Social Media (Policy OG-28)
The Clarkson College community is dedicated to the pursuit of ethical and compassionate care of others. Social media, as an extension of our community, requires Clarkson College faculty, staff members and students to be mindful of proper use both as a method to conduct business and for use in a personal capacity.
Procedure:
Using Social Media
Social media is defined as “websites or applications that enable users to create and share content or participate in social networking” (University of Michigan). Faculty, staff members, and students are ultimately responsible for what they post online, and the content should always be professional. The guidelines below must be followed when posting on behalf of Clarkson College and as an individual Clarkson College community member. When using social media in a personal capacity, users must take reasonable precautions to indicate s/he is engaging in the activity as a private person and not as a Clarkson College faculty, staff member, student, and/or spokesperson. Additional guidelines that should be followed for any content posted, including but are not limited to OG-21: Business Ethics, HR-14: Harassment, SW-25: Academic Integrity, SW-18: Code of Conduct, SW-15 Drug and Alcohol, SW-27 Sexual Misconduct and IT-2: Resources Use and Privacy. The Strategic Communications Department for the College will be responsible for social media content from the College.
The following items must be met when using social media:
- Protect institutional confidentiality, information, and federal requirements, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Confidential information should not be posted about the College, its students, faculty, staff members, alumni or clients/patients.
- Do not use College logos or trademarks without permission.
- Respect the time and property of Clarkson College. College computers and classroom and office time are reserved for College-related business as approved by the appropriate supervisor.
- Comply with the Terms of Service of any social media platform.
- Do not post content that violates city, state or federal laws and regulations.
Additional Guidelines to Consider:
- Know and follow all Clarkson College policies and procedures.
- Be respectful. Always be fair and courteous of fellow students, employees, or people who work on behalf of the College. Student, faculty, or staff member complaints are better resolved by speaking directly to the person involved or through the proper chain of command. However, if complaints or criticisms are posted, avoid using statements, photographs, video, audio, etc., that could be viewed as malicious, obscene, threatening or intimidating, abusive, discriminatory, or constitute harassment or bullying. Positive posts should also be respectful and protect the confidentiality of all parties.
- Be aware of liability and protect users/ personal identity. Users are responsible for their individual posts. When sharing College information, use the College links directly. Personal opinions should not be presented as the views of Clarkson College. Be cautious, as information that would not be said in a face-to-face conversation or other mediums should not be posted on social media; this includes personal information.
- Be honest and accurate. Think before publishing a post to ensure all facts are clear and all College policies and procedures are followed.
Procedure for Social Media Misuse:
Direct supervisors will be notified of incidents related to employees, and the appropriate academic program director(s) will be notified in situations that involve students. When reporting an alleged incident, rationale and evidence must be provided to the supervisor and/or appropriate academic program director.
Disciplinary action for violating the policy shall be governed by but may not be limited to the applicable provisions of the Academic Catalog and Student Handbook, faculty and department/program handbooks, policies and procedures of Clarkson College, Statutes of the State of Nebraska, and federal law, including civil and criminal legal actions. Persons who violate this policy may be subject to further disciplinary action or may have their access privileges revoked on Clarkson College computing systems, learning management system, and networking systems. The College reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to monitor, prohibit, block, suspend, remove, or delete content from Clarkson College social media platforms that are considered inappropriate for any reason. Retaliation is prohibited. The College prohibits taking negative action against any person for reporting a possible deviation from this policy or cooperating in an investigation. Any faculty/staff member/student or College community member who retaliates against another faculty/staff member/student or College community member for reporting a possible deviation from this policy or cooperating in an investigation will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including College dismissal or termination.
Social Media Guidelines:
https://www.clarksoncollege.edu/about/social-media-guidelines/
Academic Policies and Procedures
- Academic Integrity (Policy SW-25)
- Academic Probation (Policy AA-20)
- Academic Travel Abroad Release (Policy SW-11)
- Academic Year
- Access to Campus Facilities (Policy SW-28)
- Academic-Related Activities and Travel Release (Policy SW-40)
- Admissions (Policy AD-1, AD-2, and AA-57)
- Advanced Standing Credit (Policy AA-47)
- Articulation Agreements
- Assessment of Student Success Skills (Policy OG-23)
- Last Date of Attendance (Policy AA-63)
- Auditing a Course (Policy AA-35)
- Background Checks and Drug Screening for Students (Policy SW-23)
- Clarkson College Behavioral Intervention Team (Policy SW-24)
- Bookstore Voucher (Policy SA-2)
- Cancellation of Course (Policy AA-36)
- Change of Personal Information
- Undergraduate Class Standing (Policy AA-38)
- Code of Conduct (Policy SW-18)
- Public Complaint (Policy OG-20)
- Copyright (Policy IT-4)
- Coursework Categories for Undergraduate Degrees
- Credit Hour Definition (Policy AA-55)
- Crime Awareness & Campus Security (Policy SW-5)
- Undergraduate Deans List (Policy AA-27)
- Degree Plan (Policy AA-5)
- Dismissal (Policy AA-24)
- Drug and Alcohol (Policy SW-15)
- Computing Policy (Policy IT-2)
- Email (Policy IT-1)
- Emergency Notification, Response and Evacuation (Policy SW-30)
- Emotional Support Animal (Policy SW-38)
- Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (Policy SS-9)
- Financial Aid Award (Policy FA-19)
- Forms Submission
- Freedom of Expression (Policy OG-22)
- Grade Change (Policy AA-37)
- Grade Point Average (Policy AA-29)
- Grade Reports
- Letter Grades and Quality Points (Policy AA-6)
- Academic Honors (Policy AA-16)
- Graduation Requirements (Policy AA-8)
- Student Grievance (Policy SW-14)
- Health and Safety Requirements (Policy SW-7)
- Identification Badge (Policy SS-10)
- Incomplete Grades (Policy AA-10)
- Independent Study (Policy AA-41)
- Information Security Program (Policy IT-9)
- Institutional Repository (Policy OG-30)
- Institutional Review of Research Involving Human Subjects (Policy OG-8)
- International Admissions & Transcripts (Policy AD-2)
- Law Enforcement on Campus (Policy SW-33)
- Leave of Absence (Policy AA-30)
- Liability Insurance (Policy SW-12)
- Library Collection Development (Policy OG-29)
- Media (Policy OG-12)
- Missing Student (Policy SW-34)
- New Student Experience Resources and Requirements (Policy AA-62)
- Equal Opportunity and Non- Discrimination (Policy SW-1)
- Student Location & Disclosures for Professional Licensure or Certification Disclosure (Policy OG-33)
- Online Education
- Organizational Governance-Policy Guidelines (OG-15)
- Petition for a Course Offering
- Student Petition for Reconsideration (Policy SW-22)
- Privacy (Policy IT-3)
- Program Completion (Policy AA-17)
- Progression (Policy AA-2)
- Readmission (Policy AD-10)
- Registration/Add a Course (Policy AA-32)
- Reporting Criminal Offenses (Policy SW-36)
- Credit Hour Residency Requirement (Policy AA-28)
- Records Retention (Policy OG-2)
- Right of Students with Disabilities (Policy SW-2)
- Security Awareness Programs (Policy SW-37)
- Service Animal (Policy SW-39)
- Interprofessional Education and Service Requirements (Policy AA-54)
- Sexual Misconduct (Policy SW-27)
- Non-Smoking (Policy SW-16)
- Social Media (Policy OG-28)
- State Authorization
- Student Classifications & Status
- Student Parking (Policy SS-1)
- Transcripts
- Transfer Credit (Policy AA-52)
- Weather-Related School Closing (Policy OG-4)
- Withdrawal From Course Grade (Policy AA-3)