On December 8, 2022, UVU's President's Council approved the following policy actions:
Policy 252 International Travel for Students, Faculty, and Staff
| Approval Process | Regular approval process |
| Policy Sponsor | Wayne Vaught |
| Policy Steward | Baldomero Lago |
| Policy Actions | Revision |
| President's Council Action |
Approved to enter Stage 2 University Entities Review; NOTE: Stage 2 closes February 24, 2023 |
| Pipeline Draft | Policy 252 Stage 2 Draft |
This revision troubleshoots several ambiguities in the UVU international travel policy: (1) clarifying that international student experiences are subject to the same classroom management policies as on-campus education, which means instructors may exclude student guests from international program events, projects, and excursions to the extent they distract or disrupt the educational experience; (2) prohibiting students’ guests or children from joining the UVU travel cohort on UVU international trips (though of course they remain free to travel apart from UVU); (3) clarifying the Dep’t of State and CDC travel advisory rubrics and UVU’s approach to each advisory category; and (4) properly classifying travelers (e.g., students) as employees when they’re expected to perform non-educational services, such as logistical support, for the UVU-sponsored trip.
Policy 658 Establishment and Administration of Graduate Programs
| Approval Process | Regular approval process |
| Policy Sponsor | Wayne Vaught |
| Policy Steward | Jim Bailey |
| Policy Actions | Review |
| President's Council Action |
Approved to enter Stage 3 University Community Review; NOTE: Stage 3 closes January 13, 2023 |
| Pipeline Draft | Policy 658 Stage 3 Draft |
With the expansion of the number of UVU graduate programs and with the increase in graduate policy responsibilities of graduate program faculty, the University needed to develop a graduate program policy to establish elected graduate program committees and to establish graduate program committee functions and processes. The policy will also address the appointments, reporting lines, and authority of graduate program directors. Based on input from Stage 2, the drafting committee added new sections 5.1.1.3 through 5.1.1.5 to address the responsibilities graduate program directors have for enrollment management. Stage 2 comments and responses are in a table at the end of the file.
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.
Please note that some of the above links may become outdated or broken as the policy drafts progress through the policy approval process, or are approved for adoption to or deletion from the Policy Manual. For the most up-to-date status regarding a policy or proposed policy draft, see the Policy Manual and Policy Approval Pipeline pages. To request a previous version of a policy or policy draft or for addition questions, contact the Policy Office.