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August 4, 2008 |
- Title: This Publication shall be known as the Blue Ridge Community College Policies and Procedures Manual.
- Authority: This Manual includes policies approved by the Board of Trustees governing Blue Ridge Community College and administrative procedures which the President may deem appropriate to implement those policies. This Manual, together with applicable federal and state laws, the North Carolina Administrative Code, and referenced policies contained in other official college documents, shall constitute the fundamental guidelines for the administration of the college. No policies will be developed, maintained or implemented without prior approval of the President and the Board of Trustees.
- Conflicts: While this manual contemplates the development of other, more detailed and specific procedures for the operation of various functions of the College, all such procedures shall be consistent with the Board policy statements contained in the Manual. In the event of conflict between policies and procedures of this Manual and other procedures of the College, the provisions of this Manual shall prevail.
Interpretation: In the event any provision of this Manual shall appear to be vague, indefinite, out of date, or in conflict with other provisions hereof or with local, state, or federal laws, the Board shall be the ultimate authority for the interpretation thereof. An invalid section or portion of this document shall not invalidate any other section of the Manual nor shall an invalid statutory reference to a state or federal law or regulation invalidate that intended reference.
Definitions:
- Board: The Board of Trustees of Blue Ridge Community College
- BRCC: Blue Ridge Community College
- Business Office: Division of the Office for Administrative Services
- College: Blue Ridge Community College
- Manual: The Blue Ridge Community College Policies and Procedures Manual
- NCCCS: North Carolina Community College System (System Office)
- North Carolina Administrative Code: Regulations applying to state agencies
- Online: accessible via the Internet
- VP: Vice President
- Web: Blue Ridge Community College Internet Web site
- Maintenance: The Chief Institutional Advancement Officer/Assistant to the President is responsible for the maintenance and currency of the Blue Ridge Community College Policies and Procedures Manual.
- Amendments: Proposed additions, deletions, and modifications to the Policies and Procedures Manual may be initiated in accordance with Sec. 1.1 Policy and Development. Once so approved, the change(s) will be posted online and simultaneously distributed to the holders of Manuals in notebook or CD form. Changes become effective as dated and supersede all other policies, rules, regulations, and commitments approved by the Trustees of Blue Ridge Community College and the President. All employee contractual agreements made after that date are made under the terms and conditions of the new policy, regardless of the original appointment date.
Titles Guidelines
College Reorganization: Effective July 9, 2008, a reorganization of the College was put into place which affected numerous sections of the Manual. Until such changes can be individually changed, not only in this document, but also in other publications, forms, and electronic files, the following shall serve as an interim conversion guide for titles and organizational units:
In any section of the Policies and Procedures Manual, in any College publication, or on any form or document (printed or electronic), where reference is made to a College “Dean,” the new and corresponding title is “Vice President,” however, within the new Division of Instruction, each of the four directors shall hereafter be titled “deans” as shown below:
Previous Title | New Title |
Dean for Instruction | Vice President for Instruction |
Dean for Technology and Development | Vice President for Technology and CIO |
Dean for Student Services | Vice President for Student Services |
Dean for Administrative Services | Associate Vice President for Finance / CFO |
Director of Applied Technology | Dean for Applied Technology |
Director of Arts and Sciences | Dean for Arts and Sciences |
Director of Allied Health | Dean for Health Sciences |
Director of Business and Service Careers | Dean for Business and Service Careers |
Director of Basic Skills | Dean for Basic Skills |
JobLink Career Center Director | Dean for Workforce and Economic Development |
Transylvania Center Director | Dean for Transylvania Programs |
Dean for Continuing Education | Vice President for Economic and Workforce Development/Continuing Education |
Organizational Guidelines
In any section of the Policies and Procedures Manual, in any College publication, or on any form or document (printed or electronic), where reference is made to an “office,” or “department,” the new and corresponding term is “division” and similarly, where reference is made to a “division,” the new and corresponding term is “department,” as shown below:
Previous Term | New Term |
Office for Instruction | Division of Instruction |
Office for Technology and Development | Division of Technology |
Office for Student Services | Division of Student Services |
Office for Administrative Services | Division of Finance |
Office for Continuing Education | Division of Economic and Workforce Development/Continuing Education |
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