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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-29 - Course development and modality changes

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In support of the college's strategic
				goals of maintaining high value and maintaining student centeredness and
				accessibility, the college encourages the development of new courses and
				changes in modality.
Replaces: 3357:15-13-29
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-31 - Faculty training for web-based courses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Instructors must complete all learning
			 management system (LMS) training classes before utilizing
			 
								the LMS in their course(s).
(B) Prior to teaching a web-based course (web
			 2, web 3, web 4), instructors must complete all current
			 LMS training classes and the required course delivery training
								, which includes
			 the expectations and best practices of teaching online at Stark state
			 college.
(C) Prior to developing a
			 web-based course (web 2, web 3, or web 4), instructors must complete all
			 current 
								the LMS training classes and the
			 
								required course development training, which outline the quality matters standards
			 as well as expectations and best practices of teaching online at Stark state
			 college.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-32 - Required student orientation for web-based courses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Students
			 enrolled in a web 2, web 3, or web 4 course for the first time must complete
			 the required e-learning orientation course, succeeding online, found
			 
								in the
			 learning management system (LMS) home page before being given access to the
			 course. This is a one-time orientation and will not be required for any
			 subsequent web 2, web 3, or web 4 courses. Included in the orientation course
			 is an e-learning student agreement form that the e-learning student must
			 complete prior to gaining course access. It is recommended the student complete
			 the orientation at least two days prior to the start of class.
(B) Faculty teaching classes which are not
			 web 2, web 3 or web 4 will be responsible for orienting students enrolled in
			 their classes on their intended use of the LMS.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-33 - Proctored testing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Proctored testing
			 may be offered using the following options:
(1)
									In-person
			 proctoring using the college's testing centers or an off-site
			 location;
(2)
									Virtual proctored testing using college-approved
			 testing software.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-34 - General copyright guidelines

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
These guidelines are intended to assist the faculty,
				administration, staff, and students of Stark state college in understanding and
				complying with the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17, United States Code) and the
				Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. While some areas of the copyright law
				are clear, there are some portions which remain open to legal and judicial
				interpretation. For this reason, these guidelines will be periodically
				updated.
(A) Definition of copyright.
			 Copyright is the protection provided by the laws of the United States for
			 "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical,
			 architectural, cartographic, choreographic, pantomimic, pictorial, graphic,
			 sculptural, sound recordings, architectural works,
			 motion pictures, and other audiovisual
			 creations. Duration of copyright varies depending on many variables including
			 authorship, ownership, and type of work.
			 "Copyright" literally means the right to copy, but has come to mean that body
			 of exclusive rights granted by law to copyright owners for protection of their
			 work which includes:
(1) The right to
			 reproduce the copyrighted work.
(2)
			 The right to prepare derivative works.
(3) The right to distribute copies of the
			 copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by
			 rental, lease, or lending.
(4) The
			 right to perform or display the copyrighted work publicly.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-35 - Course syllabus

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Faculty in all credit courses must make available to students
				the standardized master syllabus  and the class syllabus, electronic or
				hard copy, on the first day of a class session.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-37 - Electronic recording of classroom activities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The policy governs the electronic
				recording made by students, faculty, and staff in a classroom or other official
				academic setting. Electronic recording is not permitted unless explicit
				permission is granted and other students are notified. Students, except those
				who have an accommodation letter from disability support services (DSS), who
				would like to record a classroom lecture or activity or teaching sessions must
				obtain permission from the instructor prior to the recording. The instructor
				may choose to restrict or prohibit the electronic recordings of lectures and
				activities or teaching sessions except for those students who meet the
				eligibility criteria from DSS.
Replaces: 3357: 15-13-37
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-38 - Departmental academic policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Academic departments may recommend
				specific departmental academic policies and procedures in such areas as
				grading, admissions criteria, co-requisites and prerequisites, and associate
				degree and certificate completion requirements based on accreditation and
				licensure/certification standards. Academic department policies cannot conflict
				with college-wide policies without board of trustees approval.
Replaces: 3357:15-13-38
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-39 - Length of programs, semesters and credit hours

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Stark state college follows the
			 Ohio department of higher education
								 guidelines for the
			 length of programs, semesters, and credit hours. The length of associate degree
			 programs falls between a minimum of sixty credit hours and a maximum of
			 sixty-five credit hours unless it can be shown that additional coursework is
			 required to meet professional accreditation or licensing requirements. Programs
			 requiring hours beyond the sixty-five credit
			 hours
								 maximum in order to meet
			 accreditation or licensing requirements are expected to align similarly to like
			 programs at other two-year public institutions, must
			 have the permission of the provost and chief academic officer, and shall
			 not exceed seventy-three semester credit hours. The length of a semester shall
			 consist of no fewer than fifteen calendar weeks and no more than seventeen
			 calendar weeks of instructional time. Term lengths at Stark state college in
			 the fall semester and spring semester range from one week to sixteen weeks of
			 instruction. Term lengths in the summer session range from one week to ten
			 weeks of instruction.
(B) The
			 number of credits which should be awarded for the completion of courses in
			 associate degree programs is determined by the instructional arrangements as
			 follows:
(1) Classroom: Classroom instruction
			 is formalized instruction, conducted on-or off-campus, in which the instructor
			 presents an educational experience to students, applying any combination of
			 instructional methods.
(a) This definition is
			 applicable only when the course organization requires that the instructor bear
			 the primary responsibility for the instructional activity and is directly
			 involved with all students in the class. Students will be expected to work on
			 out-of-class assignments on a regular basis which, over the length of the
			 course, would normally average two hours of out-of-class study for each hour of
			 formal class activity. This out-of-class study shall not be counted as part of
			 the classroom hour for credit.
(b)
			 One hour of credit shall be awarded for each seven hundred fifty minutes of
			 classroom instruction for a semester calendar
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-40 - Student success seminar

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All new students and transfer students seeking a degree
				or certain certificates must take SSC101, a
				one-credit, one-contact hour student success seminar course that is
				standardized across all divisions, within the first 
								fifteen
				earned credits.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-42 - Required new student orientation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Required new student orientation
				provides foundational information about the campus policies, programs, systems,
				and services unique to Stark state college to help students succeed. All new
				students seeking a degree or certificate(s) complete new student orientation as
				part of the enrollment process, prior to the start of classes in their first
				term. Students with an existing degree from an accredited college will be
				encouraged to complete new student orientation.
Replaces: 3357:15-13-42
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-43 - Midterm grade

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Midterm grades will be entered for
				students in every class in which they are enrolled. Students will be notified
				after all midterm grades have been posted. Students earning an F and failing to
				attend after the initial never attend deadline will be assessed a midterm grade
				of an F with the last date of attendance and will be administratively
				withdrawn.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-44 - "Teach out" statement for inactivated degrees or certificates

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In the event that Stark state college should decide to
				inactivate 
								a degree
								 or certificate, the college will make every
				effort to "teach out" currently enrolled students to a
				maximum of two years. The college will inform the community that no
				additional students will be accepted into the program. Students who have not
				completed their programs will be advised by the department chair
				or program coordinator regarding suitable options including transfer to
				comparable programs. The college will offer the courses required for graduation
				to continuously enrolled program students at the time of inactivation until
				those students have been provided an opportunity to complete their
				degrees.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-45 - Military leave of absence and withdrawal

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In compliance with
				 section
				3332.20 of the reviced code and
				House Bill  488, Stark state
				college will grant a student a military leave of absence or withdrawal from the
				college while 
								a student is serving on active duty
				or participating in mandatory training. Eligible
				students include those currently serving (active duty),
				 national guard, reserves, and inactive
				ready reserves.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-46 - Medical withdrawal policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In order to promote student success, if
				a student or immediate family member (as referenced in policy 3357:15-14-08 of
				the Administrative Code) experiences a serious illness, injury, or medical
				condition while the student is enrolled in Stark state, a student may petition
				to receive a medical withdrawal. When a licensed health care or mental health
				practitioner deems a withdrawal medically necessary, the student's petition for
				withdrawal must be submitted for all classes which have not been completed for
				the current semester, in addition to submitting through the normal refund
				policy (see policy 3357:15-18-09 of the Administrative Code) or the normal
				withdrawal procedure (see policy 3357:15-13-16 of the Administrative Code). The
				medical withdrawal policy covers both physical health and mental health
				conditions. Students may only submit two petitions while attending Stark state
				college; however, if the student has exceptional circumstances, as deemed so by
				the medical petition committee, an exception to the two-petition minimum may be
				considered.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-47 - Textbook selection

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In support of the college's strategic
				goals of academic excellence and fiscal stability and stewardship, stark state
				college requires the textbook selection process to meet the standards required
				of the course as determined by the department while selecting the best cost
				solution. The college expects all departments and faculty to select
				appropriate, high quality course materials that benefit the student's learning
				experience. The policy supports academic freedom and departmental autonomy for
				faculty making the textbook selections. This policy applies to the selection of
				textbooks and other instructional materials for use in courses offered by the
				college. Pursuant to section 133 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, Stark
				state college is required to disclose, where practicable, on the college's
				bookstore webpage, the international standard book number and retail price
				information of required and recommended college textbooks and supplemental
				materials for each course listed in the institution's course schedule by the
				time that registration begins. If not practicable, the designation "to be
				determined" will be used until the information becomes available.
Replaces: 15-13-47
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics › Section 3357:15-13-49 - Testing your faith

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Stark state college supports the
				religious beliefs and practices of individual students. In compliance with
				section3345.026of the Revised Code, the
				college permits a student to be absent for up to three days each academic
				semester to take holidays for reasons of faith, religious or spiritual belief
				system, or to participate in organized activities conducted under the auspices
				of a religious denomination, church, or other religious or spiritual
				organization. The college will not impose an academic penalty as a result of a
				student being absent.
Students are required to notify their
				instructors no later than fourteen days after the first day of instruction in
				the course. Students must provide the instructor with written notice of the
				specific dates for which the student requests alternative
				accommodations.
Instructors will provide students with
				alternative accommodations with regard to examinations and other academic
				requirements missed due to an absence when a student's sincerely held religious
				belief or practice affects the student's ability to take an examination or meet
				an academic requirement.
The instructor must accept, without
				question, the sincerity of the student's religious or spiritual belief system.
				The instructor must keep requests for alternative accommodations confidential.
				The instructor must schedule a time and date for an alternative examination or
				other academic requirement, which may occur before or after the time and date
				the examination or other academic requirement was originally scheduled, and
				must do so without prejudicial effect.
A non-exhaustive list of major
				religious holidays or festivals for the next two academic years, as provided by
				the chancellor of higher education, is posted on the college's website. The
				list is non-exhaustive, and the list may not be used to deny accommodations to
				a student for a holiday or festival of the student's faith or religious or
				spiritual belief system that does not appear on the list.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-01 - Employee classification system

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The five occupational categories of
				Stark state college employees conform to the wage and hour provisions of the
				Fair Labor Standards Act and the applicable provisions of the Ohio Revised
				Code. It may be possible for an employee to hold more than one position or
				appointment and thus be assigned to more than one occupational
				category.
(A)
								Administrative and Professional. This category consists
			 of two major divisions.
(1)
									Administrative: those positions where the primary
			 responsibilities include planning, organizing, controlling and supervising an
			 instructional or operational area within the college.
(2)
									Professional:
			 those positions where the primary responsibilities require the performance of
			 varied intellectual work and a functional knowledge of advanced theoretical
			 principles and practices in a specific professional area other than
			 instruction.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-02 - Recruitment and selection

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Stark state college is committed to
				employing the best qualified candidates for approved college positions while
				engaging in recruitment and selection practices that are in compliance with all
				applicable federal and state regulations regarding matters of
				employment.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-03 - Contracts and records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The college uses an employment contract
				for each salaried employee in the administrative and professional,
				instructional, and technical/paraprofessional categories. Additionally, the
				college recognizes the expectations of employees that information about them
				stored in personnel and payroll files is accurate and relevant. Federal and
				state laws require that certain information be gathered and maintained in
				personnel and payroll files. Many of these records are available to the public
				upon request (section
				149.43 of the Revised
				Code).
Replaces: 3357:15-14-03
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-04 - Employee responsibilities and duties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In order to maintain a productive, service-oriented environment
				within the college community, all employees are expected to meet established
				standards of performance and conduct. It is expected that all employees will
				accept appropriate responsibility assigned to them and cooperate through the
				timely completion of assigned work or duties as outlined within the applicable
				job description. Supervisors have the right to direct,
				oversee, and evaluate employees in support of effective and efficient
				department/office/division operations. Actions 
								that constitute
				breaches or flagrant violations of the standards defined
				
								the
				Stark state college policies and procedures manual may result in
				disciplinary action and/or termination of employment.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-07 - Grievance procedure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The college has established this grievance procedure to ensure
				fairness and consistency in employee relations and to attempt to resolve
				misunderstandings as quickly as possible. This grievance procedure applies to
				all college employees.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-08 - Compensation and related benefits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Compensation, as used in this manual, is
			 an inclusive term that shall refer to salary plus all fringe benefits. Salary
			 shall be defined as direct monetary payment for services rendered.
(B) Stark state college strives to provide a
			 competitive market-based compensation and
			 benefits derived from third-party surveys
								 designed to attract and retain
			 talent .
			 This policy is administered in accordance with applicable laws and the principles of equal employment
			 opportunity.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-09 - Instructional fees as an employee benefit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Instructional and general fees for
				credit, audit, or non-credit courses offered at Stark state college shall be
				waived for eligible employees and eligible dependents.
Replaces: 3357:15-14-09
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-10 - Travel and business entertainment expense

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
It is customary and reasonable to pay the necessary travel
				expenses of employees incurred in the performance of their college jobs. The
				president, with the assistance of the vice president of business,
								 finance,
				and information technology, will establish travel
				procedures to define allowable and unallowable expenses, rates and methods,
				authorization, documentation, and reimbursement.
				The board will approve any changes in reimbursement rates included in the
				travel procedures.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-11 - Affirmative action

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
It is customary and reasonable to pay
				the necessary travel expenses of employees incurred in the performance of their
				college jobs. The president, with the assistance of the vice president of
				business, finance, and information technology, will establish travel procedures
				to define allowable and unallowable expenses, rates and methods, authorization,
				documentation, and reimbursement. The board will approve any changes in
				reimbursement rates included in the travel procedures.
Replaces: 3357:15-14-11
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-13 - Anti-harassment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Stark state college has a zero tolerance
			 for:
(1) Sexual harassment.
(2) Harassment committed by an employee,
			 student, customer, vendor, or other outside party as listed in this rule based
			 on race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin (ancestry), military
			 status (past, present, or future), status as a parent during pregnancy and
			 immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child,
			 status as a nursing mother, status as a foster
			 parent, disability, age forty years or older, genetic information, sexual
			 orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
(3) Retaliation against anyone for making a
			 good-faith complaint of such harassment or for cooperating in college
			 investigations of such complaints.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-14 - Investigator conflict of interest

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The college has a responsibility to
				manage, reduce, or eliminate any actual or potential conflicts of interest that
				may be presented by a financial interest of a director (or investigator) of a
				grant-funded project. In order to comply with college policy, the grants and
				development office and advancement, planning and college/community relations
				division are to refer to the college's investigator conflict of interest
				document and utilize the investigator significant financial interest and other
				conflicts of interest disclosure form.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-16 - Bloodborne pathogens

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Stark state college  promotes the rights of persons with communicable diseases
				to education and employment, while providing a safe and healthy environment for
				the college's students and employees. The college will make all reasonable
				accommodations to persons infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C
				virus (HCV), , and
				human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to employ,
				continue to employ, and/or enroll persons so infected. As appropriate,
				faculty and staff will be provided training and/or information regarding
				bloodborne pathogens, universal precautions, and work practice controls.
The college affords a broad range of academic opportunities in
				diverse healthcare fields. Instruction in some healthcare fields may require
				communicable disease precautions against exposure to blood or body
				fluids, as
				individuals participating in some program training activities may have a risk
				of exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Action will be guided by the most recent medical evidence, the
				federal regulations of the Rehabilitation Act, state law, guidelines from the
				centers for disease control and prevention (CDC), the public health services,
				the American college health association, and the state of Ohio department of
				health.
The college will not routinely screen all members of the
				college community for communicable diseases unless and until required to do so
				by law because communicable diseases may
				have different modes of transmission and should be evaluated on an individual
				basis.
The Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination
				against qualified individuals by employers and those who provide services with
				the assistance of federal funding. Under federal law, the college, as an
				employer and a provider of educational services, must make reasonable
				accommodations for handicapped individuals, including those with communicable
				diseases.
The college maintains standards of confidentiality regarding
				medical information about students or employees that are protected by the
				Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). The act requires
				that no specific or detailed information concerning symptoms or diagnoses be
				provided to staff, administrators, or family members without the express
				written permission of the student/employee. Only individuals at the college
				with a legitimate need to know will have knowledge of the existence of students
				and/or employees with communicable diseases.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-17 - Concealed weapons

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Except as provided in this rule
				 the use, possession or
				carrying of a firearm or other weapon on property owned or leased by the
				college, by any person other than a college security officer or qualified law
				enforcement officer as defined in Section
				2901.01
									 division (A)(11) of the
				 Revised Code, is prohibited and in
				violation of state law.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-18 - Corrective action and discipline

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The policy provides a mechanism for
			 maintenance of stable working conditions according to the policies and
			 procedures of the college. Disciplinary interventions should focus on modifying
			 and correcting employee behavior and deterring the employee from repeating past
			 problem behavior.
(B) Corrective
			 action and discipline should impose the least severe action necessary to
			 correct the undesirable behavior. Stark state college reserves the right to
			 combine or skip steps in the corrective action and disciplinary procedure
			 depending upon the facts of each situation and the nature of the offense. The
			 level of disciplinary intervention may vary based 
								on the totality
			 of circumstances. Discipline must consider past practice and equitable
			 treatment, and it must meet the test of just cause.
(C) Disciplinary intervention can be taken to
			 correct problems including, but not limited to, unsatisfactory work
			 performance, insubordination, behavior and conduct infractions, absenteeism and
			 tardiness, negligence, violation of the college's rules and policies and
			 procedures, and illegal activity.
(D)
								To promote safety
			 and security, mitigate potential risks, and maintain the integrity of the
			 college, we require employees to self-disclose any arrests and convictions
			 (outside of minor misdemeanor traffic citations) during their employment to the
			 vice president of human resources or their applicable executive council member.
			 This must be done no later than five calendar days after the arrest or
			 conviction, so the college can conduct an independent review of their continued
			 suitability for employment.
Disclosing an arrest or conviction does
				not automatically impact an employee's eligibility for employment with the
				college. Continued employment depends on a variety of factors such as
				violations of college policy; the employee's past disciplinary record; and the
				nature and gravity of, and circumstances surrounding, the arrest or conviction,
				including the employee's truthfulness and completeness in disclosing the
				information in a timely manner.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-19 - Pay during emergency school closures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This policy applies when the college is
				closed or any of its locations are closed for a protracted period of time (e.g
				twenty fore
				hours) due to an event beyond its control. If only one area or location of the
				college is affected then this policy applies only to employees scheduled to
				work in that area or location.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-20 - Property use

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All forms of property (including equipment, facilities,
				supplies, and services) purchased with Stark state college funds are intended
				for college business only. The use of college property must be consistent with
				the mission and goals of the institution. Property used by departments or
				divisions belongs to the college as a whole and not to any department or
				division to which it has been assigned. Under no
				circumstances is an employee of the college authorized to engage in any
				activity that is illegal under local, state, federal, or international law
				while utilizing the college's owned resources.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-21 - Initial employment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The initial employment period for Stark
			 state college contract employees (excluding adjunct faculty) begins with the
			 first day of employment and concludes no later than March fifteenth of the
			 fiscal year for which the current signed employee contract is in effect.
Guidelines
(1)
									Human resources will provide the supervisor with the
			 job description/job posting as well as the initial employment policy for all
			 new hires at the time of hire.
(2) The supervisor
			 will provide expectations for performance at the time of hire. This will
			 include providing the evaluation form at the time of hire.
(3)
			 An employee may be notified of non-renewal of a contract at any time during the
			 initial employment period if the supervisor concludes that the employee is not
			 progressing or performing acceptably.
(4) Under appropriate
			 circumstances, the initial employment period may be extended at the discretion
			 of the supervisor and in conjunction with human resources.
(5)
									During the initial employment period and at
									 the end of the initial employment
			 period, the supervisor and the employee will discuss the
			 employee's performance.
(6) Provided the job
			 performance is "acceptable," the employee will continue employment under the
			 conditions of the current contract.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-22 - Personal property

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Faculty, staff, students,  visitors and
				guests are responsible for any personal items brought to the college or
				off-campus sites. The college will not be responsible for replacing or paying
				for damaged or stolen items.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-23 - Equal employment opportunity

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) It is the policy of Stark state college
			 to ensure equal employment opportunity in accordance with Revised Code and all
			 applicable federal regulations and guidelines. Employment discrimination
			 against employees and applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
			 gender, national origin (ancestry), military status (past, present, or future),
			 status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a chid,
			 status as a parent of a young child, status as a
			 nursing mother, status as a foster parent, disability, age (forty years
			 or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender
			 expression is illegal.
(B) Persons
			 who believe that Stark state college has discriminated against them may file a
			 discrimination complaint with Melissa Glanz, 
								vice
			 president of human resources. The human resources representative has full
			 authority to manage equal employment opportunity
								 (EEO) issues involving
			 discrimination.
(C) Point of
			 contact to file allegations of discrimination:
"Melissa Glanz, 
									Vice President of Human Resources Location: 6200
				Frank Ave. N.W. North Canton, Ohio 44720 Phone Number: 330.494.6170 ext.
				
									4276 
				E-mail Address: mglanz@starkstate.edu"
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-24 - Family and medical leave

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Stark state college will grant up to twelve weeks of leave (or
				up to twenty-six weeks of military caregiver leave to care for a covered
				service member with a serious health condition) during a twelve-month period to
				eligible employees. The leave may be paid, unpaid or a combination of paid and
				unpaid leave, depending on the circumstances of the leave and as specified in
				this policy.
(A) Eligibility: To
			 qualify to take family  medical leave
			 (FML) under this policy, the employee must meet
			 all of the following conditions:
(1) The
			 employee must have worked for the college for twelve months or fifty-two weeks.
			 The twelve months or fifty-two weeks need not have been consecutive. Separate
			 periods of employment will be counted, provided that the break in service does
			 not exceed seven years. Separate periods of employment will be counted if the
			 break in service exceeds seven years due to national guard or reserve military
			 service obligations or when there is a written agreement, including a
			 collective bargaining agreement, stating the employer's intention to rehire the
			 employee after the service break. For eligibility purposes, an employee will be
			 considered to have been employed for an entire week even if the employee was on
			 the payroll for only part of a week or if the employee is on authorized leave
			 during the week.
(2) The employee
			 must have worked at least one thousand two hundred and fifty hours during the twelve-month period
			 immediately before the date when the leave is requested to commence. Hours
			 spent on paid or unpaid leave are not counted as hours worked in determining
			 the one thousand two hundred fifty hour eligibility
			 test for an employee under FML.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-25 - Whistleblower

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A
			 whistleblower, as defined by this policy, is an employee of Stark state college
			 who reports an activity that he or she considers illegal, fraudulent, or
			 unethical to one or more of the parties specified in this policy. The
			 whistleblower is not responsible for investigating the activity or for
			 determining fault or corrective measures; appropriate management officials are
			 charged with these responsibilities.
(B) Examples of illegal or fraudulent
			 activities include violations of federal, state, or local laws; billing for
			 services not performed or for goods not delivered; and other fraudulent
			 financial reporting. Although the college encourages employees to report
			 concerns to their immediate supervisor, there are times when an employee may
			 feel it is necessary to report a concern outside of the traditional reporting
			 mechanism. The college has adopted a whistleblower policy for these
			 instances.
(C) Whistleblower
			 protections are provided in two important areas -- confidentiality and
			 protection against retaliation. Insofar as possible, the confidentiality of the
			 whistleblower will be maintained. The college will not retaliate against a
			 whistleblower or any participants in the investigation. This includes, but is
			 not limited to, protection from retaliation in the form of an adverse
			 employment action--such as termination, compensation decreases, or poor work
			 assignments, and threats of physical harm. Any whistleblower or participant in
			 an investigation who believes he or she is being retaliated against must
			 contact the vice president of human resources immediately. The
			 right of a whistleblower for protection against retaliation does not include
			 immunity for any personal wrongdoing that is alleged and
			 investigated.
(D) All reports of
			 illegal, fraudulent, and unethical activities will be promptly submitted to the
			 human resources department, which is responsible for investigating and
			 coordinating corrective action, if needed. Any employee who knowingly makes a
			 false allegation of misconduct or retaliation will be subject to disciplinary
			 action up to and including termination of employment. This policy is not in
			 conjunction with, and will not replace or supersede federal and/or state
			 whistleblower policies.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-26 - Conflict of interest/commitment for outside activities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Full-time employees of Stark state college (college)
			 are obligated to devote their working time and efforts primarily to college
			 activities. Given that the college allows and encourages outside activities and
			 relationships that enhance the mission of the college, potential conflicts of
			 interest and commitment, may occur. Outside activities should not, however,
			 interfere with an individual's college's obligations. Faculty and staff must
			 not use their official college positions for influence or gain. Prior approval
			 from the employee's supervisor and director/dean is required for any earned
			 compensation outside of the college.
(B)
								Outside
			 activities must not interfere with the employee's college duties or conflict
			 with the employee's college assignments, and must take place outside of the
			 employee's designated work time.
(C)
								Employees of the
			 college may not use college property or his or her position as an employee of
			 the college for personal gain or to enhance the business opportunities of
			 another individual, company, or organization.
(D)
								Activities
			 outside of the college shall not result in a conflict of interest or the
			 appearance of such.
(E)
			 Definitions
(1)Conflict of interest - A
			 conflict of interest exists if financial interests or other opportunities for
			 personal benefit may exert a substantial and improper influence upon an
			 employee's professional judgment in exercising college duties or
			 responsibilities.
(2) Earned
			 compensation - wages, salaries, tips, and other taxable pay.
(3)Outside activities
			 entrepreneurial or professional services, paid or unpaid. Examples are:
(a)Engaging in
			 outside consulting activity.
(b)Management and
			 oversight of any private businesses.
(c)Announcement as a
			 political candidate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-28 - Recordings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Stark state college prohibits employees from audio or video
				recording any oral or recorded communications on work time, using any
				device--including but not limited to audio tape recorders, videotape recorders,
				cellphones, and tablets--unless the employee
				obtains prior approval from the appropriate executive council member and
				consent of all parties to the communication. It is the practice of the human
				resources department not to audio or video record investigations,
				 and/or meetings pertaining to corrective action; however,
				the vice president of human resources
				 will not withhold consent to an
				employee's request to record such an investigation, hearing, or meeting when required by federal, state, or local
				law. Recording in the classroom is addressed in
				rule15-13-37 of the Administrative Code, electronic devices in the
				classroom. This policy is not applicable to recordings that are made
				through telephone or cell phone voicemail systems and/or Stark state college
				security systems.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-29 - Mentoring policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The college promotes the value and the
				role of mentoring to enhance skills and productivity and foster cooperative
				networking among employees. The college supports mentorship opportunities,
				including development offered by the college staff association and the faculty
				association, faculty advancement-in-rank mentoring, and departmental and
				divisional mentoring initiatives.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-30 - New employee orientation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All new employees are required to 
								complete the
				appropriate
								 orientation(s) upon hire to acquaint them with college policies,
				procedures, and practices.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-31 - CONSENSUAL RELATIONSHIPS

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Stark state college prohibits
				consensual relationships of a dating, intimate, and/or sexual nature between
				individuals of unequal authority (e.g., between a supervisor and an employee
				and/or a faculty or staff member and a student) where the person of real or
				perceived authority directly supervises or has the ability to impact either the
				employment or education of the other. Actions which constitute breaches or
				flagrant violations of the standards defined in this policy may result in
				disciplinary action, termination of employment, or dismissal from the
				college.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-32 - Leave and time off

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
It is the policy of the college to provide employees with the
				opportunity to have time away from work in order to ensure their physical and
				mental well-being,  time off for
				illness, bereavement, and personal needs.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3357:15 - Stark State College › Chapter 3357:15-14 - Employment and Recruitment › Section 3357:15-14-33 - Tuition assistance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All full-time Stark state college faculty, administrative,
				professional, technical-para professional, and
				hourly personnel may
				participate in the tuition assistance program. Tuition assistance is provided
				to employees for the purpose of professional development in recognition that a
				better educated employee will assist the college in fulfilling its mission to
				provide quality education and training opportunities to the citizens of our
				community.