2021 - 2022 Policy Manual Changes
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Policy Changed/ Created
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New/ Revised/ Removed Policy
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Policy Title
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Description of Change
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2021-4
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Revised
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2.0 University Organization
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Update to College and Schools listing
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.1 Non-Discrimination Policy
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Update to Title IX Coordinator name
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.4 Recruitment, Interviewing and Hiring
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Updated process
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.5 Official Employment Agreements
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Updated process
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.6 Official Contracts, Agreements, MOUs and Offers
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Signature and approval requirements
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.9 Title IX Policy and Procedures
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Updated Title IX Coordinator name and appeals
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.10 Resignation and Retirement Notice
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Clarification of notification process and benefits' termination date
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.16 Grievances
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Updated Title IX Coordinator name
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.19 Patents, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Intellectual Property
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For clarity and consistency, policy 3.17 was updated to cover all faculty, staff & students, and 4.24 (duplicate of policy) was removed
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2021-4
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Removed
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3.22 Maintenance Requests
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Outdated departmental procedure, not policy
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2021-4
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Revised
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3.29 Military Duty Leave
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Policy update
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2021-4
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Revised
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4.2 Colleges
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Changes to names of schools and colleges
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2021-4
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Revised
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4.4 Department Chairs
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Department Chair course release hours
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2021-4
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Revised
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4.6 Associate Deans
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Associate Dean course release hours
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2021-4
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Revised
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4.9 Faculty Appointment Terms and Compensation
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Allows for overloads for 12-month faculty in some circumstances and increased minimum class size to 8 students
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2021-4
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Revised
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4.11 Evaluation and Annual Review
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Further clarifies importance of competence/ effectiveness in teaching and added February 1 deadline for self-reviews
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2021-4
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Revised
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4.12 Promotion
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New language makes policy and procedure for promotion more precise
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2021-4
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Revised
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4.17 Suspension of Faculty
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Clarifies that appeal of suspension without pay is not in itself mandatory
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2021-4
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Removed
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4.24 Patents, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Intellectual Property
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Full policy covered in policy 3.19
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2021-4
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New & Revised
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7.6 Educational Assistance Plan
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Replaces Tuition Remission and Tuition Exchange policies. Adds 18-hour credit limit per semester for spouse/eligible child(ren). Adds degrees/majors, etc., ineligible for tuiton remission
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2021-8
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Revised
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3.15
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Policy update to include the statement "Exceptions to this policy may be approved by the Board of Trustees."
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2021-8
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New
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4.11 (Policies below were renumbered to accommodate the addition of the new policy.
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New policy forSpecial Academic Appointments.
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2021-9
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Revised
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7.8 Family Medical Leave Act
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Amended the policy to allow for future changes to the FMLA laws. All detail regarding FMLA will be provided by HR at the time of the request.
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2021-10
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Revised
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3.15 Alcohol and Drugs Policy
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Added verbiage regarding approval by the President of the University and updated section regarding Substance Abuse Health Risks and Education. 2021-10
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2021-10
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Added
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3.35 Gift Acceptance Policy
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Added new policy regarding the solicitation and acceptance of gifts "that advance the University's mission to provide quality educational experiences to its students."
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2021-10
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Revised
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3.21 Parking and Identification Cards
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Updated policy with new information for the new Athens Campus procedures.
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2021-10
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Revised
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3.15 Alcohol and Drug Policy
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Added listing of available resources and updated wording
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2021-10
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New
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3.51 Gift Acceptance Policy
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Policy and procedure for how gifts are accepted by the University
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2021-10
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Updated
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9.0 Emergency Preparedness Plan
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Update contact information
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2021-10
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Revised
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10.0 Board of Trustee By-Laws
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Increase Finance Committee members of Finance Committee from 5 to 7, and allow full board consent by email2022-01
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2022-01 |
Update |
2.0 University Organization |
Updated the VP of Enrollment Management and added VP for Student Development. |
2022-01 |
Update |
3.18 Evaluation |
Updated to match current procedures. |
2022-03 |
Update |
7.9 Vacation Leave Policy
7.10 Medical Leave Policy
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Updated to match Colleague Self-Service leave processing. |
2022-03 |
Update |
3.11 Acceptable use of Technology |
Updated title of policy from Technology to Acceptable use of Technology.2022-04 |
2022-04 |
Update |
7.6 Educational Assistance Plan |
Update Policy to include information on Doctoral degree and class repetition.2022-04 |
2022-04 |
Update |
3.29 Military Duty Leave |
Update language of policy. No update to standards and responsibilities. |