2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

3. One (1) Faculty member - selected by the Faculty Executive
Committee.
4. One (1) Administrative/Professional Staff member – selected
by ECAPS.
5. One (1) Support Staff member – selected by the Support Staff
Executive Committee (SSEC).
6. A sufficient number of alternates will be designated to assure
full panel representation when hearings are scheduled.
7. The Panel will convene if at least (5) members are present.
B. The Formal Hearing Panel may be requested to meet:
1. By the person(s) filing a written request with the Office of the
Vice President of Student and Educational Services within
seven (7) working days following notification of the action
taken, or
2. By the Vice President of Student and Educational Services.
C. Within seven (7) working days of the receipt of a written request for a
formal hearing, the Vice President of Student and Educational Services
will convene the Hearing Panel. The parties involved will be advised of
the date, time, and place of the scheduled hearing
D. Both parties have the right to have an attorney present at the
formal hearing, at their own expense and in an advisory capacity
only. Attorneys for either party may not actively participate in
the proceedings. Scheduling of proceedings under this policy
shall not be unduly impacted by the availability of counsel for
one of the participants.
E. The Formal Hearing Panel will review all previous actions and
conduct a formal hearing at which each side will be heard. Within
seven (7) working days, the panel will make a ruling specifying
its findings. Such ruling may result in:
1. Confirmation of the action of the Vice President of Student
and Educational Services.
2. Dismissal of all or a portion of the complaint.
3. Instructions to the Vice President of Student and Educational
Services to invoke a specific sanction or initiate other disposition
as the Panel will deem appropriate.
F. The decision of the Formal Hearing Panel will communicated to
the parties involved in writing. The person(s) filing the initial
complaint will be notified in writing when the matter is resolved.
Formal written notices will be sent by the Office of the Vice President
of Student and Educational Services. Written notices will
be sent out within seven (7) working days of the formal hearing
panel’s decision.
G. Such decisions of the Formal Hearing Panel will be final except
that action involving suspension or dismissal from the College
must be ratified by the Office of the President before implementation.
See “Student Complaint and Hearing Process” in the College Catalog
Board Action 4663 – March 11, 2008
Board Action 2032 - October 21, 1981
Public Information Posting Guidelines
Students wishing to post information (i.e. ads for sale or rent of personal
property, notices of Delta meetings and special events, announcements
of Delta student activities, etc.) are requested to take the information to
Office of Student Engagement (A003) for approval.
The complete guidelines including who may post, what may be posted
and where to post, are available at A003 or at 686-9865.
Electronic Resources Access and Use
Guidelines
1. By accessing College electronic information systems you assume
personal responsibility for their appropriate use and agree to comply
with all applicable College policies and procedures as well as
external networks’ policies and procedures, local, state and federal
laws and regulations.
2. You are solely responsible for your access and use, and may not
transfer or share your passwords or account except as expressly
authorized in writing by the Executive Director of the Office of
Information Technology (OIT).
3. Delta College electronic resources are provided to support the college
mission. Uses such as private business use or use for personal
gain, non-profit activities, advertising and fundraising not related
to the college are prohibited. Excessive personal use for activities
such as game playing, financial transactions or communicating
with family and friends is also prohibited.
4. Uses that threaten the integrity of any system or its contents, the
function of resources accessed through the system, the privacy or
safety of anyone, or that are illegal are forbidden.
5. Misuse can lead to penalties up to and including loss of system
access, employment termination or expulsion from classes or from
the college. In addition, some activities may lead to risk of personal
legal liability, both civil and criminal. Use common sense: the same
rules of courtesy, ethics, morality and law apply here as elsewhere.
6. All persons accessing the College’s electronic resources are covered
by these guidelines, whether faculty, staff, students, trustees, volunteers,
emeritus or retired persons, guests, or any other user.
7. All electronic resources of the College are covered by these guidelines,
including without limitation all networks, supporting backbones
and links, stand-alone computers, output devices, including
printers, shared computers, and connecting resources of any kind,
including any external networks.
8. You should not assume that anything received, sent or stored on
any of these systems is private. The College generally, and system
administrators specifically, will respect the privacy of users.
However, these systems are not provided or intended for sending
or receiving private or confidential communications. If material is
stored electronically rather than in paper files, it must be just as
accessible to others who need access to those files as any paper file
would be. In addition, system administrators have access to all mail
and user access requests and will monitor them as necessary to assure
efficient performance and appropriate use. If access discloses
improper or illegal use, it may be reported and penalized. Legal
process, including requests for information under the Freedom of
Information Act, may also compel disclosure.
9. Each user must respect the privacy of every other user. You may
not attempt to access, copy, modify or otherwise view or use the
passwords, data, or electronic resources of any other user, except
as expressly authorized in writing by the Executive Director of the
Office of Information Technology (OIT).
10. You may not represent yourself as someone else, or send messages
that appear to originate from someone else (“spoofing”).
11. You have free speech and academic freedom rights in electronic
forms of communication as you do in other forms of communication.
However, your responsibilities may be somewhat different because
of the nature of the medium. Electronic messages may be accessible
to unintended audiences. The College will not impose restraints or
monitor content of communications except as required by applicable
law and system administration requirements. Your communications
are subject to such laws, including those regarding others’ rights
to privacy, licensing or copyright, prohibition of defamation, or
prohibition of harassment or stalking, and the consequences of
violations can be severe.
12. Your access to resources of the College, including access to electronic
resources, is a privilege and not a right.
13. You must observe classroom and computer lab policies and proce-
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