Policies Under Review

The Policy Administrator (ex-officio, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Finance & Administration) coordinates the regular review, revision and elimination of University policies, ensuring that all University policies are reviewed in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders (students, faculty and staff). Read the University Policy Review Procedure.

Request Policy Review

To submit feedback on a policy, complete the Policy Review Request Form. You will be asked to upload a file containing the policy in a Microsoft Word document using the track changes feature to indicate proposed policy language changes. Contact the policy administrator for assistance.

Policy Custodians will consider the proposed policy language changes in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders before submitting the proposed changes at a Meet & Confer meeting.

In addition to the annual call for policy review recommendations, policies that warrant review can be submitted throughout the year to either the policy custodian (named on existing policies) or the policy administrator.

Meet & Confer

Policies under review will be a regular Meet & Confer agenda item, added to the meeting agenda by University administration.

Once policy changes have been proposed, Administration will provide a summary of the proposed changes at a Meet & Confer meeting. The policy review period will then start and the proposed changes will be under review for a minimum of 20 instructional days.

After the policy review period has closed, a final draft of the policy will be presented at Faculty Senate followed by a Meet & Confer meeting. Following this Meet & Confer, bargaining unit members have up to 10 days to provide additional feedback. If further consultation on the proposed policy language is needed, the policy will be tabled and reviewed at another Meet & Confer meeting. If no further consultation on the proposed policy language is needed, the policy will be finalized after the 10-day period and posted to the policies web site.

Policies In Review

The policies scheduled for review during the Spring 2026 cycle are listed below. Policy Custodians have submitted their initial proposed edits using the track changes feature in Microsoft Word. All policies under review must use track changes so the campus community can easily compare the current policy language with the proposed revisions.

• Click on the links below to download and/or view the policies using Chrome or Firefox.
  1. 1. Breastfeeding Policy
     2. Bulletin Board, Advertising, and Publicity Policy
     3. Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Policy
     4. Graduate Academic Warning and Suspension Policy
     5. Graduate Appeals Policy
     6. Graduate Courses Taken by Undergraduate Students Policy
     7. Institutional Review Board Policy
     8. Number of Credits Required for Graduate Degree Policy
     9. Parking Policy (deferred to Fall 2026)
     10. Service Dogs and Emotional Support Animals Policy (split into 2 policies)
         a. Service Dogs Policy
         b. Emotional Support Animals Policy

Annual Policy Review Calendar 2025-2026