On September 12, 2024, President’s Council approved the following policy actions:
Entrance to Stage 1
Policy 104 Advisory Boards
| Approval Process | Regular |
| Policy Sponsor | Kara Schneck |
| Policy Stewards | |
| Policy Actions | New |
| President's Council Action | Entrance to Stage 1 |
| Pipeline Draft | Executive Summary |
Who does this apply to? Staff, Faculty, and Students
What is being added in this policy? Since the creation of this policy, advisory boards have been split into two categories: program advisory boards and advancement boards. Revisions to this policy will reflect the following distinction and create separate charters for each:
- Program advisory boards help improve academic programs, connect graduates to employers, and build a program's reputation.
- Advancement boards support finding fundraising resources, providing personal financial support to the University, and encouraging others to make financial contributions.
Now that this policy draft is in Stage 1, what does this mean for me? If you have comments or concerns, email the policy steward or the Policy Office.
Compliance Change
Policy 646 Faculty Appeals for Retention, Tenure, and Promotion
| Approval Process | Compliance Change |
| Policy Sponsor | Wayne Vaught |
| Policy Stewards | Kathren Brown, Jeremy Knee |
| Policy Actions | Revision — Limited Scope |
| President's Council Action | Approval to make changes |
| Documents | Executive Summary, Revised Policy 646 |
Who does this apply to? Faculty
What are the revisions to the policy? The necessary changes to this policy are in response to Utah House Bill 438 and include changing the final decision maker of tenure decisions to the President and removing a 15-day requirement for the Board of Trustees to complete a review. The length of time for a tenure or promotion review will be lengthened and written as a guideline but not included in the policy.
Now that this policy draft is in the process, what does this mean for me? If you have comments or concerns, email the policy steward or the Policy Office.
Information Item
Ownership of the following policies has been transferred to a different division:
Policy 132 Institutional Survey Data Collection and Privacy (from Digital Transformation to People and Culture)
Policy 106 Special Purpose Organizational Units (from Office of the President to Academic Affairs)
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.