Hi, We got into this discussion after a lawsuit. In this particular case, it appeared that we did not have all the terms defined well enough: Classes, enrolled, student.
An individual who was on campus participating in a non-credit program applied to live in the residence halls. When the individual was denied, the individual sued. The university lost in court, but the case was determined to be specific and limited to the individual. I am simplifying this for email. After two years of trying to come to some sort of standard definitions, we gave up and decided it was best not to define those items, and to come up with rules based on other standards. Just sharing this as this can have significant consequences. For example, if you define students, and then you offer some sort of service to "students", the two need to match. Theresa On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Lloyd, Lynda <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have a policy that "defines what a student is"? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Lynda Lloyd, M.Ed., P.H.R. > > Director of Institutional Policy & Professional Development > > NWACC Policy <http://www.nwacc.edu/web/policy/policy_procedure> > > 479-619-4248 office > > 479-381-8660 wireless > > > > This message is intended solely for the recipient to whom it is addressed. > If you are not the intended recipient, do not disclose, distribute or copy > this email. Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email > from your system. > > > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE e-listing of members. If you do NOT > want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual > who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of > their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to > this web address and fill out the form. We will remove you from the list > within 24 hours during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > -- Theresa Rowe Chief Information Officer Oakland University
