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General Information
Disciplinary Action Unacceptable use is prohibited, and is grounds for loss of computing privileges, as well as discipline or legal sanctions under federal, state, and local laws. Students who violate this policy are subject to disciplinary actions, up to and including expulsion from the college. Employees who violate this policy are subject to disciplinary actions, up to and including discharge in accordance with guidelines provided by the Department of Postsecondary Education (SBE Policy 619.01).
will be removed. WSCC may remove posts by third parties that appear to be advertisements for other companies or organizations. 10.Wallace State currently maintains official college pages on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Linkedin. These pages have the purpose of supporting and enabling recruiting and retention, developing a Wallace State virtual community, and fostering interactivity with the college. 11. If an area wishes to have an item placed on one of these sites, send the request to the Director of Marketing.
Social Media
If an area wishes to create its own social media site:
Wallace State Community College recognizes that the institution’s reputation is critically important to further its mission and realize its strategic objectives. To this end, all employees are encouraged to contribute positively and constructively to its image through their postings to both internal and external Web logs and blogs and other electronic forums in the public domain, including communications prepared and submitted by employees when off duty.
1. Obtain permission from a supervisor. 2. Obtain permission from the Director of Marketing in advance of the site creation. Included in the request should be the name of social media site(s) the area wishes to use, target audience, and purpose of the social media site. 3. Employees may not use a personal account (i.e. hotmail or gmail) to create Wallace State sites. In some cases, a generic Wallace State email account (i.e. admissions@wallacestate.edu) may be needed to create the social media site. 4. The college requires administrative rights to any social media site that is sanctioned or sponsored by WSCC.
Specifically: 1. Employee use of Web logs or blogs during work hours shall be limited to business purposes only. As with all other communications, employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner when using such forums. 2. Disclosure of proprietary or confidential information is prohibited. 3. Public expression of opinion in conflict with the college’s formal equal employment policy may be conducive to a hostile work environment, and is thus prohibited. 4. Public expression of opinion by students shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the WSCC Student Code of Conduct. 5. Employees are asked to conduct themselves professionally and to utilize social media in a positive and appropriate manner. 6. The Social Media policy applies to all employees of Wallace State Community College. Social media in this context is defined as blogging, wikis, Facebook, MySpace, Linkedln or other social sites, photo sharing sites (Snapfish, Picasa), micro-blogging (Twitter, Google Buzz) and location-based social software (FourSquare, etc.). 7. Employees are encouraged to use social media to positively promote the college’s programs and services. 8. Participation by a WSCC employee in a blog or online community on his or her own time is voluntary. However, employees are asked to be mindful of the importance of the college’s role as a portal to personal and professional opportunity. 9. College-sponsored social media accounts, such as Twitter and Facebook, are monitored by the WSCC Marketing Department for announcements and responses to campus questions. WSCC may remove any posts that do not directly support its mission, programs, or services. Dialogue and comments are welcome; however, inappropriate posts
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