Policy Regarding Working, Teaching, And Learning Expectations On A Residential Campus July 2022
As a campus community that values the relational over the transactional, the expectation is that all member of the campus be present to one another, and especially to students, on a regular basis. The relationships that are fostered by being present to one another cannot be replaced by remote work.
POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES:
Because Central College is a residential campus, the expectation is that employees will be present on campus unless a significant disruption occurs, and a temporary adjustment is required and announced by the president. We expect that Central staff will participate in in-person (i.e., not virtual) work with colleagues and students.
POLICY FOR FACULTY:
Because Central College is a residential campus, the expectation is that students and faculty will be together in the classroom on campus unless a significant disruption occurs, and a temporary adjustment is required and announced by the president. We anticipate that Central faculty and students will participate in in-person (i.e., not remote, not recorded classroom) teaching and learning.
Students and staff should contact the appropriate class dean if there is a need for a long-term accommodation (lasting 1 week or longer), and the class dean will contact the registrar. Long-term accommodations for students must be approved in advance by the Registrar in consultation with the Vice President for Academic Affairs and will be communicated to the student’s faculty, advisor, and class dean by the Registrar’s Office. Each faculty member will then determine what that reasonable accommodation will be for their course.
The Registrar will serve as the point person for all communications to faculty regarding a student’s need for a long-term accommodation. Appropriate documentation for the approved accommodation will be held in the Office of Student Support Services.
Faculty should not agree to individual long-term accommodations at the request of a student without notification from the registrar. Making individual long-term accommodations for students presents legal complications, presents challenges for faculty who do follow this policy, and sets a precedent for any student to be accommodated by that faculty member.
This policy does not pertain to short term accommodations for weddings, funerals, important family events, short term illness/injury, or athletic events. These short-term matters should be handled by individual faculty with direct communication from the student.
POLICY FOR STUDENTS:
Because Central College is a residential campus, the expectation is that students and faculty will be together in the classroom on campus unless a significant disruption occurs, and a temporary adjustment is required and announced by the president. We anticipate that Central faculty and students will participate in in-person (i.e., not remote, not recorded classroom) teaching and learning.
Students and staff should contact the appropriate class dean if there is a need for a long-term accommodation (lasting 1 week or longer), and the class dean will contact the Registrar. Long-term accommodations for students must be approved in advance by the Registrar in consultation with the Vice President for Academic Affairs and will be communicated to the student’s faculty, advisor, and class dean by the Registrar’s Office. (Students should then contact their faculty members as noted in the letter from the Registrar.) Each faculty member will then determine what that reasonable accommodation will be for their course.
The Registrar will serve as the point person for all communications to faculty regarding a student’s need for a long-term accommodation. Appropriate documentation for the approved accommodation will be held in the Office of Student Support Services.
Faculty will not agree to individual long-term accommodations at the request of a student without notification from the Registrar. Individual long-term accommodations for students that do not involve communication from the Registrar will not be permitted.
This policy does not pertain to short term accommodations for weddings, funerals, important family events, short term illness/injury, or athletic events. These short-term matters should be handled by individual faculty with direct communication from the student.