See the UMD Telephone Directory.

EMERGENCY 911

To call for HELP in any emergency on campus DIAL 9191.

Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)

All new employees must complete a U. S Government Employee Eligibility Verification form (Form I-9), and provide appropriate documents.

Environmental Health & Safety Officer

See Safety Officer.

Equal Opportunity/Diversity/Outreach

x6405 Administration Room 323

The duties of the Affirmative Action Officer have been assumed by the Assistant Chancellor. The Assistant Chancellor is responsible for monitoring procedures for the recruitment, employment and equitable treatment of women, minorities and members of other disadvantaged groups in regard to compliance with AA/EED regulations, as well as for equal opportunity and outreach.

Grievances concerning Equal Opportunities / Affirmative Action matters are handled or referred through the office.

If you are responsible for any hiring, it is necessary to consult with the Assistant Chancellor for all search guidelines, advertisements, employee pools and proposed hiring before the fact. Grant-funded hiring is included.

The hiring process is guided by a series of comprehensive forms available in the Human Resources Office.

Any student, faculty member or staff person who feels that she or he has been subjected to sexual harassment should see the Sexual Harassment Officer. Call the UMD phone operator for a name and phone number.

See also: entries under Sexist Language and Sexual Harassment

See also: entries under Cultural Diversity & Inclusion

Exams

See Final Exams Scheduling.

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning provides an opportunity for practical application of academic training while earning academic credit.

Under the direction of a faculty sponsor, arrangements are made to work under the immediate supervision of a supervisor at a work site, which may be located on or off campus. The range of project types and settings is almost limitless, creating exciting ways to enrich one's academic studies, to test a tentative career choice, and to gain valuable experience.

The program is administered through the Career Resource Center, where students obtain assistance in finding a faculty sponsor and a work setting and in completing the required forms.

The Experiential Learning contract is an agreement to undertake a significant academic learning experience:

• Participating students maintain a log or journal of experiences. They also receive assessments from the individual they are working for, the supervisor at the work site.
  • In all cases, the student must submit a work of writing and reflection to the faculty sponsor. Such a document might, for example, include the following: a) how objectives were met, b) how personal improvement has been stimulated, c) how the internship experience has related to the student's academic experience, and d) how the internship could be improved for students who pursue similar projects in the future. The exact assignment is determined by the sponsoring faculty member.
• The faculty sponsor evaluates the project and assigns either a CR or NC grade.

Students wishing to participate must submit a contract proposal and receive the required approvals. The Career Resource Center assists students in making these arrangements.

• Students must propose a contract and receive an initial approval before the deadline for registration.
• By another deadline, the student must submit a formal written proposal to the faculty sponsor that both specifies the goals and objectives of the internship and details the activities and academic work to be performed.
• By the same deadline, the student must obtain approvals from the faculty sponsor, his/her department chairperson, and her/his college dean.

The following are some of the academic limitations and definitions:

• Students must be at least sophomores to participate.
• Although the typical internship contract would earn three credits, internships proposing a greater/lesser number of credit hours are also possible. Experiential Learning credits are part of the normal student credit load and subject to university policy with regard to credit hour limitations.
• Experiential Learning courses may not be used to fulfill distribution or general education requirements but serve as free electives and may be accepted toward the requirements of some majors.
• Experiential Learning credits are lower-division credits.
• Students on academic probation are not eligible for Experiential Learning, unless ineligibility is waived by their college dean.
• The work assignment is to comprise at least 45 clock hours per academic credit, for the semester.
• Supervision of students doing projects under the Experiential Learning program shall in all cases exclude individuals who are themselves undergraduate degree candidates; and a faculty member cannot serve as both supervisor and sponsor.

Students in the College of Business are offered a junior-level Internship course in lieu of Experiential Learning. They may contact the Career Resource Center for assistance.

General Limitation on Internship Credit

No more than 1/8th of the graduation credits required for the student's major may be earned in optional internships, including Experiential Learning. Thus, a student in a 120 credit program could apply up to 15 credits in such studies toward the degree.

Internships, Clinical Experiences, & Practicums in the Majors

In some of the university's majors, students are required to have an upper-division internship, practicum, or clinical experience; in some others, an optional course is offered. These studies range from an experience nearby in a course the student takes along with other on-campus courses that semester, to a semester or even a year in an extensive experience which may be well away from campus. Consult the requirements section for your major to learn of these opportunities.

Cooperative Education in Business & Engineering

Two colleges of the university, Business and Engineering, offer cooperative education experiences to qualified students. Students in these programs alternate a semester/summer in coursework with a semester/summer on the job full time. Please consult the front of the catalogue sections for these two colleges.

Internships Away from Campus through Affiliated Programs:

• The Washington Center
• Disney Enterprises

Some programs that may be available to UMass Dartmouth students, like those of The Washington Center or Disney Enterprises, offer a full semester at an internship site. The university has formulated procedures whereby the student can maintain an appropriate enrollment status to participate in such internship programs.

Financial arrangements, enrollment status, and credit that can be earned vary, depending on the program. The Washington Center program provides financial assistance in the form of tuition waivers and some scholarship support, and offers means of earning UMass Dartmouth credit while participating. Disney internships differ depending whether one undertakes an initial or a second experience, as these vary in how UMass recognizes the academic experience.

More can be learned about these opportunities from advisors in the student's major field or at the Career Resource Center, which serves as the contact point for the many arrangements that the students need to make.

-General Catalog 1999-00