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New Policy on Process for Changes to Policy Manual
07-06-2015
A new policy on
Process for Changes to Policy Manual
(Section 13.1) was proposed on July 8, 2015.
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Section 1 – Organization & General Policies
1.1 Organization
1.1.1 Mission, Vision, & Values
1.1.2 Accreditation
1.1.3 Institutional Signature Authority for Agreements
1.2 Compliance
1.2.1 Ethics and Compliance Reporting Hotline
1.2.2 Whistleblower Policy
1.2.3 Substantive Change Policy SACSCOC
Section 2 – Governance
2.1 Policy on Policies
2.2 Shared Governance
Section 3 – Academic Affairs
3.1 Faculty Handbook
3.2 Undergraduate Catalog
3.3 Graduate Catalog
Section 4 – Student Affairs
4.1 Student Policies
4.1.2 Recreation & Wellness Policies
4.1.2.5 Recreation & Wellness Policies
4.1.3 Student Life Program Policies
4.1.3.4 Greek Life Policies & Procedures
4.1.3.8 Recognized Student Organization Policies
4.1.4 Residence Life Program Policies
4.1.4.4 Policies/Regulations
4.1.6 Policies Related to Students
4.1.6.2 Alcohol and Drug-Free Campus Policy
4.1.6.4 Campus Incident Report Policy and Crime Statistics
4.1.6.5 Children on Campus & Classroom/Campus Visitors
4.1.6.8 Deceased Student Policy
4.1.6.11 External Parties
4.1.6.14 Freedom of Expression
4.1.6.15 Grievances/Complaints
4.1.6.17 Immunization
4.1.6.18 Information Technology Appropriate Use
4.1.6.19 Intellectual Property
4.1.6.22 Nondiscrimination
4.1.6.26 Sexual Harassment & Misconduct
4.1.6.30 Tobacco-Free-Campus Policy
4.1.6.33 Weapons
4.1.6.34 Students With Disabilities
4.1.6.36 Veterans Certification Office and Recruitment
Section 5 – Public Service
5.1 Lifelong Education
5.1.1 Camps
5.2 Economic Development
5.3 Aviation Mission
5.3.1 Aircraft Proficiency Time
5.3.2 Aircraft Usage
5.3.3 TSA Training
5.3.4 Aviation Drug Testing Policy
Section 6 – Campus Affairs
6.1 Brand Identity Guidelines
6.2 Intellectual Property
6.3 Honoraria
6.4 Freedom of Expression Policy
6.5 Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment
6.5.2 Working Animals on Campus
6.5.1 Sexual Misconduct
6.6 Veteran's Guide
6.6.1 Veteran/Military Program Integrity
6.7 Minors Policy
6.8 Alcohol & Other Drugs
6.8.1 Alcohol at Events Hosted on University Property
6.9 Tobacco and Smoke Free Campus
6.10 Weapons on Campus
6.11 Animals on Campus
6.12 Police Escorts
6.13 Special Event Security
6.14 Lost and Found
6.15 Parking
6.16 Continuity of Operations
6.16.1 Emergency Response Plan
6.16.2 Suspended Operations & Closure
6.17 Middle Georgia State University Foundation
Section 7 – Finance & Business
7.1 Fiscal Affairs
7.1.1 Accounting Services
7.1.1.1 Account Structure
7.1.1.2 Agency Funds
7.1.1.3 Expense Reimbursement
7.1.1.4 Invoice Routing
7.1.2 Bursar
7.1.2.1 Tuition and Fees
7.3 Food Services
7.4 Property Control
7.4.1 Annual Inventory
7.4.2 Donated Property
7.4.3 Missing or Damaged Property
7.4.4 Off Campus Use of State Property
7.4.5 Personal Equipment Used for University Business
7.4.6 Property Identification
7.4.7 Property/Equipment Received From Surplus
7.4.8 Surplus Property Disposal
7.4.9 Transfer of Property
7.4.10 Use of State Property
7.5 Purchasing
7.5.1 Asset Purchases
7.5.2 Authority to Purchase
7.5.3 Copy Machines
7.5.4 Demonstration Equipment
7.5.5 Inquiries About Department Charges
7.5.6 Low Value Purchases
7.5.7 Major Purchases – Advance Notification
7.5.8 Non-Acceptable Purchases
7.5.9 P-Cards
7.5.10 Prepayments
7.5.11 Purchase Requisition
7.5.12 Purchases for Personal or Non-State Use
7.5.13 Receiving and Inspection of Supplies and Equipment
7.5.14 Resolution of Unauthorized Charges
7.5.15 Sales and Use Tax
7.5.16 Telephone Marketing
7.5.17 Vendor Relations
7.6 Travel
7.6.1 Authorization for Travel
7.6.2 Group/Team Travel
7.6.3 Home Campus
7-6-4-Lodging
7.6.4.1 Lodging – Hotel Advance
7.6.5 Meals
7.6.6 Miscellaneous Travel Expenses
7.6.7 Part-time Employees Travel
7.6.8 Registration Fees
7.6.9 Student Travel
7.7 Risk Management
7.7.1 Comprehensive Loss Control Program
7.7.2 Environmental Policy
7.7.3 Fire Alarms
7.8 Compliance
7.8.1 PCI DSS Compliance Policy
Section 8 – Human Resources
8.1 Human Resources – General
8.1.1 Appearance
8.1.2 Employee Housing
8.1.3 Tuition Assistance Program
8.1.4 Joint Staffing
8.1.5 Conflicts of Interest, Conflicts of Commitment, and Outside Activities
8.1.5.1 Conflicts of Interest and Apparent Conflicts of Interest
8.1.5.2 Conflicts of Commitment
8.1.5.3 Outside Activities
8.1.6 Non-Employee/Student Volunteer Policy
8.1.7 Staff Grievance Policy
8.2 Recruitment & Hiring Process
8.3 Leave
8.3.1 Leave – Annual or Vacation
8.3.2 Leave – Educational & Professional
8.3.3 Leave – Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
8.3.4 Leave – Military
8.3.5 Leave – Miscellaneous
8.3.6 Leave – Sick
8.3.7 Leave Without Pay
8.5 Training
8.5.1 Ethics Training
8.5.2 Sexual Harassment & Misconduct Training
8.5.3 Aviation Campus
8.5.4 Motor Vehicle
8.5.5 Right to Know & Hazardous Materials
Section 9 – Facilities
9.1 Space Usage
9.1.1 Filming & Photos on Campus
9.1.2 Space-Room Usage Change
9.1.3 Reservation of the Macon Campus Wellness Center
9.1.4 Use of Outdoor Bodies of Water
9.1.5 Use of Space by Outside Parties
9.1.6 Commercial Solicitation and Sales Policy
9.2 Key Issues & Access Control
9.2.1 Replacement Card
9.3 Motor Vehicle Use
9.3.1 Externally Provided Vehicles
9.3.2 Electric Vehicles
9.4 Naming of Places, Colleges, or Schools
Section 10 – Records
10.1 Enrollment Management
10.1.1 Financial Aid
10.1.2 Registrar
10.1.2.1 Diploma Replacement
10.1.2.2 Transient Permission
10.1.2.3 Veteran’s Certification
10.1.2.4 Name on Diploma
10.2 FERPA
10.3 Records Management
10.3.1 Open Records Requests
10.3.2 Records Disposal
10.3.3 Records Retention
10.3.4 Records Retrieval
10.3.5 Records Disaster Recovery Plan
10.4 MGA Data Governance Policy
10.5 MGA Legal and Regulatory Compliance Policy
10.6 MGA Privacy Policy
Section 11 – Technology
11.1 Cloud Storage
11.2 Office of Technology Resources
11.2.1 Antivirus Policy
11.2.2 Appropriate Use Policy
11.2.3 Campus Downloading Policy
11.2.4 Email Policy
11.2.5 Firewall Access Policy
11.2.6 Incident Response Procedures
11.2.7 Linux Policy
11.2.8 Network Access Policy
11.2.9 Password Policy
11.2.10 Security Updates Policy
11.2.11 Software Policy
11.2.12 Software Request
11.2.13 Vulnerability Assessment Policy
11.2.14 Windows Filesharing Policy
11.3 Social Media Guidelines
11.4 MGA Cybersecurity Policy
11.5 Institutional Online Resources
Section 12 – Miscellaneous
12.1 Research and Compliance
Section 13 – Changes
13.1 Process for Changes to Policy Manual