Staff Policy D-301.00
Institutional Effectiveness Criterion: Workforce

Support for Economic Development

The faculty and staff are empowered to exercise innovative and creative leadership and their best professional judgment in pursuit of support for economic development at NMC, so long as they demonstrate responsible management of resources, prudent judgment, ethical and lawful behavior, and reasonable interpretation of board and staff policies and procedures. 

The Vice President for Educational Services and the Vice President for Lifelong and Professional Learning, in conjunction with the appropriate faculty and staff, are responsible for the development and publication of any procedures or guidelines that may be necessary to administer this policy effectively.

If any provision(s) of this policy or set of bylaws conflicts with laws applicable to Northwestern Michigan College, including the Community College Act of 1966, the Freedom of Information Act, or the Open Meetings Act, as each may be amended from time to time, such laws shall control and supersede such provision(s).

Initially adopted as D-801.00 December 9, 1996
Revised November 12, 2004
Renumbered D-301.00 December 20, 2006
Reviewed without revision December 18, 2009
Reviewed without revision December 11, 2015
Reviewed without revision April 16, 2021