Consolidating Federal PLUS Loans
… Consolidating Federal PLUS Loans Parent borrowers of the federal PLUS loan may consolidate, or refinance, their … rate and lower monthly payments. Other reasons include the convenience of having just one loan with one monthly payment and the prevention of defaulting on one's loans. The …
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Media Lab Policies
… enrolled Five College students, faculty, and staff may use the media lab facilities with a valid ID. Visitor patrons, … limited access to programs and storage. Everything left on the computer is discarded when patron signs out or after 15 … password upon passage of Media Lab Policy/Intro Quiz on the Media Services Moodle site. Level 2: Patrons are allowed …
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Bloodborne Pathogen Plan
… Bloodborne Pathogen Plan PRINT VERSION I. OSHA Requirements The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) … plan is reviewed annually or more frequently as needed. The environmental health and safety office coordinates the review. The program includes all employees who have …
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Maintaining Your Status and Organizing Visa Documents
… regarding maintaining your J-1 status, please contact the global education office, 413.559.5542.) An individual admitted to the U.S. in F-1 student status is permitted to remain legally in the U.S. for a period referred to as "duration of status" …
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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) & Good Academic Standing
… must be making satisfactory academic progress according to the College's guidelines to be eligible for financial aid … and institutional awards including merit scholarships). The Center for Academic Support and Advising (CASA) and the Financial Aid Office will measure academic progress once …
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Liebling Center Remarks by Ken Burns 71F
… was born, this sometimes favored land was graced with the talent, energy, wisdom and foresight of many remarkable individuals who have in the intervening years been obscured by the deadening cliché "founding fathers." But they were just …
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Division I for Students Who Entered prior to Fall 2011
… . For students entering in fall 2011 or after, please see the new Div I information . Division I serves two essential purposes. The distribution requirement introduces students to a broad … of concentration. Division I also helps students attain the tools necessary for Division II and Division III work, …
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Sue Darlington: Trees, Monks, and Interdisciplinary Teaching
… Teaching Sue Darlington loves to teach in the classroom. But she knows that what's really valuable to Hampshire students is the knowledge she brings from outside it. The professor of anthropology and Asian studies spent part of …
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Sex Offender Registry
… Sex Offender Registry The federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, enacted on … Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board The Sex Offender Registry Board is the state agency responsible for keeping a database of …
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Saving Documents as PDF's
… you want to share documents with someone who does not have the same applications available on their computer, or you … It used to require expensive software to perform the function of converting documents to PDFs, but no longer. Here are the options available to you. Mac OSX OSX has a PDF converter …
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Scholar (J) Program Basics
… Regulations This page is an abbreviated introduction to the complicated regulations that govern exchange visitors to the United States. These regulations change often; therefore, please contact the global education office with any questions you might …
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Charitable Lead Trust
… assets for a term of years (or your lifetime) and gives to the College quarterly or annual income payments. When the charitable lead trust ends, its property goes back to the donor or to someone the donor designated. A lead trust …
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Contract Signing Authority
… Approval, Signatory Authority, and Spending Limits General The authority to approve and sign contracts on behalf of the College rests with the authorized senior managers and officers identified in …
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Minutes of Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC): December 22, 2011
… discussed and will be approved via email, then posted on the web. Action Item: Shelly will send out minutes and all will send edits or approval so the Minutes can be posted. II. Early Learning Center Report. … representatives of BAC, met with Casie Smith, director of the Early Learning Center (ELC) to discuss some ways the …
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Ladder Use Policy
… and fatalities among workers. Hampshire College recognizes the importance of safe ladder use and has adopted the following policy. All employees are expected to use … accordance with manufacturers' recommended practices and the following requirements, which conform to OSHA standards …
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Excavation Policy
… Policy Print Version (pdf) 3/2015 Purpose According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the fatality rate for excavation work is 112% higher than the rate for general construction. Trenching and excavation …
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Purchasing Procedures and Requisitions
… and Requisitions Purchasing Manual What follows outlines the procedure for obtaining goods or services via the requisition/purchase order system. This system is used for all goods or services for which the price exceeds $1,000, for reimbursements, and for those …
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Gifts of Life Insurance
… yet generous way to make a meaningful contribution to the College. It is a good way to leverage affordable premium … several ways you can give your life insurance policy, or the death benefits from it, to Hampshire. Designate Hampshire … you do that, in part or in full, you retain ownership of the policy and have the flexibility to make changes to the …
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Student Group Study Room Reservation Policy
… 2nd Floor Training Room Students are welcome to reserve the Hill Urbina and 2nd floor Training Rooms for group study during the library evening and weekend hours. Hampshire students … take excellent care of these spaces, as they belong to the College and are critical for meetings, teaching, and …
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Minutes of Benefits Advisory Committee (BAC): May 3, 2012
… Incentive: Jerry discussed our budgeting constraints with the options presented and the competing needs for our limited funds. The BAC discussed that one option for retirees available now …
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Featured Spaces
… Featured Spaces The Harold F. Johnson Library Center at Hampshire College is … you to explore these spaces and visit our InfoBar on the main floor for further information. Division III Showcase The library exhibits Division III projects, the culmination …
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Keynote Speech at Commencement
… But first, old-fashioned and highball congratulations to the class-of-whatever-it-is for having made it up the Ladder of Alternative Division : "To have come this … managed to complete of his work and how tall and difficult the ladder of poetry is—"to have come this far," Theocritus …
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Customizing Folder Views
… can be viewed as icons or as lists, but that's just the beginning of how you can customize folders. Here are a … a scrambled mess of a desktop with folders piled all over the place and even on top of each other. To organize them quickly, select "Show View Options" from the View menu. In this window you can not only organize the …
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Consolidating Federal Student Loans
… rate and lower monthly payments. Other reasons include the convenience of having just one loan with one monthly … payment and preventing one from defaulting on one's loans. The consolidation loan is a new loan, so the borrower needs to complete an application and a …
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Health and Safety of Minors Policy
… under 18 years of age. Hampshire has zero tolerance for the mistreatment or abuse of Minors in its Programs. The purpose of this Policy is to promote the safety of Minors engaged with Hampshire by creating …
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