Policy
on Policies
UNIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENT
All University policies must be approved by The
Board of Regents of Eastern Michigan
University. A
University policy is defined by all
of the following: a)
has broad application throughout the
University; b)
helps to ensure compliance with applicable
laws and regulations, promotes operational efficiencies,
enhances the university’s mission or reduces
institutional risks; and c)
mandates actions or constraints and
articulates desired outcomes.
The University administration may enact statements
of procedure which prescribe specific actions to
be taken to conform to established University policies,
allowing for the orderly implementation of those
policies. Further, the University administration
shall establish a uniform method and format for
the enactment, publication and periodic review of
University policies and procedures.
The University administration is authorized to
enact, implement and enforce, without Board of Regents
approval, appropriate executive orders, administrative
policies and divisional, college, departmental,
office or local operating rules and regulations. These
administrative executive orders, policies, rules
and regulations shall not conflict with University
policy.
UNIVERSITY PRACTICE
The Board of Regents has delegated authority to
the president to manage the University and to implement
University policies and procedures. While
all University policies must be approved by the
University’s Board of Regents, University
procedures are approved by the president’s
cabinet [currently the Strategic Operations Council]. Approved
University policies are placed in the University’s
Policy Manual, and approved University procedures
are placed in the University’s Procedures
Manual. The president of the University shall
be responsible for issuing and enforcing appropriate
executive orders. The president and cabinet
shall be responsible for approving all administrative
policies. The head of each university division
shall be responsible for developing and implementing
a process for the approval, implementation and enforcement
of intra-divisional operating rules and regulations. Where
an intra-divisional rule or regulation impacts the
operations of another University division, college,
department or office, appropriate notice of the
rule or regulation shall be provided to the affected
division, college, department or office.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
The president, vice presidents and other division
heads shall be responsible for implementation of
this policy.
SCOPE OF POLICY COVERAGE
This policy is applicable to the development, approval
and implementation of all University policies and
procedures, and all administrative executive orders,
policies, rules and regulations.
| Authority
for Creation or Revision: |
| Minutes
of the Board of Regents: December 2, 2003,
para. .6194M. |
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