Faculty Manual of Policies and Procedures

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Faculty Manual of Policies and Procedures
September 2016
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Vision
Georgia Gwinnett College will be a premier 21st Century Liberal Arts college where learning will take place
continuously in and beyond the confines of the traditional classroom. Its cornerstones will be innovative use of
educational technology and a commitment to an integrated educational experience that develops the whole person.
GGC will be a wellspring of educational innovation. It will be a dynamic learning community where faculty
engagement in teaching and mentoring students will be the hallmark. It will be a driving force for change in student
success. As such, it will be a model for innovative approaches to education, faculty engagement with students, and
highly efficient student, facility, and administrative services.
Mission
Georgia Gwinnett College provides access to targeted baccalaureate level degrees that meet the economic
development needs of the growing and diverse population of the northeast Atlanta metropolitan region. It emphasizes
the innovative use of technology and active-learning environments to provide students enhanced learning
experiences, practical opportunities to apply knowledge, increased scheduling flexibility, and a variety of course
delivery options. Georgia Gwinnett’s outstanding faculty and staff actively engage students in various learning
environments, serve as mentors and advisors, and assist students through programs designed to enhance their
academic, social, and personal development. GGC produces contributing citizens and future leaders for Georgia and
the nation. Its graduates are inspired to contribute to the local, state, national, and international communities and are
prepared to anticipate and respond effectively to an uncertain and changing world.
Operating Principles
Georgia Gwinnett College is committed to:
• Continuous review, assessment, change, and
experimentation • Being the community of choice to work for
• Holistic development of students faculty, administrators, and staff
• Building partnerships with its business and • Providing a supportive work environment that
community constituents encompasses involvement, open
• Developing a workforce of highly competent communications, a spirit of collegiality and an
teachers and staff who are also action oriented appropriate reward system
and innovative
• Innovatively integrating technology into
educational experiences
• Diversity and building a multicultural environment
to prepare students to succeed in a global society
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................. 1
I. GENERAL ................................................................................. 6
3.50 ACADEMIC FREEDOM POLICY ................................................................... 6
APM 4.1.2 GGC EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, NON-
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT POLICIES AND COMPLAINT
PROCEDURES .................................................................................................. 7
APM 4.1.9 GGC FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION POLICY ...................................... 24
APM 8.2.20 GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE ETHICS POLICY ........................ 26
8.2.20.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 26
8.2.20.2 APPLICABILITY ............................................................................................. 26
8.2.20.3 STATEMENT OF CORE VALUES ................................................................ 26
8.2.20.4 27
PURPOSE OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT ................................................................... 27
8.2.20.5 CODE OF CONDUCT ..................................................................................... 27
8.2.20.6 INTERPRETATION AND SOURCES......................................................... 27
APM 8.2.50 EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE POLICY ................................................. 31
Policy Matrix .................................................................................................................... 37
Policy Matrix ............................................................................... 38
University System and Technical College System of Georgia Articulation
Agreement ....................................................................................................... 41
Lease Rental Agreement Revisions ....................................................................... 63
Repair and Replacement Reserves ........................................................................ 63
APM 2.7 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND CHANGES ..................................... 76
GOVERNANCE .............................................................................................................. 84
Governance policy (Faculty Rules And Regulations) ...................................................... 84
Faculty Senate Bylaws ..................................................................................................... 84
Curriculum committee...................................................................................................... 92
Role of the committee .................................................................................................. 92
Membership .................................................................................................................. 92
Officers ......................................................................................................................... 92
Meetings ....................................................................................................................... 93
Standards for curriculum review .................................................................................. 93
Promotion and Credentialing Committee ......................................................................... 94
Structure, Composition, and Charges of the P&C Committee ..................................... 94
Other standing committees ............................................................................................... 95
FACULTY QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE................................ 96
Faculty Qualifications ...................................................................................................... 96
Faculty Rank .................................................................................................................... 96
APM 8.3.1.1 RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT .......................................... 97
APM 8.3.4.4 georgia gwinnett college faculty .......................................................... 98
CONTRACTS .................................................................................................................. 98
Full-time faculty ........................................................................................................... 98
Part-time faculty contracts ........................................................................................... 99
Visitor contracts ........................................................................................................... 99
Criteria for Determining Salaries ..................................................................................... 99
Faculty Awards ................................................................................................................ 99
Faculty Evaluations/annual performance ......................................................................... 99
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Promotion 99
APM 8.3.9 DISCIPLINE AND REMOVAL OF FACULTY MEMBERS ............. 100
APM 8.3.9.1 GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL ........................................................... 100
8.3.9.2 PROCEDURES FOR DISMISSAL ............................................................... 100
8.3.9.3 DISMISSAL OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED TERM, OR PART-TIME
INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL ................................................................ 100
8.3.9.4 SUSPENSION FOR VIOLATION OF STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS ....... 101
8.3.10 FACULTY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION FORMS ............................... 101
8.3.11 FACULTY CONTRACT FORMS ................................................................. 101
8.3.12 COMPENSATION ......................................................................................... 101
8.3.12.1 SALARIES ..................................................................................................... 101
8.3.12.2 CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING SALARIES ............................................ 101
8.3.12.3 SUMMER SCHOOL SALARIES .................................................................. 101
8.3.12.4 RESEARCH, SATURDAY CLASSES, AND OFF CAMPUS CONTINUING
EDUCATION ................................................................................................. 101
8.3.12.4.1 INSTRUCTIONAL OVERLOADS .............................................................. 101
8.3.12.50 PAY FOR CLASS COVERAGE ................................................................... 104
APM 8.3.13 EMERITUS/a TITLE ............................................................................. 104
8.3.14 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 104
APM 8.2.15.3 POLITICAL ....................................................................................... 104
GGC adheres to BOR policy 8.2.15.3 as follows: ......................................................... 104
Prohibition Against Selling Products and Services to Students ..................................... 105
HERE 105
8.2.53 COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE POLICY ...................................................... 105
COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW ........................................... 105
FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................. 110
Statement on Professional Ethics ................................................................................... 110
Teaching 110
Teaching Load ............................................................................................................ 111
Office Hours ............................................................................................................... 111
Syllabi ......................................................................................................................... 111
Grade Books ............................................................................................................... 111
Absence ...................................................................................................................... 111
APM 3.15 CLASSROOM VISITORS POLICY ............................................................ 112
Final Exam Policy .......................................................................................................... 113
APM 20.1 USE, SELECTION, AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................. 113
20.2 LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USAGE POLICY ....................... 113
APM 3.10 ACADEMIC TEXTBOOKS .................................................................. 114
APM 3.5 GRADING SYSTEM .................................................................................... 114
3.5.1.1 GRADES APPROVED IN DETERMINING THE GRADE POINT AVERAGE
114
APM 3.5.1.2 CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE .................................. 114
3.5.2 SYMBOLS NOT INCLUDED IN DETERMINING THE GRADE POINT
AVERAGE ..................................................................................................... 115
3.53.8.2.1 FACULTY COMPENSATION FOR STUDy ABROAD ............................ 116
APM 3.55 i-courses ........................................................................................................ 117
3.55.2 VERIFICATION OF A COURSE AS AN I-COURSE ................................. 117
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APM 10.9 STUDENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY POLICY ...... 117
10.9.1 SCOPE ............................................................................................................ 118
10.9.2 RECORDS MANAGEMENT POLICIES ..................................................... 118
10.9.2.11 RESTRICTING ACCESS TO RECORDS .................................................... 118
10.9.2.1.2 RELEASING INFORMATION ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STRICT
GUIDELINES ................................................................................................. 119
10.9.2.1.3 PROVIDING STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS WITH INFORMATION
CONCERNING STUDENTS’ RIGHTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THEIR
CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS........................................................................ 119
APM 10.9.2.2 STUDENT ELECTRONIC RECORDS STORAGE AND RECOVERY
119
10.9.2.3 TRAINING OF NEW EMPLOYEES (FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENT
WORKERS) AS WELL AS CURRENT EMPLOYEES ............................... 119
10.9.2.5 RECORDS RETENTION AND DISPOSITION ........................................... 120
Review of the proper procedures for records disposal will happen annually for faculty and
staff via the annual FERPA notification procedure ........................................ 120
APM 10.9.2.6 RELEASE OF RECORDS ................................................................. 120
10.9.2.7 Correction of Records ..................................................................................... 120
10.9.3.1 PROCEDURES RELATED TO PRIVACY .................................................. 121
10.9.3.1 PROCEDURES RELATED TO RESTRICTING ACCESS TO RECORDS 121
10.9.3.1.2 PROCEDURES RELATED TO RELEASING INFORMATION ............... 122
10.9.3.1.3 PROCEDURES RELATED TO INFORMING STUDENTS AND
PARENTS OF STUDENTS’ RIGHTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THEIR
CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS........................................................................ 122
APM 10.9.3.2 PROCEDURES RELATED TO ELECTRONIC RECORDS
STORAGE AND RECOVERY ...................................................................... 122
10.9.3.3 PROCEDURES RELATED TO TRAINING ................................................ 122
10.9.3.4 PROCEDURES RELATES TO REVIEW OF PROCEDURES .................... 122
10.9.3.5 Procedures related to Records Retention and Disposition .............................. 122
10.9.3.6 PROCEDURES RELATED TO RELEASE OF RECORDS ......................... 123
APM 10.9.3.7 PROCEDURES RELATED TO CORRECTION OF RECORDS .... 123
APM 4.50 Student Field Trip and Off campus event policy .......................................... 124
APM 4.1.1.1 STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................ 125
4.1.1.1.2 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT ................................................................ 127
Student research in the classroom .................................................................................. 142
3.57 Demonstration of English/ reading competEncy and regents writing competency
142
APM 3.53 STUDENT STUDY ABROAD AND SERVICE LEARNING
POLICIES ...................................................................................................... 142
APM 3.53.1 TYPES OF GGC STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS .................... 142
APM 3.53.2 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM SELECTION AND
APPROVAL .................................................................................................. 143
3.53.4 ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS ...................................................... 145
APM 3.53.5 TRANSFER CREDIT FOR STUDY ABROAD ........................... 145
APM 3.53.6 FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS .......................................... 146
3.54.6 PROGRAM PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL ................ 147
3.54.6.1 PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL........................................................................ 148
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3.54.6.2 FORMAT AND CHECKLIST FOR faculty-led study abroad and service-
learning preliminary proposals ....................................................................... 148
3.54.6.3 DETAILED PROPOSAL ............................................................................... 148
3.54.6.4 FORMAT AND CHECKLIST FOR FACULTY-LED OR SERVICE learning
DETAILED PROPOSALS ............................................................................. 149
APM 3.54.7 FISCAL PROCEDURES .......................................................................... 150
APM 3.54.7.1 BUDGETING..................................................................................... 150
APM 3.54.7.2 BUDGET ITEMS ............................................................................... 150
APM 3.54.7.3 APPLICATION FEES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULES ................. 150
APM 3.54.7.4 ACOUNT MANAGEMENT AND RECORD KEEPING ................ 151
APM 3.54.7.5 FINANCIAL AID .............................................................................. 151
APM 3.54.8 PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION .................................................. 151
APM 3.54.9 RISK AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT ................................................. 152
APM 3.54.9.1 HOW TO CREATE A REASONABLY SAFE PROGRAM ............ 153
APM 3.54.9.2 CRISIS MANAGEMENT.................................................................. 153
APM 3.54.10 SUMMARY OF PARTICPANT OBLIGATIONS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................................... 154
APM 3.54.11 .................................................................................................................. 155
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PERTAINING TO INTERNATIONAL EXCHENGE
AGREEMENTS ............................................................................................. 155
APM 3.54.11.1 PURPOSE ......................................................................................... 155
APM 3.54.11.2 PROCEDURES AND CONSIDERATIONS ................................... 155
APM 3.54.11.3 PROCEDURES AND APPICABILITY........................................... 156
APM 3.54.11.4 TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ........................... 156
APM 3.54.11.5 ROLE OF INTERNATIONALIZATION IN FORMALIZING AN
EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP ..................................................................... 157
APM 3.54.11.6 GUIDELINES FOR DRAFTING EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS .. 157
APM 3.54.11.7 AUTHORIZATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS........................ 159
APM 3.54.11.8 EXCHANGE AGREEMENT WORKSHEET FOR SCHOOL-
INITIATED AGREEMENTS ........................................................................ 160
APM 3.54.12 APPENDICES .................................................................................... 162
Scholarly Activities ........................................................................................................ 169
APM 8.3.14 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 169
CONFLICT OF INTEREST-RESEARCH .................................................................... 169
service 170
COMMITTEES .............................................................................................................. 170
FACULTY MEETINGS ................................................................................................ 170
GRADUATION ............................................................................................................. 170
Student Engagement ....................................................................................................... 171
APM 3.9 ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT AND MENTORING .................................... 171
GGC’s Mentoring Program ............................................................................................ 172
APM 3.9.1 ...................................................................................................................... 172
MINORITY ADVISING PROGRAM ........................................................................... 172
CLUB ADVISING ......................................................................................................... 173
FACULTY RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, BENEFITS .......................... 173
Appeals 173
PROMOTION AND CREDENTIALING ................................................................. 173
EVALUATIONS ........................................................................................................ 174
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DISCIPLINARY ACTION GRIEVANCES .............................................................. 174
ACADEMIC FREEDOM GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES ....................................... 174
APM 8.2.93 FACULTY/STAFF PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL ................................. 176
APM 8.2.15.2 CONSULTING .................................................................................. 177
APM 6.3 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES ................................................................. 178
APM 6.3.1 PREAMBLE........................................................................................... 178
APM 6.3.2 DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................... 179
APM 6.3.2.1 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES...................................................... 179
APM 6.3.2.2 PATENTABLE MATERIALS .......................................................... 179
APM 6.3.2.3 COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS ........................................................ 179
APM 6.3.2.4 SOFTWARE ...................................................................................... 179
APM 6.3.2.5 TRADEMARKS ................................................................................ 179
APM 6.3.2.6 TRADE SECRETS ............................................................................ 180
APM 6.3.2.7 PATENTABLE PLANT .................................................................... 180
APM 6.3.2.8 MASK WORK ................................................................................... 180
APM 6.3.2.9 NOVEL PLANT VARIETY .............................................................. 180
APM 6.3.2.10 CREATOR AND ORIGINATOR ...................................................... 180
APM 6.3.2.11 FACULTY MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBER, AND STUDENT ....... 180
APM 6.3.3 DETERMINATION OF RIGHTS AND EQUITIES IN INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTIES ................................................................................................. 180
APM 6.3.3.1 SPONSOR-SUPPORTED EFFORTS ............................................... 180
APM 6.3.3.2 COLLEGE-ASSIGNED EFFORTS .................................................. 181
APM 6.3.3.3 COLLEGE-ASSISTED INDIVIDUAL EFFORT ............................. 181
APM 6.3.3.4 INDIVIDUAL EFFORT .................................................................... 181
APM 6.3.3.5 OTHER EFFORTS ............................................................................ 181
APM 6.3.4 INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES ...................................................... 181
APM 6.3.4.1 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE ................................ 182
APM 6.3.4.2 DISCLOSURE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ......................... 182
APM 6.3.4.3 OBLIGATIONS OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS/PROJECT
DIRECTORS .................................................................................................. 184
APM 6.3.4.4 CONFIDENTIALITY ........................................................................ 184
APM 6.3.4.5 COLLABORATION .......................................................................... 184
APM 6.3.4.6 ADMINISTRATION OF "SPONSOR-SUPPORTED EFFORTS" AND
"COLLEGE-ASSIGNED EFFORTS" ............................................................ 184
APM 6.3.4.7 ADMINISTRATION OF "COLLEGE-ASSISTED INDIVIDUAL
EFFORT" ........................................................................................................ 184
APM 6.3.4.8 ADMINISTRATION OF "INDIVIDUAL EFFORT" ....................... 184
APM 6.3.4.9 DECLINED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY .................................... 185
APM 6.3.4.10 REVENUE SHARING ...................................................................... 185
APM 6.3.4.11 INTERPRETATION, DECISION, AND APPEAL .......................... 186
APM 6.3.4.12 HEIRS AND ASSIGNS ..................................................................... 187
APM 6.3.5 TRADEMARKS .................................................................................... 187
APM 6.3.6 FILING OF INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES ........................................... 187
GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURE
FORM (CONFIDENTIAL ............................................................................. 187
APM 6.50 RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES .............................................................................................. 191
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APM 8.2.15.51 GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE STRUCTURED VOLUNTEER
POLICY .......................................................................................................... 191
8.2.23 amorous relationships policy statement .......................................................... 194
8.2.7.4 EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEAVE ...................................... 198
8.2.7.4.1 EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEAVE FOR Faculty ................ 198
Who is eligible? .......................................................................................................... 198
What are leave uses and limitations? ......................................................................... 199
What are the individual and institutional obligations? ............................................... 199
What are funded leave completion requirements? ..................................................... 200
What is the proposal format?...................................................................................... 200
Proposal Review ......................................................................................................... 201
Proposal Questions and Assistance ............................................................................ 202
Notification of Applicants .......................................................................................... 202
APM 8.3.13 EMERITUS/a TITLE ............................................................................. 204
APM 8.2.8.50 RETIRED FACULTY OFFICE SPACE ........................................... 205
APM 3.8.4 HONORARY DEGREES ...................................................................... 205
FACULTY ORIENTATION ......................................................................................... 205
PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE ..................................................................................... 205
AMENDMENTS .......................................................................... 205

I. GENERAL
While this Faculty Manual of Policies and Procedures (hereafter “Faculty Manual”) conveys information about
policies and procedures under which we operate at Georgia Gwinnett College, the Faculty Manual should not
be construed as an official publication of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, nor should
it be construed as a replacement for the written employment contract of each faculty member. The
authoritative source of information concerning Board approved policies and procedures governing academic
and administrative matters is the Policy Manual of the Board of Regents. In cases of inconsistency, Board of
Regents policy takes precedence.
The Administrative Policy Manual is Georgia Gwinnett College's primary policy manual. In the event of a
conflict between the Faculty Manual and the Administrative Policy Manual, the Administrative Policy Manual
prevails.
3.50 ACADEMIC FREEDOM POLICY
Reviewed May 26, 2016
Academic Freedom Policy
It is Georgia Gwinnett College’s policy to publish academic freedom statement in all major policy documents
that are used by the faculty, staff, and students. GGC is committed to the protection of Academic Freedom by
providing grievance procedures that can be used in causes of violation of Academic Freedom. Grievance
procedures can be found in section V of the Faculty Manual of Policies and Procedures.
Academic Freedom statement
As a liberal arts college dedicated to the holistic development of students and to the production of graduates
who can anticipate and respond effectively to the changing world, Georgia Gwinnett College affirms the vital
role of diverse perspectives in helping students to develop their own knowledge and their ability to evaluate
knowledge claims critically. The administration, faculty, staff and students share responsibility for fostering a
climate that is favorable to the free exchange of ideas and to the examination of conflicting ideas and
interpretations using generally accepted disciplinary standards of inquiry. Freedom of speech and expression
extends to all members of the academic community, subject to commonly accepted constitutional limits on
speech that is libelous or slanderous, incites violence, or discriminates against or harasses others.
Academic freedom is essential to the integrity of intellectual inquiry and scholarly criticism, to the
dissemination of knowledge, and to the search for truth and wisdom. It is the foundation upon which the all of
the intellectual activity of the college rests. Faculty are free to pursue scholarly interests without fear of
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censure, discipline, or reprisal. This freedom extends to the display, publication, and performance of creative
work. Faculty may speak freely on all matters of college governance, and may speak, work, or act as an
individual in the public arena without fear of institutional discipline or restraint.
A fundamental goal of liberal arts education is the development of students’ skills of analysis and critical
inquiry. To this end, faculty are free to teach and discuss any aspect of a given topic pertinent to the course
being taught as a means of teaching students to explore and evaluate competing perspectives and
interpretations as they learn to assemble their own informed judgments. Faculty have a concomitant
responsibility to teach students to evaluate knowledge claims using standards of evidence accepted in their
respective disciplines, and to promote respect for competing views offered by others. Students have the right
to a safe classroom environment in which they can explore controversial ideas in an atmosphere characterized
by openness, tolerance and civility, and where they will be graded only on the intellectual merits of their work.
The College has established formal grievance procedures for addressing claims of unfair academic treatment
by any member of the campus community.
Our view of academic freedom incorporates the principles of academic freedom stated by the American
Association of University Professors (AAUP, 1940) as follows:
1. The teacher is entitled to full freedom in research and in the publication of the results, subject to the
adequate performance of [his/her] other academic duties; but research for pecuniary return should be
based upon an understanding with the authorities of the institution.
2. The teacher is entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing [his/her] subject, but [he/she] should
be careful not to introduce into his/her teaching controversial matter which has no relation to his/her
subject. Limitations of academic freedom because of religious or other aims of the institution should
be clearly stated in writing at the time of the appointment.
3. The college or university teacher is a citizen, a member of a learned profession, and an officer of an
educational institution. When [he/she] speaks or writes as a citizen, [he/she] should be free from
institutional censorship or discipline, but [his/her] special position in the community imposes
obligations. As a person of learning and an educational officer, [he/she] should remember that the
public may judge [his/her] profession and [his/her] institution by [his/her] utterances. Hence [he/she]
should at all times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect for the
opinions of others, and should make every effort to indicate that [he/she] is not an institutional
spokesperson.
The faculty also endorses the Statement on Academic Rights and Responsibilities published by the American
Council on Education (2005).

APM 4.1.2 GGC EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, NON-DISCRIMINATION AND
HARASSMENT POLICIES AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
Reviewed June 30, 2016

Policies Outline
Oversight Responsibilities
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement
Non-Discrimination and Harassment
Federal and State Laws and Definitions
Filing a Complaint
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Formal Investigation
Investigative Determination Notice
Appeals
Retaliation
False Claims and Statements
Duty to Cooperate
Campus Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, and Harassment Policy Statements
Sexual Misconduct Policy
Title IX Prohibited Sex Discrimination in Education Policy
Amorous Relationships Policy
Discriminatory Harassment Policy
ADA and Requests for Reasonable Accommodations Policy/Procedure

Oversight Responsibilities
All units within the Georgia Gwinnett College campus community are responsible for compliance with these
policies and procedures. The Office of Diversity, Institutional Equity, and Title IX Program Administration will
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oversee the College’s equal opportunity, affirmative action, non-discrimination, harassment and related
policies, and investigate complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, prohibited amorous relationships,
and violations against persons in the protected classes. This policy fosters the College’s interest in promoting
a diverse campus and ensuring compliance with applicable federal and state statutes. Questions concerning
these policies and procedures should be directed to:

Georgia Gwinnett College
Office of Diversity, Institutional Equity, and Title IX Program Administration
Telephone: [phone]; or [email protected]

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement
It continues to be the policy of Georgia Gwinnett College to implement affirmative action and equal opportunity
for all employees, students and applicants for employment or admission without regard to race, color, creed,
religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy/parental status, veteran status
or disability.

The College’s affirmative action program and related policies are developed in compliance with Executive
Orders 11246 and 11375, as amended; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967;the Vietnam Era Veterans
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as it amends 38 U.S.C. 4212; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Sections
503 & 504); the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II) and
their implementing regulations.

In conformance with the federal regulations listed above, Georgia Gwinnett College does not discriminate
against any employee or applicant for employment or against any student or applicant for admission with
regard to any opportunity for which the employee or student is qualified.

Georgia Gwinnett College will provide reasonable accommodation to employees, applicants for employment,
students, and patrons who have physical and/or mental disabilities, in accordance with applicable statutes.
Georgia Gwinnett College will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment persons who are
qualified disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam Era, or other covered veterans.

Every member of this college community is expected to uphold this policy as a matter of mutual respect and
fundamental fairness in human relations. The policy has the unequivocal support of the Office of the President.
All members of the staff, faculty, and student body are expected to ensure that nondiscriminatory practices are
followed at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Non-Discrimination and Harassment
Georgia Gwinnett College prohibits its faculty, staff and students from engaging in any form of prohibited
discrimination or protected status harassment (including sexual harassment and prohibited amorous
relationships), and expects these individuals to refrain from committing acts of bias within the College’s
jurisdiction. Such prohibition include, but are not limited to, actions which discriminate, harass, threaten or
physically/verbally abuse another individual, with the intent or effect of unreasonably interfering with that
person’s work/academic performance, or employment/enrollment opportunity; or creates an intimidating or
hostile work/academic environment based on that person’s membership in a protected group.

As an equal opportunity institution, Georgia Gwinnett College is committed to nondiscriminatory practices
consistent with federal and state requirements and objectives. Georgia Gwinnett College affirms its
commitment to keeping its workplace and academic programs free of discrimination and harassment and
maintaining an environment that recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of every person.

Consistent with the College's commitment to equal opportunity, affirmative action, and academic freedom;
unlawful discrimination, harassment, and threatening conduct based on race, color, sex, age, sexual
orientation, religion, creed, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected rights under federal and
state laws are prohibited; questions regarding these matters, Title IX, and other related regulations may be
referred to Georgia Gwinnett College’s Office of Diversity, Institutional Equity, and Title IX Program
Administration at 678-407-5010 or [email protected].
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Federal & State Laws

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246 (AS AMENDED BY 11375) - requires affirmative action programs for women and
minorities and prohibits job discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

SECTION 402, VETERANS READJUSTMENT ACT OF 1974- requires affirmative action to employ and
advance in employment qualified special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era and prohibits