Ohio Administrative Code

11.15 PDF: All divisions and departments in the college are to participate in the outcomes assessment procedure. Assessments are to lead to improvements in programs and services. Authorized By: 3357 Amplifies: 3357

11.15 PDF: 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 h…

11.15 PDF: Academic departments may recommend specific departmental academic policies and procedures in such areas as grading, admissions criteria, co-requisites and prerequisites, and applied bachelor degree, associate degree and certificate completion requirements based on accr…

11.15 PDF: (A) Stark state college follows the Ohio department of higher education guidelines for the length of programs, semesters, and credit hours. The length of an applied bachelor's degree falls between a minimum of one hundred twenty semester credit hours and a maximum of o…

11.15 PDF: 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. Last updated June 5, 2023…

11.15 PDF: 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…

11.15 PDF: 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 gr…

11.15 PDF: 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…

11.15 PDF: In compliance with section 3332.20 of the Revised 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 stu…

11.15 PDF: In order to promote student success, if a student or immediate family member (as referenced in policy 3357:15-14-24 of the Administrative Code) experiences a serious illness, injury, or medical condition while the student is enrolled in Stark state, a student may petit…

11.15 PDF: 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 co…

11.15 PDF: The college believes that the right of expression is as necessary as the right of inquiry and that both must be preserved as essential to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge and truth. Students, including student groups, have a fundamental constitutional right t…

11.15 PDF: Stark state college supports the religious beliefs and practices of individual students. In compliance with section 3345.026 of 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 fait…

11.15 PDF: Stark state college is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. The college will make reasonable accommodations as defined in this policy and in compliance with state and federal law including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the …

11.15 PDF: Stark state college (SSC) is dedicated to fostering a learning and teaching environment where students, faculty, and staff can thrive and succeed. Our primary function is to support the practice of intellectual diversity, discovery, improvement, transmission, and disse…

11.15 PDF: 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 appoin…

11.15 PDF: 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. Au…

11.15 PDF: The college uses an employment contract for each salaried employee in the administrative and professional, instructional, and technical/paraprofessional categories. The college maintains accurate and relevant personnel and payroll files. Federal and state laws require …

11.15 PDF: 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 …

11.15 PDF: The college uses the faculty ranks of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor and full professor. Any rank beyond instructor is recommended by the advancement-in-rank committee, accepted by the provost and president, and then confirmed by the board of trus…

11.15 PDF: The college will evaluate all staff and full-time faculty on an annual basis. Last updated June 5, 2023 at 8:48 AM Authorized By: 3357:15 Amplifies: 3357:15

11.15 PDF: 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. Last updated June 5, 2023 at 8:4…

11.15 PDF: (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 compensati…

11.15 PDF: 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. Authorized By: 3357 Amplifies: 3357 Prior Effective Dates: 10/15/2009

11.15 PDF: 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 CFO/vice president of business, finance, and information technology, will establish travel proc…

11.15 PDF: :The college considers the use of any illegal drug or controlled substance and the abuse of alcohol and legal (prescription or over-the-counter) drugs, collectively referred to herein as "substance abuse," to be a very serious matter that cannot be tolerated in the wor…

11.15 PDF: (A) Stark state college is committed to supporting a respectful and productive working environment free of discrimination, which includes harassment and specific types of retaliation. The college prohibits discriminatory and harassing behavior based on a protected clas…

11.15 PDF: 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 project director (or project investigator) of a grant-funded project. In order to comply with college polic…

11.15 PDF: Stark state college is committed to and responsible for establishing, maintaining and providing a safe, secure, and non-discriminatory environment for our employees and students, free of sexual misconduct and sex discrimination, including discrimination based on gender…

11.15 PDF: 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 w…

11.15 PDF: 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 division (A)(11) of section …

11.15 PDF: (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 pas…

11.15 PDF: This policy applies when the college is closed or any of its locations are closed for a protracted period of time (e.g. twenty-four 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 emplo…

11.15 PDF: 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 …

11.15 PDF: (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 April fifth of the fiscal year for which the current signed employee contract is in effect.Guide…

11.15 PDF: 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. Last updated June 3, 2024 at 8:36 AM Authorized By:…

11.15 PDF: (A) It is the policy of Stark state college to ensure equal employment opportunity in accordance with the Revised Code and all applicable federal regulations and guidelines. Employment discrimination against employees and applicants based on, but not limited to, race, …

11.15 PDF: Pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 (as amended), Stark state college will grant up to twelve weeks of job protected leave (or up to twenty-six weeks of military caregiver leave to care for a covered service member with a serious health conditio…

11.15 PDF: (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 inv…

11.15 PDF: (A) Full-time employees of Stark state 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 c…

11.15 PDF: Stark state college is committed to providing quality, high-value education. When administration, faculty, and staff act by ethical principles, institutional quality and excellence are enhanced, and ultimately students are better served. Our first priority is serving a…

11.15 PDF: 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 …

11.15 PDF: 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 …

11.15 PDF: All new employees are required to complete the appropriate orientation(s) upon hire to acquaint them with college policies, procedures, and practices. Last updated June 6, 2022 at 9:38 AM Authorized By: 3357.09 Amplifies: 3357.09 Prior Effective Dates: 7/14/2016

11.15 PDF: 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…

11.15 PDF: 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. Last updated June 5, 2023 at 8:49 AM Authorized By: 335…

11.15 PDF: 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 reco…