University Wide Policies
Facilities Services has adopted the following building temperature policies in order to optimize resource efficiency and maintain employee and student comfort.
Death and Injury Policy
Procedures for response to death or serious injury of faculty, staff, or students.
Discrimination and Harassment Policy
Hamline University will not tolerate harassment or discrimination based on race, color, gender, ethnic background, national origin, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, religion, age, or veteran status in its employment or educational opportunities.
Diversity Policy
Hamline University commits itself to inviting, supporting and affirming cultural diversity on the campus. All university programs and practices, academic and co-curricular, shall be designed to create a learning environment in which cultural differences are valued.
Firearms and Weapons Policy
Hamline students and student organizations are free to examine and discuss all questions of interest to them and to express opinions publicly and privately.
Hamline Magazine Submission Policy
Hamline University has adopted the following policy related to magazine submissions.
Hate Incident and Crime Protocol
Hamline is dedicated to maintaining a respectful environment free from all forms of harassment, hostility, and violence. Any act that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably or substantially interfering with an individual's safety and security by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational or working environment will not be permitted.
Identity Theft
Hamline University has adopted the following policy on identity theft.
Parking Policy
The following policies and procedures have been established to maximize the use of parking facilities for the entire university community and minimize the impact of university parking on our neighbors.
Password Policy
Hamline has adopted a password policy in order to comply with industry standards and to increase the security of our information technology systems.
Political Candidate/Campaign Policy
This policy outlines the regulations Hamline University, its faculty, staff, and students, including student organizations, must follow in regard to political campaigns and candidates.
Posting and Canvassing Policy
Out of consideration for the right free expression, the rights of viewers, civility, tolerance, and respect, the following guidelines are to be followed when posting or displaying notices or information or when canvassing on the Hamline University campus.
Response to Crimes
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide information and suggestions for victims of such crime. Hamline is committed to providing every possible assistance to crime victims.
Smoking: General Policy
Hamline University is committed to protecting the health of all who study, work and live here. It is the university's policy, therefore, to prohibit smoking in any public building on campus and within 25 feet of any building.
Software
Hamline University has adopted the following policy and procedure to ensure that both applicable licensing laws are met and that the overall stability of the university computing environment are maintained.
Technology Use
All users of Hamline's technology are expected to observe the highest standards of responsibility and ethics. In general this means that an individual's use of technology should not infringe on the rights of other users, utilize an unfair share of system resources, or interfere with the normal operation of the computer system.
Vehicle Use
This policy applies to the use of vehicles by Hamline University faculty, staff, students, and volunteers for Hamline University business. The vehicles may be owned, on long-term lease, on short-term lease (rental car), or they may be personal vehicles.
Violence Prevention
Hamline University does not tolerate acts of violence committed by or against any members of the campus community.
Weather Closure
It is Hamline University's policy to conduct classes as scheduled, but sometimes winter storms or other weather situations are so severe that travel is impossible.
Web Policy
The Hamline University website provides online access to university and external information sources that support teaching, learning, and community activities, as well as the marketing and administration of the university.