Program Description - Pellissippi State Community College

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E m e rgency Health Procedures. In case of an illness or accident requiring a student
to be taken to a hospital emergency room, the following procedures will be followed:
1. Faculty or staff in the immediate area call (865) 694-6649 (Safety and Security)
to request that an officer be dispatched to the specific location of the patient.
2. The security officer takes charge of the emergency situation while an ambulance
is on the way. If the situation requires, Safety and Security personnel will
notify Student Affairs personnel. In the absence of Safety and Security personnel
at the Division Street Campus, Blount County Center, or the Magnolia
Avenue Campus, the assistant dean will take charge.
Note: Pellissippi State is not responsible for the corresponding charges in
the event that an ambulance must be called.
CAMPUS SECURITY REPORT
Acopy of the annual Campus Security Report is available from the Safety and
Security Office upon request. The report contains security policies, procedures
and guidelines. Crime statistics for this year and the previous three years are
included in the report. These statistics are based on incidents reported at all four
campuses. To obtain a copy, call or come by the Safety and Security Off i c e ,
(865) 694-6649, 141 Goins, Pellissippi Campus, or visit the Safety and Security
Web site: www. p s t c c . e d u / s e c u r i t y. You may also obtain a copy at the main
o ffices of the Division Street Campus, Blount County Center or the Magnolia
Avenue Campus.
CAMPUS SEX CRIMES PREVENTION ACT
The federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act and the Tennessee College
and University Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act of 2002 require that whenever
a sex offender becomes employed, enrolls as a student or volunteers at the
College, he or she must complete or update the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation (TBI) sexual offender registration/monitoring form and deliver it
to TBI headquarters in Nashville.
As defined in Section 40-39-102 of the Tennessee Code, a “sexual off e n d e r ”
means a person who is, or has been, convicted in this state of committing a sexual
offense or who is, or has been, convicted in another state or another count
r y, or who is, or has been, convicted in a federal or military court of committing
an act which would have constituted a sexual offense if it had been committed
in this state. A “sexual offense” means the commission of acts including
but not limited to aggravated and statutory rape, sexual battery, sexual exploitation
of a minor, aggravated prostitution, and kidnapping.
Both acts designate certain information concerning a registered sexual
o ffender as public information and therefore amend and supersede the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other federal and state laws
that previously prohibited the disclosure of such personal information. Since the
laws require the publication of information pertaining to sexual off e n d e r s
employed, enrolled or volunteering at an educational institution, said publication
does not constitute grounds for a grievance or complaint under College or
Tennessee Board of Regents policies or procedures.
OTHER INFORMATION AND SERVICES
Evening Student Services. Evening students at the Pellissippi Campus who
need counseling, assistance or information concerning available services should
contact the Student Assistance Center in Room 123, J.L. Goins Administration