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POLICY 08:15:00

KEY REQUEST

Purpose This policy defines the process for Pellissippi State Community College employees to obtain a key or proximity card to access approved buildings and/or offices, classrooms, etc.Procedures
  1. Any faculty or staff member who needs a key or proximity card access for offices or labs should contact the employee’s supervisor.
  2. The employee will initiate a request utilizing the online Key Request Form located in Self Service Banner in the Facilities Services Section. The form will electronically route for approvals based on the access requested. After an appropriate level of approval is obtained, the request will route to the Facilities department for processing.
  3. The approved request will be processed as quickly as possible. Keys/Proximity Cards should be picked up at the Physical Plant Building on the Hardin Valley Campus following email notification. If the employee should require key pick up at an alternate campus, the Keys/Proximity Card will be securely routed to applicable site deans in a locked ‘cashier’ bag for distribution. The dean is required to sign for the bag and the employee’s signature will be required, upon pickup Proximity cards that were not given directly to the employee at the time of issuance, as well as replacement proximity cards, should be picked up at the Physical Plant on the Hardin Valley Campus following email notification.
  4. Keys (not proximity cards) must be returned to Facilities when an employee is no longer employed in order to complete the exit protocol. The Access Control Manager will turn off access to proximity cards effective on the date the employee leaves employment.
Approved: Executive Council, March 4, 1991 Editorial Changes, May 4, 1993 Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, September 9, 1997 Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, October 10, 2001 Reviewed & Recommended: President’s Staff, December 11, 2006 Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, December 11, 2006 Editorial Changes, July 2008 Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 25, 2013 Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., November 25, 2013 Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 29, 2021 Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., November 29, 2021 Review/Recommended: College Council, May 4, 2026 Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., May 4, 2026

Pellissippi State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity or national origin, sex, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a protected veteran, or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs and activities. View the nondiscrimination policy. 

Any Pellissippi State employee, applicant, or student who has reason to feel that they have been harassed or affected by discrimination, or who has any other concerns or questions about equal opportunity, should contact the following: Executive Director of Institutional Compliance, Title IX Coordinator/Title VI Officer/ADA Officer/ Pellissippi State Community College Goins Administration Building, Room 258 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 Office: (865) 539-7354. Questions about services and facilities for students with disabilities should be directed to the following: Director of Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College Lamar Alexander Building, Room AL 136 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 (865) 539-7153