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A-Z Policy Index

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Policies

Body
PolicyPolicy #Review YearResponsible Official
Accepting Payment Cards and eCommerce Payments4.1.32026/2027Vice President for Finance and Administration
Accessibility7.14.12024/2025Chief Human Resource Officer
Administrative Policy for Sponsored Project Administration Procedures6.8.12026/2027Vice President for Research
Adoption of University Policies, Operating Procedures and Guidelines3.24.32026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Affiliated Organizations 2.1.22028/2029Provost and Senior Vice President
Alcohol, Cannabis, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use - Faculty and Staff7.2.22027/2028Chief Human Resource Officer
Alcohol, Cannabis, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use - Students 2.3.82027/2028Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Amorous Relationships with Students2.4.42025/2026Provost and Senior Vice President
Background and Reference Checks7.15.22027/2028Chief Human Resource Officer
Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control3.1.62025/2026Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Business Meal, Hospitality and Amenity4.3.22017/2018Vice President for Finance and Administration
Campus Safety and Security: Clery Act3.3.22024/2025Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
CATCard and Identification Cards3.2.22027/2028Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Code of Academic Integrity2.7.82024/2025Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards1.6.22025/2026President
Code of Student Conduct2.8.102027/2028Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Commercial Driver and Coast Guard Employee Testing for Alcohol and Controlled Substances3.5.32023/2024Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Computer, Communication, and Network Technology Acceptable Use1.8.22014/2015Chief Information Officer
Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment1.2.3a2025/2026President
Conjoint Degrees2.11.22025/2026Provost and Senior Vice President
Contract Approval and Signatory Authority8.1.52028/2029Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Copyright2.12.22025/2026Provost and Senior Vice President
Cost Policy for Sponsored Agreements6.1.32025/2026Vice President for Research
Data Breach Notification9.1.22024/2025Chief Privacy Officer
Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct7.16.22024/2025Chief Human Resource Officer
Domestic Travel Involving Students2.34.12027/2028Provost and Senior Vice President
Driver Safety and Motor Vehicle Use3.7.32027/2028Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Effort Management and Reporting on Sponsored Agreements4.5.52024/2025Vice President for Finance and Administration
Emergency Management and Continuity of Operations3.25.12027/2028Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Emerita/Emeriti Status2.30.22026/2027Provost and Senior Vice President
Employee vs. Independent Contractor4.6.52025/2026Vice President for Finance and Administration
Energy-efficient and Sustainable Buildings4.39.12028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy Statement - Interim7.3.122022/2023Chief Human Resource Officer
Equal Opportunity in Educational Programs and Activities and Non-Harassment - Interim7.4.122023/2024Chief Human Resource Officer
Export Controls6.2.42028/2029Vice President for Research
Events, Speakers and Activities - Facilities and Grounds Use4.38.12028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)7.20.12026/2027Chief Human Resource Officer
FERPA Rights Disclosure2.15.92025/2026Provost and Senior Vice President
Financial Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Research6.3.52026/2027Vice President for Research
Fire Safety3.9.32026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Freedom of Expression3.27.22028/2029Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Gifts4.7.12026/2027Vice President for Finance and Administration
Grade Appeals2.16.32027/2028Provost and Senior Vice President
Graphic Design5.13.12024/2025Chief Communications Officer
Grievance Policy for Non-Represented Staff7.5.42027/2028Chief Human Resource Officer
Group and Organization Recognition2.17.42028/2029Provost and Senior Vice President
Hazing2.19.52025/2026Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Indemnification Policy for Officers and Employees3.10.32026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Information Security1.7.22016/2017Chief Information Officer
Insurance Protection Policy (General Institutional)3.11.32026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Intellectual Property6.4.22024/2025Vice President for Research
International Travel Involving Students - Interim2.29.12019/2020Provost and Senior Vice President
Key and Electronic Access Systems3.12.42026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Laboratory Health and Safety3.13.32026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Lactation and Nursing in the Workplace7.7.22023/2024Chief Human Resource Officer
Licensing - Trademarks5.18.32024/2025Chief Communications Officer
Loans to or Guarantees for Trustees or Officers4.8.32025/2026Vice President for Finance and Administration
Medical Withdrawal2.21.52026/2027Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Military Leave7.6.32023/2024Chief Human Resource Officer
Minors in Laboratories3.14.22025/2026Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Misconduct in Research6.5.52025/2026Vice President for Research
Missing Student2.22.32026/2027Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Movable Equipment4.9.42028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Nepotism7.18.12024/2025Chief Human Resource Officer
Packaged Drinking Water4.40.12028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Parking4.18.32027/2028Vice President for Finance and Administration
Participation in Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs6.9.12024/2025Vice President for Research
Payments to Foreign Nationals and Entities4.10.22025/2026Vice President for Finance and Administration
Payments to Students4.16.22024/2025Vice President for Finance and Administration
Personal Safety & Threat Assessment3.23.12026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Political Engagement, Advocacy, and Campaign Related Activities - Interim1.9.12018/2019President
Post-Issuance Compliance Policy For Tax-Exempt and Tax-Credit Bonds4.15.32027/2028Vice President for Finance and Administration
Posthumous Degrees - Award of2.23.32024/2025Provost and Senior Vice President
Posting and Solicitation5.24.42024/2025Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Privacy9.2.52027/2028Chief Privacy Officer
Protection of Minors3.26.12027/2028Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Purchase or Lease, Contract Approval, and Signatory Authority of Goods and Services4.36.12028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Quasi-Endowment Funds4.12.12028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Surplus Property and Disposal of Movable Equipment4.4.32028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Records and Documents Requests3.22.62026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Records Management and Retention9.3.32025/2026Chief Privacy Officer
Red Flag Rule Program2.31.22024/2025Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Refund and Bill Adjustment2.25.52026/2027Provost and Senior Vice President
Residency2.26.62028/2029Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Residency - Larner College of Medicine2.32.12028/2029Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Review and Evaluation of Senior Administrators1.4.22019/2020President
Telework7.19.22025/2026Chief Human Resource Officer
Tobacco and Cannabis-Free3.17.42027/2028Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Trademarks2.27.32025/2026Provost and Senior Vice President
Transfer Credit - Undergraduate Students2.28.42025/2026Provost and Senior Vice President
Travel4.14.42026/2027Vice President for Finance and Administration
Travel Accident Insurance3.18.32022/2023Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
University Name, Symbols, Letterhead, and other Proprietary Indicia of Affiliation5.29.32024/2025Chief Communications Officer
University Seal8.4.22024/2025Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Use of Campus Mail & Letterboxes4.19.12015/2016Vice President for Finance and Administration
Use of University Research Facilities and Equipment by External Parties6.9.12026/2027Vice President for Research
Visiting Scholar and Visiting Scientist2.33.12025/2026Provost and Senior Vice President
Weapons3.19.52027/2028Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Whistleblower Policy: Reporting, Protections & Non-Retaliation1.5.22025/2026President

University Operating Procedures

Body
University Operating ProcedureUOP #Review YearResponsible Official
Accounts Receivable and Billing - Non-Student, Non-Sponsored External CustomersUOP502027/2028Vice President for Finance and Administration
Alcohol Service and Consumption at University Activities – Faculty and StaffUOP582023/2024Vice President for Finance and Administration
Automobile Rental for ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Faculty, Staff and StudentsUOP172022/2023Vice President for Finance and Administration
Awards, Prizes and WinningsUOP372027/2028Vice President for Finance and Administration
Banners DisplayUOP82016/2017Vice President for Finance and Administration
Cash Receipts, Securing and Depositing ofUOP182026/2027Vice President for Finance and Administration
Communicable DiseasesUOP282026/2027Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Compliance CalendarsUOP432025/2026Compliance
Contracts - Standard Provisions ReviewUOP272026/2027Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Controlled Substances in ResearchUOP652025/2026Vice President for Research
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)UOP692026/2027Chief Information Officer
Cost Assessments under the Vermont Public Records ActUOP42025/2026Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Cost Transfers Involving Sponsored AgreementsUOP112027/2028Vice President for Finance and Administration
Course and Program FeesUOP342026/2027Provost and Senior Vice President
Delegation of Executive AuthorityUOP92016/2017President
Designation and Responsibilities of ¶¶Òõ̽̽ ReportersUOP162024/2025Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Disability Certification, Accommodation and Support - StudentsUOP662024/2025Provost and Senior Vice President
Electronic Student NotificationUOP32026/2027Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Filming on CampusUOP262025/2026Chief Communications Officer
FlagUOP412024/2025Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Fleet Vehicle Approval ProcedureUOP592028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Government ReviewsUOP22025/2026Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Information Security ProgramUOP572026/2027Chief Information Officer
Handling and Resolving Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Complaints - Involving Employee RespondentsUOP732028/2029Chief Human Resource Officer
Handling and Resolving Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Complaints Involving Student RespondentsUOP532024/2025Chief Human Resource Officer
Hearing Procedures for Title IX Offenses Involving Employee RespondentsUOP632025/2026Chief Human Resource Officer
Honorary Degrees; Commencement SpeakerUOP72027/2028President
Honorific Naming of University Facilities and ProgramsUOP202025/2026President
I-9UOP352026/2027Chief Human Resource Officer
Identifying and Responding to Suspected Identity TheftUOP672024/2025Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Information Security ProceduresUOP142016/2017Chief Information Officer
International Travel Involving Students - InterimUOP402019/2020Provost and Senior Vice President
Laboratory Safety - Chief Laboratory Safety OfficerUOP222025/2026Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Lease, License and Use of Real PropertyUOP702026/2027Vice President for Finance and Administration
Lived Name and GenderUOP712026/2027Provost and Senior Vice President
Minors; Reporting Abuse or Neglect of and CrimesUOP132023/2024Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
No-Trespass NoticesUOP312027/2028Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Officers of Administration Salary, Benefits, and Related Personnel MattersUOP422020/2021President
Procedural Guidelines for Disability Accommodation for Employees and Applicants for EmploymentUOP562026/2027Chief Human Resource Officer
Process for Resolution of Academic AccommodationsUOP552026/2027Provost and Senior Vice President
Real Property Interest Acquisition, Disposition and DevelopmentUOP442025/2026Vice President for Finance and Administration
Record Preservation Directives ("Litigation Holds")UOP122026/2027Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
RelocationUOP102025/2026Vice President for Finance and Administration
Resolution Procedures for Title IX Offenses involving Student Respondents under 2020 Final Rule InterimUOP722024/2025Chief Human Resource Officer
Restricted Gift Fund AdministrationUOP212022/2023Vice President for Finance and Administration
Revenue-Generating Contracts - Approval of and Signatory Authority forUOP602028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Salary OverpaymentUOP382027/2028Vice President for Finance and Administration
Scholarship AdministrationUOP392024/2025Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Service and Emotional Support AnimalsUOP362024/2025Chief Human Resource Officer
Space Management and Space RequestsUOP452026/2027Vice President for Finance and Administration
Stored CommunicationsUOP302025/2026Chief Privacy Officer
Student Organization Misconduct Investigation and ResolutionUOP512025/2026Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Subpoenas, Complaints, Warrants, and other Legal DocumentsUOP152026/2027Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Telework ProceduresUOP682025/2026Chief Human Resource Officer
Temporary Employees & Paid Non-EmployeesUOP642024/2025Chief Human Resource Officer
Temporary StructuresUOP292026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
The President's Official ResidenceUOP52028/2029Vice President for Finance and Administration
Tuition Billing for Members of the Armed Forces, Veterans, and their FamiliesUOP482027/2028Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Undergraduate Student Employment and Federal Work StudyUOP332027/2028Vice President for Finance and Administration
University Roof and High Place Access for Academic or Research UseUOP12026/2027Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Unmanned Aircraft (Drones and Model Aircraft)UOP462028/2029Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Video Security SystemsUOP192028/2029Chief Safety and Compliance Officer
Voluntary Employment SeparationsUOP492021/2022Chief Human Resource Officer
Vulnerable Adults; Reporting Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation of, and CrimesUOP472027/2028Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel