Policy Pipeline Updates: Policy Actions Approved at March 9, 2021, President's Council

On March 9, 2021, President’s Council approved the following policy actions:

Individual Rights Bundle: 162, 165, and 168

Process: Regular 
Action: Revision
Sponsor:Linda Makin 
Stewards:Laura Carlson, Jeremy Knee
Approved Action: Entrance to Stage 2. Stage 2 will end on May 9.  

This bundle includes the following policies:

Summary

Policies 162, 165, and 168 were revised last year using the Temporary Emergency policy process to comply with federal and state legislation regarding sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. In accordance with the University's policy approval processes, the above drafts contain these compliance revisions for review through the Regular policy process, in addition to supplemental revisions made to streamline and standardize processes, provide clarity, and improve readability.

Policy 637 Faculty Tenure

Process:Regular 
Action: Revision 
Sponsors:Wayne Vaught, Anne Arendt 
Steward:  Suzy Cox 
Approved Action: Entrance to Stage 3. Stage 3 will end on April 9. 

Summary

The revisions to this policy clarify 

  • That Faculty Senate makes recommendations for RTP criteria related to tenure and will strive to review 20 percent of department RTP criteria per year.
  • That faculty will be evaluated for tenure under the RTP criteria in effect when they were hired.
  • What happens if faculty do not provide a binder for tenure review.

 

For questions or comments regarding any of the above actions, contact the policy sponsor or steward(s) listed, or contact the Policy Office. To learn more about the policy approval process at UVU, visit the Policy Office's Policy Process webpage.