College Policy Number/Title:

• 63.09     Ethics and Conduct

College Property

The use of all college property must be consistent with the mission of the College and with facilitating the exchange of knowledge and information, while encouraging resource sharing and collaborative projects in education and research.

Use of college personnel to perform non-college-related tasks during work hours and personal use of all college equipment, materials and supplies is ordinarily not permitted.  Personal use constitutes any non-college-related use whether it is for an individual or an outside organization. In the rare case where permission is granted for personal use by the appropriate authority, the college must be reimbursed for the fair market value of the service.  Assistance in determining the fair market value may be obtained from the business office. Violation of this procedure may result in disciplinary action or dismissal.

When college property is loaned to college employees or to any other individuals or organizations, proper authorization is required.

Mail

Mailroom personnel manage an enormous amount of letters, packages, periodicals and other materials associated with college operations.  Due to the large volume, handling employees’ personal mail would create an impossible burden. A mailbox is located outside near the Learning Resources Center and a postage machine is inside near the bookstore for your use.

Mail that is not clearly addressed to an individual or a department is opened in the college mailroom in the plant operations area.

The college's automated communications system establishes vital links not only with the external community, but also between offices, departments and the campus' mainframe computer.

Personal telephone calls burden the computerized telephone system and take up employees’ valuable work time; therefore, these calls should be kept to a minimum. Public pay phones, which may be used for long distance calls, are located at several sites on campus. If necessary, personal long distance calls from a college phone should be charged to your personal calling card.