General Student Information - Huntingdon College

Learning Support Services

The Staton Center provides academic support to Huntingdon students throughout their college career. This includes assistance with the development of academic skills in a variety of subjects, centralized academic advising, 1×1 tutoring, as well as assistance with writing assignments. All services are free of charge. To access learning support services, please come by the Staton Center on the 2nd Floor of the library or contact us via email statoncenter@hawks.huntingdon.edu.

The Writing Assistance Workshop offers help with any assignment that includes writing, reading, research, or citations. Students may see Foster Dickson in the Staton Center (office 206) or contact him at fosterdickson@hawks.huntingdon.edu.

Non-Discrimination Statement

Huntingdon faculty members are committed to supporting students and upholding the College’s non-discrimination policy. Under Title IX, discrimination based upon sex is prohibited; however, there are other forms of discrimination that Huntingdon also prohibits including: actual or perceived gender, gender identity, race, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, veteran status, and/or national origin. Huntingdon’s full policy on non-discrimination can be found on the College’s web site at https://www.huntingdon.edu (scroll to the bottom) and in student handbooks.

If you experience an incident of sex-based discrimination or any other form of discrimination, we encourage you to report it. While you may talk to a faculty member, understand that as a “Mandated Reporter” of the College, when the discrimination is covered by Huntingdon’s Sexual Misconduct & Discrimination Policy (and this would include sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking), the faculty member MUST report to the College’s Title IX Coordinator what you share. If you would like to speak with someone who may be able to afford you confidentiality, there are people on and off campus who can meet with you, and faculty are happy to help you connect with these people. To find Huntingdon’s full policy and process for addressing sexual misconduct and sex-based discrimination go to https://www.huntingdon.edu/misconduct/ You may also contact Huntingdon’s Title IX Coordinator, Prof. Eric A. Kidwell, at titleixcoordinator@hawks.huntingdon.edu or (334) 833-4420.

Title IX also can provide protections for pregnancy and related parenting conditions. Any students with questions should contact Huntingdon’s Title IX Coordinator, Prof. Eric A. Kidwell, or may also contact Huntingdon College’s 504/ADA Coordinator, Dr. Lisa O. Dorman. The Title IX Office and Office of Access Services partner to address issues related to pregnancy and related parenting conditions.

Attendance Policy

Attendance is required.

Students are expected to attend all classes for which they are officially enrolled. Students should not attend class for courses in which they are not officially enrolled.

Excusals and make-up work

Absences are excused in the case of travel with a Huntingdon-affiliated athletic team or performance group, or in the case of documented medical or personal emergency. Officially excused absences will be entered (or pre-entered when possible) by the following offices:

Athletics: Coaches
Medical: Health Services
Non-Athletic College-sanctioned events and personal emergencies: Office of the Chief Academic Officer

Course-specific policies for absence-related make-up work are set by the instructor and shall appear in the syllabus. Course-specific policies must not penalize a student for participation in a documented College sanctioned event or for a documented medical, personal, or family emergency.

Registering attendance

For in-person courses, including hybrid courses with an in-person component and courses meeting in off-site locations, in-person attendance is required to fulfill the attendance requirement. Satisfactory grades and/or engagement with online learning management system do not satisfy the attendance requirement in an in-person course.
For synchronous online courses, including hybrid courses with a synchronous online component, attendance through college-provided meeting platforms (Zoom or similar) is required to fulfill the attendance requirement. Satisfactory grades and/or engagement with the online learning management system do not satisfy the attendance requirement in certain courses.
For asynchronous online courses, including hybrid courses with an asynchronous online component, substantial engagement with the online classroom is required to fulfill the attendance requirement. Attendance is taken twice weekly; syllabi for such courses will specify which activities a student must complete to be marked present.

It is the student’s responsibility to swipe in (using the Huntingdon College Official Student ID Card) at the location provided in the classroom in order to register their attendance.

Instructors may choose to take attendance manually.

Students are expected to check their Canvas courses after each class to verify accuracy of attendance, and to notify the instructor by the end of the day following that class meeting about any errors, regardless of the method by which attendance was recorded in a class.

Non-attendance penalties

If so indicated in a course syllabus, instructors may assign grade penalties for unexcused absences, including declining to accept make-up work from the unexcused absence.

If so indicated in a course syllabus, instructors may assign a final grade of F to students failing to attend at least 50% of the course, even if some of those absences are college-excused absences.

Where a student has failed to attend at least 25% of a course at the end of Week 10, the student may be administratively withdrawn from the course, even if some of those absences are college-excused absences.

Classroom Code of Conduct

Students are expected to treat their peers and professors with respect. Students shall not interrupt their fellow students or professor. Derogatory or sarcastic comments directed at students or professors are never acceptable, including written comments on Canvas discussion boards.
Students shall attend all scheduled classes.
Students shall bring all necessary books and other materials to every class.
Students shall arrive for class on time.
Students shall not leave class early or gather materials together until the class has ended.
Students shall not engage in text messaging (receiving or sending) during class or talking on cell phones during class. If students have an emergency and must receive a message or call, they shall alert their professor at the beginning of class and then step out of the class to take the emergency call or message.
Students shall refrain from Internet surfing during class. If a faculty member believes that a student is using his or her electronic device in ways unrelated to class, the professor may prohibit the student from bringing his or her computer to class.
Students shall not talk with fellow students during class about topics unrelated to the course. Side conversations are distracting to one’s colleagues and the professor.
Students shall uphold the standards of academic integrity and the Honor Code.
Students shall maintain standards for classroom conduct in all classroom environments, including off-campus instructional sites (internships, practica, etc.).
Students failing to abide by these standards, presenting a safety risk to themselves or others, or otherwise causing disruption to the learning environment may at the discretion of the instructor be required to leave the class session.

Zoom Classroom Conduct:

Students participating in class via Zoom (or similar) must adhere to the following guidelines:

Students must stay on the Zoom (or similar) call for the duration of the class
Students must be visible via webcam throughout class, unless the faculty member gives other instructions
Students may make use of a Zoom (or similar) background if they wish; however, backgrounds may not be offensive, suggestive, or alarming
While on Zoom (or similar), students may not engage in other activities that impede their ability to participate in class; e.g., if an instructor or peer asks a question, students must be in a position to give a response
Students should dress as if they were attending class in person
Students must ensure that inappropriate activity is not occurring in the background of the call, e.g., someone else changing clothes

Electronic Expectations and Privacy

Students are expected to complete all assignments, and should daily check their e-mail and the Canvas Course page for correspondence from the college and/or their instructors. Students are expected to maintain automatic notifications by Canvas, so that they will be notified of course changes and communications by their instructors.
Huntingdon College faculty and staff members are committed to keeping student information private, as required by law. To serve this purpose, students should use their official Huntingdon College (@hawks.huntingdon.edu) account for all email correspondence with college representatives (instructors, staff, administrators).
Students are automatically subscribed to several email lists through which necessary communications are distributed; students are required actively to maintain these subscriptions.
Students enrolled in online or hybrid courses require a laptop or tablet device with Chrome browser and internet access with sufficient network speed to allow video transfer. If an online course has a meeting time remote attendance via Zoom (or similar) is required and governed by the attendance and conduct policies above. If an online course is asynchronous, students are expected to participate in the online course several times per week.
Assessments may be proctored by Honorlock; granting requests for alternative proctoring options is the decision of the instructor. Honorlock may ask students to present an ID card to verify their identities – students should use their Huntingdon College ID Cards, and should not use government ID cards for identity verification purposes. Assessments may be reviewed by Turnitin.com for plagiarism and other forms of dishonesty. Turnitin may permanently retain assessments for future screening purposes.

Student Access Services

Faculty at Huntingdon College make every effort to accommodate unique and special needs of students with respect to speech, hearing, vision, seating, or other possible adaptations. Please notify the 504/ADA Coordinator, Dr. Lisa Olenik Dorman by email at sas@hawks.huntingdon.edu or at 334.833.4465 as soon as possible of requested accommodations. More information can be found on the college’s website at Student Access Services Information.

Illness and Medical Conditions

If you are experiencing symptoms of illness please contact the Director of Institutional Health at heathandwellness@hawks.huntingdon.edu, who can advise you whether to attend class and/or verify your medical excuse from classes.

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