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OCC Campus Civility
 Civility
Events | Contacts | Links
Civility Statement
Ocean County College defines civility primarily
as the demonstration of respect for others, basic courtesy,
reciprocity (treating others as we wish to be treated),
and behaviors that create a positive environment in
which to learn and to work.
The Trustees of the College and the College Administration
set the tone for civil behavior through their professional
conduct and through their leadership of the institution.
All members of the college community create a positive
environment characterized by considerate and principled
conduct.
While no civility statement can guarantee considerate
and principled conduct, the values set forth herewith
represent institutional ideals and should serve as guide
posts:
- Respect for the work of all persons
- Courteous discourse (oral, verbal, non-verbal and
electronic)
- Honest interactions and utterances
- Fair and just treatment
- Integrity and keeping promises
- Commitment to the community college philosophy:
Access, transfer, career preparation, workforce development,
partnering, and community outreach.
http://www.ocean.edu/welcome/mission_vision.htm
- Open professional communications
- Diversity, professionalism, and collegiality
- Free expression of views without meanness or a desire
to do harm
- Tolerance of differing points of view
These ideals are consistently modeled by those in leadership
positions—in the administration, staff, faculty, and
student body—and should provide direction for all members
of the college community.
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Civility Team Report, December 2006
The
Civility Team Report may be accessed by clicking
on this link.
Contact
Persons
The following campus personnel might prove useful for
OCC employees who wish to discuss a civility issue with
someone other than their immediate supervisor.
Karen Blyskal,
Director of Human Resources, X2096
Kathleen Malachowski,
Assistant Professor, Health and Human Performance, X2117
Nancy Polonitza,
Counseling Services, X2495
Bridget Root, Administrative
Assistant II, X2048
Carey Trevisan,
Dean of Special Services, X2011
Dave Wolfe, Campus
Ombudsman, X2078
Sexual Harassment Response Team:
Carol Crawford,
Director of College Health Services, X364
Don Doran, Vice
President of Student Affairs, X2039
Kate Pandolpho,
Counseling Services, X2941
Nancy Polonitza,
Counseling Services, X2495
William Rickert,
Mathematics Professor, X2179
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- Civility
Opportunities and Events
SPRING SEMESTER 2008 CIVILITY
ROUNDTABLE
The Civility Event on March
11 was a wonderful learning experience for all who attended--faculty,
staff, adminitrators and students. In order to
capture the conversations at the five roundtables hosting
from 10-12 participants each, a summary of each discussion
was created. Click
here for a copy of the Roundtable Discussion Notes.
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Civility
Links
The Team on Campus Civility recommends the following
web sites:
Rights and Responsibilities of Expression--an
extended statement on the subject of free expression
and campus civility authored by the faculty of Swarthmore
University. Click
here to view an excerpt.
To view the entire Swarthmore Faculty Handbook (Expression
Statement is on p. 49), click
here.
Words Can Heal. Org —a national
media and educational campaign to promote the value
and practice of ethical speech in order to improve our
democracy and build mutual respect, honor, and integrity.
http://www.wordscanheal.org
Choosing Civility (2002),
a book by Dr. P. M. Forni discusses civility, which
he defines as “being constantly aware of others and
weaving restraint, respect, and consideration into the
very fabric of this awareness.” http://web.jhu.edu/civility/talksandworkshops.html
TAP Talk: Free Speech and Civility on Campus,
an article from the Rutgers University Teaching Assistants'
Journal that observes the linkage between civility and
free speech. http://taproject.rutgers.edu/publications/taptalk/feb2004.pdf
Campus of Character is a
civility web page on the Colorado State University web
site. http://www.campusofcharacter.colostate.edu/civility.htm
Campus Civility and the Law: This
is an article in Lex Collegii, a legal newsletter
for higher education, that examines college codes of
conduct and the courts' responses on the basis of academic
freedom and first amendment rights. http://www.collegelegal.com/06spring.pdf
Free Speech and Civility: Keeping the Balance
is a response from the San Francisco State University
college community to the events of 9/11--but it has
a great deal to say about the connections between free
speech and civil debate and offers an interesting link
to information about a Hate and Hurt-free environment.freespeech
Conflict Management, Let Me Count the Ways
is a series of journal article on this hottest of topics
http://www.campus-adr.org/CMHER/Newsletter.html
Civility Kudos: From time to time we
will publish positive acts of civility achieved by individuals
or groups on campus.
- Congratulations to the college and various bargaining
units who are trying to find ways to incorporate civility
statements into bargaining agreements.
- Congratulations to Dean Maureen Reustle and her
staff in Academic Services for hosting a wonderful
"thank you" holiday party for "friends
of the AS programs."
- Congratulations to the college for proposing
to include "civility" in its First Amendment
Statement.
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