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The
Board of Trustees expects integrity from all
employees. Integrity is synonymous with honesty.
All employees of Southwestern Community College
shall be of such character, habits, philosophy
and competence that their influence upon the
students, each other, and the public is wholesome
and constructive.
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The
college recognizes the intricate relationships
between freedom and responsibility. The employees
are citizens as well as representatives of
the college. When they act as citizens they
should be free from college discipline. However,
they should be accurate, restrained, and respectful
toward others and should clearly establish
that they are not speaking for the college.
All employees should remember that the public
may judge the college and their profession
by their activities.
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| 3. |
Just
as employees are expected to respect the student's
rights, so the college respects the rights
of employees, as well as their authority and
expertise.
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| 4. |
A
faculty member's professional and moral right
to teach rests upon mastery of the subject
and competent scholarship. Faculty have an
obligation to keep abreast of the main currents
in their field and to incorporate these into
their teaching.
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| 5. |
The
principles of academic freedom are accepted
by this college. These principles entitle
faculty the privilege of organizing their
subject matter in such ways and presenting
it by such methods as, in their considered
judgment, will have optimum value for their
students, subject to such guidelines as are
reflected in departmental, college and other
faculty policies. Faculty are also subject
to the obligation to require an amount and
quality of work from their students which,
under the college standards, justify the course.
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| 6. |
Employees
should avoid expressing personal views on
non-academic matters using college letterhead
or their position title. Consultation with
the college's public information office is
required prior to publishing documents using
the official title and/or logo of the college.
Employees have the right to express or publish
their personal views and opinions as private
citizens.
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| 7. |
No
employee may use the official title of the
college in sponsoring or recommending any
commercial service or product or in connection
with an outside organization in which he/she
has established or is connected and which
is not part of his/her official activities.
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| 8. |
Employees
who feel their academic or personal freedom
has been compromised may choose to present
a grievance, informal or formal, to the college.
The process for consideration and determination
of a grievance is outlined in Procedure 4.23.1
of this manual.
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Cross-reference Policy 3.35
- Publications Guidelines |
