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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-01 - Display of the flag of the United States of America

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 The flag of the United States of America displayed in the veterans' plaza and
			 at other campus locations shall be displayed in accordance with The United
			 States Flag Code as found in Title 4 of the United States Code and the section
			 of Title 36 which provides instructions on display of the flag during rendition
			 of the national anthem. The flag shall be flown at half-staff only during
			 periods of national mourning as declared by the president of the United States,
			 on memorial day, or as proclaimed by the governor of the state of
			 Ohio.
(B)
								Procedures.
(1)
									When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if
			 displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker, and if
			 displayed from a staff in an auditorium, should be displayed in advance of the
			 audience and at the speaker's right as the speaker faces the
			 audience.
(2)
									No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if
			 on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of
			 America.
(3)
									The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be hoisted
			 to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The
			 flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the
			 day.
(4)
									On memorial day, the flag should be displayed at
			 half-staff until noon only, then raised to the peak of the staff.
Replaces: 3356:1-15-01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-02 - Advertising/sponsorship policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 Institutional publications, statements, and advertisements must represent the
			 highest professional standards for design and content, shall be truthful
			 informative and constructive, and avoid misleading or exaggerated impressions
			 with respect to the university.
(B)
								Purpose. To
			 maintain the consistency of the university's public image and to ensure
			 appropriate use of the university's name and brand, the efficient use of
			 university resources, and to provide information regarding the use of
			 university funds in support of community activities and events.
(C)
								Scope. This
			 policy applies to all advertising, including sponsorships, done by the
			 university. Adherence to the highest professional content, design, and
			 production standards is required to ensure that core institutional messaging,
			 imaging and branding is accurately and effectively expressed and presented to
			 the public in all media.
(D)
								"Sponsorship." The use of university funds for the
			 betterment of agencies/ community partners that work in collaboration with the
			 university but are not a part of the university system. Sponsorship includes
			 underwriting, advertising, or attendance sponsorship, such as a seat or table
			 fifteen hundred dollars and above.
(E)
								Guidelines.
(1)
									The success and
			 public acceptance of effective advertising is dependent on a strategy built
			 upon research, credibility and consistency; and it must be based on a
			 well-planned and executed program. The office of marketing and communications
			 is responsible for assuring that these standards are met.
(2)
									The YSU contact
			 that requests or receives table seats as part of sponsorship is responsible to
			 assure the table is full and provides a great opportunity for faculty,
			 students, or administrators to appropriately represent the university and
			 expand their learning experiences while mutually benefitting the partner
			 organization.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-03 - Affiliated organizations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 The university recognizes the value that affiliated organizations can provide
			 in helping the university to achieve its goals and adopts this policy to ensure
			 that organizations affiliated with the university conduct their operations in
			 accordance with university-approved standards and practices.
(B)
								Purpose. To
			 provide standards and practices for the selection, operation, and continued
			 existence of an affiliated organization.
(C)
								Scope. This
			 policy applies to nonprofit corporations and organizations which are affiliated
			 with the university and exist solely for the benefit and support of the
			 university, whether or not they have been created by the
			 university.
(D)
								"Affiliated organization." An entity that has a legal
			 existence separate from the university and which is formed and operated to
			 support or complement the mission of the university and:
(1)
									Is controlled or
			 strongly influenced by the university;
(2)
									Receives
			 financial support from the university; or
(3)
									Utilizes
			 university resources, name, or identity.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-06 - Electronic media rights

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 The president, or designee, in order to gain the greatest possible external
			 exposure for the university and to realize income when feasible, may grant
			 electronic media rights.
(B)
								Parameters.
(1)
									All transmissions and/or distributions shall meet any
			 applicable regulations placed upon the university by affiliated governing
			 groups.
(2)
									Electronic media includes radio, television, internet,
			 and any other transmission and/or distribution medium utilized to transmit
			 non-instructional university events on a live or delay basis.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-07 - Gifts for the benefit of the university

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. Gifts for the benefit
			 of Youngstown state university ("the university") help the university fulfill
			 its mission of education, scholarship, research, and service. The Youngstown
			 state university foundation ("the foundation") exists to secure gifts for the
			 benefit of the university. In order to provide long-term managed financial
			 support for the university, the foundation and university have mutually agreed
			 that gifts to the university shall be made through the foundation in accordance
			 with the "Youngstown State University Development Transfer and Service
			 Agreement" (available through the office of the general counsel) and this
			 policy.
(B) Purpose. To provide
			 guidance to the university community, the foundation, and the general public
			 regarding the solicitation, acceptance, and management of gifts for the benefit
			 of the university.
(C) Scope. This
			 policy applies to all fundraising efforts to benefit the university and the
			 management of such funds. This policy does not apply to the fundraising efforts
			 of the university's public radio station ("WYSU"), the Rich center for autism,
			 and the penguin club, which may continue to raise, bill, and acknowledge their
			 own gifts and/or funds.
(D)
			 Definitions.
(1) "Gift." The voluntary
			 irrevocable transfer of an item of value from an individual, corporation, or
			 organization for the benefit of the university with no expectation of a return
			 of goods or services. Gifts may consist of real or personal property, both
			 tangible and intangible, and may be restricted, unrestricted, for permanent
			 endowment, pledged, deferred, or made outright.
(2) "Conditional gift." A gift which is
			 subject to or dependent on a particular event or occurrence.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-08 - WYSU

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement. Licensed to the board of trustees of Youngstown state university,
			 WYSU is a fifty-thousand watt radio station that serves the regional community
			 with fine arts and news and information programming. WYSU-FM is a
			 noncommercial, community-based public radio committed to being the region's
			 leading source for quality programming. It provides trusted in-depth news,
			 engaging conversation and music that stimulates the mind and spirit. As one of
			 Youngstown state university's most visible daily representatives to the
			 community, WYSU also strives to be a valuable ambassador to that community,
			 providing a forum to promote the artistic and intellectual activities of the
			 university. Support for the station is provided by the university, station
			 members, business underwriters, the corporation for public broadcasting, and
			 other grant and foundation sources.
(B)
								Parameters.
			 WYSU operates within all regulations of the federal communications commission
			 ("FCC") and other federal agencies.
(C) Procedures.
(1) WYSU provides a fine arts and news and
			 information program service to the community, utilizing its main analog
			 channel, two digital channels (HD 1 and HD 2), and two internet streams. WYSU
			 broadcasts at 88.5 megahertz in Youngstown, at 88.1 megahertz in Ashtabula, and
			 97.5 megahertz in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
(2) The core of the radio operation is a
			 full-time professional staff. Students whose qualifications meet professional
			 broadcasting standards are also employed to support various aspects of the
			 station's operations.
(3)
			 Membership contributions are generally solicited on air, through the program
			 guide, and through direct mailings.
(4) Underwriting agreements and the on-air
			 acknowledgments of underwriters are implemented using guidelines established by
			 the FCC and national public radio.
(5) All direct public support received by
			 WYSU (membership contributions, underwriting support, gifts, and grants)
			 supplement the general fund support received by the station from the
			 university.
(6) WYSU serves as a
			 distribution link to other area radio stations (LP2 station) for the local
			 emergency alert system.
(7) On its
			 broadcast subcarrier, WYSU facilitates the broadcast of radio reading services
			 for the sight-impaired offered by goodwill industries.
(8) The director of WYSU will have final
			 approval of radio station programming.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-09 - Endowment funds

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. In order to assist in
			 the mission of the university, the board of trustees authorizes the Youngstown
			 state university foundation ("YSU foundation") to accept, manage, and invest
			 philanthropic gifts on behalf of the university in accordance with this policy
			 and all applicable laws and agreements between the university and the YSU
			 foundation.
(B) Purpose. To
			 establish guidelines for the acceptance and management of endowed philanthropic
			 gifts to the university.
(C) Scope.
			 This policy applies to all philanthropic endowed gifts made to benefit the
			 university, whether restricted or unrestricted.
(D) Parameters.
(1) Those endowments recorded in the
			 financial records of the university up to the date of December 16, 2014 shall
			 be managed and invested pursuant to the university board of
			 trustees' policies.
(2) Donor intent shall be respected and
			 complied with at all times to the extent permissible under applicable tax
			 laws.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-11 - University publications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. The office of marketing
			 and communications serves as the clearinghouse for all tier one publications
			 developed for distribution to external audiences. As such, this office has
			 oversight for all printed materials that represent official university programs
			 and services.
(B) Parameters.
(1) A critical part of any institution's or
			 organization's image is the communications messages it sends out and with which
			 it is identified. An institutional brand is established through the consistent
			 and frequent use of distinctive images and messages in its external
			 publications and communications media.
(2) The office of marketing and
			 communications requires the cooperation of all campus offices and individuals
			 (including the department of  athletics
			 , all academic colleges, and
			 graphic services) to create a strong, consistent, and high-end brand for
			 Youngstown state university ("YSU") through all its publications.
(3) A "tier one publication" is any printed
			 piece directed to:
(a) Any external audience
			 (e.g., alumni, the general public, prospective students, donors)
(b) All (or most) current YSU
			 students
(4) All
			 publications meeting tier one criteria must first be reviewed before proceeding
			 to the design stage.
(5) If a
			 publication is not tier one according to the criteria above, guidelines and
			 templates for design and printing are available through the office of marketing
			 and communications.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-12 - Licensing of university names and marks

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. Youngstown state
			 university has registered or otherwise protected the names, logos, symbols,
			 indicia, insignia, trade names, service marks, and trademarks (collectively,
			 identity marks) of the university and its programs. The department of athletics
			 is responsible for licensing and monitoring  the identity marks of the university.
(B) Purpose. To protect the university's
			 identity marks, to promote the university in a consistent and positive manner,
			 and to provide information and guidelines for the university's identity
			 marks.
(C) Scope. This policy
			 applies to use of university identity marks, whether for internal or external
			 use and whether for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
(D) Guidelines.
(1) Commercial use of the university's
			 identity marks must conform to the official university sanctioned identity
			 marks.
(2) Royalty commissions
			 received through the sale of licensed items will be used for student
			 scholarships.
(3) The department of
			 athletics is responsible for monitoring the appropriate use of university
			 identity marks by external (nonuniversity) users to ensure that the institution
			 is promoted positively and that the products meet quality standards.
(4) Internal use of university identity marks
			 by university departments, offices or units for the promotion of the
			 university, such as stationary or business cards, catalogs, promotional
			 publications, or other university publications, must adhere to the official
			 university identity marks as determined by the office of marketing
			 and communications and
			 the department of athletics.
(5) The university reserves the right to take
			 appropriate action when confronted with unauthorized use of its identity marks.
			 Such actions may include confiscation of the goods, financial penalties, cease
			 and desist orders and other legal action.
(6) The university does not license the use
			 of its name for the following purposes:
(a)
			 Sexually suggestive, obscene, or disparaging products;
(b) Inherently dangerous products.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-13 - Requests for student directory information from external organizations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement. The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
			 protects the privacy of student education records. However, pursuant to FERPA,
			 an educational institution may disclose information contained in the education
			 records of a student that would not generally be considered harmful or an
			 invasion of privacy (34
			 C.F.R. 99.3). Such information is known as
			 directory information.
(B) Scope.
			 This policy applies to requests from external organizations for the directory
			 information of currently and previously enrolled students (collectively
			 referred to as student/students for purposes of this policy).
(C) In accordance with FERPA, Youngstown
			 state university (university) has designated the following student information
			 as directory information:
(1) Name;
(2) Address (local, home and
			 email);
(3) Telephone (local and
			 home);
(4) Program of study
			 (including college of enrollment, major and campus);
(5) Enrollment status (e.g., full-time,
			 part-time, withdrawn);
(6) Dates of
			 attendance and graduation;
(7)
			 Degrees, honors, and awards received;
(8) Previous educational agencies or
			 institutions attended;
(9)
			 Participation in officially recognized activities and sports;
(10) Weight, height, hometown, high school
			 attended and photographs of members of intercollegiate athletic teams;
			 and
(11) Graduation
			 lists.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-14 - Digital accessibility standard

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans
			 with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibit discrimination on the basis of
			 disability in programs and activities by public universities receiving
			 financial assistance from the U.S. department of education. Youngstown state
			 university (YSU) is committed to ensuring that communication with university
			 constituents with disabilities, including students, prospective students,
			 employees, guests and visitors, with hearing, visual and manual impairments, or
			 who otherwise require the use of assistive technology to access information, is
			 as effective as communication with those without disabilities.
The university will ensure that all
				computer software and systems for public use will permit all persons with
				disabilities to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions,
				and enjoy the same services with substantially equivalent ease of use as those
				without disabilities.
(B)
								Purpose. All
			 digital content must be accessible to university constituents and must adhere
			 to the digital accessibility standards referred to in paragraph (E)(2)(e) of
			 this rule.
(C)
								Scope. This policy applies to all digital content,
			 excluding digital content intended for private use only. Digital content
			 includes:
(1)
									University web pages and linked information;
(2)
									All online
			 learning content, including documents posted in all learning management
			 systems, (e.g., "Blackboard"); and
(3)
									Distance
			 education and e-learning tools and materials.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-5 - Policies on University Campus › Section 3356-5-15 - Naming of university facilities, colleges, and programs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement. The Youngstown state university board of trustees authorizes the
			 naming of university facilities, colleges and programs in recognition of
			 outstanding service to the university, community, or nation, or for significant
			 contributions to the university.
(B) Purpose. To establish standards and
			 procedures for the naming of Youngstown state university facilities
			 
								and
			 academic programs.
(C) Definitions.
(1) "Facilities
									" - buildings, rooms, interior
			 spaces and other portions within buildings, and all other areas owned,
			 operated, or controlled by the university.
(2) "College
									" - the academic divisions of the
			 university.
(3) "Program
									" -
			 departments, institutes, centers, professorships, specific lecture
			 series, symposiums, and other entities associated with university
			 functions.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-6 - Intercollegiate Athletics › Section 3356-6-01 - Scheduling of intercollegiate athletics activities during final examination period

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 Only national collegiate athletic association ("NCAA") and conference-sponsored
			 events may be scheduled during any final examination period. Student-athletes
			 are to miss no final examinations due to university-sponsored intercollegiate
			 athletic event.
(B)
								Procedures.
(1)
									The executive director of intercollegiate athletics, or
			 designee, is responsible for scheduling intercollegiate athletic
			 events.
(2)
									When scheduling intercollegiate athletic events, the
			 university schedule of operations will be used as a guide in establishing dates
			 and times.
(3)
									Only NCAA or conference-sponsored events may be
			 scheduled during final examination period. Student-athletes are to miss no part
			 of examination week due to travel for a regular athletic event.
(4)
									The executive
			 director of intercollegiate athletics, or designee, will prepare a list of all
			 student participants traveling to an NCAA or conference-sponsored event during
			 final examination period and will distribute the list to college deans and
			 appropriate faculty members.
(5)
									Student-athletes
			 are responsible for making arrangements to complete all assignments and/or
			 examinations that are missed because of NCAA or conference-sponsored
			 events.
Replaces: 3356:1-16-01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-6 - Intercollegiate Athletics › Section 3356-6-04 - Student organization university logo use

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 Youngstown state university (university) recognizes that student organizations
			 foster a sense of belonging by creating inclusive campus programming and
			 providing leadership development opportunities to enhance student
			 success.
(B)
								Purpose. In accordance with section
			 3345.141 of the Revised Code,
			 this policy establishes the procedure for which student organizations may
			 request approval to use the university logos for use in activities, materials,
			 publications, websites, or any other printed materials prepared and distributed
			 by the student organization.
(C)
								Scope. This
			 policy applies to all registered student organizations at Youngstown state
			 university.
(D)
								Definitions for purposes of this policy.
(1)
									"Student
			 organization" - a student group or organization officially registered and
			 recognized by the university.
(2)
									"University
			 logo(s)" - logos that include, but are not limited to, official university
			 letterhead stationery, university seal, and any trademarks registered by the
			 university.
(3)
									"Organizational logo(s)" - logos created and used by
			 student organizations that incorporate in part or in whole a university
			 logo.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-03 - Deadly weapons restrictions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. Persons entering the
			 property of Youngstown state university (university) must comply with all laws
			 and university policies and rules governing weapons.
(B) Purpose. This policy is designed to
			 create and maintain an environment that sustains the general health and
			 well-being of students, employees, and visitors.
(C) Scope. This policy applies to students,
			 faculty, staff, visitors, vendors, contractors, and any other individual on or
			 utilizing university owned or leased property.
University owned or leased vehicles are covered by this policy
				at all times regardless of whether they are on university property.
(D) Definitions.
(1) "University property" - all university
			 owned or leased property, including but not limited to residence halls,
			 grounds, buildings, facilities, and parking lots.
(2) "Deadly weapon" - any instrument, device,
			 or thing capable of inflicting death, and designed or specially adapted for use
			 as a weapon, or possessed, carried, or used as a weapon. (See section
			 2923.11
			 of the Revised Code.)
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-05 - Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. Youngstown state
			 university (university) is committed to complying
			 with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
(B) Purpose. To provide employees with a
			 basic understanding of their rights and obligations under the FMLA.
(C) Scope. This policy applies to all
			 employees eligible for leave under the FMLA (hereinafter referred to as leave
			 or family and medical leave).
(D)
			 Parameters.
(1) In order for a university
			 employee to be eligible for leave pursuant to the FMLA, the employee is
			 required to:
(a) Have been employed by the
			 university for at least twelve months.
(b) Completed at least one thousand two
			 hundred fifty hours worked during the twelve-month period immediately preceding
			 the commencement of the leave.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-06 - Leave of absence without pay, extended childcare, excluded professional/administrative staff

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. The university is
			 committed to employment practices that promote the health and welfare of its
			 employees. Through its leave programs, it provides for and encourages
			 preventative health care; physical, emotional, and mental well-being;
			 professional growth and development; and civic responsibility.
(B) Purpose. These procedures are designed to
			 enable an excluded professional/administrative staff member to
			 
								request unpaid childcare leave in addition to the paid
			 leave as delineated in rule
			 3356-714 of the Administrative
			 Code (see university policy 3356-7-14 "Maternity/parental leave
			 , excluded
			 professional/administrative staff").
(C) Parameters.
(1) "Childcare" is defined as
			 pregnancy-related absences leading to or care following the birth of a child or
			 adoption.
(2) An employee may
			 request a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed six months
			 for the purpose of childcare. The leave of absence without pay, extended
			 childcare, shall run concurrently with all other paid and unpaid leave, including unpaid leave in accordance with the Family and
			 Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and paid leave benefits provided in rule
			 3356-7-14 of the Administrative
			 Code (university policy 3356-7-14 "Maternity/parental leave, excluded
			 professional/administrative staff").
(3)The university
			 will maintain all group insurance benefits for a fulltime employee who has been
			 employed by the university for at least one year prior to the employee
			 commencing an extended childcare leave without pay. The employee will be
			 responsible for paying the employee's share of the health insurance cost during
			 this leave. Failure of the employee to make payments in a timely manner may
			 result in the loss of health insurance benefits.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-07 - Professional leave without pay, excluded professional/ administrative staff

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement. The university is committed to
			 employment practices that promote the health and welfare of its employees.
			 Through its leave programs, it provides for and encourages preventive health
			 care; physical, emotional, and mental well-being; professional growth and
			 development; and civic responsibility.
(B)
								Parameters.
(1)
									Individuals may
			 request professional leave without pay for periods ranging from one week to one
			 year to secure additional formal education or training, or other appropriate
			 professional experience, when such training or other appropriate professional
			 experience will serve to enhance the individual's contribution to the
			 university. Arrangements acceptable to the division head must be made to cover
			 the employee's duties during the period of absence.
(2)
									Employees on
			 professional leave without pay shall have the option of maintaining the
			 university's group insurance benefits by paying the entire cost for the
			 coverage in effect during the period of the leave.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-08 - Leave without pay for extended serious health condition or disability, excluded professional/administrative staff

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. The university is
			 committed to employment practices that promote the health and welfare of its
			 employees. Through its leave programs, it provides for and encourages
			 preventive health care; physical, emotional, and mental well-being professional
			 growth and development; and civic responsibility.
(B) Parameters.
(1) Duration. An employee may request a leave
			 without pay for his or her own extended serious health condition or disability.
			 This leave may be granted for a period of up to six months for an extended
			 serious health condition or disability following the exhaustion of all accrued
			 paid sick and/or vacation leave and unpaid leave pursuant to the Family Medical
			 Leave Act ("FMLA").
(2)
									All requests for unpaid leave must be
			 supported by medical evidence from a physician (or duly qualified medical
			 practitioner) indicating that the employee 
									is unable to substantially and
			 materially perform 
									their job responsibilities
			 
									for a
			 specified period of time, a specific date by which it is anticipated
			 the employee will be able to return to work, and any restrictions for the
			 employee's return to work.
(3)The granting of
			 leave without pay is within supervisory discretion based on the business needs
			 of the university and is subject to the final approval of the chief human
			 resources officer, or designee.
(4)In order to allow
			 for the business needs of the university, the office of human resources may, in
			 its discretion, require an employee to submit consecutive requests for
			 leave.
(5) Employees
			 requesting a leave without pay 
									pursuant to this policy may be required to undergo an
			 examination at the university's expense to confirm the state of the employee's
			 health.
(6) The university will
			 maintain all group insurance benefits for a fulltime employee who has been
			 employed by the university for at least one year prior to the employee
			 commencing a leave without pay for an extended serious health condition or
			 disability. The employee will be responsible for paying the employee's share of
			 the health insurance cost during this leave. Failure of the employee to make
			 payments in a timely manner may result in the loss of health insurance
			 benefits.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-11 - Civic leave with pay, excluded professional/administrative and excluded classified staff

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. The university is
			 committed to employment practices that promote the health and welfare of its
			 employees. Through its leave programs, it provides for and encourages
			 preventive healthcare; physical, emotional, and mental well-being; professional
			 growth and development; and civic responsibility.
(B) Parameters.
(1) As provided in rule
			 123:1-34-03 of the
			 Administrative Code and section
			 124.135 of the Revised Code,
			 employees shall be granted civic leave with full pay and benefits when:
(a) Subpoenaed to appear before any court or
			 other legally constituted body authorized to compel the attendance of
			 witnesses, where the employee is not a party to the action;
(b) Summoned for jury duty by any court of
			 competent jurisdiction; or
(c) The
			 university appoints or approves an appointment to serve in an unpaid position
			 on an advisory board or commission or to solicit for charities for which
			 university payroll deductions are made. This policy does not apply to
			 situations where employees are being compensated by a third party, i.e., expert
			 witness testimony.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-12 - Military (uniformed service) leave

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. Youngstown state
			 university recognizes the need to have a policy that addresses the employment
			 and reemployment rights of full and part-time employees who serve in the
			 
								uniformed
			 services. It is the policy of the university to comply with the Uniformed
			 Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 ("USERRA"), as revised, and
			 applicable state laws which protect job rights and benefits for veterans and
			 members of the reserves.
(B)
			 Purpose. The purpose of this policy is to demonstrate the university's support
			 for its employees who are part of the uniformed services and to outline the
			 rights and responsibilities of such employees.
(C) Scope. This policy applies to
			 
								permanent public employees who are
			 performing service in the uniformed services as defined in section
			 5923.05 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D) Definition, as defined in
			 section 5923.05 of the Revised
			 Code:
(1) "Uniformed services means the armed
			 forces; the Ohio organized militia, when engaged in active duty for training,
			 inactive duty training, or full-time national guard duty; the commissioned
			 corps of the public health service; and any other category of persons
			 designated by the president of the United States in time of war or
			 emergency."
(2)
									"Permanent public employee" means any person holding a
			 position in public employment that requires working a regular schedule of
			 twenty-six consecutive biweekly pay periods or any other regular schedule of
			 comparable pay periods which is not limited to a specific season or duration.
			 Permanent public employee does not include student help, intermittent, seasonal
			 or external interim employees, or individual covered by personal services
			 contracts.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-14 - Maternity/parental leave , excluded professional administrative employees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement. The university is committed to employment practices that promote the
			 health and welfare of its employees. The university understands that supporting
			 employees as they balance career, childbirth and family life benefits both the
			 employee and the university. The policy allows for a specified period of paid
			 leave following the birth or adoption of a child.
(B) Purpose. To
			 provide guidance or the use of maternity and parental leave.
(C)
								Scope. Unless
			 otherwise specified, this policy applies to both full-time and part-time
			 excluded professional administrative employees. Academic department
			 chairpersons are excluded professional administrative employees, covered by
			 this policy.
(D) Parameters.
(1)
									Under the
			 provisions of this policy, the university will provide paid leave, at the
			 employee's current salary for up to six workweeks or two hundred forty hours,
			 for pregnancy-related medical reasons, upon hospitalization for delivery and/or
			 childbirth, and/or to care for and bond with a newborn or newly adopted
			 child.
(2) Maternity/parental
			 leave runs concurrently with the unpaid leave benefits provided in accordance
			 with the  Family
			 and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), (rule
			 3356-7-05
			 of the Administrative Code), and with the unpaid leave benefits provided in
			 leave of absence without pay, extended childcare,
			  (rule
			 3356-7-06
			 of the Administrative Code).
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-15 - Bereavement leave, excluded professional administrative employees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement. The university is committed to employment practices that promote the
			 health and welfare of its employees. Through its leave programs, it provides
			 for and encourages preventive health care; physical, emotional, and mental
			 well-being; professional growth and development; and civic
			 responsibility.
(B) Purpose. To
			 provide direction on the availability and appropriate use of bereavement leave
			 .
(C) Scope. This policy applies to excluded
			 professional
			 administrative employees. Academic department chairpersons are excluded
			 professional administrative employees, covered by this policy.
(D) Definition. As used in this policy,
			 immediate family is defined as the employee's spouse, children (including
			 stillborn condition), daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, parents,
			 parents-in-law, grandparents, spouse's grandparents, brothers, sisters,
			 brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, or legal guardian.
(E) Parameters.
(1) Up to four consecutive days of paid
			 bereavement leave will be granted to excluded professional
			 administrative employees upon the death of a member of
			 their
			 immediate family. Bereavement leave shall be taken to
			 attend to any immediate post-death matter and/or prepare for or attend a
			 funeral or internment.
(2)
									Excluded professional administrative employees may use
			 one day of bereavement leave upon the death of the employee's aunt or
			 uncle.
(3) Employees covered by
			 collective bargaining should refer to their respective labor
			 agreements.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-16 - Unscheduled leave policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. As a comprehensive
			 university with a resident student community, Youngstown state university
			 (university) must maintain certain essential functions and
			 services regardless of whether the university, or a portion of the university,
			 has been closed due to inclement weather or other extraordinary circumstances.
			 When unscheduled leave is in effect, nonessential employees may elect to work
			 or take accrued leave or leave without pay. Under unscheduled leave, employees
			 are not required to provide usual advance notice when they have determined
			 travel to or remaining on campus may reasonably jeopardize their
			 safety.
(B) Purpose. To provide
			 consistent guidelines and procedures for employees and students to follow when
			 an emergency situation necessitates the declaration of unscheduled
			 leave.
(C) Scope. This policy
			 applies to all employees, including student employees and students of the
			 university, with the exception of employees deemed to be essential
			 employees.
(D) Definitions.
(1)
									
									"Unscheduled leave" - accrued
			 leave  that nonessential university employees may take in the event of
			 extreme weather or similar emergency circumstances which prevents them from
			 reporting to or continuing work as usual. Sick leave
			 cannot be utilized for unscheduled leave unless the absence meets the
			 university criteria for use of sick leave.
(2)
									
									"Essential function or
			 service - a function or service designated as indispensable to the
			 continued and safe operation of the university. Essential functions and
			 services include but are not limited to snow removal, public safety,
			 telecommunications, environmental, student residence, and food services.
			 Essential functions and services may vary depending on circumstances.
(3)
									
									"Essential employee - an
			 employee whose presence is required regardless of the existence of an emergency
			 and whose absence from duty could endanger the safety and/or well-being of the
			 campus population and/or physical plant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-17 - Retiree privileges and emeritus status

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. The board of trustees
			 of Youngstown state university (university) provide the privileges listed in
			 this policy to university faculty and staff who retire in good standing with
			 ten years of university service. The board of trustees of Youngstown state
			 university may also confer the honorary title "faculty emeritus" or
			 "administrator emeritus" upon retirement or posthumously in recognition of
			 extended and meritorious service.
(B) Scope. Unless otherwise provided, this
			 policy applies to all full-time employees of the university who retire through
			 a state pension system or alternative retirement program; and who have retired
			 in good standing; and who have worked at the university for ten or more years.
			 Those faculty and staff who have proven exceptional meritorious service,
			 through the process set forth in this policy, may also be eligible to receive
			 the honorary title of "emeritus."
(C) Parameters.
(1) Retiree privileges.
(a) Those full-time faculty and staff who
			 retire through a state pension system or alternative retirement program in good
			 standing with ten years of service at Youngstown state university are granted
			 the following privileges: full library privileges; email services for those
			 faculty continuing to serve as a principal investigator on grants and
			 contracts; university identification card; opportunity to secure parking
			 consistent with current university procedures for retirees; and the same
			 educational benefits that are available to currently employed
			 professional/administrative staff at the time of application. (See rule
			 3356-7-31 of the Administrative
			 Code; university policy 3356-7-31, "Fee remission, excluded
			 professional/administrative employees".) In addition, faculty retirees only
			 will also receive general fee remission.
(b) Retirees also have the opportunity to
			 purchase, consistent with current university practices for retirees: reserved
			 seats to intercollegiate athletic contests and performing arts events;
			 memberships to designated recreational facilities and wellness programs; and
			 tickets for certain alumni and university events, e.g., homecoming events,
			 holiday breakfast, commencement, and honors convocation. Retirees may also have
			 the opportunity to join the Youngstown state university retirees
			 association.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-19 - Access to campus for purposes of commercial solicitation or advertising

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement. University property is dedicated to the educational mission of the
			 university. The university may prohibit the solicitation, distribution, and
			 presentation of information to students and employees on campus and at other
			 locations where university business is being conducted.
(B) Purpose. These procedures are designed to
			 ensure that the university employees can perform their duties free from
			 intrusions and work interruptions, and to safeguard the security of persons,
			 facilities, and property.
(C)
			 Scope. This policy applies to all facilities and property on the university
			 campus or under the operating authority of the university and to solicitation
			 and advertising. This policy does not apply to university-sponsored events, the
			 YSU foundation, university-affiliated organizations, registered student
			 organizations, or to vendors or business representatives who are provided goods
			 or services procured by the university.
(D) Definitions. For purposes of this policy,
			 "solicitation and advertising" (hereinafter collectively referred to as
			 commercial solicitation) is defined as an attempt to publicize a commercial
			 product, service, activity, or entity or raise funds through direct sale of
			 merchandise, services, or donations, with or without products or services
			 rendered. Also, any method of communication intended to market or induce
			 support of such a product, service, activity, or entity will be considered
			 commercial solicitation.
(E)
			 Procedures. In general, commercial solicitation of goods or services that are
			 in competition with the goods or services provided by the bookstore or other
			 university facilities may not be conducted on university property.
(1) Activities by employees.
(a) Solicitation to or by employees is
			 prohibited during either employee's work time. Specifically, solicitation by an
			 employee of another employee is prohibited while either employee is on work
			 time. Work time does not include meal periods, authorized rest breaks, or any
			 other specific period of the day when the employees are not properly engaged in
			 the performance of their work duties.
(b) The use of university facilities,
			 services, mail, social media, email, fax or
			 telephone by university employees for the purpose of solicitation not directly
			 related to or endorsed by the university is prohibited.
(c) Employees should consult rule
			 3356-7-25
			 of the Administrative Code regarding political activities of
			 employees.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-7 - University Employees and Benefits › Section 3356-7-21 - University holidays

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement. The board of trustees
			 has been authorized by section
			 124.19 of the Revised Code to
			 observe certain paid holidays on days other than their customary date of
			 observance. Pursuant to state law, the board authorizes the president to move
			 observance of these movable paid holidays to days that most favorably meet the
			 needs of the university community.
(B) Parameters. The
			 below holidays may be observed as set forth below or may be
			 observed on another day, per section
			 124.19 of the Revised
			 Code.
(1) Martin Luther King, Jr. day
			 (third Monday in January).
(2)
			 Presidents' day (third Monday in February).
(3) Columbus day (second Monday in
			 October).