University Policies & Guidelines for Faculty & Staff

This content reflects the subject matter formerly housed in the Faculty Staff Handbook

What follows is an index to the subject matter formerly compiled in the faculty staff handbook. All material has been reviewed and approved by the Faculty Staff Handbook Committee and approved by Provost Charles F. Zukoski on March 12, 2018.

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General Information

General Information:

Office of the President
- UB's Mission, Vision & Goals
(Office of the Registrar)
(Administrative Services Gateway)
Adverse Weather Operations Policy (University Policy Library)

From the University Policy Library:

Regarding Information Technology & Network Access:

Academic Policies

Policies, Procedures & Criteria for Faculty Personnel Actions (including, appointment, reappointment, promotion, and tenure)

Teaching & Student Related Matters:

Policies from the :

Academic Integrity
(Good Standing, Warning, Probation & Dismissal)
Faculty Teaching Responsibilities:
Notice of Non-discrimination

For additional policy guidance on classroom, course, undergraduate student, and teaching related matters, see the and the .

Policies from the Graduate School:

Academic Integrity
Academic Standing
Grading
Grievance Policies
International Teaching, Research, & Graduate Assistants

For guidance on the policies listed above and for additional classroom, course, graduate student, and teaching related matters, including degree candidacy, residency requirements, TOEFL etc., see the Graduate School Policy Library.

Additional University Policy Statements and Guidance:

Allowable Use of Funds (from the University Policy Library)
Complaints Against Faculty (from the original Faculty Staff Handbook): Students are advised to see Grievance Policies and Procedures as linked to above in their respective Undergraduate and Graduate guidelines.
Disclosure of All Funds Generated Throught the Use of University Faculty/Staff Time or of University Facilities (from the University Policy Library)
Disclosure of Financial Interest (Conflict of Interest) (from the University Policy Library)
Ethics Policy (from the University Policy Library) See also: (Conflicts of interest, confidentiality, appearance of impropriety, financial disclosure, moonlighting etc.)
Faculty Code of Conduct (pdf)
Faculty Mentoring Policy (pdf)
- Mentoring website
- Mentoring Forms
Faculty Responsibility: Policy and Process (pdf)
Faculty Voting Eligibility (pdf)
Gifts, Prizes, and Awards Policy (from the University Policy Library)
President's Statement on Political Fundraising (pdf)
Responsible Conduct in Research, Intellectual & Creative Activities (from the University Policy Library)
Teaching, Assessment & Improvement Policy (pdf)
Tenure Clock Stops (Forms)

Faculty & Professional Staff Governance

Policies from the :

Policies from the and :

(pdf)
for Professional Staff (pdf)
(pdf)

UB Personnel Policies from the Human Resources & Administrative Gateway

(Holiday calendar, vacation & sick time for students, classified, professional and faculty employees from the Administrative Services Gateway)
- (Classified Staff)
- (Faculty)
(In cases where leave without pay may be needed, the critical element for granting such leave is the certification by the appropriate officials. Please see your HR administrator for assistance. In computing consecutive years of service for sabbatical leave eligibility, leaves without pay and leaves at partial pay "shall not be included and shall not be deemed an interruption of otherwise consecutive service" per the regarding "service credits.")
Nepotism Policy

For additional information from Human Resources see the or the University Policy Library.

Approval Authority Policy (Signatory Authority)

From the Office for

Obtaining Assistance

Policies:
- Discrimination and Harassment Policy
- Recruitment
- Recruitment Exception Policy
- Religious Accommodation & Expression ()
- Reasonable Accommodation Policy (See also: from the )

From the

State University of New York Policies and Guidelines

Academic Freedom (Article XI, Title I, SUNY Board of Trustees below)
Adjudicating Allegations of Unprofessional Conduct (See , III.H. and Appendix 4) (pdf)
(State and Federal)
(Conflicts of interest, confidentiality, appearance of impropriety, financial disclosure, moonlighting etc.)
(State and Federal)
(Code of Ethics)(pdf)
Statement of Professional Rights and Responsibilities (See Appendix 4)

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