DISABILITY
SERVICES
The College complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act by providing reasonable
accommodations for those who are qualified. Students with a learning
disability, attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity, physical,
mental, emotional, and/or a hearing impairment must contact the college at
least one month prior to the first day of class with appropriate documentation
of the disability. Students with physical disabilities who plan to live on
campus must give the college one month advance notice so that living
accommodations can be arranged.
Anyone with an impairment should contact the Director of
Student Development located on the second floor of the J. Lamar Branch Student
Center.
POLICY ON SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
Federal law1 provides that it shall
be unlawful, discriminatory practice for any employer, because of the sex of
any person, to discharge without just cause, to refuse to hire, or otherwise
discriminate against any person with respect to any matter directly or
indirectly related to employment or academic standing. Harassment of an
employee on the basis of sex violates this federal law.
Sexual harassment of employees or students in the University
System is prohibited and shall subject the offender to dismissal or other
sanctions after compliance with procedural due process requirements. Unwelcome
sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when:
1. Submission to such conduct is made explicitly
or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment or academic
standing; or
2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by
an individual is used as a basis for employment or academic decisions affecting
an individual; or
3. Such conduct unreasonably interferes with an
individual’s work or academic performance or creates an intimidating, hostile,
or offensive work or academic environment.
A student who feels subjected to any type of sexual
harassment should consult with the Director of Student Development or the Vice
President for Student and Enrollment Services.
POLICY ON RACIAL
HARASSMENT
It is the policy of Abraham Baldwin College to conduct and
provide programs, activities and services to students, faculty, and staff in
an atmosphere free from racial harassment. Racial harassment is any behavior
that would verbally or physically threaten, torment, badger, heckle, or
persecute an individual because of his/her race. Racial harassment of
college faculty, staff, students, or visitors is prohibited and shall
subject the offender to appropriate disciplinary action including dismissal
(Section 703 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended).
Students, faculty and staff who feel they have been subjected
to racial harassment can seek advice from:
Civil Rights Issues (Students)—The Vice President for Student
and Enrollment Services and Dean Bernice Hughes, Director of Student Life,
Branch
Student
Center (second floor).
Civil Rights Issues (Faculty)—Dr. Caroline Helms, Vice
President and Dean of Academic Affairs, Tift Hall, Room 27.
Civil Rights Issues (Staff)—Ms.
Bertha
Daniel, Director of College Services, Tift Hall (second
floor).
STUDENT
DEVELOPMENT
CENTER
The
Student
Development
Center services are
available without charge to any student to facilitate achieving maximum
educational development under a holistic approach. In addition, services are
available to the College’s faculty, staff, employers, alumni, prospective
students, and community members. Priority is given to currently enrolled
students.
The Student Development Office is located on the second floor
of
Branch
Student
Center.
Direct correspondence to Dr. Maggie Martin, Director of Student Development,
ABAC 48,
2802 Moore Highway,
Abraham
Baldwin
College,
Tifton,
GA
31793. The e-mail address is
mmartin@abac.edu.
Counseling
and Testing
The Counseling and Testing component of the
Student
Development
Center provides a wide
variety of services to promote personal growth and development and to help
students address problems of daily living. These services include personal,
individual or group counseling, career exploration, study skills assessment
programs, crisis intervention, and interpersonal skills training. Other
educational opportunities such as leadership training, human relations skill
building, assertiveness training, decision making skills, and stress management
are provided. In addition, proactive and preventative group workshops, programs
and outreach services are available. Consultation and referral services are
also provided. National and college-wide test administrations are offered such
as the NSAT, ISAT, ACT, CLEP, MELAB, CAT, TSE, the Regents’ Test, DSST
(formerly DANTES) and individual test proctoring services. Individual
personality testing services are utilized by the counselors when appropriate.
Career
Development
The Career Development component of the
Student
Development
Center assists students
in assessing choices of academic majors and career alternatives. These choices
are guided through individual career counseling utilizing interest, skills,
values and abilities inventories, and other testing. The
Career
Center
also offers the use of the computerized career planning program, DISCOVER.
Information about other colleges and universities is available for students
desiring to transfer to a four-year institution. The center also oversees
academic advising for undecided/undeclared majors to facilitate the career
decision making process.
The Career Placement component is geared toward helping
students in career-technological programs with their career job search. This component offers resume writing,
interviewing, dress for success and job search strategies through individual
and group sessions and workshops available to all students. Students are encouraged to utilize these
services early in their college career.
Student Administrative
Withdrawals
A student may be administratively withdrawn from the college
when in the judgment of the Vice President for Student and Enrollment Services
in consultation with the Director of Student Development and/or the College
Physician, it is determined that the student suffers from a physical, mental,
emotional, or psychological health condition which (a) poses significant danger
or threat of physical harm to the student or to the person or property of
others or (b) causes the student to interfere with the rights of other members
of the college community or with the exercise of any proper activities or
functions of the college or its personnel, or causes the student to be unable
to meet institutional requirements for admission and continued enrollment, as
defined in the Student Conduct Code and the Catalog.
Except in emergency situations, a student shall, upon request,
be accorded an appropriate hearing prior to final decision concerning his/her
continued enrollment at the College. (Policies and appeal procedures may be
obtained from the
Student
Development
Center
or the Vice President for Student and Enrollment Services.)
JOB
PLACEMENT
The Job Placement Office is a component of the Office of
Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs and is staffed by a Financial Aid and Job
Placement Counselor. The Job Placement Office provides a wide range of
services, including employment referral opportunities for all college work
study students and for all other enrolled students seeking part-time and
full-time, on-campus or off-campus employment.
The Job Placement Office is located on the second floor of
the
Student
Center. Direct correspondence to
Coordinator of Job Placement, ABAC 18,
2802 Moore Highway,
Abraham
Baldwin
College,
Tifton,
GA
31793.
STUDENT
HEALTH
CENTER
The College provides students with health care services and
health-related educational programs consistent with its mission and reflecting
the needs of the campus community. The
ABAC
Student
Health
Center is located in the
Health
Sciences
Building, through the
rear entrance. The
Health
Center is staffed by
physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners who provide care for acute
illnesses, minor injuries, allergy shots, immunizations, and well-woman care
such as Pap smears and contraception.
Student
Health
Center Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 9:00 AM-4:30 PM and Friday, 9:00 AM-2:00
PM
The
Student
Health
Center is open from the
first day of classes until the final day of final examinations each semester
for patient care. The
Health
Center is open during
semester breaks for immunizations and access to records. Visit the Student
Health Center Web Site for updated information on hours and services.
Students with serious illness or injury
should seek emergency health care in the community or call “911”.
A Physician or Nurse Practitioner is
on-site Monday through Friday in the afternoon. Students wishing to see these
health care providers should visit the
Student
Health
Center by 11:00 AM to
insure that they will be seen.
The
Student
Health
Center has a limited
formulary of the most commonly used prescription and non-prescription
medications used in college health. Students registered for 6 or more hours pay
a health fee at registration. There is no charge to see the physician, nurse,
or nurse practitioner. However, modest co-payments may be charged to cover
medical supplies, laboratory tests and medications. Students seeking health
care in the community by referral from the
Student
Health
Center are responsible
for any costs incurred.
REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS: Each student must
submit a certificate of immunization to the Admissions Office prior to
admission to the College. This form is part of the admission paperwork. All
student health records are held in strict confidence by the
Health
Center
staff.
MMR: Students born in 1957 or later must
have two required MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccinations.
Tetanus: Students must have taken a tetanus booster
within 10 years of matriculation.
Varicella Students must prove immunity to varicella
(chicken pox). This may be by giving a history of chicken pox to a health care
provider with the date of illness or by taking the varicella vaccine.
Hepatitis B: Students under the age of 19 years must prove
immunity to Hepatitis B. This may be by taking the Hepatitis B vaccine or
providing laboratory evidence of immunity.
Meningitis: Students planning to reside in campus housing
must receive information regarding meningococcal disease. For students electing
to take the vaccine, one dose is recommended. Otherwise, students must sign a
form that documents that they decline the vaccine.
NOTE: It is strongly
recommended that students make a copy of their immunization records and keep
these records among their important papers.
The
Student
Health
Center
archives student health records for five years.
After five years the records are destroyed.
CAMPUS HOUSING AND
RESIDENTIAL LIFE
Campus residential life is an important part
of the college experience. On-campus living is much more than simply a
convenience to students. Students living in a community of fellow students are
positively influenced with regard to retention, personal growth and
development, participation in extra-curricular activities, and overall
successful adaptation to the college experience.
In
order to facilitate students’ success and to help them make a successful
transition to college,
Abraham
Baldwin
Agricultural
College has a Freshman
Residency Requirement. All freshmen are
required to live on campus. To be
exempted from this requirement, a student must apply for exemption and meet one
of the following criteria:
·
Age 21 by September 1
·
Have earned 30 semester hours of college academic credit
·
Residing with parent(s), spouse, or legal guardian
ABAC
offers state-of-the-art on-campus housing opportunities for students.
ABAC Place, our
on-campus housing facility, has 835 beds in apartment-style units. The majority
of the apartment units are 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom, but a limited number of
3-bedroom, 2-bath, and 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom units are also available.
Each private bedroom is fully furnished and
the common living room is furnished with sofa, oversized chair and tables.
Kitchens are equipped with dishwashers, microwaves, garbage disposals,
full-size ranges and refrigerators. A common phone line, cable television, and
high speed internet access are also available in each apartment unit. Laundry
facilities, group study space, and computer labs are available on each floor of
the apartment complex.
ABAC
Place also includes the Town Hall. This facility
contains the rental administrative offices, recreational facilities, a fitness
center, group meeting space, and a convenience store.
ABAC
Place is managed through a partnership between
ABAC and Place Properties, a private housing management firm. Working together,
ABAC and Place Properties will insure that
ABAC Place provides a safe, comfortable,
and enjoyable on-campus living environment that is conducive to the academic
success of our students.
In accordance with state law, each student
living in on-campus housing is required to be vaccinated against meningitis or
to document that he/she is aware of the vaccine but elects not to be
vaccinated. The meningitis vaccine may be obtained from your local health
department or physician, or through the
ABAC
Health
Center.
For more information about
ABAC Place, contact the
ABAC Place office
at 229-391-2500 or visit
Housing Information or
www.abac.edu.
CONDUCT INFORMATION AND
REGULATIONS
An
Abraham
Baldwin
College
student is expected to show proper respect for order, morality, and the rights
of others. Conduct which is normally reprehensible or which is of a disorderly
nature and in violation of written policy shall subject the student to
disciplinary action.
Anyone
registered as a student at the College is subject to the regulations outlined
in the Student Handbook. He/she is also subject to city, state, and federal
law. The College will not intervene nor will it ask special treatment for a
student who has violated any law.
College
regulations apply to both on- and off-campus students.
The College reserves the right to apply the code of conduct
to a student’s actions which occur off-campus when the student’s behavior and
conduct pose a risk or threat to the ABAC community and/or the normal operation
of the College.
VIOLATIONS
A
student who violates college regulations regarding conduct may be sanctioned by
warning, social probation, probated suspension, restitution, curfew, special
sanction, community service, suspension, or expulsion. The nature of the
offense will determine the severity of the punishment.
The
procedure for suspending or expelling a student is the same. A student who has
broken a regulation may be referred to the Student Life Hearing Panel. The
student will be given written notification of a hearing at least three days
before the hearing is scheduled. He/she will also be informed of the charges
against him/her and of his/her right to legal counsel. The Panel will hold a
hearing and make its recommendations regarding disciplinary action. Appeals may
be made in accordance with the Student Handbook and the published policy of the
Board of Regents.
Any
student who is charged with or indicted for a violation of state or federal law
is subject to disciplinary action by the College while the case is pending.
When very severe violations of state or federal law occur, a student may be
administratively suspended until the hearing is concluded.
Any
student who is guilty of violating college regulations or who is financially
indebted to the college will not be eligible for readmission until he/she
receives the appropriate clearance. Under these circumstances, a student’s
ineligibility for readmission will become a part of his/her record.
In
addition to the Student Code of Conduct, which may be found in the Student
Handbook, the following stipulation exists:
Notwithstanding any provision of this Code, the President is
authorized to review any student discipline case and take such action as he
deems appropriate with respect thereto. His review may be based upon (1) the
record made before the Student Judiciary; (2) oral or written arguments made to
him by the parties or their representatives; (3) a
denovo evidentiary hearing before him substantively following the
procedures set out herein for hearings before the Student Judiciary; or (4) any
combination of the foregoing methods. A student defendant may appeal the
decision of the President in writing to the Executive Secretary of the Board of
Regents within a period of twenty days after the President’s decision and shall
cite all reasons for dissatisfaction with the previous decision.
BOARD OF REGENTS’
STATEMENT ON
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR
The following is the policy of the Board of Regents regarding
disruptive behavior in any institution of the University System:
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
reaffirms its policies to support fully freedom of expression by each member of
the academic community and to preserve and protect the rights and freedom of
its faculty members and students to engage in debate, discussions, peaceful and
non-disruptive protest and dissent. The following statement relates
specifically to the problem described below. It does not change or in any way
infringe upon the Board’s existing policies and practices in support of freedom
of expression and action. Rather, it is considered necessary to combat the
ultimate effect of irresponsible disruptive and obstructive actions by students
and faculty which tend to destroy academic freedom and the institutional
structures through which it operates.
In recent years, a serious problem has appeared on many
college and university campuses in the nation. Some students, faculty members,
and others have on occasion engaged in demonstrations, sit- ins, and other
activities that have clearly and deliberately interfered with the regular and
orderly operation of the institution concerned. Typically, these actions have
been the physical occupation of a building or campus area for a protracted
period of time or the use of display of verbal or written obscenities involving
indecent or disorderly conduct.
These actions have gone beyond all heretofore recognized
bounds of meetings for discussion, persuasion, or even protest, in that: (1)
acquiescence to demands of the demonstrators is the conditioning for dispersal,
and (2) the reasonable and written directions of institutional officials to
disperse have been ignored. Such activities thus have become clearly recognizable
as an action of force, operating outside all established channels on the
campus, including that in intellectual debate and persuasion which are at the
very heart of education.
The Board of Regents is deeply concerned by this problem.
Under the Constitution of the State of
Georgia,
under all applicable court rulings, and in keeping with the tradition of higher
education in the
United
States, the Board is ultimately responsible
for the orderly operation of the several institutions of the University System and
the preservation of academic freedom in these institutions. The Board cannot
and will not divest itself of this responsibility.
Of equal or even greater importance, such action of force as
has been described above destroys the very essence of higher education. The
essence is found in the unhampered freedom to study, investigate, write, speak,
and debate on any aspect or issue of life. This freedom, which reaches its full
flowering on college and university campuses, is an essential part of American
democracy, comparable to the jury system or the electoral process.
For these reasons and in order to respond directly and
specifically to this problem, the Board of Regents stipulates that any student,
faculty member, administrator, or employee, acting individually or in concert
with others, who clearly obstructs or disrupts, or attempts to obstruct or
disrupt any teaching, research, administrative, disciplinary or public service
activity, or any other activity authorized to be discharged or held on any
campus of the University System of Georgia is considered by the Board to have
committed an act of gross irresponsibility and shall be subject to disciplinary
procedures, possibly resulting in dismissal or termination of employment.
The Board reaffirms its belief that all segments of the
academic community are under a strong obligation and have a mutual
responsibility to protect the campus community from disorderly, disruptive, or
obstructive actions which interfere with academic pursuits of teaching,
learning, and other campus activities.
The Board of Regents understands that this policy is
consistent with resolutions adopted by the American Association of University
Professors in April, 1968, and by the Executive Committee of the Association
for Higher Education in March, 1968, condemning actions taken to disrupt the
operations of institutions of higher education.
DRUG FREE SCHOOLS POLICY
STATEMENT
In order to comply with the Drug Free Schools and Communities
Act Amendments of 1989, (Public Law 101-226) signed by President George Bush on
December 12, 1989, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College hereby prohibits the
unlawful possession, use, or distribution of drugs and alcohol by students and
employees on the properties of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and will
impose sanctions on students and employees which are consistent with local,
state, and federal law. (See Student
Handbook, and the Policy Manual.)
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Abraham
Baldwin is committed to the philosophy that in a total educational process the
student activity program should supplement the academic program and that such a
program should be student oriented. Faculty and staff members act as advisors
but students plan and implement the programs. The College provides a variety of
extra-curricular activities that not only supplement the academic program but
also provide training and leadership opportunities as well as entertainment. In
order to keep the student activity program one of the best in the state, each
student is personally encouraged to take part in one or more of the programs
offered. The Student Handbook
contains more detailed information about the student activity program.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION
SENATE—The Senate is made up of student-elected
representatives from each chartered student club and organization and from the
student body at large, representatives from the Residential Housing
Association, freshman and sophomore class officers, and officers of the Student
Government Association. The body meets one night each week to plan and discuss
activities and other matters which concern the student body. This group tries
to maintain and strengthen the bonds among students, faculty, and
administration, recognizing that a characteristic of an educated person is the
ability to cooperate with colleagues. The Vice President of Student and
Enrollment Services is the administrative advisor for the Senate and faculty
advisors are selected by the Senate.
Listed below are the clubs on campus that
are dependent upon student participation for their existence: ABAC Cattlemen’s
Association; ABAC Leadership on the Square; AET Club (Agricultural Equipment
Technology); Alpha Beta Gamma; Ambassadors; BACCHUS; Baldwin Players; Baptist
Student Union; Campus-Wide Bible Study; CAMP Club; Circle K; College Republicans;
Christian Student Fellowship; Family and Consumer Sciences; Forestry Wildlife
Club; FFA; Georgia Association of Nursing Students; Helping Professions
Association; Horticulture Club; MASDA (Minority Academic Social Development
Association); Music Educators National Conference (MENC); Pegasus; Political
Science; Pre-Vet Club; Phi Theta Kappa; Quiz Bowl; RacCooners; Residential
Housing Association; Rodeo Club; Student Georgia Association of Educators
(SGAE), Student Union; Sabor Latino; Stallion; Turf Club; WPLH. New clubs can
be chartered through IAC as student interests grow. A more complete description
of each club can be found in the Student Handbook.
STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS
MEDIA
Student
communications media on the
Abraham
Baldwin
Agricultural
College campus include
the following:
STALLION—The campus newspaper is published biweekly
to provide news and features focused on campus events as well as present
opinion and comment. For several years, the newspaper has earned national
recognition and has been named
Georgia’s
top two- year college paper.
PEGASUS—This annual literary magazine provides a
means for creative expression among students, faculty, and alumni. The magazine
features poetry, essays, fiction, articles, art, and photography.
WPLH-FM—The College radio
station, located at 103.1 on the FM dial, has studios located in the J. Lamar
Branch Student Center.
RECREATIONAL SPORTS
Through a program of recreational sports including
basketball, ultimate Frisbee, bowling, softball, flag football, and volleyball,
the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the Student
Activity Program offer to every student the opportunity to engage in sports and
recreational activities. Participation is entirely voluntary; however, varsity
athletes are not allowed to play in the sport in which they participate. The
desire for fun, exercise, social contact, and friendly competition in a
wholesome, satisfying atmosphere furnishes the stimulation for the activities
and tournaments offered.
ATHLETICS PROGRAMS
Intercollegiate athletics, both male and female, are an
integral part of the Division of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and
the student activities program. The College participates in eight
intercollegiate sports - men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, golf, men’s
and women’s tennis, women’s softball, and women’s soccer. Each full-time
student is invited and strongly encouraged to try out for collegiate athletic
teams.
The College is a member in good standing of Region 17 of the
Georgia Junior College Athletic Association and the National Junior College
Athletic Association. The “Golden Stallions” and “Fillies” are always strong
competitors against the best two-year college competition available. Successful academic endeavors are also stressed
to athletes. All home athletic contests are free to full-time students.
FINE ARTS GROUPS
Musical groups on the
Abraham
Baldwin
College campus are open
to all students, although some groups require auditions for membership.
Performing groups include Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Concert Choir and Jazz
Choir. These groups perform at various high schools, civic group events, and
community festivals.
The Baldwin Players, consisting of students from throughout
the college who are interested in theater, stage two major productions each
year. Opportunities for participation
include acting, set design and construction, publicity, stage management, and
all other aspects of theater production.
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