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EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN AND GROUP
The 麻豆APPEmergency Response Group Plan formally establishes and documents a coordinated plan for responding to crises, whether large or small, which may arise in spite of all mitigation efforts. The aim for this plan is to provide a flexible framework of procedures, which will be periodically reviewed and regularly exercised so that when crises occur, the College’s response will be effective and efficient in protecting human life and health and in preserving College property and resources. The protection of human life and health is of the utmost importance and shall take precedence throughout this combined effort. The Emergency Response Group (ERG) is a group of employees from across various areas of campus who meet regularly to keep the emergency response plan up to date, who work with local emergency response groups, and who undergo training for all types of campus emergencies. You can contact this group through the Dean of Students.

CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN

Ensuring that the College, individual departments, and units are prepared to respond to various types of operational disruptions is imperative. Continuity planning will help ensure we have a strategy not only for major disasters, but also lesser disruptions to service, including utility outages, inclement weather, fires, and the like.

Continuity of Instruction

A continuity plan may require creativity, alternative expectations, and flexibility in course delivery.

Primary Activities to Continue

There are four primary activities to continue:

1. Communication
2. Delivering course content
3. Participation and interaction
4. Assessment

Class Disruptions from Emergencies/Catastrophes 

Announcement of Disruptions

The institution communicates with and keeps students, faculty, and staff informed through Catawba Alerts, Catawba’s official website catawba.edu, and Catawba’s primary social media accounts. Announcements will be posted on the website, social media, local radio, and television stations if it is necessary to cancel courses or temporarily close the college campus.

Continuity of Services

Should 麻豆APPneed to pivot to online instruction, the institution would consider pro-rated compensation, based on the student’s out of pocket contributions to the college, including student participation in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program.

As all 麻豆APPfaculty are required to use the Learning Management System for attendance and grades, all courses, regardless of modality, already have online course shells available. In the case of an emergency pivot, faculty may utilize these course shells for continuity of instruction. Faculty also are encouraged to leverage existing campus technologies, such as those listed in the chart below. Essential student support services offered 麻豆APP, including IT, the Office of Student Affairs (including Mental Health Counseling) and the Office of Student Success, will utilize these same tools in providing continued assistance to students.

Regulations for FERPA and HIPAA, accessibility, fair use and copyright, etc. will continue to be followed during such a pivot to online instruction. To maintain student privacy and safety, social networking sites should not be used as a replacement for the Learning Management System.

For courses requiring in-person experiences, such as labs, fieldwork, or clinical placements, faculty will work with their department chair and dean to determine the best course of action for students, including, but not limited to, virtual/simulated experiences, postponing in-person requirements to a future semester, waiving requirements.

If 麻豆APPis unable to provide continuity of instruction under emergency circumstances, advisors and program directors will assist students in determining other options, including but not limited to:

• Course completion options via .
• Emergency situations resulting in institution or program closures will require additional teach-out plans. , following the .
• Transfer to other schools:
  • 麻豆APPwill assist students who are transferring to other institutions in obtaining official transcripts and other necessary records for transfer applications.
  • Academic advisors and the Office of Student Success will provide personalized guidance about transfer requirements and application processes.
  • 麻豆APPwill assist students receiving financial aid and/or scholarships, in navigating any necessary adjustments to their aid packages or scholarship awards due to transfer. 

In these situations, refunds for tuition will be determined on an individual, case-by-case basis.

SAFEZONE APP (CATAWBA CONNECT)

Catawba Connect is a free app with 24-hour access to Public Safety to get help if you need in just one click. In the event of an emergency, the SafeZone app allows you to raise Duress, First Aid and Help alerts for you and your community. Students, faculty and staff are highly encouraged to sign up. Features include:

• Check-in and Check-in Timer feature which allows you to share your live location with security responders if working alone or feeling vulnerable.
• Automatic alert sent on your behalf if you fail to extend or cancel the check-in timer. This is ideal if you are in areas of increased risk and want additional peace of mind.
• Reporting non-urgent concerns straight to Public Safety, as well as notifying you in the event of an emergency on site.

Download the app below:

ONLINE WEB PAGES
Students are reminded that online webpages, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. are
unregulated areas available to any online user. We encourage students to take special precautions to limit online personal information, as this type of content is available to the general public including other students, College Officials and future employers.

Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

is a web-based system for maintaining information on nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors in the United States. It is the core technology for the DHS in this critical mission. SEVIS implements Section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, which requires DHS to collect current information from nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors continually during their course of stay in the United States. In addition, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act; Public Law 107-56, amended Section 641) mandated implementation of SEVIS prior to Jan. 1, 2003.

Through SEVIS, institutions submit, maintain, and monitor various data regarding international students who have been granted study visas to the USA. Federal law requires that any institution admitting and supporting international students must regularly update pertinent international student records in SEVIS. This information includes, but is not limited to: change of address, change of name, change of major, dropping below full-time enrollment, practical training, illegal employment, and non-enrollment. These and other occurrences are considered reportable events by DHS.

Student Identification Cards
You are required to have a valid 麻豆APPstudent identification card during your time of enrollment. Cards are provided during registration through the Office of Student Affairs. When asked by any authorized College official, you are required to present your student ID card. Failure to do so will jeopardize your privilege of remaining on campus since we must have a method of determining our students from non-students. Students who fail to properly identify themselves upon request by a College official will be subject to referral to the Student Conduct Administrator. Student ID cards are necessary for admission to the residence halls (if you are a resident student), dining hall, athletic events, gym facilities and for borrowing library materials. Cards are also necessary for purchase of books from the 麻豆APPBookstore. Cards are not transferable to other persons, and it is a violation of College policy to be in possession of another student’s ID card for any reason, at any time, under any circumstance, except for the purpose of obtaining a “sick tray” from the dining hall on behalf of a student who is ill. A $50 fee for a replacement card will be charged for all lost, stolen or damaged cards.

THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM (TAT)
The purpose of Catawba College’s Threat Assessment Team (TAT) is to promote (1) the health and safety of the campus community, and (2) community members’ health, well-being and successful experiences by coordinating information and developing support plans for people of concern. The TAT serves both students and employees and is charged with the task of determining if an individual pose, or may pose, a threat of violence to self, others or to the 麻豆APPcommunity and to intervene to avert the threat and maintain the safety of the situation. The TAT responds to behaviors exhibited by students, employees, visitors and non-affiliated persons prior to a critical incident in an attempt to prevent violence so that the 麻豆APPcampus remains a safe and secure learning and working environment.
In addition, the TAT assesses and coordinates the response to bias-related campus incidents. The Threat Assessment Team will investigate reported bias-related incidents to determine whether an incident is bias-related, and to recommend appropriate outcomes for the incident, including the necessity of involvement from law enforcement or other outside agencies.

Threat Assessment Team Members

• Dean of Students
• Director of Conduct
• Director of Housing and Residence Life
• Director of Public Safety
• Director of Counseling Services
• College Counselor
• Director of Health Services
• Student Affairs Administrative Assistant

Reporting a Bias Incident
Any member of the Catawba Community may report an incident through the Catawba Connect App.

CATWATCH
Our safety at 麻豆APPwill only be as effective as its reporting mechanisms for people and situations of concern. Remember:

• If there is an emergency in progress, call Public Safety at 704-637-4000 or dial 911.
• To report an incident or a concern online through CatWatch, visit catawba.edu/catwatch.
• To report an incident or a concern by telephone, call 704-637-4000 Public Safety or 704-645-4547 for Student Affairs.
• To make a report in person, contact any administrative office on campus for assistance.

VISITORS
Off-campus persons who visit resident students are expected to remain in the company of the person/s being visited. Students will be held responsible for the behavior of their guests as if that behavior were their own. For security reasons, the College does not permit the presence of visitors who have no stated reason for being on campus. The College reserves the right to have these persons escorted from campus.

FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE

The First-Year Experience (FYE) is an integrated set of programs designed to help students begin their first semester of college ready to succeed and thrive. Our goal is to inculcate the values, habits, skills, and knowledge of an academic community in our first-year students and to provide them with the information they need to take responsibility for their college career and their success. The FYE is designed to increase engagement with the social and intellectual life of the campus community.

Students begin their First-Year Experience in April preceding their matriculation by attending Preview Day, where they meet potential First-Year Seminar professors and advisors, attend sample classes, and meet major professors and other students in their major. They “preview” life as a Catawba student, and are then directed to complete their student scheduler, an online portal designed to collect information about academic background, goals, specific needs, co–curricular plans, and major interests. All incoming students (including those not able to attend Preview Day) are then able to use the online scheduler portal.

Information from the summer scheduler is used during Summer Scheduling with Master Scheduling Advisors, experts in the area in which students wish to study, in crafting a sample schedule for the first semester. Most students do not change their schedule for the first semester after Master Schedulers write the schedule, as Schedulers look beyond the first semester to project a longer-term plan for classes leading to successful degree completion.

Students become more fully integrated in the academic and social life of the College during their Summer Orientation, a two-day experience for new students and parents alike that allows new members of our Catawba family to learn about the campus, residential life, commuter opportunities, rules of living in our community, and what Catawba provides for academic, social, and personal resources. Students will meet fellow classmates, other students, and many faculty and staff during Orientation.

Some students may choose to attend an off-campus Summer Retreat sponsored by the Lilly Center for Vocation and Values. Students will spend time with staff, fellow students, and faculty reflecting on values and vocation, as well as enjoying each other’s company, bonding, and engaging in lots of leisure activities. (See the Lilly Center and Summer Retreats.)

Students also prepare to participate fully in the intellectual life of the College during the summer leading up to their first semester. The Catawba Community Reading Program is an initiative intended to get incoming first-year students talking about important issues from the minute they arrive on campus. The program provides students with a shared academic experience during the Welcome Weekend in August, and during the first semester.

Themes in the reading are addressed in a variety of contexts: during formal discussion in Orientation, in individual First-Year Seminars, in the community, during informal conversation (with faculty, ALPHA Orientation Leaders, coaches, staff, and other students), and in Lilly Center events such as the values and vocation dinner.

Thus, the reading provides a common base for discussion among all members of the campus community for the entire year.

Welcome Weekend begins the new academic year with three days of fun, information, and bonding with the incoming class, faculty, staff, and upper-class students. During Welcome Weekend students attend events and do projects with the other members of their First-Year Seminar(FYS) class, their first-year advisor and professor, and their ALPHAs. ALPHA Orientation Leaders (AOL) are upper-class students who provide a support system to incoming first-year students during Welcome Weekend.

They know the ropes and they make adjusting to college life as seamless as possible by mentoring their incoming students and assisting FYS instructors during Welcome Weekend.

By the end of Welcome Weekend new students know where everything is on campus, and they may have attended your first Catawba arts and sporting events, settled into their dorms or investigated Commuter Connect, visited classrooms where their courses meet, engaged in a group discussion about the common reading, and performed service projects with classmates. Students will be ready for the first day of class. Some students also provide written or language samples or audition for musical ensembles so that they are in the right classes to help them succeed. We wind up Welcome Weekend with the Opening Convocation and Community Picnic, where students become official members of the Catawba community by signing the Honor Pledge and enjoy a warm welcome from members of the Salisbury community.

FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR (FYS)

First-Year Seminar (FYS) is a 3-sh course taken by all students who have never attended a four-year college or have transferred in with fewer than 18 sh of credit.

The purpose of the course is to provide students with a multi-disciplinary look at various topics, while also helping students to acquire the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in their new academic world. The FYS is the key piece of our First-Year Experience. (See First-Year Seminar.)

Personalized advising for the individual is another hallmark of the FYE. Students meet professors in their intended major (if they have one) during Welcome Weekend and they may request an advisor from that discipline as soon as their classes begin. Additionally, every new student has a first-semester advisor (their FYS professor) who serves to ensure that students understand degree requirements, navigating the documentation for keeping track of courses and requirements, and who serves as a sounding board for questions about vocations, careers, and classes. Thus, two dedicated academic advisors are available in the first year.

And, finally, new students continue a tradition of over 70 years when they visit the President’s house for an official welcome into the Catawba family. Although students no longer wear evening dress for a formal tea at the President’s house as they did 50 years ago, they nonetheless get to visit “their” house while enjoying the annual Candy Bar Mingle with the President’s family.

Catawba’s First-Year Seminar (FYS) Program helps students make a smooth transition from high school to college, introduces students to the academic values of the Catawba community, and facilitates the development of strong bonds among students and faculty. Incoming first-time first-year students, early college students, and transfer students with fewer than 18 hours of college credits take a section of FYS in their first semester at Catawba. While the goals of the course are consistent across all sections of FYS, each seminar uses a different topic as the vehicle for the inculcation of the skills, values, and knowledge necessary for success in the first year.

Students develop their academic toolkit so that they can succeed in the first semester and beyond. They learn how to engage in class discussions, manage their time, use resources honestly, value intellectual property, and look at problems and questions from multiple perspectives. Every section emphasizes critical reading and writing skills. The seminar instructor also serves as one academic adviser (in addition to a major advisor) for the students in her/his section.

And, finally, new students continue a tradition of over 70 years when they visit the President’s house for an official welcome into the Catawba family. Although students no longer wear evening dress for a formal tea at the President’s house as they did 50 years ago, they nonetheless get to visit “their” house while meeting the President’s family.

Deposited students may select their FYS section beginning in early April using an online system; this process continues through summer scheduling into June. Section choices are first-come, first-served. Each year we feature about 20 FYS sections, and each takes a multi-disciplinary look at a provocative and timely topic. Such topics include A Green Imagination; Hair, Hair, it’s Everywhere; Writers and Addiction; From Clueless to Class Act; Positive on the day!; Navigating the Maze; Shaken, not Stirred: The History of Espionage; Leadership in a Multicultural Society; Putting it all Together for a Great Life; Fairies, Leprechauns, and Banshee: Myths and Legends of Ireland; Let’s go to the Movies: Philosophy in Film; Climate Change; Cultural Cuisine; Inside the Mind of Malcom Gladwell: A David and Goliath story of Outliers who never Blink while Talking to Strangers; Anime; Propaganda as Art; Defining the Self; Finding your Place in the World; and The Science of Sleep.

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In order to educate individuals to live responsibly in community and to create an environment that encourages respectful expression of values, without censorship, the Catawba community has developed and endorsed the Catawba Honor Code. It is intended that the Honor Code will promote a climate of trust, concern, and respect conducive to learning and personal growth in community.

Everyone who is a member of the Catawba community has responsibilities to respect others, to communicate honestly, to seek excellence and to participate in creating a fair and compassionate atmosphere on campus.

Faculty, administrators and staff have responsibilities to endeavor to enhance the personal and intellectual development of other persons; to be compassionate, through and fair in evaluating performance of students and professional associates; to use the authority of their office in ways that respect persons and avoid the abuse of power; and to conduct their professional activities in ways that uphold the ideals of virtue and excellence. Therefore, Catawba students, faculty, staff and administrations are committed to the Catawba Honor Code which is set forth as follows:

As a member of the Catawba Community, I will uphold the value of academic honesty that grounds our institution, and I will not lie, cheat, or steal. 

Honors Program

The Catawba Honors Program cultivates a community of academically gifted students who pursue challenging educational experiences with outstanding faculty.

Through interdisciplinary, provocative, and intellectually demanding courses, the Honors Program piques the curiosity of students, encouraging them to become life-long learners whose lives are enriched by their experiences. Honors students take a series of classes that are distinctive in content and quality- and often team taught- along with other Honor students; they finish their honors work in a portfolio and complete a narrative that reviews that work. Honors students both domestically and internationally to complement their honors both domestically and internationally to compete and complement their honors studies.

Schools and Departments

School of Arts & Sciences

Fields of Study: Administration of Justice, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental & Sustainability (Concentrations in Environmental and Outdoor Education, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, and Sustainable Planning and Leadership), History, English (Concentrations in Literature, Creative Writing, and Public and Professional Writing), Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Politics (Concentrations in Pre-Law and Public Administration), Pre- Dentistry, Pre Health, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Pharmacy, Psychology, Religion & Philosophy (Concentrations in Christian Ministries and Theology & Philosophy), and Sociology.

Ketner School of Business

Fields of Study: Business Administration (Concentrations in Accounting, Communication, Economics, Entrepreneurship, General Management, Information Systems, International Business, and Marketing), Accounting, Economics, Economics and Finance, Communication, Computer Science, Digital Media Production, Entrepreneurship, Management, Mathematical Sciences, Information Systems, Information Systems & Technology, International Business, and Marketing. 

School of Education

Fields of Study: Elementary Education K-6, Middle School 6-9 (Specializations in: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies), Physical Education, Special Education K-12 (Concentration in Elementary) Licensure Programs: Secondary Education (9-12) (Biology, Chemistry, Comprehensive Science, Comprehensive Social Studies, English, Mathematics), Special Subject Areas (K-12) (Music) and Reading (Add-on only) 

School of Health Sciences & Human Performance 

Fields of Study: Exercise Science, Therapeutic Recreation, Sport Management, Recreation, Nursing (Bachelor of Science in Nursing Pre-Licensure and RN to BSN)

School of Performing Arts

Fields of Study: Music (Concentrations in Music Business, Music Education, Music Performance, Popular Music, Worship Arts), Musical Theatre, Theatre Arts (Concentrations in Theatre Arts (B.A.), Design & Production (B.F.A.), Theatre Arts Administration, and Theatre Arts Education

Online Degree Programs
B.B.A., Business Administration (Concentrations in Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, Professional Accounting), B.A.E., Birth-Kindergarten Education. B.S.N., Nursing (RN to BSN) Non-Degree Programs: Lateral Entry Teachers Graduate Programs: Business Administration (General Management, Healthcare Administration): M.B.A., Clinical Mental Health Counseling: M.H.S., Sport Management: M.S.P.M., STEM Education: M.Ed. 

Center for International Studies

The Glenn and Addie Ketner Center for International Studies at 麻豆APPseeks to provide students with international study opportunities that are academically challenging and relevant to their fields of study. These learning opportunities are academically rigorous, professionally relevant, and personally enriching. This is accomplished by short-term faculty-led trips, intensive foreign language instruction, and semester-long programs. International education connects 麻豆APPstudents to diverse world cultures and prepares our students for work and service in this increasingly interdependent world. This aligns with the College’s mission to provide an education rich in personal attention, blending liberal studies with career preparation.

Library

You can find a variety of resources at the  from study rooms to VR goggles, laptops, online gaming or even 3D printing. If you need help with research, our expert librarians are ready to jump in and teach you research literacy skills.

The Greg and Missie Alcorn Digital Learning Lab includes robotics, 3D printers, laser engravers, iPads, Cricut Maker, a digital video studio, gaming laptops, as well as Surface desktop design computers with Adobe Creative Cloud products and Virtual Reality devices for checkout. For more information, please visit the Digital Learning Lab webpage.

Hours during Academic Year:

• Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-11:00pm (card access only after 5 pm)
• Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm
• Saturday: Closed
• Sunday: 3:00pm-11:00pm

Summer & Winter Terms

View information about Catawba's Summer and Winter Terms.

• Academic AccessAbility (Disability Services) 704.637.4175
• Bookstore 704.637.4470
• Career Services 704.637.4384
• Catawba to Career (C2C) 704.637.4497
• Chaplain 704.637.4446
• Counseling 704.645.4500
• Dean of Students 704.645.4547
• Dining Hall 704.637.4400
• Online and Graduate Studies 704.637.4772
• Finance Office 704.637.4388
• Financial Aid 704.637.4416
• Honors Program 704.637.4258
• Housekeeping 704.637.4242
• Health Center 704.637.4404
• Information Technology 704.637.4666
• Intramural and Recreational Sports 704.645.4577
• Intercollegiate Athletics 704.637.4474
• International Studies 704.637.4428
• Library 704.637.4448
• Mail Services/Post Office 704.645.4886
• President 704.637.4414
• Proctor Student Health Center 704.637.4404
• Provost (Chief Academic Officer) 704.637.4466
• Associate Provost for Faculty Development 704.637.4353
• Associate Provost for Student Academic Success 704.637.4279
• Public Safety 704.637.4000
• Registrar 704.637.4411
• Student Academic Success & Support Services 704.637.4175
• Student Affairs 704.645.4547
• Student Government Association (SGA) 704.637.4310
• Executive Vice President 704.645.4535
• Vice President for Development 704.637.4394
• Title IX Administrator 704.637.4114
• Title IX Deputy Coordinator 704.637.4116

BOOKSTORE
Cannon Student Center
catawba.edu/bookstore

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMMING
Student Affairs, Cannon Student Center
catawba.edu/activities
704.645.4547
studentactivities@catawba.edu

COUNSELING SERVICES
Student Affairs, Cannon Student Center
catawba.edu/counseling
Meet the Counselors

FINANCIAL AID
1st Floor, Hedrick Administration Building
catawba.edu/finaid
(704) 637-4416, finaid@catawba.edu

FINANCE OFFICE
1st Floor, Hedrick Administration Building
catawba.edu/finance
studentaccounts@catawba.edu

MATH CENTER
Library
catawba.edu/mathcenter

ONE STOP CENTER
Leonard Lounge, Cannon Student Center
catawba.edu/onestop

STUDENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
1st Floor, Hedrick Administration Building
catawba.edu/success

STUDENT AFFAIRS
Cannon Student Center
catawba.edu/studentaffairs
704.645.4547

STUDENT HEALTH CENTER
Cannon Student Center
catawba.edu/health

WRITING CENTER
Library
catawba.edu/writingcenter

Based on the College's Honor Code, students are expected abide by the policies and procedures regarding student activities and life at Catawba College, with an emphasis on character, culture, and service.

The Honor Code at 麻豆APPis the College's policy that defines the expected standards of conduct in academic affairs. All students, upon admission to the college, pledge to abide by this Code, which applies to all assignments, examinations, and other academic exercises.

The SGA Bylaws are the official rules and operating procedures of the 麻豆APPStudent Government Association. Read more below:

Business enterprises or agencies or student(s) acting as their representative(s) may not advertise, solicit or sell merchandise on campus without written permission from the Dean of Students. Permission to advertise and/ or sell any product will be allowed only to promotions that are in the best interest of Catawba students. Read more below:

麻豆APPrecognizes the benefit of human and animal interaction and seeks to promote such interactions within the bounds of public health and College policy. As such, animals are welcomed to campus under the following circumstances: as participants in College sponsored events, as participants in educational programming, and as assistance animals to students and employees with disabilities.

Read more about the policy regarding the use of alcohol and information on North Carolina laws regarding alcohol.

Information on the professional boundaries policy at Catawba College: