Central Ohio Technical College Ethics Summary

This report discusses the core values and ethical system of Central Ohio Technical College as well as a multitude of ethical situations such as holiness concerns, justice concerns, legal concerns, moral dilemmas, deceptions, conflicting moral duties, intentional ambiguity, concealing information, and unfair disciplinary action that have been witnessed and/or identified by the author at the college. The author also discusses her views on affirmative action and environmental philosophy as well as the concept of vocation and its barriers as it applies to her position at Central Ohio Technical College. She also compares the holiness-justice-love framework to the ethical framework she used prior to the start of the Ethical Leadership course.

She has been employed with the college since 2008 and has experienced significant employee turnover in various positions across campus. The majority of the turnover appears to have come from The Gateway. This author’s opinion is that much of the turnover can be attributed to low pay, long hours, and a strong feeling of being overworked and underappreciated. In late 2012, after the retirement of the Director of the Enrollment, a huge budget cut came through COTC. The Gateway took a big hit in the budget cut and reorganization. The frontline of the office, the Student Services Specialist position was cut. This was the offices triage. These were the people that determined what a student needed and put them in contact with the correct person. This reorganization brings us to the current organization of The Gateway. Currently, The Gateway has the following positions: Director of Gateway Operations, Manager- Advising, Manage-Admissions, Manager-Student Records, twelve Advisors (six in Newark and two at each extended campus), six Admissions Representatives, four Records Support Specialists, and other various positions that support the office (Organizational Guide). Currently, The Gateway relies on Student Employees and Advisors to provide the front-line customer service to students. Students are the number one focus of the college. Providing the best service possible has always been important to

After all, the students are the reason the college continues to function. As a Christian, one knows that God must come before everything. God is the most important. As a public institution the college is not permitted to display religious bias. Faculty and staff are not to be denied their First Amendment rights and are permitted to express themselves. They are; however, often seen as agents of the school and must be careful in the way they use their freedom of speech and freedom of religion because it could easily be misinterpreted as representing the schools view of religion (Religious Liberty: Freedom of Religion for Teachers and Professors, n.d.). Therefore, the first holiness concern that can be seen is zeal for God. The college does not have a devotion or a commitment to God. This author has observed individual employees that show this zeal but many others seem keep their beliefs hidden and to themselves due to the legal issues that could potentially arise but expressing opinion. Many faculty and staff are open about their beliefs but others fear of offending students because of the diverse student population. The bible states “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord” (Ro 12:11 New International Version). One should never hide their devotion to the Lord. Believing in God and being a devote Christian and wearing that devotion for