| Academic and Professional Qualifications |
7.1 |
Added requirements for qualifications for clinical teaching field supervisors. |
| Academic Appointments and Titles |
7.2 |
Added content from policy 7.4. Added wording concerning interim appointments and assistant/associate appointments. Added new titles and expectations for clinical faculty. |
| Academic Probation, Suspension, and Reinstatement for Undergraduates |
6.4 |
Minor clarifications. |
| Academic Program Review |
5.1 |
Changed review period to 10-year cycle. |
| Academic Promotion |
7.4 |
Policy title changed. Included promotions for all full-time faculty. Added collegiality to assessment. |
| Academic Unit Head Appointments |
4.2 |
Policy Deleted. Content added to policy 4.4. |
| Administration of Academic Units |
4.4 |
Policy title changed. Added content from policy 4.2. |
| Appeal Procedure Relating to the Provision of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities |
6.6 |
Minor wording changes made. |
| Authority to Act in the Absence of the President |
2.4 |
Clarifies how acting president is named. |
| Certificate Programs |
5.2 |
Reviewed with no changes. |
| Credit and Contact Hours |
5.4 |
Reviewed with no changes. |
| Designation of School Status |
4.5 |
Reviewed with no changes. |
| Discipline and Discharge |
11.4 |
Prohibits duly interfering with expressive activities of others; mandatory reporting updates under Title IX. |
| Establishing Centers, Institutes, and Specialized Testing or Services Laboratories |
5.10 |
Minor wording changes made; titles updated. |
| Faculty Search |
7.12 |
Minor edits for clarification. |
| Food Purchases |
17.6 |
Clarified exclusions. |
| Graduate Student Advisement |
6.13 |
Policy title changed. Minor wording changes made. |
| Guest Lecturers |
7.15 |
Minor edits made. |
| Illicit Drugs and Alcohol Abuse |
13.11 |
Allows full-time employees living in university-owned housing to possess alcohol for personal use within their private residences. |
| Laboratory Fees |
3.22 |
President authorized to delete fees outside of usual timeline. |
| Library Gifts |
4.11.3 |
Policy title changed; minor wording changes made. |
| Overtime and Compensatory Time |
12.14 |
Requests can be made using paper form or electronically. |
| Performance Evaluation of Faculty |
7.22 |
Clarification of dean’s role in the process. |
| Reporting of Abuse, Exploitation or Neglect of Elderly Persons or Persons with Disabilities |
13.18 |
Reviewed with no changes made. |
| Selection of Academic Deans |
4.9 |
Basic clarification edits. |
| Sick Leave |
12.18 |
Allows paper form or electronic submission for use of sick leave. Added reference to sick leave donation form. |
| Stone Fort Museum Collections |
5.17 |
Reviewed with no changes made. |
| Substantive Change |
4.10 |
Wording changed to align with SACS policy. |
| Summer Teaching Appointments |
7.28 |
Minor clarification. |
| Tenure and Continued Employment |
7.29 |
Updated references. |
| Timely Warning |
13.22 |
Minor wording and title updates made. |
| University Awards Programs |
12.20 |
Deleted list of specific awards; updated titles. |
| University Closure for Inclement Weather and Other Emergencies |
13.12 |
Updated department names. |
| Vacation Leave |
12.21 |
Requests can be made by paper, electronically or another method approved by department head. |
| Working Hours and Holidays |
12.24 |
Reference to telecommuting added. |