About Hampshire's Accreditation in 2018

… College received its ten-year reaccreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The College had undergone a comprehensive review in 2017 and was found to be in compliance with the Standards for Accreditation established by the Commission …

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CD and DVD Burning

… computers can burn CDs, while most newer computers have the option of burning DVDs as well.  Can you Burn DVDs? How … That depends on whether you have a Mac or a PC. Mac From the Apple menu select "About this Mac" Click on "More Info" From the Hardware list on the left, select "Disc Burning" Look at …

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Information Security Breach Notification Policy

… College Data Security Policy 1.0 Purpose: To define the circumstances under which the College shall provide notice regarding a breach in … security breaches must be reported immediately to the director of information technology. A breach is defined …

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Gifts of Property

… a farm, commercial real estate, or vacant land, offers the advantage of qualifying for a charitable income-tax deduction based on the fair market value of your property with no capital gains liability for making the transfer to the College. There are several ways to donate …

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Charitable Remainder Trust

… trust is an arrangement in which a donation is made to the College and held in trust while you, or loved ones, continue to receive income. The trust can have a fixed annual payment (annuity trust) or a payment that is a percentage of the value of the trust, varying from year to year (unitrust). …

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Payments to Non-Immigrant Visitors

… visitors are defined as individuals who are in the United States for a short period of time, hold foreign … tax residency, and are not employees of Hampshire College. The United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS), formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and the

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In Memoriam Faculty and Staff

… Faculty and Staff We have been saddened to learn of the deaths of the following members of the Hampshire community. If you would like more information, …

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Academic Requirements

… (CEL-1) . Some recent 100-level course offerings include: The Design Response; Acting and Presence; Playwriting; … American Drama; Absurdity and Magical Realism in the Theatre; and Dramatizing Children's Literature. Within … audition for five-college productions, or help in the creation of an advanced student's Division III project. …

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Blog Visual Identity Guide

… such as Tumblr for social sharing, it is essential that the blog be easy to navigate and read, be clearly … Below are a few simple steps to assist in this process. The communications office will work with you to ensure your blog both meets your needs and the needs of the College. Blogs that fail to meet the basic …

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On-Campus Dining Services

… On-Campus Dining Services Eating on Campus For the academic year 2024-25, dining services will offer in-person cafeteria-style dining in the Dining Commons, coffee shop service at the Kern Kafé, and á la carte dining at the Bridge Café. …

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Harold Johnson Society

… Harold Johnson Society "It is my profound hope that the Board of Trustees will consider this bequest an endowment . . . an anchor to secure the college against the perils of a changing economy."  From the will of Harold …

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Elements of Informed Consent

… Elements of Informed Consent The following elements must be included when obtaining … or oral): 1. A fair and understandable explanation of the purposes of the research and expected duration of the subject's …

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Hampshire College Press Conference: October 16, 2019

… autonomy. Our mission is, and always has been, to invent the future of higher education. We were founded in 1970 … education — a crisis that called for a “redefinition of the purposes, structure, and operations of liberal education, … fall, it was not a response only to our own crisis, but to the ongoing crisis of higher education. We set out to address …

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Lead Paint Management Policy

… College has developed a policy to protect employees and the community from the hazards of lead-based paint. For all buildings built … is present, unless an inspection report proves otherwise. The main objective of this policy is to ensure that employees …

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Title X Regulations Affecting Private Loans

… to colleges. These provisions, part of Title X of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, help to provide more information for borrowers and co-signers about the terms of the loan. Title X also allows for a three-day right of …

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Shutdown or Sleep?

… Shutdown or Sleep? It's convenient to close the lid of our laptops, go to a meeting, return, and open the laptops to be right where we left off without having to … but we should not make putting our machines to sleep all the time our  modus operandi. A habit of always putting a …

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Pay for Print and Copy System

… Copy System There is a pay for print and copy system on the library's first floor. Printing/Copying Costs (8.5x11 … each Color single-sided pages: $.50 each (available in the 1st floor Airport Lounge) Double-sided (duplex) will … jobs must be sent from a library computer. After sending the print command you will be prompted to log in with your …

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Faculty Toast to Graduates

… Those that Learning nourish; Long Live each member of the same, Long live all that bear its name, Let them ever … cares that pule and pine! Perish envious blamers! Die the Devil, thine and mine! Die the starch-necked Philistine! scoffers and defamers! Let us …

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Meals and Entertainment

… Meals and Entertainment Meal Expenses Personal meals are the meal expenses of travelers who are on a business trip. … meals and entertainment for business purposes will be on the basis of actual and reasonable costs up to a maximum of $50 per day in the local Amherst area and a maximum of $75 per day in all …

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Fire, Health, and Safety

… ensure that no hall or mod ever needs to use them, the housing operations office (HOO) provides the following: Information Education and Outreach Inspections … about Hampshire's fire safety policies can be found in the online student handbook . For updates, regularly check …

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Alums, Family, and Friends Cuba Trip

… (as well as a social scientist or two) to get a sense of the complexities and contradictions of contemporary Cuban … issues related to gender, race, equality/inequality, the recent protests, the relations between Cuba and the U.S, and the ways these …

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Formal Student Conduct Process

… Student Rights and Responsibilities: Our Philosophy The guiding philosophy and approach to rights and … individual growth and accountability for behavior within the community. Our goal is to help and encourage students to … both socially and academically; this includes providing the tools for students to make informed decisions. The

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Kahlo Gallery

… Kahlo Gallery Call for Proposals The Cultural Center accepts Kahlo Gallery proposals on a … from students, staff, faculty, and community members for the academic calendar year. Proposals for art exhibits, … email proposals to culturalcenter@hampshire.edu . Include the following information: Your name Your phone and email …

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Event and Program Insurance Requirements

… (minimum of $1,000,000 general liability) and to add the College as an additional insured to the insurance policy. The purpose of this is to indemnify the College for any loss …

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Commencement Address

… day belongs. Let me use presidential privilege to call for the first of many rounds of applause for them. I think it's … to make it possible for you to study here. Can I turn the tables for a moment and ask you to recognize the faculty and staff, every one of them, who are such …

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