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Black Hills State University
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This school has adopted the chicago statement for free speech.
Student Organization Manual: Free Speech Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: January 6, 2022Location: Black Hills State University has no designated area for free speech. Therefore, it is essential that those wishing to participate in a public forum or demonstration coordinate with the representative from the office of Public Safety and Security. This individual can be located in Woodburn 126. Security: Re... Read MoreStudent Handbook: Residential Standards of Living- Residents’ Expectations and Responsibilities
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: January 6, 2022As a residential student, you have the responsibility: … to confront others in a non-aggressive and non-threatening manner. Read MoreStudent Organization Manual: Campus Posting Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: January 6, 2022It is expected that all advertising materials posted will be reasonably neat, attractive and in the interest of the campus community. … Posters and flyers must provide the name of the BHSU sponsoring department or organization. The event time and location must be included. Read MoreSouth Dakota Board of Regents Policy Manual: 3:4 Student Code of Conduct- Threat of Harm or Actual Harm to a Person’s Physical or Mental Health or Safety
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 6, 2022Harassment, which includes, but is not limited to: Conduct towards another person that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies the individual’s ability to participate in or to realize the intended benefits of an Institutional activity or resource; … Read MorePolicy and Procedures Manual 9.3: Freedom of Speech and Use of Institutional Facilities and Grounds for Expression & Demonstration
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: January 6, 2022Nothing in this policy shall prohibit university students, faculty, administrators, and other employees to spontaneously and contemporaneously assemble, as long as their conduct is not unlawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the institution. Advance notice to the Department of P... Read MoreSouth Dakota Board of Regents Policy Manual 1:17 – Sexual Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 6, 2022Sexual harassment: Conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: … Unwelcome conduct that a reasonable person would determine is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the institution’s education program or activity; … Read MoreSouth Dakota Board of Regents Policy Manual: 3:4 Student Code of Conduct- Misuse of Institutional Resources or Property, or Personal Property of Others
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: January 6, 2022Unauthorized use or abuse of technology, including, but not limited to: … Use of technology to interfere with the work of another student, faculty member, or institutional official; Use of an Institution’s technology to engage in Harassment. Use of technology to engage in unlawful activities, including those ... Read MoreStudent Organization Manual: Free Speech Policy
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: January 6, 2022The University acknowledges the right of students and others to assemble in groups for peaceful purpose. These methods of expressing individual or group opinion are an important part of our American heritage and a legitimate means of exchanging thought and opinion. Read More
New South Dakota board policies allow spontaneous demonstrations, ban unlawful ‘free speech zones’
August 22, 2019
As students across the country pack up to head back to campus, students at institutions governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents will return to campuses with several updated policies prioritizing student expression. During the first week of August, the South Dakota Board of Regents — which oversees South Dakota State University and Black… Read more