GENERAL INFORMATION

Use of Departmental Resources.  Only graduate students who hold teaching assistantships have access to photocopy and secretarial support.  All graduate students have access to computers in the various laboratories so long as they follow posted guidelines.  The department endeavors to provide desk space for every graduate student but people holding teaching assistantships and research assistantships have priority.  All graduate students are provided with e-mail addresses.

Departmental Grievance Procedures.  The Geography Department's grievance procedures are on file in the departmental office and are available upon request.

University Information and Resources:

Graduate Student Council, 426 Kansas Union, 864-4914
Graduate School, 300 Strong Hall, 864-6161
To request a Graduate School Catalog, 864-9036
Student Financial Aid Office, 50 Strong Hall, 864-4700
International Student Services, 2 Strong Hall, 864-3617

Counseling and Mediation Resources:

Student Development Center, 22 Strong Hall, 864-4064
University Ombudsman, 34 Carruth-O'Leary Hall, 864-7261

Student Rights and Responsibilities.

All graduate students are responsible for informing themselves of requirements of the Graduate School as stated in the most recent issue of the Graduate School Catalog, both the general requirements and those specific to geography.  Members of the faculty and the staff of the graduate school are ready to answer questions and offer counsel.

The university’s Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities  describes protected rights and expectations for conduct.  Included are rights to free speech, expression, assembly, pursuit of educational goals, privacy, and due process.  It also outlines how student and campus organizations may operate, and describes nonacademic misconduct such as threats and violence against disrupting classes and events.  The complete text of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities is available on-line at http://www.vpss.ku.edu/rights.shtmll or at the offices of the Vice Provost for Student Success and the Dean of Students.