Board of Governors Policies and Procedures Manual

Board of Governors Policies and Procedures Manual

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Board of Governors - Policy Manual

Preface

The Board of Governors has statutory powers to adopt rules and regulations for the guidance and supervision of the University of Central Missouri. The Board of Governors reserves the right to expand upon, alter, amend, or delete any rule, regulation, policy or by-law contained herein as may be deemed necessary or appropriate for the governance of the university.

The Board of Governors Policy Manual is published to communicate adopted rules, regulations, policies and by-laws to the campus community. Each section of the Board of Governors Policy Manual shall remain effective until revisions are approved by the Board of Governors at which time the revisions become effective immediately upon final approval of the Board of Governors unless stated otherwise within the rule, regulation, policy or by-law.

The UCM Policy Office will notify campus in a timely fashion of all revisions made to this manual and shall post new and revised policies to the Policy Office Website. Questions concerning the content and interpretation of the Board of Governors Policy Manual may be directed to the university鈥檚 policy director, general counsel, president or Board of Governors.

NOTE:

Citations of Missouri statutes of law are from the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri (2000) and are cited using the appropriate economical statutory citation format used within Missouri, i.e., Missouri Revised Statute (2000), Chapter 174, Section 55 shall be cited as: Section 174.055, RSMo.

Chapter 1: Board of Governors

Section 1: Board Operation

1.1.010	Board of Governors By-Laws
1.1.020	Policy on Public Notice and Release of Information
1.1.030	Attendance Policy
1.1.040	Revised and Replaced by BOG Policy 1.2.200
1.1.050	Indemnification Policy
1.1.060	Emeritus Status for Members of the Board of Governors

Section 2: University Operation

1.2.010	Policy on Policy
1.2.020	University Mission Statement
1.2.030	Statewide Mission in Academic Technology
1.2.040	Delegation of Authority to the University President and Review and Approval of Contracts, Real Estate and Capital Projects
1.2.050	Presidential Evaluation Policy
1.2.060	Nepotism Policy
1.2.070	Confidentiality of Personnel and Legal Records
1.2.080	Awards and Honorary Degrees
1.2.090	Naming Buildings, Rooms, and Special Use Facilities Policy
1.2.100	University Holidays
1.2.110	Immunization Policy
1.2.120	Rescinded January 1, 2014, replaced by BOG Policy 1.2.120.1
1.2.120.1	Use of Tobacco Policy (Effective January 1, 2014)
1.2.130	Alcohol Policy
1.2.140	Illegal and Controlled Drugs Policy
1.2.150	Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity Statement
1.2.155	Policy Prohibiting Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, and Sex Discrimination
1.2.160	Public Speech Activities Policy
1.2.170	Threats and Violence Policy
1.2.180	Ethics Policy
1.2.190	Environmental Policy
1.2.200	Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy - Employees and Board of Governors
1.2.210	Presidential Travel and Entertainment Expense Policy
1.2.220	Whistleblower Policy
1.2.221	Animals on Campus Policy
1.2.230	Unmanned Aircraft Systems ("UAS" or "Drone") Policy

Chapter 2: Employment Terms, Classifications, and Benefits

Section 1: All Employees

2.1.010	Short-Term Disability Policy
2.1.020	Sick-Leave Policy
2.1.030	Longevity Award Policy
2.1.040	Educational Development Program
2.1.050	Revised and Replaced by BOG Policy 1.2.200
2.1.060	Retirement Benefits Policy
2.1.070	Privileges Extended to Emeriti and Retired Employees
2.1.080	Crisis Leave Policy
2.1.090	Personal-Leave Policy

Section 2: Faculty

2.2.010	Faculty Compensation Policy
2.2.020	Academic Leaves Policy
2.2.030	Academic Freedom and Tenure
2.2.040	Faculty Classification
2.2.050	Faculty/Academic Staff Professional Enhancement
2.2.060	Severance Leave Policy
2.2.070	Rescinded May 1, 2011
2.2.070.1	Rescinded August 31, 2011
2.2.080	Suspended June 21, 2006
2.2.090	Dismissal of Tenured Faculty for Cause

Section 3: Staff

2.3.010	Employee Vacation Accrual Policy
2.3.020	Administrative Leave Policy
2.3.030	Additional Compensation Policy
2.3.040	Staff Reduction in Force Policy

Chapter 3: Academic Affairs

3.1.010	Faculty Retrenchment Policy and Procedures
3.1.010A	Faculty Retrenchment Policy and Procedures-Appendix A
3.1.010B	Faculty Retrenchment Policy and Procedures-Appendix B
3.1.020	Intellectual Property Rights Policy
3.1.030	Rescinded December 8, 2017, see BOG Policy 3.1.020
3.1.040	Degree Revocation Policy
3.1.050	Educational Business Activities Policy
3.1.060	Public Broadcasting Policy
3.1.070	Rescinded July 1, 2022: Charter Schools Policies and Procedures

Chapter 4: Finance and Administration

4.1.010	Rescinded October 5, 2017
4.1.020	Investment Policy
4.1.030	Policy on Expenditure of University Funds for Political Purposes
4.1.040	Deposit of University Funds
4.1.050	Textbook Rental Fee Policy
4.1.060	Tax-Exempt Financing Compliance Policy and Procedure
4.1.070	Board of Governors Policy Statement on Internal Controls
4.1.080	Acceptable Use Policy
4.1.090	Information Security Policy

Chapter 5: Student Affairs

5.1.010	Undergraduate Admissions Policy
5.1.020	Residential Requirement Policy
5.1.030	Out-of-State Fee Waiver for Missouri DACA Student Policy (Suspended)

UCM Procedures and Guidelines

Preface

UCM Procedures and Guidelines is published to communicate adopted rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines to the campus community. Each procedure and guideline shall remain effective until revisions are approved by the university president at which time the revisions become effective immediately upon final approval of the university president unless stated otherwise within the rule, regulation, policy, procedure or guideline.

The UCM Policy Office will notify campus in a timely fashion of all revisions made to UCM Procedures and Guidelines and shall post new and revised procedures and guidelines to the Policy Office Web site. Questions concerning the content and interpretation of the UCM Procedures and Guidelines may be directed to the university鈥檚 policy officer, general counsel, president or Board of Governors.