Student Handbook 2023 - 2024

the right to remove a chosen name if it is used inappropriately, including but not limited to: for the purpose of misrepresentation, to be disruptive, or to attempt to avoid a legal obligation. Westchester Community College will not deliberately refuse to use an individual’s chosen name, pronouns or gender marker based on an individual’s actual or perceived gender identity or expression. Clubs & Organizations www.sunywcc.edu/clubs Westchester Community College has over 50 active clubs and organizations and various leadership opportunities outside of the classroom. These encompass honors societies, cultural organizations, fine and performing arts groups, student publications, curriculum clubs, and special interest groups. Students can explore co-curricular activities as a way to build meaningful relationships with members of the community, develop transferable skills and abilities, and enhance their overall college experience. A student organization is a student-run group that has received approval by the Department of Student Involvement for their operating charters. Student organizations typically receive a percentage of the student activity fee, as determined by the Faculty/Student Association. Student officers of organizations receive support from the staff in Student Involvement who serve as their Advisors. Currently the college has four student organizations: the Student Government Association, the Westchester Events Board, the Viking News, WARY Radio, and the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society. A student club is a student-run group of like-minded students who have gathered together to explore, celebrate and share-in a common purpose. They have created a formal operating charter with a unique mission and received formal approval from the Student Government Association. Clubs receive support from members of the faculty, staff, or administration who serve as club advisors. All Advisors are to be confirmed by and kept on record with Student Involvement. All approved clubs & organizations shall be open to all eligible students and will not discriminate against any student on any basis, including, but not limited to: real or perceived age, race, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, sexual history, religious orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran status, alienage, citizenship, marital or parental status, legally recognized domestic partnership status, national origin, ancestry, creed, political belief, arrest and/or conviction record, or any other criterion prohibited by federal, state or local law. College Catalog www.sunywcc.edu/catalog The College Catalog is a resource for program requirements and course information necessary to complete a degree or certificate at Westchester Community College, as well as overall college-wide information regarding admissions, policies and procedures. Degree and certificate seeking students are reminded to refer to the program requirements that were in place during the year and semester that they enrolled in the program. These requirements can be viewed in the archived editions of the catalog, also available at www.sunywcc.edu/catalog. College Closings Visit our website (sunywcc.edu ) at any time to check if the college has been delayed or closed unexpectedly. We also post delay and closing information on Facebook (sunywcc.edu/Facebook) and Twitter (sunywcc.edu/Twitter). You will receive a text message notification to the cell phone number you provided when registering as well as an email notification to your college email address. If there is no mention of a delay or closure, it means that all classes will meet as scheduled. You also have the option of watching Optimum’s News Channel 12 and listening to WHUD (100.7 FM). You can also call our information line at 914-

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