The definition of "patent" was changed in accordance with the American Invents Act. Section 2 in Procedures and Responsibilities was made to clarify that the assignment of rights to the University for content creation be immediate, and not an intention to assign at a later date. Effective: 08/03/2015.
Revised to comply with SACS and UNT policy review schedul. Revisions include: reorganization of content, elimination of outdated references, inclusion of protection for faculty, and streamlining of procedures. Effective 7/23/2015.
Revised to accurately reflect the current mission, structure, organization, or functions of UNT’s Risk Management Services department. The focus of the updated policy is managing risks holistically, according to the professionally accepted discipline of Risk Management, and according to a uniquely developed approach at UNT with three pillars: Risk Management, Emergency Management, and Environmental Management. Effective 07/23/2015.
Revised to align it with State of Texas Information Security Standards found in Texas Administrative Code 202 (TAC 202). Due to the extensive changes that were needed in order to bring the policy into compliance, a new draft was written rather than edits to the current policy. Effective 07/10/2015.
UNT Policy "Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect" was created to bring UNT into compliance with existing Texas Law (Texas Education Code and Texas Family Code) and UNT System's Regents Rules (04.1100 Reporting Suspected Wrongdoing). Effective 6/22/2015.