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Consumer Information – WilliamsonHigherof the Trades Building Craftsmen, Instilling Character Canvas PortalResourcesWebmailLibrary CatalogOnline PaymentsEmployment OpportunitiesGeorge F. Heckler 4W2 ArchivesCollege StoreCalendarContact/Map AboutAbout WilliamsonBoard & AdministrationPresident Michael J. 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This is a unconfined starting place. Choose from any of the links unelevated to find increasingly information well-nigh your zone of interest:WonkPrograms Accreditation Campus Security Policies, UniversityTreasonStatistics (Clery Act), andTreasonLog Complaint Process Computer, Communication, and Network Technology Acceptable Use Policy Copyright Infringement/Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Policies Drug FreeHigherFamily Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) Financial Aid Information & Related Policies Fire Safety Policies, Statistics and Fire Log Gainful Employment Graduation/Retention Rates Net Price Calculator Price ofUbietySafeguarding Confidential Information Sexual Misconduct Policy – Title IX StudentLawmakingofSelf-masteryStudent Complaint Procedure Student Diversity Students with Disabilities/Student Accessibility Services Student Refund Policy Textbook Information Transfer of Credit Policies/Articulation Agreements Voter Registration Whistleblower PolicyWonkProgramsWilliamsonHigherof the Trades provides information regarding its educational programs on the University web site on ourWonkPrograms page and in ourHigherCatalog.Whento top AccreditationWilliamsonHigherof the Trades is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.Whento top Campus Security Policies,TreasonStatistics, andTreasonLogWilliamson annually provides detailed information regarding CollegeTreasonStatistics, and campus security practices, including emergency response and evacuation procedures, timely warnings, missing persons and treason log policies. A paper reprinting of this report is misogynist upon request by contacting the office of the Vice President of Plans & Operations.Spareinformation, including a reprinting of the College’s treason log moreover is misogynist by contacting the office of the Dean of Students. To view a reprinting of the College’s Annual Security Report online, please go to thePolityand Public Safety page.Whento top Complaint Process and ProcedureTheHigherstrives to resolve student concerns in a pearly and timely manner. If you would like to submit a scuttlebutt or concern, please review the Student Complaint Procedure section of the Student Handbook for spare information. Additionally, WilliamsonHigherof the Trades is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). If a student does not finger that the higher has ratherish addressed a complaint or concern, the student may consider contacting the Accrediting Commission. All complaints reviewed by the Commission must be in written form and should grant permission for the Commission to forward a reprinting of the complaint to the school for a response. This can be workaday by filing the ACCSC Complaint Form. The complainant(s) will be kept informed as to the status of the complaint as well as the final resolution by the Commission. Please uncontrived all inquiries to: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges, 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302 | Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: (703) 247-4212 www.accsc.org. A reprinting of the ACCSC Complaint Form is misogynist at the higher and may be obtained by contacting the Dean of Education or online at www.accsc.org. Information regarding the Pennsylvania Department of Education complaint process can be found on the website under Complaint Procedures. For spare information, please contact: Division of Higher & Career Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education – Postsecondary andSultanaEducation 333 Market Street, 12th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Phone: 717.783.8228 | Fax: 717.722.3622 E-mail: ra-collunivseminfo@pa.gov | www.education.state.pa.usWhento top Computer, Communication, and Network Technology Acceptable Use PolicyPlease refer to Williamson’s Informational Technology Policy Letter (PDF) for increasingly information.Whento top Copyright Infringement/Peer-to-Peer File Sharing PoliciesWilliamson’s Copyright Infringement and Peer-to-Peer File Sharing policies can be found on the Education Policies and Statistics page.Whento top DrugSelf-rulingCollegeWilliamsonHigherof the Trades complies with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989.   STATEMENT OF ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY   WilliamsonHigherof the Trades, in order to promote its fundamental mission, has unexplored a zero tolerance policy for the use, possession, distribution, or manufacture of illicit or illegal drugs or the consumption or possession of alcohol. TheHigherwill not tolerate any use, possession, distribution, or manufacture of illicit or illegal drugs by any student or employee on campus, off campus, or while peekaboo any school sponsored or sanctioned event. Such deportment will result in dismissal of the student; an employee will be subject to discharge. For the student, the consumption or possession of swig is strictly prohibited and will result in dismissal.Spareinformation on this policy can be found in the Student Handbook. In wing to any punishment imposed by the College, any student or employee suspected of violating any federal, state, or local law proscribing the use, possession, distribution, or manufacture of illicit or illegal drugs, will be referred to the towardly law enforcement agency.   DRUG TESTING POLICY   TheHigherreserves the right to require a drug test from a student or employee where there is a reasonable suspicion that the College’s drug self-ruling policy has been violated. Williamson moreover conducts periodic random drug testing of its student body. Failure to submit to a drug test is a violation of the College’s disciplinary policy and will result in dismissal.   LEGAL SANCTIONS FOR USE, POSSESSION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ILLICITOR ILLEGAL DRUGS AND ALCOHOL   Under State law, if you are under 21 and you possess a fake ID or falsify an ID vellum to misrepresent your age, or purchase, struggle to purchase, use, or transport drunkard beverages, you will lose your driver’s license on the first conviction. First offense – 90-day mandatory suspension Second Offense – 1-year suspension Third Offense – 2-year suspension You will pay a fine of up to $500.00 and it will forfeit $25.00 to get your license back. Your parents will be notified and, if the courts stipulate, you’ll be required to well-constructed an swig education or counseling program. Moreover, it is unlawful for any person to sell, furnish, or requite any liquor, or permit any liquor to be sold, furnished, or given to any person visibly intoxicated or to any minors (persons less than 21 years of age). Violation carries a minimum $1,000.00 fine for the first offense and a $2,500.00 fine for second and remoter offenses. Maximum penalty: $2,500.00 and one-year imprisonment. State and federal law forbids the possession or consumption of illegal drugs or narcotics.  Federal, and state law forbids the possession of illegal drugs or narcotics, such as cocaine, barbiturates, hallucinogens or other illegal, haunting substances. The sale, use, possession or manufacture of such illegal substances is strictly forbidden. The sale, use or possession of drug paraphernalia such as rolling papers, bongs, pipes and the like are moreover forbidden on campus. Infraction of these laws constitutes a major violation of campus policy. A violation of Pennsylvania’s Controlled Substance, Drug Device, and Cosmetic Act calls for widely varying penalties depending on the nature of the offense (e.g. sale versus possession), the type of drug involved, the quantity of drugs involved and whether the individual’s offense is a first, second, third or subsequent offense. A violation of the several federal statutes governing the sale and possession of drugs moreover calls for widely varying penalties. Federal law makes it unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute, create, or manipulate or to possess with the intent to manufacture, distribute, or manipulate controlled substances. Title 21 of United StatesLawmakingprovides terms of imprisonment and fines for violations of this Act. The nature of the offense and whether the person has single-minded any previous unlawful acts under the statute will determine the term of imprisonment as well as the value of any fine.   HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS OR ALCOHOL   Medical studies indicate that users of illicit or illegal drugs or swig can suffer from a wide range of medical and psychological problems. Those problems can be as summery as peepers or as severe as permanent smart-ass damage, or death. At the very least, use of these substances can impair one’s worthiness to learn and function in society. This promotes poor using to academics as shown by poor study habits, lack of concentration, and loss of self-esteem.Spareinformation on the health risks associated with the use of swig and illicit or illegal drugs is misogynist through the campus health clinic, or online through the Higher Education Center forSwigand Other Drug Prevention (http://www.edc.org)   RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS REGARDING ALCOHOL AND ILLICIT OR ILLEGAL DRUGS   SubstanceVituperateTreatment Locator http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ Phone: 1-800-662-HELP This SubstanceVituperateand Mental Health ServicesWardship(SAMHSA) website and toll-free phone line help individuals locate drug and swig vituperate treatment programs in their communities. AlcoholScreening.org www.alcoholscreening.org This free, confidential website lets individuals privately assess their own drinking habits and receive personalized feedback to help them determine if they need help to transpiration those habits. Individuals can moreover find out well-nigh facilities in their communities that offer drug and swig vituperate treatment and consultations with qualified health professionals regarding swig problems. Al-Anon/Alateen Phone: 888-4AL-ANON www.al-anon.org Al-Anon provides information on the effects of swig vituperate and refers friends and families of swig abusers to nearby support groups. Al-Anon’s purpose is to help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with a relative or friend with a drinking problem. Alateen is the organization’s program for young people whose lives have been unauthentic by someone else’s drinking. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Phone: 212-870-3400 www.aa.org AA offers a way to stop drinking to individuals who finger they have a problem with alcohol. AA groups are located in most cities and rural communities throughout the country. Look up “Alcoholics Anonymous” in a local telephone directory for a contact in your area. American Council on Alcoholism Phone: 800-527-5344 www.aca-usa.org This service provides referrals to alcoholism treatment programs nationwide and distributes written materials on swig vituperate problems. Cocaine Anonymous Phone: 800-347-8998 www.ca.org Cocaine Anonymous provides support for people dependent on cocaine and other mind-altering substances. Callers are referred to local helplines. Nar-Anon Phone: 800-477-6291 www.nar-anon.org This worldwide program provides support for friends and families of individuals with substance vituperate problems. National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Hope line Phone: 800-NCA-CALL www.ncadd.org This organization, a planning and oversight organ for public substance vituperate treatment programs, provides written information on swig and drug vituperate and referrals to treatment and counseling services nationwide.Whento top The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)FERPA is the federal law that governs the rights of students and institutional responsibilities with respect to student records. If you have any questions regarding any of the information contained herein, please refer to theHigherFERPA Fact Sheet (PDF) or contact the higher office of the Registrar.   WHAT IS FERPA?   The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, wontedly referred to as FERPA or the Buckley amendment, is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student’s educational record. FERPA applies to all educational agencies or institutions that receive federal funding for any program administered by the Secretary of Education. FERPA moreover applies to private entities that contract to perform services for theHigherthat it would otherwise undertake to perform on its own; in such cases, the private entity must observe the same FERPA protections workable to the University. FERPA grants sultana students (18 and older) the pursuit rights: The right to inspect and review their educational records The right to seek the summons of their educational records The right to consent to the disclosure of their educational records The right to obtain a reprinting of their school’s Student Records Policy The right to file a complaint with the FERPA Office in Washington, D.C.   FERPA BASICS   With only a few exceptions, student educational records are considered confidential and may not be released without the written consent of the studentSenseor staff members have a responsibility to protect educational records in their possession. Additionally, sense or staff members may only wangle information that is needed for legitimate completion of their responsibilities as a higher employee.   WHAT IS AN EDUCATION RECORD?   “Education Records” include any information or data recorded in any medium, including but not limited to, handwriting, print, tapes, film, e-mail, microfilm, and microfiche, which is directly related to a student and maintained by theHigheror by a person vicarial for the College.   EXAMPLES OF AN EDUCATION RECORD INCLUDE:   Admissions information for students who are wonted and enrolled Biographical information including stage and place of birth, gender, nationality, information well-nigh race and ethnicity, and identification photographs Grades, test scores, evaluations, courses taken, wonk specialization and activities, and official communications regarding a student’s status Course work including papers and exams, matriculation schedules, as well as written, email or recorded communications that are part of the wonk process Disciplinary records Students’ financial and financial aid records Internship program records   ACCESS TO STUDENT EDUCATION RECORDS   In general, the higher will not release “personally identifiable information” from a student’s education record without the student’s prior written consent provided through a Student Consent Form (PDF), kept on file with the Registrar’s Office. However, please note FERPA allows disclosure without student consent under the pursuit circumstances: School employees who have a “legitimate educational interest” in the records in order to perform their duties Other schools where a student seeks to enroll or is enrolled Accrediting organizations Organizations doing unrepealable studies for or on behalf of theHigherAppropriate parties to determine eligibility, value or conditions of financial aid, or to enforce the terms and conditions of aid Parents of a “dependent student,” as specified in the Internal Revenue Code.Unrepealablegovernment officials of the U. S. Department of Education, the Comptroller General, and state and local educational authorities, in connection with an audit, authorized representatives of the U. S. AttorneyUnstipulatedfor law enforcement purposes or state or federally supported education programs Individuals who have obtained a judicial order or subpoena School officials who have a need to know concerning disciplinary whoopee taken versus a studentTowardlyparties who need to know in cases of health and safety emergencies when necessary to protect the student and/or others An so-called victim of a treason of violence or non-forcible sexual offense has a right to learn the results of a disciplinary proceeding conducted by the institution versus the so-called perpetrator of the crime. Information regarding any violation of higher policy or state, federal or local law, governing the use or possession of swig or a controlled substance may be released to the parents or legal guardian of a student under the age of 21 Those requesting “directory information” on a student provided the student has not requested his or her information be withheld   DIRECTORY INFORMATION / WHAT DOES WILLIAMSON GIVE OUT?   Williamson designates the pursuit items as Directory Information to include the student’s: name, dates of ubiety at Williamson, program/field of study, stratum received (including dates), participation in officially recognized activities,academic or otherHigherawards or honors received, photographs, weight and height of students on sturdy teams, students’ and parents’ electronic mailing address, enrollment status, and hometown (city andstate). Because directory information is considered public, theHighermay release such information to anyone without student consent provided that the student has not requested a directory restriction.   RESTRICTING RELEASE OF INFORMATION   TheHighermay unroll to third-parties any student information that it has designated as Directory Information, provided that the student has not restricted such information from disclosure. Students must request a restriction in writing to theHigherRegistrar. Students who wish to restrict their names should realize that their names will not towards in the prelude message and other higher publications.   FILING A COMPLAINT   Students have a right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning so-called failures by theHigherto comply with the requirements of FERPA. Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-4605Whento top Financial Aid Information and Related PoliciesContact Information for assistance in obtaining institutional or other financial aid is misogynist on the College’s Financial Aid page. Financial Aid information is misogynist both online and as a paper reprinting through the Financial Aid office.Whento top Fire Safety Policies, Fire Statistics, and Fire LogWilliamson annually provides information on campus fire safety policies, fire prevention worriedness data, and any fire-related incident that occurs within on-campus housing. This information can be found on thePolityand Public Safety page. A paper reprinting of this report is misogynist upon request.Whento top Gainful EmploymentFor increasingly information on what our graduates do without graduation, please go to the Education Policies and Statistics page of the website.Whento top Graduation RatesFor increasingly information on Williamson’s Graduation Rate, please go to the Education Policies and Statistics page of the website.Whento top Net Price CalculatorFor increasingly information on Williamson’s Net Price Calculator please go to the College’s Financial Aid page.Whento top Price of AttendanceInformation regarding the financing of peekaboo WilliamsonHigherof the Trades is posted on theForfeitofUbietypage.Whento top Safeguarding Confidential InformationWilliamsonHigherof the Trades is single-minded to safeguarding confidential information for its students and employees.Higherpolicy (PDF) implements administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to: Ensure the security of any confidential information in the College’s custody in all forms, no matter if that information is contained electronically, written, or in any other format. Protect confidential information versus any threats or hazards of integrity, unauthorized access, or unauthorized use.   DEFINITIONS   Confidential Information Confidential Information ways any information not exempted in specific legislation and identified as personal, sensitive, or confidential such as personally-identifiable information, individually-identifiable health information, education records, and non-public information as specified in all workable federal or state laws, plus WilliamsonHigherpolicies. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, the pursuit examples: Social Security number Physical unravelment Home write Home telephone number Ethnicity Gender Education (except student records which are exempted by FERPA) Financial matters Performance evaluations Verbal or written statements made by or attributed to the individual Medical and employment history Social Security number Driver’s license numberWorthnumber, e.g., identification number, credit or debit vellum number in combination with any required security code, wangle code, or password that would permit wangle to an individual’s financial account. Confidential information may include individually-identifiable health information. This includes any information, including demographic information placid from an individual, created or received by a health superintendency provider, health plan, employer, or health superintendency clearinghouse. This includes information that relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual, the provision of health superintendency to the individual, or the identification of the individual. In addition, electronic confidential information is specified as any electronic format which includes an individual’s first name or first initial and last name or education in combination with any one or increasingly of the pursuit data elements, when either the individual’s name or the data elements are not encrypted: Social Security number Driver’s license numberWorthnumber, e.g., identification number, credit or debit vellum number in combination with any required security code, wangle code, or password that would permit wangle to an individual’s financial account. Unauthorized Disclosure Unauthorized Disclosure ways to disclose, release, transfer, disseminate, or otherwise communicate all or any part of any record orally, in writing, or by electronic or any other ways to any person or entity.   COLLEGE PRACTICES IN SAFEGUARDING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION   All confidential information must be cared for with the towardly level of physical and electronic (logical) security. When working with confidential information theHighertakes on the custodial responsibilities for that information. Thus each person who wangle this information moreover has the responsibility to: Identify Protect Communicate Maintain These terms are specified below. Note: These lists are not exhaustive. Each of them are provided to serve as included examples. As technology develops, each of these lists should be expanded to imbricate spare techniques and devices as appropriate.   IDENTIFY   Identify and inventory where confidential information is stored, processed, or transmitted. Here are some examples: Confidential information E-mails Electronic documents Printed information (paper) Computer information systems Desktop computers Laptops / notebook computers Mobile devices Local storage deviceNonflexiblemomentum Internal memory sticks/cards Removable media External nonflexible drives CD or DVD (optical) USB-devices Remote storage device Shared/mapped momentum Network Attached Storage (NAS) Storage Attached Network (SAN)   PROTECT   Protect confidential information versus unauthorized access, unauthorized use, loss, or damage. TheHighermaintains a custodial partnership with each individual who accesses its network. Specific policies and procedures in exercising this partnership is the responsibility of the both the institution and individual to include: Individual: Do not share or unroll personal hallmark credentials, such as user-ids and passwords or other forms of electronic hallmark with other individuals. Individual: Do not use personal credentials for hallmark to provide other individuals with wangle to any information systems containing confidential information. The College: Maintain up to stage and install all towardly security software updates in all computer workstations and laptops and software applications The College: Install and maintain antivirus software in all computer workstations and laptops and set them to auto-update to install the latest antivirus signatures. TheHigherand Individual: Keep portable equipment and storage devices such as CD, DVD, USB drives, or other removable storage media in an thus wangle limited location. The Individual: Do not leave computer equipment or portable storage devices unattended. The College: Use boot-up (BIOS) passwords for towardly computer systems and set strong hallmark for all user accounts, including any finance with legalistic rights. The College: Enable screen savers with hallmark (Locking passwords) for all computer systems. The Individual: Use circumspection when accessing e-mail, and do not trust any unexpected e-mails. Never unshut an zipper without first verifying its type and checking it with an antivirus program. If in doubt, delete it, and/or contact the sender first. The Individual: Position monitors and printers so that others cannot see or obtain confidential or sensitive data. The Individual: Log out, shut down, or lock the system when leaving your computer unattended at any time. The College: Physical safeguards (keys, upstart locks, passwords, etc.) which are used to secure confidential information are reverted regularly, including every time someone who formerly had authorized wangle either leaves higher employment, no longer has job requirements which require access, or a key securing such wangle is lost, stolen or unaccounted for.   COMMUNICATE   Individual accessing the College’s network have a responsibility to communicate with superintendency to include: Promptly reporting any possible unauthorized access, use or loss of information or an information system to your firsthand supervisor. Never send confidential information using non-secure applications such as IM, Chat programs or regular e-mail. Never send sensitive information to e-mail finance other than on-campus accounts. Use an authenticated method of distribution when on-campus finance are not available. Always use an authenticated and tried protocol for remote liaison when accessing hair-trigger servers or resources containing personal or confidential information. Use the campus VPN when accessing any hair-trigger servers such as CMS or SIS from off campus. Get towardly passport surpassing takingHigherequipment off-site.   MAINTAIN   TheHigherand Individual must work in partnership to: Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and wangle measures up-to-date. Securely dispose of unnecessary confidential information in an tried manner. Remove any confidential and private information that it is no longer needed. This will minimize the liability in specimen the computer becomes infected or compromised. Ensure that confidential, sensitive, or personal data is properly cleansed from internal disks or removable media prior to disposal or transfer to others. Seek supervisory translating on disposing of equipment and data.Whento top Sexual Misconduct Policy – Title IXWilliamsonHigherof the Trades is single-minded to providing an educational and employment environment conducive to its mission and one that is self-ruling from sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual discrimination. We are defended to ensuring a unscratched campus climate for our students, residents, and employees. Through a comprehensive compliance, investigative, and verdict program, we promote fundamental rights, individual, and institutional integrity in structuring with our institutional mission, cadre values, and Title IX legislation. For increasingly information, please refer to the Williamson Title IX Policy (PDF), or contact the College’s Title IX Coordinator, Dr. Todd Zachary at (610) 566-1776 ext. 252.Whento top StudentLawmakingof ConductIn his Foundation Deed, Isaiah Williamson charged the higher to undertake “the moral and religious training of the scholars.” To that end, and as part of its mission to foster the values of faith, integrity, diligence, excellence, and service, the higher has established aSelf-masteryCode. The lawmaking is designed: to protect the rights of each individual in the Williamson community; to provide a clean, safe, and well-ordered polity with an undercurrent conducive to education; and to help students inward careers in merchantry and industry develop the responsibility, discipline, respect for authority, and worthiness to follow instructions that are essential for success. There is a philosophical understanding that a Williamson education molds young men by creating standards towards which each student is expected to rise. Consequently, there is a greater expectation of Seniors than of Juniors and a greater expectation of Juniors than of Freshmen. As such, disciplinary standards in the ConductLawmakinghave been ripened to reflect the greater accent on positive leadership and responsibility as the student progresses through his education at Williamson. It does not include every possible sub-classification of the offenses indicated, but offers a unstipulated guide to the rules governing the self-mastery of individual students and student groups. Because admission to Williamson is a privilege, it is unsupportable that the college’s regulations will be followed diligently. Specific information on the StudentLawmakingofSelf-masterycan be found in the Student Handbook on theLawmakingofSelf-masterypage.Whento top Student Compliant ProcedureWilliamsonHigherof the Trades is single-minded to providing a quality educational wits for all students. This includes ensuring that students have wangle to the towardly resources for registering formal complaints. This section provides students with information on the College’s complaint policies and procedures. (For unstipulated questions well-nigh complaint policies and procedures, contact Dr. Samuel Wrightson, Dean of Education: swrightson@williamson.edu.)   INFORMAL RESOLUTION PROCEDURE:    The first step for a student to rencontre aHigheraction or visualization is to seek an informal resolution with the person responsible for the visualization or action, or with the person’s firsthand supervisor. If the complaint is not resolved informally, students may file a formal complaint using formal resolution procedures.   FORMAL RESOLUTION PROCEDURE:   A formal complaint is a written request to initiate a formal review procedure and includes: A statement of the issue TheHigherpolicy or procedure violated A summary of the student’s struggle at informal resolution A list of potential witnesses Supporting documents, and The desired outcome Students should uncontrived formal complaints to the Dean of Education, who will initiate whoopee to resolve the complaint or will inform the student of the towardly procedure, if any, for review of the whoopee or visualization in dispute. A written record of deportment taken will be kept in the Dean of Education Office. The formal complaint procedure concludes with theHigherissuing a written decision, identified as the “Final Decision,” without which point the matter under dispute will not be reviewed remoter by the College. Schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges must have a procedure and operational plan for handling student complaints. If a student does not finger that the school has ratherish addressed a complaint or concern, the student may consider contacting the Accrediting Commission. All complaints reviewed by the Commission must be in written form and should grant permission for the Commission to forward a reprinting of the complaint to the school for a response. This can be workaday by filing the ACCSC Complaint Form. The complainant(s) will be kept informed as to the status of the complaint as well as the final resolution by the Commission. Please uncontrived all inquiries to: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302 Arlington, VA 22201 703-247-4212 www.accsc.org A reprinting of the ACCSC Complaint Form is misogynist at the school and may be obtained by contacting Dr. Samuel Wrightson, Vice President of Education, or online at www.accsc.org.Whento top Student DiversityWilliamson welcomes a diverse group of students to our campuses. For information on student diversity, including the dispersal self-identified members of specific racial and ethnic groups, and federal Pell Grant recipients, please go to the Education Policies and Statistics page of the website.Whento top Students with Disabilities – Student Accessibility ServicesInformation regarding the support services provided to students with disabilities, can be found on Education Policies and Statistics page of the website or theHigherCatalog.Whento top Student Refund PolicyInformation regarding the College’s student refund policy is misogynist on theForfeitofUbietypage.Whento top Textbook InformationStudent Textbook & Supplies lists, by wonk program, are misogynist on theForfeitofUbietypage.Whento top Transfer of Credit Policy/Articulation AgreementsFor information regarding transferring of credits and Williamson’s voice agreements, please refer to the Education Policies and Statistics page of the websiteWhento top Voter RegistrationWilliamson strongly supports everyone’s right to be heard. Every vote does count, so don’t let others decide for you; ensure that you are registered to vote. Registration forms are misogynist through the Dean of Students office. For Pennsylvania residents, download your Voter Registration Form online.Whento top Whistleblower PolicyWilliamson is single-minded to facilitating unshut and honest communications relevant to its governance, finances, and compliance with all workable laws and regulations. Williamson requires Trustees, volunteers, and employees to observe upper standards of merchantry and personal values in the self-mastery of their duties and responsibilities. Employees and representatives of the organization must practice honesty and integrity in fulfilling their responsibilities and comply with all workable laws and regulations.   THE BASICS Williamson’s Whistleblower Policy reflects the practices and principles of policies that support this commitment. It is important that Williamson administration, faculty, and staff be apprised of unlawful or improper policies including, but not limited to, any of the pursuit conduct: Theft; Financial reporting which is fraudulent, intentionally misleading or negligent; Improper or undocumented financial transactions; Forgery or transubstantiation of documents; Unauthorized transubstantiation or manipulation of computer files; Improper destruction of records; Improper use of Williamson assets, including, but not limited to its funds, supplies, intellectual property and other assets; Improper wangle and or use of confidential donor information; Authorizing or receiving bounty for goods not received or services not performed; Violations of Williamson’s conflict-of-interest policy; Any other improper occurrence regarding cash, financial procedures, or reporting; Any vituperate of or favoritism versus a Williamson employee, client, vendor or person unfluctuating with a Williamson member; A failure by Williamson to provide reasonable walk-up for powerlessness or religious belief. Williamson values this input. Individuals should finger self-ruling to raise issues of concern, in good faith, without fear of retaliation. Williamson will take towardly action, including legal prosecution when warranted, versus those found to have engaged in fraudulent, dishonest, wiseacre or discriminatory conduct. Whistleblowers who believe that they have been retaliated versus may file a written complaint with theInspectCommittee Chair. Any complaint of retaliation will be promptly investigated and towardly touching-up measures taken if allegations of retaliation are substantiated Individuals reporting a snooping must act in good faith and have reasonable grounds for yoyo the information disclosed indicates an improper written or auditing practice, or a violation of Williamson’s policies. The act of making allegations maliciously, recklessly, or with the foreknowledge that the allegations are false, will be viewed as a serious disciplinary offense and may result in discipline, up to and including termination of employment.   REPORTING A CONCERN   Individuals should report their snooping in writing to the Senior Vice President/Chief of Staff or President. If the employee feels either of these parties is the subject of the concern, he/she may uncontrived his/her snooping to the Williamson Board of Trustees Chairman, or the Chair of theInspectCommittee using the email address: Whistleblower@williamson.edu.Spareinformation can be located in the Student Handbook on theLawmakingofSelf-masterypage or the Employee Handbook.Whento topWell-nighWilliamsonBoard & AdministrationPolityand Public Safety Consumer Information President Michael J. 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