GENERAL INFORMATION

Foundation

Drug-Free Workplace

Okaloosa-Walton Community College is firmly committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace. Employees and consultants are prohibited from engaging in unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance in the workplace while officially representing the College. Violation of this policy will subject the employee or consultant to appropriate disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Violators may also be required to participate in an approved drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program. Compliance with this policy statement is a condition of employment with Okaloosa-Walton Community College as an organization receiving federal grants and contracts.

Copyright Statement for College Publications

College policy (Policy No. 6Hx17-9.03) states that employees and students will comply with the U.S Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code, Section 101). Employees and students may use, perform, or reproduce copyrighted works when authorized by (1) licenses or written permission from copyright owner; (2) the fair-use guidelines (available from the OWCC Learning Resources Center); (3) the principle of fair use; (4) specific documented exemptions in the copyright law. Copyright items include print, video, electronic data, performances, music, and computer software.

Employees and students who willfully disregard this policy or the specific provisions set forth in the College Copyright Manual (available in the OWCC Learning Resources Center) are subject to state and federal penalties as well as college disciplinary action. The College will refuse to grant a request to copy material if fulfillment of the request might lead to a violation of the copyright law. Further information is available from the Office of the Director of the Learning Resources Center, 729-5392.