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Campus Alerts & Emergency Messaging Systems

The College has several systems that are used for important messages, including emergency notices. The Campus Alert System is used to send emergency messages by phone, text, and email. This system is also used to notify of school closings, early dismissals, and late openings due to inclement weather.

In order to register your home, cell, and text messaging services with this system you will have to sign into the system and provide this information. The login page for registration is found at www.getrave.com/login/massasoit.

If you would like to receive notices of school closings, early dismissals or late starting times, you can opt into this service after logging into the registration portal.

There are also overhead digital message screens located in all campus buildings. These screens display course cancellations and other important notices and will be used in the event of an emergency to convey critical information.

Community Notification of Where to Access Sex Offender Information

In accordance with federal law, the College is required to advise the campus community where information concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. Information concerning Level 2 and Level 3 offenders is available to the general public by contacting the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board,
P.O. Box 4547, Salem, MA 01970, 978-740-6400, or the Massasoit Police Department located at One Massasoit Blvd., Brockton, MA 02302. Level 3 offender information is also available online at www.mass.gov/sorb.

CORI/SORI (Criminal/Sex Offender Record Information)

In order for a student to be eligible to participate in an academic, community, or clinical program that involves potential unsupervised contact with children, the disabled, or the elderly, the student may be required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check and/or a Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check.

Students found to have certain criminal convictions or pending criminal actions will be presumed ineligible
to participate in such activities. The College is authorized by the Commonwealth’s Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 167-178B, to access CORI records.

Sex Offender checks shall be performed pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 178C-178P.

Driving on Campus

The speed limit on campus is clearly posted and strictly enforced by police personnel. Violations of speed limits on campus can result in civil infractions and associated fines.

Parking

Massasoit maintains parking lots at all three locations for student, faculty, staff, and visitor parking. Lots designated for faculty/staff and visitor parking are posted. All other lots are open for general usage during the day and evening. Parking violations may result in citations issued by Campus Police or local police officers. These
tickets are administered by local municipal officials.

All students, faculty, and staff are required to have a parking sticker. Parking stickers can be obtained at the Campus Police Stations on the Brockton and Canton Campuses. Fines start at $10.

Handling Medical Issues On Campus

Students, faculty, and staff in both Brockton and Canton who experience medical distress or emergencies will contact College Police, who will respond to the call, assess the situation, and determine whether the affected individual should be transported to a local hospital.

College Police is staffed 24-hours a day. In the case of witnessing a medical emergency, College Police should be the First Point of Contact for all issues, including those involving emotional distress and mental health issues. 911 may be accessed from any classroom phone or (508) 427-1296 from any cell phone.

Local Emergency Facilities

• Brockton Hospital/Signature Healthcare
  680 Centre Street, Brockton, MA 02302 MA
  (508) 941-7000
• Boston Medical Center South
  235 North Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301
  (508) 427-3000
• South Shore Hospital
  55 Fogg Road at Route 18,
  South Weymouth, MA 02190
  (781) 624-8000
• Morton Hospital
  88 Washington Street, Taunton MA 02780
  (508) 828-7000

Institutional Advancement

Massasoit Community College’s Institutional Advancement office is committed to ensure the success of Massasoit by developing and building relationships with alumni, parents/guardians, friends, students, staff, faculty, community leaders, and our corporate partners. The office does this by promoting the outstanding, accessible, equitable, and affordable education our diverse student population receives, and the amazing work being done by our student, faculty and staff. We seek to share information on the work being done at the College through engagement and fundraising events to support the work of the College.

Grants Department

The Grants Department helps faculty and staff obtain external funding that supports the college’s mission, strategic plan, and programs. We provide assistance with all aspects of grant development, including concept formation, budget development, proposal writing, and submission.

Massasoit faculty and staff who wish to pursue grant funding or who are approached by external organizations to collaborate on a grant should contact the Grants Department staff to discuss a project’s feasibility and the College’s grant application procedures.

Communicating with our staff both before seeking external funding and before committing to partnering on a grant with another organization is important to help ensure that:

• The college is not making a commitment without a clear understanding of programmatic expectations and financial obligations
• Massasoit’s grants efforts are coordinated
• The necessary administrative approvals are obtained
• Funders are not being approached by multiple individuals or departments from the college

Marketing & Communications

The Marketing & Communications Department is responsible for helping tell the story of the entire college – including faculty, staff, and students – to advance Massasoit’s mission. The Office oversees the College’s marketing, advertising, branding, media relations, social media, website content programs, and provides support to other departments across the College as it relates events, publications, and community relations. The executive director serves as the College’s Records Access Officer. Additionally, the Office manages the College’s stock of branded merchandise and supplies available for events and programs.

• To view the College’s newsroom and blog, visit massasoit.edu/newsroom.
• To request a public record, visit massasoit.edu/public-records.
• To request services from the Office of College Communications, visit the TeamDynamix page in the MyMassasoit Portal.

Help Desk Support

The ITS Help Desk is available year-round to help answer questions about campus technology. For the best response we encourage you to submit requests for assistance through our Service Portal.

Our current hours are published in the Service Portal along with many knowledge base articles that answer common questions.

We are also available via phone (x1139), ITS Help Desk Support, or by visiting in person in room FA546.

When a Help Desk request is received

Each request is assigned a ticket number. You will receive email verification that the call has been recorded.

• Requests are prioritized, with the highest priority assigned to network or system-down conditions and active classroom lab problems.
• The appropriate ITS staff person will respond to the problem.
• If the user is not present, an email to the user will indicate what work was or was not performed.
• When a request is closed, the user will receive confirmation via email.
• The current status of your ticket(s) can be viewed in the Service Portal

Standard Support Policy

Information Technology Services support is limited to college-issued devices. Personal or home technologies are not supported.

All new technologies must be procured in accordance with the College’s Technology Purchasing Policy and handled in accordance with the Inventory Control Policy. ITS will work with departments to plan and anticipate technology needs.

Information Security

Faculty, staff, and students may have access to protected information. All protected information should be treated as confidential, must be properly secured, and handled as outlined in the Data Classification and Protection Policy. All employees must complete information security training upon hire and annually thereafter.

Account Information

Your Massasoit Account provides access to computing resources across the College. It is used to access campus computers, the wireless network, your email, file shares, MyMassasoit, and many other services. Your Massasoit Account credentials secure your online identity and you are responsible for securing these credentials and the actions taken using your credentials. All email accounts must be protected using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). You should never share your credentials with other users, Massasoit will never ask for your password over the phone or email, and we do not need your password to provide assistance. If you are ever prompted to provide your password and you are not certain it’s a legitimate Massasoit resource you are trying to access, do not provide your credentials. Please call the ITS Help Desk to verify the legitimacy of the resource. More information on the life cycle of accounts is available in the Service Portal.

Printing

Brockton Campus

All students have a PaperCut Printing account of $20.00 per session, which they can access by logging on to a library computer, ARC computer, or any of the open labs. After using the print command on the computer, a message window will open indicating the cost of the print request and the remaining balance on their print account. Students may add money to their account by paying at the Student Central and then updating their account at the Help Desk (T544). If Student Central is closed, students may complete a form available in the MyMassasoit portal that authorizes more copies and the charges will be reflected in their student account. Please submit completed forms to the librarian or ITS Help Desk.

Canton Campus

All students have a PaperCut account of $20.00, which they can access by logging on to a Library or an ARC computer, located in C126. After using the print command on the computer, a message window opens that indicates the cost of the print request and the remaining balance on their print account. When Student Central is closed, students can complete a form available in the MyMassasoit portal that authorizes more copies and the charges will be reflected in their student account. Please submit completed forms to the librarian or ITS Help Desk.

Middleborough Center

Student printing at the Middleborough Center is available in the Student Lounge and the MD 102 Computer Lab when a class is not meeting in the lab.

Copying

There are copy machines available for student use in both the Brockton and Canton libraries. Copies are 15¢ per copy. Copy service is not connected to the printing account.