Entities Affected: To whom does this policy apply, and/or to what?

Policy Owner/Interpreting Authority: What entity does policy belong to?/What entity provides guidance on compliance?

Related Policies/Documents: Are there any other related policies and/or forms?

Statutory or Regulatory References: Does the policy reference any federal, state statutes, or regulations?

Each proposed policy/procedure must be sponsored by at least one (1) administrator who is a member of the President's Council, including, but not limited to Vice-Presidents, General Counsel, and the Athletics Director, or at the request of the university President and/or Board of Regents.

The sponsoring administrator, or his/her designee(s), are responsible for authoring a draft, and circulation, when appropriate, within his/her respective units for feedback.

This process should include consulting with colleagues and bodies whose perspectives are relevant to the policy's substance and to affected constituencies.

Such bodies may require inclusion of representative governance structures (e.g. Student Government Association, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, etc.).

This process of engagement should be both interactive and iterative, with the sponsor or his/her designee circulating new policy drafts that incorporate the received input.

Sponsored draft policies, which have completed the initial review process, shall then be submitted along with a completed Policy/Procedure Proposal Form [insert hyperlink] [See Appendix III] to the University Policies Committee (hereinafter “Committee”) for review. The Committee will work with the policy/procedures sponsor to confirm the need for the new policy/procedures, or revisions thereto, and the appropriate categorization, as outlined below:

University Policy: Policy that applies institutional-wide and is directly tied to the legal compliance of the University.

Academic Policy: Policy that applies specifically to academic matters of the University, including faculty-related issues, and require the approval of the Faculty Senate and Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs pursuant to Appendix E - Academic Policy Approval Process, prior to submission before the Committee.