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REGULATIONS
Director so that the College can respond appropriately to his/her health needs. Students
are urged to share information with the appropriate Dean/Director for the same reason.
6. A person infected with a communicable disease (including the AIDS virus whether active AIDS, AIDS-Related Complex, or undetectable viral load) will not be excluded from enrollment or employment or restricted in his/her access to the College’s services or facilities unless, in individual cases, the College administration determines that exclusion or other restrictions
are necessary for the health and welfare of others at the College.
7. Included in making decisions in individual cases which restrict access to employment
shall be the College President, Legal Counsel for the College, the Deans/Directors, the individual’s personal physician, the local Health Director (or designee) and if necessary, another physician with expertise in managing communicable disease cases.
8. The College shall provide information regarding communicable diseases, especially AIDS.
9. Should influenza reach a pandemic stage, the President shall regularly monitor the situation by communicating with local and state health officials and by reviewing media sources. Should influenza reach a pandemic level in a county contiguous to Jackson, Macon, or Swain counties the President will provide information to students and employees on preventing the spread of the pandemic flu. Should influenza reach a pandemic level within the service area the President, after consulting with local health officials, may close the College temporarily if he feels it is in the best interest of the College and community. Persons who are infected with the pandemic flu, or know of someone in the College com- munity who is, should contact college officials immediately. Students should contact the
Dean of Student Services and employees should contact the Human Resources Office.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Policy 04.04.10
Southwestern Community College acknowledges the ownership rights associated with intellectual property and requires students and employees to adhere to all applicable state and federal laws.
Intellectual property may be defined as any intellectual or creative works that can be copyrighted or patented. Such works may include but are not limited to literary, musical, dramatic or artistic works, computer software, multimedia presentations or inventions.
1. Works Made for Hire
The College recognizes that the “works made for hire doctrine” applies to College employees. Under this doctrine, a work made for hire is defined as a work prepared by any employee within the scope of his or her employment. Other works created under the terms of an agreement between the College and a creator may also be deemed works made for hire under that agreement. Works made for hire include any materials that may receive protection under federal patent, copyright, or trademark law. The College retains its ownership of works made for hire and all rights incidental to that ownership except as stated below.
This policy does not include independent works by employees that were not created within the scope of employment and without College support.
2. Academic Exception for Copyrightable Works
The College recognizes an academic exception to the works made for hire doctrine. Unless
otherwise determined by the College prior to the creation of the work, it is the College’s policy that employees own and retain the copyright and all rights incidental to that ownership, to works created for traditional academic purposes regardless of any use of College resources used in making the work.
This exception applies only to works that may be legally registered in the United States Copyright Office, including but not limited to, textbooks, scholarly monographs, trade publications, maps, charts, articles, novels, nonfiction works, supporting materials, artistic works, syllabi, lecture notes, educational software and multimedia. Employees, however, may not use College resources to commercialize or publish work without written approval from the College administration.
For any creative work that falls under this exception, the employee grants and the College retains a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to use the work for educational, research and marketing purposes.
This exception does not apply to inventions or patent ownership.
3. Student Works
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