How policies are created and approved
All
University policies must be approved
by The Board of Regents of Eastern Michigan
University. Policies are created
when they are necessary to the efficient
operation of the 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.
Policies may be initiated by discussions
of the Board, or they may be initiated
by University officers or others bringing
issues to the attention of the Board.
In all cases, the Board must explicitly
approve a policy before it is to
be implemented.
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.
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