Board of Governors 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.”

Board Policies are sequentially numbered and grouped by area:

AA – Academic Affairs
Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG AA-1 Sabbatical Leave 11/13/02
MUBOG AA-2 Faculty Development 11/13/02
MUBOG AA-3 Reduced Tuition for Persons 65 and Over 11/13/02
MUBOG AA-4 Measles and Rubella Immunization Policy 01/22/03
MUBOG AA-5 Rule on Adjunct Faculty (4-Year Colleges) 03/23/04
MUBOG AA-6 Awarding of Undergraduate and Graduate Fee Waivers - Revised 06/28/06
MUBOG AA-7 Salary Increases for Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty-Amended 06/17/10
MUBOG AA-8 Distribution of General Faculty Salary Inc Funds (Four-year;FY2005 only) 07/01/04
MUBOG AA-9 Credit for Service in the Public Schools 03/09/05
MUBOG AA-10 Faculty and Administrative Productivity 05/11/05
MUBOG AA-11 Appropriate Use of ID Numbers 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-12 Academic Dishonesty 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-13 Class Attendance 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-14 Course Syllabus- Amended 08/14/12
MUBOG AA-15 Course Withdrawal 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-16 Freshman Midterm D & F Grades 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-17 University Textbooks (amended) 12/09/10
MUBOG AA-18 Equivalencies for College Teaching 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-19 Joint Teaching Appointment within the Institution 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-20 Graduate Faculty Membership 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-21 Faculty Workload 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-22 Annual Evaluation of Faculty 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-23 Temporary Faculty Annual Reports and Years Applied Toward Tenure 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-24 Course Evaluations 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-25 Personnel Records 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-26 Faculty Promotion 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-27 Faculty Promotion Salary Increase 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-28 Faculty Tenure 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-29 Principal Investigator Salary Payments 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-30 Tutoring of Students by Faculty 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-31 Emeritus Status of Retired Professionals 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-32 Termination of Faculty due to Program Reduction or Discontinuance 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-33 Plan for Meeting Financial Exigency 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-34 Commencement 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-35 Faculty Absences 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-36 Political Activities 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-37 Teaching and Administration 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-38 Selection, Role, and Evaluation of Department Chairs 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-39 Selection and Evaluation of Faculty Deans 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-40 Faculty Compensation from Grants and Contracts 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-41 Individual Conflict of Interest in Research 09/30/13
MUBOG AA-42 Employee Dependent Undergraduate Tuition Assistance Program 04/30/09
MUBOG AA-43 Modified Duties for Nine-Month Faculty 12/15/09
MUBOG AA-44 Institutional Conflict of Interest in Research 09/30/13
FA – Financial Affairs
Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG FA-1 Waiver of Regular Fees for Third-Party Sponsored Courses 01/23/02
MUBOG FA-2 Travel – Amended 06/14/11
MUBOG FA-3 Credit Card Solicitation 09/18/02
MUBOG FA-4 Policies on Use of Institutional Facilities 11/13/02
MUBOG FA-5 Disposition of Surplus Property 04/22/10
MUBOG FA-6 Classified Employee Salary Policy 10/30/2013
MUBOG FA-7 Salary Supplements for Marshall University Employees From Non-State Sources 03/08/06
MUBOG FA-8 Investment Policy (amended) 10/18/11
MUBOG FA-9 Purchasing Policy 4/17/12
MUBOG FA–10 Assessment, Collection, and Refund of Student Tuition and Fees 6/18/2012
MUBOG FA–11 Capital Project Management 06/28/06
MUBOG FA–12 Identity Theft Prevention Program 04/30/09
GA – General Administration
Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG GA-1 Sexual Harassment 11/13/02
MUBOG GA-2 Alcoholic Beverages on the Campuses 11/13/02
MUBOG GA-3 Social Justice 11/13/02
MUBOG GA-4 Intellectual Property Policy 3/10/04
MUBOG GA-5 Organization Structure of the Board 12/19/06
MUBOG GA-6 Speed, Flow, and Parking of Vehicles on Campus 03/09/05
MUBOG GA-7 Intercollegiate Athletics 11/09/05
MUBOG GA-8 Smoking 7/1/13
MUBOG GA-9 Policy Regarding Weather-Related and/or Emergency Closings and Delays 6/11/13
MUBOG GA-10 Naming of Units and Facilities 02/06/06
MUBOG GA-11 Policy on Rulemaking 04/18/13
MUBOG GA-12 General Conflict of Interest 10/12/06
MUBOG GA-13 Whistleblower Policy 10/12/06
MUBOG GA-14 Record Retention Policy 10/30/12
MUBOG GA-15 Animals on Campus 4/30/09
MUBOG GA-16 Student Sexual Misconduct Policy 08/14/12
HR – Human Resources
Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG HR-1 Policy Regarding Staff Development 11/13/02
MUBOG HR-2 Review of Part-Time Classified Positions 11/12/03
MUBOG HR-3 Employee Catastrophic Leave Policy 03/09/05
MUBOG HR-4 Work Schedules and Employment Innovations 07/25/05
MUBOG HR-5 Four-Part Progressive Counseling (amended) 01/12/09
MUBOG HR-6 Telecommuting 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-7 Payroll Reassignments – Leave Deficits 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-8 Employee Solicitation and Outside Businesses 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-9 Classified/Nonclassified Employment Appointments in December 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-10 Employee Infractions 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-12 Performance Assessment, Classified, and Nonclassified Employiees 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-13 Classified Recruiting 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-14 Background Checks 11/1/07
IT – Information Technology
Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG IT-1 Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy (revised) 12/13/12
MUBOG IT-2 Information Security Policy  (amended) 10/21/10
MUBOG IT-3 Electronic Communications Policy 12/13/11
MUBOG IT-4 Program for the Disposition of Surplus Computers 03/08/06
MUBOG IT-5 Distance Education 07/12/13
SA – Student Affairs
Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG SA-1 Student Rights and Responsibilities 01/22/03
MUBOG SA-2 Student Academic Rights 01/22/03
MUBOG SA-3 Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities 06/28/06
MUBOG SA-4 President’s Emergency Authority 06/28/06
MUBOG SA-5 Directory Information

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