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Legal Representation
Institutions in the University System receive legal advice from the BOR legal staff. Individuals who require legal representation as defendants in actions brought against them as employees of DSC are represented by the Office of the Attorney General of Georgia. No employee of DSC should deal directly with or respond to an attorney representing an […]
Read MoreOpen Records
In the Georgia Open Records Act, a public document is defined to broadly include most visible, auditory, or electronic documents created by or received by employees of state agencies in the discharge of duties. The Act also creates broad rights for these records to be accessed by the public. Requests for any institutional records should […]
Read MoreIntellectual Properties
(Reviewed by Academic Affairs and Approved by the Faculty Senate, October 8, 2020) DSC is dedicated to teaching and serving as an educational broker to meet the needs of the community and provide opportunities for all persons within its service area to live self-fulfilling and productive lives. While the primary objective of the faculty and […]
Read MoreHuman Subject Research
Dalton State College will comply with all federal laws and regulations as well as those mandated by the University System of Georgia governing the use of humans in research. All of the information requested in the Application Package for Research with Human Subjects Participation meets our regulatory obligation. All research activities involving human subjects and […]
Read MoreTime Records
Employees are required to record time worked in the current payroll application. Employees’ computergenerated time recording will need to be approved prior to submission to one’s supervisor. The supervisor must approve payroll information prior to processing the Payroll. Exempt employees are required to record exception time such as vacation, furlough, and/or sick hours.
Read MoreMandatory Training
Each employee at DSC, regardless of title, position, and hire date is required to complete training modules on an annual basis. Examples include (but are not limited to): Right-to-Know, Title IX, Unlawful Harassment, Information Security, and Auto Liability. Refresher courses may be required as updates are released by the BOR. New employees must complete all […]
Read MoreGifts and Gratuities
No official or employee of DSC may accept gratuities, courtesies, or gifts in any form whatsoever from any person or persons, corporations, or associations that (directly or indirectly) seek to use the connection or consideration on any commercial commodity, process or undertaking. https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct
Read MoreGarnishment of Wages
The institution considers the acceptance and settlement of just and honest debts to be a mark of personal responsibility. When the institution receives a garnishment subpoena, the named employee will be consulted and requested to clear the matter. If there are repeated instances of payment default after counseling, the institution may consider that to be […]
Read MoreFurloughs
The BOR may authorize the Chancellor to implement a Mandatory Furlough Program for University System employees in any given fiscal year, if necessary. All USG employees will be required to take a specified number of day(s) of leave without pay during any fiscal year under a Mandatory Furlough Program. This program applies to all USG […]
Read MoreEmployee Policies, Rules and Regulations
Anti-Harassment DSC seeks to provide an environment that supports effective teaching and learning, mutual respect among students, faculty, and staff, and productive, congenial working relations. Discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex/gender, national origin, sexual preference, sexual orientation or disability subverts these goals and is unacceptable on the Dalton State College campus. We […]
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