7 - Human Resources

Effective date of each policy follows the policy title.

Awards

• 7-27  Awards*
• 7-28  President's Leadership Merit Awards    [Incorporated into 7-27 Jun 2025]
• 7-29  Classified Exempt Distinguished Service Award [Incorporated into 7-27 Jun 2025]
• 7-52  Part-time Faculty Teaching Excellence Award   [Incorporated into 7-27 Jun 2025]
• 7-53  Excellence Awards for Department Chairpersons   [Incorporated into 7-27 Jun 2025]

Bargaining Units

• 7-23 Collective Bargaining and Negotiations *

Benefits

• 7-30  Fringe benefits and fee remission, excluded professional/administrative employees *
• 7-31 Fee remission, excluded professional administrative employees   [Incorporated into 7-30 Jun 2025]
• 7-33  Fringe benefits, part-time faculty*

Campus Rules

• 7-03  Deadly Weapons Restrictions*
• 7-04  Workplace and off-campus violence, threats, and disruptive behavior *
• 7-19  Access to Campus for Purposes of Commercial Solicitation or Advertising *
• 7-20  Drug-Free Environment *
• 7-45  Persona Non Grata Status for Campus Visitors *
• 7-50  Minors on campus/background checks*

Employee/Employment

• 7-02  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) *
• 7-17  Retiree privileges and emeritus status *
• 7-22  Employee Health Insurance Programs *
• 7-36  Hiring and selection process, evaluation and compensation for intercollegiate athletic coaches [Incorporated into 7-56 Dec 2024]
• 7-37  Administrative Complaint Process, Excluded Professional Administrative Employees   [Moved to Administrative Policies Jun 2025]
• 7-38  Resignation of Employment *
• 7-39  Personnel Files  [Moved to Administrative Policies Jun 2025]
• 7-41  Classified Civil Service Employees *
• 7-42 Selection, Appointment, and Evaluation of Professional/Administrative Staff [Incorporated into 7-56 Dec 2024]
• 7-43  Externally funded university positions *
• 7-44  Background checks for employees and volunteers  [Moved to Administrative Policies Jun 2025]
• 7-46  Supplemental pay assignments for full and part-time faculty and professional/administrative staff and secondary appointments for full-time faculty *
• 7-48  Supplemental Pay from Externally Funded Grants, Sponsored Programs and Contracts for Faculty and Professional/Administrative Staff *
• 7-51  Employee Assistance Program *
• 7-54  Relocation Allowance for New Full-time Employee *
• 7-55  Search waivers for hiring of faculty, executive officers, administrative officers, and professional/administrative staff (formerly 2-04)*
• 7-56  Selection, appointment, and evaluation of executive officers, administrative officers, and professional/administrative staff*
• 7-57  Acting/interim appointments of university executive and administrative employees
• 7-58  Classification plan for classified employees, per House Bill 187 - resolution approved

Ethics

• 7-01  Conflicts of Interest *
• 7-18  Outside consulting/employment services - faculty and conflicts of commitment *
• 7-25  Political Activities of Employees *
• 7-26  Nepotism and Potential Conflicts in Employment Situations *
• 7-34  Outside consulting services/employment by full-time university employees * 

Leaves

• 7-05  Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and extended serious health condition or disability leave, excluded professional/administrative employees*
• 7-06  Leave of absence without pay, extended childcare, excluded professional/administrative staff  [Incorporated into 7-14 Jun 2025]
• 7-08  Leave Without Pay for Extended Serious Health Condition or Disability, Excluded Professional/Administrative Staff  [Incorporated into 7-05 Jun 2025]
• 7-09  Vacation Leave, Professional/Administrative Staff and Department Chairpersons Not Covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement *
• 7-11  Leave with pay for bereavement leave, civic leave, and military (uniformed services) leave, excluded professional/administrative staff *
• 7-12  Military (Uniformed Service) Leave  [Incorporated into 7-11 Jun 2025]
• 7-13  Sick Leave Accrual, Use and Conversion - Excluded Professional/Administrative and Excluded Classified Staff *
• 7-14  Maternity/parental leave and extended childcare, excluded professional/administrative employees*
• 7-15  Bereavement leave, excluded professional administrative employees   [Incorporated into 7-11 Jun 2025]
• 7-16  Unscheduled leave policy *

Other

• 7-21  University Holidays *
• 7-24  Recognition, Publication, and Support of Employee Degrees *