PROPOSED POLICIES

The Marshall University Board of Governors periodically approves new polices or amends existing policies controlling Marshall University.  In order to ensure all constituencies have had an opportunity to comment on such actions, notices of proposed rulemaking are distributed to certain members of the Marshall community, including constituency representatives to the Marshall University Board of Governors and others identified in the Board’s “Policy on Rulemaking.”

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Marshall University Board of Governors

On June 28, 2019, the Marshall University Board of Governors approved a resolution initiating the rulemaking process for the proposed policies listed below.

Academic Affairs Policies
MUBOG AA-2 – Faculty Development
MUBOG AA-3 – Reduced Tuition for Persons 65 and Over
MUBOG AA-4 – Measles and Rubella Immunization Policy
MUBOG AA-14 – Course Syllabus Policy
MUBOG AA-16 – Freshman and Sophomore Midterm D&F Grades
MUBOG AA-18 – Equivalencies for College Teaching
MUBOG AA-20 – Graduate Faculty Membership
MUBOG AA-39 – Selection and Evaluation of Faculty Deans
MUBOG AA-40 – Faculty Compensation from Grants and Contracts

Financial Affairs Policies
MUBOG FA-4 – Policies on Use of Institutional Facilities
MUBOG FA-7 – Salary Supplements for MU Employees from Non-State Sources

General Administration Policies
MUBOG GA-7 – Intercollegiate Athletics
MUBOG GA-8 – Tobacco Policy
MUBOG GA-9 – Policy Regarding Weather Related and/or Emergency Closings and Delays

Human Resources Policies
MUBOG HR-2 – Review of Part time Classified Positions
MUBOG HR-8 – Employee Solicitation and Outside Business
MUBOG HR-9 – Classified/Non Classified Employee Appointments in Dec.
MUBOG HR-10 – Employee Infractions
MUBOG HR-14 – Background Checks

The Board of Governors meeting agenda items containing the proposed policies with a description of the proposed changes is available by clicking on the policies above.

Upon approval of this resolution, a comment period opened and will remain open until 10:00 am on August 1, 2019. During the comment period, members of constituency groups and the public may comment on the proposed policy changes. If no substantive comments are received for any individual policy, all actions for that policy will be considered approved as final. If substantive comments are received for a policy, that proposed policy, comments, and responses will be presented to the Board for approval at a subsequent meeting.
Comments should be sent via paper mail only (USPS mail or campus mail) to:

Michael McGuffey
Office of the President
Marshall University
Huntington, WV 25755

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Note:  Policies may direct university administration to create an administrative procedure to implement the policy. Such administrative procedures are available on the individual unit’s web page or on the institutional administrative procedures web page at http://www.marshall.edu/adminproc/.