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BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK | FALL 2010
Mission Statement
The mission of Bridgewater College is to educate and develop the whole person.
Our graduates will be equipped to become leaders, living ethical, healthy, and
useful and fulfilling lives with a strong sense of personal accountability and civic
responsibility. This mission is carried out in a learning community, with Christian
values, high standards of integrity and excellence, affirming and challenging each
member.
1.0 Employment
This section of the Handbook explains procedures for background checks, time
cards, performance evaluations and compensation. It also covers Equal Opportunity
and other matters related to your employment at Bridgewater College.
1.1 Definition of Fulltime Employment
The College defines fulltime employment for staff employees as working a minimum
of 30 hours per week or 1,560 hours per year. The College defines fulltime
employment for faculty as teaching 24 credit hours per academic year. Employees
must maintain the minimum number of hours in order to be eligible for benefits on
a continuing basis.
1.2 Background Checks
It is the College’s responsibility to provide a safe campus environment for its students
and employees. The College reserves the right to conduct a background investigation
of all applicants selected for any position at the College including staff,
faculty, adjuncts and temporary positions. Job offers made are contingent upon the
results of this investigation. All applicants for employment with the College are
required to sign an authorization form giving Bridgewater College permission to
conduct a background investigation, as described below.
The College will conduct and utilize these background investigations as they
relate to the fitness for duty for a particular position, in accordance with the law. A
relevant job-related conviction is grounds for termination of employment or nonselection
of an applicant. Falsification of application materials, including failure to
disclose misdemeanor or felony convictions, is grounds for termination of employment
or non-selection of an applicant, or if discovered subsequent to employment,
will be grounds for immediate dismissal.
The background investigation could include, but is not limited to, the following:
• Employment Verification of prior employment.
• Education Verification of post secondary degrees.
• Social Security Tracer of the individual’s social security number, to include
when and where and to whom the number was issued.
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