college with "legitimate 
educational interest" 

School officials are those college 
employees with general or specific 
responsibility for promoting the 
educational objectives of the institu- 
tion and include, but are not limited 
to, teachers, faculty advisors, counsel- 
ors, administrators, sponsors of clubs 
and organizations, members (includ- 
ing students and alumni) of official 
college committees, and clerical 
personnel employed to assist college 
officials in discharging professional 
responsibilities. 

Legitimate educational interests are 
defined as those interests which are 
essential to the general process of 
higher education. Legitimate 
educational interests include, but are 
not limited to, teaching, research, 



public service, academic advising, 
counseling, discipline, job placement, 
financial assistance, and medical 
services. In addition, the college 
officially recognizes appropriate co- 
curricular activities which are gener- 
ally supportive of the overall goals of 
the institution, including such 
activities as varsity and intramural 
sports, social fraternities and sorori- 
ties, special interest clubs, and student 
government. 

2. College officials may provide "direc- 
tory information" concerning an 
individual student. This information 
includes name, address, telephone 
number; date and place of birth; 
height and weight of members of 
athletic teams; major field of study; 
participation in athletics and student 
activities; dates of attendance; 
degrees, awards and honors; and the 
most recent institution attended. 
Directory information is generally 
available for release unless a student 
specifically requests in writing that 
this information not be released. This 
request must be submitted in writing 
to the Registrar's Office by October 1 
annually. 

3. The institution may also release 
personally identifiable information 
contained in a student's record to the 
following: officials of other institu- 
tions in which a student seeks to 
enroll; government officials seeking 
information in connection with audit 
and evaluation of federal and state 
supported education programs; 
persons and organizations providing 
student financial aid; persons or 
organizations conducting research for 
the development of tests, administra- 
tion of financial aid, or the improve- 
ment of instruction; accrediting 
agencies; parents of dependent 
students as defined by Internal 
Revenue Code of 1 954, Section 1 52 
(except medical and counseling 
records); persons in an emergency in 
order to protect the health and safety 
of the student or of others; persons in 
compliance with a judicial order or 
subpoena. 



In order to gain access to their depend- 
ent student's records, parents must 
execute a notarized affidavit, obtained 
from the Registrar, and may be required 
to furnish certified copies of their latest 
income tax return(s). The Registrar or 
other responsible college official will in 
each case make a reasonable attempt to 
notify the student of the disclosure. 

In the processing of discipline cases 
college officials may feel they should 
contact the parents or guardian of a 
student accused of Conduct Code 
violations. In such cases, or when a 
student has been arrested, college 
officials will assume, unless they are 
notified to the contrary, that the student 
is dependent according to the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1 954, Section 1 52, and 
may at their discretion notify the parents 
or guardian of the disciplinary action or 
the arrest. 

The college offices maintaining educa- 
tion records shall keep a record of all 
parties requesting or obtaining access to 
a student's record (except in case or 
requests by student for access to his/her 
own record, by school officials, by 
parties with specific written consent of 
the student, or by parties requesting 
directory information). 

PROCEDURES FOR 
CHALLENGING THE 
CONTENTS OF AN AN 
EDUCATION RECORD 

A student may challenge the contents of 
an education record which he/she 
considers to be inaccurate or misleading. 
A student shall initiate a challenge by 
submitting a written request to the 
custodian of the particular record in 
question who shall attempt to resolve 
the problem through informal discus- 
sions. If a challenge to a record is not 
satisfactorily resolved by this procedure, 
the student may request a formal 
hearing by writing to the Chairperson of 
the Subcommittee on Academic Appeals 
of the Faculty Senate Committee on 
Academic Policies and Procedures in care 
of the Vice-President for Academic 
Affairs. A student requesting a hearing 



will be notified in writing of the date, 
place and time of his/her hearing. At 
the hearing the student may present 
evidence in support of his/her request 
and may be assisted by an advisor. 
Decisions of the hearing panel are final. 
If the decision of the hearing board is 
unsatisfactory to the student, he/she 
may place in the education records his/ 
her own statement commenting on the 
information contained in the record and 
setting forth any reason for disagreeing 
with the decision of the hearing panel. 

A student may waive any of his/her 
FERPA rights including the release of his/ 
her education records by providing 
written consent. Such consent must be 
signed and dated by the student and 
specify the exact purpose of the waiver 
or release. 

Copies of this policy are available in the 
Offices of the Registrar and the Dean of 
Student Services, and the policy is 
published annually in The Uncatalog, the 
student handbook. Students have the 
right to file a complaint with the 
Department of Education concerning 
alleged failure of the college to comply 
with the requirements of the Act. 



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^Appendix < 7i 



CONFIDENTIALITY OF 
LIBRARY PATRON RECORDS 

The library registration and circulation 
records of the Irvine Sullivan Ingram 
Library are confidential. Registration 
records include any information the 
library requires the faculty, staff, students 
and special borrowers to provide in 
order to become eligible to borrow 



materials. Circulation records include all 
information which identifies a faculty or 
staff member, student or special bor- 
rower as borrowing particular materials. 
Except in accordance with proper 
judicial order and with permission of the 
designated administrative officer(s) of 
West Georgia College, no person shall 
make known in any manner any infor- 



mation contained in such records unless 
written permission from the borrower is 
given. 

Nothing in this statement, however, 
shall prevent the use of such records by 
authorized Library personnel in the 
performance of his or her routine duties. 



(^Appendix I 



PROCEDURES FOR 
APPEALS IN CASES OF 
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY 

Traditionally educational institutions 
have established and maintained their 
academic environment by setting forth 
high standards of scholarship and 
personal conduct for all members of the 
academic community. Corollary 
procedures are established to deal with 
those situations where these standards 
have been breached.* Our concern here 
is with cases involving alleged academic 
dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, and 
falsification of academic records). 

It is assumed that most cases will be 
directly related to the classroom and an 
individual professor. It is further 
assumed that the professor will take 
appropriate corrective measures.** A 
hearing process is available to formally 
review student complaints about these 
corrective actions if no satisfaction is 
realized through normal administrative 
appeal procedures (department chair- 
man, dean of school, Vice President and 
Dean of Faculties). 

In order to guarantee fairness and proper 
procedural safeguards for all concerned, 
the committee shall be guided by the 
following procedures when reviewing an 
appeals case: 

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1 . The hearing committee shall be a 
subcommittee of the Faculty Senate 
Committee on Academic Policies and 
Procedures. No member of the 
subcommittee who is otherwise 
interested in the particular case shall 
sit in judgement during the proceed- 
ing. 

2. The subcommittee will hear the case 
only if the student has exhausted all 
administrative remedies through 
department chairmen, appropriate 
school dean, and Vice President and 
Dean of Faculties. 

3. The student shall be given written 
advanced notification of the time and 
the place of the hearing. 

4. The student appearing before the 
subcommittee shall have the right to 
be assisted by an advisor of his/her 
choice. 

5. The burden of proof shall rest upon 
the officials or faculty member who 
originated the action against the 
student. 

6. The student shall have the opportu- 
nity to testify and to present evidence 
and witnesses in his/her behalf. He/ 
she shall have an opportunity to hear 
and question adverse witnesses. In no 
case shall the subcommittee consider 
statements against him/her unless he/ 



she has been advised of their content 
and the names of those who made 
them, and unless he/she has been 
given an opportunity to rebut 
unfavorable inferences which might 
otherwise be drawn. 

7. All matters upon which the decision 
will be based must be introduced into 
evidence at the proceeding before the 
subcommittee. The decision shall be 
based solely upon such matters. 

8. In the absence of a transcript, a tape 
recording of the hearing shall be 
made. The department or office 
originating the case shall provide 
tapes for the recording. 

9. The decision and recommendation(s) 
of the committee will be submitted in 
writing to the Vice President and 
Dean of Faculties. 

*See the Student Conduct Code, "2. 
Academic Dishonesty." 

**lf preferred, the professor may refer 
the case in writing to the Office of the 
Vice President for Student Services for 
processing through the discipline system 
of the college, in which case a decision 
regarding the matter will be rendered 
through the discipline system, and the 
appeal procedures specified in the 
College's "Disciplinary Procedures" will 
apply. 



(^Appendix J 



APPEALS TO THE BOARD OF 
REGENTS 

Any person in the University System for 
whom no other appeal is provided, and 
who is aggrieved by a final decision of 
the President of an institution, may apply 
to the Board of Regents, without 
prejudice to his position, for a review of 
the decision, except that the Board will 
not accept or consider appeals based on 
academic grades. In such matters the 



decision of the President shall be final 
and binding for all purposes. 

The application for review of the matter 
under appeal shall be submitted in 
writing to the Executive Secretary of the 
Board within a period of twenty days 
following the decision of the President. 
It shall state the decision complained of 
and the redress desired. A review by the 
Board is not a matter of right, but is 
within the sound discretion of the Board. 



If the application for review is granted, 
the Board, or a committee of the Board, 
or a Hearing Officer appointed by the 
Board, shall investigate the matter 
thoroughly and report their findings and 
recommendations to the Board. The 
Board shall render its decision thereon 
within sixty days from filing date of the 
application for review or from the date 
of any hearing which may be held 
thereon. The decision of the Board shall 
be final and binding for all purposes. 



appendix I\^ 



\ 



POLICY GOVERNING 
OUTDOOR SPEECHES, 
DEMONSTRATIONS, 
DISTRIBUTION OF WRITTEN 
MATERIAL AND MARCHES 
No rights are more highly regarded at 
West Georgia College than the First 
Amendment guarantees of freedom of 
speech, freedom of expression and the 
right to assemble peaceably. West 
Georgia College remains firmly commit- 
ted to affording groups and individuals 
the opportunity to engage in peaceful 
and orderly protests and demonstra- 
tions. In order to achieve this objective, 
while at the same time insuring that the 
College fulfills its educational mission, 
the College has the responsibility to 
regulate the time, place and manner of 
expression. This regulation is to assure 
equal opportunity for all persons, 
preserve order within the campus 
community, protect and preserve 
College property and provide a secure 
environment to individuals exercising 
freedom of expression. 

The following provisions and regulations 
shall apply: 



A. SPEECHES AND DEMONSTRA- 
TIONS. The open areas designated 
for speeches and demonstrations are 
the Quad and outside the Student 
Center, Library and Food Service 
Building. Use of these areas will be 
approved through the Student 
Activities Office acting on behalf of 
the Vice President for Student 
Services. Individuals and groups may 
use these areas between 9:00 a.m. 
and 9:00 p.m., Monday - Friday, 
when school is in session for speak- 
ing, demonstrating and other forms 
of expression. A request for use of 
these areas must be made forty-eight 
hours in advance of the event. All 
structures, signs and litter resulting 
from the activity must be removed 
from the area by the end of the 
event. Groups or individuals may 
only use those designated areas once 
per month and for a maximum 
period of two days. 

B. DISTRIBUTION OF WRITTEN 
MATERIAL. Pamphlets, handbills, 
circulars, newspapers, magazines and 
other materials which are protected 
by the First Amendment may be 



distributed on a person to person 
basis on the Quad and outside the 
Student Center, Library and the Food 
Service Building between the hours 
of 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Monday - 
Friday, when school is in session. In 
accordance with the College Posting 
Policy, handbills cannot be placed on 
cars. Tables must be reserved forty- 
eight hours in advance with the 
Office of Student Activities. The 
College maintains a position of 
neutrality as to the content of any 
written material distributed on the 
campus under this policy. 

C. MARCHES. Marches may take place 
on streets and sidewalks of the 
campus and community between the 
hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., 
Monday - Friday, when school is in 
session. Plans for an event of this 
nature must be approved by the Vice 
President for Student Services, City of 
Carrollton, and WGC Public Safety 
Office forty-eight hours in advance. 
Limitations may be placed on the 
time, place and manner of such an 
event in order to serve the interests 
of safety, prevent disruption of the 

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educational process and protect the 
rights of others. Marches off campus 
must be approved by appropriate 
governing bodies. 

D. PROVISIONS. In order that the 
persons exercising freedom of 
expression not interfere with the 
operation of the College or rights of 
others the following shall apply 
without exception to any form of 
expression. 

1 . Events which may obstruct vehicular, 
pedestrian or other traffic must be 
approved at least forty-eight hours in 
advance by the Vice President for 
Student Services. 

2. Use of sound amplification on 
campus is regulated and must be 



approved at least forty-eight hours in 
advance by the Vice President for 
Student Services. 

3. There must be no obstruction of 
entrances or exits to buildings. 

4. There must be no interference with 
educational activities inside or 
outside of buildings. 

5. There must be no harassment of 
passersby or other disruptions of 
normal activities. 

6. There must be no interference with 
scheduled College ceremonies or 
events. 

7. Malicious or unwarranted damage to, 
or destruction of property owned or 
operated by the College or by 



9. 



students, faculty, staff or visitors to 
the College is prohibited. Persons or 
organizations causing such damage 
will be held financially and legally 
responsible. The group or individual 
may be required to provide proof of 
liability insurance depending on the 
nature of the activity. 

There must be compliance with all 
applicable state and federal laws and 
college rules and regulations. 
Violators will be referred for appropri- 
ate legal or disciplinary action. 

Exceptions to this policy may be 
appealed to the Vice President for 
Student Services. 



c 



1992-93 zAthletic Schedules 



Sept. 


5 


Sept. 


12 


Sept. 


19 


SEPT 


.26 


SEPT 


.28 


Oct. 


3 


Oct. 


10 


Oct. 


17 


Oct. 


24 


Oct. 


31 


Nov. 


7 


Nov. 


14 


Nov. 


21 



1992 BRAVES & LADY BRAVES 
CROSS COUNTRY 

at South Carolina-Spartanburg 

at Georgia State University 

at University of Alabama 

WEST GEORGIA INVITATIONAL 

TWO-MILE RACE WITH ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 

at Georgia Collegiates Championship-Emory 

University 
at Berry College Invitational 
at Clemson Invitational 
at Iron Club Race-Alabama-Birmingham 
Open 

at NCAA South Regional 
Open 
at NCAA Nationals 



(all times are local) 



1992 LADY BRAVES VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE 



Oct. 7 


LaGrange College and Huntingdon 






College at LaGrange, Ga. 


6 p.m. 


Oct. 8 


at University of Montevallo 


7 p.m. 


Oct. 1 


Georgia Tech-Jacksonville State 


9 a.m. 


Oct. 1 2 


at Mississippi College* 


7 p.m. 


Oct. 1 3 


at University of North Alabama* 


7 p.m. 


Oct. 1 6 


USC-Spartanburg and Catawba 






College at Spartanburg,S.C. 


6 p.m. 


Oct. 1 7 


Lenoir Rhyne and Queens College 






at Hickory, N.C. 


1 p.m. 


Oct. 1 8 


at Gardner Webb College, N.C. 


2 p.m. 


Oct. 20 


at Livingston University, Ala.* 


6 p.m. 


Oct. 23 


at Milligan College Tournament, Tenn. 


TBA 


Oct. 27 


LaGrange College 


7 p.m. 


Oct. 29 


University of North Alabama* 


7:30 p.m. 


OCT. 30 


MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* 


9 A.M. 


OCT. 30-31 


LADY BRAVES INVITATIONAL 


TBA 


Nov. 3 


at Mercer University-Macon 


7 p.m. 


Nov. 7 


at Florida Tech 


7:30 p.m. 


NOV. 9 


LIVINGSTON UNIVERSITY* 


6 P.M. 


Nov. 1 2 


at Jacksonville State University, Ala.* 


7 p.m. 


Nov. 20-21 


Gulf South Conference Tournament 


TBA 



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*Culf South Conference matches 



1992-93 zAthletic Schedules 



1992-93 BRAVES BASKETBALL 

NOV. 23 BREWTON COLLEGE 7:30 P.M. 

Nov. 27 at LaGrange College 7:30 p.m. 

DEC. 2 NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE 7:30 P.M. 

Dec. 5 at Talladega College 7:30 p.m. 

Dec. 14 at North Georgia College 7:30 p.m. 

Dec. 16 at Brewton-Parker College 7:30 p.m. 

DEC. 28-29 KIWANIS INVITATIONAL 7 AND 9 P.M. 

DEC. 31 LAGRANGE COLLEGE 7:30 P.M. 

JAN. 4 VALDOSTA STATE* 7:30 P.M. 

JAN. 9 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA* 7:30 P.M. 

JAN. 1 1 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY* 7:30 P.M. 

JAN. 13 WOFFORD COLLEGE 7:30 P.M. 

Jan. 16 at Mississippi College* 7:30 p.m. 

Jan. 18 at Livingston University* 7:30 p.m. 

Jan. 23 at Wofford College 7 p.m. 

Jan. 25 at Jacksonville State* 7 p.m. 

Jan. 27 at Alabama-Huntsville 7 p.m. 

Feb. 1 at Valdosta State* 7:30 p.m. 

Feb. 8 Jacksonville State* 7:30 p.m. 

Feb. 9 Talladega College 7:30 p.m. 

Feb. 13 Livingston University* 7:30 p.m. 

Feb. 15 Mississippi College* 7:30 p.m. 

Feb. 1 7 Alabama-Huntsville 7:30 p.m. 

Feb. 20 at University of North Alabama* 7:30 p.m. 

Feb. 22 at Delta State University* 7:30 p.m. 

Feb. 26-27 Gulf South Conference Tournament 
*Culf South Conference game 
Note: all games broadcast over WWGC-FM, 90.7 



1992 BRAVES FOOTBALL 

Sept. 5 at Samford University 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 1 2 Open 

SEPT. 19 JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY* 7:30 P.M. 

Sept. 26 at Clark-Atlanta 7 p.m. 

Oct. 3 at Livingston University* 8 p.m. 

Oct. 10 at Mississippi College* 8 p.m. 

OCT. 17 VALDOSTA STATE* 7:30 P.M. 

OCT. 24 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE 7:30 P.M. 

OCT. 31 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY*+ 1:30 P.M. 

Nov. 7 at University of North Alabama* 8 p.m. 

NOV. 14 LANE COLLEGE 1:30 P.M. 

*Gulf South Conference game 

+Homecoming 

Note: all games broadcast over WWGC-FM, 90.7 



Special Note: The schedules of five of West Georgia College's 1 1 
intercollegiate athletic teams are listed. The schedules of the six springs 
sports teams were not finalized at the time of publication. 



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1992-93 LADY BRAVES BASKETBALL 


Nov. 23 


at Tuskegee University 


6 p.m. 


Nov. 25 


at Miles College 


6 p.m. 


DECS 


CLARK ATLANTA 


5:30 P.M. 


Dec. 4-5 


at Georgia College Invitational 


TBA 


Dec. 7 


at University of Tampa 


5:30 p.m. 


Dec. 9 


at Florida Southern 


6 p.m. 


JAN. 2 


TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY 


5:30 P.M. 


JA. 4 


VALDOSTA STATE* 


5:30 P.M. 


JAN. 9 


UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA* 


5:30 P.M. 


|AN. 11 


DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY* 


5:30 P.M. 


|an. 16 


at Mississippi Colleg* 


5:30 p.m. 


|an. 18 


at Livingston University* 


5:30 p.m. 


|AN. 22 


FLORIDA ATLANTIC 


7 P.M. 


|an. 25 


at Jacksonville State* 


5:30 p.m. 


|an. 27 


at Troy State University 


7 p.m. 


|an. 29 


at Clark Atlanta 


7 p.m. 


Feb. 1 


at Valdosta State* 


5:30 p.m. 


FEB. 3 


MILES COLLEGE 


7 P.M. 


FEB. 8 


JACKSONVILLE STATE* 


5:30 P.M. 


FEB. 11 


TROY STATE UNIVERSITY 


7 P.M. 


FEB. 13 


LIVINGSTON UNIVERSITY* 


5:30 P.M. 


FEB. 15 


MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* 


5:30 P.M. 


Feb. 20 


at University of North Alabama* 


5:30 p.m. 


Feb. 22 


at Delta State University* 


5:30 p.m. 


FEB. 27 


FORT VALLEY STATE COLLEGE 


7 P.M. 


Mar. 5-6 


Gulf South Conference Tournament 


TBA 


Mar. 12-13 


NCAA Regionals 


TBA 


Mar. 19-20 


NCAA Quarterfinals 


TBA 


Mar. 25-27 


NCAA Final Four 


TBA 



*Gulf South Conference game