Board Governance & College Administrative Policies
These policies are not intended to create an implied or expressed contract of any kind and may be modified from time to time.
Board Policies
- 0.0 Definitions - Board of Trustees Policies and Procedures
- 0.0 OCC Board of Trustees Bylaws
- 0.0.3 Environmental Protection
- 0.0.5 Drug & Alcohol Abuse Free College
- 0.0.6 Safe Work Environment
- 0.0.7 Workplace Threats and Violence
- 1.1 Governance Commitment
- 1.2 Governing Principles
- 1.3 Board Responsibility
- 1.4 Policy Creation & Review
- 1.5 Trustee Responsibility
- 1.6 Board Officers
- 1.6.9 Credit Card Policy
- 1.7 Board Chair's Role
- 1.7.6 BOT Technology Policy
- 1.8 Vice Chair's Role
- 1.9 Secretary's Role
- 1.10 Treasurer's Role
- 1.11 Board Committees
- 1.12 Board Planning Cycle
- 1.13 Ethics, Professional Conduct, Conflict of Interest
- 1.14 Naming Property
- 1.15 Indemnification
- 1.16 Travel Expenses
- 1.17 Mileage and Miscellaneous Expenses
- 1.18 Trustee Vacancy
- 2.1 Unity of Control
- 2.1.4 Miscellaneous
- 2.2 CEO Accountability
- 2.3 Delegation to the CEO
- 2.4 Monitoring CEO and Board Effectiveness
- 2.5 Collaborative Decision Making
- 2.5.1 Personnel Dispute Resolution
- 2.6.1 EEO - Discrimination Prohibition
- 2.6.3 Disability Accommodation
- 3.1 General Executive Limitations
- 3.2 Human Relationships
- 3.3 Compensation & Benefits
- 3.4 Budgeting and Forecasting
- 3.5 Financial Condition
- 3.6 Asset Protection
- 3.7 Communication and Counsel to the Board
- 3.8 Sustained CEO Leadership
- 3.9 Strategic Plan
- 4.1 College Purpose
- 4.2 Mission Documents
- 4.3 Monitoring College Effectiveness
- 4.4 Accreditation and Certification
- 4.5 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Freedom of Information Act
- Freedom of Speech & Expression
Administrative Policies
- Academic Honesty
- Academic Performance
- Accommodation of Religious Observances
- Alcoholic Beverages on College Premises
- Curriculum Review Policy
- Definition of Enrollment Status and Course Load Limits
- Field Trips
- Grades & Grade Points
- Graduation Requirements
- Honors Recognition
- Recording of Class Sessions and Distribution of Course Materials
- Sponsored Student Exemptions
- Student Learning Assessment Policy & Procedure
- Waiver of a Required Course
- 3.7.5 Patents and Copyrights
- Accounting Regulations
- Audits and Financial Reporting
- Bookstore Purchases
- Budget
- Campus Security and Safety
- Capital and Non-Capital Assets
- Cash and Investments
- Cleary Compliance
- College Owned Vehicles
- Construction
- Contracts
- Donations
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Federal and State Funds
- Financial Reserves and Designation of Funds
- Fiscal Year
- Food Service
- General Purchases
- Grants
- Leases and Rentals for College Use
- Payment Card Policy
- Payment of Expenses
- Projects Handled by Construction Manager
- Risk Management
- Smoking on College Property
- Solicitation on College Property
- Surplus Property
- Tax Rate
- Travel Expenses - All College Personnel
- Use of College Equipment
- Use of College Facilities and Services
- Use of Federal Funds for Lobbying
- Vehicle Use
- Academic Technologies System Use - Combining Multiple Rosters
- Academic Technologies System Use - Student Identity Verification
- Academic Technologies System Use - Technology Access & Training
- ADA Compliance
- Course Development & Review
- Distance Ed Course Delivery Methods
- Distance Education Assessment
- Distance Education Planning
- Higher Learning Commission/Accreditation
- Mandatory Training for Online and Hybrid Teaching
- NC-State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA)
- Student Complaints
- Student Feedback Survey
- Student Support - D2L Student Helpdesk
- Student Support - Online Learning Readiness
- Student Support - Online Student Services
- 0.0.8 Searches
- 2.1.1 Officers of the College
- 2.1.2 Regular Employees
- 2.1.3 Part-Time Personnel
- 2.1.4 Temporary Employees
- 2.1.5 Student Assistants
- 2.1.6 Enterprise Employees
- 2.2.1 Employment Status of Employees
- 2.2.2 Employment Practices
- 2.2.3 Obligations of Employees
- 2.3.1 Fringe Benefits
- 2.3.2 Holidays/Paid Leave Days
- 2.3.3 Tuition Grants & Reimbursement Program
- 2.3.4 Leaves of Absence
- 2.3.5 Vacations
- 2.3.6 Effect of Termination or Death
- 2.4.1 Relocation Assistance - Admin & Faculty - Eligibility
- 2.4.2 Relocation Assistance Levels and Procedures
- 2.4.3 Relocation - Covered Expenses
- 2.5.2 Personnel Complaint Procedure
- Bereavement
- Chosen Name for Students & Employees
- Conflicts of Interest
- Earned Sick Leave
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
- Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act
- Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment
- Progressive Discipline
- Remote Work
- Remote Workers Outside of Michigan
- Umbrella Policy Prohibiting Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination
- Information Technology Resources
- Account Administration Security Procedure
- Data Storage and Disposal Procedure
- Database Security Procedure
- Desktop and Laptop Security Procedure
- Guest Computing Access Security Procedure
- Information Security and Acceptable Use Procedure
- Servers Security Procedure
- Shared Computing Device Security Procedure
- Web-based Application Security Procedure
- Wireless Access Points Security Procedure
- Mobile Device Security Procedure
- Network Firewall Security Procedure
- Printers and Copiers Security Procedure
- Secured Office Security Procedure
- Server Application Security Procedure
- IT Security Incident Response Plan
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA); Information Security & Acceptable Use Policy & Procedure
- IT Accessibility Policy
- Privacy Policy
- Admission Requirements
- Ban on High Pressure Recruitment Tactics for Military Service Member Enrollments
- Commencement
- Course Audit
- Course Repetition
- Excused Absence Policy for OCC Student-Athletes
- Fundraising Activities
- Guest Admission
- Intercollegiate Athletics
- Marks
- Privacy Rights of Eligible Students
- Standards for Student Conduct
- Transcripts
- Tuition Refund Schedule
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