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Equity and Implicit Bias Training for Faculty and Administrative Searches Policy

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… beginning fall 2017. This Academic Affairs policy aligns with Goal #4: Promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive … that will be used to institutionalize best practices with respect to equity and implicit bias training for search committee members within Academic Affairs. Such training will ideally be …

https://wmich.edu/policies/equity-implicit-bias-training

WMU Research Acceleration Program (WRAP)

Policies

… outlined acceptable use of F&A funds reinvested directly with departments, centers, institutes, colleges, and … policy replaces the previous Indirect Cost Accounts (IDC) with WRAP accounts.  It also expressly addresses residual … sponsored projects.  WMU may reinvest these funds directly with the departments, centers, institutes, colleges, and/or …

https://wmich.edu/policies/wrap

Religious Observances Policy

Policies

… religious obligations or observe practices associated with their faith not be disadvantaged. However, it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements with his/her instructors in advance. It is in the student’s … if an instructor does not normally post notes, a student cannot expect notes to be provided for lectures missed. If …

https://wmich.edu/policies/religious-observances

Excess Compensation in Sponsored Programs Policy

Policies

… of this policy is to provide guidelines for complying with the federal government through Code of Federal … and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) with respect to charging a Principal Investigator’s salary … basis. Section 240.430 (h) indicates faculty’s compensation cannot be more than their IBS during the faculty member’s …

https://wmich.edu/policies/excess-compensation

Removal of University Property from Campus

Policies

… – One whose cost is $5,000 or more, and capitalized and tagged by the Office of Facilities and Debt Planning. Minor … supervisor will determine if the asset has been purchased with grant funds, an email notification of the authorization … should review the property removal authorizations annually with the employee and update as necessary.  When the …

https://wmich.edu/policies/removal-university-property-campus

Signature Authority - University Agreements

Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance

… staff, or students who are in the process of negotiation with outside persons and/or agencies shall refer all … taken to make the risk acceptable. Review the documentation with the University Attorney as to form and legality. …

https://wmich.edu/policies/authority-sign-agreements

Weapons on Campus

Policies

… university property any firearms or other dangerous weapons with the exception of police officers, transfer agents … weapons. This includes any folding or fixed blade knives, daggers, dirks, swords, axes, machetes, bow and arrow or any … or temporarily. Any device made specific, crafted, or used with the intended purpose of causing harm to a person is …

https://wmich.edu/policies/weapons

Duty To Report Criminal Acts

Policies

… and other University-affiliated persons are charged with a duty to promptly report acts that have any connection … be criminal. This Policy shall not supersede or conflict with any other duties to report required by law or … to encourage full reporting of potential criminal conduct without unduly intruding on the privacy of University …

https://wmich.edu/policies/criminal-0

Prior Approval Request Policy

Policies

… that are necessary for the completion of the project within the original scope of work and budget   Summary of … to the University to make minor, non-substantive changes without obtaining additional federal approval. 4. Full … that are necessary for the completion of the project within the original scope of work and budget.  Expanded …

https://wmich.edu/policies/prior-approval-request

Course Enrollment Policy

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… This policy articulates that in order for a course to avoid cancellation, undergraduate courses must have a minimum of … Academic Affairs will audit each college's course offerings with enrollment below the minima.  Effective date of current …

https://wmich.edu/policies/course-enrollment