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Further Resources and Services

Student Conduct

You are responsible for abiding by the Student Conduct Code. It can be accessed at www.sja.umn.edu . Copies are also available at the Office of Student Judicial Affairs, 2221 University Avenue S.E. (612-624-6073).

Academic Grievances—The Graduate School follows the University’s policy on student academic grievance issues. Information about the Student Academic Grievance policy is available online.

Sexual Harassment—Policies pertaining to sexual harassment are contained in the Regents policy adopted December 11, 1998. The policy defines sexual harassment in the following manner.

“Sexual harassment means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and/or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: 1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment or academic advancement in any University activity or program; 2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis of employment or academic decisions affecting this individual in any University activity or program; or 3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or academic environment in any University activity or program.”

All-University policies and procedures pertaining to sexual harassment are available online at www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/humanresources/SexHarassment.html.

Crime Statistics—Crime statistics can be found at http://www1.umn.edu/police/crimestats.html

No Smoking

Minnesota has a Clean Indoor Air Act, which prohibits smoking inside public buildings except in designated smoking areas. All restaurants are required to have no-smoking sections.

Smoking is prohibited in all facilities of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus except for designated private residence hall rooms.

Most University offices are open during regular business hours (generally 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

One Stop Student Services Centers

East Bank: 200 Fraser Hall, 106 Pleasant St. S.E, Minneapolis, MN 55455
8am-5:30pm, Monday-Thursday; 8am-4pm, Friday
Hours extended to 6 pm Tuesday-Thursday in the first week of classes for both fall and spring terms
FAX 612-625-3002
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West Bank: 130 West Bank Skyway, 219 19th Av S., Minneapolis, MN 55455
8am-4pm, Monday-Friday
Hours extended to 5pm, Monday and Tuesday when classes are in session during fall and spring semesters
FAX 612-626-9129
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St. Paul: 130 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
8am-4pm, Monday-Friday
FAX 612-624-4943
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CLOSED holidays. See the Twin Cities campus calendar

Lost and founds are located in the main offices or department offices of most campus buildings. After a week, most items are transferred to the main lost and founds in the Student Unions.

University Counseling and Consulting Services, 109 Eddy Hall and 199 Coffey Hall (612-624-3323),  www.ucs.umn.edu/ offers academic, career, and personal counseling; learning and academic skills assistance; and aptitude and interest surveys. The Career Development Center maintains a library and guides to specialized schools and graduate programs in the United States and abroad.

The Minnesota International Student Association (MISA) 612-625-6119; e-mail misa@umn.edu; Web site www.tc.umn.edu/~misa/ ) is a student organization with over 4000 students and an alliance of 12 other representative student associations at the University of Minnesota. Through this network of member associations and the help from the University, MISA represents and defends the interests of international students.

MISA strives to promote cultural awareness and international understanding on the U of M campus and the surrounding community. One of the means by which MISA achieves this objective is by its cultural grant program to promote, advocate and advance the international student’s rights, interests and privileges in the US.

The Graduate Diversity Office, 333 Johnston Hall (612-625-6858, http://www.grad.umn.edu/outreach/ ), helps underrepresented and educationally disadvantaged students (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) with the admissions process and in financing graduate education.

The Office for University Women, 185 Klaeber Court (612-625-9837; Web site www.umn.edu/women ), is an information and referral center dedicated to retaining and graduating women students by improving and enhancing their working, learning, and living environments. The office provides support, advocacy, and programming on issues of interest to women.

The Veterans Certifications Office, 200 Fraser Hall (612-625-8076), provides counseling and advice to veterans.

Disability Services (DS), 180 McNamara Alumni Center (612-626-1333 voice TTY), promotes environments free of physical, program, information, and attitudinal barriers to ensure the rights of people with disabilities and assist the University with meeting its obligations under federal and state statutes. DS works to ensure access to University employment, courses, programs, facilities, services, and activities by documenting disabilities and providing or arranging reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, auxiliary aids and services, training, consultation, and technical assistance. In general, University policy calls for accommodations to be made on an individualized and flexible basis. It is the responsibility of students to seek assistance at the University and to make their needs known. Maps indicating building accessibility and parking facilities are available from DS. Accessibility maps are also printed in the Student-Staff Directory and the Class Schedule, and are available at the information desk in Coffman Union.  Further information is also available through e-mail at mailbox@disserv.stu.umn.edu and the Web at http://ds.umn.edu.

The University Student Legal Service, 160 West Bank Skyway (612-624-1001) email usls@umn.edu, provides legal counsel and services to fee-paying students for little or no cost. Advice is offered on consumer matters, tenants’ rights, immigration, family law, misdemeanor and DWI defense, and employment problems. For more complex legal problems, students are referred to other attorneys.

The Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG), is a statewide nonprofit, student directed organization that voices student concerns for such issues as the environment, consumer rights, and social and economic justice. MPIRG works both within the University and larger community through research, publications, lobbying, and educational forums. Internships are available, and students may be elected to the local or state MPIRG Board of Directors.
MPIRG is funded by student fees via a refusable/refundable checkoff system. That is, you may decline to pay the fee or, having paid it, request a refund. For information, call 612-627-4035. The Web site is www.mpirg.org.

The Student Dispute Resolution Center (SDRC) can help you with any University problem or complaint regarding registration, grades, holds, financial aid etc. SDRC also provides representation for grievances and disciplinary hearings. The office is at 211 Eddy Hall, www.tc.umn.edu/~sos/ , 612-624-7272.

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