POLICY NO: 2-14
VCCS POLICY NO: N/A
EFFECTIVE DATE: 05/05/1991
REVISED DATE: 12/18/2025

  1. Purpose:

    To describe the policy for obtaining classroom speakers from outside the college for any class modality (in-person, hybrid, online, etc.) .

  2. Definitions:

    N/A

  3. Policy:

    Any full-time or adjunct faculty member who invites a guest speaker for a class will secure the approval of the school dean or designee of the school for that particular class at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the class.

    If an invited speaker would involve a cost to the college, prior approval must be obtained from the school dean or designee for that particular class.

  4. Procedures:

    Procedures for paying an outside speaker are found in Reynolds Policy 3-26, Appointment and Compensation of Adjunct Faculty and Non-Teaching Personnel. (Section III, E.2)

    Other procedures pertaining to this policy Reynolds Policy 3-26, Appointment and Compensation of Adjunct Faculty and Non-Teaching Personnel. (Section IV, E.1.b)