Governance Policies Under Review by Institute Council

The AY 13-14 plan of work for Institute Council (IC) includes review and action on several university-level governance policies.   Policies noted in the chart below have been proposed by responsible offices, governance groups, or the policy office as priorities to achieve one or more of the following objectives:

  • To complete the review of, and take action on, policies that were in-progress during AY 12-13.
  • To review and take action on policies charged for development/revision in AY 13-14 as well as those that were under development in AY 12-13 and ready to enter the review process in AY 13-14.
  • To review and take action on policies that have been identified for review by the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) and Global Risk Management Services (GRMS).
  • To begin implementation of the five-year review cycle provision of Development, Review, Approval, and Promulgation of University-Level Policies (B 5.0), approved in December 2012. 

Policy # & Name

Governance Group

Responsible Office(s)

Policy History Notes:

Last Approved/Affirmed/Revised

Projected Timeframe

Reason for Review/Comments


Governance Policy Library - Preamble

 

 

P1.0 Foreword

ICEC

 

 

Policy Office

Unpublished August 2010

 

 

09.13

 

Last revised 20+ years ago.

Determine if new foreword is needed.

 

 

P2.0 Preface

ICEC

 

 

Policy Office

Unpublished August 2010

 

 

09.13

Last revised 20+ years ago.

Determine if new preface is needed.

 

Governance Policy Library – Section A: Introduction

 

A2.0 Key
Result Areas (KRAs)
and Goals

ICEC

 

Office of President

 

October 2010

 

 

TBD

 

KRAs in strategic plan scheduled to be updated in AY13-14.

 

Governance Policy Library – Section B: Governance

NEW - B 0.0 RIT Charter and Amendments

ICEC

 

Office of President

None; not previously included in GPL

 

 

08.13

Policy office will publish original charter and all amendments to-date in GPL.

Completed

NEW - B 0.1 RIT By-Laws

ICEC

 

Office of President

None; not previously included in GPL

 

 

08.13

Policy office will publish current

 by-laws (11.11.11) in GPL.

Completed

B1.0 Institute Council By-Laws

IC

 

ICEC

February 1996

 

TBD

By-laws need revisions to reflect provisions of

 B 5.0, approved in AY 12-13

 

Governance Policy Library – Section C: General Institute Policies

 

C1.0 Oversight for Externally Sponsored Projects

IC/BOT

 

 

VP Research

Revised January 2007

 

 

TBD

TF appt’d by VP RES proposing revisions

C2.0 Misconduct in Research and Scholarship

IC

 

 

VP Research

Revised December 1991

 

 

TBD

Policy last revised 20+ years ago (22).

TF appt’d by VP RES proposing revisions.

 

C6.0 Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

IC

 

 

HR &

Legal Affairs

Revised April 2005

 

 

 

TBD

Title IX compliance revisions approved by president in AY 12-13. 

Approved revisions to be presented in AY 13-14.

NEW - C 6.1  Resolution of Conflicts & Concerns among Members of the RIT Community

IC

 

HR & Student Affairs

New policy in AY 13-14

 

 

TBD

New policy will be proposed in conjunction with presentation of C 6.0 revisions

 

C9.0 Parking Appeals Board

IC

 

FMS - Parking

Approved January 1989

 

TBD

Policy last revised 20+ years ago  (24)

 

C11.0 Policy with Respect to Demonstrations on Campus

 

IC

 

GRMS -

Public Safety

 

Approved Prior to 1975

 

 

TBD

 

Policy last revised 20+ years ago (38)

 

C12.0 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information

IC

 

HR &

Student Affairs

Revised January 2001

 

 

TBD

Identified by OLA & GRMS as requiring updating

 

C13.0 Certified Assistance Animal Policy Statement

 

 

IC

 

HR &

Student Affairs

 

 

Approved December 1990

 

Present to IC 09.13

President approved compliance revisions in AY 12-13.

Approved revisions to be presented AY 13-14.

 

C15.2 Faculty/Staff Alcohol and Drug Policy

 

 

IC

 

HR & GRMS -

Public Safety

 

 

Approved May 1998

 

 

TBD

 

 

Identified by OLA & GRMS as requiring updating

C16.0 Smoking

IC

 

HR &

Student Affairs

Revised October 2003

 

 

TBD

ICEC appt’d TF established in AY 12-13. TF conducting survey of int’l students 09.13

Revisions to be proposed by TF in AY 13-14.

C17.0 Weapons, Firearms Etc.

on Campus

IC

GRMS –

Public Safety

Revised July 1988

 

TBD

 

Policy last revised 20+ years ago (25)

C18.0 Illegal Conduct

IC

HR &

GRMS

Revised July 1988

 

TBD

Policy last revised 20+ years ago (25).

Identified by OLA & GRMS as requiring updating.

 

Governance Policy Library - Section D: Educational Policies

 

D 18.0 Student Conduct

IC

 

 

Student Conduct

Modified March 2012

 

 

 

Fall Semester

 

Revisions to streamline IAB appeal process and remove appeals related to academics (now addressed in D 17.0) to be proposed

D19.0 Ombuds Office

ICEC

 

Policy Office

Revised May 2007

09.13

 

Request approval to move to Section C.

 

Governance Policy Library - Section E: Faculty &Staff Policies

E1.0 Employee Classification and Status

IC

 

HR

Revised April 2000

 

TBD

Task force to propose revisions in AY 13-14

E1.1 Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA)

 

IC

 

 

 

HR & Legal Affairs

Revised May 2013

 

 

 

 

Fall Semester

 

ICEC approved compliance revisions

as interim in AY 12-13.

Approved revisions to be presented via IC process in fall AY 13-14

E1.2 Nepotism

IC

 

 

HR

Revised December 2000

 

 

 

TBD

 

Revisions to be proposed in AY 13-14

per request of Deans Council.

Identified by OLA & GRMS as requiring updating.

E12.0 Faculty and Staff Awards

IC

Office of President

N/A

 

 

TBD

 

Overarching revisions to all award policies

to be proposed by TF in AY 13-14

E12.6 Length of Service Awards

IC

HR

Revised July 1993

 

TBD

 

Policy last revised 20 years ago

 

E29.0 Staff Leave of Absence

IC

 

 

HR

Revised July 1993

 

 

TBD

 

Policy last revised 20 years ago.

Identified by OLA & GRMS as requiring updating.

 

E30.0 Staff Grievance Procedure

IC

 

HR

Revised July 1988

 

TBD

Policy last revised 20+ years ago (25).

E31.0 Access to Official Professional Staff Files

 

IC

 

 

HR

 

Revised April 1984

 

 

 

TBD

 

Policy last revised 20+ years ago (29).

Notwithstanding title, applies to fac and staff.

Identified by OLA & GRMS as requiring updating.

E34.0 Military Leave

IC

 

HR                         

Revised July 1993

 

 

TBD

 

Policy last revised 20 years ago.

Identified by OLA & GRMS as requiring updating.