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Policies and Procedures Manual


 

The official Policies and Procedures Manual is located in the office of the President, Room 211, Goins Administration Building (See Policy No. 00:00:03).  Please contact Linnette Legg (llegg@pstcc.edu) regarding this manual.


·         Table of Contents

·         The Manual

·         Philosophy and Purpose

·         System of Governance

·         Administrative Organization

·         Academic

·         Student

·         Business

·         Personnel

·         Travel

·         Facilities, Services and General Information


 

00:00:01 Table of Contents

The Manual

00:00:02 Notice and Disclaimer
00:00:03 Policies and Procedures Manual Additions/Modifications/Deletions

            Philosophy and Purpose

00:01:00 Mission Statement
00:02:00 Vision and Value Statement
00:03:00 Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination in Education & Employment

System of Governance

01:01:00 Tennessee Higher Education Commission
01:01:01 System of Governance
01:02:00 Tennessee Board of Regents
01:03:00 Tennessee Board of Regents Institutions and Schools
01:03:01 Student and Faculty Participation in Development of Campus Policies and Programs
01:04:00 Tennessee Board of Regents Staff
01:05:00 Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Board of Regents Manuals
01:06:00 Lead Institutions
01:07:00 Campus Communication of Board Actions and Policies
01:08:00 Sub-Councils to the Joint Presidents' Council
01:09:00 TBR Councils
01:10:00 Standing Committees
01:11:00 Institution Key Personnel
01:12:00 TBR Enabling Legislation
01:13:00 Higher Education Commission Enabling Legislation
01:14:00 Post-Secondary and Higher Education
01:15:00 Tennessee Board of Regents By-Laws

Administrative Organization

02:01:00 Organizational Chart

Academic

03:01:00 Degree Requirement - Career Programs not Designed for Transfer
03:01:01 Degree Requirement - Transfer Programs
03:01:02 Undergraduate Degree Requirements
03:01:03 Posthumous Degrees
03:01:04 Associate Degree Programs
03:02:00 Curriculum Content and Sequence
03:02:01 Curriculum Development Committee
03:03:00 Selection of Instructional Materials
03:03:01 Syllabi
03:03:02 Final Examination/Final Grades
03:04:00 Credit Course - Addition/Deletion/Modification
03:04:01 Degree Program, Academic Certificate, Technical Certificate, Addition
03:04:02 Program Modification
03:04:03 Program Evaluation
03:04:04 Academic Program Proposals
03:04:05 Program Review & Approval
03:04:06 Permanent or Semi-permanent Institutional Facilities
03:05:00 Distance Learning

03:06:00 Off-Campus Speakers
03:08:00 Articulation in Vocational/Technical Education
03:08:01 Articulation Agreements
03:08:02 Articulation with Proprietary Colleges
03:09:00 Catalog
03:10:00 Advisory Committees
03:11:00 Admissions and Registration
03:11:01 Academic Standards
03:11:02 Academic Calendar
03:11:03 Limitations & Enrollments
03:12:00 Continuing Education
03:13:00 Developmental Studies Program
03:14:00 Undergraduate Academic Retention Standard
03:15:00 Inter-institutional Relationships and Off-Campus Offerings
03:16:00 Intellectual Property (Formerly Patents and Copyright)
03:16:01 Use of Copyrighted Materials
03:16:02 Distance Education and Intellectual Property

Student

04:01:00 Student Organizations
04:02:00 Academic/Classroom Conduct and Disciplinary Sanctions
04:02:01 Student Due Process Procedure
04:02:02 Rights and Freedoms of Students
04:03:00 Student Records Confidentiality
04:05:00 Credit by Examination
04:05:01 Credit for Life Experience
04:06:00 Independent Study
04:07:00 Services for Students with Disabilities
04:08:00 Student Publications
04:09:00 Student Life Policies and Procedures
04:10:00 Classification of Students
04:11:00 Scholarships and Financial Aid
04:12:00 Non-Resident Enrollment
04:13:00 Student Advisors

Business

05:01:00 Budget
05:01:01 Contracts and Agreements
05:01:02 Budget Control
05:01:03 Collection of Accounts Receivable
05:02:00 Bookstore
05:03:00 Maintenance and Custodial Services
05:04:00 Telephone System
05:04:01 Wireless Communication Device
05:05:00 Senior Citizen/Person with Disability Charges
05:06:00 Tennessee Claims Commission
05:07:00 Purchasing Policy
05:07:01 Purchase Processing Procedures
05:07:02 Purchasing/Contracting Ethics
05:07:03 Disposal of Surplus Personal Property
05:07:05 Acquisition and Disposal of Real Property
05:08:00 Taxes and Deductions
05:08:01 Payroll Time Sheets
05:08:02 Payroll Check Distribution
05:08:03 Direct Deposit
05:10:01 Receipting Monies Collected Outside of a Cashier Area
05:11:00 Parking and Traffic Regulations
05:12:00 Equipment Inventory and Property Control
05:13:00 Check Cashing - Employee
05:15:00 Fees, Charges & Refunds
05:15:01 Deferred Payment Plan
05:15:02 Payment of Student Fees and Enrollment
05:16:00 Auxiliary Enterprises
05:17:00 Financial Exigency
05:18:00 Deposit and Investment of Funds
05:19:00 Revenues From Campus Concessions
05:20:00 Inventory Methods for TBR Libraries
05:20:01 Community College Athletics

Personnel

06:01:00 General Personnel
06:01:01 Faculty
06:01:02 Adjunct Faculty
06:01:03 Orientation of New Full-Time Faculty
06:01:04 Faculty Professional Ethics
06:01:05 Faculty Emeritus
06:01:06 Faculty Exchange
06:01:07 Assignment of Non-Instructional Time
06:01:08 Use of Titles
06:01:09 TBR Definition of Faculty
06:01:10 Faculty Proficiency in Oral & Written English
06:02:00 Academic Tenure
06:02:01 Tenure in Non-Faculty Positions
06:02:02 Faculty Appointments
06:02:03 Academic Freedom and Responsibility
06:02:04 Faculty Evaluation System
06:03:00 Faculty Promotion
06:04:00 Support for Educational Assistance
06:04:01 Classification of Employees, Their Spouses & Children for Purposes of Fees &Tuitions
06:05:00 Extra Compensation
06:06:00 Faculty Compensation During Summer Session and Intersessions
06:07:00 Employment Classification
06:07:01 Annual Leave
06:07:02 Adoptive Parents Leave
06:07:03 Leave of Absence
06:07:04 Military Leave
06:07:05 Civil Leave
06:07:06 Leave Transfer Between TBR Institutions and State Agencies
06:07:07 Sick Leave
06:07:08 Leave for Temporary Part-time Employees
06:07:09 Maternity Leave
06:07:10 Bereavement Leave
06:07:11 Faculty Sick Leave Bank
06:07:12 Non Faculty Sick Leave Bank
06:07:13 Voting Leave
06:07:14 Educational Leave
06:07:15 Transfer of Sick Leave Between Employees
06:07:16 Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
06:07:17 Paternity Leave
06:07:18 Disaster Relief Service Leave
06:08:00 Retirement
06:09:00 Retirement Program - Optional
06:09:01 Deferred Compensation Plans
06:10:00 Degree Attainment
06:10:01 Certified Professional Secretary Examination
06:12:01 Immigration Reform and Control Act (I-9 Verification)
06:12:03 Employment of Minors
06:12:04 Dual Service Agreements
06:12:05 Personnel Transactions and Recommended Forms
06:12:06 Modified Fiscal Year Appointments
06:12:07 Employment Background Checks
06:13:00 Hours Worked
06:13:01 Implementation of 37.5 Hour Work Week
06:14:00 Holidays
06:15:00 Administrative Closings
06:16:00 Employee Status Change
06:17:00 Outside Employment and Extra Compensation
06:17:01 Outside Employment-Testing Center Policies
06:17:02 Conflict of Interest
06:18:00 Overtime and Compensatory Time
06:18:01 Alternate Work Schedule
06:19:00 Extra Compensation - Staff Employee
06:20:00 Political Activity
06:21:01 Faculty Development
06:22:00 Performance Review and Development Plan for Staff Evaluation
06:23:00 Employee Grievance/Complaint Procedures
06:23:01 Discrimination and Harassment, Complaint and Investigation Procedure
06:23:02 Support Staff Grievance
06:24:00 Uniform Procedures for Cases Subject to the TN Uniform Administration Procedures Act
06:25:00 Student Personnel
06:26:00 Personnel Records
06:27:00 Inspection and Copying of Public Records
06:29:00 Longevity Pay
06:30:00 Volunteer Worker
06:31:00 Charitable Organization Solicitation/Deductions
06:32:00 Benefit in the Event of an Employee Death
06:33:00 Unemployment Compensation
06:34:00 Workers' Compensation
06:35:00 Method of Administration for OCR
06:36:00 Workplace Violence Prevention
06:37:00 Employee Assistance Program
06:38:00 Commissioning Security Officers
06:39:00 Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act
06:40:00 Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
06:41:00 Retiree Benefits

Travel

07:01:00 Travel Regulations
07:01:02 Business Meals
07:02:00 Motor Vehicle Use
07:02:02 Travel: Student/Group/Abroad
07:03:00 Travel Expenses for Multiple-Site Instruction 
07:04:00 Corporate Card Program

Facilities, Services and General Information

08:01:00 Committee Structure and Membership
08:02:00 Institutional Research
08:02:01 Conducting Research at Pellissippi State
08:03:00 Facilities and Performing Arts Center Usage
08:03:01 Equipment Use
08:03:02 Bulletin Board/Posting
08:03:04 Student Recreation Center
08:03:06 Campus Master Plan
08:03:07 Building Plaques
08:03:08 Lease Procedures and Guidelines
08:03:09 Building Energy Conservation Procedures
08:03:10 Naming Buildings and Facilities
08:03:11 Facilities Planning
08:03:12 Property Acquisition
08:03:13 Demonstrations
08:03:14 Trespass Policy

08:03:15 After Hours Access to Buildings, Offices, and Classrooms
08:04:00 Library Services Policies  
08:04:01 Educational Technology Services Center
08:04:02 Educational Resources Center (ERC) Services
08:04:03 Information Technology Support Center Open Computer Lab
08:04:05 Information Technology Resources
08:05:00 Marketing and Communications
08:05:01 Expenditure of State Funds for Paid Advertising
08:05:02 Letterhead and Stationery
08:05:03 Publications
08:06:00 Smoking/Tobacco Use
08:07:00 Drug-Free Campus/Workplace
08:07:01 Alcoholic Beverages
08:08:02 Snow/Ice Removal
08:09:00 Missing Property
08:09:01 Lost and Found
08:10:00 Environmental Policy Statement
08:11:00 Mail Service
08:12:00 Shipping and Receiving
08:13:00 Network & Technical Services Department
08:13:01 Computer Usage
08:13:02 Computer Account
08:13:04 World-Wide Web (WWW) Home Page Development and Use
08:13:05 Computer  System Use
08:13:07 Software Compliance and Disposal
08:13:08 Electronic Account Access
08:13:09 Wireless Network
08:13:10 Remote Access Policy
08:13:11 Use and Installation of Video Surveillance Equipment
08:14:00 Foundation
08:14:01 Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts
08:15:00 Key Request
08:16:00 Grant Development
08:17:00 Internal Audit
08:18:00 Bloodborne Pathogens Control Plan
08:18:01 Waste Reduction Plan
08:18:02 Health and Safety Plan
08:18:03 Chemical Hygiene Plan
08:18:04 Heart Safe Workplace AED Plan
08:19:00 Minors on Campus
08:20:00 Memberships and Subscriptions
08:22:00 Records - Retention and Disposal