Tennessee Administrative Code

(1) Tennessee Tech will establish and publish an application process, which will result in an estimate of fees and charges for the rental of the requested Property. (2) Any such estimated amount is subject to change if the actual conditions related to the activity or event differ…

(1) All rentals are subject to applicable rental fees and charges for required services, including, but not limited to, maintenance, custodial, utilities, set-up, audio-visual, and security. (2) If rental includes the use of Tennessee Tech equipment, Tennessee Tech may limit the …

(1) Tennessee Tech may immediately terminate Renter’s permission to use Tennessee Tech Property and may deny future requests for rental if Renter or Renter’s invitees or guests violate any provision of the rental agreement or any federal or state law, rule, regulation, or Tenness…

(1) The President or the President’s designee may grant exceptions to this rule when, in his/her sole discretion, the requested exception is in furtherance of Tennessee Tech’s educational and research purpose and mission.

(1) Actual knowledge: notice of sexual harassment or allegations of sexual harassment to a Tennessee Tech’s Title IX Coordinator or any Tennessee Tech official who has authority to institute corrective measures on behalf of Tennessee Tech. This definition is not met when the only…

(1) As required by law, no student, employee, or applicant for admission or employment will be excluded, on the basis of sex, from participation in, be denied the benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any Tennessee Tech education program or activity. (2) If Tennesse…

(1) Tennessee Tech will notify applicants for admission and employment, students, and employees, that it does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs or activities and will provide the name, title, office address, electronic mail address, and telephone numb…

(1) Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail…

(1) When a person reports sex discrimination committed against a person while in the United States, Tennessee Tech will follow its rules, procedures and processes used for Title VII sex discrimination allegations, which provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaint…

(1) If Tennessee Tech has actual knowledge of sexual harassment in an education program or activity committed against a person while in the United States, Tennessee Tech will respond promptly in a manner that is not deliberately indifferent and follow its grievance process. (2) T…

(1) Tennessee Tech will keep confidential the identity of any individual who has made a report or complaint of sex discrimination, including any individual who has made a report or filed a formal complaint, any complainant, any individual who has been reported to be the perpetrat…

FORMAL COMPLAINT. (1) When a formal complaint is filed, Tennessee Tech will provide parties with a written notice of its grievance process, including any informal resolution process(es). (2) Tennessee Tech will provide written notice of the allegations potentially constituting se…

(1) Tennessee Tech will investigate, to the extent necessary or possible, the allegations in a formal complaint. (2) If the conduct alleged in a formal complaint would not constitute sexual harassment even if proved, did not occur in Tennessee Tech’s education program or activity…

(1) Tennessee Tech will apply its grievance procedures and requirements equally to both parties. (2) During the course of the grievance process, Tennessee Tech will treat complainants and respondents equitably by providing remedies to a complainant where a determination of respon…

COMPLAINTS. (1) Tennessee Tech will conduct a live hearing of formal complaints not dismissed pursuant to this rule. (2) At the request of either party, Tennessee Tech will provide for the live hearing to occur with the parties located in separate rooms with technology enabling t…

(1) The hearing officer will issue a written determination simultaneously to the complainant and respondent regarding responsibility, using a preponderance of evidence to reach a determination. (2) The written determination must include: (a) Identification of allegations potentia…

COMPLAINT. (1) Both parties may appeal a determination regarding responsibility or the dismissal of a formal complaint or any allegations therein, only on the following bases: (a) Procedural irregularity that affected the outcome of the matter; (b) New evidence that was not reaso…

(1) Tennessee Tech will not require as a condition of enrollment or continuing enrollment, or employment or continuing employment, or enjoyment of any other right, waiver of the right to an investigation and adjudication of formal complaints of sexual harassment. (2) Tennessee Te…

(1) Intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination, including charges against an individual for code of conduct violations that do not involve sex discrimination or sexual harassment, but arise out of the same facts or circumstances as a report or complaint of sex discriminat…

(1) Tennessee Tech will ensure that its Title IX Coordinator, investigators, hearing officers, decision-makers, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process receive training on this rule’s definition of sexual harassment, the scope of Tennessee Tech’s education p…

(1) Tennessee Tech will not restrict any rights protected from government action by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, deprive a person of any rights that would otherwise be protected from government action under the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amen…

(1) Tennessee Tech will retain and dispose of records related to Title IX matters as required by federal and state laws and regulations.

(1) If any provision of this rule or its application to any person, act, or practice is held invalid, the remainder of the rule or the application of its provisions to any person, act, or practice shall not be affected thereby. (2) If any provision of the Title IX regulations on …

(1) The purpose of this section is to establish a uniform policy for immunization requirements for students of the University of Memphis (“the University”). These rules are subject to any superseding federal or state law and are not to be construed as limiting the University in o…

(1) The following students are exempted from all immunization requirements: (a) Students enrolling in a course of study that is exclusively online and does not involve any experiential component. (b) Students enrolled in a dual enrollment program offered on the site of a local ed…

(1) General requirement: All full-time students admitted to the University must provide proof of immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella prior to class registration. (2) Exemptions: In addition to the general exemptions in 0240-10-01-.02, the following students are exempted …

(1) General requirement: All full-time students admitted to the University must provide proof of immunization for varicella prior to class registration. (2) Exemptions: In addition to the general exemptions in 0240-10-01-.02, the following students are exempted from the Varicella…

(1) All students under the age of twenty-two (22) who reside in University residential facilities must provide proof of adequate immunization against meningococcal disease as required by state and/or federal law. Students who fail to provide proof of adequate immunization will no…

(1) Hepatitis B immunizations are not required but are strongly recommended. All new incoming students will be provided with information concerning hepatitis B disease in accordance with state law and regulation. (2) During the registration process each new incoming student will …

(1) All students admitted into the College of Nursing or any allied health professions program must also have the following vaccinations in accordance with current Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, subject to immunization exemptions: (a) Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis …

(1) Proof of immunization may include: (a) Completed Certificate of Immunization form signed by a health care provider; (b) Official health department or medical provider immunization card or shot record; (c) Military form DD214; (d) Active Military – ID must be provided; (e) Off…

(1) Residence hall. Any University of Memphis (“the University”) managed or affiliated student residence facility, including traditional residence buildings and apartments. They do not include individual fraternity or sorority housing. (2) Resident(s). Any University student who …

(1) To be eligible to reside in University residence halls students must be fully admitted to the University or conditionally admitted students in a degree program at the University. (2) Applicants for Graduate and Student Family Housing must be either: (a) Married and/or a singl…

(1) To live in University residence halls, a completed application must be submitted. Receipt of the housing application does not guarantee assignment to any residence hall and the Director of Residence Life reserves the right to refuse any housing application. (2) A student who …

(1) Students may voluntarily enroll in the Installment Payment Plan (IPP) at the beginning of each semester. (2) Students enrolled in this plan shall be assessed an IPP administrative fee of no greater than $50 for each semester enrolled in the plan. This charge shall be due and …

(1) The University may terminate any Housing Contract in the event of any of the following nonexclusive reasons: (a) Disciplinary action or violation of University policy; (b) Withdrawal from the University; (c) Failure to maintain eligible student status; (d) Violation of any te…

(1) In addition to the terms of the Housing Contract, residents must also comply with all University of Memphis published policies including the Code of Student Conduct. Violations of the contract and the Code of Student Conduct may result in termination of the Housing Contract. …

(1) Residents may appeal the termination of the Housing Contract to the Director of Residence Life or their designee by filing a written appeal within two (2) business days of the notice of termination. (2) Within two (2) business days of receipt of the appeal, the Director of Re…

(1) The term “motor vehicle” means any self-propelled vehicle that is capable of exceeding twenty- five (25) miles per hour.

(1) The purpose of these rules is to facilitate and regulate the safety and orderly operation of The University of Memphis (“University”) and provide parking facilities for its operation within the limits of available space. (2) The University’s Parking and Transportation Service…

(1) Parking and Transportation Services is responsible for the administration of parking permits at the University. Parking permits are available for pickup and purchase at the Parking and Transportation Services office at the University. (2) Only motor vehicles properly displayi…

(1) Parking facilities are designated by signs at the entrance of each lot as either General, Priority, Resident, or Reserved. Motor vehicles can only park in lots designated by the sticker on the University issued parking permit. (2) Persons utilizing disabled parking spaces on …

(1) Operators of motor vehicles on University property or in the campus area, which includes city streets running through University property, must obey all traffic rules, regulations, postings, or directions of police officers, regardless of whether the rule, regulation, posting…

rules: (1) Registration. (a) Unauthorized possession of a University parking permit; (b) Falsification of registration information; and (c) Illegal use, unauthorized use, reproduction or alteration of University parking permit or temporary parking permit. (2) Parking. (a) In a no…

Fines may be set as determined by the University but shall not exceed the amounts set by state/county/municipal ordinance for the same offense. Such fines are subject to the prior review and approval of the University of Memphis President. Proposed fines shall be submitted to the…

(1) University issued citations must be paid in person at the University & Student Business Services’ Office, or by mail at The University of Memphis, PO Box 1000, Department 313, Memphis, TN 38152, within fifteen (15) days of the issuance date of the citation. (2) The University…

(1) Any student who has received a University citation may appeal the citation to the Student Government Association within fifteen (15) days of the of the issuance date of the citation. Appeals may be filed in person at Parking and Transportation Services or online using the Uni…