Rules

1. Supervisors are responsible to request via School Dude the appropriate office keys and through Human Resources external building  access cards for new, full-time employees.
2. SCC uses software-controlled physical access control for external doors on all campus buildings excluding West Main St and the Small Business Center.
   • Buildings that are fitted with RFID card readers are open to the public during normal operating hours.
   • During other times, authorized employees must use the card reader at select external doors to gain access to campus buildings.
   • The public and students will not have access outside of normal operating hours.
   • No exterior doors may be propped open, either by using door stops or by holding the doors open, except for short-term purposes of loading materials in or out of the buildings. The software controls will notify campus security if doors are not secure. This is a matter of physical security for the occupants of the buildings and for all members of the campus community.
3. Full-time employees will be issued access cards that are programmed for the building access assigned to the employee. Employees may elect to have their photograph laminated on the access card for ease of identification.  Employees whose usual work environment includes mechanical hazards will be issued key fobs for their safety. Part-time employees with a start or end time out of normal operating hours can obtain building access if approved by the supervisor.
4. The access programming is designed with the following priorities:
   1. Automatic locking and unlocking on programmed schedules amenable to educational activities;
   2. Rapid lockdown simultaneously college-wide for buildings under SCC control with override capabilities for certain employee or law enforcement positions.
5. The access programming will be updated as needed for successive academic terms and as employees change positions and/or building assignments.
6. External building access to the Patterson Building are restricted to the President, Executive Leadership Team, designated Information Technology personnel, faculty with offices in the building and designated facilities personnel.
7. For short term use of an access card for buildings:
   1. The employee requests in writing to his/her direct supervisor and respective Associate Vice President (AVP) or Dean.  Upon approval, the AVP submits a request via  to Security and the Vice President (VP) of that area.
   2. After obtaining all approvals,  Human Resources or the Director of Security issues access to the employee. Access will be disabled once the approved time frame has expired.
8. Violations of this rule may result in the revocation of privileges to obtain keys or access cards under this Rule and/or the application of the Progressive Disciplinary Policy.

Revision: 3/5/2018, 01/22/2020