- THE MAD HATTER
A Douglas College Newsletter
published weekly during the spring

_and fall semesters, bi-monthly in

the sutimer semester
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Douglas College Technical
and Vocational Institute
P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster,B.C,.

Editor: Judie Steeves, Surrey campus

Telephone: 588-4411, loc. 283

 

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

DEFINITION

A College employee has a role as an
employee and as a private citizen. A
conflict of interest occurs when it is
perceived by the College that information
or influence attached to one role could
be used for the benefit of the employee
in his/her role.

POLICY

At Douglas College, any conflict of
interest will be resolved in favour of
the College.

GUIDELINES

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Any employee of Douglas College

(faculty or staff) may only have one
relationship with the College, which

is that of employer/employee. Employees
may not do business (i.e. establish
another relationship) with the College
directly or indirectly through companies
in which they or their immediate
families have a significant interest
(10% or greater) except by response to

a public tender. This does not prevent
employees from enrolling in College
courses.

Since administrators have the power

to create or influence employment
opportunities within the College, they
may not occupy vacancies they have
created. This includes teaching credit
or non-credit overloads for compensation
unless already teaching a minimum of
three credits.

3. When an employee chooses to engage in
educational activities or ventures .
which parallel the College's, it is his +
or her responsibility, not the College's,
to make explicitly clear that his or her
activities do not in any way imply an
endorsement by Douglas College. Use of
College facilities or resources for such
activities must be charged to the employee
and must be approved by the Division
Director and the Director of C.E.
Programmes.

4. Employees may not offer or market
College credit or non-credit,
funded or non-funded courses on

’ their own behalf.

 

5. Employees may not employ other
employees of the College in any
educational enterprise.

6. Employees may not purvey goods
or services to students, nor may
they act within the College as
agents for any business or
enterprise. ort. |. ee
APPROVED BY COLLEGE COUNCIL -
_ MAY 5, 1977 —
USE OF SESSIONAL FACULTY MEMBERS
AT DOUGLAS COLLEGE

PHILOSOPHY

1. The purpose of employing sessional
faculty members at Douglas College
is to complement the use of
‘regular, full-time faculty members.
The employment created by use of
sessionals as a benefit to those
individuals is incidental to the
central purpose of Douglas College:
the provision of educational
opportunities,

2. Use of sessional faculty members
provides the following benefits to
the institution: -

a. Flexibility to expand and,
more importantly, to contract
offerings from one semester

to the next in any instructional }
field.

b. The rapid filling of vacancies
which arise unexpectedly due
to the opening of extra sections,
illness or departure of other
faculty members, or to meet
special needs. The advertising