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.
As a professional courtesy,
any staff or faculty member taking a group of students away from the campus
during regularly scheduled classes will notify the instructors involved of
pending absences far enough in advance to allow the students and instructors
involved to make alternative arrangements for the work missed.
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.