{"id":55759,"date":"2025-12-03T09:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/?p=55759"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:49:15","slug":"expressive-activity-policy-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/2025\/12\/03\/expressive-activity-policy-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressive Activity Policy Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello College Community,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope this message finds you all safe and warm. We are sharing an important update on our Expressive Activity Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To enhance clarity and accessibility and following guidance from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Legal Counsel, we&#8217;ve made key updates to our Policy on Expressive Activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Improved Access<\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp; The policy is now prominently located on our website for easy access: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.virginiawestern.edu%2Fabout%2Flegal-and-policies%2Fpolicies%2Fstudent-affairs%2Fi-48%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJParks%40virginiawestern.edu%7C114a341d139e43782e0e08dd30dd91e6%7Cc5b90a433b0c420d810f26a8f7f351c8%7C1%7C0%7C638720450648485953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LXcVdhPeNbv1bmQSflhGUy5KletuLHbmwhyocJuu6W8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Policy on Expressive Activity<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FAQs &#8211; <\/strong>FAQs for both students and administrators are attached to this email and included with the policy to support understanding and application.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For the Student FAQ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Expressive-Activity-FAQ-Students.pdf\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the Administrator FAQ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Expressive-Activity-Policy-FAQ.pdf\">click here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">51做厙 remains committed to fostering free expression while balancing the rights and responsibilities of our community. We encourage everyone to review these resources. For questions, please contact any of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police Chief, Craig Harris, <a href=\"mailto:charris@virginiawestern.edu\">charris@virginiawestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student Activity Coordinator, Natasha Lee, <a href=\"mailto:nlee@virginiawestern.edu\">nlee@virginiawestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VP of Student Affairs, Bernadette Battle, <a href=\"mailto:bbattle@virginiawestern.edu\">bbattle@virginiawestern.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello College Community, I hope this message finds you all safe and warm. We are sharing an important update on our Expressive Activity Policy. 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