University Policies

• Non-Discrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
• Statement on Diversity
• Policy on Prohibited Discrimination and Harassment
• Policy on Accommodating Employees with Disabilities
• Policy for the Use of Copyrighted Works
• Policy on Intellectual Property
• Computing and Network Use Policy
• Statement on Student Education Records
• Drug-Free Workplace Policy
• Smoking Policy
• Weapons Policy
  

     Washington and Lee University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran's status in its educational programs and activities or with regard to employment.  Undergraduate student inquiries should be directed to the Dean of Students, Elrod University Commons, (540) 458-8751, law student inquiries to the Associate Dean for Student Services of the School of Law, (540) 458-8022, and employment inquiries to the Director of Personnel Services, Howard House, (540) 458-8920, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450-0303.

B. Statement on Diversity

     With a rich heritage from the past and a history spanning more than two centuries, Washington and Lee University has a profound sense of tradition, but it likewise has a firm commitment to the ideal embodied in its motto, non incautus futuri, and therefore remains responsive to changes and innovations that contribute to the realizations of its aim. As we enter the 21^st century, the members of our community need to live with and understand different cultural backgrounds in preparation for a changing world.

     To that end, Washington and Lee University commits itself to the recruitment and retention of a broad, inclusive student body, faculty and administration who represent a wide range of interests, abilities and cultures - a diverse array of talent. The University will strengthen a curriculum that increases knowledge, awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusiveness, and will create a climate that builds on our core values to welcome and nurture all members of the Washington and Lee community. Just as a vibrant liberal arts education in the classroom challenges attitudes, beliefs and accepted ways of thinking, the interaction outside the classroom of individuals with different perspectives strengthens our educational enterprise.

• University Officials and Other Resources  Concerning Prohibited Discrimination and Harassment (Designated Officers and CAIR Resources)

     1. Employees.
     Employees wishing to request accommodations should identify themselves to the Director of Personnel. Employees will need to complete a request form, obtain any necessary diagnostic evaluations, and provide documentation of a disability requiring accommodation. If an accommodation is approved, an employee should notify the Director of Personnel if the accommodation is not provided.

     2. Director of Personnel.
     Upon an employee’s request for accommodation, the Director of Personnel (or designee) will meet with the employee to discuss the request and the documentation needed to evaluate the request. The Director of Personnel (or designee) should provide the employee with W&L's accommodation policy and procedures and documentation guidelines to assist the employee’s diagnosing/treating professional. The Director of Personnel (or designee) evaluates and maintains all disability records. The Director of Personnel (or designee) determines eligibility for accommodations and specifies approved accommodations to the employee’s supervisor or department head, consulting, as he/she deems necessary, with the employee’s supervisor/department head, and/or other professionals. The Director of Personnel (or designee) is available to supervisors and department heads for consultation on implementing approved accommodations.

     3. Supervisors/Department Heads.
     Supervisors/Department Heads provide disability accommodations approved by the Director of Personnel (or designee), upon receipt of a letter from the Director of Personnel (or designee). Supervisors/Department Heads receiving an unapproved request for disability accommodation should refer the employee to the Director of Personnel.

     4. Provost.
     The Provost or designee resolves conflicts in the provision of accommodations, or their denial, that the employee cannot resolve with the Director of Personnel (or designee).

     Washington and Lee University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with physical or mental disabilities, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Employees requesting accommodation must provide appropriate documentation of: (1) a disability, which is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; and (2) a need for accommodation, by virtue of the specific functional limitations of the disability, to perform the essential functions of their position. The University intends that these procedures will facilitate an interactive process of dialogue and timely exchange of information between the employee and the Director of Personnel (or designee).

     It is the responsibility of an employee with a physical or mental disability who may require any type of accommodation to make the accommodation request. The employee should contact the Director of Personnel, Washington and Lee University, Howard House, Lexington, Virginia 24450, (540) 463-8920. The employee will need to complete a "Request for Accommodation of Disability" form and an interview with the Director of Personnel (or designee), after which the Director of Personnel (or designee) will inform the employee about any further specific documentation required for the specific disability and accommodation requested.

     Upon receipt of all required information and documentation from the employee and his/her diagnosing/evaluating professional, the Director of Personnel (or designee) will make the eligibility and accommodation determinations. The Director of Personnel (or designee) may consult with other educational, medical, or psychological professionals, including but not limited to the employee’s supervisor/department head, as he/she deems necessary for appropriate evaluation of disability/accommodation, on a case-by-case basis. As soon as possible, preferably within two school weeks of receiving all required documentation on the request, the Director of Personnel (or designee) will issue a written response; either outlining offered accommodations or explaining why the employee was found ineligible.

     An employee who disagrees with the decision of the Director of Personnel (or designee), or who seeks clarification of the decision, may, within three (3) school days of the decision, request an informal meeting with the Director of Personnel (or designee) for clarification or to request reconsideration of any aspect of the decision. Following the meeting, the Director of Personnel (or designee) will notify the employee in writing of any change in his/her decision, preferably within five (5) days of the informal meeting.

     Thereafter, if the employee still disagrees with the decision, he/she may appeal the decision, in writing, to the University Provost or designee within five (5) school days of the written notification from the Director of Personnel (or designee), stating in detail the basis for the appeal and furnishing all documentation in support of the appeal. The President or designee will then review the appeal, the decision of the Director of Personnel (or designee), and all supporting documentation, may meet with the employee and the Director of Personnel (or designee), and may obtain any additional information he/she deems relevant. The Provost or designee will render a written decision to the employee as soon as possible, preferably within two (2) school weeks of receiving the appeal. The decision of the Provost or designee is final.

     Guidelines for documentation of physical or cognitive disabilities and necessary forms are available on the University Counsel’s web site ( http://counsel.wlu.edu/policy/ ).

     A copyright grants to its owner the right to control an intellectual or artistic creation, to prohibit others from using the work in specific ways without permission, and to profit from the sale and performance of the work. Under the current statute, copyright protection extends to not only copies of the written word and recordings of sound, but visual images such as photographs or illustration or animated images such as motion pictures or videotapes. It also extends to live performances that are taped as they are broadcast.

     No protection is available for an idea/procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, no matter how unique. Copyright protection is available only for an expression of the idea.

     The owner of the copyright is granted five exclusive rights to ensure the opportunity to exploit the work for profit. These rights are: reproduction, distribution, adaptation, performance, and display.

     The right to reproduce and distribute the work refers to the act of copying and distributing copies publicly. The adaptation right is the right to prepare derivative works such as new editions, translations, and condensations, or new arrangements of musical composition. The right to perform the work publicly means to recite, render a play, or dance the work. Display is defined as the showing of a copy of work directly or by means of a television image. The performance and display right is limited to public performance and display.

     The copyright law is violated whenever a third party exercises any of the above rights without authorization of the copyright owner or without having express permission to do so under the law. Even if a copyright owner is able to prove infringement, there are a number of limitations and exceptions to the exclusive rights granted under the copyright act. The statutory limitations cover a wide variety of uses but generally serve one of several purposes: scholarly inquiry, which includes instruction, research criticism and newsworthiness; and performance and display by educational, charitable, religious or government groups. The limitation on the copyright owner's rights that provides the widest public exploitation of copyrighted work is known as the fair use exception.

FAIR USE

     Fair use is a legal principle that provides certain limitations on the exclusive right of copyright owners. The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on the application of the fair use principle to faculty, staff, and students who wish to copy copyrighted works under fair use rather than by seeking authorization from the copyright owners for non-commercial educational purposes. NOT ALL EDUCATIONAL USES ARE FAIR USES.

     There is no simple test to determine what is fair use. Section 107 of the Copyright Act sets forth the four fair use factors to be assessed, based on the particular facts of a given case, to determine whether a use is fair use. All four factors must be weighed equally.

                Factor 1: What is the character of the use?

     Uses for non-profit, educational purposes, or single copies for non-profit educational or personal use are more likely to be a fair use than predominantly commercial uses. The latter will likely require permission and/or the payment of royalties.

Factor 2: What is the nature of the work to be used?

     Materials that are primarily factual such as scientific information, mathematical equations, or historical data tip the balance in favor of fair use. When the work is creative or unpublished, the balance is tipped in favor of seeking permission.

Factor 3: How much of the work will you use?

     Generally, if you use a small amount of the whole work, the balance is tipped in favor of fair use. If you use a significant amount, the balance is tipped in favor of seeking permission.

Factor 4: What effect would this use have on the market for the original?

     If the use tips the balance in favor of fair use after considering the first three factors, the fourth factor should not affect the results even if there is a market. On the other hand, the fourth factor may tip the balance if the copy becomes the substitute for the original.

     Additional details of the University’s policy, and guidelines for the use of copyrighted material, are available at: http://library.wlu.edu/copyrightpolicy.html

     Washington and Lee University encourages the production of creative and scholarly research, works and inventions, known broadly as intellectual property, among faculty, students and staff. The products of this scholarship may create rights and interests on behalf of the creator, author, inventor, public, sponsor and W&L. The purpose of this policy is to support and reward scientific research and scholarship, and help faculty, students and staff identify, protect, and administer intellectual property matters and define the rights and responsibilities of all involved. W&L faculty and employees are encouraged to retain a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to allow them and W&L to use work they author or create and intend to publish in furtherance of W&L’s academic mission (e.g., in the classroom, at lectures, etc.).

1. Application of Policy

     The policy applies to works created by all classifications of faculty, staff and students of the University and to non-employees such as consultants and independent contractors, who create works on behalf of the University, unless a written agreement exists to the contrary.

2. Identification of Intellectual Property

Intellectual property shall consist of the following:

          (1) Copyrightable material produced from creative and
scholarly activity, such as text (manuscripts, manuals, books, and articles); videos and motion pictures; music (sound recordings, lyrics, and scores); images (print, photographs, electronic, and art); and computer software (programs, databases, web pages, and courseware); and
         
          (2) Patentable works such as patents (processes, machines, manufactures, or compositions of matter); devices; and software excluded from copyrighted materials; and
         
          (3) Trademarked materials, such as words, names, symbols or logos, domain names, trade dress, and slogans or any combination of words which has been adopted by the University to identify itself and to distinguish itself and its sponsorship from others.
         
          (4) Trade Secrets.

3. Ownership and Use

          (1) General Rule. Keeping with the view that one of the University's primary benefits to society is the production of original works by its employees and students, and in order to best encourage such activity, it is the general policy of Washington & Lee that Intellectual Property shall be the property of the author or creator. The University may assert ownership rights to Intellectual Property developed under circumstances set forth further below.

          (2) Patentable Intellectual Property: Responsibility for Disclosure of Patentable Intellectual Property: University personnel who alone or in association with other entities create or intend to create patentable subject matter with any use of University resources must disclose the matter and obtain prior authorization from the Office of the Provost (or designee). Such disclosure shall be made when it can be reasonably concluded that a patentable subject matter has or will be created, and sufficiently in advance of any publications, presentation, or other public disclosure to allow time for possible action that protects rights to the intellectual property for the creator and the University. Creators are encouraged to seek the advice of the Provost (or designee) in determining whether the subject matter is patentable or whether the University desires to pursue patenting the matter.

     Determination of Rights to Patentable Subject Matter: Except as set forth below, the creator of patentable intellectual property shall retain his/her rights, and the University shall not assert ownership rights. The University will assert ownership rights to patentable intellectual property developed under any of the following circumstances:

     • Development was funded by an externally sponsored research program or by any agreement which allocates rights to the University.
     • Development required significant use of University resources (e.g. facilities, equipment, funding) or more than minimal use of University personnel. Participation of students directly in the development, or indirectly through use and feedback that substantively influences development, constitutes significant use of University resources.
     • The creator was assigned, directed, or specifically funded by the University to develop the material.
     • Material was developed by administrators or staff in the course of employment duties and constitutes work for hire under US law.

          (3) Other Intellectual Property: Responsibility for Disclosure of Intellectual Property: In contrast to historical business practice, the tradition of academic institutions is to give faculty members the right to retain ownership of their Intellectual Property. This policy protects that traditional right, and faculty are not obligated to disclose the creation of these materials, even when the product might have commercial value, unless the material was developed under one of the qualifying conditions listed in the next section in which case the creator is responsible for timely disclosure. However, faculty are encouraged to disclose any protectable material that has commercial value to the extent that they may wish assistance in copyright protection and marketing in exchange for profit sharing with the University. All disclosures should be made to the Office of the Provost.

     Determination of Rights to Intellectual Property: Except as set forth below, the creator of Intellectual Property shall retain his/her rights, and the University shall not assert ownership rights. However, creators will be expected to grant non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licenses to the University for Intellectual Property that is developed for University courses or curriculum, so that the University's continued use of such material for educational purposes at W&L would not be jeopardized. The University may assert ownership rights to Intellectual Property developed under the following circumstances:

     • Development was funded as part of an externally sponsored research program under an agreement which allocates rights to the University.
     • A faculty member was assigned, directed, or specifically funded by the University to develop the material, and the University has negotiated an understanding or formal contract with the creator.
     • Material was developed by administrators or other non-faculty employees in the course of employment duties and constitutes work for hire under US law.
     • Development required significant use of University resources (e.g. facilities, equipment, funding) or more than minimal use of University personnel. Participation of students directly in the development, or indirectly through use and feedback that substantively influences development, constitutes significant use of University resources.

          (4) Intellectual Property Developed Under Sponsored Research Agreements: Ownership of Intellectual Property developed pursuant to an agreement with any sponsor will be governed by the provisions of that agreement. Sponsored research programs funded by private sponsors will generally provide for the University to retain title to all intellectual property that arises in the course of the research program with the sponsor retaining an option to acquire commercialization rights through a separate license agreement. Government and nonprofit sponsors generally allow rights to intellectual property that arises from the research program to vest with the University, subject to certain retained rights held by the federal government.

          (5) Special Agreement: The overriding principle underlying this Intellectual Property Policy is to encourage creativity and inventiveness, so W&L reserves the right to allow some flexibility in applying this policy on a case-by-case basis. In such cases, ownership and use of materials developed pursuant to a special agreement between the University and the creator/author will be governed by the principles of that agreement.

4. Administration

     Office of the Provost: The Policy on Intellectual Property shall be administered by the Office of the University Provost and the stated terms and provisions of the policy shall be determined and interpreted by the Provost.

     Intellectual Property Review Committee: In implementing this policy, the Provost shall appoint a standing Intellectual Property Review Committee whose functions shall include (1) reviewing policy provisions from time to time, as needed, with recommendations for change or amendments to the Provost; (2) serving as a non-binding decision-making body in the case of any dispute relating to this policy; (3) reviewing other issues as requested by the Office of the Provost or other interested parties.

     Dispute Resolution: In the event a party does not accept the non-binding decision of the Intellectual Property Review Committee with regard to a dispute, that party can request a binding arbitration by a panel of three arbitrators pursuant to, and administered by, the America Arbitration Association. This decision will be final.

     Changes to Policy: The University reserves the right to change this policy from time to time. Proposed changes will normally be discussed among the vice presidents and deans and the Provost. The Provost and President have the sole authority to change this policy.

5. Royalties

     All revenues derived from University-owned Intellectual Property including electronic media will be received and administered by the Office of the Provost. For each specific piece of Intellectual Property owned by the University, costs incurred in the process of perfecting, transferring, and protecting University rights to the property paid by the University will first be deducted from the gross income available before distribution. An accurate accounting of all such costs shall be made available to the author/creator upon request. The distribution of net proceeds (income less all costs including that of an agency engaged to provide patent administration services) that is received from University-owned Intellectual Properties shall be shared equally between the creator and the University absent agreement otherwise. The University and/or creator may, in appropriate circumstances, take equity positions in companies licensed to market or use Intellectual Property.

6. Use of W&L names/logos

     Faculty, staff, and students may use the W&L name and logos to identify themselves (John Doe, Professor of Physics, Washington and Lee University). W&L name(s) and logos shall not be used by individuals or entities in a manner that implies university endorsement or responsibility for particular activities, products, or publications involved, for commercial purposes, or by any individual or group promoting itself, without the express written permission of the Provost consistent with W&L’s Trademark Licensing Policy.

*Many portions of this policy are taken from the same or similar provisions in the policies of Tufts University and Lehigh University.

EFFECTIVE: MARCH 2004

     Washington and Lee University provides a number of computing and network resources to its students primarily for educational purposes and to its faculty and staff primarily for work purposes.

     1. The University enforces necessary restrictions to protect its computing and network resources, including the revocation of use privileges for unauthorized or inappropriate use. The Director of University Computing is authorized to suspend use privileges in any case he or she deems appropriate until final resolution of the matter.

     2. The campus network, including its servers and associated software, is the property of Washington and Lee University. Neither the network pathways nor W&L-owned computer systems are to be used

1. For purposes incompatible with established University codes and regulations or applicable laws,
2. For unauthorized commercial enterprise, or
3. For harassing, fraudulent, or threatening purposes.

     The following activities are nonexclusive examples of those that are not permitted and that may lead to suspension or revocation of use privileges and other severe penalties:

1. unauthorized access or attempts to gain unauthorized access to confidential information;
2. misrepresenting or attempting to misrepresent one's identity;
3. altering or tampering with the configuration of computers in student labs and other common areas, or installing unauthorized games or other programs on their hard disks or on the shared-files area of the file servers;
4. any network activity that impedes the flow of network traffic or diminishes the availability of resources to other users.

     3. Students, faculty and staff with access to confidential data (e.g., personnel, fiscal, or student-records information, or a user's e-mail or files) may use that access only as required in the authorized performance of their duties and must not share any such data except as required by those duties. When official duties do require access to confidential information, the authorized user should look at as little confidential information as possible.

     The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (commonly referred to as the "Buckley Amendment" or "FERPA") is designed to protect the confidentiality of the records that educational institutions maintain on their students and to give students access to their records to assure the accuracy of their contents. The Act affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. Please read the extended version of this policy on the University web site at http://registrar.wlu.edu/policies/ferpa.htm . Tutorials on handling and disclosure of student records under FERPA are available online through the General Counsel’s web site
( http://counsel.wlu.edu/usefullinks/ ). Links relevant to FERPA are so noted.

     W&L students’ FERPA rights include the following: 

     1. Access to Education Records. Students have the right to inspect and review their education records within 45 days of the day the University receives a written request for access, anytime after their matriculation. Students should submit their written request, identifying as precisely as possible the record(s) they wish to review, to the University Registrar, dean or other appropriate official records custodian. The University official will make arrangements for their review of the education records, or will advise students of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed. If students wish to photocopy or otherwise reproduce all or a portion of their education records, they may do so, for those items to which students have not waived their right of access, at the cost normally charged students for use of such University equipment. 

     When students wish a member of the faculty or administration to write a letter of recommendation to graduate schools or possible employers, students should assume that those letters will be treated as confidential, unless the student makes a written request to the contrary at the time that the letter of recommendation is requested.

     If students use the services of our career services offices in an effort to secure employment or access to graduate school, waivers are likely to be requested regarding their transcript, their resume, letters of recommendation on file with the office(s), and any other data of natural interest to interviewers. 

     Waivers may be signed only for specific purposes of application for admission, candidacy for honorary recognition (including merit-related financial aid) and application for employment. Waivers will not be required and students may be told, at their request, the names of those supplying references. Students may revoke a waiver, in writing, for future actions, but not for letters or recommendations already in their education records. 

     Records not open to student review: (In accordance with federal regulations, students do not have the right to review the following records.) 

     a. The financial records of the student's parents. 

     b. Letters and statements of recommendation for which the student has waived his or her right of access, or which were placed in the file before January 1, 1975. 

     c. Records connected with an application to attend Washington and Lee University if that application was denied. 

     d. Education records containing information about more than one student, in which case the University will permit access only to that part of the record which pertains to the inquiring student. 

     e. Those records that are excluded from the FERPA definition of education records.  

     2. Request for Amendment of Education Records. Students have the right to request amendment of their education records if students believe they are inaccurate or misleading. Students should write the University official responsible for the specific record, clearly identify the part of the record students want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. 

     That University official will reach a decision and inform students in a reasonable amount of time after receiving the request. If their request is denied, the University official will advise students of their right to a hearing on the requested amendment, and provide information on hearing procedures. This hearing will be conducted by a hearing officer or committee appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.  If the hearing officer or committee supports the complaint, the education record will be amended accordingly and students will be so informed. If the hearing officer or committee decides not to amend the education record, students have the right to place in the education record a statement commenting on the challenged information and/or stating the reasons for disagreeing with the decision. This statement will be maintained as part of the education record as long as the contested portion in maintained, and whenever a copy of the education record is sent to any party, their statement will be included.

     3. Disclosure of Education Records. Students have the right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information in their education records, except to the extent that the Act or any superseding law authorizes disclosure without their consent. Washington and Lee University will disclose student education records other than those considered directory information only with the written consent of the student, except in certain situations when the University retains discretion under FERPA to disclose such records without consent. A list of individuals/entities to whom the Act authorizes disclosure without student consent is available on the Student Education Records Policy page
( http://registrar.wlu.edu/policies/ferpa.htm ) linked to the University Registrar's web site.

     One of the exceptions that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. School officials are individuals employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic, research, or support staff position (including campus security personnel and health staff); individuals or entities with whom the University has contracted (e.g., an attorney or auditor, the State Council on Higher Education, the National Student Clearinghouse); individuals serving on the Board of Trustees; and students conducting University business (e.g., serving on official committees, working for the University, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks.) A school official has a legitimate educational interest when the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his/her responsibility on behalf of the University. Additionally, upon request, the University may disclose education records without their consent to officials of another school in which students have sought or intend to enroll.  

     Directory Information: Washington and Lee University designates the following categories of student information as public or "Directory Information." W&L may disclose such information at its discretion. 

Name
Current Enrollment
Local Address
Permanent Address
Local Telephone Number
Campus e-mail address
Date and place of birth
Dates of attendance
Class standing (e.g. sophomore)
Previous institution(s) attended
Major field(s) of study
Awards and honors (e.g. Honor Roll, Dean's List)
Degree(s) conferred (including dates)
Full-time or part-time status
Photographic or videotaped image
Past and present participation in officially recognized sports and activities, including fraternities and sororities, and physical factors of athletes (e.g.   height, weight). 

     Currently enrolled students may withhold disclosure of directory information. To withhold disclosure, written notification must be received on an annual basis (usually at matriculation) by the University Registrar's Office at: Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 24450-0303. Directory information will then be withheld until the student releases the hold on disclosure or until the end of the current academic year, whichever comes first.  

     4. Compliance. Students are encouraged to contact the University Registrar, University Center ext.8455, e-mail address registrar@wlu.edu. Under FERPA, students have the right to contact the Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington D.C. 20202-4605, e-mail address ferpa@ed.gov, with a complaint about the University's compliance with FERPA.  

I. Drug-Free Workplace Policy

     As a recipient of federal aid and federal grants, the University must certify under the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989 that it will take certain steps to provide a drug-free workplace. Unlawfully possessing, using, distributing, dispensing, or manufacturing alcohol or illegal or controlled substances is prohibited on University property, in University vehicles, while conducting University business, or as a part of University activities. Any employee who is convicted for a drug statute violation occurring in the workplace must notify his or her supervisor within five days of the conviction.

     The University will take appropriate action against an employee who violates this workplace rule, up to and including termination and referral for prosecution, in the best interest of the University, and in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act. Employees not terminated may be required to satisfactorily participate in an approved drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program.

     In accordance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, the University will distribute to employees annually information on applicable legal sanctions and health risks associated with the unlawful possession or distribution of alcohol or illegal drugs, and a description of drug and alcohol treatment programs available to members of the University community. Employees may contact the Director of Personnel Services, in confidence, for referrals or information regarding available and appropriate substance counseling, treatment or rehabilitation programs.

J. Smoking Policy

     Smoking is not permitted inside classroom and administrative buildings, dining areas, the bookstore, and indoor athletic facilities. Smoking is permitted only in designated smoking areas.

K. Weapons Policy

     Washington and Lee University is committed to providing a safe and secure learning and working environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors on all campus properties. The use, possession and storage of all firearms, dangerous weapons, explosives, or other dangerous articles are prohibited on all properties owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by Washington and Lee University. Law enforcement officers duly authorized to carry such instruments are excepted.

     Any person violating this policy will be subject to disciplinary action. Student violations will be dealt with through the Office of the Dean of Students. Staff and faculty violations should be reported to the Director of University Security.

Revised May 2003