Institutional Absence
 

A student who serves as an official representative of the college is defined as one who:

is authorized to use the college name in public relationships outside the institution;

regularly interacts with non-college individuals and groups over an extended period of time (at least one semester);

represents the college as a part of a group and not as an individual;

represents the college under the direct supervision of a college faculty or staff member; and

is authorized in writing, in advance, by the President of the college.

Such a student is in no way released from the obligations and responsibilities of all students, but will not be penalized with unexcused absences when absences result from regularly scheduled activities in which he/she represents the college.

Further, it is the responsibility of each student to contact instructors prior to the absence and to make arrangements to make up any work that will be missed, in a manner acceptable to the instructor. Advisors of activities will schedule off-campus activities in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the learning process for a student.