Hi Lynda, Greetings to you and all ACUPA members from hot and sunny (for today at least) Melbourne, Australia.
At Monash University, we have found that great care has had to be taken with how a student is defined, due to questions of legality especially in relation to the point at which new, continuing or completing students are not yet or are no longer students, for purposes of fee payments, scholarships, government reporting, insurance, work placements, non-award study, re-enrolment deadlines, access to university services and systems, etc. At the level of (legally-binding) statute, our pre-eminent definition (there are others!) is as follows: *Student* means a person who is enrolled at the University as a candidate of course or unit of study but does not include a person who - (a) has qualified for an award or completed the unit, as the case may be; (b) has been excluded from the University pursuant to the statutes or regulations; (c) has had his or her candidature terminated pursuant to the statutes or regulations; (d) has not for any academic year or other period of study re-enrolled by the date for re-enrolment specified by the University; or (e) has given to the University a signed written notice of discontinuance; (f) is a student of another institution and is pursuing a unit by arrangement between the University and the other institution. Admittedly not quite as succinct as some, and defined more in terms of what it is not than what it is, but there you are . . . Regards, Mark On 1 April 2014 08:55, Heather Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lynda, > > > > UTSA's definition - An undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in, > admitted to, and attending classes at UTSA at the time of the activity or > event. > > > > I found that our definition of student is not 100% consistent across the > policy handbook. More often than not we utilize the old, "for the purposes > of this policy" line. The definition above is used in our student travel > policy. > > > > Thanks, > > Heather > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Lloyd, Lynda > *Sent:* Monday, March 31, 2014 4:08 PM > *To:* Institutional policy-related discussions > *Subject:* RE: [acupa-l] Definition of a Student > > > > Definitely a consideration! 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. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Theresa Rowe > *Sent:* Monday, March 31, 2014 3:53 PM > *To:* Institutional policy-related discussions > *Subject:* Re: [acupa-l] Definition of a Student > > > > 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. 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We will remove you from the list > within 24 hours during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > > 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 > > 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 > -- *Mark Hatwell* | Group Manager, Academic Services Student Business Services | Student Services Division Monash University 710 Blackburn Road, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800 P: +61 3 9905 3265 | M: +61 407 070 696 | F: +61 3 9905 8871 www.monash.edu CRICOS Provider Codes: Monash University 00008C | Monash College Pty Ltd 01857J
