RVCC 2019 NECHE Self-Study

Policy, the Domestic Violence in the Workplace Policy, the Drug-Free Workplace Policy, IT
Acceptable Use Policy, FERPA policies and the RVCC Code of Ethics.
All RVCC locations (Claremont, Keene and Lebanon) post the required state and federal
laws for employees to review as needed. These policies include: Minimum Wage Law,
Equal Employment Opportunity protections, Employee Polygraph Protection Rights,
Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights, Family Medical Leave Act,
Right to Work in the US Act, Whistleblower Protection Act, Unemployment, Workers
Compensation and Equal Pay Law.
RVCC periodically reviews its policies through Standing Teams at the College. Each
Standing Team is responsible for reviewing its policies and procedures and in Fall of 2017,
the Standing Team document outlining each team’s mission, membership, and role was
reviewed during All-College Staff Meeting by the entire college. CCSNH BoT policies are
reviewed at their discretion. Safety policies are reviewed periodically in relation to yearly
reporting of Clery Act data.
Academic Honesty & Fair Treatment
The Student Handbook has a section dedicated to academic honesty and provides
definitions of plagiarism and cheating policies as well as containing copyright policy from
the copyright law of the United States (pg. 9). The Student Handbook also covers fairness
issues for students with appropriate policies and procedures including The Student Code of
Conduct (pgs. 43-53).
Adequate provision is made to ensure academic honesty at the Institution and is the
responsibility of all faculty. RVCC’s educational policies and procedures are periodically
reviewed and equitably applied to all students. They include Intellectual Property Rights,
the avoidance of conflict of interest, privacy rights and fairness in dealing with students.
Faculty and staff are covered in the collective bargaining agreements for faculty, adjunct
faculty and staff (Table 9.2)
Table 9.2: Collective Bargaining Agreement Articles related to Truthfulness, Clarity, &
Fairness
Staff
Intellectual Property Article 32 (pg. 54)
Grievance & Arbitration Article 7 (pg. 13)
Privacy Rights Article 34 (pg. 56)
Adjunct Faculty
Intellectual Property Article 12 (pg. 15)
Grievance & Arbitration Article 7 (pg. 9)
Privacy Rights Article 19 (pg. 21)
Location:
(http://www.seiu1984.org/files/2012/03/2017-
2019-Staff-with-Appendices_2.pdf)
Location:
(http://www.seiu1984.org/files/2017/10/2017-
2018-adjunct-faculty.pdf)
139 | P a g e