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Show Wednesday, march 26, 2014 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM KEY S havior How far can a faculty member or coach dictate? us pSU faculty and staff provide guidance, knowladvice to students. The core values for edge and arent rolling in the dough, interactions off campus can be vague. Communication adviser Bryan Jacobs said the faculty and staffs responsibility to students off campus relies on personal ethics. depends on the circumstances, Jacobs said. However, I think a lot of that falls into the good neighbor, student-athlet- ei- scholarships outside of presidency positions are awarded to the team members. Boothe said if those teams wanted to travel with tire basketball team to Hawaii, which they have done in the past, the students would have to pay for it themselves. It necessarily a defined policy that Im aware of, he said. Theres no real specific training. Although, were just so sensitized to every need and every resource thats available to students. There is certainly ethical considerations all the time and whats proper and whats legal and illegal. The athletic department is more clear with expectations of students and staff off campus. The e handbook states that behavior off can directly affect students on campus. The campus handbook provides rules for student athletes, including everything from drug use to how the student-athlet- e represents DSU. Athletic Director Jason Boothe said along with maintaining a specific grade point average, student athletes are expected to behave appropriately off rs ther. Boothe said those teams are a part of the budget, but no for campus. Its not continued from page 2 food at sporting events. Teams like the DSU cheer-eadeor the dance team pSU employees are integrity, collaboration, vision, transparency and service, according to DSUs Office of Risk Management and Safety. These values are guidelines on how faculty and staff interact with students during school hours, but guidelines off-camp-us BUDGET Were very appreciative of what we do get. Although students dont rave to turn their pockets inside out for the athletics department, Boothe said if the department had more money, student athletes would be able to travel easier and there could also be more giveaways or pixie State University faculty and staff are students lives, and, in some pivotal in and off on lives the are integrated. campus cases, off-camp-us 3- said. BY LAUREN DAVISON Staff Writer good citizen category. Were all kind of responsible to help out other people when we see theres an opportunity. Neither the policy and procedure or The Office of Risk Management and Safety page on DSUs website provide concrete answers about how student issues should be handled. The policy and procedure page focuses on textbook, curriculum and graduation information. Jacobs said students need to be aware of expectations in order to best succeed on -- We cant justify paying for that, he said. Tennis, for Dixie State University s Student Code of Conduct outlines specific guidelines for student behavexample, we cant get them ior off campus. Faculty members, advisers and coaches have interfering limitations. enough scholarships for the talk to my husband, Watterson said. I asked for campus. players . . . Oh, but were goThey have to meet certain grades to maintain advice, but I didnt get overly involved; I didnt get ing to budget the dance team their eligibility, so coaches are very concerned about too specific with her. (The professor) helped me be to send them to Hawaii and dance with the cheer team? ... able to talk with my husband without getting in a that, Boothe said. Obviously they want them to have the best grades possible to have the best GPA We cant justify that. him. with fight for the for He said the dance and cheer team. As said to Watterson theres take advantage of what faculty possible personal life, involvement no is issue unless there an where and staff have to offer, but be mindful of what infor- team are an essential part of really mation youre sharing and receiving. (the student) is getting arrested or embarrassing the athletics, but he would argue the athletic the need for a student athlete school. or I the think benefit students can from program, department personally to to the student athlete it there get a scholarship is more handbook, According professors to a certain extent, but goes back to is a link between on and off campus actions, and boundaries, Watterson said. There have to be important. club advisers are expected to ensure students are No disrespect to cheer and boundaries with how much you let in and let out. Dixie State Association Student Jacobs to students utilize and (but) thats a condance, meeting University encouraged faculty standards. Rosemarie Watterson, a junior medical laboratory science major from Magna, said she has reached out to a professor to get advice about personal issues and was glad she did so. Watterson said students can benefit from involving professors in their off-camp-us lives. I did ask my communication professor how to staff because they are people who have access to issues. other outlets that can help with a on student to comes us if Obviously campus, into our office and asks for help related to an (off campus) problem, then we have campus police, the health and wellness resources; we have a list of all the places that we can refer them to or literally take them to if needed, Jacobs said. off-camp-us venience, not a necessity, Boothe said. Boothe said DSU athletics is extremely efficient with the little funding it has. Considering what we do financially, we are very good athletically, he said. ? tgueisi i t 1 ! 4 V fCcy. 2014 DISH Network CtiSlloNE L.L.C. All rights reserved. |