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student organizations. The Office of the Dean of Students serves as an initial point of GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
contact for informtion and assistance. Likewise, students may visit the Office of the
Campus Director on the Valley Campus with questions, concerns, and to receive the SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE complies with non-discriminatory
appropriate referral and assistance. The Dean of Students can also be contacted regulations under Title VI, Title VII, and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX
through this office on the Valley Campus as well. If a student wishes to disclose or Educational Amendment of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and
submit a complaint or express a concern, he or she may contact the Dean of Students Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Inquiries concerning this policy may be directed
to receive specific procedures and assist ance aimed at resolving the complaint or to the ADA Coordinator ext. 5351. The grievance procedure is described beginning on page
concern through the proper channels. 13 of the Catalog. Grievance Procedure Forms are available in the President’s or Vice-Pres-
ident’s Office, at ext. 5352. Grievance Officer is identified below:
Academic, administrative, compliance, and student issues are examined through
established channels of communication. Based upon the nature of the complaint or Ms. Marty Kirby
comment, the student should select and follow the appropriate channel of Grievance Officer
communication as listed below: P.O. Box 1000
Wadley, AL 36276
1. Academic Issues (256) 395-2211 ext. 5813
A. Instructor
B. Department Chairperson
C. Dean of Instruction Freedom of Access to Higher Education
2. Student Issues Within the limits of its facilities on all campuses, Southern Union is open to all persons
A. Chief of Police without regard to sex, race, creed, disability, or national origin. It is the responsibility of
B. Dean of Students the College to publish its educational objectives and to make available the criteria it shall
C. President use in evaluating student success in all programs. It is the responsibility of the student to Handbook Student
3. Administrative Issues avail himself of a knowledge of these objectives and criteria as published and set forth by
A. Administrative Supervisor Southern Union College. Provided they are used in a manner appropriate to the academic
B. Dean of Instruction/ Dean of Students community and in compliance with college standard policies, the facilities and services of
C. President the College will be open to all of its enrolled students.
4. Compliance Issues
A. Compliance Officer Freedom of Expression
B. President The instructor in the classroom and in conference will encourage free discussion, inquiry,
C. Chancellor, Alabama Dept. of Postsecondary Ed. (Title IX complaints only) and expression where relevant and appropriate to the educational objectives of the course.
Students’ grades will not be influenced by opinions expressed in the classroom or outside
Non-Discrimination Policy the classroom.
It is the official policy of the Alabama State Department of Education and Southern Union
State Community College that no person in Alabama shall, on grounds of race, color, dis- In the classroom, students are invited to air their views on matters pertaining to the subject
ability, gender, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, matter. With the freedom of attending class comes the responsibility of being well informed
be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or of the required class material and content. All students have the right of question, through
employment. orderly procedures, regarding academic evaluation. A student’s grade will be based solely
on academic achievement, unless otherwise specified by the professor in writing at the first
class meeting.

ACADEMIC CONDUCT
Code of Conduct
Southern Union expects all members of its academic community to perform according to the
highest ethical and professional principles. The entire college population must be involved
to ensure this quality of academic conduct. Whether or not academic misconduct occurred,
and what classrooms sanctions, if any, are to be applied, are matters to be determined by the
respective instructor. Any student who opposes the sanction imposed by an instructor may