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Brookhaven Student Government AssociationBrookhaven College Student Government Association (BSGA) is an

advocate or the Brookhaven College student body, and acts as a

liaison or students, to the administration and the aculty. BSGA

provides communication between campus organizations and the

student body, and oers opportunities or leadership development,

involvement and personal growth within the Brookhaven College

community.

BSGA Candidate Orientation: Aug. 30, 1 p.m., Room S204BSGA Ocers Application Deadline: Sept. 2, 3 p.m., Room S201BSGA Campaigning: Sept. 69, campuswideBSGA Ocers Election: Sept. 1213, Student Services Center Lobby

Club Orientation and Lunch: Sept. 9, Noon, S003

BSGA Indoor Challenge Course and Teamwork: Sept. 16, 1-4 p.m.

Reception Honoring Club Sponsors and Leaders: Sept. 21, noon1:30p.m., Student Services Lobby

General Meetings: Aug. 30; Sept. 13, 27, Oct. 11, 25; Nov. 8, 22; Dec.6, Room S204

Advisor/Ocers Meetings: Sept. 6, 20; Oct. 4, 18; Nov. 1, 15, 29; Dec.13, Room S204

U.S. Senator Oce Visit: TBA

Halloween Campus Party: Oct. 27, 6 p.m., Commons Courtyard

U.S. House o Representative Oce Visit: TBA

Student Forum with Brookhaven College President: TBA

Events and service activities are scheduled throughout the semester.

I.D. cards are good for two years.

Dallas County Community Colleges

* The first I .D. card is free for credit course students, however,

there is a $10 replacement cost for subsequent cards.I.D.s are not available for noncredit students.

Paid Tuition Receipt and Photo I.D. Required

Calendar o Activities 6-15

August 6-7

September 8-9

October 10-11

November 12-13

December 14-15

BHC Mission Statement 34

Campus Directory Back Cover

Campus Map Back Cover

Core Curriculum 24

Parking Policy 14

Smoking Policy 18

Student Clubs and Organizations 3

Student Code o Conduct 26-34

What Resources are Available? 16-19

Whom Do I Ask? 20-21

When Are They Open? 22-23

Recent surveys indicate that college students who get

involved in campus activities, such as clubs, extra- and c

curricular activities or part-time work on campus, are mo

likely to succeed in their studies and less likely to drop ou

o school.

Involvement in student activities may lead to greater

success in college and in general.

gain increased sel-condence

increase your creativity

improve your critical thinking skillsSource: www.petersons

Brookhaven College students have the opportunity to

develop the ollowing skills and techniques through a

variety o student activitites.

leadership and organizational skills

communication techniques | job skills

Brookhaven College supports students participation ininstitutional decision-making through involvement in

various college committees.

To get involved in college activities or to learn more abo

leadership opportunities visit us today!

Ofce o Student Lie

Bldg. S, Room S201 | 972-860-4115

[email protected]

Contents Why Should You Get Involved?

For more inormation, call Yasaman Contractor,

assistant director o the Oce o Student Lie and SGA advisor

at 972-860-4117 or visit Oce o Student Lie, Room S201


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Arican Cultures Club

Winnie Clarke Testing Center 860-4869

Jamileh Stroman World Languages 860-4821

Art ClubSusan Mollet School o the Arts 860-4138

Brookhaven Active Adult Students, BAAS

DeBorah Whaley-

Stephenson Business Studies 860-4807

Brookhaven Choral Society

Melody Gamblin-Bullock School o the Arts 860-4548

Brookhaven Flute ClubPam Youngblood School o the Arts 860-4730

Brookhaven GreeniesCarrie Schweitzer Presidents Ofce 860-4848

Lois Wagenseil Learning Resource Center 860-4818

Brookhaven Latino Dance ClubRebecca Garcia World Languages 860-4828

Brookhaven Players

Darise Error School o the Arts 860-4244

Criminal Justice Club

Thom Parr Social Science 860-4130

Dancers TheatreMicki Saba School o the Arts 860-4122

Gay-Straight AllianceRikk Terhune Multicultural Center 860-4557

Hispanic Heritage Club

Victor Armenta School o the Arts 860-4736

Edlecca Thompson School o the Arts 860-4236

IMPP - International Movement For Peace Among People

Sheri Van Court World Languages 860-4683

Institute or Political Studies

Ahad Hayaud-Din Social Science 860-4137

International Club

Sheri Van Court World Languages 860-4683Maria Prado World Languages 860-4770

Korean Culture ClubChong Chu School o the Arts 860-4732

Don Taylor School o the Arts 860-4732

Math/Science Club (STEM)Anahita Sidhwa Mathematics and Science 860-4750

Meeting o the MindsJohn Mammen Communications 860-4555

Carol Grinage Communications 860-4954

Music Club

Octavio Gutierrez School o the Arts 860-47

Pathways

Kellie Hickman Disability Services 860-48

Phi Theta Kappa, PTKSheri Van Court World Languages 860-46

Radiology Science ClubStephanie Wells Health & Human Services 860-42

SERVE - the ClubAndrew Deibert Student Lie 860-47

Spanish Honor Society

Rebecca Garcia World Languages 860-48

Dane Bennett Outreach 860-46

Student Veterans OrganizationKim Montes Student Support Services 860-46

Urban Dance ClubEva OBrien Dance Department 860-41

Visual Communications Club, VCOMWes Smith Business Studies 860-47

Windmill Writers ClubAaron Clark Communications 860-47

Yoga and Meditation Club

Rick Tuman Workorce & Continuing Education 860-46

Name o Club/OrganizationSponsor Name Division Telephone

Name o Club/OrganizationSponsor Name Division Teleph

Student Clubs and Organizations

Welcome Back

Sept. 14

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Commons Courtyard

Flip Movie | BandCaricature Artist | Henna Tattoo Artist

Space Spray Print Artist


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Institute o Political Science - IPSSept 19 - US Constitution Day Celebration

Dr. Dennis Simon associate proessor o political science andounding member o the John Goodwin Tower Center or Politic

Studies at Southern Methodist University. Legacy o Jim Crow

U.S. Higher Education Policy

Noon, Room K234

Sept 21Dr. Bobby Burns superintendent or Carrollton-Farmers BranIndependent School District - CFBISD. Current Challenges Facin

ISDs and Colleges in Dealing with the Achievement Gap

Noon, Room K234

OCT 12Panel Discussion Current Challenges in Higher Education anEorts to Succeed

10:30 a.m., Room K234

Nov 14The Honorable Senator Royce West State Government and HighEducation Policy

Noon, Room K234

Nov 28Justin Lonon vice chancellor, public and governmental public aairLobbying or Higher Education Policy

Noon, Room K234

For more inormation, contact Student Lie at 972-860-4117

Sept 1: Can You Hear Me Now?

Developing Active Listening & Communication Skills

4:30 5:30 pm, S064

Sept 7: What Your Style? Learning How You Learn2:30 3:30 pm, S064

Sept 13: Necessary Endings: How to Cope When a Relationship Ends

11:30 12:30 pm, A203

Sept 15: SkillsShop For Veterans: How to Cope When a Relationship Ends

3 4 pm, S064

Sept 21: Mean People Stink! How to Deal with Dicult People

12:30 1:30 pm, A203

SkillsShop For Veterans: Communication & Confict Resolution

Skills, 1 2 pm, S204

Sept 27: Araid o the Math Monster? Develop Techniques to Overcome

Math Anxiety, 3 - 4 pm, S064

Oct 5: Helping a Friend in Need: How to Recognize and Reer a

Troubled Friend, 2 3 pm, S064

Oct 6: SkillsShop or Veterans: How to Recognize and Reer a

Troubled Friend, 10 11 am, S204

Oct 12: SkillsShop or Veterans: Deployment and Reintegration

1 2 pm, A203

Oct 13: Why am I Feeling so Sad?

11:30 12:30 pm, A203

Oct 18: Party Sae! Drink Sae!

Noon 1 pm, A203

Oct 20: SkillsShop or Veterans: Party Sae! Drink Sae!

3 4 pm, S064

Oct 26: Time Is on Your Side: Developing Time Management Skills

4 5 pm, S064

Nov 2: Single with Kids? How to Balance Your Busy Lie

2:30 3:30 pm, S064

Nov 8: Developing and Maintaining Healthy Relationships

Noon 1 pm, A203

Nov 9: SkillsShop or Veterans: Developing and Maintaining Healthy

Relationships, 1 2 pm, A203

Nov 17: Help! My Parents Are on Facebook! Managing Your Cyber Wor

11:30 am 12:30 pm, A203

Nov 30: Less Stress: More Success

3 4 pm, S064

Counseling Center SkillsShops

Joaquin ZihuatanejoWorld Poetry Slam Champion

I Slam, Thereore, I am

September 14, 10:30 a.m.,

Perormance Hall

In this eature perormance, HBO De

Poet, award winning teacher, and

World Poetry Slam Champion, Joaquin Zihuatanejo will take

you on a poetic journey that spans rom the barrio o his

youth to the classroom where he spent seven years teaching

his students that there is salvation in poetry. It will be a

verbal display o reworks rom the only poet on the planet

to win the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship held

in North America and the European World Cup o PoetrySlam held in Paris, France in the same year, making him

the number one ranked slam poet on the planet. Sometimes

brutal, but always honest, Joaquins perormance never

sacrices substance or style, leading many to consider him

poetry slams answer to John Leguizamo.

For more inormation, contact Oce o Student Lie at

972-860-4117


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Service-Learning andCivic Engagement

Make a dierence in the community through service-learning

and volunteerism! The Service-Learning Program oers youa wide variety o charitable and training opportunities plus

special activities to make your Brookhaven College experiencememorable. For more inormation, contact the Service-Learning

Program in Student Lie, Building S, Room S201, 972-860-4703

or e-mail: [email protected].

Brookhaven COUNTS/READS Orientation:Sept. 6, 4 - 5 p.m., Room S220

Sept. 7, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Room S220

Sept. 9, noon - 1:30 p.m., Room S064

Service-Learning Agency FairSept. 15, 10 a.m. 1 p.m., Bldg. S Lobby

Service-Learning Enrollment Period DeadlineSept. 30

Last Day to Submit Hours or Service-LearningDec. 9

BHC Volunteers at North TX Food BankOct. 15, 1 4 p.m.

Service-Learning Refection Sessions:Nov. 29, 3 - 4:30 p.m., Room S220

Nov. 30, 1:30 - 3 p.m., Room S220

Dec. 5, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Room S220

Dec. 6, noon - 1:30 p.m., Room S253

Dec. 8, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Room S204

Student Leadership InstituteOrientation Sessions RoomSept. 2 noon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S204Sept. 8 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S204

Sept. 13 2 p.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S204

Sept. 19 1:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S204

Special EventsSept. 21 - Leadership and Service

Robert Criner, leadership trainer

5:30 7 p.m., S220

Sept. 23 - Indoor Challenge Course

10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m., Group Dynamix

Sept. 27 - Cover Letters and ResumesAnnette Wilson, director, Career Center

Brookhaven College1:30 2:30 p.m., S220

Oct. 5 - Verbal/Non-Verbal Communication Skills

Beth Nikopoulos, assistant director,

Oce o Student Lie, North Lake College1:30 2:30 p.m., S220

Oct. 11 - Dining Etiquette

Je Hudson, etiquette trainer6 8:30 p.m., Holiday Inn Select North Dallas

Oct. 19 - Interview Skills

Annette Wilson, director, Career Center,

Brookhaven College3:30 4:30 p.m., S220

Oct. 26 - Ethical Leadership

Jani Rogers, corporate trainer

5:30 7 p.m., S220

Nov. 4 - LeCroy Student Leadership Conerence(Time and Place TBA)

Sign up in advance or the Student Leadership Institute

in Student Lie, Bldg. S, Room S201.

The Last LecturePERCEPTION IS EVERYTHING

Randy Pauschs Last Lecture Really Achieving Your Childhood DreamsSept. 8 at 10:30 a.m. in Perormance Hall

Virtual Reality presentation - Sept. 20 at noon in X1091

Living Your Dreams panel - Oct. 6 at noon in X1091

Last Lecture panel - Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m. in X1091

Dress Like Your Childhood Hero Day Oct. 27, Halloween party with costume contest

($4 entrance ee) at 6 p.m. in Commons Courtyard

Dealing With Death discussion with Beverly Neu Menassa, counselor

Nov. 7 at noon in X1008FALL 2011 OPEN BOOK EVENTS!

Enhance your reading experience.


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August 2011

Registration, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Lady Bears Soccer vs. Hill College (Scrimmage),TBD



FALL 16-WEEK COURSES BEGIN

Registration Closes or Classes that have met



Registration, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.Registration, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.


Student Government AssociationGeneral Meetingnoon, S204

Student Government AssociationCandidates Orientation, 1 p.m., S204





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Registration, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.



LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS ON PROBATION,SUSPENSION, DISMISSAL, INDEFINITE DISMISSALTO APPLY

LAST DAY FOR DUAL CREDIT REGISTRATION

LAST DAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND

SENIORS TO APPLY


Extended Saturday Registration, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

100 PERCENT REFUND PERIOD ENDS FOR 16-WEEK COURSES

Extended Saturday Registration, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lady Bears Soccer vs. Schreiner University, TBD

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September 2011

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY NO CLASSES

Student Government Association OcersElection,Bldg. S Lobby, Sept. 12-13

REFUND DEADLINE FOR RESIDENCY CHANGES

LAST DAY TO DROP A 16-WEEK COURSE WITHOUTA W

Quick THEA, 9:30 a.m., S080

U.S. CONSTITUTION CELEBRATIONGuest Speaker: Dr. Dennis Simon, SMULegacy o Jim Crow on U.S. Higher EducationPolicyNoon, K234

SLI Orientation, 1:30 p.m., S204

FREE HIV Testing, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., S072

Student Government AssociationAdvisor/Ocers Meeting, noon, S204

Student Government Association Campaigning,

Campuswide, Sept. 6-9

Brookhaven COUNTS/READS Orientation4-5 p.m., S220

Student Government AssociationGeneral Meeting, noon, S204

SLI Orientation, 2 p.m., S204

Counseling Center SkillsShopNecessary Endings: How to Cope When aRelationship Ends11:30-12:30 a.m., A203

Career Development Center Open House11 a.m.-1 p.m., S065


Lady Bears Soccer vs. Mountain View College,4 p.m.

Open Book ProjectVirtual Reality Presentationnoon, X1091

FIRST TUITION INSTALLMENT PAYMENT DUE


SLI Event: Cover Letters and ResumesAnnette Wilson, Director, Career Center, Brookhaven College1:30-2:30 p.m., S220

Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Bldg. S Parking Lot

Counseling Center SkillsShopAraid o the Math Monster? Develop Techniques to OvercomeMath Anxiety3-4 p.m., S064

Lady Bears Soccer vs. Easteld College, 4 p.m.

Brookhaven COUNTS/READS Orientation1:30-2:30 p.m., S220

Counseling Center SkillsShopWhat Your Style? Learning How You Learn2:30-3:30 p.m., S064

Fall ForumI Slam, Thereore, I AmJoaquin Zihuatanejo, World Poetry Slam C10:30 a.m., Perormance Hall

WELCOME BACK PARTY11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Commons Courtyard

Career Development Center

Resume Review, 4-5:30 p.m., S065

25 PERCENT REFUND PERIOD ENDS FOR 16-WEEK COURS

Reception Honoring Club Sponsors and LeadersNoon-1:30 p.m., Bldg. S Lobby

SLI Event: Leadership and ServiceRobert Criner, Leadership Trainer5:30 7 p.m., S220

Counseling Center SkillsShopMean People Stink! How To Deal With Dicult People12:30 1:30 p.m., A203

SkillsShop or Veterans:Communication & Confict Resolution Skills1 2 p.m., S204Dr. Bobby Burns Superintendent, CFBISD

noon, K234

Blood Drive, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Bldg. S Park

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Gallery Schedule or Sept. 1-28Forum Gallery: Lane BanksStudio Gallery: Kate Colin

Receptions: TBA

Student Government Association Campaigning,

Student Government Association Ocers Election, Bldg. D Lobby, Sept. 12-13


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Counseling Center SkillsShopsCan You Hear Me Now?Developing Active Listening & Communications

Skills4:30-5:30 p.m., S204

SLI Orientation, 1:30 and 5:30 p.m., S204

Open Book ProjectRandy Paushs Last LectureReally Achieving Your Childhood Dreams10:30 a.m., Perormance Hall

70 PERCENT REFUND PERIOD ENDS FOR 16-WEEKCOURSES

Service-Learning Agency Fair10 a.m.-1 p.m., S Bldg. Lobby

Counseling Center SkillsShopSkillsShop or Veterans: How to Cope When aRelationship Ends

3-4 p.m., S064

Career Development CenterResume Review, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., S065

Fall Career Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bldg. S Lobby

LAST DAY FOR TUITION INSTALLMENT PLAN

SLI Orientation, noon, S204

Student Government AssociationApplication Deadline or Elected Ocers3 p.m., S201

Club Orientation and LunchNoon, S003

Brookhaven COUNTS/READS OrientationNoon-1:30 p.m., S064

Student Government AssociationIndoor Challenge Course and Teamwork1-4 p.m., Group Dynamix

Lady Bears Soccer vs. Cedar Valley College4 p.m.

SLI Event: Indoor Challenge Course10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Group Dynamix

Service-Learning Enrollment Period Deadline

Lady Bears Soccer vs. North Lake College, 4 p.m.

Lady Bears Soccer vs. Neosho College, 12 p.m.

Music DepartmentThe Mesquite Symphony Orchestra7:30 p.m., Perormance Hall

EMGI Earth Science Fair STAR PARTY8-10 p.m., EMGI, Bldg. H

EMGI Earth Science Fair, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.EMGI, Bldg. H

EMGI Earth Science Fair, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.EMGI, Bldg. H

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October 2011


Career Development CenterResume Review, 2-4 p.m., S065



SLI Event: Dining EtiquetteJe Hudson, Etiquette Trainer6-8:30 p.m., Holiday Inn Select North Dallas

Career Development CenterResume Review, 9-11 a.m., S065

Lady Bears Soccer vs. Richland College, 4 p.m.


FREE HIV Testing, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. S072

Club Paperwork Deadline4:30 p.m., S201


Counseling Center SkillsShopParty Sae! Drink Sae!Noon-1 p.m., A203


Panel Discussion: Current Challenges in Education and Eorts to Succeed, 10:30 aK234

Counseling Center SkillsShopSkillsShop or Veterans: Deployment and

Reintegration1-2 p.m., A203

SLI Event: Verbal/Non-Verbal Communication SBeth Nikopoulos, assistant director,Oce o Student Lie, North Lake College

1:30-2:30 p.m., S220

Counseling Center SkillsShopHelping a Friend in Need: How to Recognize ana Troubled Friend2-3 p.m., S064

Star Gazing or Everyone8-10 p.m., plaza between K and X Bldgs.Please call 972-860-4301 ater 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 conrm

SLI Event: Interview SkillsAnnette Wilson, director, Career Center,Brookhaven College3:30-4:30 p.m., S220

Brookhaven Dance Festivalnoon, International Courtyard

Open Book ProjectLast Lecture Panel1:30 p.m., X1091

SLI Event: Ethical LeadershipJani Rogers, corporate trainer5:30-7 p.m., S220

Counseling Center SkillsShopTime IS on Your Side: Developing TimeManagement Skills4-5 p.m., S064

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Counseling Center SkillsShopWhy am I Feeling so Sad?11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., A203

Counseling Center SkillsShopSkillsShop or Veterans: How to Recognize andReer a Troubled Friend

10-11 a.m., S204

Counseling Center SkillsShopSkillsShop or Veterans: Party Sae! Drink Sae!3-4 p.m., S064

Gay-Straight Alliance ClubSpirit Day, noon-2 p.m., Commons Courtyard

Theatre Brookhaven8 p.m., Perormance HallContact Box Oce: 972-860-4118

Halloween Campus PartySponsored by Student Lie/Student GovernmentAssociation5:30 p.m., Commons Courtyard

Open Book ProjectDress Like Your Childhood Hero DayCostume Contest ($4 Entrance Fee)6 p.m., Commons Courtyard


DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR GRADUATION


BHC Volunteers at North TX Food Bank, 1-4 p.m.

Theatre Brookhaven2:30 p.m., Perormance HallContact Box Oce: 972-860-4118

Lady Bears Soccer vs. Lon Morris, 12 p.m.


Theatre Brookhaven2:30 p.m., Perormance HallContact Box Oce: 972-860-4118




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Gallery Schedule or Oct. 6-27Forum Gallery: BCSA Art Faculty | Studio Gallery: Kate Borcherding

Faculty Gallery Talks: Oct. 26, noonReception: TBA

JoinSGA!

Student government Servesastheprimaryvoiceforthe

needs o all students and

providesachannelof

communication among the student

body, administration and aculty

Call Student Lie or more inormation

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November 2011


Open Book ProjectDealing with Deathnoon, X1008


Guest Speaker:The Honorable Senator Royce WestState Government and Higher Education PolicyNoon, K234

CLASSES RESUME

SPRING SEMESTER REGISTRATION BEGINS FORALL STUDENTS

Guest Speaker: Justin Lonon, vice-chancellor,Public and Governmental Aairs, DCCCDLobbying or Higher Education Policy

Noon, K234


Counseling Center SkillsShopDeveloping and Maintaining HealthyRelationships

Noon-1 p.m., A203


SPRING 2012 SEMESTER REGISTRATION BEGINFOR CONTINUING STUDENTS


FINAL TUITION INSTALLMENT PAYMENT DUE

Student Government Association

Advisor/Ocers Meeting, noon, S204

FREE HIV Testing, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. S072


Service-Learning Refection Session3-4:30 p.m., S220

Counseling Center SkillsShopSkillsShop or Veterans: Developing andMaintaining Healthy Relationships1-2 p.m., A203

Counseling Center SkillsShopSingle with Kids? How to Balance Your Bu2:30-3:30 p.m., S064

Service-Learning Refection Session1:30-3 p.m., S220

Counseling Center SkillsShopLess Stress: More Success3-4 p.m., S064

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Gallery Schedule or Nov. 1-11Forum Gallery + Studio Gallery: Studio Art Classes I

2D design, 3D design, drawing, lie drawing, art metals

Gallery Schedule or Nov 16 25Forum Gallery + Studio Gallery: Studio Art Classes 2

Ceramics, computer graphics, photography, printmaking, watercolor


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CAMPUS CLOSED

VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION11:30 a.m., Bldg. S LobbyReception Follows

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH A GRADE W FOR16-WEEK COURSES

Counseling Center SkillsShopHelp! My Parents Are on Facebook! Managing YourCyber World11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., A203

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY CAMPUS CLOSED

Dancers Theatre8 p.m., Perormance HallContact Box Oce: 972-860-4118

LeCroy Student Leadership Conerence(time and place TBA)

Career Development CenterResume Review, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., S065

5th Annual Speech ContestSponsored by Phi Theta Kappa andBHC Speech Department5:30 p.m., X1091Contact Dr. Cheryl Dyer Vargas at 972-860-4381

Dancers Theatre8 p.m., Perormance HallContact Box Oce: 972-860-4118

Dancers Theatre2:30 p.m., Perormance HallContact Box Oce: 972-860-4118

Music DepartmentBHC String/Keyboard Ensembles7:30 p.m., Perormance HallContact Box Oce: 972-860-4118

CAMPUS CLOSED

CAMPUS CLOSED


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INCLEMENT WEATHER, HEALTH AND/OR EMERGENCIESIn the rare and unlikely occurrence that may cause the immediate closing o the college, such as ice, tornado warnings, a hosti

intruder or health precaution, relevant inormation will be posted available in a number o outlets. Go to the colleges website, maj

radio and TV media and through social media, Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. Brookhaven Colleges home Web page will displaynotication o any closings, delays or advisories. I there is no notice o changes or delays, then classes are in session as usual. Yo

also may reer to announcements on major television and radio stations in the event that the Brookhaven College Internet site is n

operational.

It is each students and employees responsibility to be inormed when weather, health or emergency closings may be likely by checkin

the major broadcast media, the colleges main number, 972-860-4700 or the website: www.BrookhavenCollege.edu. Unexpecteclosings will be handled by closings o the main entry gates to the college, but every eort will be made to notiy students an

employees in advance, whenever possible.

Receive Campus Alerts! Get notied o inclement weather closings and other alerts immediately by signing up or the DCCC

Emergency Alert System. Simply login to eConnect, and under My Personal Inormation, choose DCCCD Emergency

Alerts. You can opt to receive a text message, e-mail message or a recorded message on your home phone in the event o an

emergency or inclement weather closings.


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December 2008


Service-Learning Refection SessionNoon-1:30 p.m., S253

FREE HIV Testing, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. S072



FINAL EXAMS, Dec. 12-15


Student Lie Holiday Open House10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.5

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Emergency/Crisis Procedure Parking PolicyBrookhaven College has crisis procedures in place to

help ensure the saety o students during an emergency.An emergency/crisis procedure chart is posted in each

campus classroom. Evacuation signs in each building

indicate evacuation routes and assembly points, and

building coordinators are designated in all acilities

to assist students and employees in an emergency. A

brochure or students with additional inormation

about the Brookhaven College evacuation plan is

available in Student Lie, Room S201. Inormation

about emergencies also may be available by calling the

Student Inclement Weather and Emergency Inormation

Hotline at 972-860-4200.

Brookhaven College has three

reserved-parking areas:one is in the lot labeled East-1, on

in the lot labeled X and the other is

the lot labeled West-2.

These two areas are or Brookhav

College aculty and sta memb

Each semester drivers who do not display a Brookhav

College employee parking decal are issued a citation

the Police Department or parking a vehicle in the ar

that are reserved or employees. This procedure

been the policy at Brookhaven College or many yeaThe ull Parking Policy is online at http://wwbrookhavencollege.edu/studentsvcs/police/parking.aspx.

NOTE: Speed limit on campus is 20 mph and reduce

10 mph in the parking lots.

Parking decals or Brookhaven College employees

FREE and available at the Police Department O

Bldg. B, Room B200.

Student Inclement Weather andEmergency Inormation Hotline

972-860-4200www.BrookhavenCollege.edu

December 2011

FINAL EXAMS, Dec. 12-15

Dec. 19-23: LIMITED HOURS OF SERVICES: Mon.-Thur. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.,

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Gallery Schedule or Dec. 1-8Studio Art Classes 3Painting, sculpture


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Theatre Brookhaven8 p.m., Arena Theatre, Room C205Contact Box Oce: 972-860-4118




Last Day to Submit Hours or Service-Learning


16-WEEK SEMESTER ENDS


Theatre Brookhaven2:30 p.m., Arena Theatre, Room C205Contact Box Oce: 972-860-4118


THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY/SUNDAY1

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Parking ViolationsThe ollowing are the procedures or parking violators

at Brookhaven College.1. Each semester, during the rst two weeks

o classes, the rst violation will result in a Warning

Citation.

2. The second violation o the same vehicle will

result in a citation, AND the placement o a wheel-

immobilizing device on the vehicle.

The cited driver/owner o the vehicle having a wheel-

immobilizing device on it will be required to pay a ne

or the parking inraction. Fines must be paid at the

Brookhaven College Cashiers window in the Student

Services Center, Building S. To have the device removed,the driver must bring the receipt or the paid ne to the

Brookhaven College Police Department, located in

Bldg. B, Room B200.

3. The third week o classes, all violations will

result in a citation and ne, AND i second violation,

the placement o a wheel-immobilizing device on the

vehicle.

4. Ater having a wheel-immobilizing device on a

vehicle, any subsequent violation may result in the car

being TOWED at the owners expense.


Theatre Brookhaven2:30 p.m., Arena Theatre, Room C205Contact Box Oce: 972-860-4118

Volunteer to be a

Conversation PartnerLearn about other cultures and share you

American experience with students who a

rom other countries. Volunteer or one hour o

conversation per week this spring.

For more inormation, please call 972-860-427

or e-mail [email protected]

Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.


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What Resources Are Available?

ADMISSIONS/ REGISTRARThe Admissions/Registrars Oce, Room S052, is responsible or

student records. Contact this oce or the ollowing: registration,

address or name changes, residency questions, evaluation o

credits rom other schools, graduation inormation, verication

o enrollment and Brookhaven College transcripts. Call 972-860-

4883 or 860-4884 or e-mail [email protected]

ADVISINGThe Advising Center, Room S113, maintains a team o advisors to

assist students with:

academicadvisementanddegreeplanning,

transferabilityguidelinesandadmissionsinformationfor

other colleges and universities,

referralsfortutoring,studyskillsorotherspecialservices;

informationaboutassessments,TSIrequirements,prerequisite

requirements and drop/withdrawal policies.

For quick questions, students may see an advisor on a walk-

in basis. For long-range planning or advising, please make an

appointment with an advisor by calling 972-860-4830 or e-mail

[email protected].

BROOKHAVEN COURIERThe Brookhaven Courier, Room T241, is the student newspaper and

is published twice monthly during the all and spring semesters.

The Courierwelcomes eedback and story ideas rom readers and

accepts commercial advertising. For inormation, contact the

Courieroce at 972-860-4787 or e-mail [email protected].

BROOKHAVEN STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONThe SGA serves as a voice or the Brookhaven College student body

and as a liaison with the college administration. BSGA members

take on special student projects and serve on many college decision-

making committees. For more inormation, contact Student Lie,Room S201, at 972-860-4117 or e-mail [email protected].

BUSINESS OFFICEVisit the Cashiers windows o the Business Oce or questions

regarding tuition payments and more. Cashiers sta can help

you with tuition payment options, explaining and monitoring

tuition installment plans, reund payments, returned checks, block

restrictions and DCCCD Money Card: Higher One. You also can

purchase special event tickets. Special event tickets are oered

various times throughout the year including, but not limited to

movie passes. Student club members and sponsors may inquire

about travel and purchasing guidelines though the Business Oce

as well. For more inormation, contact the Business Oce, RoomS060, at 972-860-4819 or e-mail [email protected] .

CAREER CENTERThe Career Development Center, Room S065, assists students w

making career decisions, learning lielong job search skills

nding employment. Job opportunities can be ound thro

on-campus recruiting, through our job listing services or at

career airs. Also within the center are career advising serv

including career tests, consultation with career advisors (includ

rsum writing, mock interviews and interviewing assistance) access to a computerized career planning program. Compu

are available or rsum writing and Internet job searches.

inormation, call 972-860-4894 or e-mail [email protected].

COLLEGE LEARNING SKILLS COURSES, CLSThese courses are designed to supplement the instruction o

classroom teacher. They are one-credit, college-level courses

which students receive one-on-one instruction rom a degr

teacher. Improvement o these skills has been proven to be bene

to student perormance in subjects such as English, psycholo

history, sociology, business and government and includes opti

such as writing essays and research papers, studying/read

textbooks, taking notes, preparing or tests and managing tiStudents may register until midsemester in the Advising Cen

Room S113, or the Multicultural Center, Room S136. This tuto

is highly fexible in that it is designed specically or the learn

and scheduling needs o the student. To schedule or can

appointments, call the Help Desk in Room J122 at 972-860-47

For additional inormation, contact 972-860-4875.

COLLEGE ORIENTATIONThis service, located in Room S020, is available or all stude

entering Brookhaven College or the rst time. Inormat

provided includes: managing home and school, reading

course schedule book, considering degree options, understand

the Core Curriculum, using campus resources, preparing the ACCUPLACER (college entrance assessment), etc.

inormation, contact orientation team at 972-860-4687 or em

[email protected].

COMMUNICATIONS/COMPUTER LABThis open computer lab, located in Room J122, is available or

Brookhaven College students who need to type papers, do Inter

research, or access eCampus. It is a learning support center t

is home to inexpensive, fexible, college learning-skills cour

one-credit courses in which students receive one-on-one help

study skills, test preparation, note taking, textbook reading, t

management, essay writing, research paper organization m

anything! It oers computer sotware such as Word, Excel, Acand PowerPoint. It is the ideal place to search the Internet or

up an e-mail account. Also available is a variety o materials

student use, primarily in the areas o reading, writing, study sk

and language improvement. For inormation, call the Help D

at 972-860-4782.

Higher One provides nancial aid disbursements and otherreunds. Go to DCCCDMoneyCard.com


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CONVERSATION PARTNERSThe Conversation Partners Program brings together native speaking

volunteers with students rom the Brookhaven College ESOL

program. Volunteers neet each week with a small group o students

to give them an opportunity to practice their English conversation

skills and to learn about American culture. For more inormation,

call 972-860-4192 or email [email protected].

COUNSELING SERVICESBrookhaven College Counseling Center provides services and

programs that help students maintain their emotional well-being

in order to achieve their educational goals. Licensed proessional

counselors help students adjust to change, manage anxiety and

depression, develop communication skills, handle amily stressors,

work through loss, explore and improve their relationships, and

manage stress. Counselors also help students develop success

strategies, which include test-taking, study skills, goal setting,

money management, and note-taking. Inormation discussed with

a counselor is private and condential, unless it involves potential

danger to sel, others, or it involves child or elder abuse. Call

972-860-4339, e-mail [email protected] or visit RoomS124. Find out more by going to http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/

studentsvcs/counseling/counseling.aspx.

DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICESThe Disability Support Services Department oers a variety o

services to enable students with disabilities to participate in the

ull range o college experiences. Brookhaven College complies

with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 o the

Rehabilitation Act and ensures equal access to college programs

and acilities. Students are asked to provide documentation o

their disabilities to the Disability Support Services Oce. A

documentation review committee reviews the documentation and

then Rehabilitation Specialists meet with the students one-on-one to determine and coordinate the necessary accommodations.

Accommodations may include readers and/or scribes or tests,

note-takers in the classroom, extended time on tests, interpreters

or students who are hearing impaired, etc. For more inormation,

call 972-860-4673, e-mail [email protected], or visit

Building S, Room S124.

EXERCISE FACILITIESCampus acilities include: two-mile jogging trail, gymnasium

containing six basketball goals, a tness lab and tennis courts.

Brookhaven College students and sta may use the acilities

during listed open times. Locks, lockers and towels are available

or use in the mens and womens dressing rooms. For inormation,please call 972-860-4120 or 972-860-4127. Due to construction

on campus, portions o the jogging trail may be inaccessible at

various times.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICEThe Financial Aid Oce, Room S015, helps students meet th

educational expenses by awarding grants, loans and scholarsh

and by coordinating on-campus part-time employment.

application process or nancial aid takes approximately t

to three months. Funds or campus-based aid are limited

applications are reviewed on a rst-come-rst-serve ba

Students can look on the Internet at www.studentaid.ed.govthe Free Application or Federal Student Aid. Students also

complete both Entrance and Exit Counseling by going to

www.mappingyouruture.org. Call the oce at 972-860-4110

send an e-mail to [email protected] or inormation. Stude

who attend a public school in Dallas County may be eligible o

Rising Star Scholarship.

HEALTH CENTERThe Health Center, Room S072, provides condential hea

counseling, educational programming, emergency rst aid, ov

the-counter medication and ree testing or tuberculosis

pregnancy. The Health Center also oers or a cost immunizati

to students in the Nursing, Radiologic Sciences and EMParamedicine programs. The center is staed by registered nur

A reerral list o area physicians is available. The sta can as

with inquiries about health-related topics, health insurance

wellness projects. Call 972-860-4195, or e-mail

[email protected].

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMSBeore graduating rom high school, students can earn coll

credit. Dual credit allows students to earn both high school cr

and college credit or the same class. Tech prep classes allow

to bank college credit earned in your high school classes.

more inormation about these programs, call 972-860-4241,

e-mail [email protected].

HONORSBrookhaven College honors courses provide a rigorous acade

experience and stimulating interaction with aculty memb

and ellow students. The classes are smaller, empha

refective, analytical and interactive learning styles and incl

eld trips, guest lectures and seminars. Honors courses will

designated as such on student transcripts. For availability

inormation about honors courses, call 972-860-4802, or e-m

[email protected].

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Brookhaven College has competitive teams in the ollowintercollegiate sports: mens basketball, mens baseball wome

volleyball and womens soccer. For inormation, visit the Athl

Department Oce, Room T316, or call 972-860-4121.

IMPORTANT:Grade reports will not be mailed. Check your grades at

www.eConnect.dcccd.edu


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LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER, LRC THE LIBRARYThe library, Rooms L200 and L350, is a supermarket o resources

or learning. Besides books, videos, magazines and newspapers,

the library has more than 66 Web and other online databases.

Almost all o these are ull text, The New York Times, Opposing

Viewpoints, The Wall Street Journal and Health Reerence Center.

You also can access all o these ull text databases rom home

through the librarys home page. I we dont have the inormation,you can request books or journals rom other libraries. Photocopy

machines are available as well. Note: To check out materials, a

Student I.D. is required. Call 972-860-4862 or assistance.

MATH LABThe Math Lab, Room K137, is a learning support center or students

enrolled in a Brookhaven College mathematics course. The center

is available to help you with all o your math needs. Use tutorial

sotware and check out textbooks and solutions manuals to use in

the math lab, or receive assistance rom tutors with homework and

help studying or that next big test. For more inormation, e-mail

[email protected] or call 972-860-4198.

MULTICULTURAL CENTERThe Multicultural Center, Room S136, advises all new and

continuing international students and students or whom English is

not their rst language. The center is responsible or the processing

and admission o students on a variety o visas including the F-1

Student Visa. Advisors are trained to determine the level o English

prociency o a student and recommend the appropriate program,

which could be any o the ollowing: English or Speakers o Other

Languages Credit, Intensive English Program, and ESOL noncredit

through the Workorce and Continuing Education Division. Call

972-860-4192 or e-mail [email protected].

POLICE DEPARTMENTThe Brookhaven College Police Department is charged with the

personal saety o students, employees and visitors. The department

includes 17 peace ocers, one department assistant and eight

dispatchers in communications who dispatch calls to all police

departments in the DCCCD. The department is staed 24 hours a

day, seven days a week. Foot, automobile, T-3 and bicycle units

perorm patrols o the campus. The Brookhaven College police

ocers have ull arrest and enorcement authority and possess all

the powers, privileges and immunities accorded police ocers in

and by the state o Texas. The college police also provide additional

services to the college community, including but not limited to

the ollowing: lost and ound department; auto lockouts, battery

jumps and escorts; emergency messages delivered to students

(lie-or-death medical emergencies only); crime prevention and

awareness programs; and hazardous materials training. Help keep

Brookhaven College sae: report suspicious persons, activity and/

or criminal activity. Call your campus police by dialing 911 rom

any campus phone or 972-860-4290 rom an o-campus phone,

visit Room B200.

POSTING INFORMATION, SELLING ON CAMPUSStudent Lie, Room S201, approves all notices posted on coll

bulletin boards. Special bulletin boards are designated

roommate notices and o-campus and cultural activities. Not

will remain posted one month and may not exceed 8 1/2 x 11 inc

Additionally, Student Lie maintains listings o roommate not

and typing services. Student Lie also coordinates the distribu

o inormation on campus. No sale o commercial merchanor services is permitted on campus; however, commercial ads

accepted by the Brookhaven Courier, the student newspaper.

ad rates, call 972-860-4787 or e-mail [email protected].

STUDENTS 50 +Courses designed or students 50 years or older are schedu

during the day on campus and taught by experienced aculty w

have time to interact with you. Personal assistance is given w

admission and registration. You may be eligible or a waive

tuition. For more inormation about this, or to receive a sche

o courses, call 972-860-4698 or 972-860-4807, or send an e-m

to [email protected]. We are located in Building M, Ro

M203 and M211A.

SCHOOL OF THE ARTSThe Brookhaven College School o the Arts, BCSA, annu

presents a showcase o nationally renowned and Brookha

College visual artists, musicians, entertainers and new arti

talent. BCSA also supports lectures and workshops in the a

humanities and cultural studies that encourage public interest

participation. For ticket inormation, contact the Box Oce

972-860-4118 or e-mail [email protected].

SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMThe Brookhaven College Service-Learning Program prov

opportunities or students to participate in meaningul commuservice and connect it with course objectives. Contact y

instructors to nd out i they oer service-learning in their cou

or contact Student Lie at 972-860-4115, visit Room S201

e-mail [email protected].

SMOKING REGULATIONS POLICY (Beginning Aug. 29)Smoke-ree Campus with Designated Smoking Areas Brookhav

smoking policy applies to all employees, students, and visit

All Brookhaven College campus buildings and grounds are n

smoking areas with the exceptions o six parking lots designa

or smokers. The new Smoking Policy will be implemented A

29, 2011. Should you have any questions about the Smoking Pol

please contact the Brookhaven College Police Department, BuildB-200 or call (972)860-4290. The only areas where smokin

permitted are the ollowing parking lots:

E-1ParkingLot E-2ParkingLot W-1Parking

W-2ParkingLot SParkingLot XParkingLo

Anyone noticing an individual who is smoking in a non-smok

area may inorm the subject(s) o the smoke-ree policy and r

them to one o the designated parking lots, or contact the Col

Police (972)860-4290. When an individual who is smoking

a non-smoking area is observed by a college police ocer,

ocer shall inorm the smoker o the policy and request him

to relocate to one the designated parking lots.


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Should an individual continue to violate the smoking policy ater

being advised by a police ocer that he/she is in violation, the

ollowing actions may occur:

1. In the case o a student, a report shall be written with said

violation and the matter reerred to the Vice President o Student

Aairs.

2. In the case o an employee, a report will be written and the

matter reerred to his/her supervisor.3. In the case o a visitor, the Police Ocer will escort the violator

o campus and a criminal trespass warning may be issued.

STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONSStudent clubs and organizations allow individuals to discover and

improve special interests and skills and to assume leadership roles

in the college community. Students interested in orming a club

may pick up a Clubs and Organizations Handbook in Student Lie,

Room S201. For more inormation, call 972-860-4115.

STUDENT COMPUTER CENTER / LANGUAGE LAB Available or use by any Brookhaven College student. Word

processing, Internet access and other programs are available.Located in Room J122. Call or inormation at 972-860-4782.

Note: Brookhaven College Student I.D. required. A modern, ully

equipped World Language Lab is available or the use and benet

o world language students at Brookhaven College. Located in

Room J104, the lab is the primary location where students practice

listening and speaking skills in their target language.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEThe Brookhaven College Student Leadership Institute provides

leadership training or currently enrolled Brookhaven College

students. The program is designed to help students develop skills

to enhance their personal development and augment their abilities

to assume leadership roles on campus and in the community. Forapplication inormation, contact Student Lie, Room S201, or call

972-860-4115.

STUDENT LIFEOce o Student Lie, Room S201, is a unique, vital component

o the learning experience at Brookhaven College. Through a

wide variety o programs and special events both in and out o

the classroom, and o-campus, Student Lie invites students to

participate ully in college lie. Some o the services Student Lie

oers include: guest speakers, perormances, Student Leadership

Institute, Service-Learning, Student Ambassadors, Brookhaven

Student Government Association, student I.D. cards, student clubs

and organizations, publicity or campus events, copy machine andbulletin board posting. For urther inormation, call 972-860-4115

or e-mail [email protected].

TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION ASSESSMENT/ACCUPLACERA diagnostic test to assess the academic skills o students entering

Texas public colleges and universities is required. Its purpose is to

determine i students have the reading, writing and mathematical

skills needed to succeed in college courses. I students score poorly

in one or more o the tested areas, students may be required to

enroll either in developmental study courses or to participate

in other remedial eorts until students have met prerequisite

requirements in reading, writing and mathematics.

The ACCUPLACER is a state-approved assessment test.

may be taken in the Testing Center upon reerral by an advis

ACCUPLACER is a computerized test o reading, writing

mathematics. It also includes a timed writing sample. Stude

may be enrolled in developmental study courses i they sc

poorly in one or more o the tested areas.

For more inormation about Texas Success Initiative requiremeor ACCUPLACER, visit the Advising and Counseling Center, Ro

S113, contact [email protected], or call 972-860-4830.

TESTING CENTERThe Testing Center, Room S080, administers tests to students

directed by instructors and advisors/counselors. Students who

the Testing Center must provide the ollowing.

1) A valid picture identication, I.D., in the orm o a curr

Brookhaven College student I.D. card, a valid driver license, a v

passport or military I.D. card.

2) Pens, pencils, erasers and calculators when needed.

3) A testing Blue Book or essays i needed.

The Testing Center will provide scratch paper when needElectronic devices, such as cell phones, pagers, PDAs, m

players, etc., are not allowed in the Testing Center. The Cen

also administers psychometric tests upon reerral by a counse

and correspondence tests to students taking courses in universi

outside the Dallas metroplex. For more inormation, call

972-860-4865, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

TUTORINGAll currently enrolled Brookhaven College students have acces

ree, open labs staed with tutoring sta. See the schedule on

at www.brookhavencollege.edu/studentsvcs/tutoring/schedule.aspx .

Additional inormation on tutoring, including how to becom

tutor, is available at www.BrookhavenCollege.edu on the TutoServices Web page. Click on T in the A-Z index and se

Tutoring.

VETERAN SERVICESStudents who qualiy or veterans benets should contact

representative/certiying ocial in the Student Support Serv

Oce, Room S124. For more inormation call 972-860-4672

972-860-4674, send an e-mail to bhcVeteransServices@dcccd.

or visit the website at www.brookhavencollege.edu/studentsvcs/vetera

WORKFORCE AND CONTINUING EDUCATIONLielong learning and workorce development courses are availa

through the Workorce and Continuing Education Division, Ro

S022. Noncredit courses are taught year-round on the m

campus and at area high schools. Career programs and perso

enrichment courses also are available. Workorce developm

and specialized technical training are oered on site throu

contracting with businesses. A printed schedule is published sev

times a year and an online schedule is continuously updated.

more inormation, call 972-860-4600 or contact

[email protected]. To register, call 972-860-4715.


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Academic Programs/Advising

Advising Center S113 860-4830

Disability Services S124 860-4626

Multicultural Center S136 860-4192

Accidents

Police Department B200 911 or 860-4290

Athletics

Athletics T316 860-4121

Books

Bookstore, on campus S238 484-7651

Fax: 972-247-7633

Bulletin Boards

Student Lie S201 860-4115

Business Oce Services/Cashier

Tuition, reund, payment options,

restrictions on account, returned checks,

special event tickets and S060 860-4819

DCCCD Money Card: Higher One 1-877-211-2694

Bus Service to Brookhaven College

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, DART 214-979-1111

Career Counseling

Advising Center S113 860-4830Career Development Center S065 860-4894

College Orientation or First-Time-In-College Students

Orientation Room S020 860-4687

Credit Courses

Concurrent Enrollment S040 860-4651



Senior Adults/Students 50+ M203 860-4698/4807

Degree Inormation



Disability Support Services

Disability Services S124 860-4673

Distance Learning/Telecourses Registration

Admissions General Ino S052 860-4883/48

DCCCD Hotline 669-64

eConnect Online Registration

eConnect Online Registration Room S062 860-43

DCCCD Help Desk 972-669-64

Emergency Message Delivery

Police Department B200 860-42

Employment

On-campus

Financial Aid S015 860-41

Career Development Center S065 860-48

O-campus

Career Development Center S065 860-48

Financial Aid

Financial Aid Ofce S015 860-41

Scholarships S015 860-46

Loans S015 860-46

Rising Star Program S010 860-41

Workorce and Continuing Education

Noncredit Financial Aid S015 860-41

Food Service, Treetop Ca/Caeteria

Food Service Ofce S221 860-43

Graduation

Admissions S052 860-4883/48

Guest Speakers


College Learning Skills Lab J122 860-47

Health Needs

Health Center S072 860-41

International Student AssistanceMulticultural Center - ESOL S136 860-41

Language Lab J104 860-47

Library

Circulation / Reserves / Periodicals L200 860-48

Reerence L350 860-48

Lost and Found

Police Department B200 860-42

Whom Do I Ask About...? All phone numbers are area code 972


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Noncredit Courses

Workorce and Continuing Education S040 860-4600

Parking - Citation Payment

Cashier S060 860-4819

Payment OptionsBusiness Ofce S060 860-4819

Posters and Advertising


Publications

Catalogs and Schedules S Lobby 860-4700

Brookhaven CourierOfce B212 860-4787

Reunds

Tuition/Vending Machine S060 860-4819

Residency Inormation

Admissions S052 860-4883/4884

Returned Check

Cashier S060 860-4819

School o the Arts

School o the Arts D123 860-4730

Student Clubs and OrganizationsStudent I.D. Cards

Student Government


Student Newspaper

Brookhaven Courier T241 860-4787

Students 50+

Advising/Registration M203 860-4698/4807

Study Skills

Communications Lab J122 860-4782

Substance Abuse Prevention

Health Center S072 860-4195

Support Groups

Counseling Center S124 860-4626

Testing

Testing Center S080 860-48

Texas Success Initiative Requirements

Admissions S045 860-47


Multicultural Center S136 860-41Testing Center S080 860-48

College Learning Skills Lab J122 860-47

Tickets

Parking/Police Department B200 860-41

Perormance Events/Box Ofce C202 860-41

Special Events, Movie, Six Flags, etc./Cashier

S060 860-48

Transer Inormation

Advising Center S113 860-48Multicultural Center S136 860-41

Transcripts

Admissions S052 860-4883/48

Tuition/Reund

Payment/Cashier S060 860-48

Tuition Rates/Admissions S052 860-4883/48

Tutorial Assistance

Tutor Coordinator S255 860-41

Vending Machine Reund

Cashier S060 860-48

Veterans Benets Inormation

Veterans Services S124 860-46

860-46

Withdrawal

Admissions S052 860-48

Advising Center S113 860-48Multicultural Center S136 860-41

Workorce and Continuing Education, CEUs

WCE Division S040 860-46

Whom Do I Ask About...? All phone numbers are area code 972


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Oce Room Number Phone Number

Health & Human ServicesDivision X1082 860-7869

M-F 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Human Resources Oce A235 860-4813M-F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Language Lab J104 860-4726M-Th 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

F-S 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Library, LRC L200-L350 860-4862M-Th 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

F 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

S 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Marketing & Management Lab M206 860-4173M-Th 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5-9 p.m.

F 9 a.m.-noon

Math Lab K137 860-4605M-Th 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

F 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

S noon-4 p.m.

Math and Science Division K224 860-4750M-Th 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Multicultural Center S136 860-4192M-Th 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Oce Technology M128 860-4174Hours are posted.

Photography Lab L116 860-4779M-Th 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

F 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Physical Education/Athletic Department T315 860-4120/4121

M-F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Police Department B200 911From o-campus: 860-4290

Open 24 hours a day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year

Radiologic Sciences X3036 860-4285

Oce Room Number Phone Numb

Registrar S052 860-4883 / 488M-Th 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

School o the Arts D123 860-473M-Th 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

F 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

School o the Arts Lab D201/202 860-474Hours are posted

Social Science Division K240 860-413M-Th 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Student I.D. Cards S201 860-41M-Th 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Student Lie S201 860-41M-Th 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Testing Center S080 860-486NOTE: The last instructional test o the day is given one hour beore closin

M-Th 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

F-S 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Veteran Services S124 860-4674 / 467M-Th 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Visual Communications Labs B213-B214 860-435M-Th noon-1:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

F 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

S noon-7 p.m.

Workorce & Continuing Education

S040 860-460M-Th 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

World Languages L420 860-477M-Th 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

F 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

ESOL Lab Hours are listed on Page 22.

NOTE: Oce hours are subject to change.

When Are They Open? All phone numbers are area code 972


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DCCCD CORE CURRICULUM

TIER 1 CORE FOUNDATIONS

Critical Reading and Writing

Select EACH of the following courses.

ENGL 1301, 3 credits HIST 1301, 3 credits

Speaking and Listening

Select ONE of the following. 3-4 credits

SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321

ARAB 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; CHIN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; FREN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412;

GERM 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; GREE 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; ITAL 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; JAPN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; KORE 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; LATI 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412;

PORT 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; RUSS 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; SGNL 1301, 1302;

SPAN 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412; VIET 1311, 1312, 1411, 1412

Quantitative Reasoning


MATH 1314/1414, 1316, 1324, 1325/1425, 1332, 1333, 1348, 1350, 1351, 2321/2421, 2342/2442, 2412, 2513,

2414, 2315, 2318/2418, 2320/2420, 2305

Wellness and the Human Experience


ARTS 1311, 1312, 1313, 1316, 2313, 2316, 2326, 2333, 2336, 2341, 2346, 2348, 2356, 2366;

BIOL 1322; BUSI 1307; COMM 1316, 1318; DANC 1245, 1341, 1347, 1351; DRAM 1322, 1330, 1351;

ECON 1303; MUEN 1122, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1151,1152,1153, 2123, 2141;

MUSI 1116, 1181, 1183, 1192, 1263 PHED 1100, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118,

1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1164, 1165, 1251, 1304, 1306, 1346;

SOCI 2301, 2340; SPCH 2341;

TIER 2 CORE DOMAINS

Qualitative Reasoning, Literacy and Research

Select the following. 3 credits

ENGL 1302

Self and Society

Select ONE of the following. 3 credits

ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351; COMM 1307; CRIJ 1301,1307; ECON 2301, 2302, 2311;

GEOG 1302, 1303, 2312; GOVT 2304, 2311; HIST 2321, 2322, 2327; PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316;

SOCI1301, 1306, 2306, 2319, 2336;

TECA1303, 1354Select the following. 3 credits

GOVT 2301


HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381

Humanity, Creativity, and the Aesthetic Experience


ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DANC 2303; DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366;

HUMA 1311, 1315; MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310

Select ONE of the following: 3 credits

CUST 2370; ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351;

HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319; PHIL 1301, 1304, 1316, 1317, 2303, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2321

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; GREE 2311, 2312;

ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; LATI 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312;

RUSS 2311, 2312; SPAN 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322, 2323; 2324; VIET 2311, 2312

Scientific Discovery and Sustainability

Select TWO of the following. 8 credits

ANTH 2401; BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421;CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425; ENVR 1401,1402;GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447; PHYS 1401, 1402, 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426

TIER 3 INTEGRATIVE LEARNING

Critical Issues in Local, National and Global Contexts

Select the following. 3 credits

GOVT 2302


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Brookhaven College

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BuyBooksEarly:Buyyourtextbooksearlytoobtaincheaperused

copies.

FinancialAid:CheckwiththeFinancialAidOfceforgrants,

scholarships and nancial aid.

Call 972-860-4110, Room S015.

TextbookLoanProgram:Applyfortextbookloans:$250perterm

(to be repaid in ull a week ater the last class date) at the Financial

Aid Oce.

Call 972-860-4110, Room S015.

LibraryTextbookReserve:Studyyourcoursetextbookinthe

library. Check at the Library Circulation Desk, Room L200, 972-860-

4312 or online: http://library.dcccd.edu/screens/opacmenu.html

TextbookSemesterLoanPrograms:Investigateeligibilitytoborrow

copies o textbooks or the semester through the Brookhaven FacultyAssociation Semester Textbook Loan Program.

Contact Nancy Barlow [email protected].

TextbookSaleMessageBoard:Buy(andsell)yourbooksdirectlyrom another student through Student Lie textbook message board,

outside Student Lie, Room S201.

BrookhavenCollegeBookstoreOnline:Orderyourbookswhenyounish registering online through eConnect or at

http://www.bhcdcccd.bkstr.com .

BrookhavenCollegeBookstoreBuyback:Sellyourtextbooksback

at the bookstore at the end o the semester, Room S238.

Ask about the Rental program at Brookhaven College Bookstore .

Join a Learning Community this Spring

Learning communities are linked courses that students ta

together. Ask your advisor i one o these communities fts in

your academic plan! Students in learning communities are

percent more likely to pass the courses and are less likely t

withdraw. Many communities require one textbook instead

two, so costs are reduced.

You will beneft rom a learning community, because it provide amoreinterconnectedlearningexperience, participationinacommunityofstudents, achancetoworkmorecloselywithyourprofessorsina

shared content environment, theopportunitytomakefriendsandformstudygroups

with other students in the community, anincreasedrateofsuccessandhigherGPAforstudents

than stand-alone courses.

Do you need some extra support?Look or courses with a Human Development component, code

as HDEV. These courses oer study skills, testing strategies an

other college tools that can lead to success in your learning

community and other courses.

Questions? Contact an advisor [email protected]

What Are You Doing This Weekend?

Do you want a degree, but cant quit your job?

Consider the three-day Weekend College at Brookhaven!

Take your choice:Friday Evening, Saturday Morning,

Saturday Aternoon, Sunday Aternoon

Bldg. K, Room K137The Brookhaven College Math lab oers a variety o resources students. All resources or students are or lab use only. Studewho are enrolled in a Brookhaven College Math or DMAT cour

have access to the ollowing:

CRLA Certifed math tutors; textbooks;

solution manuals; tutorial CDs and DVDs; computers; TI-84 calculators;

math workshops; math test permission slips; test pick-up and storage

MATH LAB

Hours o Operation:Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m.


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STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCTStudent rights and responsibilities: student conduct

PURPOSEThe purpose o policies about student conduct and discipline are to

provide guidelines or the educational environment o Brookhaven College.This environment views students in a holistic manner, encouraging andinviting them to learn and grow independently. Such an environmentpresupposes both rights and responsibilities. Free inquiry and expressionare essential parts o this reedom to learn, to grow, and to develop.However, this environment also demands appropriate opportunities andconditions in the classroom, on the campus, and in the larger community.Students must exercise these reedoms with responsibility.

DEFINITIONSDenitions to be used in this policy are as ollows:

1. Designated administrator or DA shall mean an administrator orthe ocer or ocers directly responsible or student aairs at BrookhavenCollege. See Policy DNA.

POLICY DNA: PERSONNEL POSITIONS: QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIESThe District director o human resources is responsible or ensuring

the accuracy and completeness o all job descriptions and is authorized

to promulgate procedures to evaluate current and new jobs. (Reer toCompensation Guidelines or additional inormation.)

CONTRACTUAL DUTIESIn addition to such duties as may be specically described in the

employees position description and employment agreement, eachcontractual employee shall also have the ollowing duties:

FACULTY MEETINGS1. Faculty meetings are regarded as a vital District-to-college, and

college-to-college communication link. Attendance at such meetingsis mandatory. Faculty members are required to arrange personal andproessional commitments so that attendance at such meetings is possible.

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS2. Committee work is essential to the operation o an eective

educational program. All aculty and administrative sta members areexpected to participate in assigned committees and to carry out thespecic purposes or which the committees were established. Contributionso instructional personnel through committee activities are considered tobe one essential aspect o the contractual commitment.

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES3. Each college is responsible or setting up deadlines and

procedures which will insure that proper academic regalia is secured orgraduation exercises. The Brookhaven College President or designee willcoordinate the commencement exercises.

EXTENDED-DAY ASSIGNMENTS4. Members o the ull-time aculty may be required to serve in

the evening and/or weekend program as a part o their basic contractualduties.

OFFICE HOURS1. A ull-time aculty member shall maintain posted oce hours

o not less than ve hours per week (or more i prescribed by the CollegePresident) being normally not less than one hour per day, Monday throughFriday. Oce hours or student conerences shall be scheduled at timesreasonably calculated to maximize availability o the aculty member tohis or her students.

2. A student shall mean one who is currently enrolled atBrookhaven College. This includes credit, non-credit, and dual creditstudents, regardless o method o delivery. These policies and regulationsshall also apply to any prospective or ormer student who has beenaccepted or admission or readmission to any component institution while

he or she is on the campus o any component institution.

3. College-sponsored activity means any activity on orcampus which is initiated, aided, authorized, or supervised by the coll

4. A college or institution means Brookhaven College.5. College premises means buildings or grounds owned, lea

operated, controlled, or supervised by the college.

6. Published college regulation or policy means standardconduct or requirements located in the:

a. College catalog.b. Board o Trustees policies and administrative procedures manc. Student handbook.d. Any other ocial publication.

RESPONSIBILITYEach student shall be charged with notice and knowledge o

contents and provisions o Brookhaven Colleges/DCCCDs poliprocedures, and regulations concerning student conduct.

All students shall obey the law, show respect or properly constitauthority, and observe correct standards o conduct. In additionactivities prohibited by law (see policies FLBA, et. seq.), the ollowing ty

o behavior shall be prohibited:

1. Intentionally causing physical harm to any person on colpremises or at college-sponsored activities, or intentionally or recklecausing reasonable apprehension o such harm or hazing.

2. Unauthorized use, possession, or storage o any weaponcollege premises or at college-sponsored activities.

3. Intentionally initiating or causing to be initiated any report, warning, or threat o re, explosion, or other emergency on colpremises or at college-sponsored activities.

4. Intentionally interering with normal college or collsponsored activities, including but to limited to, studying, teachresearch, college administration, or re, security, or emergency servic

5. Knowingly violating the terms o any disciplinary sancimposed in accordance with Brookhaven College/District poliregulations and procedures.

6. Unauthorized distribution or possession or purposesdistribution o any controlled substance or illegal drug on college premor at college-sponsored activities.

7. Intentionally or maliciously urnishing alse inormation tocollege.

8. Sexual harassment.

9. Forgery, unauthorized alteration, or unauthorized use o college document or instrument o identication.

10. Unauthorized use o computer hardware o sotware.

11. Scholastic dishonesty shall constitute a violation o these rand regulations and is punishable as prescribed by Brookhaven CollDCCCD Board o Trustees policies. Scholastic dishonesty shall includenot be limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.

Cheating on a test shall include:a. Copying rom another students test paper.b. Using test materials not authorized by the pe

administering the test.c. All orms o academic dishonesty, including chea

abrication, acilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and collusiond. Collaborating with or seeking aid rom another stu

during a test without permission rom the test administrator.

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e. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, inwhole or in part, the contents o an unadministered test.

. The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or inpart, o the contents o the unadministered test.

g. Substituting or another student, or permitting anotherstudent to substitute or ones sel, to take a test.

h. Bribing another person to obtain an unadministered test orinormation about an unadministered test.

POLICY FLBA: DRESS AND GROOMINGStudents dress or grooming may not materially and substantially

interere with normal school operations. Calbillo v. San Jacinto JuniorCollege, 305 F.Supp. 857 (S.D. Tex. 1969)

Plagiarism shall be dened as the appropriating, buying, receiving asa git, or obtaining by any means anothers work and the unacknowledgedsubmission or incorporation o it in ones own written work.

Collusion shall be dened as the unauthorized collaborationwith another person in preparing written work or ulllment o courserequirements.

12. Intentionally and substantially interering with the reedom oexpression o others on college premises or at college-sponsored activities.

13. Thet o property or o services on college premises or at college-sponsored activities; having possession o stolen property on collegepremises or at college-sponsored activities.

14. Intentionally destroying or damaging college property orproperty o others on college premises or at college-sponsored activities.

15. Failure to comply with the direction o Brookhaven Collegeocials, including campus security/saety/police ocers, acting inperormance o their duties.

16. Violation o published college regulations or policies. Suchregulations or policies may include those relating to entry and use o collegeacilities, use o vehicles and media equipment, campus demonstrations,misuse o identication cards, and smoking.

17. Use or possession o any controlled substance or illegal drug oncollege premises or at college-sponsored activities.

18. Unauthorized presence on or use o college premises.

19. Nonpayment or ailure to pay any debt owed to the college withintent to deraud. (Appropriate personnel at Brookhaven College may bedesignated by college or District ocials to notiy students o dishonoredchecks, library nes, nonpayment o loans, and similar debts. Suchpersonnel may temporarily block admission or readmission o a studentuntil the matter is resolved. I the matter is not settled within a reasonabletime, such personnel shall reer the matter to the Designated Administratoror appropriate action under this code. Such reerral does not prevent orsuspend proceeding with other appropriate civil or criminal remedies bycollege personnel.)

20. Use or possession o an alcoholic beverage on college premiseswith the exception o:

a. specic beverage-related courses within the El CentroCollege ood service program, or

b. a course that requires the use o alcohol and is approvedby the Texas Commission on Law Enorcement Ocers Standards andEducation.

DISCIPLINEAny student violating this policy shall be subject to disciplinary

sanctions including suspension, in accordance with FM below.

POLICY FM: AUTHORITYBrookhaven College/District has inherent authority to maintain o

and discipline students. It may discipline students or ailing to abideits standards o conduct. Speake v. Grantham, 317 F.Supp. 1253 (S.D. M1970)

Students who cause disorders and disrupt the schools educatienvironment may be disciplined. Lansdale v. Tyler Junior College, F.Supp. 529 (E.D. Tex. 1970)

Students attending the Brookhaven College/District are subjecreasonable rules and regulations o the Board. Foley v. Benedict, 55 S.W805 (Tex. Comm. App. 1932); Calbillo v. San Jacinto Junior College, F.Supp. 857 (S.D. Tex. 1969)

SUSPENSIONBrookhaven College/District may dene oenses or which suspen

(or the rest o the semester or or a longer period o time) may be impand determine whether the oense has been committed. Studentsentitled to a air notice or warning o what constitutes prohibited condStudents shall be given a air opportunity to demonstrate innocenca hearing beore school ocials. Students are entitled to due proin disciplinary hearings, including being given adequate notice ohearing and denite charges in advance and the right to a air hea

beore an impartial tribunal. Foley v. Benedict, 55 S.W.2d 805 (Tex. CoApp. 1932); Cornette v. Aldridge, 408 S.W.2d 935 (Tex. Civ. App. 19Jenkins v. Louisiana State Board o Education, 506 F.2d 992 (5th 1975); Shamloo v. Mississippi State Board o Trustees, etc., 620 F.2d (5th Cir. 1980)

EXPULSION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN STUDENTSThe Board may expel rom the District any student who is a cit

o a country other than the United States attending the District undnonimmigrant visa issued by Immigration and Naturalization Service who is nally convicted o certain oenses dened by state law. EducaCode 51.909(a.)

A violation means an act or omission which is contrary published college regulation or policy.

Sanctions or violations o prohibited conduct or (1) through (6) result in expulsion; or (7) through (13) may result in suspension; or through (20) may result in sanctions other than expulsion or suspensi

Repeated or aggravated violations o any provision o this code also result in expulsion or suspension or in the imposition o such lepenalties as are appropriate.

Aggravated violation means a violation which resulted or oreseecould have resulted in signicant damage to persons or property or wotherwise posed a substantial threat to the stability and continuancnormal college or college-sponsored activities.

DISCIPLINE AND PENALTIESInterpretation o Regulations: Disciplinary regulations at the col

are set orth in writing in order to give students general notice o prohibconduct. The regulations should be read broadly and are not designedene misconduct in exhaustive terms.

Inherent Authority: The college reserves the right to take necesand appropriate action to protect the saety and well-being o the camcommunity.

STUDENT PARTICIPATIONStudents are asked to assume positions o responsibility in the col

judicial system in order that they might contribute their skills and insito the resolution o disciplinary cases. Final authority in disciplinmatters, however, is vested in the Brookhaven College administration in the DCCCD Board o Trustees.

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STANDARDS OF DUE PROCESSStudents who allegedly violate Brookhaven College/District policy

are entitled to air and equitable proceedings. The ocus o inquiry indisciplinary proceedings shall be the guilt or innocence o those accusedo violating disciplinary regulations. Formal rules o evidence shall notbe applicable, nor shall deviations rom prescribed procedures necessarilyinvalidate a decision or proceeding, unless signicant prejudice to astudent respondent or the college may result.

ACCOUNTABILITYStudents may be accountable to both civil authorities and to the

college or acts that constitute violations o law and this code. Disciplinaryaction at the college shall normally proceed during the pendency ocriminal proceedings and shall not be subject to challenge on the groundthat criminal charges involving the same incident have been dismissed orreduced. Students who participate in a college course through the R. JanLeCroy Center or Educational Telecommunications are subject to the codeo student conduct and are assigned a college or that purpose.

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS INVESTIGATION,CONFERENCE AND COMPLAINT

When the Brookhaven College Designated Administrator receivesinormation that a student has allegedly violated a published collegeregulation or policy, the Designated Administrator shall investigate the

alleged violation, which may include a discussion with a student. Atercompleting the preliminary investigation, the Designated Administratormay:

1. Dismiss the allegation as unounded, either beore or aterconerring with the student; or

2. Proceed administratively, which includes a summons, conerence,and disposition.

3. Upon appeal, prepare a complaint based on the alleged violationor use in disciplinary hearings along with a list o witnesses anddocumentary evidence supporting the allegation.

4. The Designated Administrator will notiy the individual wholed the complaint o the disposition o the complaint. I the Designated Administrator dismisses the allegation, the individual may appeal, inwriting, to the President o Brookhaven College within ve working daysater disposition.

The Brookhaven College President or a designee may suspend astudent immediately and without prior notice or an interim period pendingdisciplinary proceedings, when there is evidence that the continuedpresence o the student on college premises poses a substantial threat tohimsel or hersel, to others, or to the stability and continuance o normalcollege unctions. A student who is suspended on an interim basis shall begiven an opportunity to appear beore the president or a designee withinve working days rom the eective date o the interim suspension. Ahearing with the President shall be limited to the ollowing issues only:

1. The reliability o the inormation concerning the studentsconduct, including the matter o his or her identity; and

2. Whether the conduct and surrounding circumstances reasonablyindicate that the students continued presence on college premises posesa substantial threat

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