Policy Manual
College ByLaws & NFA Contract
Policy Manual
- Policy 1-1-1: College Council & Policy and Procedure Development
- Policy 1-1-2: College Committee Nominations/Appointments
- Policy 1-1-3: Delegation of Signature Authority
- Policy 1-10-1: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program Policy
- Policy 1-10-2-1: Distribution of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program Policy
- Policy 1-10-2-2: Distribution of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program Procedures
- Policy 1-10-3-1: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program Biennial Review Policy
- Policy 1-10-3-2: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program Biennial Review Procedures
- Policy 1-2-1: Nevada Ethics in Government Law
- Policy 1-2-2: Fees for Public Records
- Policy 1-2-3: Political Activities Guidelines
- Policy 1-2-4: Political Activity for Public Employees
- Policy 1-2-5: Distinguished Visitors
- Policy 1-3-1: Campus Closure
- Policy 1-4-1: Charter School Statement
- Policy 1-5-1: Consensual Relationships
- Policy 1-6-1: Possession and Purchase of Alcoholic Beverages
- Policy 1-7-1: Behavioral Intervention Team
- Policy 1-8-1: Recognition of Campus Affiliated Clubs and Organizaitons
- Policy 1-9-1: Policy Against Discrimination and Sexual Harassment; Complaint Procedure
- Policy 3-1-1: Conflict of Interest Pertaining to Sponsored Projects
- Policy 3-1-2: Electronic Device Usage
- Policy 3-2-1: Course Approval
- Policy 3-2-2: Course Numbering System
- Policy 3-2-3: Academic Faculty Workload
- Policy 3-2-4: Full-Time Teaching Faculty Job Description
- Policy 3-2-5: Students Taking Courses Taught By Immediate Family Members
- Policy 3-2-6: New Course/Program Development
- Policy 3-2-7: Sabbatical Leave
- Policy 3-2-8: Use of Copyrighted Materials Policy
- Policy 3-2-9: Online and Web-enhanced Course Compliance with Section 508 Web Standards/Accessible Technology
- Policy 3-2-10: Textbook Policy
- Policy 3-2-11: Rules and Disciplinary Procedures for Faculty
- Policy 3-2-12: Academic Freedom and Academic Standards
- Policy 3-2-13: Academic Calendar Proposal and Adoption
- Policy 3-2-14: Faculty Verifying Student Attendance
- Policy 3-2-15: New Course Commissioning Policy
- Policy 3-3-10: Student Withdrawal Policy
- Policy 3-3-11: Digital Learning Policy
- Policy 3-3-12: Faculty Assigned Ws
- Policy 3-3-13: DSS Memory Aid Policy
- Policy 3-3-1: Cooperative Work Experience
- Policy 3-3-2: CTE College Credit
- Policy 3-3-3: Individualized Course
- Policy 3-3-4: Laboratory Protocol in the Sciences
- Policy 3-3-5: Challenge Examinations
- Policy 3-3-6: Grade Change
- Policy 3-3-7: Instructor Approval on Late Student Registration
- Policy 3-3-9: Community Education Program
- Policy 3-4-1: Admission, Registration, Grades, and Examinations
- Policy 3-4-2: Campus Plan For Admission, Recruitment, and Retention of Minority Students
- Policy 3-4-3: Even Exchange of Courses
- Policy 3-4-4: Student Conduct
- Policy 3-4-5: Academic Integrity
- Policy 3-5-1: Grade Appeal
- Policy 3-5-2: Student Grievance
- Policy 3-5-3: Academic Renewal Policy
- Policy 3-5-4: Repeat Adjustment Request
- Policy 3-5-5: Student Program Dismissal Procedures
- Policy 3-5-6: Policy on Registered Sex Offenders
- Policy 3-6-1: Export Control Policy
- Policy 3-7-1: Instructional Space Scheduling Policy
- Policy 3-8-1: The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accessibility Policy
- Policy 3-8-2: LMS Application Intregration Policy
- Policy 3-9-1: Wildcat Esports Arena
Section 4-1: General
- Policy 4-1-1: Credentials for Community College Faculty
- Policy 4-1-2: New Hire Mentors
- Policy 4-1-3: Nepotism
- Policy 4-1-4: Nevadas Whistleblower Law
- Policy 4-1-5: Jury Duty
- Policy 4-1-6: Intellectual Property Policy
- Policy 4-1-7: Intellectual Property Rights
- Policy 4-1-8: Background Check Policy for Academic and Administrative Faculty
- Policy 4-1-9: Procedures for the Protection of Children
Section 4-2: Affirmative Action
Section 4-3: Classified Employees
- Policy 4-3-1: Classified Staff of
- Policy 4-3-2: Recruitment Guidelines for Classified Staff
- Policy 4-3-3: Reclassifying an Existing Classified Position Guidelines
- Policy 4-3-4: Classified Casual Labor Positions
- Policy 4-3-5: In-House Announcement of Classified Positions
- Policy 4-3-6: Classified to Administrative Faculty Position Change
- Policy 4-3-7: Overtime for Classified Staff
- Policy 4-3-8: Classified Tuition Reimbursement
- Policy 4-3-9: Classified Family Grant-in-Aid
Section 4-4: Professional Letter of Appointment Employees
- Policy 4-4-1: Part-Time Faculty Fee Waiver
- Policy 4-4-2: Workload for Part-Time Faculty
- Policy 4-4-3: Unauthorized Letters of Appointment
- Policy 4-4-4: Part Time Faculty Evaluation Guidelines
- Policy 4-4-5: Administrative Faculty Letter of Appointment Policy
Section 4-5: Professional A and B Contract Employees
- Sub-Section 4-5-1: General
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- Policy 4-5-1-1: Recruitment and Interview Expense
- Policy 4-5-1-2: Hiring Academic and Administrative Faculty
- Policy 4-5-1-3: Internal Searches
- Policy 4-5-1-4: Emergency Appointment of Professional Staff
- Policy 4-5-1-5: Professional Leave
- Policy 4-5-1-6: Grant-In-Aid, Professional and Dependents
- Policy 4-5-1-7: Emeritus Status
- Policy 4-5-1-8: Professional Job Title Changes
- Policy 4-5-1-9: NSHE Board of Regents Policy For Compensated Outside Professional Services
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- Sub-Section 4-5-2: A Contract Administrative Faculty
- Sub-Section 4-5-3: B Contract Academic Faculty
Section 4-6: Employee Assistance Program
- Policy 7-1-1: Contracts
- Policy 7-1-2: Compensation of School Districts for Use of Facilities
- Policy 7-2-1-1: Student Team or Group Travel
- Policy 7-2-1: Travel
- Policy 7-3-1 Purchasing Procedures
- Policy 7-3-2: Bank Deposits
- Policy 7-3-3: Policy for Equipment Purchasing and Inventory Control
- Policy 7-3-4: Policy for Account Administration
- Policy 7-3-5: Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance
- Policy 7-4-1: Conflict of Interest
- Policy 7-4-2: Cell Phone Use
- Policy 7-4-3: Identity Theft Prevention Policy
- Policy 7-4-4: Use of land-line phones and verification of long distance charges
- Policy 7-5-1: Payment Plans
- Policy 7-5-2: Delinquent Accounts
- Policy 7-5-3: Late Registration Fee
- Policy 7-5-4: Fee Refund
- Policy 7-5-5: Institutional Student Fee Policy
- Policy 7-6-1: Computer Loan
- Policy 7-7-1: Grant Policy
- Policy 7-7-2: Institutional Sustainability Policy
- Policy 7-7-3: Trade-out Policy
- Policy 7-8-1: Audit Response Requirements
- Policy 8-1-2: Computing and Network Acceptable Use Policy
- Policy 8-1-3: Computing Workstation/Network Resources Use
- Policy 8-1-4: Policy on Video and Audio Equipment Usage
- Policy 8-2-1: Computer Lab Use
- Policy 8-2-2: Computer Software
- Policy 8-2-3: Network Policy
- Policy 8-2-4: Network Password Policy
- Policy 8-2-6: Security Incident Response
- Policy 8-3-1: Email
- Policy 10-1-10: Pet Policy
- Policy 10-1-1: Public Safety
- Policy 10-1-2: Accident, Property Loss, Injury Reports
- Policy 10-1-3: Parking Regulations
- Policy 10-1-4: The USA Patriot Act
- Policy 10-1-5: Fingerprinting/Background Checks
- Policy 10-1-6: Video / Audio Surveillance and Security
- Policy 10-1-7: Emergency Notification of Students
- Policy 10-1-8: Possession of Dangerous Weapons on College Campuses
- Policy 10-1-9: Bias Incidents/Hate Crimes Policy
- Policy 10-2-1: Use of Prison Labor
- Policy 10-2-2: Crime Alert Policy
- Policy 10-2-3: Dealing with Suspicious Packages, Mail and Other Potentially Hazardous Items
- Policy 10-2-4-1: Jeanne Clery Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act Compliance Policy
- Policy 10-2-4-2: Jeanne Clery Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act Procedures
Section 11-1: General Environmental Health and Safety Policies
- Policy 11-1-1: Operational Mandate, Environmental Health and Safety
- Policy 11-1-2: Accident Investigation, Environmental Health and Safety
- Policy 11-1-3: Campus Emergency Notification Guidelines
- Policy 11-1-4: Record Keeping, Environmental Health and Safety Department
- Policy 11-1-5: Dealing with EH&S Regulatory Agency
Section 11-2: Emergency Procedures
- Policy 11-2-1: Emergency Preparedness, Operations, and Recovery
- Policy 11-2-2 Communicable Disease Plan
- Policy 11-2-3 Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan
Section 11-3: Specific Policies
- Policy 11-3-10: Hazardous Waste Management
- Policy 11-3-11: Hearing Conservation Program
- Policy 11-3-12: Hot Works Program Policy
- Policy 11-3-13: Indoor Air Quality Program
- Policy 11-3-15: Tobacco Use Policy
- Policy 11-3-16: Volunteers in State Service
- Policy 11-3-17: Workers Compensation Program
- Policy 11-3-18: Hazard Communication Program
- Policy 11-3-1: Asbestos Management Program
- Policy 11-3-2: Biosafety Manual
- Policy 11-3-3: BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS EXPOSURE CONTROL PROGRAM
- Policy 11-3-4: Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Policy 11-3-5: Confined Space Entry Procedure
- Policy 11-3-6: Contractors and Outside Agents Work Place Safety Policies
- Policy 11-3-7: Danger Lock and Tag Program
- Policy 11-3-8: Fire Prevention Plan
- Policy 11-3-9: Fire Protection System Impairment Policy
In accordance with institutional policy and the U.S. Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), vigorously protects the privacy of student educational records. FERPA was enacted to protect the privacy of educational records and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data.
No one shall have access to, nor will disclose any non-directory information from a student’s educational records without the written consent of the student except to:
a) School officials including college staff, student employees, volunteers, contractors, consultants, etc. performing an assigned college function, b) authorized representatives from federal and state agencies, c) officials of other institutions in which the student seeks to enroll, d) accrediting agencies carrying out their accreditation functions, e) military recruiters as specified in the Soloman Amendment, f) a student serving on an official committee such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, g) persons in compliance with a judicial order, h) officials providing student financial aid, i) the audit firm retained by the Nevada System of Higher Education, j) the data warehouse for NSHE or designated institutional research personnel, k) a person or company with whom the institution has contracted as its agent to provide a service instead of using institutional employees or officials (such a as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent), and l) persons in an emergency to protect the health/and/or safety of students, or other persons. does not release information to parents of students regardless of dependence status without prior written consent of the student. A student is defined as an individual who has applied to and who is or has been in attendance at .
The institution does not release the records of individual students, such as grades and class schedules, without prior written consent of the student. As permitted under federal law, an exception to the above practice is the release of “directory” information considered to be public in nature and not general deemed to be an invasion of privacy. At , the following categories are defined as “directory” information: student name, address including city and state, telephone number, Email address, full-time/part-time status, graduation date, major/field of study, degrees, honors and awards received, dates of attendance and whether currently enrolled, most recent educational agency or institutions attended, weight and higher of members of athletic teams, and photographs from college sanctioned events.
Students have the right to request non-disclosure of directory information. If they do not restrict release of this information, the information may be released or disclosed. assumes that failure to specifically request the withholding of directory information indicates individual approval for disclosure. Directory information may be provided for commercial purposes to businesses affiliated with the institution, honor societies, the alumni association and foundation, or other individuals for purposes that may be beneficial to students. exercises discretion in responding to requests for directory information and may or may not provide such information when requested, depending on the intended purpose of the request. The institution does not sell or rent student information for a fee.
It is important for students to consider carefully the potential consequences of restricting the release of directory information. If a student restricts release for non-commercial purpose, the institution will be unable to place the student’s name in publications such as honors and graduation programs; to confirm graduation and dates of attendance to potential employers, to verify enrollment with organizations such as insurance companies; or to send notifications about specialized scholarships without the express written authorization of the student.
If, after due consideration, a student wishes to restrict the release of directory information, he/she may request this through my or submit a Request for Confidential Status of Directory Information form and submit to Admissions and Records. A request for non-disclosure submitted to or any NSHE institution will apply to all NSHE institutions. This directive will apply permanently to a student’s record, even after graduation, until the student reverses it by submitting a written authorization to Admissions and Records or changing the restriction in my.
FERPA provides a student with the following rights:
1) The right to inspect and review information in his/her education records within 45 days of the day the institution receives a request for access.
is not required to provide copies of such records to students
2) The right to seek to amend education records that the student believes to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.
If a student disagrees with some information in his/her educational records, he/she may challenge that information. If the situation is not resolved to the student’s satisfaction, the student may request a hearing. Contact Admissions and Records for additional information.
3) The right to provide written consent before the institution discloses personally identifiable information form the students’ educational records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
Protects Student Privacy
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects student privacy. Personally identifiable information is not released without student consent and signature. To review or pick up academic records in person, a valid government or issued photo ID that includes signature is mandatory. The college’s registration system requires students to create a password to access their account. The password is considered the equivalent of a signature.
Student Right to Inspect Records
Students have a right to inspect and review information in his/her education records, the right to seek to amend education records, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of information from education records. is not required to provide copies of such records to students. If a student disagrees with some information in his/her educational records, he/she may challenge that information. If the situation is not resolved to the student’s satisfaction, the student may request a hearing. If the student disagrees with the results of that hearing, he/she may submit explanation statements for inclusions in his/her file. Contact Admissions and Records for additional information.
allows any adult who can benefit from instruction to enroll, regardless of residency status. Although the tuition and fees will vary depending on residency status, all adults are welcome to attend .
Admissions and Records staff is available to assist students with residency regulations and to answer any res