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October 31, 2008
Freaky Friday Fabric Giveaway
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Am I the first? Anyway, I'd love a yard of the Yui Kokeshi fabric. So cute.
My least favorite Halloween costume this year would be all the Sarah Palins that are going to be running around. Pageant sashes, glasses, the moose ears, the updos, the Needless Markup tags, the flag bikinis....EEEEEK.
- October 31, 2008 at 8:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Ok, here's me. . .
1. Starling in Natural
2. I think back to the year I was 4 my mom made me a Big Bird costume complete with hundreds of feathers attached by hand, a HUGE beak, stripy tights and big old orange feet. Wow! Thinking back now, she really WAS supermom.
- October 31, 2008 at 8:02 AM
I would like the Los Novios in Natural fabric.
My favorite Halloween costume was the year that my husband and I dressed as smurfs for and 80s theme party. I made our hats out of white felt, we painted our faces and necks blue, wore blue long sleeve shirts (too cold in the NE to do the body painting thing), and white scrub pants. He was Hefty, I was Brainy.
- October 31, 2008 at 8:04 AM
- Cocoa Dreams said...
1. Starling 2. I can't really point out a favorite or least liked costume but I'm not very fond of store boughten costumes. They are made so bad. I love watching all the morning shows to see all the creative costumes though. Oh wait I saw some really cute costumes but they were on dogs and they had this german shepherd dressed up as a Krispy Kreme worker. Great email if you have seen it.
- October 31, 2008 at 8:05 AM
- Melanie O said...
I'm not sure if I'm disqualified because I just won an apron a little while back (thank you sooo much!) and I wasn't even going to enter this one BUT.... I love the Virgin of Guadalupe fabric so much I just have to give it a shot. I totally understand if I can't enter, though!
My favorite costume this year is the Elvis costume a 10 year old boy in our neighborhood was wearing. It's too funny because his family is Bosnian and so not Elvis-like!
- October 31, 2008 at 8:20 AM
- Angela said...
I love the Starling fabric.
Costume. My poor mother. She's a great sewist and every year made me wonderful costumes. But one year I saw a "quick costume" on tv and I just had to do it. It was black garbage bag with two leg holes cut out, stuffed with newspaper and taped up at the neck (and armholes cut, too). Then you made an "m" in tape on the front, and voila, you're an M&M. It was horrible. Tacky, unrecognizable, and I left a trail of wadded up newspaper through the neighborhood. Not to mention the ink stains on my clothes.
- October 31, 2008 at 8:44 AM
- Unknown said...
Voodoo Skulls in black rocks and I'd love a bit.
My favorite was two years ago when me and two friends were chairmen for a (church meaning nominal budget) party and dressed up as the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe. I was on a Narnia kick. I got to be the witch and found an old wedding dress on freecycle and made an awesome (turkish delight timeframe ) dress. My friend did great on the lion. The mane and face paint were so detailed. The 3rd friend almost backed out but I offered to make her costume and sat in front of a paused screen for hours making a wearable wardrobe.
It took a while, while at the party, for people to put together our theme (we were not together much as we were working) then people were trying to get us together. It was a hit.
Sadly in subsequent years, I have yet to top that party (we scored some free point of purchase for decor and made a killing off freecycle) or costume.
- October 31, 2008 at 8:44 AM
I love the Starling!
My most favorite Halloween costume was a Monica Lewinsky outfit I threw together at the last minute. I had a black beret, a cigar, an "intern' badge and DNA (via a bottle of Lubriderm lotion).
- October 31, 2008 at 10:32 AM
1. Holiday on Ice in red
2. I'm not much into Halloween, but my hairdresser always creates himself a fantastic costume. This year he's going as a FLDS woman and his costume and makeup are flawless, but my favorite costume was when he and his good friend went as Anna Nicole Smith (his friend was her) and Howard J. Marshall (my hairdresser was him). "Howard J" was in a wheelchair with his oxygen tank, with "Anna Nicole" on his lap. They managed to look eerily like who they were supposed to be.
- October 31, 2008 at 11:17 AM
- Unknown said...
1. Pink Zinnia in black
2. My favorite Halloween costume was my husband as a white Jimi Hendrix. I convinced him he HAD to wear my skinny jeans. I had to tie his shoes because the jeans were so tight he couldn't bend over! I keep trying to get him to put them on again, his butt looked so cute!
- October 31, 2008 at 11:58 AM
- Bobbinoggin said...
1) Yen Rose in red ~ Fashionista collection
2) My "oddest" Halloween costume was in eighth grade. I decided that it would be incredibly cool if I became a "blue" person. Not a smurf, mind you. A BLUE PERSON. I wore blue tights, blue turtle neck. Fake blue eyelashes. Blue lips. Blue hairspray. Blue everything! And then I was outraged when people asked if I was a smurf. Come on people, I'm a blue person. Like, duh.
- October 31, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Being partial to florals I would pick Pink Zinnia in black ~ Fashionista collection. Lovely.
My favorite costume was one I wore to a college Halloween party (i won't tell you how long a go that was). We had to dress up in some way related to our name. So being the geek that I was and my last name being Stein I dressed up as Albert Einstein. The costume really came out well and I enjoyed being a "man" for the evening.
Sue Cahill (sbonetsue at yahoo dot com)
- October 31, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- Canyon Girl said...
Love your blog and your designs!
I hope you don't mind, but I did a small feature about your aprons on my blog.
- October 31, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- Kristin said...
Ohhhh..love the starling in natural! As far as costumes go, I wish my husband would have been a pirate and then I would have been the treasure chest (with gold coins attached all over my boobs)! lolol Oh that cracks me up! 8-)
- October 31, 2008 at 7:45 PM
I love the Starling in natural!
I used to beg for those costumes in the stores that was just a plastic smock with the name of your character on it and the plastic mask with the face on it. Anyway, my mother always created great costumes for me but I just wanted the store bought costumes. I always remember my friend in the Farrah Fawcett one and laugh to myself to this day. It's so silly but at the time I thought it was just so cool!
- November 1, 2008 at 6:28 AM
- Unknown said...
I would have to agree that the starling in natural is my favortie fabric!
My least favorite Halloween costumes are actually the "Scream" costumes as well. Back when I was a teenager I worked at a little shop in our small town, it had everything from ice cream cones, beer, produce, a deli that we served sandwiches and soup in, and of course Videos. One night I was closing up, part of my routine was to check in all of the returned movies and replace them in the back room. It was about 9:30pm and very dark back there. The owners son who was about 12 years old jumped out wearing a scream costume complete with the bloody face and an REAL knife from the deli... a HUGE knife! I screamed and ran and needless to say the owner, the son and the guy I had a crush on who I worked with were all in on it and had fun mocking me for months after
- November 1, 2008 at 1:00 PM
- Tim said...
I like the Angelitos fabric best.
My favorite costume was that of a Mad scientist that I wore to work one year. I have that kind of crazy look even on good days. Thanks for having a great giveaway. Tim
- November 1, 2008 at 6:07 PM
- Alissa said...
It's the starling in natural that is my fav of the Alexander Henry fabrics! And as for costumes, for me, this year I'm tired of all of the Sarah Palins! There's soooooooo many of them.
- November 1, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Ohhh, Starling in natural, please!
My favorite costumes and little kids and babes dressed up as elephants. I don't know why, but I find it ridiculously adorable!
- November 1, 2008 at 11:03 PM
- Angie from Dear Spring Green said...
I love the starling in natural, just adorable!
My favorite costume one year when I was little was a fried egg. I think I read it in a book somewhere...my sister did go as a spatula! She was silver on top, wore black tights on the bottom! She had to explain what she was a lot, but people figured out mine pretty quickly!
- November 2, 2008 at 12:32 AM
- Morgan said...
I love the Yui Kokeshi fabric best! They look like little Japanese Pez dispensers! Alexander Henry is my favorite fabric brand of all, so thanks so much for this giveaway!
& my worst costume was when I dressed up as a farmer girl at the last minute to go to a party with a friend. I had overalls, big freckles, and pig tails. My friend had neglected to tell me it was an "Angels & Devils" theme party, so all the other girls were these delicate, sexy angels and devils, and there I am in my plaid shirt with a pitch fork. I felt quite foolish!
Which also reminds me that I detest how all women's costumes are "sexy" these days. Sexy witch, sexy school girl, sexy dentist... Urgh!
- November 2, 2008 at 2:06 AM
Starling in Natural is my fabric pick - thanks - and my best costume was a wall flower when I was in college. (pretty floral dress and headband with big cardboard petals attached).
The best halloween party for costumes I've been to was one where you had to come as a character (or concept) from a song. Good stuff.
- November 2, 2008 at 3:54 AM
- Treasuresofjoy said...
Starling in natural would be my choice.
I was Madonna back in the 80's for Halloween. We used 100's of these jelly bracelets to wear on our arms and flourescent tops torn. UGH, I can't believe I am revealing this....
- November 2, 2008 at 4:31 AM
The starling in Natural is my favorite by far -- i mean who can resist that darling jacket!!
Halloween costume story -- this chick walks up to the house in a gray sweatsuit with cotton balls stuck all over her and she was carrying a water bottle. Odd, i think. So I ask the question -- what are you, exactly? And she says, "partly cloudy" (and then squirts the water from the bottle at me) and then says "with a chance of rain!" I thought I would fall down from laughing so hard!! It really was funny!!
- November 2, 2008 at 5:03 AM
- Evelyn said...
Hard to pick, but I guess I love the "Starling in natural" the best. My favorite costume this year was a little toddler girl dressed up as a cupcake. Hard to describe, but she looked so incredibly sweet!
- November 2, 2008 at 5:08 AM
- Diana said...
1. I love Starling in natural
2. My favorite Halloween costume was one my grandmother made me during a visit when I was 10. It was a "Wood Sprite" costume and made of black satin with spaghetti straps and pointy, petal-like pieces of fabric sewn around a waistband. There was a wrap made of black netting with sequins. I'm laughing and crying remembering this. Laughing because I'm imagining what my mother's reaction must have been. Her taste was very 1940s/50s sporty and my grandmother's 1920s theatrical/arty style was a constant source of annoyance to her. Crying because I remember what a sweet visit that was. Grandma stayed in my room with me and my parakeet. She told me stories every night until I fell asleep. She let my parakeet out of it's cage every day so it could be free and fly around the room while she was sitting on my bed sewing my costume. She was my favorite relative and loved to sew and create as much as I did.
- November 2, 2008 at 6:26 AM
- epban said...
I would love the Starling in Natural fabric. Favorite costume was Dorothy from Wizard of Oz I made for my daughter. Homemade are the best!
- November 2, 2008 at 6:35 AM
like the los novios print, and starling...
I am so totally over the Sarah Palin costumes and the Juno/pregnant teenager costumes
- November 2, 2008 at 7:26 AM
- two hippos said...
My favorite is the Starling in Natural. As for Halloween costumes, my favorite was the year I dressed up as a wild thing from Where the Wild Things Are.
- November 2, 2008 at 7:54 AM
- Carrie L said...
I found your blog from True Up. Thanks for the chance to win some fabric! I really like the Starling in Natural. So cute.
This year I saw a werewolf costume that was so ugly. It was at an event for kids, and I thought it was tacky to wear something so scary around them.
- November 2, 2008 at 8:07 AM
- Katie R said...
I love the starling in Natural.
When I was in fourth grade I was "The Secret Garden". I remember my dad working so hard to help me be the perfect book. I Had my title on the spine and my dewy decimal number. The cover had a picture of Mary turning the key in the wall under all the ivy. I felt so proud and I love the book anyways! I wish they had kept it... but it was a big box! :) Thanks for the memories.
- November 2, 2008 at 8:26 AM
- Giddy for Paisley said...
This seems to be a lot of peoples favorite and I would have to agree. I have been eying this wonderful print since it came out, yes you guessed it...it's the Starling in natural. I would have to say the funniest one I have seen was a trick or treatier that came to our house last year, he was probably 9 or 10 years old and he had a huge card board box on that was painted white. with magnetic letters glued on him, he was a refrigerator.
- November 2, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- Erin said...
1) Starling in Natural is so cute!
2) This year my youngest daughter said she wanted to be a building. I was all ready to get out a giant cardboard box and start drawing skyscraper windows (and cutting out peep holes for her eyes) when she changed her mind to a *yawn* pixie princess.
Try as I might, I could not convince her of the brilliance of being a skyscraper so we dug out the pink tulle and sparkles. Maybe next year when she's 5...
(I'm here c/o True Up.)
- November 2, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- Nanna said...
My favorite fabric is yen rose in red.
I never liked to wear ANY of those latex masks. Most often it was a witch. I tasted rubber for two days after Halloween!
- November 2, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- Cookie said...
Starling in Natural!
I love babies in costumes, especially the leopards or ballerinas with the fluffy tutu!
My best and worst costume was a princess in 4th grade. It was a beautiful lavendar corset dress that my mom modified for me and it had a huge hoop skirt to get that full princess effect. However, in the school parade people kept stepping in it so I ended up holding the hoop and looking like a princess in a bathtub! Doh!
- November 2, 2008 at 11:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
I like starling in Natural. My favorite halloween costume was when i went as a freudian slip- I simply wore a slip over my pants with phrases like "oral fixation," "penis envy," and "aggression" written all over it.
- November 2, 2008 at 11:29 AM
- gussied up said...
Wow! Thanks for the opportunity.
1. Regent Skull in blue
2. Cereal Killer
- November 2, 2008 at 12:04 PM
- Colleen said...
I like the Starling in Natural. One of my favorite costumes is one I sewed myself for my daughter. She was the cutest dalmation dog ever!
- November 2, 2008 at 1:14 PM
- smoose003 said...
1. Pink Zinnia in black ~ Fashionista collection
2. The first year I was able to trick or treat I was Princess Leia and my brother was Darth Vadar.
- November 2, 2008 at 5:43 PM
1) Los Novios - I'm a sucker for El Dia De Los Muertos lately!
2) My favorite costume? It sounds cliche, but I made my daughter the most adorable angel costume with mirabeau boa wings - my fingers bled after sewing those to the foam core board!
- November 2, 2008 at 5:53 PM
- Marissa said...
1. Startling in Natural
2. I don't really like the cheap store bought costumes. As far as one I like a friend of mine got a box of stick ons that say My name is... and she put a different name on each one and then stuck them all over her. She was an identity crisis. I thought it was a clever idea.
- November 2, 2008 at 7:20 PM
The Starling in Natural fabric is so pretty. I would love to make something for my daughter with that.
My least favorite costumes. Store bought characters ie. Sesame Street, Blues Clues etc. Blah. Very boring and definitely not original. I love the handmade costumes at Grosgrain and Honeyflake.
- November 2, 2008 at 10:22 PM
- Victoria said...
I love the Starling in Natural. My least favorite costume was a couple of years ago. A young man who must have been 16 or 17 had painted on a mustache and wore a wide-brimmed hat - that was it - and had a huge bag of candy. I tend to draw the line at someone 16years of age, lame.
- November 3, 2008 at 5:10 AM
- lewmew said...
Love Yui Kokeshi. Loads of fun!
Costume: This is tough. My sister dressed up as Miss Piggy this year and it was hysterical! She is very into Halloween and always has something great!
Linda (lewmew A hotmail. com)
- November 3, 2008 at 7:50 AM
I love the Starling in natural fabric. I've been admiring it since it came out!
My favorite costume this year was my little girl (almost two) who dressed as a monkey and made monkey noises all day long (complete with the scratching and arm waving). Such a cutie.
- November 3, 2008 at 7:54 AM
- Unknown said...
1. Los novious in natural is FABULOUS.
2. As Friday night came to a close and we headed home, there were still a few crazy Halloweeners running around downtown Milwaukee. A group of them were dressed as Tetris pieces, and as we yelled shouts of praise from our passing car, they stopped to form together like a full Tetris screen. It was great.
- November 3, 2008 at 8:26 AM
- mel said...
I'd love the Starling in natural.
I hate costumes that can be bought from the drugstore. They look cheap, they are made of plastic, they are just ugly.
I love the costumes that people craft out stuff from their recycling bins. They are so creative! It's a shame that most people these days don't have a lot of creativity! That's something that I really want to teach to my kids, don't just buy something because it's available in a store, if you can make it yourself, it's much more fun!
- November 3, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- Tricia said...
Ooh! Starling in natural! ... No, Zinnia in black. ...No, definitely Starling. So hard to choose.
I love any costume it looks like the kids have put together themselves. Mine are still too young, but I look forward to seeing them get creative. I remember these store-bought costumes from when I was little that were little smocks with the character's face on the chest of the smock. Even then, I thought, Huh? I thought the point was to look like something, not wear a picture of it.
- November 3, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- Doris said...
One yard of Starling in Natural, Please!
I'm with you, my ten year old nephew wore one of the "bloody Scream" costumes this year. I hate gruesome for kids. Isn't reality gruesome enough some days?
- November 3, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Love the Wranglers in Bright-Nicole's Print.
My favorite Halloween Costume is a gipsy/fortune teller because it's so easy to put one together.
Thanks so much for the chance!
- November 3, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- CraftyHope said...
1.All of the fabrics are beautiful so I have to name two - the Starling and the Zinneas. Both are just lovely.
2. The first costume contest I ever won, my mom dressed my sister and I in black trash bags, then did punk-rock-like makeup (thKISS)on our faces, and glued rhinestones to our earrings. Apparently, we were the "Sleeze Sisters" Oh, and the contest I won - was for Ugliest costume. Fun huh?
- November 3, 2008 at 12:55 PM
- jacquie said...
i'm loving starling in natural...so cute! my fav costume of all time was when my hubby and i went as jack and the beanstalk...i was jack.
- November 3, 2008 at 1:57 PM
- Unknown said...
LOVE Starling in natural ~ Alexander Henry - his fabrics are so modern and funky - love it.
My favorite costume was a devil oufit I put together. My firend was an angel and we were our other friends conscience.
- November 3, 2008 at 5:45 PM
my own favorite costume was in high school when my aunt lent me her Korean War WAC uniform plus her shiny brown leather boots! It fit perfectly and was so much fun.
the weirdest costume I have ever seen was a boy I knew in elementary school who made a large paper mache eggplant with a green felt hat that looked like the green top of the veggie and the stem.
I would love the virgin of Guadalupe if available, if not any of the Day of the Dead folklorico collection.
- November 3, 2008 at 8:32 PM
I like Holiday On Ice in Red!
The costumes I hate are those cheap looking tacky ones that some costume stores rent/sell. For the price they are charging I'm sure they can afford better quality material!
- November 4, 2008 at 7:15 AM
- Nicki said...
1. Pink Zinnia in black ~ Fashionista collection
2. One year I was a bag of jelly beans - the jelly beans were balloons and they kept popping all night (not so great for a kid who does NOT like to be the center of attention)
- November 4, 2008 at 8:14 AM
I would love Starling in Natural.
I finally get to vent about Halloween costumes, yay. I love the horror costumes because with latex they can be so realistic and detailed. I loooove when people put costumes on dogs. I really hate the political masks that are out now and every time it's a voting year. The store bought costumes are soooo cheap and tacky. I applaud anyone who makes their own even if they aren't the most talented. I do love Halloween though.
PS I wanted to say that I love the logo on your site, it's sooo cute.
- November 4, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Hi Jamie,I would love the Starling in natural.
My Halloween story is about my daughter when she was in high school.She is 5'10" and had dressed as a go-go barbie doll,complete with high white boots,she was old enough to drive herself to school and when she arrived she saw NOBODY dressed up and was too embarrassed to get out of her car.She actually kinda looked like a transvestite because of her height and build(something I hadn't mentioned to her so as not to hurt her feelings)anyway she calls begging me to let her come home because she could not bare to walk on campus by herself,so being the nice mom that I am I let her come home.
- November 4, 2008 at 7:29 PM
- jamie said...
I could have sworn that my comment posted! I don't see it, so I'll try again.
1. starling in natural for me
2. Halloween costume: when I was around 6 or 7 my mom dressed me up as a jar of jelly beans...White turtle neck, white tights, and a 'poncho' made out of a clear dry cleaning bag. We filled the bag with small colored balloons, and tied it snugly around my hips...
- November 5, 2008 at 1:14 PM
- Pretty Ditty said...
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Was Alister McGrath once an atheist of the "rotweiler" type?
Alister McGrath bills himself as a former atheist, now outspoken Christian, and President of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. However, can anyone please point me to McGrath's testimony concerning exactly how well thought out his atheistic beliefs were prior to converting to Christianity, and exactly what prompted him to convert? I'd be interested in reading more about that. I haven't found such information at his website yet. Though I did run across this interview between McGrath and a talk show host that prompted an interesting comment by one viewer who wrote:
"Alister McGrath's... assertion that he was once an atheist of the 'rotweiler' type is... untrue. How many of your viewers are aware that McGrath's 'atheism' had not even managed to outlive his teens? He became a Christian when he'd just turned 18. Yet, listening to him, you'd think that he had discovered answers to all the imponderables that religious people and non-believers have been discussing for centuries. McGrath further claims that it was religiously motivated violence in Northern Ireland which made him turn against religion. [But]... people like myself who live in Northern Ireland know that the violence hadn't even started when McGrath had already become a Christian... A recent Belfast newspaper interview has McGrath claiming that when interviewed by Dawkins, McGrath's stance had Dawkins shuffling and taking refuge in evasiveness. Of course, now that the video is on Dawkins's website we can see that McGrath is the one who can't answer a simple question without melting the ears of his listeners..." [6/12/2007 4:56:18 AM Nigel]
The Uncut Video discussion between McGrath and Dawkins that Nigel spoke about above is located at Dawkins's website here.
I also found this video debate in which McGrath was involved, as seen on Channel 4's "The trouble with atheism," a debate between Alister McGrath and Peter Atkins, 22nd Mar 2007. Peter Atkins is a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University, well-known atheist and supporter of Richard Dawkins.
And Ravi Zacharias the Christian apologist posted this recording of a debate between Prof. McGrath and Richard Dawkins: "Does religious belief damage the health of a society, or is it necessary to provide the moral and ethical foundations of a healthy society?"
Personally speaking, I've known about McGrath's apologetics for a while. I sent him an email a while back documenting that he was wrong in his (hagiographic) biography about John Calvin for having complained so much about the agnostic Aldous Huxley's having not provided a reference concerning the incident of a child having been executed in Calvin's Geneva for striking his parents. It turns out McGrath simply hadn't done enough history homework to realize that such references existed, as well as references to children being hung by their arms in gallows in Geneva to show the public that they deserved execution, and other children having been threatened with execution for playing games on Sunday.

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Tarleton State University must respond to requests for public information, develop and maintain institutional rules and procedures, establish and administer a records management program, and develop a broad-based compliance program designed to prevent or correct areas of non-compliance. All inquiries for these items should be directed to the Office of University Compliance.
The Clery Act
One specific area of public information is the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) which requires institutions of higher education to make public their campus security policies and crime data collected or reported. To comply with the Clery Act, Tarleton is required to distribute this information to all current and prospective employees and students. The Annual Security Report may be viewed at http://www.tarleton.edu/site/documents/cleryact.pdf. Additionally, a paper copy of the report, clarification, and additional information may be obtained by contacting the Office of University Compliance at (254)968-9415. (See System Regulation 61.01.02, Public Information; System Regulation 61.99.01, Retention of State Records, Tarleton SAP 61.01.02.T0.01, Public Information and Tarleton SAP 61.99.01.T0.01, Records Management)
Fiscal Matters
All business matters are handled in the Business Services office in the Administration Building. Salary checks are issued from this office on the first workday of the succeeding month. Inquiries concerning deductions of all kinds and matters involving money should be directed to Business Services.
Tarleton's fiscal year runs from September 1st through August 31st.
Salary Payment
Budgeted university employees are paid once a month on the first working day of the month after the month worked. Part-time hourly employees are paid biweekly. You may view the payroll schedule on Employee Services Pay Period Processing Deadlines webpage. Direct deposit to a bank of your choosing is required by the state except under special circumstances. If your bank or address changes, notify Payroll at 254-968-9608. (SeeSystem Regulation 31.01.07, Direct Deposit of Payroll Payments). Under no circumstances will an employee receive a pay advance. State law prohibits distribution of salary payments before payday.
Personnel Records
Official employee personnel records are maintained in the Employee Services Department and academic records are maintained in the Office of Academic Affairs by the president's request. These records should be kept updated when significant changes occur in professional training or qualifications.
To keep necessary personnel records up to date, it is extremely important that you notify the Employee Services Department of any change in:
- Name
- Marital status
- Address
- Telephone number
- Number of eligible dependents
- W-4 deductions
- Emergency contact information
You may update personal information other than your name, education, and number of eligible dependents through HRConnect.
ID Cards
The TexanCard system, a computerized photo identification card security system, is used to control and protect various activities and services to which the holder of the card is entitled. The TexanCard, which may be obtained from the TexanCard Office, is required for picking up paychecks, checking books out of the library, and using the Recreational Sports Facility. The card is furnished originally at no cost to the employee but there is a fee for replacement of lost or damaged cards.
General Conduct
All Tarleton State University personnel will conform in every respect to the laws of the State of Texas relative to their employment. Each employee must understand the Standards of Conduct of State Officers and Employees adopted by the Legislature of Texas as outlined below. (Government Code, Chapter 572, Section 051)
A state officer or employee should not:
- Accept or solicit any gift, favor, or service that might reasonably tend to influence the officer or employee in the discharge of official duties or that the officer or employee knows or should know is being offered with the intent to influence the officer's or employee's official conduct;
- Accept other employment or engage in a business or professional activity that the officer or employee might reasonably expect would require or induce the officer or employee to disclose confidential information acquired by reason of the official position;
- Accept other employment or compensation that could reasonably be expected to impair the officer's or employee's independence of judgment in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties;
- Make personal investments that could reasonably be expected to create a substantial conflict between the officer's or employee's private interest and the public interest; or
- Solicit, accept, or agree to accept (intentionally or knowingly) any benefit for having exercised the officer's or employee's official powers or performed the officer's or employee's official duties in favor of another.
Members of the faculty or staff of Tarleton should not use their official titles in connection with membership in any non-professional association or other organization in which they have personal membership.
The standards of conduct and conflict of interest listed above are implemented by System Policy 07.01, Ethics, and System Policy 10.02, Control of Fraud, Waste and Abuse.
Conflict of Interest and Outside Employment
It is the policy of this state that a state officer or state employee may not have a direct or indirect interest (including financial and other interests), or engage in a business transaction or professional activity, or incur any obligation of any nature that is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of the officer's or employee's duties in the public interest. (Government Code, Chapter 572, Section 001)
The first priority of full-time employees, insofar as their vocation is concerned, is accomplishing the duties and responsibilities assigned to their position of employment with Tarleton. Outside employment and consulting activities of such employees are considered as secondary activities that may be engaged in only after they have fulfilled their duties and responsibilities to the university.
Employees of Tarleton may enter into an employment or consultation relationship provided that:
- Permission is requested prior to the employee's acceptance of external employment;
- Activities are in accordance with the highest ethical standards of the profession;
- Activities are not reasonably expected to interfere with the employee's regular work;
- The employee's official university status is not used in connection with such employment or consulting; and
- Any use of any resources (facilities, equipment, or personnel) of The Texas A&M University System are within the restrictions of System Regulation 33.04.01, Use of System Resources for External Employment.
Professional personnel carry the prestige of their institution with them in all places and at all times. Administrative approval of outside employment and consultation is necessary to protect the prestige of the institution, as well as to ensure that employees meet the obligations of their positions. In order to achieve the necessary administrative review, each employment and consultation arrangement entered into by professional personnel is to be approved in advance through administrative channels. All authorizations terminate on August 31 of each year. Outside employment by or consulting work through a firm or company in which the employee is a principal owner is also governed by this policy. (See System Policy 31.05, External Employment and Expert Witness)
Use of Property and Equipment
System property generally cannot be used for personal benefit, except as allowed by System Policy 33.04, Use of System Resources.
Use of system telephones, facsimile machines, electronic mail, and other means of communication is considered a misapplication of state equipment if it results in additional costs being incurred by the system. Incidental use of telephones during working hours by an employee for local calls is not considered a misapplication of state property and is permissible so long as it does not unduly interfere with the employee's assigned responsibilities or the normal functioning of the office and does not result in additional cost to the university.
The use of telecommunication services for private, commercial purposes is strictly prohibited even if it does not result in additional charges to the state.
Tarleton vehicles are used for official business only and non-employees normally are not transported in those vehicles. Individuals who are not employees of Tarleton or the system may be transported if the travel is directly related to university business sanctioned activity. (See System Policy 33.04, Use of System Resources, System Regulation 33.04.01, Use of System Resources for External Employment, andTarleton Rule 33.04.99.T1, Transporting Non-Employees in University-owned or University-leased Vehicles)
Fraud, Waste and Abuse
The responsibility for achieving the system's mission of teaching, research and outreach carries with it the duty to adhere to the highest ethical standards and principles. Fraud, waste and abuse of resources of any kind by employees or members of The Texas A&M University System (system) are, therefore, prohibited. The system places a strong emphasis on establishing and maintaining strong internal control systems to assist in the prevention, deterrence and detection of fraud, waste and abuse, and every person, regardless of position, shares in the responsibility for promoting an ethical and safe environment. If you have factual information suggestive of wrongdoings by any system member, employee, student, or other affiliate, we want you to report it. Examples of reportable issues include misuse of system property, information or resources, violations of safety rules or environmental laws, theft, conflicts of interest, NCAA violations or discrimination. You are encouraged to resolve concerns in these matters through established institution/agency channels whenever possible, but the system recognizes that this is not always an option.
In such situations, and recognizing our obligation to our students, employees, and other stakeholders to maintain these ethical principles and standards, therefore, the system has established the Risk and Misconduct Hotline. The Risk and Misconduct Hotline is operated 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The hotline is a phone and web-based reporting system that provides a way to anonymously report instances of suspected wrongdoing. We encourage you to use the Risk and Misconduct Hotline so that we may properly address your concerns. Reports submitted through EthicsPoint will be forwarded to the appropriate institution or agency officials for prompt action and can remain anonymous to the extent allowed by law. EthicsPoint, a private contractor, provides this reporting service for all members of the A&M System community.
System Policy 10.02, Control of Fraud Waste and Abuse, provides guidance to protect the assets, resources, and interests of the system; to increase the awareness of all employees of the possibility of fraud, waste and abuse, and to govern the reporting and investigation of allegations of suspected fraud, waste and abuse. You may report suspected fraud or abuse online at https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/en/report_custom.asp?clientid=20490 or by phone at 888-501-3850.
Network Acceptable Use Policy
Tarleton's electronic information resources are vital academic and administrative assets which require appropriate safeguards. Computer systems, networks, and data are vulnerable to a variety of threats. These threats have the potential to compromise the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of the information. Effective security management programs must be employed to appropriately eliminate or mitigate the risks posed by potential threats to the university's information resources.
Under the provisions of the Information Resources Management Act, information resources are strategic assets of the State of Texas that must be managed as valuable state resources. Tarleton has developed rules and procedures that address acceptable use of information resources.
The purpose of the rules and procedures is to provide a set of measures that will mitigate information security risks associated with acceptable use of university information resources. There may also be other or additional measures that will provide appropriate mitigation of the risks. The assessment of potential risks and the application of appropriate mitigation measures will be determined by the information resource owner or their designee. (SeeTarleton SAP 29.01.03.T0.19, Security of Electronic Information ResourcesandTarleton SAP 29.01.03.T0.01, Information Resources - Acceptable Use)
The Network and Communication Department offers direct long distance service for university business purposes to all employees.
The Network and Communication web page provides information on services, equipment, and fees associated with telecommunication equipment and other related information. (See Tarleton Rule 25.99.08.T1, Use of Telecommunication Service and Tarleton Procedure 29.01.03.T0.01, Information Resources – Acceptable Use). Employees whose documented job duties require frequent use of a mobile communication device may be considered for a taxable monthly allowance to compensate for business use of a personal device. An administrative unit may elect to monetarily contribute to the employee's purchase and operation of a mobile communication device when such employee's job duties, in the opinion of the administrative unit head, necessitate the provision of such a device. (See Tarleton SAP 25.99.09.T0.01, Mobile Communication Devices)
Advertising and Selling of Goods
The Tarleton network system is not for commercial use. All advertising must be approved before it is disseminated to the campus. Additionally, the Tarleton e-mail system is not to be used for personal advertising.
Political Activity
A state employee has the rights of freedom of association and political participation guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions except as prohibited by Government Code Chapter 556, Section 004 as noted below.
- No appropriated funds, regardless of their source or character, will be used for influencing the outcome of any election, or the passage or defeat of any legislative measure. This prohibition, however, will not be construed to prevent any employee from furnishing to any member of the Legislature, or to any other state official or employee or to any citizen, any information in the hands of the employee not considered under law to be confidential information. Any action taken against an employee for compliance with this provision will subject the person initiating the action to immediate dismissal from state employment.
- No appropriated funds will be expended in payment of the full or partial salary of any state employee who is also the paid lobbyist of any individual, firm, association, or corporation.
- No state employees will use any state-owned automobiles except on official business of the state, and such employees are expressly prohibited from using such automobiles in connection with any political campaign or any personal or recreational activity.
- No appropriated funds will be paid to any employee who violates any of the provisions enumerated above.
Expressions of Opinion
Employees of Tarleton are free to express, inside or outside the classroom, their opinion on any matter that falls within the field of knowledge that they are employed to teach and to study, subject only to those restrictions that are imposed by high professional ethics, fair-mindedness, common sense, accurate expressions, and a generous respect for the rights, feelings, and opinions of others. Each employee should emphasize the fact that the opinion is personal and not institutional. (SeeSystem Policy 12.01, Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure)
Dress Standards
Tarleton is a professional organization and employees should wear appropriate attire according to their normal conduct of business. Employees should refrain from wearing clothing which may be offensive to others in the workplace.
Tarleton observes "Purple and White" day on Thursday and "Casual Friday" throughout the school year.
Questions regarding dress standards should be directed to your supervisor.
Children in the Workplace
Generally, a child in the workplace with the employee parent during the workday is inappropriate and is to be avoided.
If an emergency situation arises and bringing a child to work is unavoidable, the employee should contact their supervisor as soon as possible to discuss the situation and obtain permission to have the child accompany the employee while working. Factors that must be considered are the age of the child, how long the child needs to be present, the employee's work environment, the quality and quantity of work of the employee while the child is present, and any possible disruptions to the employee's and co-workers' work. Consideration will not be given in allowing a child with an illness to come to work with the employee. A child that is approved to be brought into the workplace will be the responsibility of the employee parent and must be accompanied and under the direct supervision of the employee parent at all times.
This guideline is established to avoid disruptions in job duties of the employee and co-workers, reduce property liability, and help maintain the university's professional work and educational environment.
Drugs and Alcohol
Tarleton is committed to providing an educational and work environment free from drug and alcohol abuse. Unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of illicit drugs or alcohol by employees is prohibited at any time on any university property or at any university activity. No employee may report for work, work or be present in the workplace that is impaired by an illegal drug or by alcohol. To enforce these requirements, drug and alcohol testing is permitted under certain circumstances.
Employees are responsible for reporting arrests, charges, or criminal convictions in accordance with System Regulation 33.99.14, Criminal History Record Information – Employees and Applicants. Employees shall report any use of prescribed or over-the-counter medications that could adversely affect job performance. Any such medical information will be kept confidential and shared with appropriate personnel only on a need to know basis. Additionally, employees are responsible for reporting a reasonable suspicion of drug or alcohol abuse by employees or students.
Employees found in violation of these rules are subject to discipline including termination. For more information regarding drug and alcohol abuse, contact the Department of Human Resources or see System Policy 34.02, Drug and Alcohol Abuse; System Regulation 34.02.01, Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Rehabilitation Programs; and Tarleton Rule 34.02.01.T1, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Smoking and Tobacco Use
All university facilities, buildings, and vehicles, regardless of location or ownership, must be entirely smoke-free. This includes all foyers, classrooms, rest rooms, offices, athletic facilities (indoor and outdoor), eating areas, and university-owned/leased housing. Recognizing that individuals may choose to smoke or to use other smokeless tobacco products, Tarleton permits smoking or the use of smokeless tobacco products, in designated areas on the campus. For more information on smoking and tobacco use, see Tarleton Rule 34.05.99.T1, Smoking and Tobacco Use.
Romantic or Sexual Relationships
Due to the public nature of being a state funded university, Tarleton and its employees should be aware of how their actions will be perceived by others, including romantic or sexual relationships. As such, Tarleton encourages employees to use good judgment with regards to these relationships. Individuals in supervisory or other influential roles, such as teaching, coaching, grading, or advising, are subject to more stringent requirements due to their status as role models, their access to sensitive information and their ability to influence others. Additionally, romantic or sexual relationships between a supervisor and a subordinate could lead to on-the-job problems such as claims of favoritism, discrimination, sexual harassment and strained working relationships. Supervisors or employees in other influential roles should make the relationship known to their immediate supervisor to ensure there are no potential conflicts of interest or violation of system policy. Tarleton does not intend to inhibit the social interaction (such as lunches, dinners, or attendance at entertainment events) that are or should be an important part or extension of the working or learning environment, nor does Tarleton intend to prevent the development of friendships or romantic relationships between coworkers; however, the university believes that an environment where employees maintain clear boundaries between employee personal and business interactions is most effective for conducting business. (See System Regulation 08.01.01, Civil Rights Compliance)
Sexual Harassment
In order to establish an educational and work environment that is conducive to the personal and professional development of each member of the university community, Tarleton shall be free from all forms of sexual discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Each employee has a responsibility to maintain the learning environment and workplace free of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment, including sexual violence, is a form of discrimination and will be treated as such, and will not be tolerated by the university. Employees are responsible for taking immediate and effective steps to respond to sexual harassment, violence, and discrimination.
Sexual harassment is difficult to define because it involves feelings and perceptions. What is considered acceptable behavior by one person may be perceived as sexual harassment by another. Generally, sexual harassment is repeated, oppressive behavior directed at someone because of his or her gender. It can consist of unwanted, unwelcome and offensive verbal comments and visual images as well as physical advances, in which:
- Submission to, or toleration of, such conduct is a condition of employment or participation in other system-related activities; or
- Submission to or rejection of the advances is used as a basis for making employment or academically-related decisions affecting such individual; or
- Such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment which unreasonably interferes with an individual's normal work performance.
Examples of conduct which may be considered to be sexual harassment include but are not limited to:
- Offensive sexual flirtations, advances, or propositions;
- Verbal abuse of a sexual nature;
- Graphic verbal comments about an individual's body or sexual behaviors;
- Sexually degrading words used to describe an individual;
- Unwelcome touching or physical contact;
- The display of sexually suggestive objects, posters, or pictures;
- Whistling, obscene gestures, suggestive or insulting sounds; and
- Unwelcome, repeated requests for date
What You Should Do If You Are Being Sexually Harassed
If you are experiencing sexual harassment, it is important to keep in mind that you can take action to eliminate it:
- Speak up because ignoring sexual harassment does not make it go away. Express your objections clearly, and in a timely way. There is a chance the harasser did not realize the behavior was offensive. Also, if you file charges at a later date, it is sometimes helpful (but not essential) to have objected to the behavior.
- Keep records. Including any notes or letters received from the harasser. Write down dates, times, places, witnesses, what happened or what was said, and what you said or did in response.
- Get help. Your supervisor or Employee Services cannot take steps to solve the problem if the behavior is not reported. It will take courage to confront a harassment problem, but you may keep another person from having the same problem later. Sexual harassment can be reported to an immediate supervisor, a department head, an intermediate administrator, a vice president or executive director, or the affirmative action officer.
- Take it seriously. A sexual harassment allegation has a considerable impact on the individual accused. Do not make allegations that are without foundation, as you could be disciplined for filing a false report.
What You Can Expect When You Report An Incident
The university takes complaints seriously. All complaints are investigated promptly, fairly, and confidentially, maintaining the employee's sense of dignity and respect. A typical investigation may involve meetings with all parties, including possible witnesses. When warranted, appropriate disciplinary action is taken.
Every effort is made to prevent retaliation directed at an employee who has filed a complaint or assisted in an investigation. If an employee is found to have engaged in any form of retaliation, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.
If it is determined that an allegation of sexual harassment is without foundation, and if there is evidence of malicious intent, the complainant may be subject to disciplinary action. (See Standards of Conduct)
Faculty Responsibilities Regarding Sexual Harassment of Students
Tarleton takes the safety of its students seriously and expects you to foster an environment that is free of sexual harassment. As a faculty member, you may witness or hear of a student being sexually harassed by a fellow student or a Tarleton employee either in the classroom or a university sanctioned event or activity. We expect you to take the appropriate action to stop the sexual harassment which may include asking the students involved to stop the activity and reporting the activity to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs (if between two students) or the Department of Employee Services (if it involves a Tarleton employee).
HIV/AIDS in the Workplace and Learning Environment
The A&M System has established guidelines to ensure the rights and privileges of individuals infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are protected. Tarleton will not use a person's HIV status to make employment decisions or determine how service is delivered nor will Tarleton deny services to HIV infected individuals, except as allowed by state or federal law. Tarleton complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act provisions protecting all people with disabilities from discrimination in job application procedures, hiring, promotions, discharge, compensation, job training and other terms or conditions of employment. For more information see System Regulation 34.04.03, HIV/AIDS in the Workplace and Learning Environment, and System Regulation 08.01.01, Civil Rights Compliance
Faculty and Staff Meetings
Official meetings of the faculty and staff are normally scheduled near the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. The president will call and preside at these meetings. Attendance is expected unless absence is excused beforehand. A special meeting shall be convened by a written petition of at least 25% of the resident faculty. Departmental faculty are encouraged to meet separately at any time at the call of the head of the department. General assemblies of students and faculty are held at infrequent intervals on call for particular purpose. Attendance is expected but not compulsory.
The Catalog
The Tarleton State University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog contains information about university standards, policies, and procedures. All employees are urged to become thoroughly familiar with the catalog. The annual university calendar is published in the catalog. The calendar serves as a framework and guide to the setting of other dates.
Interoffice Mail and e-mail
Interoffice mail is distributed to each department or office every working day and may be used for any exchange of official communications. Official memoranda and other communications from administrative offices are circulated through interoffice mail or via e-mail.
The weekly student newspaper, the J-TAC, is published during the long semesters and contains campus features and official announcements.
Facilities and Equipment
Textbooks and Supplies
Textbook arrangements are approved by the department head and handled by the Campus Store. Requisitions for office supplies are routed through the department head to the Office of Business Services and are charged to the departmental operating account.
The Libraries
At the academic heart of the university community, the Tarleton libraries provide facilities, materials, personnel, and services that supplement and enrich classroom teaching and learning, faculty and student research, and personal enrichment through recreational reading.
Library materials and services are available to all university faculty and staff, both in the library and online. Materials can be checked out with a valid university ID card, and online research materials can be accessed with your university-assigned network username and password (also used to access your Tarleton email account). For materials not available at the university libraries, Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) and the TexShare card are alternative resources.
Online access to Tarleton materials and services includes local holdings information for the Stephenville book collections, as well as over 190 online databases and resources, most of which include full-text. In addition to offering academic materials and recreational reading, Dick Smith Library also supports local history and genealogy research by providing records from Erath and surrounding counties, Tarleton publications (Grassburr, J-TAC, theses, etc.), and Tarleton memorabilia, as well as archives of local, state, and national newspapers.
A number of special services in Stephenville are also available through the Dick Smith Library: community education classes, course reserves, faculty carrels, lamination and die-cut equipment, library instruction, lockers, reservable meeting room space, copiers, display cases for special events, satellite transmissions (C-band), and study rooms.
University library staff are available in person, by phone, and through email. Additional information can be found at www.tarleton.edu/library.
Scheduling of Rooms
Classrooms, auditoriums and special rooms are available by prior arrangement with these offices:
- Director of Fine Arts Center
- Auditorium
- Theater
- Children's Theater
- Workshop Theater
- Registrar (via the AdAstra Online Event Request System)
- Lecture rooms and classrooms in academic buildings
- Head of Library Access Services
- Library conference rooms
- Multipurpose Room
- Library Instruction Classroom
- Director of Dining Hall
- Dining Hall rooms
- Director of Thompson Student Center
- Conference rooms in the Thompson Student Center
- Director of Development
- Trogdon House Dining/Meeting Room
- Math Department
- Math Special Events Room
- Tarleton Agriculture Center
- Teaching Pavilion
- Equine Center Director
- Equine Center
- Planetarium
- Planetarium
Post Office
The university has its own U.S. post office (Tarleton Station, TX 76402) located in the Thompson Student Center. Postal services and post office box rentals are available to all faculty, staff, and students.
University Sales
The Campus Store
The Campus Store is located on the main floor of the Thompson Student Center and includes the bookstore. The bookstore sells textbooks, school and office supplies, magazines, paperbacks, teaching aids, greeting cards, soft goods, jewelry, novelties, and class rings. Proceeds from the bookstore contract are used for student support and other purposes that benefit the University as a whole.
Meats Lab
Meat products and other services are offered by the Meats Lab located at the Tarleton farm. The lab sells fresh cuts of beef and pork and offers custom killing and butchering.
Horticulture Center
The Horticulture Center is open to the public for browsing on weekdays and has a plant sale on Fridays. The center handles bedding plants, herbs and flowering plants and sells some produce in season. Special items are featured for holidays.
Athletic Events
Tickets for all Tarleton athletic events may be purchased at the Athletics office. Discount tickets for football are available for faculty and staff. Family and individual season tickets are also available.
Recreational Facilities
Wisdom Gymnasium
Gym facilities, including tennis, and basketball courts, and the swimming pool, are available to university faculty and staff members and their families after class schedules. Use of these facilities are free except for nominal fees for towel and basket privileges and pool accommodations. A university ID card is required for checking out equipment. Swimming pool season passes are available for faculty and staff; guests are charged an additional fee per visit.
The Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center
The Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center was designed to enhance the appreciation of the arts at Tarleton. Each year, the Tarleton Players present several plays in the fine arts center. Regular employees are eligible for student prices and discounted season tickets. Other events in the Fine Arts Center include free piano and voice recitals, classic films, special road show productions, art exhibits, choir and band performances, and children's theater presentations.
The Recreational Sports Facility
The Recreational Sports Facility offers fitness training equipment, an indoor running track, basketball and racquet ball courts, group exercise rooms and a rock climbing wall. Contact the Recreational Sports Department for further details.
Office Space for Retired Faculty
Office space may be made available to retired faculty under the following conditions: (1) the needs of teaching faculty have been met, and remaining office space is available; (2) the retired faculty member can demonstrate involvement in significant activity, such as scholarly research, which will benefit both the individual and the university; (3) all other things being equal, faculty members with emeritus status will have precedence over other retired faculty; (4) a recommendation is made by the appropriate department head and approved through regular channels.
Employees who plan to park on the Stephenville campus must purchase a parking tag from the Parking ID Office. To purchase a parking permit, contact the Police Department at 254-968-9001 in Stephenville. Parking permit renewal may be conducted on-line at http://www.tarleton.edu/parking/. Employees are responsible for abiding by all parking rules and regulations.
Lost and Found
A lost-and-found service is operated free of charge by the university police. Any article that has been found should be delivered to the University Police Department.
Professional and Social Organizations
Various professional and social organizations are available to university faculty and staff. The Texas Faculty Association has an active chapter on the Tarleton campus. The Texas Association of College Teachers and the American Association of University Professors both have members among the Tarleton faculty. The Faculty Women's Forum serves in an advisory capacity, offers a network of support, and disseminates information about issues of concern to university women; membership is available to full or part-time faculty members and to members of the professional staff.
For emergencies or crimes in progress on the Stephenville campus dial 911 or the Tarleton Police Department at (254) 968-9002. Dialing 911 will connect you to the Stephenville Police 911 operator who will dispatch the appropriate emergency service. You may also use (254) 968-9002 for police matters or to speak to Police personnel. When the university is closed dial 911. Employees at other campus locations should discuss how to report emergencies and crimes with your supervisor.
Other non-emergencies (leaking pipes, broken sprinklers, parking lot escort, accidents not involving an injury) can be reported to the Control Center at 254-968-9265. You should be aware that dialing 91 with a long pause or no further numbers will also connect you with the 911 dispatcher.


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Emergency Information
In case of an emergency, never hesitate to dial 9-1-1 (8-9-1-1 from any on-campus phone).
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Response to the Supreme Court's decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act was greeted with hoots and hollers Thursday morning at the 2012 NEA Joint Conference on Concerns of Minorities and Women. While some attendees could be heard shouting with joy in the halls and lobby of the Hilton Washington and Towers Hotel, others temporarily interrupted workshops they were attending by getting out of their chairs and spontaneously applauding the landmark law championed and signed by President Obama.
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"I want you to remember where you were when you heard this historic news," she told the audience. "This country now has a national health care program!"
After audience members re-gained their composure, Eskelsen resumed the discussion, which featured five NEA members who represented elementary, middle and high school teachers, education support professionals (ESPs), and higher education faculty. The specially-selected panelists also served to kick-start discussions in five issue areas: school reform, student success, union rights, poverty and economic justice, and voter rights and engagement. As a follow-up to the power panel, most of the 600-plus conferees participated in an afternoon session centered on five "action groups" which delved further into the designated issues while providing strategies on how to overcome barriers once participants return home.
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Inclan's call for social justice activism was echoed by the conference's opening keynote speaker, Donna Brazile, the author and political commentator who has worked on every presidential campaign from 1976 through 2000, when she served as campaign manager for former Vice President Al Gore.
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Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 10382, November 24, 2005, http://islamqa.info/en/10382.
Rape, known in Islam as zina bi al-ikrah, is generally defined by Muslim jurists as forced intercourse by a man with a woman who is not his wife and without her consent. It is a crime punishable against the rapist with a hadd penalty - stoning (if he is a married person) or lashings (if he is unmarried) - just as he would receive for ordinary zina (unlawful intercourse). There is no punishment for the rape victim. Jurists disagree on whether the rapist must also pay a dowry as compensation to the victim. A controversial position of some modern jurists is that the hadd penalty for outlaws should apply to rapists (hadd Hirabah), described in Quran 5:33. Others say that rape can be treated by the judge as an offence that receives Tazir (discretionary) punishment (as in Pakistan, for example). These approaches avoid the impractical four witnesses requirement for applying a zina hadd penalty when there is no confession.[1]
A small number of hadiths are cited to support the Islamic punishments for rape, discussed below. These narrations relate to the rape of free women and of female slaves who are not owned by the perpetrator. However, we will see that the Qur'an permits Muslim men to have sexual relations with their own female slaves. Kecia Ali, Associate professor of religion, Boston University says regarding sex with slaves:
Dr. Jonathan Brown, Associate Professor and Chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University (who is a Muslim convert) has made similar comments.[3] Furthermore, there are narrations in which female captives were raped prior to being ransomed back to their tribe.
- the unlawful compelling of a person through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.
Duress has two aspects. One is that it negates the person's consent to an act, such as sexual activity or the entering into a contract; or, secondly, as a possible legal defense or justification to an otherwise unlawful act.[4] A defendant utilizing the duress defense admits to breaking the law, but claims that he/she is not liable because, even though the act broke the law, it was only performed because of extreme unlawful pressure.[5] In criminal law, a duress defense is similar to a plea of guilty, admitting partial culpability, so that if the defense is not accepted then the criminal act is admitted.Duress or coercion can also be raised in an allegation of rape or sexual assault to negate a defense of consent on the part of the person making the allegation.
There is no equivalent term for 'rape' in the Qur'an. Likewise, there is not a single verse in the Qur'an which even remotely discourages forced sex. In contrast, there are several verses in this book which give the green light to rape and other sexual crimes against captured and enslaved women.
Surah an-Nisa discusses lawful and forbidden women for pious Muslims. Before we delve into the particular verse, it should be noted that it is not easy to understand what is being suggested using the verse alone. Therefore, relying on authoritative Tafsirs (Qur'an interpretations) and Sahih (authentic) Hadiths associated with it, are necessary to get the exact picture.
Verse 4:24
The Qur'an dictates in this verse that women already married are forbidden for Muslims to marry except those whom their right hands possess (sex slaves). Other verses give the green light for sexual intercourse with female slaves without even marrying them first (see below).
Context in Hadiths - Rape of Married Female Captives
It is important to know the context of this verse, as it sheds light onto the nature of allowance. If we go through a Sahih Hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud:
Here in the above hadith, we are told why verse 4:24 was revealed to Muhammad. It was to encourage his fighters, who were reluctant, to have sexual contacts with female captives even while their husbands were alive. This is made clear when we read:
"Some of the Companions of the apostle of Allah were reluctant to have intercourse with the female captives because of their pagan husbands"
The Abu Dawud hadith is confirmed in Sahih Muslim:
There is an entire chapter devoted to this in the Sahih Muslim collection. The title of the chapter speaks in volumes as we read:
- Sahih Muslim - The Book of Suckling - Chapter: It is permissible to have intercourse with a female captive after it is established that she is not pregnant, and if she has a husband, then her marriage is annulled when she is captured[6]
Ibn Kathir, the most prominent of all Qur'an interpreters, had this to say in regards to verse 4:24:
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Similarly in Tafsir al-Jalalayn (Qur'an interpretation by two Jalals namely: Jalaluddin Mahalli and Jalaluddin Suyuti):
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
The tafsir attributed to Ibn Abbas, Muhammad's paternal cousin, further confirms:
Tafsir 'Ibn Abbas
Verses 23:1-6
There are other verses in the Qur'an similar to verse 4:24, but which mention sexual relations with slaves as a category distinct from wives, so it is clear that this is permitted without marrying the slave first. For example, Surah al-Mumenoon makes mention of successful Muslims and their characteristics:
Guarding private parts is denotative of abstaining from sexual activities. The Qur'an points out successful believers are those who are indulging in sexual activities only with their wives and sex-slaves.
Verses 70:29-30
This is confirmed again in Surah al-Maarij:
Related Hadiths
Rape of Female Captives Before Ransoming Them
On another occasion the only issue of concern for Muhammad's companions was whether the practice of coitus interruptus ('azl) was permissable while raping captive women.
A significant additional detail is found in the same hadith in Sahih Muslim. The raped women were planned to be ransomed back to their tribes later. This undermines the occasional, not to mention grotesque apologetic for such behaviour, which argues that the Muslims, by enslaving women whose husbands, fathers and brothers they had killed, were saving them from destitution.
The same hadith including the ransom comment appears also in Al-Muwatta 29:95 and Sunan Abu Dawud 2167 (Ahmad Hasan Ref) (graded sahih).
The story also appears in Sahih Bukhari, where it is even clearer that Muhammad understood exactly the intentions of his companions and his only concern was the method of intercourse:
Muhammad Approves of 'Ali Raping a Slave-Girl
This hadith concerns an incident which led up to the famous event of Ghadir Khumm, which is much disputed between Sunnis and Shias. Both agree that Muhammad received complaints about 'Ali taking a slave-girl from the Khums share of the booty (because the complainers believed he was not entitled to anything from that share). The Arabic of the Sunni hadith below mentions 'Ali taking a Ghusl bath, which implies sexual activity. Later at a place called Ghabir Khumm, Muhammad tried to pacify those who hated 'Ali by declaring him to be his Mawla, which Shias interpret to mean the leader to succeed Muhammad after his death.
Muhammad Did not Consider Intercourse Between a Master and his Slave to be Zina (Adultery)
As noted in a later section below, punishments for rape applied only to a man who rapes a free women or a slave he does not own. Similarly, zina (fornication or adultery) only applied to intercourse with women in those two groups, but not to intercourse with a man's own slave women according to Muhammad in this hadith graded Hasan by al-Albani:
The Prophet (ﷺ) decided regarding one who was treated as a member of a family after the death of his father, to whom he was attributed when the heirs said he was one of them, that if he was the child of a slave-woman whom the father owned when he had intercourse with her, he was included among those who sought his inclusion, but received none of the inheritance which was previously divided; he, however, received his portion of the inheritance which had not already been divided; but if the father to whom he was attributed had disowned him, he was not joined to the heirs.If he was a child of a slave-woman whom the father did not possess or of a free woman with whom he had illicit intercourse, he was not joined to the heirs and did not inherit even if the one to whom he was attributed is the one who claimed paternity, since he was a child of fornication whether his mother was free or a slave.
Muhammad had Intercourse with his Slave
The following hadith is graded Sahih by Dar-us-Salam:
Tafsir al-Jalalayn says of the verse referred to in this hadith:
Tafsir al\Jalalayn
An alternate, or additional circumstance for this verse has also been narrated in sahih hadiths:
The honey story sounds rather less plausible as an explanation for these verses than the slave sex version. Perhaps it is no coincidence that "honey" was a euphemism for sexual intercourse. See for example the following hadith:
Punishments for Rape
Rape of Free Women
The following hadith (graded Hasan by Dar-us-Salam) narrates Muhammad ordering the punishment by stoning of a confessed rapist who attacked a free woman. See also the Malik Muwatta hadith in the next section.
From his father: "A women went out during the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) to go to Salat, but she was caught by a man and he had relations with her, so she screamed and he left. Then a man came across her and she said: 'That man has done this and that to me', then she came across a group of Emigrants (Muhajirin) and she said: 'That man did this and that to me.' They went to get the man she thought had relations with her, and they brought him to her. She said: 'Yes, that's him.' So they brought him to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when he ordered that he be stoned, the man who had relations with her, said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I am the one who had relations with her.' So he said to her: 'Go, for Allah has forgiven you.' Then he said some nice words to the man (who was brought). And he said to the man who had relations with her: 'Stone him.' Then he said: 'He has repented a repentance that, if the inhabitants of Al-Madinah had repented with, it would have been accepted from them.'"
Rape of Slaves (Owned by Another Person)
The following hadiths concern slaves owned by someone other than the rapist, and reparations are due to the owner in the form of a replacement slave or the amount by which the slave's value has been depreciated. The authenticity of hadiths concerning this incident are graded da'if (weak) by al-Albani, while Dar-us-Salam grade them hasan (good).
The same hadith is found in Sunan Abu Dawud 38:4445.
In another version of the incident, the rapist of his wife's slave is to be punished by stoning.
The same hadith in found in Sunan Abu Dawud 38:4444.
Additionally, Malik in his Muwatta is reported as commenting:
The mention of paying the depreciation in her value implies that as with the other hadiths, this concerns only slaves owned by someone else rather than by the rapist.
Limitations on Rape of Slaves by their Masters
Muhammad Forbids Intercourse with Female Captives Until they have Completed their Iddah or Given Birth if Pregnant
The following hadith is graded Hasan by Dar-us-Salam:
Similarly in Sunan Abu Dawud, which in addition mentions the Iddah waiting period (to avoid doubts over paternity if the slave woman gives birth later). This hadith is graded Sahih by Dar-us-Salam:
Intercourse with Polytheist Slaves Forbidden by Scholars (Coercing Them to Islam Permitted)
While Muhammad's men seem to have had intercourse with captive polytheist women whom they had captured during the expedition to Awtas/Autas (see hadiths quoted above), most scholars ruled that this was later forbidden by Quran 2:221 (which forbids marriage to polytheist women, but scholars inferred that this also applied to intercourse with slaves). Intercourse with Muslim, Christian or Jewish slaves was not affected by this restriction.[7]
Early scholars of fiqh devised a workaround for this restriction, including to allow the rape of minors who were polytheist:
- if Zoroastrian and idolatrous women are taken prisoner, they are coerced into Islam; if they embrace it, sexual relations with them are permissible and they can (also) be used as maidservants. If they do not embrace Islam, they are used as maidservants but not for sexual relations (wa idhā subhīna (sic) al-majūsiyyāt wa 'abadat al awthān ujbirna 'alā al-Islām fa-in asl ama wuti'na ma 'stukhdimna wa in lam yuslimna 'stukhdimna wa lam yūta'na).
The contradiction inherent in this passage is evident: despite the unspecified coercive measures, some of the women in question refused conversion and, consequently, the masters could not take full advantage of their services. If the only way to embrace Islam is pronouncing the declaration of faith, the conversion of a defiant woman may not be possible: it is not always feasible to force someone to utter the shahāda. According to a tradition transmitted on the authority of Hasan al-Basri, the Muslims used various devices to attain their objective: they turned the Zorastrian slave-girl toward the Ka'ba, ordered her to pronounce the shahāda and to perform ablution. Her master then engaged in sexual relations after she had one menstruating period while in his house. Others hold that the master must teach the slave-girl to pray, to purify herself and to shave her private parts before any intercourse. The participation of the girl in this procedure is minimal, and this wording may be interpreted us a considerable lowering of the conversion requirements so that the girl becomes eligible for sexual intercourse as expeditiously as possible. Among the early traditionists, only a few were willing to go beyond this and allow sexual relations with a Zoroastrian slave-girl without insisting on at least a semblance of conversion.Shafi'i's treatment of the issue is slightly different. Speaking of grown-up Zoroastrian or polytheist women taken into captivity, he maintains that no sexual relations with them are allowed before they embrace Islam without bringing up the question of converting them forcibly. If the female captives are minor but were taken captive with at least one of their parents, the ruling is the same. If, however, the girl was captured without her parents, or one of her parents embraced Islam, she is considered a Muslim and is coerced into embracing it (nahkumu lahā bihukm al-Islām wa nujbiruhā 'alayhi). Once this happens, sexual relations with her are lawful.
Muhammad's Slave Women and Qur'an 33:50
This practice of raping war captives was practiced by Islam's very own prophet Muhammad, in his life. On two occasions, he married (for the sake of sexual gratification only) war captives and raped them. Those victims were namely Safiyah and Juwairiyah.
In Qur'an verse 33:50, Muhammad has the green light to have sexual relations with those captive women who Allah has given him (as war booty, according to the tafsirs):
After this verse giving him Allah's blessing for the wide range of women he had married or had sex with, a couple of verses later Muhammad's remaining wives are given some relief that he will not marry again. However, sleeping with more slave women will carry on indefinitely:
Safiyah the daughter of Huayy was the wife of a Jewish Rabbi named Kinana. When Muhammad conquered the Jewish village of Khaibar, he tortured and killed the Rabbi and took captive his wife. Sahih Hadith in Bukhari testify to this fact:
The following hadith from Sunan Abu Dawud bears out how Muhammad obtained Juwairiyah, a beautiful woman of a tribe called Banu Mustaliq. Muhammad was attacking the tribe without warning and conquering them:
The following hadith from Sahih Bukhari is evidentiary to the above:
Muslim Apologetics
Quotes from Shafi'i and Malik
The following quote from a book by Imam al Shafi'i, the founder of the Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence is claimed by some Islamic apologists to forbid slave owners from raping their female slaves:
Yet it is quite obvious that "acquires by force" refers to the manner in which the man gained possession of the slave girl, not a description of the sexual act later. There is a defined process in Islam called Khums for distributing booty (including captives) from wars and raids. Slaves could also later be bought and sold. So whether the man cheated on the Khums system, or simply took by force a slave from another Muslim, this did not make her lawful for him.
Imam Malik, who founded the Maliki school of jurisprudence is also quoted by apologists regarding punishments for raping slaves.
However, as demonstrated in the section above about punishments for raping slaves owned by someone else, the comment about payment shows that Malik is not refering to slaves owned by the perpetrator.
Hadith in which Umar punishes Dharah
The following hadith (whose authenticity is in question due to the status of the narrator Harun bin al-Asam[9]) is also claimed to show the Caliph Umar punishing Dharar for raping a captive woman.
As above, this is actually very likely referring to violation of the Khums system for distributing war booty, which is for the Imam or commander to distribute, including a fifth share for the Prophet (and after his death, for the Caliph). Clearly from the verses and hadiths in the rest of this article, captives owned in lawful ways were permissable for Muslim slave owners to sleep with in Islam.
Claims that Men had to Marry their Slaves Before Intercourse was Permitted
Sometimes it is claimed using verses 4:23-24 (quoted above) that men could not have sex with their female slaves unless they first married them. Even if that were true, it is no more possible for an enslaved person to give genuine consent to marriage than for her to give consent to intercourse with her master. A man had to free his slave in order to marry her, but if she knows that she will remain a slave if she declines, it is hardly a free choice.
In any case, the claim is false. Verses 23:1-6 and 70:29-30 (quoted above) clearly distinguish slaves from wives, and make clear that sexual relations are permitted with both. Verses 4:23-24 merely permit men to marry their slaves, but do not say that marriage as a necessary condition for intercourse with them. Further, the hadith evidence quoted above shows that captives were sometimes raped before being ransomed. Clearly these women were not valued by their captors for anything besides sex and ransom purposes, let alone married to them.
Further, it is well established that a slave who is impregnated by her master to whom she is not married becomes an Umm Walad and remains a slave during his lifetime unless he frees her.
In the following hadith, Muhammad has no objections to a man who has intercourse with his slave-girl to whom he is not married:
Claims about verse 24:33
Muslims will frequently quote the following when confronted with the passages provided in this article and others like it:
The first part of the verse is telling unmarried people to keep themselves chaste. Now, the important thing to remember is that the Islamic definition of chaste is different than the commonly agreed upon definitions of the word. According to Quran 23:6, Quran 33:50, Quran 33:52, and Quran 70:30 a Muslim man is considered "chaste" so long as he only has sex with his wives (of whom he may have up to four) and his right-hand possessions (female captives/slaves). An unmarried Muslim man who has sex with his slave girl is still considered to be "chaste" by Islamic standards.[10]
The second sentence speaks about slaves who ask for a way to pay for their freedom (like indentured servants) as long as the master knows of "any good in them". It would be interesting to discover how female slaves could earn any money at all if they had been kidnapped from their families and forced into slavery and did not have money-making skills. And if a female slave was to earn her freedom, where then could she go if her family had been massacred? How could she support herself and keep herself safe from rape, prostitution, etc.? Practicalities aside, this verse only tells Muslims to let their slaves purchase their freedom (but puts in a convenient disclaimer of "if ye know any good in them"). To give Muhammad credit, he did stipulate that the masters should give their slaves something (again conveniently leaving out what and how much).
The third sentence is what pertains to the Muslim claim that rape of slaves is forbidden. However, the word used is not simply sexual intercourse but is more specifically "prostitution" or "whoredom". Prostitution is not simply about sex, but sex for a price. This is why it is often referred to as one of the oldest professions. What this verse speaks of is a master forcing his maid to be a prostitute thereby making money by allowing other men to have sex with her. This verse says nothing about a master forcing himself upon his slave-girl who is considered "halal" for him according to Islamic law. The fourth sentence says that if a girl is indeed forced into prostitution, then Allah will forgive her for committing zina. What this verse does not say is what the punishment should be for a man who forces his maid into prostitution. All it says is that he should not do it. And what it definitely does not say is that a Muslim man cannot force himself on his own slave-girl.
From 4:24, it can be rightly assumed, that the Qur'an does not see any wrong-doing in Muslims having sex with captive women even if these women are married and their husbands are still alive. This clearly indicates that the Qur'an allows rape, as captive women, even in the unlikely case of agreeing to sexual intercourse, would still be having that intercourse under duress.
See Also
- Rape - A hub page that leads to other articles related to Rape
- Adultery is Permitted in Islam
External Links
- The High Rape-Scale in Saudi Arabia - WomanStats Project (blog), January 16, 2013 (archived), http://womanstats.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/the-high-rape-scale-in-saudi-arabia/
- Sexual Slavery and Concubinage in Islam - Islam Watch
- ↑ Dr Azman Mohd Noor, Punishment for rape in Islamic Law, Malayan Law Journal Articles [2009] 5 MLJ cxiv
- ↑ Kecia Ali, The Truth About Islam and Sex Slavery History Is More Complicated Than You Think, Huffington Post, 2015 Archive
- ↑ "'slave rape' is a tough term to decipher from a Shariah perspective. A male owner of a female slave has the right to sexual access to her. Though he could not physically harm her without potentially being held legally accountable if she complained, her 'consent' would be meaningless since she is his slave." Comment by Dr. Jonathan AC Brown on his Reddit AMA session, 2016 Archive
- ↑ Gaines, Larry; Miller, LeRoy (2006). Criminal Justice In Action: The Core. Thomson/Wadsworth. ISBN 0-495-00305-0.
- ↑ 1st Class Investigations Glossary
- ↑ https://sunnah.com/muslim/17
- ↑ Ruling on sexual intercourse with one's polytheistic slave-woman - IslamWeb.net Fawah 272452
- ↑ Friedmann, Y. "Tolerance and Coercion in Islam: Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)" Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, pp. 107-108
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 As quoted and translated on www.call_to_monotheism.com
- ↑ Ruling on having intercourse with a slave woman when one has a wife - Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 10382, November 24, 2005