RESIDENCE LIFE GUIDE
One meaningful part of a university education is the learning that comes from living with others. A good deal of adjustment occurs in the transition from high school to university and from home life to residence hall life, and sometimes even from freshman to sophomore year. Concord’s Residence Life Program is designed to help you make personal, social and academic adjustments in as healthy a way as possible, and to make your living experience both educational and enjoyable.
Disability Accommodations
If you have a diagnosed condition covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act and which warrants special housing accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to notify the Director of Housing and Residence Life as soon as possible after you have been officially accepted to Concord University.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
In keeping with its long-standing traditions and policies, Concord University, in admissions, employment and access to programs, considers students on the basis of individual merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or other factors irrelevant to participation in the programs of the University. Individuals who believe they may have experienced discrimination, but are uncertain as to whether a complaint is justified or whether they wish to initiate a formal complaint may discuss their concerns with the Office of Social Justice at 5256, their Academic Advisor, Resident Director, or the Counseling Center at 5290.
Safety
Concord University, the Office of Public Safety and Housing and Residence Life take great measures to build on the safety record of the community of Athens and the State of West Virginia. The University believes that members of the Concord campus community can assist in keeping themselves from harm by utilizing prescribed safety precautions and by educating themselves about the frequency and type of security breaches which occur on University property. Public Safety will record and annually publish statistics on crime.
Students are encouraged to exercise common sense regarding personal safety. Each student must take an active part in his or her own personal safety and the safety of other community members.
Public Safety Officers work closely with professional and paraprofessional Housing and Residence Life staff personnel. Both the Officers and the Student Life staff members on duty are available to receive emergency telephone calls from anyone on campus or associated with the University. All Public Safety Officers have direct radio contact with local law enforcement agencies. To encourage accurate reporting of crimes and incidents, a formalized “Incident Report” is completed after each known event.
What YOU can do to enhance YOUR OWN personal safety.
Personal Safety:
1. avoid walking alone, especially at night
2. walk in well lighted areas
3. walk clear of any area with heavy foliage
4. be alert and aware of your surroundings
5. refrain from propping open locked residence hall doors
6. use the viewing porthole provided in each residence hall
door
7. have strangers identify themselves before unlocking any
room door
Vehicle Security:
1. remove property from plain view
2. roll up vehicle windows
3. remove keys
4. lock all doors
5. park in a well lit area whenever possible
Personal Property Safety:
1. secure valuables left in your room
2. engrave all valuables with your social security number
3. print your name on valuables when appropriate
4. remember to lock the door(s) and window(s) to your
personal room each time you leave and when you are
sleeping
5. lock your room door when you are in the bathroom
(traditional halls)
6. pre-plan a course of action in the event of lost or stolen
credit cards, checks or money
Sexual Assault Prevention Tips
1) Students should always carry their room keys with them, be aware of where they are going, and know a quick and safe way home whenever practical. If you are at a bar, make sure you have a way to get home.
2) Be aware that sexual assaults are not normally perpetrated by an unnamed attacker on the street. Usually it’s someone you know. About 85 percent of sexual assault victims are familiar with the perpetrator.
3) Have a friend go with you so that you can watch out for each other.
4) Take a self-defense class. Most people who take self-defense courses feel empowered to handle more serious situations.
Concord University and the Office of Housing and Residence Life encourage students to take all precautions toward their own personal safety and the security of their possessions.
State Regulations That Students Should KnoW
The following State Regulations are enforced by Concord
University Campus Police:
60-6-9. Intoxication or Drinking in Public Places; Illegal
Possession of Alcoholic Liquor.
(1) Appear in a public place in an intoxicated condition;
(2) Drink alcoholic liquor in a public place;
(3) Drink alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle on any highway,
street, alley.
Any person who violates section (1): Upon first offense, a fine of
not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and
not more than sixty days in jail or completion of an alcohol
education program of not more than six hours’ duration at the
nearest community mental health center.
Any person who violates (2) or (3) of this section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, or confined
in jail not less than sixty days nor more than twelve months, or
both such fine and imprisonment.
60-3A-24. Underage Consumption or Possession
Any person under the age of twenty-one years who purchases,
consumes, sells, serves or possesses alcoholic liquor is guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount
not to exceed five hundred dollars or shall be incarcerated in the
county jail for a period not to exceed seventy-two hours, or both
fined and imprisoned, or in lieu of such fine and incarceration,
may, for the first offense, be placed on probation for a period
not to exceed one year.
17C-5-2. Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Controlled Substances or Drugs.
Any person who:
(1) Drives a vehicle in this state while:
(A) He/she is under the influence of alcohol;
(B) is under the influence of any controlled substance;
(C) is under the combined influence of alcohol and any controlled substance;
(D) has an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of ten hundredths of one percent or more, by weight;
(2) When so driving causes the death of any person;
commits such act in reckless disregard of the safety of others
shall be guilty of felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor
more than ten years and shall be fined not less than one
thousand dollars nor more than three thousand dollars.
Driving Under the Influence (D.U.I.)
1st Offense: $250.00 (if convicted, attend driving education course)
$750.00 (without driver’s education course)
Six points on your driver’s license
Automobile insurance increases dramatically
2nd Offense: Loss of driver’s license and/or one year in jail
A large monetary fine
Seven additional points on your driver’s license
Remember - Failure to cooperate when stopped by a law enforcement officer for D.U.I. will lead to
automatic loss of driver’s license for one year.
61-8B-7. Sexual Abuse in the first degree.
(A) A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree when:
(1) Such person subjects another person to sexual contact without their consent, and the lack of consent results from forcible compulsion; or
(2) Such person subjects another person to sexual contact
who is physically helpless (legally intoxicated, ten
hundredths of one percent, applies here);
Any person who violates the provision of this section shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than five years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor more than five years