2022-23 Student handbook
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MISSION STATEMENT OF BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY OF RESPECT AND OBJECTIVES
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
- Expectations, standards and policies
- Alcohol policy
- Drugs and controlled substances policy
- Smoking and vaping policy
- Sexual misconduct policy
- Nondiscrimination and harassment policy
- Disability discrimination policy
- Emergency removal and return of students policy
- Arson
- Assault, fighting or acts of physical aggression
- Bullying
- Commuter locker policy
- Computing and networking resources - responsible use
- Copyrighted material, file sharing and illegal downloading policy
- Destruction, damaging or defacing of property
- Disorderly or disruptive conduct
- Disruption of university disciplinary process
- Emotional Support Animal policy
- Failure to comply with directive of a university official
- Fraternities and sororities
- Hate crime
- Hazing
- Hoverboard use policy
- Misuse of university property
- Observance of local, state and federal laws
- Outside speakers policy
- Possession of lost or stolen property
- Sales and fund raising policy
- Social media policy
- Theft
- Videotaping, audio taping and photography without consent policy
- Weapons possession policy
- Housing requirements
- Hall directors
- Resident advisors
- Facilities
- Furnishings and care
- Security deposit and charges
- Community billing
- Personal trash
- Safety policies
- Fire safety
- Hours and guests policies
- Entering student rooms
- Room assignment change policy
- Consolidation policy
- Single room policy
- Break housing policy
- Summer housing policy
- Reporting procedures
- Security escort
- Annual crime statistics report
- Annual fire safety report
- Missing student policy and procedure
PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
- Motor vehicle registration
- Parking lots on campus
- Campus parking map (pdf)
- Parking and operating violations
- Fines and loss of privilege
- Parking appeal procedures
- Academic affairs office
- Student responsibility
- Academic advising
- Adding, dropping and withdrawing from courses
- Class attendance
- Student athlete missed class policy
- Grade appeals and academic grievance procedures
- Final exam policy
- Records policy
- Bookstore and duplicating
- Business office
- Campus pastor
- Center for Career and Vocation
- Counseling services
- Curriculum Resource Center
- Financial aid
- Dining service
- Health Center
- Learning Resource Center
- Library
- Marbeck Center
- Multicultural affairs
- Music facilities
- Student life office
- Technology Center
- Writing Center
- Calendar of events
- Activity fee
- Office of Student Involvement
- Student organizations
- Department activities
- Performance groups
- Criteria for student organizations
- Privileges of student organizations
- Procedures from starting a new student organization
- Fund-raising policy
- Dining services policy
- Travel policy