Pueblo Community College is an educational institution that offers supervised educational and recreational events on campus for adults as well as children. PCC strives to provide a healthy academic environment where students, staff, faculty, and administrators can expect to attend and teach class, or complete work or projects in laboratories, libraries, offices, and other work places with a minimum of distractions or interruptions. To ensure that the appropriate academic environment is maintained, PCC has adopted the following regulations that will be enforced by the appropriate administrative supervisor:

·         Children visiting campus must be closely supervised by an adult at all times.

·         Children will be prohibited from entering dangerous settings such as labs and equipment rooms without the approval of the appropriate dean or administrative supervisor.

·         Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult in any Learning Center, computer laboratory, or Library.

·         Children will be subject to the usage restrictions/privileges specific to individual facilities.

·         Children may not attend a class in session without the prior approval of the class instructor.

·         Children under the care of the instructor may not attend class without the prior approval of the immediate supervisor.

·         Children may, on rare occasions and with the approval of the supervisor, accompany a parent to the workplace. However, the expectation is that parents will make alternate arrangements for the care of their children during normal working hours.

·         Children taking part in programs and/or special events on campus are expected to abide by the rules and regulations established by the program or event sponsors.

Distribution of Printed Materials

Unauthorized distribution of printed materials and publications on campus is strictly prohibited, including handing out materials and putting information on car windshields. Written information may be disseminated on the PCC campus at designated locations by individual students, employees, or recognized student organizations.

NOTE: When posting information on campus, it must be related directly to the College and should have the statement “This event is sponsored or co-sponsored by Pueblo Community College” or just "Pueblo Community College" typed on the top of the flyer or poster. All advertising of events by students, faculty and staff must be related to the everyday scope of the institution. Posters and announcements for legitimate academic activities at other colleges may be posted on bulletin boards in classroom buildings and the College Center.

A service, event, or activity, must use the bulletin boards provided throughout the campus, and must be approved by the Director of the College Center and Student Activities.

Written information may only be posted in approved locations. Approved locations for posted materials may be acquired from the Director of the College Center and Student Activities or his/her designee. Permission to use building bulletin boards is at the discretion of the Director of the College Center and Student Activities as appointed by the Vice President of Student Services. Designees will be assigned the responsibility to approve posting printed materials. The Director of the College Center and Student Activities will identify designees for each building and off-campus sites. All posted materials must additionally conform to facility operating policies where they exist, i.e., College Center, Dr. Mike Davis Academic Building, and other campus buildings. Questions related to the interpretation of this policy shall be directed to the Director of the College Center and Student Activities.

Anyone who wishes to publicize the sale of textbooks may do so with permission from the Director of the College Center and Student Activities, and may only post them on the board directly in front of the College Bookstore.   Students, staff, faculty, or outside individuals will not be allowed to post sales flyers for anything other than textbooks on the bulletin boards throughout the campus.

Political posters and signs may not be posted at any location on any PCC campus except during an organized event that has been approved by the College.

Written materials may not be placed in non-approved locations, including but not limited to walls, glass, doors, floors, or any part of a college building or structure, traffic sign, power pole, sidewalk, or tree. Printed material will not be placed on automobiles.

Temporary directions or signs for a convention, tour, or other special event may be placed on single stakes, but must be removed by the sponsoring group as soon as the event is over.

Parades and Demonstrations

Permission for parades and demonstrations on campus must be secured from the Vice President of Student Services and the College. The Vice President of Student Services may restrict parades or demonstrations that impede the academic process at PCC and/or that are in conflict with the mission of PCC.

Smoking

All buildings either owned or rented by the College are designated as non-smoking. The cooperation of faculty, staff, and students is requested to ensure compliance with the no smoking rule. Smoking is permitted twenty feet from the entrances to College buildings. No exception to this policy is to be permitted.

Speaker on Campus

The following provisions apply to student organizations and other PCC recognized organizations that sponsor/invite speakers at the PCC Campus:

1.    A student organization must be recognized by the PCC Student Senate as an official student organization before the organization can issue any invitation to an off-campus speaker. Prior to inviting the speaker, the organization must complete a special function form.

2.    The College reserves the right to select a full-time member of the College’s faculty or professional staff to preside at meetings at which off-campus persons are speaking.

3.    The sponsoring organization shall assume full responsibility for courteous treatment of the speaker and ensure him or her the freedom to speak.

4.    Speakers shall agree to receive and answer questions from the audience.

5.    Any official student organization that violates the speaker policy or any of these regulations shall be subject to disciplinary action that may result in the loss or suspension of recognition, or the imposition of other sanctions.

6.    The Vice President of Student Services, or his/her designee, shall be notified of all speakers invited to campus.

Vacating Buildings and Facilities 

The following statement will be read to persons and/or organizations that improperly or illegally occupy College buildings and facilities:

“You are violating College regulations (State laws) concerning improper occupation of buildings and facilities. If you leave within the next 10 minutes, no further action will be taken. If you do not leave within 10 minutes, you will be arrested and charged with trespassing. You also will be called to appear before the Vice President of Student Services at an early date for appropriate disciplinary action. If there are those among you who are not students and fail to leave when directed, you will be arrested and charged with trespassing.”