Student Life

Student Services

Campus Store and Mail Services.
The campus store and post office are located on the first floor of the Administration Building.

Career Services
The University provides graduate students assistance in pursuing positions. Job and career opportunities are publicized.

Counseling
Blue Mountain Christian University provides graduate students limited counseling services. Direct all inquiries to the Dean of Student Services.

Dining
Ray Dining Hall is the main facility where Blue Mountain Christian University students are provided food services. Regular meals are provided for all resident students and are an option for commuter students.

Graduate and Continuing Education
In the Office of Graduate and Continuing Education, graduate students may register and obtain academic ad-vising.

Guests
Rooms on campus are available on a limited basis for relatives and friends of students and faculty for a nominal charge. Reservations must be made in the Office of Student Services. Guests are expected to respect residence hall regulations.

Health Services
Medical services, including hospitals, are located in both New Albany and Ripley. Any resident student who is ill enough to miss a meal, classes, or chapel is asked to report to the resident director. Any student needing medical attention while attending classes should report to the Office of Student Services or the Office of Business Affairs.

Laundry Facilities
All residence halls have fully equipped laundry rooms to meet student needs.

Library
Guyton Library provides graduate students adequate and appropriate material to support and strengthen the learning environment and physical space conducive to reading, research, and study. The Curriculum Library, located in Coward-Martin Hall 126, houses curriculum periodicals and other education resources for graduate students’ use.

Registrar
The Office of the Registrar maintains graduate academic records, issues graduate transcripts, certifies veterans, and assists with applications for AA teacher certification.

Students with Disabilities
Blue Mountain Christian University services for students with disabilities are designed to meet the unique educational needs of regularly enrolled graduate students who have a documented disability. The philosophy and mission of the program is to encourage independence, assist students in realizing their academic potential, and to facilitate the elimination of physical, programmatic, and attitudinal barriers.

The University will assist students in meeting their educational challenges. Students with disabilities should contact the Provost, who serves as the Disabilities Coordinator for Blue Mountain Christian University, to discuss the appropriate procedures for accommodating documented disabilities.

Technology Services
The Office of Information Technology Services provides for the coordination, repair, upgrading and maintenance of information services including computer software and hardware, copy, and telephone service.

General Regulations

Automobiles

Policy 4.05: All students are required to register, with the Office of Student Services, any motor vehicle parked on campus. A parking permit must be purchased at the time of registration. The parking permit decal must be displayed on student vehicles at all times the student is on campus.

Due Process

Blue Mountain Christian University offers an appeals process for students who feel the facts surrounding disciplinary action merit an appeal. The appeals process, outlined in Policy 4.13: Student Judiciary, is found on the BMCU website at www.bmc.edu.

Intellectual Property Rights

Policy 2.32: The assumption at Blue Mountain Christian University is that materials and innovations developed by faculty, staff, or students using University resources belong to the University. If a faculty member, staff member, or student develops materials or innovations which are believed to be intellectual property, the President of the University shall be notified, and a special committee appointed to establish ownership of such properties.

Student Concerns and Complaints

Policy 4.15: Student concerns are handled through the campus offices having responsibility for the area where the concern is directed. Formal complaints must be submitted in writing, signed, and sent to the member of the President’s Cabinet responsible for the area where the complaint is directed. The University is not obligated to consider anonymous complaints or those that are not in writing.

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Policy 4.02: Students possess the privileges, responsibilities, and rights of several citizenships, including those of state, federal, and municipal governments. Membership in the Blue Mountain Christian University community of citizens presents privileges beyond those available to all citizens at the partial expense of the Mississippi Baptist Convention. With these additional privileges come additional responsibilities. Following its mission, Blue Mountain Christian University seeks three sources of authority for the behavioral expectations it places on students:
Scripture (What does the Bible say about behavioral expectations?)

Legal Authority (Local, State, and Federal Laws)

See also Policy 1.10 Relationships with External Educational, Legal, and Governmental Agencies

Baptist life and Christian heritage (The life-style issues, roots, and values of evangelical Christians who find their authority in God’s word and have stressed the need for a personal, redemptive faith in Jesus Christ.)

The behavioral standards of Blue Mountain Christian University are based on these three sources. As is the case with all communities, reasonable expectations (rules and regulations) are identified which contribute to the common good of the community. Being a contributing member of a community requires that selfish individualism give way to what is best for a caring, just, and orderly community. As a community, Blue Mountain Christian University continues to be committed to the Christian values on which it was founded.

All students are required to abide by the laws of the local, state, national, and international governments and are subject to disciplinary action at the hands of the University and/or law enforcement agencies. The Graduate Council is responsible for all disciplinary action(s) pertaining to graduate students.

Emergency Notification

Policy 2.41: The University maintains a system to notify the campus immediately of “a significant emergency or dangerous situation” unless such notification will compromise efforts to contain the emergency. Emergency response procedures will be prepared, published, and publicized annually in a manner designed to reach students, faculty, and staff. Emergency response and evacuation procedures will be tested at least annually.

Housing: Policy 4.14

Housing for full-time graduate students under the age of 30 is offered based upon availability. Graduate students seeking campus housing must complete the housing application available through the Office of Student Services. Campus housing is available during the summer terms when age restrictions are removed. Policy 4.14 may be accessed in the Student Life section of the Blue Mountain Christian University website at www.bmc.edu.