Policy Updates

September 13, 2023

10.048 Asset Management
Revision
Reviewed as part of the 6-year review cycle. Updated to improve overall readability of the policy. Various clarifying edits and revised references were also made.
15.005 Workers’ Compensation Program
Revision
Reviewed as part of the 6-year review cycle. Updated reference to a retired policy and added new language to help clarify party responsibilities during the claims process. Definitions for "communicable disease" and "occupational disease" were also added to align with system policy.

September 08, 2023

06.004 Faculty Reappointment, Tenure, Promotion, and Reduced Appointments
Revision
Policy was revised to clarify UNT obligations related to identities of external reviewers. Additionally, language related to dossier review responsibilities was updated for consistency and clarity. The consent agenda for Board of Regents was also updated to align with legal requirements.

September 01, 2023

05.033 Staff Employee Discipline and Discharge
Revision
Policy revised to align with system model policy and to update to accessible format.
15.006 Campus Closures
Revision
This policy was reviewed as part of the standard 6-year review cycle. Editorial and formatting changes were made. References to URCM were changed to UBSC.

August 29, 2023

13.005 Conflict of Interest for Sponsored Projects
Revision
This policy was revised during its 6-year review. Policy was updated to align with various federal regulations governing research disclosures, compliance, and promoting objectivity in research. Several editorial changes and minor revisions were also made.

August 18, 2023

15.009 Biosafety
Revision
Policy contact changed from Risk Management Services to Research Integrity & Compliance. Policy updated to reflect biosafety responsibility ownership change from RMS to RIC. Editorial changes to improve general readability, accuracy of legal references, and consistency between other policies were also made.

August 17, 2023

13.006 Research Misconduct
Revision
Policy was reviewed as part of the 6-year review cycle. Changes included clarification of responsibilities for University Integrity and Compliance as well as reformatting to an accessible document. Legal references were updated to the most recent iteration available.

August 16, 2023

05.024 Employment of Staff Employees
Revision
This policy was revised to provide additional clarity to the selection process. Minor editorial updates were also made for general consistency between other UNT policies.

August 15, 2023

07.019 Student Organizations
Revision
This policy was revised to improve clarity of processes and consistency of language between UNT Policies 06.031 Pre-Finals Days, Reading Day, and Final Examinations and 11.001 Facilities Use.

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