Marshall University Board of Governors

Board of Governors Policies

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 February 25, 2021, the Marshall University Board of Governors approved a resolution initiating the rulemaking process for the proposed policies listed below.

Financial Affairs Policies

MUBOG FA-13 – Small and Diverse Business Program

The Board of Governors meeting agenda item containing the proposed policy with a description of the proposed action is available by clicking on the policy title listed above.

Upon the Board’s approval of the resolution for this policy, a comment period opened and will remain open until 10:00am on April 6, 2021. 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, then 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

 

Policies in Effect

Notice Regarding Administrative Procedures

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 University Administrative Procedures web page at http://www.marshall.edu/adminproc/.

Board Policies are sequentially numbered and grouped by area:

AA – Academic Affairs

Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG AA-1 Sabbatical Leave 12/01/20
MUBOG AA-2 Faculty Development 08/01/19
MUBOG AA-3 Reduced Tuition for Persons 65 and Over 08/01/19
MUBOG AA-4 Measles and Rubella Immunization Policy 08/01/19
MUBOG AA-5 Rule on Adjunct Faculty (4-Year Colleges) 12/03/19
MUBOG AA-6 Awarding of Undergraduate and Graduate Fee Waivers 10/15/19
MUBOG AA-7 Salary Increases for Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty 07/01/14
MUBOG AA-8 Distribution of General Faculty Salary Inc Funds (Four-year;FY2005 only) (rescinded) 12/03/19
MUBOG AA-9 Credit for Service in the Public Schools 10/15/19
MUBOG AA-10 Faculty and Administrative Productivity (rescinded) 12/03/19
MUBOG AA-11 Appropriate Use of ID Numbers 10/15/19
MUBOG AA-12 Academic Dishonesty 02/01/21
MUBOG AA-13 Class Attendance 10/15/19
MUBOG AA-14 Course Syllabus 08/01/19
MUBOG AA-15 Course Withdrawal 06/25/20
MUBOG AA-16 Freshman and Sophomore Midterm D & F Grades 08/01/19
MUBOG AA-17 University Textbooks (amended) 12/09/10
MUBOG AA-18 Equivalencies for College Teaching 09/28/20
MUBOG AA-19 Joint Teaching Appointment within the Institution 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-20 Graduate Faculty Membership 08/01/19
MUBOG AA-21 Faculty Workload 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-22 Annual Evaluation of Faculty 07/01/14
MUBOG AA-23 Temporary Faculty Annual Reports and Years Applied Toward Tenure 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-24 Course Evaluations 05/28/19
MUBOG AA-25 Personnel Records 05/28/19
MUBOG AA-26 Faculty Promotion 01/28/20
MUBOG AA-26X Faculty Promotion 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-28 Faculty Tenure 09/28/20
MUBOG AA-28X Faculty Tenure 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-29 Principal Investigator Salary Payments 03/08/06
MUBOG AA-30 Tutoring of Students by Faculty 05/28/19
MUBOG AA-31 Emeritus Status of Retired Employees 02/01/21
MUBOG AA-32 Termination of Faculty Due to Program Reduction or Discontinuance 10/15/19
MUBOG AA-33 Plan for Meeting Financial Exigency 06/25/20
MUBOG AA-34 Commencement 10/15/19
MUBOG AA-35 Faculty Absences 05/28/19
MUBOG AA-36 Political Activities 05/28/19
MUBOG AA-37 Teaching and Administration 09/28/20
MUBOG AA-38 Selection, Role, and Evaluation of Department Chairs 12/03/19
MUBOG AA-39 Selection and Evaluation of Faculty Deans 08/01/19
MUBOG AA-40 Faculty Compensation from Grants and Contracts 08/01/19
MUBOG AA-41 Individual Conflict of Interest in Research 01/28/20
MUBOG AA-42 Employee Dependent Undergraduate Tuition Assistance Program 01/28/20
MUBOG AA-43 Modified Duties for Nine-Month Faculty 12/03/19
MUBOG AA-44 Institutional Conflict of Interest in Research 01/28/20
MUBOG AA-45 Salary Increases for Library and Clinical Faculty 07/01/14
MUBOG AA-46 Distance Education Courses 01/28/20
MUBOG AA-47 Electronic Records Management 03/24/20

FA – Financial Affairs

Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG FA-1 Waiver of Regular Fees for Third-Party Sponsored Courses 05/28/19
MUBOG FA-2 Travel Policy 05/28/19
MUBOG FA-3 Credit Card Solicitation 05/28/19
MUBOG FA-4 Policies on Use of Institutional Facilities 08/01/19
MUBOG FA-5 Disposition of Surplus Property 10/15/19
MUBOG FA-6 Classified Employee Salary Policy 08/23/2018
MUBOG FA-7 Salary Supplements for Marshall University Employees From Non-State Sources 08/01/19
MUBOG FA-8 Investment Policy (amended) 10/18/11
MUBOG FA-9 Purchasing Policy 12/03/19
MUBOG FA–10 Assessment, Collection, and Refund of Student Tuition and Fees 6/18/2012
MUBOG FA–11 Capital Project Management 08/22/20
MUBOG FA–12 Identity Theft Prevention Program 12/03/19

GA – General Administration

Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG GA-1 Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Sexual &
Domestic Misconduct, Stalking, and Retaliation
(also see administrative procedure PERS-1 and STUDENT-3)		 11/18/20
MUBOG GA-2 Alcoholic Beverages on the Campuses 01/22/18
MUBOG GA-3 Social Justice (Repealed. Subject matter addressed in other areas.) 05/28/19
MUBOG GA-4 Intellectual Property Policy 3/10/04
MUBOG GA-5 Organization Structure of the Board 05/28/19
MUBOG GA-6 Speed, Flow, and Parking of Vehicles on Campus 03/09/05
MUBOG GA-7 Intercollegiate Athletics 10/15/19
MUBOG GA-8 Tobacco Policy 08/01/19
MUBOG GA-9 Policy Regarding Weather-Related and/or Emergency Closings and Delays 08/01/19
MUBOG GA-10 Naming of Units and Facilities 02/06/06
MUBOG GA-11 Policy on Rulemaking 10/15/19
MUBOG GA-12 General Conflict of Interest 10/12/06
MUBOG GA-13 Whistleblower Policy 12/03/19
MUBOG GA-14 Record Retention Policy 10/30/12
MUBOG GA-15 Animals on Campus 07/29/14
MUBOG GA-16 Student Sexual Misconduct Policy, Repealed 02/22/17
MUBOG GA-17 Public Art Policy 08/04/16
MUBOG GA-18 NAGPRA Policy 11/26/18

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 08/01/19
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 08/01/19
MUBOG HR-9 Classified/Nonclassified Employment Appointments in December 08/01/19
MUBOG HR-10 Employee Infractions 06/25/20
MUBOG HR-12 Performance Assessment, Classified, and Nonclassified Employees 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-13 Classified Recruiting 03/08/06
MUBOG HR-14 Background Checks 08/01/19

IT – Information Technology

Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG IT-1 Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy  10/15/19
MUBOG IT-2 Information Security Policy 10/15/19
MUBOG IT-3 Electronic Communications Policy 10/15/19
MUBOG IT-4 Program for the Disposition of Surplus Computers 10/15/19
MUBOG IT-5 Distance Education (renamed to AA-46 Distance Education Courses) 01/28/20
MUBOG IT-6 Electronic Records Management (renamed to AA-47 Electronic Records Management) 02/24/16

SA – Student Affairs

Number Name Effective Date
MUBOG SA-1 Student Rights and Responsibilities (also see administrative procedure STUDENT-3) 06/25/20
MUBOG SA-2 Student Academic Rights 07/12/13
MUBOG SA-3 Student Code of Conduct, Repealed, included in Policy SA-1 02/22/17
MUBOG SA-4 President’s Emergency Authority 06/28/06
MUBOG SA-5 Directory Information 12/01/20

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