VCOM Faculty Handbook

• Social media content on an official social media site may sometimes include photographs, audio, or video. Site administrators are responsible for ensuring that social media content posted on the site is not infringing on the intellectual property rights of others. Intellectual property rights of content shared by the public will be governed by federal copyright law, the terms of service of the social media provider, and/or college policies. • Avoid posting detailed policy or procedural information, such as admission guidelines or program requirements. Instead, post links to that information on the college’s official website for those topics. This decreases discrepancies in the information being distributed and minimizes the need to update changes on multiple platforms. VCOM has the right to remove any content for any reason, including but not limited to, content that it deems offensive, defamatory, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexual, threatening, a violation of intellectual property rights or privacy laws, or otherwise injurious or illegal. If you see a post that you consider objectionable, please notify the Division of Communications, Marketing, Website and Publications. Telephone Calls and Visitors Although personal emergencies may sometimes arise requiring that an employee take telephone calls at work, the employee should remember that telephones are provided for business purposes and any personal call should be limited to less than two minutes. In addition, personal calls may not be charged to VCOM. VCOM realizes that family and personal emergencies and other urgent matters do arise which understandingly require a minimum amount of an employee’s attention. However, under no circumstances should long distance telephone calls be made by an employee and charged to a VCOM account, even if subsequent reimbursement is made. Personal visits during working hours should never be permitted to interrupt the performance of the employee’s job or to interfere in any way with co-workers. Timely and Regular Attendance 1. Planned absences should be arranged with the employee’s supervisor in advance. 2. Unexpected absences should be reported to the employee’s supervisor as promptly as possible, as determined by departmental management. 3. Repeated absences that are not reported promptly or are unexcused may result in dismissal. 4. Extended absences require full written weekly approvals at the request of the supervisor or administration. Dependable Application of Time Employees are expected to work on their assigned duties during the full schedule for which they are compensated. If employees have not been assigned tasks to fill their workday, employees are expected to ask their supervisors for tasks to complete. Travel VCOM’s Business Travel and CME/CE Travel Policy (#U022) details all travel related information for those employees who will travel for business. All employees who plan to be compensated for travel must read the travel policies in advance and adhere strictly to the policies to be eligible for reimbursement. Violence in the Workplace Policy VCOM has a policy of zero tolerance for violence in the workplace. Employees who engage in any violence in the workplace or threaten violence in the workplace will be subject to discipline, including immediate termination. Violence includes, but is not limited to, physically harming another employee, shoving, pushing, harassing, intimidating, coercing, brandishing weapons, and threatening or talking of engaging in any of these activities. Any threat, intimidating behaviors, and other prohibited behaviors are to be reported immediately to the employee’s

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