Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act

The University of California, Santa Barbara is committed to assisting all members of the UCSB community—students, faculty, staff and visitors—in providing for their own safety and security.  The complete UCSB campus safety report, Dedicated to the Safety of Our Community: The Clery Act Campus Security Report (including campus crime statistics, campus policies and substance abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual assault complaint procedures) is available online at www.sa.ucsb.edu/policies/CleryAct/CleryAct CampusSecurityReport.asp or you can request a copy by calling the Office of Student Life at (805) 893-7884.
    This information is made available in accordance with the “Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act,” formerly the “Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act.”  The Web site contains information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as crime prevention, university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The Web site contains information about crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by UCSB; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
    This information is required by law, provided by the Office of Student Life and the campus Police Department, and upholds the campus belief that a well-informed community is better served and safer. UCSB makes continual efforts to reduce crime on campus and supports a reporting philosophy that encourages victims or witnesses to report all incidents immediately to either the UCSB Police or anonymously to a Campus Security Authority.  However, in cases of sexual assault, the University recognizes that reporting to law enforcement is a personal decision and respects the right of the survivor to make that decision.

Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Notice

The University of California, in accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy,¹ disability, age, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or service in the uniformed services². The University also prohibits sexual harassment. This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access, and treatment in University programs and activities.
Inquiries regarding the University’s student-related nondiscrimination policies may be directed to: Ricardo A. Alcaíno, Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity 3217A Phelps Hall; Telephone (805) 893-4504.

No Smoking Policy

The University of California at Santa Barbara, the County of Santa Barbara, and UCSB Extension prohibit smoking in any classroom or building, and outside within a distance of 20' from any building.

Student Conduct

UCSB Extension affirms an instructor's right to teach in a controlled, positive learning environment. Our policy on student conduct upholds that right and also ensures due process for students. UCSB Extension students are expected to demonstrate a commitment to academic integrity and to civic responsibility. Students are subject to disciplinary action for several types of misconduct, such as cheating on exams, forgery, theft, destruction of property, disruption of classes, physical or verbal abuse of others, sexual harassment, and possession of alcohol, drugs, or firearms. Action may include, but is not limited to, dismissal and denial of enrollment in future UCSB Extension classes. For more information, call (805) 893-5874.

TOP

Release and Disclosure of Student Records

In accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and campus procedures implementing the University of California policies applying to the disclosure of information from student records, students at UCSB have the right to inspect and review records pertaining to themselves in their capacity as students; to have withheld from disclosure, without their prior consent for release, personally identifiable information from their student records, with exceptions as noted in Section 130 of the University policies; to inspect records maintained by the campus that include personally identifiable information from student records; to seek correction of their student records through a request to amend the records or a request for a hearing; and to file complaints with the Department of Education regarding alleged violations of the rights accorded them by the Federal Act.

Copies of the University's policies and campus implementation procedures and questions regarding various privacy regulations, including the text of the Privacy Act, can be addressed to the Santa Barbara Campus Information Practices Coordinator, Office of Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity (APEO), 1501 South Hall.

For the type and locations of student records maintained by the campus and titles and addresses of the officials responsible for the records, please refer to Policy 4005 in the UCSB Policies and Procedure Manual, available in campus offices.

TOP

Sexual Harassment

Federal and state laws, as well as University of California systemwide and Santa Barbara campus policies, prohibit sexual harassment in an educational setting. As members of the University community, UCSB Extension faculty and students are governed by these same policies. Grievance procedures designed specifically for this form of discrimination apply to students in regular UCSB courses and in UCSB Extension courses. UCSB procedures for sexual harassment complaints are available online at the following Web site: http://www.shot9.ucsb.edu. Further information and/or assistance can be obtained from the UCSB sexual harassment complaint resolution officer, Dr. Paula Rudolph, Cheadle Hall, Room 2121, ph: (805) 893-2546, e-mail: paula.rudolph@shot9.ucsb.edu.

TOP

Tape Recording of UCSB Extension Courses

University policy prohibits students from audio- or videotaping class sessions unless a written request is approved by UCSB Extension's Registrar or Dean.

TOP