Introduction

General Statement of Policy

Richard Bland College of William & Mary is an equal educational opportunity institution. In keeping with this policy, the College makes no distinction in the admission of students, or in any other of its official activities, on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, political affiliation, handicap, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or other non-merit factors. All standards and policies governing student employment, recruitment, admissions, financial aid, and support programs are applied accordingly.

Special Notice to Students

The Richard Bland College Catalog is intended to describe the work of the College and to be a digest of its regulations. Although the courses announced and the regulations given are usually continuous from year to year, none of them is valid beyond the publication of a new Catalog, which will supersede all previous Catalogs.

Ordinarily, students may complete a degree in accordance with the degree requirements in force when they were admitted to the College or in any subsequent Catalog published while they are students. Students who have not been enrolled at Richard Bland College for a period of love years or more must fulfill the degree requirements in effect at the time of their readmission.

Students who plan to complete a baccalaureate degree at a four-year institution are urged to study carefully the degree requirements of the institutions to which they will apply in order to plan appropriate programs of study at Richard Bland College.

NOTE: This Catalog provides announcements for the 2014-16 calendar years. Because programs and policies change from time to time, Richard Bland College reserves the right to withdraw or change any requirements or provisions in this Catalog at any time.

Officers of the College

Board of Visitors

William & Mary Board of Visitors

John E. Littel, Rector
William H. Payne II, Vice Rector
Sue. H. Gerdelman, Secretary
Mirza Baig
Victor K. Branch
Warren W. Buck III
S. Douglas Bunch
Thomas R. Frantz
James A. Hixon
Barbara L. Johnson
Anne Leigh Kerr
Lisa E. Roday
J.E. Lincoln Saunders
Karen Kennedy Schultz
Todd A. Stottlemyer
Thomas Watkins, III
Brian P. Woolfolk

Administration

Office of the President

Dr. Debbie L. Sydow, President
Lisa Pond, Executive Assistant to the President

Office of Advancement & Alumni Relations

Dr. Tyler Hart, Chief Development Officer
Jamie Camp, Director of Grants, Partnerships, and External Relations
Lashrecse Aird, Assistant Director for Development

Office of Academic & Student Development

- Academic Services, Athletics, Enrollment Management, Information & Technology Services, Institutional Research, Library Services, Student Success, Residential & Student Life
Dr. Ken LaTessa, Acting Provost
VACANT, Program Manager
Rhonda Lubbe, Executive Assistant to the Provost
Temple Pearce, Administrative Assistant

Office of Athletics

Scott Newton, Acting Athletic Director/Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
Preston Beverly, Assistant Athletics Director/Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Raheem Martin, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Dr. Damien Westfield, Athletics Academic Liaison/Head Men’s Soccer Coach
VACANT, Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach
Bart Reiten, Head Golf Coach
Danielle Thacker, Assistant to Athletics/Head Softball Coach
Troy Jacobs, Assistant Softball Coach
VACANT, Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach
VACANT, Women’s Sports Performance Coach
Vincent Thibodeau, Men’s Sports Performance Coach/Manager of Operations
Danish Saadat, Director of Athletic Marketing Communications

Office of Enrollment Management & Student Success

– Admissions, Financial Aid, Records & Registration, Student Success
Dr. Danielle Williams, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management & Student Success
Allison Spivey, Administrative Assistant to the Associate Provost for Enrollment Management & Student Success

Admissions

Ryan Chisholm, Acting Director of Admissions
Kyle Dobry, Admissions Counselor
Marshall Dunn, Admissions Counselor
Gail Harris, Guidance Practitioner
Karen Henley, Student Services Specialist
Marci Kelly, Student Services Specialist

Financial Aid

Lisa Johnson, Director of Financial Aid
Melissa Mahoney, Bursar/Acting Accounting Compliance Manager
Janice Johnson, Financial Aid Counselor
Mia Register, Financial Aid Counselor

Office of Records & Registration

Giovanka Obermuller, Director of Records & Registration
VACANT, Records & Registration Coordinator
Hashauna Farmer, Records & Registration Assistant

Office of Student Success

Cathryn Coffey, Learner Mentor
Alicia Edgerton, Learner Mentor
Grant Heydenreich, Learner Mentor
Travis Luck, Learner Mentor
James Tobias, Learner Mentor

Office of Information and Technology Services

VACANT, Director of Information & Technology Services
Nate Jellerson, Manager, Projects & Procurement
Jon Garmon, Manager, Business Processes
Deborah James, Enterprise Architect & Information Security Officer
Clifton Young, Technology Support Manager
Shelly Dietrich, Senior Web/Canvas Support Tech
Leonard Breckenridge, Senior Applications Engineer
John Koleszar, Senior Database Administrator
Ryan Chisholm, Enrollment Services Analyst
VACANT, Technology Support Specialist

Office of Institutional Research

Carol Kelejian, Director of Institutional Research
Claudine Lougee, Institutional Research Analyst

Library Services

Carly Winfield, Head Librarian
Irene Handy, Access & Technical Support Librarian
Susan Moss, Circulation, Programming, & Outreach Specialist
VACANT, Student Success Librarian
Kyle Binaxas, Library Assistant

Richard Bland College Committee

John E. Littel, Chair, RBC Committee
Sue. H. Gerdelman, Vice Chair, RBC Committee
Warren W. Buck III
Lynn M. Dillon
William H. Payne II
Lisa E. Roday
Karen Kennedy Schultz
Brian P. Woolfolk
Matt Smith, faculty representative
Kayla Hand, student representative
Debbie L. Sydow, President, Richard Bland College

Office of Residential & Student Life

Dr. Corey Scott, Assistant Provost for Residential & Student Life
VACANT, Administrative Assistant for Student Life
Kristina Lee, Assistant Director of Housing
VACANT, Assistant Director of Student Activities & Leadership
Dr. Evanda Watts-Martinez, Director of Counseling
VACANT, Coordinator of Student Conduct
Bria Webb, Residential Director
Cherise Bailey, Residential Director
Donald Payton, Academic Resource Coordinator

Office of Finance

Paul Edwards, Executive Director for Finance
Nicole Collins, Financial Services Specialistg
VACANT, Senior Financial Analyst
Denise Davis, Controller
Trinika Lewis-Wilson, Procurement Manager
Melissa Mahoney, Acting Financial Reporting & Compliance Manager
Deborah Walker, Accounts Receivable/Cashiering
Becky Toombs, Accounts Receivable/Cashiering
Candi Pearson, Accounts Payable Manager
Corey Young, Accounts Payable Specialist

Office of Human Resources

Takeya McLaurin, Director of Human
Resources/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
VACANT, Compliance & Policy Manager
Alice Jabbour, Human Resources Specialist
Eva Reaves, Human Resources Analyst
VACANT, Human Resources Training Specialist

Office of Property Management

Eric Kondzielawa, Director of Operations & Capital Assets
Barbara Pride, Administrative Assistant
William Wamsley, Landscape Supervisor
Preston Bousman, Business Manager
Dennis Wray, Grounds Lead Worker
Jason Collins, Maintenance Supervisor
Dustin Brewer, Maintenance Crew Member
Stephen Jenkins, Electrician
John Fraser, Electrician
Michael King, Electrician
Lorenzo Barlow, Acting Custodial Supervisor
Rosa Kanga, Custodian
Diane Prince, Custodian

Office of Campus Security, Safety, & Emergency Management

Jeffrey S. Brown, Chief of Police, Director of
Campus Security, Safety, & Emergency Management
Thomas Travis, Deputy Chief of Police
Steven Nalepka, Police Officer
Robert Wilson, Police Officer
Alefunzo Uzzle, Police Sergeant
Justin Wargoscak, Police Officer
Karon Winston, Police Officer
Mark Williams, Police Officer
Chris Lester, Police Officer
Derek Pattison, Police Officer
Ruthann Reynolds, Dispatcher & Police Assistant
Kenny Williams, Dispatcher
Jennifer Holt, Police Records Manager

Office of Communications & Government Relations

Joanne Williams, Director of Communications
Robin J. Deutsch, Associate Director of Communications

Full-Time Faculty

(Date indicates year of appointment)

Tiffany R. Birdsong (2015) Assistant Professor of Psychology. B.S., Manhattan College; M.A., PsyD., La Salle University.

Celia Brockway (2014) Assistant Professor of Music. B.A., Marietta College; M.A., University of Iowa.

Laura Camp (2013) Instructor and Lab Coordinator. B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; additional graduate study, Montana State University.

Michelle Delano (1999) Professor of Art. B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.F.A., Temple University; additional graduate study, The College of William & Mary.

Eric D. Earnhardt (2016) Assistant Professor of English. B.A., Geneva College; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University.

Rachel Finney (2000) Professor of Spanish. B.A., University of Tennessee; M.A., University of Arkansas-Fayetteville; Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Daniel P. Franke (2016) Assistant Professor of History. B.A., Lower Columbia College; B.A., Rice University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester.

Mary K. Gurnick (2002) Associate Professor of Chemistry. B.A., Marist College; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Alice Henton (2017) Assistant Professor of English. B.A., University of California, Davis; M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles.

Shawn E. Holt (2014) Professor of Biology. B.A., Colorado College; Ph.D. Texas A & M.

Dannie Hudson (2010) Associate Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, Mathematical Sciences; M.T., Secondary Education, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Lauran M. Johnson (2009) Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.A., East Carolina University (1982- 1986); M.S. Virginia State University (1999-2002); Ed.S, University of Virginia.

Mike Lehman (2010) Associate Professor of Business. B.A., Holy Cross College, Worcester, M.A.; M.S. The College of William & Mary (1978); additional graduate study, Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Richmond.

David E. Majewski (1989) Professor of Speech and Theatre. B.S., The Defiance College; M.A., University of Akron; M.F.A., Wayne State University; additional graduate study, Wayne State University.

David S. McCarthy (2015) Assistant Professor of History. A.B., Dartmouth College, M.A., Ph.D., The College of William & Mary.

Jill Mitten (2008) Associate Professor of Communication, English and Theatre. A.S., Richard Bland College, B.F.A. Theatre, Longwood University, M.A. Theatre, Ohio University.

Barbara M. Morgan (2007) Professor of Psychology. B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D. Counselor Education, The College of William & Mary.

David L. Morgan (2016) Associate Professor of Physics and Mathematics. B.A, Towson University; M.S., Ph.D., The College of William & Mary.

Jennifer D. Morrison (2015), Assistant Professor of Psychology and Sociology. B.A., M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Grand Canyon University.

Kevin J. Peters (2009), Associate Professor of Biology. B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.S., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Linda Fischer Pittman (1989) Professor of Geography and Religion. B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Minnesota; additional graduate study, University of Chicago, Friedrich Wilhelm University (Bonn), University of Lyon, France.

Jason Pode (2017), Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A., Central Michigan University.

LeJeanna M. Raymond (2007) Associate Professor of English. B.S., Presbyterian College; M.Ed., Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond; M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Elizabeth D. Rescher (2000) Professor of English. B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Toronto; additional graduate study, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland.

Timothy Rohrbach (2017) Assistant Professor of Biology. B.S., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Matthew J. Smith (2014) Associate Professor of Mathematics, B.S., North Carolina State University; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Vanessa Stout (2016) Assistant Professor of Sociology, B.A., M.A., University of California, Riverside; M.A., Ph.D., Trinity College, Dublin.

Debbie L. Sydow (2012) President, B.A., University of Virginia’s College at Wise; M.A. Marquette University; Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Alexandra Youmans (2001) Associate Professor of English. A.B., Guilford College, M.A., The College of William & Mary; additional graduate study, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Daniel Zelinski (2000) Professor of Philosophy and Religion. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of California-Irvine.

Adam Zucconi (2016) Assistant Professor of History. B.A, Bridgewater College; M.A., Clemson University; Ph.D., West Virginia University.

Faculty/Staff – Emeriti

Robert E. Antrim (1976) Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. B.S., Delaware; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.

Gracie M. Bailey (1974) Associate of Professor of Business, Emerita. B.S., M.Ed., Virginia State University; Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

John L. Blair (1964) Professor of History. B.A., American International College; Deutsches Zertifikat, Universitaet des Saarlandes; M.A., The College of William & Mary; M.A.T., University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Certificate, Cambridge University; Ph.D., University of Chicago.

LeAnn Binger (1980) Professor of Psychology. A.A., Richard Bland College; B.A., West-Hampton College of University of Richmond; M.S., Virginia State University; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Higher Education, Ed.D., The College of William & Mary.

Susan G. Brown (1968) Associate Professor of Art, Emerita. B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Virginia R. Cherry (1992) Director of the Library. B.A., The College of William & Mary; M.Ln., Emory University; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Patricia B. Crocker (2006) Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S., University of Wisconsin- Madison; M.S., Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University; M.Ed., Northern Illinois University.

Williabel Davis (1974) Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Virginia State University; additional graduate study, University of Virginia.

Martha Day (1970) Professor of English and French, Emerita. B.S., Springfield College; MA., University of North Carolina; Diploma of French Language and Literature, University of Aix- Marseilles; Fulbright Certificate, University of Tubingen; M.A., Yale University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Mark L. Fidelman (1989) Professor of Physics. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Purdue University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

Esther Floyd (1998) Associate Professor of English. A.A., Richard Bland College; B.A., Glassboro State College; M.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; additional graduate study, University of North Carolina-Greensboro.

William D. Henderson (1963) Professor of History, Emeritus. B.A., The College of William & Mary; M.S., Radford University; M.A., State University of New York at Albany.

Roland A. Havis (1989) Professor of Psychology and Sociology, Emeritus. B.S., University of Arkansas; M.S., Pittsburgh State University; additional graduate study, Texas Southern University, Arkansas State University, Northeast Louisiana University, University of Missouri, Louisiana State University; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Eike Hueter (1971) Associate Professor and Librarian, Emeritus, B.A., M.A., University of Alabama; M.S.L.S., Louisiana State University.

Jeremy D. Jordan (1986) Associate Professor of Mathematics. Emeritus, B.A., University of Florida; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Georgia.

Linda Eanes Jefferson (1989) Associate Professor of English. B.A., M.A., Longwood College; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Additional graduate study, Virginia Commonwealth University, Northeastern University.

Timothy J. Evans (1979) Professor of English. B.A., University of Richmond; M.A., Wake Forest University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Cornelis Laban (1969) Professor of Biology, Emeritus. B.S., M.A., Western Michigan University; M.Ed., Adult Education, Virginia Commonwealth University; Advanced Certificate in Higher Educational Administration, The College of William & Mary; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

Vernon R. Lindquist (2004) Provost and Dean of Faculty and Professor of English, Emeritus, B.S., M.A., M.S. L.S., University of Maine; Ph.D. University of New Brunswick (Canada).

Steven E. Martin (1979) Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. B.S., Arizona State University; M.S., Physics, University of Arizona; M.S., Mathematics, University of Arizona; M.S., Computer Science, Virginia Commonwealth University.

James B. McNeer (1968) President of the College and Professor of History and Government. B.A., Emory and Henry College; M.A., West Virginia University; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Educational Administration, Ed.D., The College of William & Mary.

Thomas H. Milton (1973) Associate Professor of Biology. , Emeritus, B.A., Marshall University; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Higher Education, The College of William & Mary.

Franklyn C. Morgan (1985) Professor of Sociology/Criminology. A.B., The College of William & Mary; M.S., Ph.D., Florida State University.

Patsy N. Newman (1966) Associate Professor of Mathematics, Emerita. B.S., James Madison University; M.S., University of South Carolina.

Billie E. Nichols (1969) Professor of Business and Computer Science, Emerita.B.S., University of North Carolina; M.Ed., Virginia State University; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Barbara Peroe (1967) Associate Professor of Accounting, Emerita. B.A., The College of William & Mary; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, Certificate Public Accountant.

James Perry, Jr. (1967) Associate Professor of Marketing, Emeritus. B.S., Old Dominion University; M.S., M.Ed., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Charlotte H. Rhodes (1967) Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education, Emerita. B.A., Lynchburg College; M.Ed., Virginia State University; additional graduate study, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Katharine Snavely (1996) Associate Professor of Computer Science., Emerita, B.A., Columbia College, South Carolina; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University.

Carole E. Summerville (1980) Associate Professor of Mathematics. Emerita, B.S., Clarion State College; M.S., Syracuse University; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Higher Education, The College of William & Mary.

John T. Thios (1966) Associate Professor of Psychology, Emeritus. B.A., University of Charleston; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Higher Education, The College of William & Mary.

Leslie Thysell (2006) Associate Professor of Accounting. B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.B.A., Florida Institute of Technology; Ed. Sp., The College of William & Mary.

Elizabeth Weiland (1972) Associate Professor of Biology, Emerita. A.B., Randolph-Macon Women’s College; M.A., University of Virginia; Ed.S., Lynchburg College.

Lee Woodruff (1972) Professor of Biology. M.T., Southern Academy of Clinical Technology; B.S., M.S., Austin Peay State University; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Higher Education, Ed.D., The College of William & Mary.

General Policies and Procedures

Website

www.rbc.edu
The Richard Bland College website provides extensive information about the College, campus policies, and academic programs. The College Catalog, Student and Faculty Handbooks, course schedules, and the Admission Application are among the publications posted on the College website. Please consult the Richard Bland College website for additional information on any topic listed in this Catalog.

Announcements/College Closings

The College sends out notification to students when the College is closed through the RBC Alert System. Students must sign up for this service to receive notification. Closings and announcements are also posted on the RBC website and announced through local media and news outlets.

FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 is a Federal law, which states (a) that a written institutional policy must be established and (b) that a statement of adopted procedures covering the privacy rights of students be made available.

The law provides that the institution will maintain the confidentiality of student education records. Richard Bland College of The College of William & Mary in Virginia accords all the rights under the law to students who are declared independent. No one outside the institution shall have access to education records, nor will the institution disclose any information from education records without the consent of the student, with the following exceptions:

• Authorized personnel within the institution
• Officials of other institutions in which students were enrolled and/or seek to enroll
• Persons or organizations providing student financial aid
• Accrediting agencies carrying out their accreditation function
• Persons complying with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena

All these exceptions are permitted under the Act.

Within the Richard Bland College community, only those school officials with legitimate educational interests are allowed access to a student’s education records. These members include personnel in the Office of the Director of Records and Registration, the Office of the Provost, the Financial Aid Office, the Office of Student Success, the Faculty Advisors, the Office of the President, and other personnel within the limitations of their need to know. At its discretion, the College also may provide directory information in accordance with the provision of the Act, except that pursuant to state law, a student’s address, telephone number, and email address shall be considered directory information, but the College must receive prior written affirmative consent from the student prior to disclosing the information to others, including other students. A Student Information Release form must be signed by a student authorizing release of this information in order for the College to provide such information to anyone except as otherwise authorized by FERPA and state law. Directory information includes:

• Student name
• Address, telephone number, email address (requires student’s affirmative consent pursuant to state law prior to being disclosed)
• Photograph
• Date and place of birth
• Major field of study; grade level
• Enrollment status (e.g., undergraduate, full-time or part-time) Dates of attendance
• Degrees and awards received
• The most recent previous education agency or institution attended by the student Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
• Height and weight of members of athletic teams

Students may withhold directory information by notifying the Director of Records and Registration in writing within two weeks after the first day of class for each term.

The law provides a student the right to inspect and review information contained in his/her education record, to challenge the contents of the education record, and to have a hearing if the outcome of the challenge is unsatisfactory. The student may submit explanatory statements for inclusion in the files if the student feels the decision of the hearing panel to be unacceptable. The Director of Records and Registration at Richard Bland College has been designated by the institution as the individual responsible for coordinating the inspection and review procedures for student educational records. These records include admissions, personal, academic, and financial files, as well as academic and placement records. Students wishing to review their education records must make written requests to the Director of Records and Registration listing the item or items of interest. Only records covered by the Act will be made available within forty- five days of the request. Students may have copies made of their records upon receipt by RBC of $0.15 per page within certain exceptions (e.g., copy of the academic record for which a financial hold exists, or a transcript of an original or source document that exists elsewhere). Education records do not include records of instructional, administrative, and educational personnel who are the sole possession of the maker and are not accessible or revealed to any individual except a temporary substitute, records of the law enforcement unit, student health records, employment records, or alumni records. Physicians designated by the student may review health records.

Students may not inspect the following as outlined by the Act:

• Financial information submitted by their parents
• Confidential letters and recommendations associated with admissions, employment, or job placement honors to which they have waived their rights of inspection and review
• Records containing information about more than one student

In such cases, the institution will permit access only to that part of the record that pertains to the inquiring student.

A student who believes an educational record contains information that is inaccurate or misleading or is otherwise in violation of privacy or other rights may discuss the problem informally with the Director of Records and Registration. If the Director of Records and Registration agrees with the student’s request, the appropriate record will be amended. If not, the student will be notified within a reasonable period of time that the record will not be amended, and the student will be informed by the Director of Records and Registration of the right to a formal hearing. A student request for a formal hearing must be made in writing to the Dean of Faculty who, within a reasonable period of time after receiving such request, will inform the student of the date, place, and the time of the hearing. A student may present evidence relevant to the issues raised and may be assisted or represented at the hearing by one or more persons of their choice, including attorneys at the student’s expense. The hearing panel that will adjudicate such challenges will be the Provost, the Dean of Enrollment Services, and the Chair of the Student Affairs Committee.

The decision of the hearing panel will be final, and will be based solely on the evidence presented at the hearing. Notification will consist of written statements summarizing the evidence and stating the reasons for the decisions. The decision will be delivered to all parties concerned. Education records will be corrected or amended in accordance with the decision of the hearing panel if the decision is in favor of the student. If the decision is unsatisfactory to the student, the student may place in the education records statements commenting on the information in the records, or statements setting forth any reasons for disagreeing with the decision of the hearing panel. The statements will be maintained as part of the student’s record and released whenever the record in question is disclosed. Students who believe the adjudication of their challenges was unfair or not in keeping with the provisions of the Act may submit written requests to the President of the College for assistance. Students who believe their rights have been abridged may also file complaints with U.S. Department of Education, Family Policy Compliance Office, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20202-8520, concerning the alleged failures of Richard Bland College to comply with the Act. Revisions and clarifications will be published as experience with the law and institution’s policy warrants.

Copies of the College’s policy and procedures are available to students (and authorized parents of students) upon request at the Office of Records & Registration.