(Doc. T94-054) The Affirmative Action Plans that we receive from the campuses should contain certain informative relative to the particular campus environments. In addition, each campus may have unique programs designed to fill a need at that particular location. Some of the common elements that should be included within each program submitted by a campus include: Policies A listing of campus and…
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Purpose, The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure that consistent, accurate information about alumni, parents, and friends is readily available to all appropriate constituencies within the University in a timely fashion., Guidelines, I. General, Alumni, parent, and friend data will be administered as a central resource. Campuses will not maintain separate, "shadow" databases of biographical and gift data on University alumni, parents, or friends in electronic format. Campuses will participate in the maintenance of records and will have full access to data required for their advancement activities. The University will maintain a database…, II. Prospect Management, The default policy is that each campus will have management and assignment responsibility for its pool of alumni, parents, and friends. When two campuses have conferred degrees, the first degree-granting campus will have preference for management, but the second degree-granting campus may petition for management responsibility if they have an established relationship. Parents with children having…, III. Statement of Information Release Policies:, The following may request information from the database: The Development Council will decide on appropriate intra-institutional usages of data University-affiliated organizations and alumni constituent groups, in support of approved activities. Those organizations include but are not limited to: Advancement offices Alumni constituent groups as approved by Alumni Affairs offices University…, All requests from anyone else seeking information on another person will be forwarded to that person so that he/she can decide whether or not to contact the requestor., No information will be released for those records coded "Do Not Release" indicating the alumnus or alumna has requested no University contact. All requests for information from members of the media must be referred to the University Office of Public Affairs or similar campus office. Following is information that may be released from the database: Information available for release is confined to "…, "Public information" will be provided only to those requestors identified in I.A through I.E above., Federal law severely restricts the amount of information that may be released on current students. No information on students will, therefore, be released based on data maintained in the CRM. All requests for information on current students should be forwarded to the appropriate Registrar's office. Information provided to volunteer alumni constituent groups will be limited to those alumni who are…
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(Doc. T10-088) The following guidelines are issued pursuant to the University of Massachusetts Policy on Employee Background Reviews. Subject to these guidelines, the Chancellors shall develop and promulgate detailed campus procedures for the conduct of employee background reviews. As a condition of employment, every new hire at the University shall be subject to a background review that includes…
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(Doc. T00-051) These Guidelines are issued pursuant to the Board of Trustees’ Policy Statement on Fraudulent Financial Activities (Doc. T00-051, adopted August 2, 2000). Described herein are the steps to be taken when fraud, misappropriation, or similar dishonest activities are suspected. Each campus will be responsible for developing procedures designed to comply with this University Guideline…, General Protocol - Reporting Procedure, Anyone who believes fraud has occurred should report such incident. Employees are protected under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 149, section 185, from retaliatory actions by the employer. Use the channel of communication with which you are most comfortable. Accordingly, you may report your concerns to your immediate supervisor, department head, campus audit liaison, vice chancellor,…, Responsibilities, University administrators and all levels of management are responsible for establishing and maintaining proper internal controls that provide security and accountability for the resources entrusted to them. Administrators should be familiar with the risks and exposures inherent in their areas of responsibility and be alert for any indications of improper activities, misappropriation, or dishonest…, Investigation Responsibilities, The University Auditor’s Office will evaluate reported situations involving possible impropriety in financial matters pertaining to the University and make inquiries to the extent necessary to determine whether the allegation has substance. The campus audit liaison will be kept apprised of these activities. The University Auditor’s Office is available and receptive to receiving relevant…, Non-Fraud Irregularities, Identification or allegations of acts outside the scope of this policy, such as personal improprieties or irregularities, whether moral, ethical, or behavioral, safety or work environment related, or complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment, should be resolved by the respective area management in conjunction with human resources and/or reference to any other existing University guidance…
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(Doc. T92-031, Appendix G), I. Introduction, Investments in New Companies Based on University Technologies Standards apply to fund restrictions, approvals and operating guidelines. Campuses may establish campus policies and guidelines within the scope of University policy regarding the development of investment in new companies based on University technologies. Campus policies and guidelines may be more, but not less, restrictive than the…, II. Policy Statement, The Policy on Investments in New Companies Based on University Technologies (T92-031, Appendix G) and these standards establish general fund restrictions and operating guidelines. This section further defines the standards for satisfying the requirements of the policy. The University shall make available up to one-percent of the University’s operating cash portfolio as of June 30th each fiscal…, III. Specific Criteria, A. General Guidelines, The University Treasurer will make available up to one percent of the operating cash portfolio each June 30 for investment in University-technology based companies. Investment will be limited to $500,000 per company including initial and follow on rounds. Investment made only in University technology based companies. This includes technology developed in conjunction with another university.…, B. Operating Guidelines, External Investment Board A University Technologies Investment Advisory Board will be appointed by the President based on the recommendation of the Executive Director of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP). The University Technologies Investment Advisory Board will be comprised of at least three experienced investors (external) with experience in the technology being evaluated.…
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(Doc. T01-012), I. Definitions, With respect to the Policy on Additional Faculty Compensation, the following words shall have the following meanings: Additional compensation is defined as any compensation paid to faculty by the University in excess of the full-time salary. Additional compensation may be paid to faculty for outreach and teaching activities administered, sponsored, co-sponsored, or conducted through the…, II. Conditions and Requirements, Faculty members of the University of Massachusetts on full-time appointments may receive additional compensation under the following circumstances and conditions: Any activities undertaken for additional compensation may not interfere with a faculty member’s satisfactory disposition of his or her regular assignments and responsibilities. Faculty may engage in as much extra activity for additional…
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(Doc. T16-029), I. Introduction, The University of Massachusetts (“University”) expects students as members of the University community to conduct themselves in accordance with the rules and policies of the University and state and federal laws. Students are expected to act with personal integrity and honesty in their academic work and University activities. These Standards assist in the implementation of the University’s Code…, II. Standards Statement, The codes of student conduct of each campus of the University will state the behavioral expectations of students and articulate the procedures for addressing violations of these expectations, (the “Code”). The Code will establish potential disciplinary actions for unacceptable student conduct and behavior consistent with these Standards, III. Code Of Student Conduct, Each campus Code must clearly define the expectations for acceptable student conduct, identify possible consequences of unacceptable conduct, and set forth procedures for addressing unacceptable conduct whether occurring on or off campus in a fair and prompt manner. The Code should establish community standards and procedures which foster and protect the academic and civic development of the…, A. Procedures for Addressing Violations of the Code, Each campus is responsible for developing clear and concise procedures for addressing alleged violations of the Code and informing students, staff, faculty, and other campus visitors of these procedures. The campus office(s) responsible for investigating complaints alleging violations of the Code must be publicized by multiple means, including but not limited to, posting on campus websites, and…, B. Appeal Process, Statement describing the appeal process and to whom it applies, and the timeline for filing an appeal. For Title IX or VAWA claims ONLY a statement that both the reporting party and the responding party may be entitled to file an appeal based upon the same grounds of appeal provided under the appeal process. Description of how an appeal may be made; and Language describing the grounds for appeal., IV. Sanctions/Administrative Action, The Code must include the range of sanctions that may be issued for violations of the Code., V. University And Other Campus Policies, Each campus shall incorporate applicable University policies into the Code. In addition, each campus shall develop campus policies relating to appropriate student behavior and conduct and these campus policies may include language regarding the importance of mutual respect, appreciation of divergent views and the rights of free inquiry and expression. The Code shall include, but not be limited to…
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(Doc. T08-028) The University of Massachusetts and all the University campuses shall develop operational procedures to assure that the highest ethical standards for the procurement of goods and services are adhered to at all times. These procedures should include: Procurement of the highest quality and best value of goods and services competitively bid through open public bid procedures as…
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(Doc. T97-107) The President, after consultation with the Chancellors, issues the following amended guidelines in order to implement the “University of Massachusetts Policy on Undergraduate Transfer and Visitor Exchange” (Doc. T97-107). These guidelines supersede the guidelines issued November 6, 2001., Transfer Interchange, An intercampus transfer student who, at the time of application for transfer, is a matriculated undergraduate student at a University of Massachusetts campus who has completed at least one semester at that institution and earned a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in 12 or more credits at that institution- or- has earned a minimum 2.0 CGPA in 24 or more credits at that institution…, Visitor Exchange, This program shall now be known as “University of Massachusetts Undergraduate Student Exchange Program” hereinafter referred to as UMass Exchange Program. The campus at which the student is matriculated will be referred to as the “home” campus; the campus that will host the student as a visitor will be referred to as the “host” campus. These guidelines are effective for students who wish to…
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(Doc. T04-083, Addendum to Doc. T96-135), Gifts for Facility Construction and Maintenance, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has generously committed to a multi-year program of matching private funds raised for endowments at the University of Massachusetts. The matching fund program has language that specifically encourages the matching of so called facility construction and maintenance funds. Clearly the legislature wanted to encourage fund raising to improve the infrastructure of the…
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