Anti-Hazing Policies - Student Handbook/Nebraska Law
Student Handbook - Article IV - Community Life
Section 4.05 Hazing
Hazing in any form is strictly prohibited. This refers to any action or situation which recklessly or intentionally, whether on or off-campus premises, endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student. Such activities and situations include, but are not limited to, paddling in any form, creating excessive fatigue, forced consumption of any substance (such as food, beverages, tobacco, alcohol), forced road trips, kidnapping, morally degrading games or stunts, or other activities prohibited by law or University policy. Individuals, organizations, or athletic teams in violation of the hazing policy are subject to judicial sanction.
Nebraska Revised Statute Section 28-311.06:
Hazing, defined; penalty.
- For purposes of this section, hazing means any activity by which a person intentionally or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health or safety of an individual for the purpose of initiation into, admission into, affiliation with, or continued membership with any organization. Such hazing activity includes whipping, beating, branding, an act of sexual penetration, an exposure of the genitals of the body done with intent to affront or alarm any person, a lewd fondling or caressing of the body of another person, forced and prolonged calisthenics, prolonged exposure to the elements, forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug, or harmful substance not generally intended for human consumption, prolonged sleep deprivation, or any brutal treatment or the performance of any unlawful act which endangers the physical or mental health or safety of any person or the coercing of any such activity.
- It is unlawful to commit the offense of hazing. Any person who commits the offense of hazing is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
- If the offense of hazing is committed for the purpose of initiation into, admission into, affiliation with, or continued membership with an organization of student members operating under the sanction of a post-secondary education institution and such offense is committed by members of such organization, such organization shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars. Such organization shall not include the alumni organization or any corporation which owns the house or real estate of such organization.
Section 28-311.07
Hazing: consent not a defense. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, consent shall not be a defense to a prosecution pursuant to Section 28-311.06.
Bake Sales and Food Event Policy
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Movie and Copyright Information
Showing Videos in Class and on Campus - What You Need to Know
When you want to perform, display, or show a film, video, or TV program, whether it be as part of a course, at a group or club activity, at an organization event, or as a training exercise, you have to consider the rights of the those who own the copyright to the work you want to use. This consideration must be made regardless of who owns the video or where you obtained it. Copyright owners have certain rights, which are commonly known as public performance rights (PPR).
When you're using a film, video, or TV program in a classroom for teaching or educational purposes, such performance or display of the entire work may be allowed without permission under the face to face teaching exemption at 17 U.S.C. §110(1).
When showing a film in an online class, it may be considered fair use depending on how much of the film is being shown and for what purposes. If fair use does not apply, you will need a streaming license or view the film through a licensed streaming film provider.
In most other cases, especially when the film, video, or TV program is being shown as part of an event, you need permission--often in the form of a public performance rights (PPR) license--to perform or show the copyrighted work.
Do I Need Public Performance Rights?
YES -- you need public performance rights:
- If the showing of the video is open to the public, such as a screening at a public event, OR
- If the showing is in a public space where access is not restricted, such as a a showing of a film for a class but in a venue that is open to anyone to attend, OR
- If persons attending are outside the normal circle of family and friends, such as a showing of a film by a club or organization.
NO -- you do not need public performance rights:
- If you are privately viewing the film in your home with only family and friends in attendance, OR
- If you are an instructor showing the film in class as part of the course curriculum to officially enrolled students in a classroom that is not open to others to attend, OR
- If the film is in the public domain.
How to Obtain Public Performance Rights
Individuals and organizations are responsible for obtaining public performance rights for all non-exempt showings. There are two ways to obtain PPR, also known as permission or a license:
1. Contact the copyright holder directly, or contact the distributor. If the distributor has the authority from the copyright owner to grant licenses, to purchase public performance rights or to request permission for a particular public performance use, permission or license can be directly obtained.
2. Contact the licensing service representing the particular studio or title (note - this will generally be required for all feature length films). Services vary in the types of licensing offered and the scope of materials represented. Some of the companies that provide (for a fee) public performance licenses are listed below:
- Criterion Pictures USA
- Kino International
- Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC)
- Swank Motion Pictures
Contact your department's library liaison for additional assistance in locating the appropriate licensing agent for your particular film.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our student club wants to show a film but it is for educational purposes. There is a plan for discussion about the issues raised in the film after it's shown. Do we still need Public Performance Rights?
It depends. Ordinarily, the showing of a film by a group or club is for entertainment purposes and thus PPR is required. However, if the group's purpose and activities are ordinarily educational in nature and the showing of the film is in furtherance of those educational purposes and activities, then it may be fair use to show the film without PPR.
What about a film series hosted by a group or club that is open to and advertised to the public?
The showing of a film as part of a film series is viewed as entertainment even if hosted or sponsored by an educational group or club. No matter how educational the setting or how tied to the curriculum, this is generally considered not to be fair use and PPR must be obtained.
I own the DVD that the club I am a member of wants to show. Do I still need to get PPR?
It doesn't matter where the film you are planning to show comes from--your own collection, the Library's, or the corner video rental shop--the analysis is the same. If an exception under copyright law does not apply (e.g. fair use, face-to-face teaching), then you must obtain PPR prior to showing the film.
What does "Home Use Only" mean? Does it mean I cannot show this DVD to my class?
Under copyright law, copyright holders have the exclusive right of performing or displaying their copyrighted works, including films or videos. The "Home Use Only" warning at the beginning of most DVDs refers to this exclusive right of performance and display. However, the law also has an exception for performing or displaying works in a face-to-face teaching situation where the work being performed or displayed is related to the curriculum and only being performed or displayed for students enrolled in a course at a non-profit educational institution (such as Mt. SAC). Therefore, under this exception, DVDs with the "Home Use Only" warning can be played in a face to face classroom. For online courses, refer to fair use for determining how much of the film can be shown.
May I show clips of films to my students as part of a lecture?
Generally, yes, this is permissible under fair use. Apply the four factors of fair use to determine whether the film in question may be used for this purpose and how much of the film may be shown. New exemptions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) permit educators to "rip" clips from videos for educational purposes.
The film I want to show is on Netflix. Can I stream this through my Netflix account in the classroom?
Subscription services such as Netflix and Amazon have very detailed membership agreements that may forbid the streaming of subscribed content in a classroom or other public venue. When you agree to the terms of membership, you enter into a contract and the terms of that contract trump any applicable exception in copyright. Therefore, if the membership agreement with Netflix prohibits the showing of the film in a classroom, you are bound by the terms of that agreement even if the face to face teaching exception would otherwise allow it. We encourage instructors who plan to show films as part of their class, particularly when the class is taught online, to investigate the availability of films through Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and other subscription or short term rental streaming services and to require their students to access that content on their own through their own subscription or account.
Resources for Free and Legal Streaming Video
There are many sources for streaming video content available that students can access on their own. For instance, subscription services Netflix and Hulu offer thousands of documentaries, mainstream film titles, and television programs on a streaming basis for an affordable monthly fee that most students likely already pay. Additionally, sites like Amazon and iTunes offer inexpensive streaming video rental. Instructors are encouraged to investigate availability of videos through these subscription services that they wish students to view and require students, as part of the class, to have one of these low-cost monthly services or to rent movies on their own time. Further, many commercial distributors of films offer licensing of streaming content, although the cost varies across vendors and is dependent upon a variety of factors, such as class size. There are also many online sources for free and legal streaming content:
Full length episodes from the acclaimed series.
Annenberg Foundation Learner Resources
Teacher resources across the curriculum - short films on a variety of subjects.
A National Preserve of Documentary Films about American Roots Cultures streamed with essays about the traditions and film-making. The site includes transcriptions, study and teaching guides, suggested readings, and links to related websites.
Kanopy is a free streaming service made available through partnerships with universities, colleges, and public libraries. This link will take you to Kanopy content available to you as a Mt. SAC student or faculty member. If you have a public library card (such as one from Los Angeles County Public Library or Los Angeles Public Library) you can access to Kanopy that way as well. Explore and see what you can find!
This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
A thoughtful collection of links to hundreds of Indie Films, Film Noir, Documentaries & More. The list includes films by directors like Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Elia Kazan, Ken Loach, Sergei Eisenstein, Tarkovsky, Capra, Luc Besson, Godard, Hawks, Kubrick, and many more.
TED talks is large collection of recorded presentations from the TED (Technology, Entertainment Design) conference held annually since 1984 in Long Beach California. Talks are generally short and run the gamut of topics from biotechnology to astronomy to population to urban design and beyond.
More than 1200 documentary films available for streaming. Subjects are varied and cover a wide range of personal, social, scientific, political, historical topics.
This page is adapted from "Copyright on Campus" by Perry Collins, University of Florida Libraries
Copyright Law and Fair Use
Students, Faculty and staff have an obligation to practice high copyright standards and comply with policies and laws.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) passed by Congress in 1998, makes it illegal to copy or share intellectual property--music, videos, games, software and other materials--without permissions. Doane University adheres to the regulations and guidelines outline by the DMCA.
Fair Use
Fair Use comprises Section 107 of the Copyright Act and was set up in recognition that free exchange of information is beneficial. Four standards are applied: the purpose and character of the use; the nature of the copyrighted work; the amount and substantiality of the portion used; and the effect of the use on the publisher's potential market.
However, the vast majority of online music and video sharing is done in ways that do not constitute fair use. The good news is that there are legal sources.
Legal online sources for copyrighted materials
There are many legal sources for copyrighted material such as music and movies; some are even free.
The Motion Picture Association of America
EDUCAUSE - Legal Downloading Resource
Perkins Library
Doane Faculty Copyright Resources
To learn more about federal copyright laws, you can visit the United States Copyright Office at the Library of Congress.
Political Activities and Activism Policies
Please refer to the Doane Crete Student Handbook Section 4.06 Freedom of Expression Policy. Page 37.
Posting Policy
Posters
A lot of organizations choose to go for posters as their first attempt at promotion. Please review the posting policy above for how to get your posters approved and printed! Overall, just be creative and try to have fun with it! If you’re having fun, it will be a lot easier to accomplish, and others will naturally be more excited for the event. If you really have no idea where to start, or your strategies aren’t working out as you’d like, try asking someone that you see succeeding at this. It could be another organization that somehow gets a big turnout or you seem to notice their promos a lot – they could have some trade secrets to share. Below are a few key things to keep in mind regarding posters on campus:
- References to and/or regarding, pictures of alcoholic beverages, alcohol-related events, suggestive gestures, suggestive sexual content or discrimination of any kind may not be used.
- Flyers and posters will be hung by the Office of Student Affairs, groups are not permitted to hang their own materials.
- There are roughly 24 posting spaces across campus:
Building - # of Posters
Perry - 10
Smith - 1
Conservatory - 1
Art/Ed -1
Communications - 3
Lied - 4
Haddix - 0
Hansen - 1
Sheldon - 1
Frees - 1
Gaylord - 1
Total - 24
Design Tips
- Make sure the basic information about your event is easy to find: time, date, location!
- Limit the number of different fonts and font sizes you use. Using more than two or three of each can make it hard to read.
- Leave some white space around the margins and between items on the page to make it easier to read.
- Always spell-check! Have someone else double-check your final before posting it. Your poster will be taken more seriously if it looks more professional and doesn’t contain errors.
- Don’t forget: you always want to brand your organization by including its name and logo. That way people will know who to credit for such an awesome event.
- Avoid having to redo everything, if you decide to put on the event again in the future, by saving your work!
Canva
All undergraduate students, faculty and staff at Doane University will have access to a personal Canva Pro account. Not only will you be able to utilize Canva Pro for all your individual work, but you will also be able to create groups and work together on projects with other Doane University undergraduate students and other staff.
Accessing Canva Pro through Doane University:
You can access your Canva Pro account through single sign-on (SSO) here.
You will be joining the Doane University Student Team - do not panic - this is the correct team to join!
If you already have a free Canva account with your individual Doane University email:
Once prompted to log in via SSO you will have a choice to link your existing account so you will not lose any projects.
If you already have a Canva Pro account with your individual Doane University email:
Once prompted to log in via SSO you will have a choice to link your existing account so you will not lose any projects.
If you would like to receive a refund for your personal Canva Pro subscription now that you can access Canva Pro for free through Doane University, please submit a Canva customer service request for a prorated refund for the remainder of your term.
For more information or support with logging into your Doane University’s Canva Pro account, review this Canva Help Center article about linking your Canva account with your SSO provider.
Using Doane University Templates and Brand Kit
The Doane University brand templates can be found in the "Brand Hub." To navigate to the brand templates from your Canva Home Page, activate the navigation menu by clicking on the three-line menu icon in the upper left corner next to the Canva logo. Select "Brand" in the side menu. From there, select "Brand Templates" in the side menu. This will bring up a grid or list of available "Brand Templates" created by the Doane University Office of Strategic Marketing. You can access a selection of Doane University photos library on Photoshelter. Canva also offers a variety of royalty-free stock images to use in your designs.
Create Groups with Your Peers:
You will have the ability to create groups with other students to allocate specific designs and folders to other student users. This could be useful for group projects, clubs, etc. so you don’t need to manually share everything each time.
Collaborating with Students/Faculty/Staff:
Students who wish to share designs with faculty/staff or vice versa should use the Collaboration Link. This works similarly to SharePoint documents, where multiple people can access a design simultaneously.
Transferring your Projects:
Once you have completed your time at Doane University, you must transfer any designs from your Doane University Canva Pro account to any other personal Canva account. To save any projects before your Doane University Canva Pro account is deactivated, review this Canva Help Center article about copying designs or files before graduating.
Additional Resources:
Other resources that are available to you include:
Thousands of tutorials on how to design like a pro, explore typography, design trends, and more with Canva’s Design School
Canva’s Support Center, where you can find a wealth of information regarding product functionality and features
Technical issue support from the Canva Customer Happiness Team
If you have any questions about the Canva process or access, please contact the Service Center by emailing help@doane.edu
If you have any questions about the Doane University brand templates, please don't hesitate to reach out to osm@doane.edu.
Raffle Guidelines and Fundraising Approval Form
Fundraising and Raffle Guidelines
For approval of your Fundraising Event or Raffle please register using 25Live. Once you have registered your event you will receive email commutation from The Office or Advancement and Campus Engagement.
Student Employment
Looking for a job? Campus employment and Federal Work-study positions are an excellent option for students who are looking to gain work experience and make a little extra cash. But, working at Doane University offers students more than just a paycheck; you will build your resume and learn valuable skills that will help you prepare for future positions post-graduation.
Download a copy of the current Handbook for Federal Work Study Students
Are you a supervisor? Download a copy of the Handbook for Federal Work Study Supervisors
Already have a job? Please click here to navigate to the Student Employment Checklist.
Procedures for Students Requesting to Drive University Vehicles
Reservations for vans and cars are made on a first come-first serve basis. Requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Keys and gas cards can be picked up at the office where vehicle is reserved. Keys, gas cards, mileage forms and gas receipts should be returned to the respective departments in a timely manner when your trip is complete. Please read the University Fleet Use Policy for important information and guidelines.
You can reserve a vehicle with Doane University by filling out the Reserve a Vehicle form below.
Driver Certification Procedure for Staff/Faculty
To drive a vehicle for Doane University, you'll need to go through our driver's certification process. This includes an MVR check through our background check company, HireRight, and completing online driver safety trainings on the United Educators platform. Email [email protected] to get started!
Requirements:
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to the university’s automobile insurance provider.
Driver Certification Procedure for Students
To drive a vehicle for Doane University, you'll need to go through our driver's certification process. This includes an MVR check through our background check company, HireRight, and completing online driver safety trainings on the United Educators platform. Email [email protected] to get started!
Requirements:
- The student must be a member of a legitimate campus organization that has a charter approved by the Student Congress.
- The student should have the approval of one of the organizations officers and the sponsor.
- The organization must have a legitimate purpose for requesting the use of a vehicle and should have sufficient funds to cover the trip expenses.
- The student must possess a valid driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to the university’s automobile insurance provider.
Social and Alcohol Policy
Please refer to the Doane Crete Student Handbook Section 4.03 Social Event Policy. Page 31.