Board Policies

This website contains an archive of the most current NPC Board policies. Policies and procedures are listed in the expandable links below.

Questions and comments about this archive may be directed to Melony Martinez, Communications Director, at melony.martinez@np.edu or 501-760-6410.

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Board Policies

I. General Information

1.000 Foreword
1.200 History of National Park College
1.300 Mission

II. Foundation and Establishment

2.000 Legal Basis for the College
2.100 Programs
2.700 Student Services

III. Board of Trustees

3.000 Board of Trustees
3.310 Cash Bank Demand Deposit Accounts

IV. Human Resources

4.000 College Cabinet
4.100 President
4.120 Equal Opportunity
4.200 Employment Categories
4.310 Staff and Faculty Evaluation
4.320 Search Committee Process
4.330 Employment and Termination
4.340 Grievance Procedures
4.350 Staff Governance and Organization
4.400 Employee Benefits
4.420 Definition of Retirement
4.500 Catastrophic Leave Policy
4.520 Progressive Discipline
4.530 Attendance and Leave
4.540 Background Checks

V. Faculty

5.000 Responsibilities of Faculty
5.100 Faculty Classification
5.120 Faculty Minimum Qualifications
5.130 Professional Growth and Development
5.140 Faculty Status
5.200 Academic Freedom
5.300 Faculty Organizations
5.710 Intellectual Property Rights and Policies
5.720 Sabbatical Leave

VI. Student Affairs

6.100 Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
6.200 Admissions, Registration, and Records
6.210 Student Accounts Receivable Policies and Procedures
6.220 Honorary or Posthumous Degrees
6.300 Academic Appeals and Due Process
6.310 Student Disciplinary Actions
6.400 Academic Probation/Suspension Policy
6.500 Academic Clemency
6.600 Class Attendance
6.700 Grade Change Policy
6.800 Student Rights and Responsibilities
6.900 Student Organizations

VII. General Institutional

7.200 Inclement Weather
7.400 Drug-Free Campus
7.500 Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct
7.900 Policy Development

VIII. Property, Facilities, and Equipment

8.000 College Property, Equipment, and Facilities
8.100 Smoke Free Tobacco Free Campus
8.110 Use of College Facilities by Outside Groups
8.120 Firearms on Campus
8.130 Preservation of Learning Environment
8.300 Energy Conservation
8.400 Use of College Vehicles
8.500 Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy
8.600 Naming of College Facilities

Appendix

Appendix A - Affirmative Action Policy
Appendix B - Board of Trustees Positions
Appendix C - Faculty Senate Constitution
Appendix D - Organizational Chart
Appendix E - Staff Senate Constitution