Stephen F. Austin State University

To: All Faculty and Staff
From: Dr. Scott Gordon, President
Date: February 7, 2022
Subject: Newly Revised University Policies

The following chart summarizes the changes that were made to university policies implemented or revised at last week’s Board of Regents meeting. Please follow the link from the name of the policy to the newest version in the SFA Policy Manual. You may follow the link on the description of the action/change for each policy to view all the revisions made to that policy.

Policy Name	Policy Number	Action/Change
Affirmative Action	11.1	Minor changes.
Class Meeting Times – NEW Name Course Scheduling and Room Assignment	4.12	Combined with Policy 4.13 and new name.
Course Scheduling - Deleted	4.13	Combined with Policy 4.12 and deleted.
Curation of Archaeological Collectors	5.6	Deletion of revenue sharing and addition of storage of documents.
Delegated Purchasing Authority	17.5	Revise approval for unauthorized purchases.
Employee Affirmation Action/Recruitment Plan	11.9	No changes.
Expenditure of Higher Education Funds	3.32	New policy.
Faculty and Staff Athletic Ticket Purchases	12.8	No changes.
Faculty Code of Conduct	7.11	Minor changes.
Final Examination Scheduling	7.14	Minor changes.
Health and Safety	13.10	Minor changes.
Investments	3.21	Minor changes for clarification.
Investments – Endowment Funds	3.20	Minor changes for clarifications.
Mail Services	16.16	Minor changes.
Meeting and Conducting Classes	7.18	Minor changes for clarification.
Return to Work	11.24	Minor changes.
Smoking, Vaping and Use of Tobacco Products	13.21	No changes.
Social Media	15.11	Addition of information regarding accessibility.
Student Center Operations	16.26	Space use fees, catering policy, and exclusivity revised.
Student Medical Appeal	6.24	Minor changes.
Student Service Fee Allocations	10.11	Updates to Committee Membership and Funds Management. Addition of the allocation process.
Telecommunication Services	16.28	Minor changes.
Ticket Office Services	16.29	Minor changes.
Withdrawal Without Financial Clearance	6.22	Minor changes.
Work Requests	16.37	Minor changes.