Section 3358:14-17-02 - Social media(A) The board of trustees acknowledges that current and future students, faculty, staff, alumni, and citizens of our community are utilizing social media to stay connected. Having a presence in many of these areas will allow the college to broadcast information and interact with the public. Guidelines for social media are defined in this policy.(B) NSCC recognizes its responsibility to assure employees, volunteers, and contractors adhere to local, state, and federal requirements to protect student and staff privacy. The college also retains its prerogative to protect its image, enhance its brand, guard proprietary information, require appropriate use of college computer resources, and restrict employee activities that hinder or interfere with the college, mission, vision, strategic priorities, general learning goals, or financial well-being.(C) Social media includes, but is not limited, to blogs, wikis, social networks (examples: facebook, linkedIn, twitter, myspace, etc) video and photo portals (examples: youtube, flickr), collaborative professional space and email.(D) Employees and volunteers must adhere to general use guidelines when using social media for specific job-related tasks of Northwest state community college. These guidelines can be found on the college website or through the office for institutional advancement.Ohio Admin. Code 3358:14-17-02
Effective: 12/3/2021
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3358
Rule Amplifies: 3358
Prior Effective Dates: 03/16/2015