Student Handbook 2017-2018 | Page 41

- - - - - - First generation students Parenting resources and child care funding Foster youth PELL eligible students Community/social service agency resources and referrals DACA/Undocumented students The Financial Wellness Center and Financial Coach is also located within Student Support Services and offers help with budget plans, understanding financial aid, student loans and community resources. The Student Emergency Fund may be available to eligible students for emergency assistance and community resource referrals for unplanned financial emergencies. TECHNOLOGY USE POLICY The NWTC Information System environment has been designed and developed to provide information resources for students, faculty, and staff of NWTC in their College related activities. The College provides computing facilities including electronic mail capabilities, Internet access, and data access for on-campus use of the College Community. To access the complete Information Systems Acceptable Use policy, please refer to NWTC’s website at www.nwtc.edu. TITLE IX/PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH RELATED CONCERNS Under Title IX, it is illegal for colleges and universities to exclude a pregnant student from participating in any part of an educational program. Special services provided to students who have temporary medical conditions must also be provided to a pregnant student. Therefore, NWTC must excuse a student’s absences because of pregnancy or childbirth for as long as the student’s doctor deems the absences medically necessary. For more information related to pregnancy and childbirth accommodations, please contact Kelly Schumacher, Manager of Accommodation Services/Title IX Student Deputy Coordinator on the Green Bay Campus at (920) 498-6390 or [email protected] Click to learn more about the College’s Gender Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Policy. TITLE IX/SEXUAL MISCONDUCT Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex, including pregnancy and childbirth related concerns, in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Thus, NWTC believes in zero tolerance policy for gender-based misconduct. When an allegation of misconduct is brought to the appropriate coordinator’s attention, and a respondent has been found to have violated this policy, serious sanctions will be used to reasonably ensure that such actions are not repeated. This policy has been developed to: • Reaffirm these principles • Provide recourse for individuals whose rights have been violated • Define community expectations, which have been violated Sexual misconduct is a broad term encompassing any non-consensual behavior of a sexual nature that is committed by force or intimidation, or that is otherwise unwelcome. Sexual misconduct includes: • Sexual assault • Sexual exploitation • Sexual harassment • Stalking • Relationship violence (domestic and dating) • Hostile environment Sexual misconduct may vary in its severity and consists of a range of behaviors or attempted behaviors. It can occur between strangers or acquaintances, including people involved in an intimate or sexual 40