TAMIU Student Handbook 2021-2022

Page 20 of 91 with the Attendance Rule and the Student LOA Rule. Both rules can be found in the TAMIU Student Handbook . Section 3.26 HIV/AIDS TAMIU will not use a person’s HIV status to make employment or admission decisions nor to determine how services are delivered, except as allowed by state or federal law. The University will not ask students if they are HIV positive. HIV positive students are allowed to attend class without restriction as long as the students is physically and mentally able to participate and perform assigned work and reasonably poses no health risk to others. Educational pamphlets are available, upon request, at Student Health Services located in Student Center 125 or call 956.326.2236. Section 3.27 Bystander Provision TAMIU encourages and trains students to respond to others in a moment of need. Green Dot is a movement, a program, and an action. The aim of Green Dot is to prevent and reduce power-based violence at TAMIU by engaging students as active bystanders who step in, speak up, and interrupt potential acts of violence. The Green Dot movement is about gaining a critical mass of students, staff and faculty who are willing to do their small part of actively and visibly reduce power-based personal violence. The best way to get involved with Green Dot and maximize your impact as an active bystander is to attend Green Dot Bystander Training. The training is free. At this training you will learn the skills of being an active bystander, examine your own barri ers to taking action, and ultima tely gain the ability to intervene early on in situations that c ould lead to violence. Visit: http://www.tamiu.edu/compliance/TitleIX/greendot.shtml for more information. Section 3.28 Student Travel Student tr avel that includes both student organization(s) and non-student organization(s) traveling internationally or domestic, mus t submit paperwork via the Trailblazers webpage: https://trailblazers.tamiu.edu/ . Proper documentation will be required to be submitte d prior to travel taking place for a pproval. Pleas visit the TAMIU Rule 13.04.00.L1 to learn more about student travel. For more information, please contact the Office of Student Orientation, Leadership and Engagement at 956.326.2280, the Office of Environmental Health and Safety at 956.326.2194, or the Office of International Engagement at 956.326.2282.