ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen College Catalog 2020-2021 January 29, 2021 Technologist AAS Program at the New Port Richey/West Pasco, Florida, campus is not currently accredited. p. 161, State Contact Information for Student Complaints (1/29/21) Delete and replace the Kansas section with the following: KANSAS Kansas Board of Regents 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520 Topeka, KS 66612-1368 785-430-4240 kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/ private_out_of_state/complaint_process [email protected] p. 163, Student and Online User Conduct Policy (9/26/20) Add the following policy immediately after Ownership: Student and Online User Conduct Policy The purpose of this policy is to govern the conduct of students in the classroom, at learning sites and online and applies to any individual who accesses and uses Rasmussen College websites, social media sites and the Rasmussen App. While some behavior, such as the violation of privacy laws and discrimination must be treated in a punitive manner, the intent of this information is to provide guardrails for behavior both in the classroom, at a clinical or practicum site, and online. Students are expected to conduct themselves with the same standards of behavior as are expected in the workplace and in the community at large. Rasmussen College, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to suspend or dismiss any student whose conduct is detrimental to the educational environment and/or engage in misconduct. Rasmussen College also reserves the right to refuse reenrollment of a student that has been dismissed from Rasmussen College because of misconduct. For purposes of this Policy, misconduct includes, but is not limited to, conduct: • That is detrimental within the classroom environment. • students or faculty and staff members. • That interferes with the well-being of fellow That causes damage to the appearance or structure of Rasmussen College facility, equipment or systems. • By students who otherwise display conduct detrimental to their own academic progress or ultimate success in the field for which they are being educated. • By students who copy or otherwise plagiarize the assignments/projects of fellow students or others; please see the Academic Integrity Policy in the Rasmussen College Catalog at www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/course-catalog for full details. Please note that additional conduct/dismissal guidelines for School of Nursing students or students enrolled in select School of Health Sciences programs can be found in each programmatic handbook, which is provided to students during programmatic orientation. Social Media Platforms, Apps, and Online Posts: Rasmussen College social media accounts are intended to provide information about our program offerings, campus locations, and the Rasmussen College experience. This policy applies to all interactions and content posted, shared, and uploaded to our social media accounts, including, but not limited to: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn®, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Yelp®, Google My Business, the Rasmussen College App, or any other forums and social media platforms. For purposes of this Policy, a User is defined as anyone who accesses and uses any Rasmussen College social media platforms, apps, and online posts within such social media platforms, apps, or website managed, owned, or operated by Rasmussen College or a vendor. When engaging with our social media accounts, users must: • Stay on topic, be respectful of other users, and use common courtesy. • confidential or other legally protected information. • Refrain from posting any personal, identifying, Not share content or work that is not owned by the poster. Users may not post others’ work or personal information unless they have received prior written consent by the owner of the content. • Refrain from posting fraudulent or fake information or content. The Rasmussen College social media accounts are public and are managed and moderated by the Rasmussen College Social Media Team. All comments, posts and messages are reviewed to ensure they comply with College policies and will be deleted if they are found in the College’s sole discretion to be abusive, inflammatory, contrary to our guidelines, or otherwise inappropriate. Interactive messages and comments will not be posted if their content contains material that is: unlawful, harassing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive, inaccurate or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature or that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation, or that encourages the use of controlled substances as set forth under Federal Law. Rasmussen College reserves the right to edit interactive messaging questions for clarity. Furthermore, when engaging in any online posts through any of the foregoing social media accounts, on any Rasmussen College website, or through any App – whether This addendum modifies catalog content as indicated, and supersedes all previous addenda. Page 33 / 42