[civsa] Policies on Piercings

[Risa Farrell]

Hi Candyce,

Our Campus Tours program does not have a policy on piercings, tattoos, hair
color, etc as we feel they are an expression of the students themselves and
can be reflective of the diverse nature of our student body on campus. All
our College Ambassadors are required to be in uniform during their shifts
and are held to high content standards for their tours, and I've found that
our "unconventional" ambassadors (with septum piercings, tongue piercings,
guys with long hair, etc) get just as high reviews as the rest of our CAs.
We feel this freedom of expression can be exciting for both our CAs and
guests as it's a reflection of the self-discovery/identity-building so
common on college campuses.

Hope that's helpful!
Risa

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UC San Diego - Office of Admissions & Relations with Schools
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On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:45 AM, Schneider, Kendra <
Kendra.Schneider at unco.edu> wrote:

> Hi Candyce,
>
>
>
> Here at the University of Northern Colorado we do not have a policy on
> piercings within our ambassador program. We have a student with a septum
> piercing (bull ring) and have had no complaints about her. In fact, she is
> one of our best and highly praised tour guides. Guests love her because she
> is enthusiastic, relatable, unique, and authentic. I’ve even heard comments
> from students such as “it’s great to see someone like me here”. We
> encourage our ambassadors to be authentically themselves however that may
> look for them (as long as it is not offensive). We do have a standard
> uniform, but we do not have policies when it comes to piercings, hair
> color, or tattoos.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
> *Kendra Schneider *
>
> Admissions Counselor for Campus Visits
>
> Training and Outreach Coordinator
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> Visitors Center | Campus Box 18 | Greeley, CO 80639
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> *From:* listserv [mailto:listserv-bounces at civsa.org] * On Behalf Of *Candyce
> Coleman
> *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2017 9:28 AM
> *To:* listserv at civsa.org
> *Subject:* [civsa] Policies on Piercings
>
>
>
> Good Morning –
>
>
>
> I am curious to see how everyone handles piercings  with their student
> ambassadors? We just hired someone who now has a “bull ring” – I don’t know
> what you call them – but it looks like a bull ring between her nostrils J.
> I talked to our HR and was told we cannot tell her she cannot have one, but
> can write something in our handbook and imply that she shouldn’t have it.
> Since these students are on the front line with our prospects, they are the
> first impression. Has anyone had to handle something like this?
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
>
>
> Candyce Coleman   | ccoleman2 at laverne.edu | 909.448.4026
> <(909)%20448-4026>
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