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University Handbook 2025 - 2026 
    
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  Section 1 - Institutional Purpose and Organization
  1.1 - Institutional Vision and Mission
  1.2 - University System of Georgia
  1.3 - Kennesaw State University’s Administrative Officers and Organization
  Section 2 - Advising
  2.1 - Advisor Responsibilities
  Section 3 - Shared Governance and Committees
  3.1 - Constituencies Involved in Shared Governance
  3.1.1 - University Bodies
  3.1.2 - University Standing Committees
  3.2 - General Faculty Meeting
  3.3 - University System of Georgia Advisory Committees
  3.4 - Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE)
  3.5 - Departmental Bylaws and Department Faculty Councils
  3.6 - College Bylaws and College Faculty Councils
  3.7 - Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum Review and Approval Process
  3.7.1 - Academic Program Coordination
  3.7.2 - Curriculum Review Process
  3.8 - Workflow for Changes to University and Faculty Handbooks and Catalogs
  Section 4 - Services and Facilities
  4.1 - Library
  4.2 - Writing Center
  4.3 - University Information Technology Services (UITS)
  4.4 - Campus Services
  4.5 - Computer Labs
  4.6 - Indoor and Outdoor Campus Facilities
  4.7 - Health Promotion and Wellness
  4.8 - Emergency and After-Hours Assistance
  Section 5 - Personnel, Fiscal, and Institutional Policies
  5.1 - Reaffirmation of Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action Policies
  5.2 - Workplace Policies and Procedures
  5.2.1 - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  5.2.2 - ADA Reasonable Accommodations Policy
  5.2.3 - Freedom of Expression
  5.2.4 - Intellectual Diversity and Interpersonal Relations Position Statement
  5.2.5 - Alcohol and Other Drug Policy
  5.2.6 - Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Policy
  5.2.7 - Amorous Relationships
  5.2.8 - Sexual Misconduct Policy
  5.2.9 - AAUP Statement on Sexual Harassment
  5.2.10 - Policy Statement on Sexual Harassment
  5.2.11 - Processing, Investigation, and Resolution of Discrimination and Harassment Complaints
  5.2.12 - Visits by Children
  5.2.13 - Parking and Traffic Regulations
  5.2.14 - Amorous Relationships
  5.2.15 - Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  5.2.16 - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
  5.2.17 - Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
  5.2.18 - Campus Carry
  5.2.20 - Freedom of Expression
  5.3 - Campus Health and Safety
  5.3.1 - Parking and Traffic Regulations
  5.3.2 - Campus Carry
  5.3.3 - Visits by Children & Programs Serving Minors
  5.3.4 - Position Statement on Environmental Awareness
  5.3.5 - Environmental Occupational Safety (EOS)
  5.3.6 - Mission Statement on Occupational Health and Safety
  5.3.7 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  5.3.8 - Processing, Investigation, and Resolution of Discrimination and Harassment Complaints
  5.4 - Students
  5.4.1 - Release of Student Information
  5.4.2 - Handling Disruptive Students
  5.4.3 - Posthumous Degrees
  5.4.4 - Posthumous Certificates of Achievement
  5.5 - Scholarly Conduct
  5.5.1 - Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  5.5.2 - Intellectual Property Policy
  5.5.3 - Allegations of Scholarly Misconduct
  5.6 - Appeals
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5.2.17 - Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

The charge of the Institutional Biosafety Committee is to assure the safe acquisition, use, and disposal of all biological agents at Kennesaw State University. It is the responsibility of the IBC to establish appropriate health and safety policies in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines that cover biological safety and to evaluate work being conducted at Kennesaw State University for biological safety considerations. The website address for the IBC is https://research.kennesaw.edu/ibc/.