Clocking in and out is your responsibility. With such a tight budget, there is no wiggle room for early or late punches. This means clocking in and out at the assigned shift time. If an extraordinary circumstance occurs, you can contact your approver regarding the situation ASAP. Repeated missed/late/overly early punches will result in a disciplinary write-up. This is a system-wide policy and it is VERY important.
For the wellness of our employees and the quality of our services, employees scheduled for shifts longer than five hours will have a thirty-minute unpaid break automatically included in their schedules. Employees must
For shifts shorter than five hours, employees are entitled to take a fifteen-minute break.
Exceptions (to include or exclude breaks) must be discussed with the employee's supervisor.
Yes, we allow food and drinks as long as things are kept tidy.
We want to ensure that the Learning Commons is a welcoming and inclusive space. Students eat and drink* while they study. Let them! We want this to be THE PLACE on campus for students. If there is a five-course feast or a live cooking demo, please inform a full-time staff member, otherwise, smile and enjoy that they choose to hang out in the Learning Commons. That's a win!
*Covered drinks encouraged.
Exception: The computer labs are the only place in the Learning Commons that are food and drink-free zones. For more information about this space's policy visit the Classrooms/Computer Labs page.
Employees are welcome to have a drink at the service desk with them. It is encouraged that one's beverage be in an enclosed container to prevent accidents at the service desk.
Our break room (LIB 118) is a fantastic, welcoming space with a refrigerator, microwave, Keurig, and a sink. For optimal customer service, please enjoy your food in the break room or your space of choice elsewhere on campus, not at the service desk.
There are two cabinets under the microwaves that may be used to house food. All food must be stored in sealed containers (plastic, metal, or glass) to discourage pest visits. Any food left unsealed will be tossed immediately and without warning. Please label all your food left in the space (in the fridge and cabinets). There are two drawers under the Keurig that has an assortment of hot beverages and tools for all to enjoy. At the end of the semester, supervisors will toss all remaining items that are not taken home.
We would like the Learning Commons to remain a beautiful and enjoyable space for all working here. Please clean up the spaces after your snack or meal. Put away cleaned cutlery and dishes used in the process of making or consuming your food. There are paper towels and wipes next to the sink in the Break Room and on the shelves in the Workroom.
If you see a mess in the public space, clean up what you can. If it is beyond our resources, email Jennifer with the location and details about the mess. She will submit a ticket to facilities services.
Refrain from logging into social media, and personal emails, and conducting personal business while on duty. Computer games and entertainment sites are also discouraged. It looks bad if anyone, including our administration, saw an employee “playing.” It makes it harder for us to justify getting sufficient funds for staffing needs. We have some wonderful resources that you can explore and we have a tab of ideas for self-paced professional development.
We are delighted to see the team getting along and enjoying each other's company. Please be mindful that students come to the learning commons and our voices travel very easily in the open space. Make sure that you are monitoring the full area to avoid leaving a patron waiting for extended times while the team grouped together chatting. That does not look good on us and it upsets the patron being ignored.
Item | Hold Duration |
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Valuable items: jewelry, phones, keys | Immediately give to the Welcome Center (the SCC reception counter). |
Umbrellas | Place in breakroom umbrella basket |
Glasses and clothing |
2 weeks donate |
Technology accessories: wires, chargers, flash drives |
2 weeks keep |
Listening devices: earbuds, headphones |
2 weeks toss |
Beverage containers: travel mugs, water bottles |
24 hours dump contents |
Textbooks |
2 weeks rental =goes to a bookstore |
Notebooks |
2 weeks dispose as you see fit |
In order to minimize disruptions to services, employees are asked to please follow these steps any time they will not be present for all or part of their scheduled hours. Failure to consistently follow appropriate processes or excessive uncovered absence events (tardiness, leaving early, planned and emergent absences, etc.) may be grounds for disciplinary action and possible dismissal. Excessive absence requests that impact services, regardless of how early they are requested, may be denied.
Employees are expected to:
Any deviation to the above will be considered late.
If You’re Running Late for Your Shift:
Emergent (Short Notice) Absences
Planned Absences