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2007-2008 Undergraduate Student Handbook
Got some questions about Saint Mary's policies? Just look at the 2007-2008 Undergraduate Student Handbook (PDF)
Community Life Forms
- Student Contact Report (Word)
All SMC community members may report alleged violations of the Code of Conduct and other College policies by filling out a Student Contact Report. All Student Contact Reports should be turned into the Office of Community Life. - Appeal Request (Word)
The decision of the student discipline hearing may be appealed by within five (5) business days of the decision. Only one (1) appeal is permitted. Such appeals shall be submitted in writing, signed by the student and delivered to the Associate Director of Community Life and shall consist of: (a) a completed Appeal Request Form; and, (b) a statement outlining and supporting the specific basis upon which the student is appealing.
An appeal must be based on one or more of the following or it will not be considered:
(a) A process or procedural error was made that was significantly prejudicial to the outcome of the hearing as it affects the student appealing; or
(b) New information that was not available or known to the student appealing at the time of the hearing has arisen which, when considered, may materially alter the outcome. NOTE: Information that the appealing student chose not to present at the time of the hearing is not considered new information; or
(c) The sanction(s) were not appropriate for the specific section of the Code or other College policy which the student was found to have violated. - Student Discipline Process Hearing Flowchart (Word)
Follow the process of student discipline hearings.
Campus/Public Safety
As required by the Jeanne Clery Act, the Department of Public Safety annually provides Saint Mary’s campus community with copies of its annual security report. Statistics of all incidents and crimes reported to campus security authorities within the last 3 years are included. This information is available at Public Safety website or at the Department of Public Safety in Brother Jerome West Hall.
Community Life Discipline Statistics
Please note that these numbers reflect Saint Mary's College of California policy violations, including, but not limited to, Code of Conduct violations, community living violations, and technology policy violations.
For violations that are reportable to for the federal Clery Act, please use the following link to the Department of Public Safety: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about-smc/public-safety/
The 2006-2007 academic year had a total of 232 incidents/cases. In 30 of these cases, students were found not to be responsible for all of the alleged violations. (Comparatively, there were 350 incidents/cases during the 2005-2006 academic year, with 37 of those cases having students being found not responsible for all alleged violations.)
Of the 793 total violations within the 232 cases during the 2006-2007 academic year, 70% (793) of all alleged violations involved males and 30% (341) of all alleged violations involved females. (During the 2005-2006 academic year, 68% of alleged violations involved males, while 32% involved females.)
For the 2006-2007 academic year, 73% of cases involved freshmen, 18% involved sophomores, 7% involved juniors and 3% involved seniors. (For the 2005-2006 academic year, 63% involved freshmen, 23% involved sophomores, 8% involved juniors and 6% involved seniors.)
Parent/Family Communication
The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA). For more information go to http://www.aacrao.org/compliance/ferpa/
FERPA Authorization to Release Information Form (PDF)
Online Community
Does it really matter what you post online? Amazingly, it does. The photos and jokes that you post on your online profiles may seem like a fun and great way to connect with your friends, but many companies, universities, and police departments are using online sites to identify potential job candidates and crime suspects. Also, keep in mind that predators love the web. Be smart. Be safe. Don’t post anything online that you wouldn’t post on your front door.
