Announcements
for Friday, September 5, 2008
from Emily Dickens,
Community and Government Affairs
The University of North Carolina prohibits certain activities related to
governmental and political processes that are
incompatible with the general responsibilities of public employment.
STATE LAW
North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S.), § 126‑13 and § 126‑14 defines
appropriate political activity of State employees and prohibits the following:
State employees taking any active part in managing a campaign, or engaging in
political activity within any period of time
during which s/he is expected to perform services for the State.
The use of the authority of a State employee’s
position to secure support for or to oppose any person or issue in any
election.
The use of State property to secure support for or
to oppose any person or issue in any election.
Actions by a State employee that coerce another State employee to support or
contribute to a political candidate or party.
APPLICATION OF POLICY
These guidelines apply explicitly to the use of public resources in support of
or in opposition to political campaigns. They are not intended to limit
discussion among faculty, administrators, and other State employees regarding
political or campaign issues or candidates or to limit debates at which
candidates have equal time.
This policy applies equally to FSU faculty, staff and students, and to
individuals external to FSU, and therefore:
No Fayetteville State University equipment or services (e.g., vehicles and other
equipment, campus mail, computers and
e-mail, postage, photocopying and fax, etc.) may be used for political campaign
activities.
The campus should not endorse any particular party or candidate.
University officials should refrain from activities that may be perceived as
university support of a political campaign.
Chancellors and principal university staff may not be actively involved in the
endorsement of any candidate or become
identified with any candidate.
These prohibitions do not affect:
The right to freely express your views on any subject, including advocacy
for/against candidates for public office. This is protected by the First
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and by the North Carolina Constitution.
In exercising these rights, the resources of the university cannot be used.
Engagement in political campaign activities should be conducted independent of
your university employment and at times when such activity does not interfere
with employment obligations to the university.
Political campaign activities
on campus.
The activity must be sponsored or hosted by registered student
organizations and all expenses related to the activity, if any, are borne by
the candidate, political organizations or student organizations.
University facilities may be rented for political events per campus policy on
use of university premises and facilities. Such sponsored events may not
be subsidized or supported by the university.
Anyone who wishes to endorse a candidate may do so at the university’s free
speech zone – located in front of the Rudolph
Jones Student Center.
Please note that per the Division of Student Affairs, all activities hosted by
registered student organizations require proper forms and approvals. Voter
education/voter registration activities require additional approval granted
through the Office of Community and Government Affairs.
from Kindra Jackson, Office of Student Activities
We are very pleased to announce that employees at
Fayetteville State University have been selected to participate in WAY to Health
(Worksite Activities for You!), a research study funded by the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute. The 18-month study will test four different
approaches to weight loss.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY?
To be able to participate in this study, you must:
*Be a full-time employee of Fayetteville State University
*Be at least 18 years old
*Be overweight
WHAT WILL I HAVE TO DO?
Visit the WAY website (www.ncway.org) to find
out if you are eligible for the research study. After agreeing to participate in
the study, you will set up a login and password so you can access the WAY to
Health website. You will then be asked to complete an enrollment form and the
online portion of the WAY to Health survey. You will then have the opportunity
to schedule an appointment to have your height and weight measurements taken
during the Fayetteville State University “Health & Wealth Fair” sponsored by
Human Resources. This on-campus event will take place on Thursday, October 9,
2008 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm in the Capel Arena.
At the “Health & Wealth Fair”, WAY to Health project staff will measure your
height, weight, and Body Mass Index (ratio of height to weight). In addition,
you will be asked to complete the rest of the WAY to Health survey.
At 3, 6, 12, and 18 months after baseline, we will be conducting follow-up
assessment events on campus, at which time we will be re-measuring your weight
and Body Mass Index.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you are interested in learning more about this study, please call Carolyn
Naseer, WAY to Health Project Director, at 1-866-748-6559 or e-mail
waytohealth@unc.edu.
Public Health IRB
06-0354
"Interventions to Control Obesity in Colleges"
This email is sponsored by: NC WAY to Health Project with the UNC Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
NC WAY to Health, based at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement
number U48DP000059), is a research study in partnership with NC universities and
community colleges and supported by RTI International with funding from the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL080656-01A1)
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