Sep 17, 2024  
University Handbook 2024- 2025 
    
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  Section 1 - Institutional Purpose and Organization
  1.1 - Institutional Vision and Mission
  1.2 - University System of Georgia
  1.3 - Kennesaw State University’s Administrative Officers and Organization
  Section 2 - Advising
  2.1 - Advisor Responsibilities
  2.2 - Policy Statement on Advising
  Section 3 - Shared Governance and Committees
  3.1 - Constituencies Involved in Shared Governance
  3.1.1 - University Bodies
  3.1.2 - University Standing Committees
  3.2 - General Faculty Meeting
  3.3 - University System of Georgia Advisory Committees
  3.4 - Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE)
  3.5 - Departmental Bylaws and Department Faculty Councils
  3.6 - College Bylaws and College Faculty Councils
  3.7 - Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum Review and Approval Process
  3.7.1 - Academic Program Coordination
  3.7.2 - Curriculum Review Process
  3.8 - Workflow for Changes to University and Faculty Handbooks and Catalogs
  Section 4 - Services and Facilities
  4.1 - Library
  4.2 - Writing Center
  4.3 - University Information Technology Services (UITS)
  4.4 - Campus Services
  4.5 - Computer Labs
  4.6 - Indoor and Outdoor Campus Facilities
  4.7 - Health Promotion and Wellness
  4.8 - Emergency and After-Hours Assistance
  Section 5 - Personnel, Fiscal, and Institutional Policies
  5.1 - Reaffirmation of Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action Policies
  5.2 - Workplace Policies and Procedures
  5.2.1 - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  5.2.2 - ADA Reasonable Accommodations Policy
  5.2.3 - Freedom of Expression
  5.2.4 - Intellectual Diversity and Interpersonal Relations Position Statement
  5.2.5 - Diversity Vision Statement
  5.2.6 - Alcohol and Other Drug Policy
  5.2.7 - Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Policy
  5.2.8 - Amorous Relationships
  5.2.9 - Sexual Misconduct Policy
  5.2.10 - AAUP Statement on Sexual Harassment
  5.2.11 - Policy Statement on Sexual Harassment
  5.2.12 - Processing, Investigation, and Resolution of Discrimination and Harassment Complaints
  5.2.13 - Visits by Children
  5.2.14 - Parking and Traffic Regulations
  5.2.15 - Amorous Relationships
  5.2.16 - Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  5.2.17 - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
  5.2.18 - Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
  5.2.19 - Campus Carry
  5.2.20 - Freedom of Expression
  5.3 - Campus Health and Safety
  5.3.1 - Parking and Traffic Regulations
  5.3.2 - Campus Carry
  5.3.3 - Visits by Children & Programs Serving Minors
  5.3.4 - Position Statement on Environmental Awareness
  5.3.5 - Environmental Occupational Safety (EOS)
  5.3.6 - Mission Statement on Occupational Health and Safety
  5.3.7 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  5.3.8 - Processing, Investigation, and Resolution of Discrimination and Harassment Complaints
  5.4 - Students
  5.4.1 - Release of Student Information
  5.4.2 - Handling Disruptive Students
  5.4.3 - Posthumous Degrees
  5.4.4 - Posthumous Certificates of Achievement
  5.5 - Scholarly Conduct
  5.5.1 - Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  5.5.2 - Intellectual Property Policy
  5.5.3 - Allegations of Scholarly Misconduct
  5.6 - Appeals
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University Handbook 2024- 2025

Section 1 - Institutional Purpose and Organization

Designated by the Board of Regents (BoR) of the University System of Georgia (USG) as a comprehensive university and by the Carnegie Classification as a doctoral university with high research activity (R2), Kennesaw State University is committed to being a world-class academic institution that continues to build upon its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional, and national level.

1.1 - Institutional Vision and Mission    

1.2 - University System of Georgia  

1.3 - Kennesaw State University’s Administrative Officers and Organization