Southeastern Louisiana University
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| Public or Private: | Public | |
| Federal Circuit: | Fifth Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | President John Crain Southeastern Louisiana University SLU Box 10784 Dyson Hall Room 106 Hammond, LA 70402 985-549-2280 jcrain@selu.edu |
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| Website: | http://selu.edu | |
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On this page, FIRE has excerpted policies that address speech and expression. You may download the full policy in .pdf form, below.
Restrictions on Expressive Rights
Harassment Policies (Learn More)
Student Handbook: Policies- Student Code of Conduct 12-13
to: ... Unsolicited and unwelcome sexual overtures or conduct verbal, physical,
or written.
Student Handbook: Sexual Harassment Policy 12-13
repeated:
* sexual flirtations, advances, or propositions;
* verbal abuse of a sexual nature;
* display of sexually suggestive objects or pictures; and
* offensive or abusive physical contact of a sexual nature.
Student Handbook: Racial Harassment Policy 12-13
to any behavior, verbal or physical, that stigmatizes or victimizes individuals
on the basis of race, ethnic origin and that:
1. Involves a stated or implicit threat to the victim's academic or employment
status and/or
2. Has the purpose or result of interfering with an individual's academic or
work performance and/or
3. Creates an intimidating or offensive academic, work or campus environment.
Student Handbook: Policies- Student Code of Conduct 12-13
a manner which causes another person to be reasonably apprehensive or which
endangers the health or safety of oneself or another person;
c. Engaging in, attempting or intending to engage in, any form of verbal or
mental abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, and/or coercion which creates
an intimidating or offensive academic, work, or campus environment ....
Free Speech Zones
Student Handbook: University Policy on Public Speech, Assembly, and Demonstrations 12-13
may be subject to penalties, which may include banishment from campus, payment
of damages, fines, etc. Violators will be referred to The Office of Student Conduct
for adjudication.
regulate the time of speech or assembly activities. A two (2) hour time period
will be provided to individual(s) and/or organizations for these purposes at
Southeastern. Speech/assembly activities will be limited to one two (2) hour time
limit per seven (7) day period, commencing the Monday of each week.
days in advance on a form provided by the Assistant Vice President for Student
Affairs and shall contain: 217
(a) the applicant’s name, address, phone number, social security number and date
of birth ....
peaceful public assembly or demonstration: (1) the steps in front of the Student
Union Annex and the grassy area immediately in front of the steps and bounded by
the sidewalk; (2) the grassy area in front of the Claude B. Pennington, Jr. Student
Activity Center; (3) Presidential Plaza area north of the Student Union, as areas
where public speech and assemblies may be conducted by students without prior
administrative approval. Individual(s) or organizations wishing to use such areas
will be required to register the public speech or assembly a minimum of seven (7)
days in advance through the office of Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs.
Posting Policies
Resident Guidebook: Policies and Regulations 12-13
their own lives in accordance with accepted standards and good taste. This means
that possessions or displays which are inconsistent with accepted standards should
not be kept in students rooms, specifically signs or articles which might have
been picked up inappropriately (street signs, etc.) or those in poor taste are
considered inconsistent with University policy.
Internet Usage Policies
Student Handbook: Policies- Student Code of Conduct 12-13
Responsible Computing at Southeastern Louisiana University: General Policies for All Computer Users 12-13
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in September 2012. According to FIRE’s research the substantive policies are current at least until this date. Directory information, including the name of the president of the college or university, may have been updated more recently. If any policy has been revised, or if you believe that we are in error, please contact us.
