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Lake Michigan College policies have been reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees. Search and sort them below.

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June 6, 2023

Academic Calendar (Policy)

January 10, 2023

Academic Forgiveness (Policy)

January 10, 2023

Academic Honesty Policy

July 18, 2023

Academic Progress

August 30, 2023

Academic Recognition

January 10, 2023

Acceptable Use of Technology (Policy)

June 6, 2023

Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

January 10, 2023

Account Reconciliation

January 10, 2023

Active Military Duty - Students (Policy)

March 19, 2024

Admission (Policy)

July 23, 2024

Advertising on College Property (policy)

July 25, 2024

Advertising, Marketing, and Sponsorships (policy)

April 25, 2024

Allegan Stipend (policy)

January 22, 2025

Articulation Agreements (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Assistance Animal in Campus Housing - Employees (policy)

August 17, 2023

Assistance Animals In Campus Housing - Students (policy)

January 11, 2023

Assurance of Academic Quality (Policy)

September 30, 2024

Athletic Travel (policy)

January 11, 2023

Attendance - Class

May 14, 2024

Audits, Tests, and Accreditation

April 24, 2023

Authority to Bind College to External Agreements (Policy)

September 30, 2024

Background Checks - Employee Candidates

March 28, 2024

Bank Accounts (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Barter Arrangements (Policy)

February 3, 2025

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control (Policy)

June 6, 2024

Board Conflict of Interest (Policy)

March 26, 2024

Board Governance (Policy)

July 18, 2024

Board Member Expense Reimbursement (Policy)

January 16, 2025

Board of Trustees Tuition Waiver (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Cameras & Recording Devices in the Workplace

August 26, 2024

Campus Safety Alerts (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Capital Assets (Policy)

May 12, 2025

Cash & Cash Handling (Policy)

February 3, 2025

Chemical Hygiene (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Class Registration (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Class Schedule Day and/or Time Revisions (Policy)

April 30, 2024

Class Scheduling (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Classroom Instruction Conflict of Interest (Policy)

August 26, 2024

Clery Act Compliance (Policy)

March 29, 2023

Code of Conduct (policy)

August 30, 2023

College Brand Identity (Policy)

January 11, 2023

College Mission Statement (Policy)

September 23, 2024

College-Affiliated Social Media Auxiliary Accounts (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Communicable Diseases (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Conflict of Interest - Employee (Policy)

August 26, 2024

Conflict of Interest in Federal/State Grants - Financial Conflict (Policy)

June 6, 2023

Consensual Relationships with Students (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Continuing Education Units (CEU) (Policy)

March 28, 2024

Contractors and On-Campus Partners Benefits (Policy)

November 12, 2024

Course Content (Policy)

August 30, 2023

Course Repeat (Policy)

September 26, 2023

Credit for Experiential Learning (Policy)

June 28, 2023

Credit Hour Definition and Program Length (Policy)

January 28, 2025

Credit Hour Limit (Policy)

April 24, 2023

Data Collection through Survey (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Debt and Continuing Disclosure (Policy)

June 6, 2023

Decorations and Displays (policy)

October 10, 2023

Digital Accessibility (Policy)

April 30, 2024

Distance Education (Policy)

March 29, 2023

Documentation - Student (Policy)

April 24, 2023

Dress Code (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Drug Free Workplace/Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Early College (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Electronic Recording Devices in the Classroom (Policy)

July 18, 2024

Emergency Authority to Act for Health and Safety (Policy)

April 25, 2024

Emergency Preparedness and Response (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Emeritus Appointments of Administrative and Professional Staff (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Employee Classifications (Policy)

May 1, 2025

Employee Compliance with Requirements of External Organizations (Policy)

September 16, 2024

Employee Handbook

January 9, 2024

Employee Housing in Beckwith Hall (Policy)

February 13, 2025

English as a Second or Additional Language (Policy)

January 11, 2023

Equipment, Facilities, & Property Use

January 12, 2023

Facility Rental (Policy)

October 8, 2024

Faculty Contract 2024-2027 (Policy)

January 12, 2023

Faculty Qualifications (Policy)

July 28, 2021

Faculty Sabbatical Leave (Policy)

January 22, 2025

Faculty Salary Equity Placement Method

January 12, 2023

Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (Policy)

January 12, 2023

Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) (Policy)

January 28, 2025

Federal Grants - Payments and Cash Management (Policy)

June 12, 2024

Field Trips (policy)

May 14, 2025

Finance Committee Charter (Policy)

July 18, 2023

Financial Aid Return and Title IV Funds and Refund (Policy)

May 16, 2023

Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (Policy)

August 30, 2023

Financial Reserves (Policy)

December 5, 2023

Flexible Scheduling and Remote Work (Policy)

January 28, 2025

Freedom of Expression (Policy)

April 20, 2023

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Policy)

October 19, 2023

General Education Requirements for Graduates of Lake Michigan College (Policy)

August 30, 2023

General Education Waiver (Policy)

July 18, 2023

Governance Systems (Policy)

January 28, 2025

Grade Assignment and Grade Point Average (GPA) (Policy)

January 27, 2025

Graduation & Commencement (Policy)

May 12, 2025

Grant Time & Effort Reporting (Policy)

May 12, 2025

Grants & Grant Manager Responsibilities (policy)

January 12, 2023

Hazard Communication Program (Policy)

January 28, 2025

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (Policy)

May 12, 2025

Holidays, College Closures (Policy)

July 18, 2024

Honorary Degree (Policy)

January 12, 2023

Hospitalization of a Student

November 12, 2024

Human Resources - Facilities Contract 2024-2026

January 12, 2023

Identification Badge (Policy)

January 12, 2023

Identity Theft Prevention & Red Flag Rules (Policy)

June 6, 2024

Institutional Data Management

January 28, 2025

Insurance (Policy)

January 12, 2023

Intellectual/Proprietary Property Rights

January 12, 2023

International (F-1) Students (Policy)

January 28, 2025

International Employees (Policy)

April 16, 2025

Investments (Policy)

January 12, 2023

IT Governance (Policy)

April 25, 2024

IT Service Levels Agreement (Policy)

November 12, 2024

Library Use (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Lobbying - Compliance with Federal & State Law (Policy)

April 25, 2024

Mileage Reimbursement (Policy)

October 3, 2024

Minors on Campus (Policy)

September 10, 2024

Missing Student Notification (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Naming of Facilities, Programs, and Support Funds (Policy)

March 19, 2024

Nepotism (Policy)

September 30, 2024

New Student Orientation (policy)

January 17, 2023

Non-Discrimination (Policy)

June 6, 2023

Passwords (Policy)

April 17, 2025

Placement (Policy)

March 29, 2023

Posthumous Degrees (policy)

January 17, 2023

Professor Emeritus Appointments of Teaching Faculty (Policy)

August 30, 2023

Protection of Human Subjects in Research (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Publicity/Statements to the Media (Policy)

May 13, 2025

Purchasing - Allowable Purchases (Policy)

January 16, 2025

Purchasing - Required Practices (Policy)

August 26, 2024

Raffles (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Receipt of Gifts & Gratuities (Policy)

July 18, 2024

Record Retention (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Reporting of Misconduct (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Residency Requirement-President (Policy)

April 25, 2024

Resignation (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Restroom/Locker Room Accessibility on College Property (Policy)

October 31, 2024

Sabbatical Leave - Non-Faculty (Policy)

January 16, 2025

Sale/Disposal of College Property (Policy)

March 31, 2025

Security Cameras (policy)

May 1, 2025

Segregation of Duties (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Smoking and Nicotine

May 12, 2024

Social Media Use (policy)

September 3, 2024

Social Security Number (Policy)

April 17, 2025

Student Accounts Receivable Collection (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Student Appeal Committee (Policy)

April 5, 2023

Student Complaint - Academic (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Student Complaint – General (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Student Conduct, Discipline, and Due Process (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Student Consumer Protection – Recruiting, Admissions, and Financial Aid (Policy)

November 12, 2024

Student Learning Outcomes Assessment (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Study Abroad Programs (Policy)

June 6, 2024

Succession Plan (Policy)

November 12, 2024

Summer Hours (Policy)

July 18, 2024

Supplanting of Funds - Compliance with Federal & State Law (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Sustainability (Policy)

January 28, 2025

Tax Sharing (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Teaching by Staff (Qualified, Non-Faculty Employees) (Policy)

January 22, 2025

Textbook Adoption (Policy)

October 29, 2024

Title IX Sexual Harassment 2020 (Policy)

June 18, 2024

Transfer of College Credit (Policy)

November 18, 2024

Travel Expenses (policy)

February 15, 2024

Tuition and Fee Approval (Policy)

January 17, 2023

Tuition and Refund (Policy)

October 22, 2024

Tuition Rate and Residency (Policy)

January 16, 2025

Tuition Waiver - Employees (Policy)

September 3, 2024

Use and Finance Statement (Policy)

May 12, 2025

Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace (policy)

January 17, 2023

Vacation Donation (Policy)

April 17, 2024

Vehicle Use (policy)

March 7, 2023

Veterans' Benefits (Policy)

January 16, 2025

Wage Adjustment Based on Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) (policy)

January 27, 2025

Weapons on Campus (policy)

January 17, 2023

Work Hours and Scheduled Hours (Policy)

July 11, 2024

Workers' Compensation (policy)

January 17, 2023

Workplace Violence (Policy)