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Handbook for Faculty and Other Unclassified Staff

Policy
Procedure
Guideline
Keywords: 
Faculty, Unclassified Staff, Unclassified Academic Staff, Unclassified Professional Staff, UPS, Staff, Handbook, Personnel, employment, titles, professional development, benefits, promotion, tenure, evaluation, reappointment, non-reappointment, resignation, leaves, absence, release time, disciplinary actions, dispute resolution
Change History: 

12/15/2022: Fixed broken link.
11/04/2021: Updated contact section.
04/27/2021: Uploaded new version of PDF with new section III.D.4: Disability, Confidentiality and Nondiscrimination.
01/17/2017: Technical updates to Governance links in PDF.
04/06/2015: Uploaded new version of PDF with updated links to Board of Regents Policy Manual.
01/07/2015: Updated PDF to fix broken links to Board of Regents Policy Manual, Human Resource Management pages and resources, and sections of USRR, FSRR, and University Senate Code. Uploaded new version of PDF.
07/30/2014:-Technical edits; added keywords.
03/31/2014: Updated all references to Human Resources office title (removed references to /EO) and replaced University Communications with Public Affairs to reflect organizational changes. In I.B., Central Administration, replaced reference to Director of University Relations with "Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs." Linked to the UPS Probationary Period Policy.
10/02/2013: Updated policy and resource links.
11/11/2011: Section II. D updated.
07/01/2010: Section II. B updated.
08/12/2010: Section II. E updated.
03/31/2010: Revisions approved by Chancellor Gray-Little.

Personnel: Faculty/Academic Staff Categories: 
Conflicts of Interest
Departure
Grievance & Appeals
Leaves & Holidays
Performance
Promotion & Tenure
Workplace Rules & Guidelines
Personnel: Staff Categories: 
Compensation
Conflicts of Interest
Departure
Leaves & Holidays
Performance
Workplace Rules & Guidelines
Research and Sponsored Projects Category: 
Research and Sponsored Projects

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