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Student Life Handbook: Student Conduct Code- Behavioral Misconduct 08-09
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Last updated: December 15, 2013Students are not to exhibit behavior that threatens, harasses, abuses, intimidates, harms or endangers any person, or that affronts or invades the privacy of another person. Read MoreStudent Life Handbook: Harassment Policy 08-09
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Last updated: December 15, 2013We are aware that conduct, comments or behavior that might be offensive to some individuals might be considered inoffensive by others. Because of this, it is sometimes difficult for administrators, managers or supervisors to learn of and take effective action to halt harassment unless the affected individual alerts... Read MoreStudent Life Handbook: Policy Regarding On-Campus Religious Activities 08-09
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Milwaukee School of Engineering: Threat to Christian Group’s Freedom of Association
March 23, 2005
ReJOYce in Jesus Campus Fellowship (RJCF) ran into trouble when it submitted its original bylaws to apply for re-recognition after a year of inactivity. MSOE’s Student Government Association (SGA) sent the group a letter informing them they wouldn’t recognize the group because it believed RJCF’s “Standards of Personal Conduct” discriminated on the basis of “sexual… Read more
Victory for Religious Liberty at MSOE: ‘A Huge Mistake’?
April 22, 2005
Several days after FIRE took the ReJOYce in Jesus Campus Fellowship (RJCF) case at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) public last week, MSOE’s Student Government Association (SGA) reversed course and decided to grant RJCF full recognition. FIRE just issued a press release today announcing this victory for religious liberty and freedom of association. While… Read more
Victory for Religious Liberty at Milwaukee School of Engineering
April 22, 2005
MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 22, 2005—In a victory for religious liberty and freedom of association, the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) has granted full recognition to the ReJOYce in Jesus Campus Fellowship (RJCF) student group. On Monday, April 18, the school’s student government granted full recognition to all student organizations with “temporary status,” which included RJCF…. Read more
Religious Students in the Twilight Zone: Threat to Religious Liberty—Again
April 13, 2005
Imagine you’ve been part of a recognized religious student group for ten years on campus without a problem. During your eleventh year, because of the lack of active student membership, your group did not register for official recognition. After the one-year hiatus, your group decides to register again—with its original constitution and bylaws—to find that… Read more
Milwaukee School of Engineering Breaks Promise of Religious Freedom
April 13, 2005
MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 13, 2005—The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) has refused to recognize a Christian student organization because of an article in the group’s bylaws that requires members to live in accordance with certain tenets of the group’s statement of faith. This year, MSOE’s student government has requested that the ReJOYce in Jesus Campus… Read more
E-mail from MSOE Student Government Association Official to RJCF Advisor, March 30, 2005
March 30, 2005
From: [SGA Official NAME REDACTED] To: [Daphne Wilson] CC: [REDACTED] Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 03:46PM Subject: SGA’s Suggestion Bylaw Revision – ReJOYce Ms. Wilson, First, I would like clarify the different between article V of your constitution and the SGA suggestion. The main difference is that the Suggestion makes it more clear how the standard set… Read more
FIRE Letter to MSOE President Hermann Viets, March 23, 2005
March 23, 2005
March 23, 2005 President Hermann Viets President’s Office Milwaukee School of Engineering 1025 North Broadway Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3109 Sent by U.S. Mail and Facsimile (414-277-7468) Dear President Viets: As you can see from our Directors and Board of Advisors, FIRE unites civil rights and civil liberties leaders, scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals across the… Read more