Employee Handbook

Employee Handbook 8 August 2023 4. Committees, Faculty and Staff Appointments Faculty and staff committees assigned to conduct business. Membership is updated annually. Contact the Academic Affairs office for a current appointment list. Faculty Senate operates according to the Faculty Senate Constitution. Staff Senate operates according to the Staff Senate Constitution. 5. Communications 5.1 Mailroom Services Incoming Mail - U.S. mail is distributed to campus mailboxes in the Business Office daily between 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Articles received by Airborne Express, Federal Express, and United Parcel Service (UPS) are also routed through the Business Office. Outgoing Mail – Items to be mailed should be brought to the mailroom by 9:30 am. Each item must be marked with a fund number for postage charges. DCB provides services to UPS and Federal Express. Faculty or staff who want to use carriers other than the U.S. Postal Service can go to the Bookstore for UPS and the Business Office for Federal Express. 5.2 Internal Communications During the school year, weekly campus communication is published and sent via e-mail to all faculty and staff. Events or news to be published may be submitted to the Dean’s Office by 8:00 a.m. Monday for inclusion in the publication. 5.3 Telephone Communications To set up a phone extension or to report problems with the telephone system, contact Information Technology Services. 6. Contract Review Only the Campus Dean, the Associate Dean for Business & Finance, or their designees may sign contracts, contract amendments, Memorandums of Understanding, or any other documents that commit or obligate the institution. In most instances, these documents will be sent to the SBHE legal counsel for review. 7. Employee Separation and Exit DCB requires that faculty and staff who separate from employment complete the actions listed on the Employee Separation Checklist before their last workday. DCB asks all employees who voluntarily terminate their employment to complete an Exit Survey. The checklist and survey are located in the forms section of the Faculty and Staff page on the DCB website. Upon completion filed in the employee’s personnel file.