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Written By: Billy Sinclair
The crime that sent William Lee Thompson to Florida's death row evokes very little sympathy for him. More than three decades ago, March 30, 1976, Thompson and Rocky Surace escorted two women to a Florida motel room. The pair planned to extort money from the families of the women. One of the women told the crime duo that she could raise $200 to $300 from her family but she was actually only able to get $25. That paltry sum must have infuriated the two thugs. From the public record, it can be reasonably assumed that Surace was the one angered most by the small amount of money the woman managed to talk her family out of. A witness testified years later that Surace seemed to be the one in charge criminal venture—not Thompson.
But identifying who was in charge seems insignificant when one considers what they both did to the woman after she failed to raise the anticipated $200 to $300. Surace partner removed a chain belt he was wearing and forced the woman into an adjacent room where he made her undress. While Surace punched her in the face, Thompson began beating her with the belt. Spurred by that horrible primal instinct to be unnecessarily brutal when the violent human gene is triggered, Surace or Thompson took a chair leg and rammed it into the woman's vagina, ripping a hole in its inner wall that caused internal bleeding.
Not satisfied that the chair leg had caused enough pain, the two men—if they could really be called that at the moment they were torturing the woman—repeated the process with a nightstick. They followed this incomprehensible torture with a session of burning her with lit cigarettes, forcing her to eat a sanitary napkin, and making her lick spilt beer on the floor. And as if these human degradations were not enough, they continued to beat her with the belt, chair leg, and nightstick. At some point during this reign of terror, they forced the woman to call her mother once again to ask for more money. After she complied—and God only knows how she was able to comply—they continued torture the poor soul until she died.
If the death penalty was in fact reserved for those who commit the most "heinous crimes," Thompson and Surace would certainly have a place at the front of the line. It would be difficult to imagine a more methodical, premeditated murder than the one they committed. I spent nearly six years on Louisiana's death row in the pre-Furman era and not one of the 45 condemned inmates I knew committed a crime comparable to the one committed by William Lee Thompson and Rocky Surace.
Thompson also received the death penalty—and that is where the constitutional rub now lies in his case. On March 9, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court refused review his claim that to allow the State of Florida to execute him after he has spent more than 32 years on Florida's death row would violate the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. The Supreme Court's decision triggered a constitutional twit between three justices on the court: Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, and Paul Stevens.
Thomas, of course, came down on the side of the constitutional issue like he has so many times before; namely, that no punishment administered by a State—short of the kind of torture inflicted by Thompson and his criminal confederate—violates the Eighth Amendment. In this particular case, the conservative justice got his legal drawers in such a knot that he spewed out more invective in this opinion than was necessary. He pointed out that Thompson confessed to the admittedly horrible crime, but when he came time to accept the deserved sentence of execution demanded by the State of Florida, he chose to fight the actual carrying out of that sentence.
Justice Thomas said Thompson's refusal to accept what the associate justice described as a deserved execution makes "a mockery of our system of justice … for a convicted murderer, who, through his own interminable efforts of delay … has secured the almost-indefinite postponement of his sentence, to then claim that the almost-indefinite postponement renders his sentence unconstitutional" is shameful.
Justice Breyer had to bring judicial clarity to the 32-year delay issue. He pointed out that the three decade delay "resulted from constitutionally defective death penalty procedures for which [Thompson] was not responsible." It was Breyer's position that Thompson should not be barred from presenting a "cruel and unusual" punishment claim because he chose to exercise "his right to seek appellate review of his death sentence."
Justice Stevens has become increasingly weary of the court's continuing constitutional debate over the death penalty. In the court's decision last year upholding the constitutionality of the three-drug protocol used in lethal injections, Justice Stevens said "the time for a dispassionate, impartial comparison of the enormous costs that death penalty litigation imposes on society with the benefits that it produces has arrived." He echoed those sentiments in the Thompson case by noting that he and Justice Breyer have joined together in a number of cases to say that "delayed executions arguably violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment."
Justice Stevens then noted that Thompson's 32 years on Florida's death row were spent in a 6-by-9 isolation cell with relief coming only when he was allowed out of the cell one hour each day for exercise. During his years on death row, two death warrants have been signed against him only to have the execution stayed at the last minute. "Some respond that delays in carrying out executions are the result of this Court's insistence on excessive process," Justice Stevens wrote. "But delays have multiple causes, including 'the States' failure to apply constitutionally sufficient procedures at the time of initial [conviction or] sentencing'."
Justice Stevens took pains to underscore the most disturbing reality about the "delayed execution" issue: 30 percent of all the death sentences imposed in this country between 1973 and 2000 were overturned and another 129 persons convicted of capital crimes during that period were later exonerated. Justice Stevens concluded his assessment with this observation: "In sum, our experience during the past three decades has demonstrated that delays in state-sponsored killings are inescapable and that executing defendants after such delays is unacceptably cruel. The inevitable cruelty, coupled with the diminished justification for carrying out an execution after the lapse of such much time, reinforces my opinion that contemporary decisions 'to retain the death penalty as a part of our law are the product of habit and inattention rather than an acceptable deliberative process'."
William Lee Thompson committed a brutal crime—one so horrific that it lends credence to society's collective desire to strike back at those who offend it in such a horrendous manner. But a punishment that is irreversible and as unfair as the death penalty should not turn on cases like Thompson. And, more to the point in this particular case, the State of Florida by any rational analysis has forfeited any legitimate right to execute the Thompson. Contrary to Justice Thomas' argument that Thompson brought about the 32-year delay through his own resistance to the death sentence, the State of Florida could have executed him by now if it had so desired. It has carried out 67 executions since Gary Gilmore was executed in January 1977, effectively ending a nationwide moratorium on the death penalty then in place. One of those 67 persons executed was John Spenkelink who was put to death in May 1979—the next person executed after Gilmore. At one point during the last hours of Spenkelink's efforts to stave off his execution, the Florida Attorney General's Office had three planes simultaneously in the air flying its attorneys to various cities to fight any last minute stays.
So the State of Florida could have executed William Lee Thompson pretty much at any point over the last two decades it wanted to—just as it did those other 67 condemned inmates. It would be hard to imagine that any of those who were executed had committed crimes as horrific as Thompson. But for whatever reason, the State of Florida elected rather deliberately not to execute William Lee Thompson and to do so now—some 33 years after he committed his offense—would be an affront to human decency and represent cruel and unusual punishment at its worse.
Justice Stevens is right. The legal, moral and social costs of the death penalty are simply too high to maintain when compared to the minimal benefits it may produce: a revenge satisfaction for the victims' families and whatever "just deserts" value it may have for the State. Those two benefits, standing alone, are not enough to justify the existence of "state-sponsored killings."


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e-Portal Newsletter, Winter 2012
January 2012 Edition:
- A&S to induct five new members into its Hall of Honor
- Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist to give PBK Lecture
- Meet the Professor – Spring 2012
- Special Evening Meet the Professor talk: Prof. Dugatkin's "The Prince of Evolution"
- 2012 A&S Alumni Fellows Award Nominations accepted through February 6
- A&S Annual Basketball Gamewatch set for March 3
A&S to induct five new members into its Hall of Honor
A respected scholar of Italian Renaissance … An internationally acclaimed religious activist … A prominent Louisville attorney and community leader … A leading mental health care advocate in Kentucky … And one of the leading authorities on 16th century England.
Three emeriti professors and two distinguished alumni will be inducted into the University of Louisville College of Arts & Sciences Hall of Honor in 2012. They are: Dario Covi, professor emeritus of Fine Arts; Riffat Hassan, professor emeritus of Humanities; Sheila Schuster, a 1973 psychology alumnus; Richard Northern, a 1970 English alumnus and Joe Slavin, professor emeritus of Humanities and History and former A&S dean.
Established during the college's centennial celebration in 2007, the Hall of Honor recognizes alumni, students, faculty, administrators, staff and other supporters who have made significant and lasting contributions to the college, university, local community and the larger society.
The 2012 inductees will be honored at the Hall of Honor ceremony, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Speed Art Museum auditorium.
See louisville.edu/artsandsciences/hallofhonor to read bios of the new Hall of Honor members.
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist to give PBK Lecture
Eugene Robinson, a Pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, will deliver the University of Louisville Phi Beta Kappa Lecture, Feb 7, at 6 p.m. in the School of Music's Comstock Hall. The lecture, titled "Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America," is free and open to the public.
Robinson's talk will concern his most recent book, Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America (2010), a study of the current fracturing of the African American populace into four quite different, and too often detached, socio-economic groups
Robinson's twice-weekly column focuses on politics and culture. He also contributes to the PostPartisan blog, and hosts a weekly online chat with readers. In a 30-year career at The Post, Robinson has been city hall reporter, city editor, foreign correspondent in Buenos Aires and London, foreign editor, and assistant managing editor in charge of the paper's Style section. He started writing a column for the Op-Ed page in 2005.
Robinson was awarded a 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Commentary for "his eloquent columns on the 2008 presidential campaign that focus on the election of the first African-American president, showcasing graceful writing and grasp of the larger historic picture." He is known not only for his energy, curiosity and elegant writing style but for the perspective he brings from a childhood in the segregated South.
Robinson also is the author of Last Dance in Havana (2004), and Coal to Cream: A Black Man's Journey Beyond Color to an Affirmation of Race (1999).
See PBK Lecture 2012 - Eugene Robinson for more information about Eugene Robinson and the PBK Lecture.
Meet the Professor – Spring 2012
What can we learn from our immune system? What makes a great city? Can the ideas of a 19th century Russian prince save our species from destroying itself? How might public memory of school desegregation in Louisville influence the debate over where we go from here?
The questions posed by A&S faculty during the spring 2012 "Meet the Professor" luncheons promise to be as profound as they are diverse. The monthly lecture series, which is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, kicked off with a discussion by Rinda Frye, professor and chair of the Department of Theater Arts, on Jan. 12. "The Living Shakespeare: A View from the Stage." During her lecture, Frye examined the enduring popularity of Shakespeare's plays and discussed how the views of actors and theater professions toward the Bard differ from those of literary critics and other scholars.
Here is the rest of 2012 "Meet the Professor" spring schedule:
- Feb. 2, "Changing Bodies and Lifestyles: Lessons from the Immune System," Fabian Crespo, professor in the Department of Anthropology with research interests in evolutionary biology, human evolution and immunology. For the last 10,000 years humans have been facing significant changes in lifestyle and health, challenging the immune system and pushing it toward constant new adjustments. Crespo will discuss how our immune system continues to evolve, and show the role of infectious disease in shaping immune responses.
- March 1, "What Makes a Great City? Looking at the World from Louisville," Hank Savitch, Brown and Williamson Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban and Public Affairs. What makes a city "great"? A city's magical appeal should generate enthusiasm, admiration and reverence. You will learn to recognize Savitch's "4 Cs"—currency, cosmopolitanism, concentration and charisma. And you will have a chance to discover how Savitch ranks Louisville in these crucial areas.
- March 29, "The Prince of Evolution: Peter Kropotkin's Adventures in Science and Politics," Lee Dugatkin, professor of biology and a Distinguished University Scholar. Dugatkin will introduce Russian Prince Kropotkin (1842-1921)—one of the world's first international celebrities. Kropotkin wrote books on a dazzling array of topics, from evolution and ethics to penal systems and the coming industrial revolution in the East. A common thread—Kropotkin's Law of Mutual Aid—tied these works together, and today might permit science to help save our species from destroying itself. (NOTE: This is an evening event. Thursday, March 29 at 6 p.m., University Club.)
- April 5, "From Brown to Meredith: Remembering the Struggle for School Desegregation," Tracy K'Meyer, professor and chair of the Department of History and the co-director of the Oral History Center. Drawing on over 100 oral history interviews with local people, K'Meyer will recount the story of desegregation in Louisville and Jefferson County Public Schools. She will also explore current contrasts and tensions concerning how we as a community remember that struggle. How does public memory influence the debate over where we go from here?
Talks begin at noon in the University Club. Reservations are required, with $14 payment in cash or check. Student admission is $7. Lunch is included. To reserve a spot, contact Janna Tajibaeva at 502-852-2247 or firstname.lastname@example.com at least three days prior each event.
Special Evening Meet the Professor talk: Prof. Dugatkin's "The Prince of Evolution"
In his new book, The Prince of Evolution: Peter Kropotkin's Adventures in Science and Politics, University of Louisville biology professor Lee Alan Dugatkin tells the tale of one of the world's first modern, international celebrities—scientist, explorer, historian, political scientist and former Russian prince, Peter Kropotkin.
In the book, Dugatkin studies Kropotkin's life and writings, which shared a common thread—Kropotkin's Law of Mutual Aid. This law, Dugatikin argues, might today permit science to help save our species from destroying itself.
He will give a special evening lecture on the subject, March 29, at 6 p.m. at the University Club as part of the spring 2012 "Meet the Professor" series.
>A Distinguished University Scholar, Dugatkin's main area of research interest is the evolution of social behavior. He is currently studying the evolution of cooperation, aggression, disease virulence, antibiotic resistance, senescene and risk-taking behavior as well as the interaction between genetic and cultural evolution.
Reservations for his March 29 lecture are required, with $14 payment in cash or check. Student admission is $7. Dinner is included. To reserve a spot, contact Janna Tajibaeva at 502-852-2247 or firstname.lastname@example.com no later than March 26.
2012 A&S Alumni Fellows Award Nominations accepted through February 6
Over the years, the College has continued to produce top-notch graduates who have distinguished themselves in their professions and have made significant contributions to their communities on a local, state, national and/or international level.
With over 40,000 living A&S Alumni, we need your help identifying and recognizing our most outstanding individuals. We are currently seeking nominations for the A&S Alumni Fellows Award to be given during Homecoming week next Fall. A college committee and Dean Hudson will review nominations and submit our recommendations to the Alumni Association and the Board of Trustees for final selection of the A&S Alumni Fellow.
Full criteria as well as a nomination form and list of past recipients can be found at uofl.me/as-alumni-fellows. Nominations are due into the Dean's Office by February 6, 2012.
A&S Annual Basketball Gamewatch set for March 3
Join fellow A&S alumni and friends, March 3, at The Red Barn for "the thrill and excitement of college basketball" as the University of Louisville fighting Cardinals close out the 2011-12 regular season at Syracuse.
The annual basketball gamewatch party, which is co-sponsored by UofL's Red Barn Alumni Association, promises to be big fun as the Cards take on the mighty Orange in the Carrier Dome at 4 p.m.
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Urban Outfitters Scored Resale
A reader recently asked why I don't shop at Urban Outfitters.
I don't know if it's the music, the faux vintage and/or gimmicky tees, the uber-cute stuff at uber-offensive price points, or that my definition of SALE is rarely in sync with the stores' reduced-price racks, but all of the above makes Urban Outfitters my personal shopping hell. I'm not saying I don't like the clothes; I just don't have the energy, dollars or patience to buy them in-store. This doesn't mean I won't buy them elsewhere.
Enter Beacon's Closet, Park Slope.
The above skirt bears stylistic and material similarities to the Silence & Noise Sublimated Zebra Skirt, which retails for $38.00 and is currently on sale for $24.99.
What'd I pay for a gently-worn version of the same brand? $9.95.
I don't know if Urban makes the Lux line anymore, so we'll use another one of its in-house labels to deduce the original price of this garment. The BDG Flannel Pintuck Tunic retails for $38.00. Like its Silence & Noise brethren, it's also on sale for $24.99.
The Lux floral print tunic cost me $14.95 – not a huge score in the grand scheme of things, but it fit like a dream so I gave it a go.
Why don't I shop at Urban Outfitters? Because I can snag their stuff resale for less than its sale price.
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I've been tried to save something in Android using Unity Built in PlayerPrefs. It sometimes work and sometimes not. I tried to save Array object (boolean[]) with PlayerPrefsX, but it didn't work on Android. I also tried PreviewLabs PlayerPrefs, but it only works in C#. Does anyone have any idea to save array in Android ?
EDIT : It works well if save something with unity PlayerPrefs, what happen if i save 70 objects (boolean + float) in Android Unity playerPrefs ?
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
For the past several months, we've been working on ways to let you better get information on your desktop through gadgets and sidebar. We've also thought about improving how you search your computer. Today, we are happy to be releasing the Google Desktop 5 beta application.
The most prominent changes you'll notice are to our gadgets and sidebar. Some of the gadgets have been redesigned to provide you with the same useful information but in a more easy to read and visually appealing format. The sidebar has also been changed to blend in even more with your desktop.
In addition, we've also improved:
- Desktop Search - Now when you do searches, Google Desktop enables you to preview your search results right inside the browser, so you don't need to wait for an entire application to open just to make sure you've found the file you were looking for.
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Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio warned that the "friendly competition" that exists between her city and Gaithersburg could become less friendly if Gaithersburg continues to try to annex a property along Shady Grove Road.
"This puts it on a much more, let's say, firm platform of competition," she said. "Which can be good, but is also sad at the same time."
Gaithersburg is seeking to annex 27.89 acres of land on the south side of Shady Grove Road, about half of which contains the Sears Great Indoors store, slated to close this week. An attorney for Sears, Roebuck and Co. — which owns the property — said Monday that it asked to be a part of Gaithersburg so it can rezone the property and rent the build to another company.
The land sits just south of Gaithersburg city limits and is within both cities' maximum limits, according to county planning documents.
Marcuccio's comments came after a Monday hearing before the county's Planning, Housing, and Economic Development Committee during which she noted the city's opposition to Gaithersburg annexation plans, saying the two cities previously have agreed that Shady Grove Road would be the dividing line between them.
She said the two cities have long held a friendly rivalry between schools and business interests — one honored by cooperation.
"It was pretty clear that we would always honor each other whenever there was a connection between the communities," she said Monday.
Marcuccio said Shady Grove Road is an "unwritten barrier" between the cities, with Gaithersburg to the north and Rockville to the south.
She said if Gaithersburg continues with its effort to annex the Sears property, her city likewise could begin to ignore the boundary.
"What it says is our artificial boundary is not a boundary," she said.
Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz said he could not comment on the annexation or Marcuccio's comments until after the city closed its public record on July 5. The city is expected to take action to annex the land in August.
The Sears property could open the door for Gaithersburg to expand further alongside southern Shady Grove Road, property Marcuccio said Rockville has plans to own.
These plans include the possibility of the U.S. Post Office building to the west of Sears, which could be foiled by Gaithersburg expansion as the land to the south of it is a solid waste transfer station — a waste dump — owned by Montgomery County. The county dump and the Sears property would create a kind of barrier prohibiting Rockville from annexing property immediately to the west of them.
The U.S. Postal Service announced May 17 that it had plans to close its Suburban MD Annex facility in Gaithersburg as part of a larger effort to consolidate its locations around the country.
County Councilman Marc Elrich said Monday he hoped the cities would be careful about annexing land, particularly if it brings new construction. He said the idea of municipalities wooing property owners to seek annexation worried him.
"This county has consequences for decisions you make," he said.
The Sears property alone represents $12,285 in lost revenue to Montgomery County, according to figures by the county Planning Department.
Montgomery County cannot, by law, prohibit Gaithersburg from annexing the property, said county Legislative Attorney Jeff Zyontz on Monday. Cities can annex property along their border at the request of property owners.


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The global Siemens research department Corporate Technology is working with partners to develop new information and communications technology (ICT) for future electric cars. In vehicles built with this new technology, the driver assistance, safety, and infotainment features will mostly be installed as software instead of being managed in control units. This will reduce the current complexity of the ICT architecture and at the same time increase its power. The partners intend to demonstrate the benefits of a centralized ICT architecture with two electric car prototypes. The recently launched project RACE (Robust and Reliant Automotive Computing Environment for Future eCars) is scheduled to run for three years and is being funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.
Today, drivers and vehicle occupants enjoy improved performance, comfort, and safety thanks to functions like the anti-lock braking system, Electronic Stability Program, active parking aid, emergency brake assistant, lane departure warning system, and proximity-controlled cruise control. However, the associated ICT that has grown up in vehicles over many years is becoming increasingly complex. This is making the introduction of new features increasingly labor-intensive and expensive. The individual components are connected with many different data transmission systems, for example. It is hardly possible to upgrade cars with new functions that weren't built in to the vehicles during the initial manufacturing process. Electromobility offers the opportunity to rework the ICT architecture and to quickly integrate new functions.
To this end, the partners want to bring together all the functions in a few central computers with a single bus system. The advantage here is that new systems would be installed via Plug&Play technology like on a PC - extra control units and wiring would no longer be necessary. The new architecture should also enable the vehicle to communicate with a future intelligent power grid and transport system and allow the development of completely new functions - such as an "autopilot" that could steer the vehicle autonomously in the distant future.
The ICT architecture is being implemented in two electric cars. For the "Evolution" prototype, the researchers will replace the existing vehicle technology step-by-step with new components for features such as autonomous parking or inductive charging. The "Revolution" prototype is being newly designed from the ground up. The project partners are Siemens, TRW Automotive, AVL Software and Functions, fortiss, Institut ILS at the University of Stuttgart, the departments Software & Systems Engineering and Real-Time Computer Systems at the TU München, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Applied and Integrated Security (AISEC), and the RWTH Aachen (ACS/ISEA).
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Departments should require medical certification from a health care provider for an employee's own serious health condition or for a family member's serious health condition before family and medical leave is granted. Employees must provide documentation within 15 calendar days following the request by the supervisor for FMLA eligibility to be preserved. Documentation of the same illness may only be requested once every 30 days.
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VCU has also assembled a similar guide for hiring faculty, titled
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Under appropriate limitations, it is acceptable for faculty members to receive extra compensation for work that is definitely beyond and does not interfere with their university duties. There is need to protect the interests of the university and the use of its facilities in ways that would deplete its resources and interfere with its programs of education, scholarly activity and health care. At the end of the contractual year (May 15 for academic year faculty, June 30 for 12-month faculty), faculty members who have engaged in outside professional activity for extra compensation must report such activity using Form CP-2.
No full-time employee shall be employed by an outside entity and shall not receive a retainer fee or salary until a description of the nature and extent of the employment has been filed and approved by the appropriate administrative officials in the employee's operating unit. Consulting and other professional commitments, paid or unpaid, that present conflicts of interest or may impinge upon an employee's institutional commitments are to be avoided, even if the outside employment only presents
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Overtime Compensation. The
To receive overtime compensation, an employee must be required and authorized by the manager to work additional hours. Note that employees may not approve or authorize their own additional hours. However, a non-exempt employee must be paid for all hours worked and reported, whether this time was authorized by the manager or not. Additionally, leave time and holidays do not count as time worked; compensatory leave may be accrued only if the employee is declared essential and is required to work during authorized university closings (e.g., inclement weather); and university business operating procedures prohibit tracking compensatory time "off the record."
Exempt employees are paid a salary for the job, not paid by the hour and therefore are not required to be paid overtime or to accrue compensatory leave. Managers should limit approval of additional straight-time (regular rate) payment or compensatory leave accrual for exempt employees to the rare instances that require an excessive amount of additional work time; even then, these payments or compensatory time accrued should not be paid on an hour for hour basis. Exempt employees may occasionally need to work overtime without receiving additional pay or accruing compensatory leave.
Overload (secondary) job hours worked by classified, student or hourly employees must be reported in accordance with current payroll and FLSA procedures. Overtime payment for overload jobs is typically dependent on the FLSA status of the primary (first) job.
To determine the FLSA status of your particular position, see your supervisor or your department's Personnel Administrator. Contact your HR Generalist at firstname.lastname@example.com or call HR General Information at (804) 827-1770 for more information and assistance or visit: www.hr.vcu.edu/pdf_docs/Overtime_Fact_Sheet.pdf.
There is a select group of university officers and employees who have the authority to sign or execute a contract/agreement in the name of or on behalf of the university. No employee is authorized to sign a contract or agreement including a gift agreement that claims to bind Virginia Commonwealth University unless that employee has official written delegated authority to do so. Certain contracts and agreements require prior approval from the Board of Visitors. For further information, visit: Resolution Authorizing Certain University Officers & Employees to Execute Contracts and Other Documentss.
For guidelines that govern federal grants and agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals and non-profit organizations, consult Circular A-110 at the following address: www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_a110/.
Conflict of Interest. State laws, court decisions, opinions of the Attorney General and the policy of the Board of Visitors prohibit employees of Virginia Commonwealth University from having a direct or indirect interest, financial or otherwise, in a corporation of any nature that is in substantial conflict with or might reasonably tend to influence the performance of the employee's official duties.
Under the Virginia State and local government's
Generally prohibited conduct includes:
Interests in research and development contracts are exempted provided the disclosure and approval requirements of the law are followed. Research and development contracts covered by these guidelines include research agreements approved through the Office of Sponsored Programs and intellectual property licensing agreements with the university or an affiliated corporation.
The Act requires persons occupying certain "positions of trust" to file an annual Statement of Economic Interests. Additionally, the Integrity and Compliance Office provides mandatory Conflict of Interests training biennially. Further information can be found at: Procedures for Compliance with Section 2.1-639.6.C.7 of the Virginia State and Local Government Conflict of Interest Act.
Fraud. The elimination of fraud, waste and abuse is the responsibility of all employees of Virginia Commonwealth University.
The university is bound by the Code of Virginia to notify the Auditor of Public Accounts upon the discovery of circumstances suggesting a reasonable possibility that a fraudulent transaction has occurred involving funds or property. If you are aware or suspect that a fraudulent act occurred, you should promptly advise your immediate supervisor of the situation. Your supervisor will contact the appropriate administrative officer in your school or office, who is responsible for reporting the situation to the Department of Assurance Services and the VCU Police. The university's Integrity and Compliance Office will then notify the Auditor of Public Accounts. It is recommended that you document your actions in a memorandum or notes. The reporting potential fraud policy is accessible at: Reporting Potential Fraud.
Purchasing Guidelines. No employee may expend Virginia Commonwealth University funds for any purchase unless the person is authorized to make the purchase, and unless the purchase is made in accordance with all institutional purchasing procedures.
Employees are required to follow purchasing guidelines outlined in the Purchasing A – Z Policies & Procedures Manual. Certain commodities and services require prior approval regardless of dollar amount (see
In certain situations, individuals may be precluded from participating in the procurement process (i.e., the employee is contemporaneously employed by a company involved in the procurement transaction; the employee's immediate family holds a position with a company involved in the procurement transaction; the employee or any member of the employee's immediate family has a pecuniary interest arising from the procurement transaction; etc.) as this would be in violation of the State's Conflict of Interest Policy.
In rare circumstances, a unique product or service may only be available from one source. In this case, sole source documentation can be filed that substantiates that the vendor is the only practicably available source for the required goods or services, that the contracted price is fair and reasonable and the contracted terms are consistent with the laws of the Commonwealth. Processing sole source procurements require significant market analysis and documentation and are not intended to be simple or quick processes because such purchases bypass competitive procurement. This documentation is public information available for review by vendors who may claim that they can provide equivalent goods or services. For more information on sole source documentation procedures and requirements, visit: www.vcu.edu/procurement/purchasing/technology/special/solesource.html.
Additional questions regarding VCU's purchasing policies may be directed to university Purchasing at (804) 828-1077 or www.vcu.edu/procurement/purchasing/index.html.
A list of purchasing FAQs can be found by accessing: www.vcu.edu/procurement/purchasing/faqs.html.
Estates. An employee who agrees to serve as executor/administrator of an estate benefiting a VCU component must notify the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at www.support.vcu.edu.
Gifts to Employees. An employee having official responsibility for a procurement transaction may not solicit, demand, accept or agree to accept from a bidder, offeror, contractor or subcontractor any payment, loan, subscription, advance, deposit of money, services or anything of more than nominal or minimal value, present or promised, unless consideration of substantially equal or greater value is exchanged (Code of Virginia § 2.2-4371).
Furthermore, employees may not accept any money, loan, gift, favor, service, or business or professional opportunity that:
However, employees having official responsibility for procurement transactions may attend vendor-sponsored seminars or trade shows where they will benefit from receiving product information and learning of new techniques and product or service trends. Food, drinks and give-away items offered to all participants at such functions may be accepted by university employees attending (see the Purchasing A – Z Policies & Procedures Manual.).
"Gift" is defined as any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance or other item having monetary value. It includes services as well as gifts of transportation, local travel, lodgings and meals whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3101
If in doubt, do not accept gifts offered to you because you are a Virginia Commonwealth University employee.
Gifts to Virginia Commonwealth University. Occasionally, vendors or alumni want to give or donate goods or services to the university. If this occurs, departments should contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at (804) 828-0880. Gifts and donations of this nature must be coordinated with and approved by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Receipts of gifts require special processing on the day they are received by the department. Receipts of gifts require the department to complete the Gift Transmittal Form located at www.toolkit.vcu.edu/policies/GTF.doc. Designated gifts should be delivered to the appropriate location as indicated on the Gift Transmittal Form:
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Political Activities. An employee may participate in political activities if such activities are not conducted during work hours; are in compliance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia; do not interfere with the discharge and performance of the employee's duties and responsibilities; and do not involve the use of equipment, supplies or services of Virginia Commonwealth University. See the Use of Computer Systems, Software and Network Resources and Ethical Conduct in the Workplace: Conflict of Interest sections.
Political Contributions. To justify the use of State funds, expenditures must be considered essential to the operation of the agency and in support of the agency's mission. Therefore, political contributions from any State funded sources are prohibited if such activity constitutes a violation of the university's Conflict of Interest Policy. For clarification of allowable and non-allowable expenditures, please review the Purchasing A – Z Policies & Procedures Manual.
Accurate Records. Employees of Virginia Commonwealth University are required to maintain the integrity and accuracy of business documents and records for which they are responsible. No one may enter false information on a document; and no one without the authority to do so may alter, destroy or expunge information on any record or document. This includes accurately completing timesheets, indicating hours of work and absence from work. See sections 3.2 and 3.4 of the VCU Code of Conduct for Business Practices.
Confidential Information. Most documents collected, assembled or maintained by Virginia Commonwealth University in the regular course of business are considered public information by the
A department or individual that receives a FOIA request should do the following:
For more information, visit: www.news.vcu.edu/contact/foia.aspx
"Individually identifiable health information" is information, including demographic data relating to:
The Privacy Rule excludes employment records that are maintained as an employer, education and certain other records subject to, or defined in, the
The Privacy Rule recognizes that the research community has legitimate needs to use, access, and disclose individually identifiable health information to carry out a wide range of health research protocols and projects. In the course of conducting research, researchers may create, use, and/or disclose individually identifiable health information. The Privacy Rule protects the privacy of such information but also provides various ways in which researchers can access and use the information for research.
One way researches may access information is by giving individuals the opportunity to agree to the uses and disclosures of their PHI by signing an Authorization form for uses and disclosures not otherwise permitted by the Rule. The Privacy Rule establishes the right of an individual, such as a research subject, to authorize a covered entity to use and disclose his/her PHI for research purposes. This requirement is in addition to the informed consent to participate in research required under the
To release protected health information, the information must be de-identified using either statistical verification of de-identification or by removing certain pieces of information from each record as specified in the Rule.
For specific details of HIPAA and how it may apply to your area, visit: www.vcuhealth.org/?id=868&sid=1.
Retention. The university is bound by the
The Library of Virginia has prepared schedules for various types of records such as correspondence and financial records that are created in many state agencies. In each schedule, there is a brief descriptive title of the type of records, and information about the period for which records much be retained.
Schedules are accessible at: www.lva.virginia.gov/agencies/records/sched_state/index.htm.
All departments and offices must contact the University Records Officer before destroying any original or institutional files, series of records, or correspondence files. To meet this requirement, the department or office should submit State Form RM-3 (www.lva.virginia.gov/forms/rm-3inst.pdf) to the University Records Officer for review (Box 843030). The Records Officer will review the completed RM-3 for adherence to approved records retention and disposition schedules. After approving the form, the records Officer will notify the department to proceed with the destruction of the records.
Questions about specific record retention requirements should be directed to the University Records Officer in the Office of Technology Services at (804) 828-2103. For Grants and Contracts and research related items, contact the Office of Sponsored Programs at (804) 828-6772. For Human Subjects research and Animal Subjects research, contact the Office of Research Subjects Protection at (804) 828-0868.
Additional information is located at: http://ts.vcu.edu/kb/1947.html and www.lva.virginia.gov/agencies/records/manuals/vprmm.pdf (
Student Privacy.
One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the university in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff ); a person or company with whom the university has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Visitors; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.
Upon request, the university discloses education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll; to specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes; to appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student; to accrediting organizations; to comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena; to appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and to state and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific state law. Directory information may be released without a student's prior consent; this information is limited to:
|• student name
• date admitted
• birthdate
• mailing address and telephone number
• local address and telephone number
• university e-mail address
• semesters of attendance
• major(s)
• minor
• specialization
• school
• full- or part-time status
|• classification (freshman, sophomore, etc)
• degree sought
• honors and awards
• degrees and dates received
• participation in officially recognized intercollegiate sports, weight, height, hometown, parents' names and previous school(s) attended (for members of athletic teams)
• ID photograph
• Emergency Contact Information
• Student ID (V number)
Additional information is located at: www.enrollment.vcu.edu/rar/registration/ferpa.html
FERPA Regulations can be found at: www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/pdf/ferparegs.pdf.
Time Keeping. Each department is required to maintain a record of each employee's authorized leave used during each pay period. For hourly employees, a record of hours worked for each pay period must be signed by the employee and supervisor indicating agreement. Original supporting documentation must be maintained in a secure location in the department for five (5) calendar years.
Faculty, staff, managers and timekeepers all play an important role in ensuring leave compliance. Employees earn leave before using it and, when possible, request approval in advance to use it. University business operating procedures prohibit tracking overtime or compensatory time "off the record." Further, to receive compensation, overtime must be required and authorized by a manager. Employees support the institution's timekeeping process by
Faculty and staff are required to report time off to the manager in a timely manner, following departmental guidelines. Please note that to qualify for some benefits such as family and medical leave or long-term disability, you may be required to provide medical documentation of your illness and inability to work. Managers are responsible for ensuring that faculty and staff submit leave appropriately each pay period and that leave requests are addressed promptly. Lastly, timekeepers are responsible for documenting, reviewing and reconciling leave to ensure that it is properly recorded. Failure to reconcile leave information may result in inappropriate additions or subtractions to leave balances. See the Leave and Time Reporting Policy for more information. Complete leave and timekeeping guidelines are available at the following web address: www.hr.vcu.edu/payroll/leavetimekeeping.html.
The pursuit, preservation and transferring of new knowledge must express the highest integrity of science and reflect the character and integrity of an institution and its faculty and students. Misconduct in research and scholarly activities threatens these tenets and will not be tolerated at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The VCU Office of Research seeks to partner with faculty in all schools and departments as they seek funding, plan studies, establish collaborations, calculate budgets, submit grant applications, negotiate industry contracts, conduct research and secure patents and licensing agreements. VCU policies and Office of Research policies that are relevant to researchers planning and conducting research can be found at: www.research.vcu.edu/p_and_g.htm. The policies and guidelines located at this web address include the Office of Research human research protection program policy, conflict of interest disclosure, data ownership, policy for managing undue influence and clinical trials protocol registration. Additional regulatory and policy information can be obtained through each division within the Office of Research. See www.research.vcu.edu for access to the Offices of Sponsored Programs, Industry Partnerships, Technology Transfer, Research Subjects Protection, Education and Compliance Oversight and the Division of Animal Resources.
University-wide policies concerning research are available in the VCU Policy Library. These policies include conflict of interest and annual statement of economic interests, outside professional employment and activities policy, grants and contracts reference handbook, intellectual property policies, the VCU policy regarding misconduct in research and the
Travelers who are employees of the university must prepare a Travel Authorization (TA) for any trip in which the total cost is estimated to exceed $500. Travel Authorizations should include all costs related to the trip, regardless if expenses are to be direct billed or reimbursed to the individual traveler. Total costs include: airfare, baggage fees, lodging, ground transportation, meals, conference registration and any other travel costs or course fees. The TA must be approved by a VP Designee prior to purchasing the travel. If the travel is estimated to be greater than $2,000, it must be approved by the Dean. In areas that do not have a Dean, a Department Head may approve. The TA must accompany both the Travel Reimbursement Voucher (TERV) and any applicable direct-billed Vendor Payment vouchers. The authorization form can be found at the following address: www.vcu.edu/procurement/travel/pdf_docs/travel_authorization.xls, while the reimbursement form can be accessed at: www.vcu.edu/procurement/travel/pdf_docs/Travel_and_Food_Expense_Reimbursement_Voucher.xls.
Departments are only authorized to make purchases that are operationally necessary. There should be no discretionary travel using state funds that does not directly support the university's core functions. All travel reimbursement requests must include a bona fide business justification and must pass the test of public scrutiny. Travel expenses for individuals (spouses, friends, etc.) or employees not on official business for the university are unallowable.
Meals and certain other incidental travel expenses are reimbursable only for overnight official business travel outside the traveler's official station. Reimbursement for such expenses (including all related taxes and tips) shall be made to the traveler based on a fixed allowance. The fixed allowance is referred to as the meals and incidental expense (M&IE) per diem. The M&IE per diem used shall correspond to the location of the related overnight lodging. The applicable M&IE per diem, or fraction there of, is payable to the traveler without itemization of expense or receipts. Domestic per diem rates are located on at: www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21287. Current foreign per diem rates can be accessed at: http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem.asp.
Lodging may be reimbursed when an employee is traveling on official business outside his/her official station. Government rates must always be requested by travelers and confirmed both at the time reservations are made and during check-in. Lodging limits must follow the per diem rate tables linked above. Lodging guidelines exclude local taxes and surcharges, which are reimbursable as an incurred expense. Exceptions require additional approvals. Expenses in excess of the guidelines will not be reimbursed, unless approved in advance as required in Approval and Exceptions. Travelers who do not plan with careful consideration to these guidelines will bear the additional expense personally. In such cases, taxes and surcharges will be prorated and reimbursed using the appropriate rate.
University faculty and staff may apply for a corporate travel card. This card is available to full time faculty and staff who travel on business, providing the ability to charge travel expenses. Application and request forms can be accessed on-line at: www.vcu.edu/procurement/card/travel/index.html. Although use of the corporate travel card is preferred, travel advances may be issued to university faculty and staff to pay for hotel rooms, car rental, meals and incidental travel expenses. There is a $25 fee, charged to the home department, for each travel advance check; however, advances will not be issued if expenses are estimated to be less than $100. If a travel advance is desired, a copy of the Travel Authorization must be received in Accounts Payable (Box 980327) at least ten working days prior to the departure date.
General travel guidelines are available at: www.vcu.edu/procurement/travel/index.html. More specific travel information, including allowed expenses and travel outside of the United States, can be found in the
Employees must follow federal, state and local laws and university policies about handling hazardous materials and waste and ensuring safe working conditions. Staff members are required to report on-the-job or job related injuries immediately to their supervisor and forward a completed Accident Report Form to Employee Health Services within 24 hours..
Virginia Commonwealth University wishes for all employees and visitors to the University to work in a safe and healthy environment. VCU employees must perform their duties in compliance with all applicable institutional policies, federal, state and local laws and standards relating to the protection of worker health and safety, and are strongly encouraged to become familiar with how these laws, standards and policies apply to their specific job. In addition, volunteers and visitors should be aware of all safety procedures for their particular area. If you have any questions or would like clarification of such mandates, seek guidance from your supervisor or the Office Environmental Health & Safety as needed.
Prior to the first day of employment, the
Information regarding VCU's environmental health and safety policies and procedures may be obtained from the University-wide Policy Library under "Health and Safety" within the "Administrative & Operations" policy list.
Drugs, Alcohol and Weapons. Employees may not have or use illegal drugs, alcohol or weapons on VCU property.
The unlawful manufacture, distribution, possession or use of a controlled substance in or on any premises or property owned or controlled by Virginia Commonwealth University, including vehicles, is prohibited. Any employee who is found guilty (including a plea of no contest) or has a sentence, fine or other criminal penalty imposed by a court for an offense involving a controlled substance that has occurred in or on VCU property shall report such action to his or her supervisor or to Human Resources within five days. Any employee who unlawfully manufactures, sells, distributes, possesses or uses a controlled substance on VCU property, regardless of whether such activity results in the imposition of a penalty under a criminal statute, will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action (
The use of alcohol on university property and/or at university functions must be authorized in accordance with applicable official university procedures, including the
Virginia Commonwealth University also prohibits possessing, brandishing or using a weapon that is not required by the individual's position while on state premises or engaged in state business.
Violation of any of the foregoing prohibitions may subject an employee to disciplinary action including, but not limited to, dismissal or suspension in accordance with the
Environmental Concerns. All employees will be trained to conduct their activities in an environmentally responsible manner. To accomplish this goal, OEHS provides optional and required training courses regarding chemical, radioactive, and biological waste disposal, storm water pollution prevention, as well as training to help employees become more aware of their environmental impacts and responsibilities. Many activities impacting our environment are regulated by federal and state law, permits and by policy and procedures. For guidance regarding your responsibilities or to report an activity that seems inconsistent with policy, please contact OEHS at (804) 828-6347. Additional information on environmental efforts at VCU is available at: www.vcugoesgreen.vcu.edu.
Installation of certain equipment, notably ethylene oxide sterilizers, requires state air pollution permits. If you are contemplating installing such equipment or perhaps other devices which might be regulated, beginning the permit request process early can avoid delays in your research.
Management of hazardous wastes is regulated by federal law which contains specific requirements for documentation, transportation, storage, disposal and documentation. It is a violation of federal law to manage hazardous wastes in a manner inconsistent with the VCU hazardous waste disposal program. This program is described in detail at the OEHS Chemical and Biological Safety web site at: www.vcu.edu/oehs/chemical. It is recommended that researchers review this site to become familiar with university waste disposal policies. In particular, there are disposal costs which must be borne by the researcher and foreknowledge of these may reduce your operating costs. The university as well as your laboratory is subject to regulatory inspection by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. For this reason, OEHS conducts annual assessments of laboratory hazardous waste management practices.
Sales Solicitation on Campus.Virginia Commonwealth University restricts solicitation by employees, vendors or sales representatives to minimize interference with the efficient operation of the organization and to protect the privacy of faculty, staff, students, patients and visitors.
The university does not permit the solicitation, distribution or selling of products or services of any kind at any time on university property by employees. Also, in accordance with the
Vendors may market their goods and services to departments in accordance with university regulations. External organizations and individuals who are not acting as vendors with goods or services for sale are prohibited from seeking contributions or pledges, including the distribution of printed materials, and conducting membership drives.
Fund-raising or sales activities sponsored by the university and approved by the President and/or appropriate Vice President are considered authorized functions and are not precluded. Examples include the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign, blood donation drives and the U. S. Savings Bond Campaign.
Anyone observed soliciting on university property should be reported to the department head or manager who should then determine whether such activity is authorized. For further information, see VCU's Solicitation Policy
See also the policy on
Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct. Virginia Commonwealth University strictly prohibits acts of sexual harassment against any member of the university community. Acts of either verbal or physical sexual harassment will not be tolerated and will subject the person who commits such acts to disciplinary action under these guidelines and, possibly, other university policies and procedures. In addition, such acts could subject the violator to sanctions under federal and state laws and policies, including Titles VII and IX of the federal civil rights laws.
Informal complaints of sexual harassment may be verbal or in writing. Formal complaints must be submitted in writing. All such complaints should be directed to the Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Services (EEO/AA Services), Room 114, Ginter House, 901 W. Franklin St., P.O. Box 843022, Richmond, VA 23284-3022. Individuals desiring additional information or requiring special accommodation should call (804) 828-1347, Fax: (804) 828-7201 or VOICE TDD: (804) 828-1420. A complaint filed more than two years after an incident or event generally will not be considered to have been filed in a timely fashion.
Upon receipt of a complaint of sexual harassment, the university will take action appropriate to the charge presented by the complaint. Such action may take the form of investigation, counseling, informal meetings and/or resolution and/or formal discipline. Faculty or employees found to have engaged in either sexual harassment or sexual misconduct may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
It is unlawful for an employer or other covered entity to retaliate against someone who files a charge of discrimination/harassment, participates in an investigation or opposes discriminatory practices. Individuals who believe they have been retaliated against should contact EEO/AA Services immediately. Even if an individual has filed a charge of discrimination/harassment, he/she can file a new charge on the alleged retaliatory act(s).
Detailed information on sexual harassment including preventative online training is accessible at: www.vcu.edu/eeoaa/sexual_harass.html.
Smoking Policy. Virginia Commonwealth University has designated all university buildings as "no smoking." In light of VCU's diverse population of employees, students, patients and visitors, the university will accommodate, to the extent possible and with the assistance of these individuals, the needs of smokers and non-smokers through a mutually comfortable environment and designated smoking areas outside of university-owned buildings.
All VCU employees can help ensure that buildings remain smoke free by tactfully directing smokers to the nearest designated smoking areas, which are established a minimum of 25 feet away from front entrances of buildings. Employees may use designated outside smoking areas during their normal work breaks; however, smoking anywhere on the VCU Medical Center campus is strictly prohibited. Failure to abide by "no smoking" designations may result in disciplinary action as determined by employee supervisors. Please see the
In keeping with the institution's medical, research and patient-care mission, VCU encourages individuals who smoke to avail themselves of alternative "no smoking" strategies (e.g., smoking-cessation classes).
Vehicle Safety. University vehicles should be used only for matters relating to university business and university sponsored events. Note that no one, other than VCU employees and students, is authorized to be transported in a university vehicle unless in connection with university business, law enforcement matters, for medical purposes or as authorized by a Department Head or Dean. All persons who operate a university-owned vehicle must meet the requirements of the Vehicle Accident Prevention and Safety Program located at: www.vcu.edu/oehs/VCUvehiclesafety.pdf.
Smoking is prohibited in all vehicles, seatbelts must be worn at all times and cellular telephones should not be used while the vehicle is in motion.
Contact the Office of Fleet Management Services (www.dgs.virginia.gov/fleet.aspx) to inquire about the use of state-owned vehicles.
Workplace Violence. The university is committed to using its best efforts to provide faculty, staff and students with an environment that is safe, secure and free from threats, intimidation and violence. To promote an atmosphere that encourages learning and productive employment, VCU will not tolerate the following conduct or behavior in the workplace:
Threats are unacceptable regardless of whether the person communicating the threat has the ability to carry them out, whether the threat is made on a present, conditional or future basis, or whether the threat is made in person, through another person, over the phone, in the mail or electronically.
As determined by their managers, individuals found to engage in behavior in the workplace that is in violation of this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination and criminal prosecution using existing policies and procedures (
Any faculty or staff member who is aware of a threat, intimidating conduct or act of violence must report the incident as follows:
Use of computer and network resources for commercial purposes, other than university-approved business, is prohibited. Limited personal use of the university's computer and network resources for other purposes is permitted when it does not interfere with the performance of the user's job or other university responsibilities, and otherwise is in accordance with this policy. However, university-related uses take priority over personal uses when resources are inadequate to meet both demands. Further limits may be imposed upon personal use in accordance with accepted management principles. For further guidance on the use of computer/network resources, visit: www.ts.vcu.edu/policies/computeruse.html.
Employees are required to use reasonable care in protecting the safety and condition of Virginia Commonwealth University property and may be held responsible for its loss or destruction if they do not. State Law (§ 7.1-18.2 of the Code of Virginia) classifies damage to computer hardware or software (18.2-152.4), unauthorized examination (18.2-152.5) or unauthorized use (18.2-152.6) of computer systems as misdemeanor crimes. Employees are asked to direct any questions about the use of university property to their supervisor.
The university assigns to selected staff the responsibility for investigating alleged violations of applicable university, state and federal laws and regulations, and therefore, may monitor electronic activities and inspect data files and communications of individuals.
Computer Software. Abide by all software licenses. Some software is licensed for individual computers, some is licensed for university-wide use and some is freely distributed over the Internet. It is the employee's responsibility to know which licensing scheme applies and to make no unauthorized copies of software.
Employees who use software licensed to Virginia Commonwealth University on university or personally-owned computers must abide by applicable software license agreements, and may copy licensed software only as permitted by the license. Questions regarding applicable software license agreements should be forwarded to appropriate supervisors or to Technology Services at www.ts.vcu.edu depending on the product involved.
Computer System Access and Passwords. Access to computer and network resources is restricted to authorized individuals as defined by the appropriate organizational unit. Accounts and passwords, when required, are assigned to specific individuals and may not, unless properly authorized by the university, be shared with, or used by, other persons within or outside the university.
Actions that harass, threaten, or otherwise cause harm to individuals are prohibited. Respect for the rights of others is fundamental to ethical behavior at VCU. Actions that threaten or cause harm to other individuals are violations of both VCU policies and of Virginia and federal law. Such actions may be prosecuted through both the university judicial process and, independently, in state or federal court (Va. Code § 2.2-2827).
Actions that impede, impair or otherwise interfere with the activities of others are prohibited. University computer and network resources are shared, and misuse of a particular resource can have a negative impact on other users. Accordingly, the university may require users to limit or refrain from specific uses. Intentional misuse or damage to resources is prohibited.
Actions which download or post to university computers, or transport across university networks, material that is illegal, proprietary or in violation of university contracts are prohibited. Actions performed using the university's computer and network resources, regardless of any disclaimers that might be made, ultimately reflect on the university community as a whole. Violations of copyright, licenses, personal privacy, or publishing obscene materials or child pornography may result in civil or criminal legal actions as well as university disciplinary actions (Va. Code § 2.2-2827).
Further information on the Commonwealth of Virginia's policy can be found by accessing: www.dhrm.virginia.gov/hrpolicy/pol175UseOfInternet.pdf
E-mail Usage. All use of e-mail is required to be consistent with university policies and local, state and federal law, including the VCU Computer and Network Resources Use Policy, VCUnet Security Policy and the
To ensure the security of network resources, certain e-mail attachments may be blocked. Many viruses send Zip files in e-mail attachments, which spread the virus when opened. Therefore, Zip files are blocked on the VCU e-mail system. To bypass this security measure in order to send legitimate information, the file can be renamed temporarily. For information on how to rename a Zip file, please refer to: www.ts.vcu.edu/faq/email/attachments.html. A comprehensive list of blocked extensions, can be found by accessing: http://beech.vcu.edu/das/homepage.nsf/BlockedExtensions?OpenPage
Regarding broadcast e-mails, authorization must come from the President; one of the vice presidents; the CEO of the VCU Health System; the COO, VCU Health System; or the COO, Clinical Enterprise for their area of responsibility. For further details, please review the
Information Security and Confidentiality. Information from Virginia Commonwealth University files, records and computer systems used to access that information may be used only for official state purposes. Every employee has a responsibility to maintain the security and confidentiality of university information and resources, to prevent accidental or unauthorized disclosure and to comply with information security policies and procedures. Note that student records and health records are subject to additional legal safeguards which are available by accessing the
Although the university recognizes the role of privacy in higher education, and every attempt will be made to honor that ideal, users must be aware that any communication and electronic storage utilizing university-owned computer and network resources may not remain confidential and may potentially be disclosed under the provisions of the
In accordance with the State
In addition the data above, VCU will provide information required by subpoena or other court orders. Any other information or personal data does not require disclosure when requested, unless the employee has consented in writing to its release. For further information, refer to the
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