Policy Updates

2024 Policy Updates

October 11, 2026

• Amendments
  
  • 10.12 University Investment Policy

August 26, 2024

• Amendments
  
  • 5.10 Early Retirement Program
  • 5.35 Retirement Programs
  • 9.2 Vacation Leave
• Repeal
  • 5.36 State Retirement System Plan

June 7, 2024

• Amendments
  • 5.24 Purchasing
  • 5.55 Web Services
• Repeal
  • 5.38 Solicitation of Goods and Services on Campus

April 25, 2024

• Amendments
  • 5.27 Non-Discrimination / Anti-Harassment
  • 5.40 Alcoholic Beverages
  • 5.60 Sexual Misconduct
  • 6.2 Academic Officers
  • 6.33 Academic Misconduct
  • 11.8 General Student Fee Advisory Board

2023 Policy Updates

December 8, 2023

• Amendments
  • 5.0 Threat Management and Safety Intervention
  • 5.5 Helicopter Policy
  • 11.3 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

November 3, 2023

• Amendments
  • 6.27 Faculty Workload

September 22, 2023

• Amendments
  • 9.10 Sick Leave

June 9, 2023

• New
  • 9.13 Wellness Time
• Amendments
  • 5.32 Part-Time and Temporary Employment
  • 6.0 Definition of Faculty
  • 6.8 Development and Revision of Curriculum and General Education
  • 6.16 International Admissions
  • 8.5.2 Employee Compensation

April 27, 2023

• Amendments
  • 6.1 Faculty Evaluation, Promotion, and Tenure
  • 6.49 Undergraduate Graduation Requirements
  • 6.61 Graduate Studies: Admissions
  • 6.62 Graduate Studies: Graduation Requirements
  • 6.63 Graduate Studies: Capstone

March 31, 2023

• New
  • 5.68 Religious Accommodations [permanent authorization]
• Amendments
  • 0.0 Policy Development Authority (Policy on Policies) [permanent authorization]
  • 8.2.5 Holidays
• Repeals
  • 13.5 Bookstore Committee

2022 Policy Updates

December 13, 2022

• Amendment
  • 0.0 Policy Development Authority (Policy on Policies) [temporary authorization until 5/12/2023]

December 9, 2022

• Amendments
  • 13.18 Staff Association Constitution

November 2, 2022

• New
  • 5.68 Religious Accommodations [temporary authorization until 3/1/2023]

September 23, 2022

• New
  • 7.7 University Contracts
• Amendments
  • 5.0 Threat Management & Safety Intervention
  • 5.3 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
  • 5.23 Public Meetings
  • 5.24 Purchasing
  • 5.60 Sexual Misconduct
  • 5.66 Whistleblower Protection Act
  • 5.67 Clery Act
  • 9.4 Bereavement Leave
• Repeals
  • 13.2 Affirmative Action Committee

July 18, 2022

• Amendments
  • 5.0 Threat Management & Safety Intervention [temporary authorization]

April 28, 2022

• Amendments
  • 6.2 Academic Officers

April 5, 2022

• Amendments
  • 11.1 Constitution of SUUSA

March 29, 2022

• Amendments
  • 6.26 Credit Hour Loads
  • 6.27 Faculty Workload

January 24, 2022

• New
  • 5.63 Restrictions on Faculty/Staff Relationships with Subordinate Employees and Students [permanent authorization]
  • 5.67 Clery Act [permanent authorization]
• Amendments
  • 5.18 Nepotism
  • 6.13 Grading
  • 6.48 Distance Education
• Repeals
  • 6.11 Academic Advisement
  • 6.35 Faculty Preparations [replaced by 6.27]
  • 13.1 Academic Standards and Admissions Committee [replaced by 6.31]
  • 13.29 Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment Committee

2021 Policy Updates

December 13, 2021

• New
  • 5.67 Clery Act [temporarily authorized until April 12, 2022]

December 8, 2021

• New
  • 5.0 Threat Management and Safety Intervention [permanent authorization]
  • 5.66 Whistleblower Protection Act
  • 12.2 Name, Image, and Likeness [permanent authorization]
• Amendments
  • 5.27 Non-Discrimination / Anti-Harassment [permanent authorization]
  • 5.60 Sexual Misconduct [permanent authorization]
  • 11.2 Student Conduct Code [permanent authorization]
  • 11.8 General Student Fee Advisory Board

October 22, 2021

• New
  • 5.0 Threat Management and Safety Intervention [temporarily authorized until February 15, 2022]
  • 5.63 Restrictions on Faculty/Staff Relationships with Subordinate Employees and Students [temporarily authorized until February 15, 2022]
• Amendments
  • 5.27 Non-Discrimination / Anti-Harassment [temporarily authorized until February 15, 2022]
  • 5.60 Sexual Misconduct [temporarily authorized until February 15, 2022]
  • 11.2 Student Conduct Code [temporarily authorized until February 15, 2022] 

August 12, 2021

• New
  • 0.0 Policy Development Authority (Policy on Policies) [renumbered from 5.56]
  • 9.12 Parental Leave
• Amendments
  • 5.39 Records Access and Management
  • 6.0 Definition of Faculty
  • 6.8 Development and Revision of Curriculum and General Education
  • 6.15 Faculty Leaves
  • 8.2.1 Education Benefits
• Repeals 
  • 6.8.1 Undergraduate Curriculum - Committee Membership and Role [replaced by 6.8]
  • 6.8.2 Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum Development and Revision - Proposing New Curriculum or Curriculum Changes [replaced by 6.8]
  • 6.8.3 General Education Committee [replaced by 6.8]

July 19, 2021

• New 
  • 12.2 Name, Image, and Likeness Policy [temporarily authorized until November 16, 2021]

April 28, 2021

• New 
  • 5.61 Abusive Conduct

March 9, 2021

• Amendments
  • 1.0 Statutory Creation of the State System of Higher Education and the University
  • 2.0 Institutional Criteria and Functions [renumbered from 2.2]
  • 3.0 State System of Higher Education
  • 4.0 Organization of the University
  • 6.1 Faculty Evaluation, Promotion, and Tenure
  • 6.5 Undergraduate Admissions
  • 6.15 Faculty Leaves
  • 6.47 Transfer Credits
  • 11.1 Constitution of the Southern Utah University Student Association

2020 Policy Updates

December 2, 2020

• Amendments
  • 6.30 Excused Absence
  • 12.1 Intercollegiate Athletics
  • 13.17 Bylaws of University Benefits Committee

August 7, 2020

• New
  • 6.70 Requirement to Complete Training in Responsible Conduct of Research
  • 6.71 Disclosure of Financial Interests Related to Sponsored Projects
  • 8.3.1 Flexible Work Arrangements
• Amendments
  • 5.30 University-Authorized International Travel
  • 5.60 Sexual Misconduct
  • 6.46 Academic Scheduling and Calendar