Duty

        assignments, alternate, early return-to-work, and light, 70.39

        point, employee's assigned, 70.06, 70.17, 79.01

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Early return-to-work policy, 70.39

Editorial

        and technical assistance for production of publications, 68.01

        Committee, Texas Tech University Press, 30.19

        policies and Student Media, 30.27

Education             

        and training programs (employee), 70.41

        cost of

                allowances 62.16, 64.08

                funds (gift), 62.16, 79.04

        grants, Texas public, 62.13

        noncredit continuing, 30.05

        related business activities, 62.15

Educational

        FM radio station (KOHM-FM), 30.07

        incentive pay (employee), 70.18

        materials and textbooks, adoption and sale of, by faculty, 30.18

        television (KTXT-TV), 30.06

        use of copyrighted materials, guidelines for, 30.22

EEO (see Equal Employment Opportunity)

Elective

        and non-elective offices held by university employees, 32.07, 70.15    

        courses and pass-fail option, 34.02

Electronic

        data and confidential  information, 02.05, 70.40

        delivery of courses and

                academic workload calculation, 32.18

                the THECB approval, 36.04

        music played from bell towers, 30.14

        or keyless locking systems, 61.14

        transmission of computer software, 30.22, 52.02

Elevators, general and emergency procedures, 61.08  

Eligibility
        and procedures for establishing reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities, 34.22
        for insurance and other benefits, 70.05

Emergency

        evacuation during fire or severe weather, 76.12

        evacuation insurance, travel accident, 79.05

        leave, 70.01

                military, 70.04

        medical services volunteers leave, 70.01

        messages posted on the United Spirit Arena marquee, 61.26

        operations plan, 76.01

        procedures for elevators, 61.08

        repairs to university vehicles, 80.02

        situations

                and safeguarding classified information, 74.10

                and suspending classes/closing offices, 10.03

                involving hazardous materials, 60.11

                involving radioactive materials,  60.03

                necessitating services of a private consultant, 54.08

                requiring employee call back, 70.06

                requiring employee overtime, 70.17

        tuition and fees loans, 62.13

        use of university cell phones, 48.04

Emeritus appointments, 10.07

Employee/s (also see Faculty)

        address list, 70.21

        administrative/professional, definition of and compensation plan for, 70.14

        and

                affirmative action/Equal Employment Opportunity, 40.01

                conflicts of interest, 10.11, 32.25, 32.33, 54.08, 70.31, 70.37

        multiple, other/outside employment, faculty consulting, and holding public offices, 32.07, 70.15

/or applicants with disabilities, 10.08, 10.11, 40.01, 70.01, 70.05, 70.11, 70.14, 70.17, 70.24A, 70.27, 70.31, 70.39

                principles of ethical behavior, 10.11, 70.31

                unlawful possession, use, or distribution of alcohol and/or illegal drugs, 10.04, 70.31

                work-related accidents, injuries, and illnesses, 70.13

        appointment of, 70.11

        assistance program, 70.24A, 70.31, 70.33

        awards

                and prizes, reporting withholding taxes on, 10.15, 10.16, 69.02

                faculty, 10.15,10.16, 32.24

                non-faculty, 10.15, 10.16, 70.26, 70.30

        benefits (see Benefits)

        classified, definition of and compensation plan for, 70.14

        compensation plans and pay administration, 70.14

        complaints and grievances (non-faculty), 70.10

        conduct, 10.11, 70.31

        consent form for alcohol/drug testing, 70.35A      

        deaths, 70.22

        discipline, 70.31

        dress code, 70.31A

        enrolling in courses/attending classes, 70.03

        executive management, definition of and compensation plan for,  70.14

        exempt, and

                compensation in excess of base salary, 70.16

                overtime/compensatory time, 70.17

        exit procedures, 70.19

        faculty (definition), 70.14

        graduate student, insurance coverage of, 64.11

        group benefits program, 70.01, 70.05

        in temporary worker (H-1B) immigration status, 70.36

        indebted to the state, 62.21     

        information privacy, 70.40

        leaves of absence (see Leave/s)

        misconduct, 70.31

        moving expenses, payment for 72.10
        new, orientation and/or training for, 60.01, 60.02, 60.19, 70.11, 70.13,  76.02   

        non-exempt, and

                compensation in excess of base salary, 70.16

                overtime/compensatory, 70.17

        non-faculty, ombudsman for, 70.23

        or independent contractor status, establishing, 62.37

        paid from restricted accounts, 62.33

        parking, 78.01

        parking spaces, paid for by department, 78.02

        performance management and evaluation, 70.12

        promotions, 70.11

        prospective, travel by, 79.10

        reclassification/reallocation, 70.14

        responsibilities regarding on-the-job accidents, injuries, or occupational illnesses, 70.13

        responsibility

                for compliance with campus health/safety/security regulations, 60.01, 61.07

                primary, 32.07, 70.15, 70.16

        retirement  (see Retirement)

rights regarding HIV status, 70.24A

        salary administration policy for, 70.14

        selection, appointment, and promotion of, 70.11

        separations from employment, 70.31

        standards of conduct, 10.11

        student, 70.27

        terminated from TTU, services for, 70.31H

        termination (also see Employment, termination of; and Faculty, termination)

                and transfer of leave balances, 70.15

                delegation of authority by president to approve, 10.02

                following family and medical leave, 70.32

                for

                        breach of public trust, 32.04, 70.31

                        conflicts of interest, 70.37

                        failure to accept offer of alternate duty, 70.39

                        failure to maintain approved driver status, 80.07

                        failure to maintain valid drivers license or safe driving record, 70.11

                        finding of sexual harassment, 10.09

                        lack of work or funds, 70.31

                        malingering and other abuses of sick leave, 70.01

                        misconduct, 70.31

                        misuse of the state travel card, 79.03

                        nepotism, 70.08

                        violation of alcohol/drug abuse policy, 10.04, 70.35                        

            grievance procedures for (non-faculty), 70.10

            of non-immigrant employees for failure to maintain valid status/employment authorization, 70.11

        "trainee" status, 70.14

        training and development, 70.41

        use of university equipment at personal residence, 61.01, 63.08

        working hours and holidays, 70.06

Employment

        at-will doctrine, 70.10, 70.31

        benefits (see Benefits)

        changes affecting eligibility for optional retirement program, 70.07

        concurrent teaching, 32.23

        contingencies, 70.11

        contracts, faculty

                approval for, 54.02

                renewal of, 32.20

        employee separations from, 70.31

        history verification, 70.11

        in security-sensitive positions, 70.20

        multiple, other, outside, faculty consulting, and/or elective/non-elective offices, 32.07, 70.15   

        of

                persons in temporary worker (H-1B) immigration status, 70.36

                persons with disabilities, 10.08, 40.01, 70.31, 70.33

                relatives (nepotism), 10.11, 70.08, 70.31

                staff employees, 70.11

                student employees, 70.27

        offers, 70.11

termination of (also see Employee, termination of; and Faculty, termination)

        and eligibility for insurance and other benefits, 70.05, 70.25

        and security clearances, 74.10

        faculty employee, 10.04, 10.09, 32.01, 32.11, 32.20, 32.26, 32.34, 70.08, 70.37, 79.03

        grounds for (faculty and staff), 10.04, 32.11, 62.08, 70.01, 70.35, 79.03

non-faculty employee, 10.02, 10.04, 10.09, 70.01, 70.08, 70.10, 70.11, 70.15, 70.31, 70.32, 70.37, 70.39, 79.03, 80.07

                and employee services, 70.31H

                and exit procedures, 70.19

        student employees, 70.14, 70.27

Endorsement stamps, 62.05, 62.18

Endowed chairs, professorships, and/or lectureships, 02.08, 32.17, 32.22

Endowment

        funds, 02.08

        income, 62.28

        to TTU by foreign persons, 02.07

Energy

        curtailment and closing offices, suspending classes, 10.03

        hazardous, and control procedures, 60.06

Engagements, involuntary (audits), 04.02

English proficiency of faculty, 32.19, 64.03

Enrollment

        and academic workload calculation, 32.18

        and faculty/staff/student conflict of interest, 32.23

        employee, in

                courses, 70.03, 70.41

                insurance and other benefits, 70.05

                optional retirement program, 70.07

        foreign student, andchecks payable to TTU, 62.19

        graduate student

                and academic probation/suspension, 64.04

                as a non-degree student, 64.01

                for insurance coverage, 64.11

                policy, 64.02

        student

                and

                        academic eligibility, 34.04

                        housing policies, 30.25

                        scholastic probation/suspension, 34.07, 34.15

                        tuition, fees, exemptions, waivers, and grants, 62.13

                        tutoring for payment, 32.06, 32.25

                as a condition of employment by TTU, 70.14, 70.27

                at institutions other than TTU during disciplinary suspension, 34.21

cancellation of, and/or withholding records for non-payment of tuition/fees, 30.25, 34.05, 34.12, 62.04, 62.13, 78.01

                in study abroad and/or reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy, 40.01

        and faculty recruitment procedure, 32.16

        and student employees, 70.14, 70.27

        for individuals exposed to communicable and/or transmittable diseases, 70.24
Equal opportunities

        and access to facilities, 78.01

        and historically underutilized businesses (HUBs), 72.12

        for persons with disabilities, 10.08

Equipment

        amplification, use of, 61.02

        cannibalization of, 63.08

        disposal of, 63.08

        fabrication of, 63.08

        gifts of, 02.03

        housed on building roofs, 61.37

        lease-purchase procedures, 72.18

        missing, 63.08

        painting, 80.01

        personal protective, and asbestos abatement program, 60.08

        purchased for sponsored federal projects, 63.08, 65.08

        purchased, leased, or repaired with cost of education funds, 62.16

        purchases requiring building modification, 72.01

        radiation producing, use and disposal of, 60.11, 60.25

        repair and lockout/tagout program, 60.06

        rooms, access to, 61.07

        telephone, 48.03

        title to, 63.08

        trade-in of, 63.08

        use of, in compliance with health and safety program, 60.01

        use of state, for private purposes, 10.11, 48.04, 61.01, 61.02, 61.39, 63.08, 70.31

Equity Award, President's Excellence in Diversity and, 10.15

Equivalencies, academic workload, 32.18

Erroneous

        disclosure form,  70.37

        information in connection with on-campus housing exemption, 30.25

        travel vouchers, 79.01

Essential

        functions of faculty members, 32.06

        job functions and

                alternate or light-duty assignments, 70.39

                disability leave, 70.01

                evaluation criteria, 70.14

        personnel during emergency situations,  10.03

Establishing

        a new incidental fee, 30.29
        and operating internal services activities, 62.23

        centers and institutes, 74.14
        reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities, 34.22

Ethical standards regarding use of computer software, 30.22

Ethics

        and Compliance Line, TTU, 10.14

        policy, 10.11, 70.31

Evacuation            

         health, and repatriation insurance for non-immigrant students, requirement of, 34.24

         insurance, travel accident emergency, 79.05

        of passengers from elevators, 61.08

        of university buildings during fires, 60.12

        procedures during severe weather alerts, 76.12

Evaluation/s

        and conflicts of interest, 32.33

        and employee educational incentive pay, 70.18

        and faculty salary increases, 32.08

        by departing faculty, 32.14

        criteria for

                education-related business activities, 62.15

                new position reallocation or reclassification, 70.14

        for faculty promotion and tenure, 32.01

        of

                academic administrators, 30.15

                centers and institutes, 74.14

                course credit for study abroad and/or reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

                Employee Assistance Program, 70.33

                faculty English proficiency, 32.19

                faculty members, 32.31, 32.32

                graduate faculty members, 64.10

                nominations for honorary degrees, 30.08

                nominees for

                        Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award, 32.21
                        Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award, 32.13

                        Paul Whitfield Horn Professorships, 32.09

                non-faculty employees, 70.12

                work done by BMC personnel, 61.09

Exams/Examinations

        and faculty/staff/student conflicts of interest, 32.33

        comprehensive, and graduate student appeals, 64.07

        credit by, undergraduate, 34.08

        dishonesty on, 32.04, 34.12, 70.31

        entrance, and undergraduate student admissions, 34.01

        final

                policy, 34.10

                suspected cheating on, 34.03, 34.12

                use of classrooms and academic facilities during, 61.23

        grades posted for, 34.12

        Graduate Record, and admission to the Graduate School, 64.01

        illegal possession of, 34.12

        medical, and use of respirators, 60.05, 60.08

        scheduled outside regular class time, 34.17

Excavating and/or trenching of underground utilities, 61.11
Excellence in Academic Advising Award, President's 10.16

Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award, President's, 10.15

Excellence in Teaching Award, Hemphill Wells New Professor, 32.24

Excellence in Teaching Award, President's, 32.24

Excellence in Teaching Award, Teaching Academy Departmental, 32.24

Exception/s

        regarding faculty, staff, and student conflicts of interest, 32.33

        to

                advance payments using state-appropriated funds, 72.09

                amount of sick leave taken, 32.11, 70.01

                color of university vehicles, request for, 80.01

                outreach and distance education operating as designated fund accounts, 62.36

                expedite the assignment of parking for key administrative personnel, 78.03            

                faculty salary increases policy, 32.08

                leave policies, 70.01

                minimum statutory teaching load, 32.18

                nepotism policy, 70.08

                posting requirement for vacant positions, 70.11

                procedures for purchasing motor vehicles, 72.15

                purchase order requirement for commodities purchased with state-appropriated funds, 72.06

                use of state-contracted travel services, 79.02

Exceptional faculty appointments and compensation plan, 32.08, 70.14

Exchange

        of benefits for official action/decision, prohibition of, 10.11

        of diplomas, 77.01

        of state funds for adequate public benefits, 62.10

        programs

                faculty, 64.10

                student, 34.20, 62.13A

Executive management employees

        and exceptions to nepotism policy, 70.08

        and overtime/compensatory time, 70.17

        and procedures for sick leave exceptions, 70.01

        assignment of university vehicle to, 80.07

        compensation plan and pay administration for, 70.14

        of TTU, 01.08, 10.02, 70.14

Exemplary performance/service award

        faculty, 32.13, 32.21

        staff, 70.34

Exit

        conference

                following audit, 04.01, 04.02

                counseling following participation in study abroad/reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

        interviews, departing faculty, 32.14, 32.26

        procedures, employee, 70.19

Expenditure/s

        allowable, with cost of education (gift) funds, 62.16

        and matching commitments for grants, contracts, and other sponsored projects, 65.08

        direct pay, 72.06

        from outreach and distance education accounts, 62.36

        from endowment funds, 02.08

        for food, 72.05

        for gift certificates or taxable non-cash awards, prizes, or gifts, 69.02

        of agency funds to influence election outcome, 10.11

        of funds from graduate tuition, 64.06

        on an account, designation of signature authority for, 62.03

        reimbursement of, for international travel, 79.05

Expense/s

        allowable, with cost of education (gift) funds, 62.16

        associated with employee training and development programs, 70.41

        categories for electronic/keyless locking systems, 61.14

        codes, 62.12

        dependent care, reimbursement account, 70.05

        for

                entertainment and food, 72.05

                noncredit outreach and distance education activities, 30.05

                professional services in connection with gifts to TTFI, 02.02

                visiting speakers, 30.13

        health care, reimbursement account, 70.05

        moving, 10.02, 72.09. 72.10

        object code, deposits to, 62.07

        operating, for loaned or leased vehicles, 80.06

        responsibility for payment of, for interpreter services, 77.02

        travel

                and compliance with the State Travel Management Program, 79.02

                charged to state travel (credit) card, 79.03

                estimated, and travel advances, 79.07

                for off-campus resident credit and extended studies college credit courses, 32.10

                guidelines for TTU and TTU employees, 79.01

                paid from gift and grant funds, 79.01

                reimbursement of, for employees, 10.11, 79.01, 79.08

                reimbursement of, for prospective employees, 79.10

                student, 79.04

        types allowed with sponsored projects, 65.08

Explosives

        handling and/or storage of, 60.20, 63.01

        illegal/unauthorized use or possession of, 70.31

Exposure to

        asbestos, 60.08            

        blood-borne pathogens, 60.24, 70.13

        hazardous chemicals, 60.17

        hazardous occupational noise, 60.09

Extended

        development programs, 70.41

        military leave, 70.01

        official travel, 70.06

        studies (see Outreach and Distance Education)

Extension

        of

                consulting services contract, 54.08

                credit, approval for, 62.31

                faculty leave of absence, 32.15

                state credit, 62.01

        requests for clearing travel advances, 79.07

Exterior signs

        freestanding, 61.19

        on buildings and facilities, 61.22

External

        auditors, 04.02

        committee members, using independent academic services of, 54.09

        community and education-related business activities, 62.15

        employee development programs, 70.41

        funding entities and research projects, 74.02         

        indicators, sample, and nominees for the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award, 32.13

        referees and review of manuscripts submitted to the TTU Press, 30.19

        reporting of fund-raising activities by TTU and TTFI, 02.06

Externally funded

        activities, administrative intervention in, 74.02

        fellowship grants, 62.17

        projects/research and conflicts of interest, 70.37

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F-1 student immigration program, appointment of designated school officials for, 30.28

Fabrication

        in research or scholarly activity, 74.08

        of equipment, 63.08

Facilities

        academic

                manager and

                        asbestos abatement, 60.08

                        emergency operations plan, 76.01

                replacement of moveable furniture in, 61.05

                scheduling use of, 61.23

      Allocation Committee and financial administration of construction projects, 61.25

       and

                administrative cost recovery (grant/contract), 65.01

                Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 10.08

                fee exemptions, 62.13A

                university health and safety program, 60.01

        asbestos compliance and abatement in, 60.08

        athletic

                posting notices in, 61.03

                projectiles in, 10.06

                smoking in, 60.15

                use of, 61.02

        construction, modification, or renovation of, 61.35

        control and issue of keys to, 61.15

        electronic or keyless locking devices on, 61.14

        exterior signs on, 61.22

        fees for utilizing, 62.13

        interior signs on, 61.20

        leasing, 72.07

        non-governmental awards for, 02.02

        of

                KOHM-FM, 30.07

                KTXT-Television, 30.06

                the museum, 30.03

                the TTU Center at Junction, 30.11

        painting in, 61.04

        posting notices in, 61.03

        projects involving self-help in, 61.35

        security of, 61.15, 61.37, 76.02   

        smoking in, 60.15         

        storage, 63.01

        use of, 61.02

                and intellectual property rights, 74.04

                for private purposes, 10.11, 61.01, 61.02, 61.39, 70.31

                unauthorized, 32.04, 70.31  

Faculty (also see Employee/s)

        absence for observance of religious holy day, 32.12

        adjunct

                and appointment to graduate faculty, 64.10

                definition of, 32.17

        and

                academic

                        freedom and artistic expression, 30.09

                        workload calculation, 32.18

                        year, 32.20

                adoption and sale of textbooks and related materials, 30.18

                affirmative action/equal employment opportunity procedures, 32.16, 40.01

                artistic expression, 30.09

                breach of trust, 10.11, 32.04, 61.01, 70.37
                Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award, 32.21
                Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award, 32.13

                community, professional, and university service responsibilities, 32.06

                concurrent teaching employment, 32.23

                cost of education fund expenditures, 62.16

                due process regarding

                        comprehensive performance evaluations, 32.31

                        grievance procedures, 32.05

                emeritus appointments, 10.07

                English proficiency, 32.19

                exceptions to nepotism policy, 70.08

                final examinations, 34.10

                graduate student appeals, 64.07

                guidelines for educational use of copyrighted works, 30.22

                intellectual property rights, 74.04

                interaction with public/private sectors, 70.37

                off-campus residence courses, 36.06

                optional retirement program, 70.07

                research and creative activity responsibilities, 32.06

                scholarship/fellowship grants, 62.17

                sexual harassment, 10.09

                student

                        conflict of interest, 32.25, 32.33

                        grade appeals, 34.03

                study abroad programs, 34.20, 34.26

                teaching responsibilities, 32.06

        annual evaluation of, 32.08, 32.32, 70.14

        annual report by, 32.08, 32.32, 70.14

        appeals

                of Graduate Council decisions on nominations, 64.10

                regarding conflicts of interest, 32.33

        applicants not holding doctoral degrees, 32.28

        appointments, 32.17

                emeritus, 10.07

                exceptional, 70.14

                non-renewal of, 32.01, 32.20, 32.34

                        resulting from conflicts of interest,  70.37

        approval of, in non tenure-acquiring ranks, 32.34

        Award, Spencer A. Wells, 32.24

        awards, 10.15, 10.16, 32.24 (also see individual award titles)

        Book Award, President's, 32.24       

        certification of qualifications, 32.02

        compensation

                extra, through Outreach and Distance Education, 32.10

                in excess of base salary, 70.16, 70.17

                plan, 70.14

        comprehensive performance evaluations, 32.31

                and due process/right to appeal, 32.31

        conduct, 10.11, 30.11, 32.04, 64.10, 70.31, 74.02, 74.08

                in research and scholarly activity, 74.02, 74.08

        conflicts of interest, 10.11, 32.33, 54.08, 70.31, 70.37

                and

                        multiple/other employment, consulting, and public offices, 32.07, 70.15

                        sale of textbooks or other materials, 30.18

                        student grade appeals, 34.03

                        tutoring for payment, 32.25

        consulting, 32.07

        contracts, employment, renewal of, 32.20

        definition of, 32.20, 70.07, 70.14

        departing, exit interviews of, 32.14

        departure notification procedure, 32.26

        development leaves of absence (with pay), 32.29, 32.32, 70.41

        development leaves of absence (without pay), 32.15, 32.32

        development program procedures (to improve performance), 32.32

        disclosure of financial interest, 70.37

        Distinguished Leadership Award, 32.24

        Distinguished Research Award, Barnie E. Rushing, Jr., 32.24

        eligibility of, for TTU service awards, 70.26

        employment

                concurrent teaching, 32.23

                contracts

                        renewal of, 32.20

                        approval of certain, 54.02

        endowments (chairs, professorships, lectureships), 02.08, 32.17, 32.22

        English proficiency of, 64.03

        enrolling for courses, 70.03

        ethics policy for, 10.11

        evaluations, annual performance, 32.08, 32.32, 70.14

        exit interviews of departing, 32.14

        extra compensation for, through Outreach and Distance Education, 32.10

        grade posting by, 34.12

        graduate, 64.10

        grievance

                procedures, 32.05

                regarding administrative intervention in research/scholarly activity, 74.02

        Handbook, 30.12

        Horn Professor, 32.09, 32.17

        incorporating HIV education into academic classes, 70.24A

        ineligibility for overtime and compensatory time, 70.17

        input to academic administrator evaluations, 30.15

        instructor, 32.17, 32.20, 32.34

        international exchange, and appointment to graduate faculty, 64.10

        joint, definition of, 32.17

        leaves of absence, 32.15, 32.29, 70.01

        lecturer, 32.17, 32.20, 32.34

        misconduct, 64.10, 70.37, 74.08

        moving expenses, 72.09

        non-native English speaking, 32.19

        non-reappointment notice, 32.01, 32.20, 32.34

        non tenure-acquiring

                annual contract renewals for, 32.20

                definition of, 32.20

                notice of non-reappointment and termination, 32.01, 32.20, 32.34

                ranks, approval of, 32.34

                reappointments of, 32.17

        notice regarding special accommodation (ADA), 10.08, 34.22

        outstanding, recognition of (Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa), 32.24

        parking, 78.01

        participation in commencement exercises, 30.16

        performance evaluations

                annual, 32.08, 32.32, 70.14

                comprehensive, 32.31

        proficiency in English, 32.19

        promotion and tenure standards and procedures, 32.01

        prospective

                review of vitae of, 32.27

                travel by, 79.10

        qualifications, certification of, 32.02

        receiving academic promotions, comprehensive performance evaluations for, 32.31

        Recognitions, Outstanding (Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa), 32.24

        recruitment

                and expenditure of funds for food, 72.05

                procedure, 32.16

        report, annual, 32.08, 32.32, 70.14

        research and scholarly activity, administrative intervention in, 74.02

        research professor, research associate, research scientist, 32.17

        responsibilities, 32.06, 32.32

                for ensuring compliance with procedures for use and disposal of sharp objects, 60.10

                regarding participation in Outreach and Distance Education activities, 30.05
                regarding study-abroad programs, 34.26

                regarding university health and safety program, 60.01

        retired, and appointment to graduate faculty, 64.10

        retirement

                programs, 70.05, 70.07

                voluntary, with option for part-time teaching, 32.30

        rights and responsibilities (during research and scholarly activity), 74.02

        salary

                increases, 32.08

                paid with

                        cost of education funds, 62.16

                        graduate tuition surcharge funds, 64.06

        sick leave, 32.11, 70.01

        special library privileges for, 66.01

        sponsorship of student activities/off-campus trips, 34.06, 79.13

        students (see Teaching Assistants)

        study abroad programs led by, 34.20, 34.26

        tenure and promotion standards and procedures, 32.01

        tenured, comprehensive performance evaluations of, 32.31

        tenured/tenure-acquiring

                and eligibility for graduate faculty appointment, 64.10

                and notification of changes in employment, 32.20

                and terminal degrees (and nomination to graduate faculty), 64.10

                definition of, 32.20

        termination (also see employment, termination of)

                for

                        breach of public trust, 32.04, 70.31

                        conflict of interest, 70.37

                        finding of sexual harassment, 10.09

                        malingering and other abuses of sick leave, 32.11, 70.01

                        misuse of the state travel card, 79.03

                        nepotism, 70.08

                        violation of alcohol/drug abuse policy, 10.04, 70.35

                notice of non-reappointment and, 32.01, 32.20, 32.34

                notification of, by departing faculty, 32.26

                recommendation following comprehensive performance evaluation, 32.31

        textbooks, adoption and sale of, 30.18

        titles, 32.17

        transcripts, official, 32.02, 32.16, 32.17, 32.28

        travel - see Travel and OPs 79.01 – 79.14

tutoring for payment, 32.06, 32.25

        use of

                alcohol or illegal drugs, 10.04

                the center at Junction, 30.11

        visiting, 32.17

                and appointment to graduate faculty, 64.10

                identification cards for, 74.07

        voluntary retirement of, with option for part-time teaching, 32.30

        workload of, statutory, 32.18

Fair use doctrine, and educational use of copyrighted works, 30.22

Falsification or plagiarism in research or scholarly activity, 74.08

Family

        and

                funeral leave, 70.01

                medical leave, 70.01, 70.24, 70.32

                Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 64.11, 70.01, 70.05, 70.32

                use of sick leave, 32.11 (faculty), 70.01

        of prospective employee, travel expenses for, 79.10

Federal

        agency, multiple employment with, 70.15

        credit union, 70.05

        fellowship awards, 62.16

        funds, monitoring sub-recipients (sub-contractors) receiving, 65.05

        grants, discontinuance of administrative positions funded by, 65.07

        guidelines and research involving recombinant DNA molecules, 74.05

        income tax withholding on awards, prizes, and gifts, 10.15, 10.16, 69.02

        land, collecting objects from, 74.03

        project accounts, 65.08

        requirements for the Protection of Human Subjects Committee, 74.09

Federally funded/sponsored projects

        cost transfers on, 65.04

        equipment purchased for, 63.08

        program income generated by, 65.03

        reasonableness, allocability, and allowability of costs associated with, 65.08

        reimbursable facilities and administrative (F&A) costs, schedule of, 65.01

Fee/s

        campus mail services, 67.01

        course, 30.29

        development, 02.04, 02.08

        field trip, 30.29   

    for

                outreach and distance education, 62.36

                goods and services 62.15, 72.09

                merchandise returned to the central warehouse, 63.05

                moving and delivery services, 63.04

                private consultants, 54.08

                replacement diploma, 77.01

                returned checks, 62.04

                use of academic facilities, 61.23

                visiting speakers, 30.13

        gift-related, 02.02

        incidental, approval of and changes to, 30.29

        interpreter, 77.02

        membership, payroll deduction for

                recreational sports, 69.07

                the Rawls Course, 69.08

                TPEA, TSEU/CWA, and AFSCME, 69.04

        off-campus travel, 30.29

        parking permit, payroll deduction for, 69.06

        registration

                for noncredit outreach and distance education activities, 30.05

                paid with state travel card, 79.07

        royalty, for use of TTU indicia, logos, and symbols, 54.03

        special instruction, 30.29       

        student

                and exemptions/waivers, 36.06, 62.13

                application, for graduate study, 64.01

                for study abroad/reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

                non-payment of

                        and cancellation of enrollment, 30.25, 62.13

                        and withholding diploma and/or records, 30.25, 34.05, 34.12, 62.04, 62.13, 78.01

                non-refundable, for XL-0201, 34.07, 34.15

                room-and-board, 30.25

                travel, 79.04

        tutoring, 32.06, 32.25

        used to purchase food, 72.05

Fellowship/s

        and cost of education (gift) funds, 62.16

        and state of Texas interagency cooperation contracts, 54.02

        Endowment, Chancellor's Graduate, 02.08

        funds arising from, 64.08

        grants, payment of, 62.17

        required enrollment for, 64.02

        under the National Defense Act, 54.02

Field trip fees, 30.29

Final

        course grades and student appeals, 34.03, 34.12

        examinations, 34.10

                posting grades for, 34.12

                scheduling classrooms/academic facilities for, 61.23    

                suspected cheating on, 34.03, 34.12

        pay check for terminated employees, 70.31

        property inventory of federal sponsored projects, disposal of, 63.08

        reporting of work by private consultants, 54.08

Financial 

        administration of

                construction projects, 61.25

                TTU outreach and distance education, 62.36

        aid and scholarships handbook, publication of, 30.12

        approval of outreach and  distance education, 62.36

        interest and conflict of interest, 10.11, 54.08, 70.37

        obligations (debt) of employees to TTU, 62.21

        procedures for using

            professional services, 54.10

            services of independent academic personnel, 54.09

        responsibility of departmental custodian for loss, damage, or misuse of university property, 63.08

Fine/s

        and abandoned personal property, 76.09

        for violation of nepotism statute, 70.08

        related to traffic and parking violations, 61.18, 78.01

Fingerprinting

        and security clearances to classified information, 74.10       

        for employment in security-sensitive positions, 70.20

Fire/s

        alarm, sounding false, 70.31

        and emergency operations plan, 76.01

        drills in residence halls, 60.12

        extinguisher demonstrations in residence halls, 60.12

        prevention lectures/orientations in residence halls, 60.12

        protection and evacuation in university buildings, 60.12

        reporting, 60.12

        safety program, 60.12

        safety violations/hazards (responsibilities of deans, chairpersons, and department heads), 60.12

Firearms (and other weapons) on university property, 61.02, 61.39, 70.31, 76.05, 76.10, 78.01

Firefighters, volunteer, leaves of absence for, 70.01

Fireworks on university property, 70.31

Five-year capital project plan, 61.36

Flags

        flying 76.04

        lowering, 76.04

                following employee deaths, 70.22

                following student deaths, 77.03

Flexible benefits program, 70.05

Floor covering design and review process, 61.29

Flowers, expenditures for, 72.06

FM radio stations

        KOHM-FM, 30.07

        KTXT-FM, 30.01

FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act), 64.11, 70.01, 70.05, 70.32              

Food

        catering by outside entity, temporary food service permit required for, 61.02

        catering by TTU Hospitality Services required at the Visitors Center, 61.02

        expenses, payment of, for prospective employees, 79.10
        handling program, 60.28

        items and sales tax, 62.30

        purchase of, for official university business, 62.10, 62.16, 72.05

        received by public servants as “guests,” 10.11

        service

                at the TTU Center at Junction, 30.11

                permit, temporary, 61.02, 60.18
                sanitation inspections, 60.28

Foreign (also see International)

        banks, checks on,  62.04, 62.19

        checks, processing procedures for, 62.04

        countries, travel to, 79.02, 79.05

        institutions and study abroad/reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

        persons

                application for legal permanent residence status [INA101(a)(20)], 70.38

                disclosure of conditional gifts from, 02.07

                employment of, in temporary worker (H-1B) immigration status, 70.36

        students   

                admission of (graduate), 64.01

                admission of (undergraduate), 34.01

                and reciprocal exchange and dual degree programs, 34.20

                checks from foreign banks for the benefit of,  62.19

                employed as teaching assistants or graduate part-time instructors, 32.02, 64.03

                grants to, 62.13

                reporting death of, 77.02

                tuition rate exemptions for, 62.13A

                withdrawal from class, 34.05

        visitors

                hosting, and notice to the Office of Industrial Security, 74.10

                payment of, for services and/or travel expenses, 72.06

Forklift safety program, 60.19

Forum areas, 61.02

Foster parent leave, 70.01

Fraud    

        and principles of ethical behavior, 10.11

        in research or scholarly activity, 74.02, 74.08

Fraudulent or illegal activity, reporting allegations of, 10.14

Free speech area, 61.02

Freedom               

        academic, 30.09, 74.04

        in artistic expression, 30.09

        of inquiry and expression in the classroom, 32.06

        to conduct research and scholarly activity, 74.02

Freestanding exterior signs, 61.19

Fringe benefits     

        and employee cash awards, 69.02

        paid for multiple and other employment, 70.15

        paid with cost of education (gift) funds, 62.16

Fuel

        for vehicles from Vehicle Rental Office, 80.02

        keys, 80.05

        purchasing from Transportation Services, 80.05

        taxability of employer-provided, 80.06

        use policy, 80.07

Fund/s 

        accounts for patent and copyright royalty income, 74.06

        agency

                and use of TTU's accounting system, 62.24

                definition of, 62.09

                use of, for publication of professional journals, 62.22

        appropriated

                for instructional purposes and faculty teaching load, 32.18

                prohibited use of, to provide gifts, 62.10

                used for consulting contracts, processing procedure for, 54.08

                used for international travel, 79.05

        arising from fellowships and traineeships, handling, 64.08

        balance carry forwards, 62.34

        condition, insufficient, departmental, 62.39

        departmental, used to pay for employee parking permit prohibited, 78.02

        endowment, maintenance and operation of, 02.08

        for employee cash awards, 69.02

        for fellowships and scholarships, 62.17

        from graduate tuition surcharge, appropriate use of, 64.06

        from grants/consulting contracts given directly to individuals, conditions of, 65.06

        gift and grant, travel expenses paid from, 79.01

        grant, criteria for use of, 62.13

        insufficient, checks returned to TTU with, 62.04, 62.21, 70.31

        mutual (money market), 02.09

        petty cash/change, 62.05

        positions, deficit, 62.39

        raising, 02.01, 02.02, 02.06

        restricted, salary increases paid from, 62.33

        sponsored project, equipment purchased from, 63.08

        state (see Appropriated)

        transfer, electronic, of paycheck (direct deposit), 69.01

        transmitted to

                organizations for employee membership fees, 69.04

                Recreational Sports for employee membership fees, 69.07

                the Office of Institutional Advancement for employee charitable contributions, 69.05          

                the Rawls Course for employee membership fees, 69.08

                Traffic and Parking for employee parking permit, 69.06

        travel advance, 79.07

        TTU, prohibited use of, 10.11, 70.10, 70.31

        university, deficits in, 62.39

        unrestricted gift, student travel expenses paid from, 79.04

        used

                for compensation in excess of base salary, 70.16

                for procurement of goods and services, 72.09

                for prospective employees' moving expenses, 10.02

                to lease passenger vehicles, 80.06

                to purchase food, 72.05      

Funding

        and approval for development programs, 70.41

        by TTU and intellectual property rights, 74.04

        changes for positions and PAF due dates, 70.28

        entities, external, for research projects, 70.37, 74.02 

        federal, of projects

                and allocable/allowable expenditures, 65.08

                income generated by, 65.03

        for

                asbestos building surveys, 60.08

                construction/renovation projects, 61.28

                room renumbering/re-keying, 61.21

                study abroad program site visit, proposal for, 34.20

        of administrative positions paid from federal grants, discontinuance of, 65.07

        public, for artistic presentations, 30.09

Funeral leave, 70.01

Furniture

        donated and used, 61.32

        interior design services for,  61.29

        moveable, replacement of, 61.05

        moving services, 63.04

        painting, 61.04

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Gas

        compressed, handling, storing, and transporting, 60.23

        lines, trenching, covering, color-coding, etc., 61.11

        natural, monthly charges for, 62.35

Geophysical surveys, 54.04

Gift/s

        and conflicts of interest, 70.31

        and ethics policy, 10.11

      and grants from private philanthropic sources

                acceptance of, 02.03

                processing, management, and publicity of, 02.04

                reporting, 02.06

                solicitation of, 02.02

        baskets containing food, 72.05

        certificates to employees, 69.02

        (charitable contributions) to TTU, payroll deductions for, 69.05

        conditional, from foreign persons, disclosure of, 02.07

        definition of, 02.08

        employee solicitation or acceptance of, and ethics policy, 10.11, 70.31

        endowments established by, 02.08

        funds

                travel expenses paid from, 79.01

                unrestricted, student travel expenses paid from, 79.04

                used for purchase of food and alcoholic beverages, 72.05

        funds (cost of education), 62.16

                and outreach and distance education, 62.36

      of public moneys to individuals or organizations prohibited, 62.10

      of securities, 02.09

        scholarship/fellowship grant accounts funded by, payment procedures for,  62.17

        to employees, income tax withholding on, 69.02

        to TTU/TTFI, division responsibilities for, 02.01

      unrestricted/undesignated, 02.08

Gifts-in-kind, 02.03, 02.04, 02.06

Glass

        disposal of, 60.10

        fiber strands (fiberglass) in freestanding exterior signs, 61.19

      posting notices on, prohibited, 61.03

Global fee document prototype, 62.13

Goods and services

        charging departments for, 62.26

        payment for, 72.09

        purchase of, from HUBs, 72.12

        sale of

                for fees (education-related business activities), 62.15

                on credit, 62.01

Grade/s, pay, and salary administration (employee) , 70.14

Grade/s (student)

      alternate, substituted for work missed because of an excused absence, 34.04

        and grading procedures, 34.12

        and substantiated academic dishonesty, 34.12

        and withdrawal from classes or the university, 34.05

        appeals, 34.03

        earned through study abroad and reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

        effect of class absences on, 34.04

        for course credit by examination, 34.08

      options for students ordered to active military duty, 34.13

        pass/fail, 34.02

        point average

                adjusted, 34.15

                and

                        admission of undergraduate transfer students, 34.01

                        admission to the Graduate School, 64.01

                        graduate student scholastic probation/suspension, 64.04

                        undergraduate student scholastic probation/suspension, 34.07, 34.15

                cumulative, and provisional admission, 34.14

        posting, 34.12

        replacement policy, 34.15

        transcripts of, withheld for non-payment of tuition/fees, 30.25, 34.05, 34.12, 62.04, 62.13

        transferred from other accredited graduate programs, 64.01

Grading procedures, 34.12

Graduate              

        catalog, publication/online posting of, 30.12

        classes, authorization for small, 36.07

        Council, 30.04, 64.09

        courses

                adding, changing, deleting, and changing delivery method, 36.01

                certification to teach, 32.17

                combined with undergraduate courses, 34.11

        degree programs, proposal for new, changing delivery format of, and terminating existing, 36.04

        faculty

                certification of qualifications, 32.02

                criteria for membership, appointment types, responsibilities, termination, etc., 64.10

        Fellowship Endowment, Chancellor's, 02.08

        instruction and research, 64.05

        instruction and teaching load credit, 32.18

        part-time instructors (also see teaching assistants)

                and eligibility for insurance and other benefits, 64.11, 70.05

                appointment of, 64.03

                definition of, 62.13, 70.05, 70.14, 70.27

                duties of, 64.03

                employment of, 70.27

                English proficiency of, 64.03

                enrollment requirements for, 64.02, 64.03

                evaluation and supervision of, 64.03

                international, 64.03

                non-native English speaking, 32.19

                orientation and training for, 64.03

                qualifications of, 64.03

                rights and responsibilities of, 64.03

                salary administration for, 70.14

                stipends and benefits for, 64.03

        Record Examination (GRE)/Management Admission Test (GMAT), 64.01       

        School, admission to, 64.01

        student/s

                academic probation and suspension of, 64.04               

                and conflicts of interest, 32.33

                and payment of scholarships/fellowship grants, 62.17

                appeals

                        grade, 34.03

                        non-grade, 64.07

employed as teaching assistants/graduate part-time instructors (affirmative action, appointments, duties, English proficiency, enrollment, qualifications, stipends and benefits, etc.), 64.03

                employees

                        conditions of employment, enrollment requirements, etc., 70.14, 70.27

                        definitions, 62.13, 70.05, 70.14, 70.27

                        insurance coverage of, 64.11, 70.05

                enrollment policy, 64.02

                fellowships/traineeships, cost of education allowances awarded to, 64.08

                withdrawal from classes, 34.05

        teaching assistants, certification of qualifications, 32.02

        tuition surcharge, 64.06

Grant/s

        and facilities and administrative (F&A) cost recovery, 65.01

        and program income generated by federally-funded projects, 65.03

        available to students, 62.13

        budgeting, as sponsored projects, 65.09

        establishing/continuing budgets for, prior to receipt of written agreement, 65.10

        expenditures and matching commitments for, 65.08

        federal, discontinuance of administrative positions paid from, 65.07

        fellowship, payment of, 62.17

        from private philanthropic sources

                accepting, 02.03

                processing, management, and publicity of, 02.04

                reporting, 02.06

                soliciting, 02.02

        funds

                cost transfers affecting, 65.04

                equipment purchased from, 63.08

                salary increases for employees paid from, 62.33

                travel expenses paid from, 79.01

        made directly to individuals, conditions of, 65.06

        of money/property from foreign persons, disclosure of, 02.07

        of public moneys for other than public purposes prohibited, 62.10

        research supported by, and intellectual property rights, 74.04

        Texas Public Education, 62.13

        university-administered, and compensation in excess of base salary, 70.16

Graphic/s

        as a copyrightable work, 74.04

        design services, 68.01

        on freestanding exterior signs, design and construction standards for, 61.19

Gratuity payments received by TTU employees, 69.09

Grievance/s         

        and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), 10.08

        faculty

                and administrative intervention in research and scholarly activity, 74.02 

                and intellectual property rights, 74.04

                and performance evaluations, 32.32

                procedures, 32.05

        graduate student, 64.07

        non-faculty employee, 70.10

Grounds

for employee disciplinary action and/or termination, 10.04, 10.09, 32.11, 52.02, 52.04, 62.08, 70.01, 70.35, 79.03, 80.07

        for student disciplinary action, 30.25 (also see Code of Student Conduct)      

        for termination of student employment status, 70.14, 70.27

        Use Committee, 61.02

        use of university, 61.02, 61.23

Group benefits program, employees, 64.11, 70.01, 70.05

Guest/s

        in regularly scheduled classes, 34.16

        public servants accepting food, lodging, transportation, or entertainment as a, 10.11

        speakers/lecturers

                and denial of access to speak, 30.13

                and guidelines for use of copyrighted audiovisual materials, 30.22

                obstructing presentations by, and breach of public trust, 32.04, 70.31

                use and payment for services of, 30.13, 54.09

Guidelines

        concerning safe travel practices, 79.13

        federal, and research involving recombinant DNA molecules, 74.05

        for

                acceptance of checks by departments, 62.04

                assessing hazard posed by asbestos-containing material, 60.08

                authorization of small classes, 36.07

                carry forward approval of local fund balances, 62.34

                compensatory and overtime work, 70.17

                determining conflict of interest, 70.37

                determining employee insubordination, 70.31A

                determining time worked, 70.06

                developing and processing contracts, 54.01

                development of revenue budgets, 62.29

                educational use of copyrighted works, 30.22

                employee conduct and ethical behavior, 10.11, 70.31

                establishing faculty-led study abroad programs, 34.20, 34.26

                faculty

                        comprehensive performance evaluations (tenured and receiving academic promotions), 32.31

                        grievances, 32.05

                        performance evaluations, 32.32

                flying flags, 76.04

                graduate faculty membership, 64.10

                issuing university facilities keys to students, 61.15

                license agreements with private entities concerning intellectual property, 74.04

                official travel of the president, 79.12

                painting university

                    building interiors, 61.04

                    equipment and vehicles, 80.01

                performance evaluations of academic administrators, 30.15

                purchasing  food, 72.05

                receiving/distributing shipments, 63.03

                rental of vehicles from the vehicle rental office, 80.02
                reports for centers and institutes, 74.14C

                requesting a specific legal opinion regarding copyrighted works, 30.22

                requests for storage space assignments, 63.01

                ringing bells on campus, 30.21

                shortened format courses, 36.05

                travel advance funds, 79.07

        for the use of

                computer software, 30.22

                copyrighted works (audiovisual, computer software, music, printed, television broadcasts, etc.) 30.22

                cranes and hoists, 60.21

                laboratory hoods, biological safety cabinets, and local exhaust ventilation, 60.04

                leased vehicles, 80.06

                the state travel card, 79.03

                TTU's name and logos, 54.03, 68.03

                TTUS credit cards, 62.38

        publication, 68.03

        regarding HIV/AIDS, 70.24A

        travel, 79.01

Guy-wires/cables, icing of, safety procedures during, 78.07

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Handbook

        Faculty

                and tenure policy, 31.31, 32.32

                online publication of, 30.12

        Faculty, on Study Abroad, 34.20, 34.26

        Retirement Planning and Retiree's, 70.02

        Scholarships and Financial Aid, 30.12

        Student Affairs, 61.23

                and the Code of Student Conduct, 64.04

        Vehicle Fleet Management, 79.13

Hardware

        computer and telecommunications, disposition of, 63.08

        for controlling energy (lockout/tagout), requirements of, 60.06

Harassment

        and employee conduct subject to disciplinary action, 70.31

        and employee intimidation and humiliation, 70.31

        definition of, 40.01

        personal, 76.10

        prohibition against, 40.01

        related to HIV infection/AIDS, 70.24A

        sexual, 10.09, 10.11, 70.31

Hazard

        class

                of compressed gas and cryogenic liquids, 60.23

                of lasers, 60.11

        Communication Act, responsibilities for compliance with, 60.02

        control and health and safety program, 60.01

        respiratory, protection from, 60.05

Hazardous

      chemicals and responsibilities/duties of staff/departments, 60.02

        conditions, closing offices/suspending classes during, 10.03

        duty pay, 70.17, 70.25

        energy, control of, 60.06

        events and emergency operations plan, 76.01

        material/s

                asbestos-containing, 60.08

                biological, research involving, 74.05

                decorative, 60.12

                disposal of, 60.03, 63.06, 63.08

                gifts involving, 02.02, 02.03

                shipment coordination, 67.01
                shipping, 60.13

                spills, 60.03

        noise and hearing conservation, 60.09

        substances, ventilation when using, 60.04

        waste, disposal of, 63.06

Hazards associated with university towers, 60.26

         climbing, 60.26

         icing, 78.07

Headquarters, designated

        and reimbursement of travel expenses, 79.08

        and travel advances, 79.07

        approval for trips away from, 79.04

        definition of, 79.01

Health

        and safety program for TTU, 60.01

        care provider, definition of, 70.32

        condition, serious, and family and medical leave, 70.32
        evacuation, and repatriation insurance for non-immigrant students, requirement of, 34.24

        information, protected, and employee privacy, 70.40

        insurance

                coverage for

                        employees, 70.01, 70.05

                        graduate student employees, 64.11

                        retirees, 70.02

                for students, 34.06, 79.13

        records, confidential, and bloodborne pathogens, 60.24

        risks and

                asbestos-containing material, 60.08

                research involving hazardous biological materials, 74.05

Hearing

        appeals, related to

                faculty comprehensive performance evaluations, 32.31

                faculty/staff/student conflict of interest, 32.33

                final grades, 34.03

                graduate students, 64.07

                parking violations, 78.01

        conservation program, 60.09

        Grievance Committee, and

                appeals concerning intellectual property rights, 74.04

                non tenure-related faculty grievances, 32.05

        Grievance Review Board, (non-faculty employees), 70.10

        impaired students, interpreter services for, 77.02

        Research Advisory Committee, 74.02

Hemphill Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award, 32.24

High school student employees, 70.27

Historically underutilized businesses (HUBs), purchase of goods and services from, 72.09, 72.12

Hoists, installation and operation of, 60.21

Holds on student records (transcripts, diploma, etc.) and cancellation of enrollment, 30.25, 34.05, 34.12, 62.03, 62.13

Holidays

administrative office hours during, 70.06

and

        employees with multiple/other employment, 70.15

        overtime/compensatory time, 70.17

        student employees, 70.27

        unemployment compensation benefits, 70.05

call back time on, 70.06

campus mail services during, 67.01

national or state, definition of, 79.01

occurring during leaves of absence, 32.11, 70.01

optional, 70.06

payment for, 70.06, 70.11, 70.22

policy for TTU police, 70.06

Holy days, religious, absence for observance of

        faculty, 32.12

        student, 34.19

Home department assignment, 70.11

Honor, employees holding positions of, 32.07, 70.15

Honoraria

        and conflicts of interest, 10.11, 70.37

        for foreign visitors, 72.06

Honorary

        appointments (emeritus), 10.07

        degrees, 30.08

        organizations, meetings of, and use of academic facilities, 61.23

Honors

        ceremonies and ringing bells/playing electronic music from bell towers, 30.14, 30.21

        College Advisory Council, 30.04

        cumulative GPA used for, 34.15

        Scholarship Endowment, 02.08

        students and special library privileges, 66.01

Horn Professorships, 32.09, 32.17

Hotel

      expenses

                payment of, for prospective employees, 79.10

                reimbursement for, 79.08

                travel advances for, 79.07

        rates, contracts for, 79.02

Household goods, non-taxable expense for moving, 72.06

Housing

        maintenance supervisors, responsibilities for equipment rooms/tunnel systems, 61.07

        students, 30.25

Human

        bloodborne pathogens, protection from exposure to, 60.24

        immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the university community, 70.24A

        subjects in research, protection of, 74.04, 74.08, 74.09

Hunting on TTU property, 76.05

Hygiene plan, chemical, 60.17

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Icing of towers and guy-wires/cables, hazards and safety procedures during, 78.07

Identifiable information, personally, protection of, 70.40

Identification

        cards for visiting scholars, 74.07

        of

                essential personnel, 10.03

                health or safety hazards, responsibility for, 60.01

                keys to university buildings, 60.15

                major construction and renovation projects, 61.36

                stored compressed gasses, 60.23

                suspicious mail, instructional video for, 67.01

                vehicles failing to meet minimum mileage criteria, 80.07

        procedure for posting grades, 34.12

      system, key, 61.16

        tags on

                installed cables, 61.12

            slings, 60.22

Illegal

        activity, reporting allegations of, 10.14

        acts

                by employees, reporting to the Defense Security Service, 74.10

                by students and academic dishonesty, 34.12

        copies of computer software, 30.22          

        drugs

                and the Employee Assistance Program, 70.33

                applicants who test positive for the presence of, 70.35

                or alcohol, unlawful possession, use, or distribution of, 10.04

                use of, and reporting to the Defense Security Service, 74.10

        parking violations and associated fines, 78.01

        use or possession of weapons, firearms, ammunition, etc., 61.02, 61.39, 70.31, 76.05, 78.01

Illness

        alcohol and drug addiction as a form of, 70.31A

        and employee assistance program, 70.31A

        and sick leave policy, 70.01

        catastrophic, and sick leave pool, 70.01

        employee absence resulting from, 70.01

                and salary deduction, 70.17

        expenditures for flowers for employees/immediate family members in cases of, 72.06

        faculty absence resulting from, 32.06, 32.11

        resulting from communicable and transmittable diseases, 70.24

        serious, and family and medical leave, 70.32

        student absence resulting from, and

                assignment of grades, 34.05

                notification of instructor/dean, 34.04
        suspected food-borne, on-campus investigation of, 60.28

        work-related, and

                light and alternate duty assignments, 70.39

                Workers' Compensation Insurance, 70.13

Immigration

        program, F-1 student, appointment of designated school officials for, 30.28

        Reform and Control Act of 1986 and employment contingencies, 70.11

        status

                employment of persons in temporary worker (H-1B), 70.36

                of employees/prospective employees, applying for, 70.38   

Impartiality of ombudsman, 70.23, 77.04     

Implementation of the emergency operations plan, 76.01

Incentive/s

        pay, educational, 70.18

        positive, 70.31A

Incident/s

        armed robbery, 76.08

        emergency, 76.01

        exposure, to blood-borne pathogens, 60.24

        fire, reporting, 60.12

        investigation program and work-related injuries/illnesses, 70.13

        involving

                alteration of checks payable to TTU, 62.08

                injury from a sharp object, 60.10

                vehicles owned, rented, leased by, or loaned to TTU, 80.08

        of horseplay, 70.31A

        of wrongdoing, reporting, 10.14

        resulting in filing a complaint/grievance (non-faculty), 70.10

        sexual harassment, 10.09

        to report to the Office of Industrial Security/Defense Security Service, 74.10

        violent, 76.10

Incidental fees, approval of and changes to, 30.29

Income

        and conflicts of interest, 70.37

        and petty cash/change funds, handling, 62.05

        from

                commercialization and licensing of intellectual property, distribution of, 74.04

                copyrightable works, distribution of, 74.04

                endowment funds, 02.08

                licensing TTUS trademarks, 74.04

        patent and copyright royalty, handling, 74.06

        program, from federally-funded projects, 65.03

        tax guidelines on tip/gratuity income, 69.09

        tax sheltered

                annuity program, 70.09

                retirement programs, 70.05

        tax withholding

                exemption for parking permit fee deduction, 69.06

                on employee awards, prizes, and gifts, 10.15, 10.16, 69.02

                on payments to non-resident alien visitors, 72.06

        taxable, from use of employer-provided vehicles/fuel and car allowances, 80.06

        tip/gratuity, received by TTU employees, 69.09

Independent

        academic personnel, services of, 54.09

        contractor or employee status, establishing, 62.37

        Contractor Questionnaire, 62.37 Attachment A

        personal services performed by non-resident alien visitors, 72.06

        study courses, off-campus, 34.18

Indicators, sample, and nominees for the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award, 32.13

Indicia, TTU, licensing and use of, 54.03

Information

        classified, safeguarding, 74.10

        on ADVANCE system, confidentiality of, 02.05

        privacy, employee,  70.40

        public, release of, 01.04
        technology

            infringement of copyrights in, 52.02

            operations and resources, 52.01

            security, 52.04

Infringement of copyrights in information technology, 52.02

In-house construction projects, 61.28

Injuries, work-related, 70.13
Inspections of TTU food service establishments, 60.28

Installation of

      cabling in buildings and tunnels, 61.12

        electronic or keyless locking systems, requirements for, 61.14

        freestanding exterior signs, 61.19

        interior signs, 61.20, 61.21

        utilities by trenching, ditching, or boring, depth of, 61.11

Institutes

        director of, and teaching load credit, 32.18

        establishing, modifying, reviewing, or dissolving, 74.14

Institutional

      Advancement, Office of, relationships and responsibilities, 02.02

        allowances from federal fellowship awards, 62.16

        biosafety for research involving recombinant DNA molecules,  74.05

        continuing education credits (CEUs), 30.05

        funds

                additions to vehicle fleet using, 72.15

                and delegation of authority by the president, 10.02

                and use of state-contracted travel services, 79.02

                from fellowships and traineeships, distributing, 64.08

                purchase and payment of goods and services with, 72.06, 72.09

                types of, 62.29

        neutrality and academic freedom/artistic expression, 30.09

        Review Board and protection of human subjects in research, 74.09

        surveys and official reports, 30.23

        tuition fee, 62.13

        works (“works for hire”) and intellectual property rights, 74.04

Instruction

        and research, graduate, 64.05

        and role of graduate faculty, 64.10

        copyrighted works used for, 30.22

        duties and faculty appointments and titles, 32.17

        faculty responsibility for providing, 32.06

        off-campus, 36.06

        organized

                and academic workload calculation, 32.18

                and continuing education units (CEUs), 30.05

        qualifications of faculty to perform, 32.02

        supervisor responsibility for providing, 70.11

        through Extended Studies, extra compensation for, 32.10

Instructional hours and shortened format courses, 36.05

Insufficient

      budget/fund condition in departmental accounts, 62.39

        enrollment and reduced faculty teaching load, 32.18

        funds checks

                re-depositing, 62.04

                written to TTU by employees, 62.21, 70.31

        postage on mail, 67.01

Insurance

        coverage

                and multiple/other employment by TTU employees, 70.15

                during leave of absence, 64.11, 70.01, 70.05

                during off-campus student trips and activities, 34.06, 79.13

                for leased or loaned passenger vehicles, 80.06

                of graduate student employees, 64.03, 64.11, 70.27

                on university vehicles, 72.15, 80.03, 80.07

        employee eligibility for, 70.05

        health, evacuation, and repatriation, for non-immigrant students, requirement of, 34.24

        life, donated to TTU, 02.03

        orientation for new employees, 70.11

        personal automobile, and use of university-owned, rented, leased, or loaned vehicles, 79.08, 79.13, 80.02, 80.07

        premium payments during faculty leave of absence, 32.15

        programs for retirees, 70.02

        property, and use of long-term storage space, 63.01

        status during family and medical leave, 70.32

        travel accident emergency evacuation, 79.05

        trip, 34.06, 79.13

        Workers' Compensation, 70.13

Intellectual property rights, 70.37, 74.04

Intercollegiate athletics, rules and regulations governing, 10.05

Interdepartmental              

cost transfers, processing, 62.05, 62.27

courses and authorization for small classes, 36.07

Interior

      decorative materials, use of, 60.12

        design process for

                donated/used furnishings, draperies, and carpet, 61.32

                furniture, floor covering, wall covering, and  window treatment, 61.29

        painting in academic or general service areas, 61.04

        signs on buildings and facilities, 61.20

Interlibrary loans, 66.01

Interlocks, use of, for lasers and/or radiation-producing equipment, 60.25

Internships and criminal background checks of students, 34.25

Internal

Audit, Office of, objectives, scope, and operation of, 04.01

consideration of non-faculty employees' complaints and grievances, 70.10

indicators, sample, and nominees for the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award, 32.13

pay relationships, equitable, and compensation plans, 70.14

posting of vacant positions, 70.11

reporting of gifts and grants from philanthropic sources, 02.06

Revenue Code requirements for entertainment, 72.05

Revenue Service reports for charitable donations to TTU, 02.03

services activities, establishing and operating, 62.23

International

        Affairs Council, 30.04

        Baccalaureate and credit by examination, 34.08

bank accounts, checks drawn on, 62.04, 62.19

bibliographic network (OCLC), membership of libraries in, 66.01

Cultural Center, use of, 61.02, 61.39

distinction, attainment of, and selection for Horn Professorships, 32.09, 32.17

education programs, 34.20, 34.26

employees

                death of, 70.22

                or prospective employees, application for legal permanent residence status, 70.38

        exchange faculty for joint degrees, 64.10

        mail, 67.01     

        recognition and the Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award, 32.24C

        students (also see Foreign students)

                admission of, 34.01

                admission of, to the Graduate School, 64.01

                and reciprocal exchange and dual degree programs, 34.20

                checks from foreign banks for the benefit of, 62.19

                employed as teaching assistants or graduate part-time instructors, 32.02, 64.03

                grants to, 62.13

                reporting death of, 77.03

                withdrawal from class, 34.05

        travel, 79.02, 79.05

        visitors (also see Foreign visitors)

                hosting, and notice to the Office of Industrial Security, 74.10

                payment to, for independent personal services, 72.06
Interpreter

        and TDD accommodations, 10.08

        services for hearing impaired students, payment of, 77.02

Inventions and intellectual property rights, 74.04

Inventory

        annual physical, 63.08

course, 36.01

departmental vehicle, 80.07

key, 61.15

        obsolete, disposal of, 63.07

        system of TTU, 63.08

                and disposal of vehicles as surplus property, 80.04

Investigating allegations of wrongdoing, 10.14

Involuntary engagements (audits), 04.02

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Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 76.02

Job

        abandonment, 70.01, 70.32

        accidents, illnesses, or injuries occurring on the,  70.01, 70.13, 70.22

        classifications

                and salary administration, 70.14

                of faculty, 32.20

        codes for student employees, 70.14, 70.27

        duties and employee training and development, 70.41

        performance and employee assistance program, 70.33                        

        related certificate, degree, or license and educational incentive pay, 70.18

        related complaints (non-faculty employees), 70.10

        responsibilities and alternate or light duty assignments, 70.39

        standards, communication of, to employees, 70.12

Joint

        appointments of

                faculty, 32.01, 32.17

                staff employees, 70.11

        degree programs, 34.20

        degrees, international exchange faculty for, 64.10

        usage of utilities, 62.35

Journal/s

      articles, delivery of, to faculty, 66.01

        professional

                editorship of, and academic workload calculation, 32.18

                publication in, and intellectual property rights, 74.04

                publication of, using agency funds, 62.22

      scholarly, publication in

                and criteria for selection for
                    Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award, 32.21
                    Horn Professorships, 32.09

                and intellectual property rights, 74.04

                as an external indicator for the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award, 32.13

Junction, TTU Center at, 30.11

Jury leave, 70.01

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Key/s

        academic department responsibility for issuing, for locked classrooms, 61.23

        and security-sensitive positions, 70.20

        collection of, from departing employees, 70.19

        fuel, 80.05

        identification program for university locks, 61.16

        official, definition of, 79.01

        to

                lockout devices, 60.06

                motor vehicles, removal of, 78.01, 80.07

                rental vehicles, return of, 80.02

                university buildings, control and issue of,  61.15

Keying system, computerized, 61.16

Keyless or electronic locking systems, 61.14

KOHM-FM, 30.07

KTXT-FM, 30.01

KTXT-TV, 30.06

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La Ventana (yearbook), 30.27

Laboratory

        animals, failure to ensure safety of, and allegations of misconduct, 74.08

        classes and academic workload calculation, 32.18

        hoods, use of,  60.04

        safety and chemical hygiene plan, 60.17

Land

        contracts for sale or lease of, and approval by the Board of Regents, 54.02

        development and planning, 01.02
        federal and state, collecting objects on, 74.03

        leasing of TTU, 01.02, 72.07

        surveyors, 54.08, 72.12,

        university

                geophysical surveys on, 54.04

                hunting on, prohibited, 76.05

Lasers

        purchase, use, and disposal of, 60.11

        use of interlocks and warning devices for, 60.25

Law

        School of, Catalog, 30.12

        School Library, 66.03

Laws, Policies, and Computer Use of TTU, 02.05

Lease

        of computer software, 30.22

        of equipment with cost of education (gift) funds, 62.16

        of land, 01.02
        of land, space, and facilities, 72.07

        or purchase of motor vehicles, 72.15

        -purchase of equipment and other commodities, 72.18

Leased

        aircraft piloted by TTU employees, 79.14

        and loaned equipment and vehicles, exemption from color requirement and marking, 80.01

        or loaned passenger vehicles and car allowances, 80.06

        vehicles

                accidents/collisions involving, 80.08

                and reimbursement for mileage and expenses, 79.08

                driver authorization and qualifications for, 80.07

                university-related travel using, 79.13

Leave/s

        and

                compensatory time/overtime, 70.17

                multiple and other employment, 70.15

                retirement, 70.02

                Workers' Compensation Insurance, 70.13

        balances, negative, 70.01

        between-term, and insurance coverage, 64.11, 70.05

        bone marrow transplant, 70.01

        certified Red Cross activities, 70.01

        decision-making, 70.31

        disability, 70.01, 70.24, 70.39

        donation of blood, 70.01

        during official university holidays, 70.06

        emergency, during inclement weather, energy curtailment, and other situations, 10.03, 70.01

        extended military, 70.01

        faculty

                of absence, development

                        with pay, 32.29, 32.32, 70.41

                        without pay, 32.15, 32.32

                sick, 32.11

        family and medical, 70.32

        foster parent, 70.01

        funeral, 70.01

        jury, 70.01

        legislative, for peace officers, 70.01

        military, 70.01

        military emergency, 70.04

        of absence

                and Personnel Action Form due dates, 70.28

                for alcohol or drug treatment program, 70.35

                including: annual military or emergency mobilization; assistance dog training; disability; emergency; extended military; family and medical; funeral; jury; legislative, for police officers; parent-teacher conference; parental; reporting; sick; vacation; voting; without pay, 70.01

        organ donor, 70.01

        parent-teacher conference, 70.01

        parental, 70.01

        pool, sick, 70.01  

        service excellence, 70.34

        use of, for communicable and/or transmittable disease, 70.24

        volunteer firefighter/emergency medical services volunteers, 70.01

        without pay, benefits status during, 64.11, 70.01, 70.05

Legal

        destruction of university records, 10.10

        liability insurance, 70.05 

        opinion regarding copyrighted works, guidelines for requesting, 30.22

        permanent residence status for employees, application for, 70.38

        rights of employees and students regarding HIV and AIDS, 70.24A

Legislative leave for peace officers, 70.01

Libraries

        branch, organization, funding, and management of, 66.02

        of Texas Tech University, 66.01

Library

        Book Endowment, 02.08

        gifts valued at $50,000 or more, approval process for, 02.03

        gifts valued at less than $50,000, handling, 02.02B, 02.03

        Law School, 66.03

        reserve photocopying, guidelines for use of, 30.22

License/s

        agreements and intellectual property rights, 74.04

        commercial driver's, drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive positions requiring, 70.35

        driver's, and requirements for approved/authorized drivers, 70.11, 79.13, 80.02, 80.07

        job-related, and educational incentive pay, 70.18

        radioactive material, 60.11

Licensing policy and procedure (for use of names, logos, and trademarks of TTU), 54.03

Life

        event, qualifying, 64.11, 70.05

        insurance

                donated as a gift to TTFI, 02.03

                for employees, retirees, and/or dependents, 70.01, 70.02, 70.05, 70.32

Loan

        interlibrary, 66.01

        of university keys prohibited, 61.15

        period for library materials, 66.01

Loaned vehicles

        collisions involving, 80.08

        exemption from color requirement and marking, 80.01

        maintenance, operating expenses, insurance, and taxability of,  80.06

Lobbyist/s

        gift, award, or memento received from, prohibition of, 10.11

        membership dues paid to organizations hiring, 72.06, 72.09

        payment to state employee serving as paid, 70.31

Lock/s

        identification program for, 61.16

        installation, removal, changes, or repair of, 61.15

        private or unauthorized, prohibited on any university building, 61.15

        shop, responsibilities of, 61.15

Locking systems, electronic or keyless, approved types, installation, and maintenance of, 61.14

Lockout/Tagout Program, 60.06, 60.21

Lodging

        charges, exemption from, for ROTC students, 62.13A

        charges included in outreach and distance education fees, 62.36

        expenses

                and non-taxable employee moving expense reimbursement, 72.06

                definition of, 79.01

                exemption from, for ROTC students, 62.13A

                for employee travel, reimbursement of,  79.08

                for prospective employees, 79.10

                incurred in conjunction with a speaking engagement, reimbursement for 10.11

                received as a guest, 10.11

                reimbursement of, with cost of education funds, 62.16

                value of, included in base compensation, 70.14

Logos

        of departments, colleges, schools, and programs, 68.03A

        of TTU, use of

                and university licensing policies and procedures, 54.03                              

                for private business purposes, 01.06

                unauthorized, 70.31

Logotype of Texas Tech, publication guidelines for, 68.03

Longevity pay

        accrual of, during leaves of absence, 70.01

        and compensatory time/overtime, 70.17

        and multiple employment, 70.15

        and split/dual appointments, 70.11

        eligibility, service credit, and payment schedule, 70.25

        for classified, professional, administrative, and executive management employees, 70.14

Lost

        automated fuel center keys, 80.08

        departmental park and pay passes, 78.06

        diploma, replacement of, 77.01

        keys to university buildings, 61.15

        oil company credit cards, 80.02

        parking permits, 78.01, 78.05

        payroll checks, 69.03

        state or federal property, 63.08

        travel ticket, reimbursement for, 79.08

Lubbock Lake Landmark

        and the TTU Museum complex, 30.03

        use of,  61.02

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Mail services (mail delivery, mail stops, mail categories, etc.) 67.01

Maintenance

        expenditures allowable with cost of education funds, 62.16

        of emergency operations plan, 76.01

        of endowment funds, 02.08

        of  safe academic, working, and recreational environment, responsibility for, 60.01

Manual

        Operating Policy and Procedure, 10.01

        Texas Tech Style, 68.03A

Marquee, United Spirit Arena, 61.26

Master Plan, Campus, 61.36

Material/s

        asbestos-containing, 60.08

        biological, and intellectual property rights, 74.04

        classified, handling, 74.10

        copyrighted, guidelines for educational use of, 30.22

        decorative, use of, 60.12

        educational (textbooks and other professional works), faculty adoption and sale of, 30.18

        explosive, handling and storing, 60.20

        handling devices, 60.22

        hazardous

                and use of exhaust systems, 60.04

                shipment of, 67.01

                shipping, 60.13

                spills involving, 60.03

        intellectual, and property rights, 74.04

        radioactive, procurement, use, and disposal of, 60.11

        requisitions (MR), 63.05

        safety data sheets (MSDS), 60.02

        sexually explicit, 10.09

Meal (also see Food)

        expenses

                as a taxable moving expense, 72.06

                definition of, 79.01

                paid from gift and grant funds, 79.01

                reimbursement for, 79.08

        periods for employees, 70.06

        services at the TTU Center at Junction, 30.11

Media

        mass, and services of the Office of News and Publications, 68.01

        student, 30.27

        style, 68.03A

Mediator, use of, 32.05, 74.04

Medical

        authorization and student releases, 34.06, 79.13

        benefits

                and Workers' Compensation Insurance, 70.13

                for counseling/rehabilitation services (EAP), 70.33

        certification for non-communicable and communicable/transmittable diseases, 70.24

        examinations and respirator use, 60.05, 60.08

        expense protection and university-related travel, 79.13

        expenses

                and “hardship” withdrawal of tax sheltered annuity contributions, 70.09

                and Health Care Reimbursement Account (HCRA), 70.05

        information, confidentiality of, 60.24, 70.24, 70.24A, 70.32, 70.33

        insurance plan and COBRA continuation coverage, 70.05

        leave, family and, 70.01, 70.32

        reasons and

                academic withdrawal, 34.05

                official leave of absence for graduate students, 64.02

        records

                authorization for release of, 70.13C

                unrestricted access to, by internal auditors, 04.01

        restrictions and alternate/light duty assignments, 70.39

        services fee, 62.13

                exemptions and waivers of, 62.13A

        services volunteer, emergency (EMS), leave of absence for, 70.01

        surveillance

                and bloodborne pathogen protection program, 60.24

                of employees exposed to hazardous noise, 60.09

Membership

        dues, payment for, by TTU, 72.06, 72.09

        fee/s for

                eligible organizations, payroll deduction for, 69.04

                recreational sports, payroll deduction for, 69.07

                the Rawls Course, payroll deduction for, 69.08

        graduate faculty, 64.10

        in the Teacher Retirement System, benefits of, 70.05

        in the Texas Tech Federal Credit Union, 70.05

        of the TTU

                councils, 30.04

                Graduate Council, 64.09

                Press Editorial Committee, 30.19

                Protection of Human Subjects Committee, 74.09

                Radiation/Laser Safety Committee, 60.11

        organizational, 10.02

Merchandise       

        delivery of, by the central warehouse, 63.04

        purchased from and returned to the central warehouse, 63.05

        receipt, delivery, and return of, through central receiving and shipping, 63.03

        sales of, by recognized auxiliary services, 62.15

        TTU registered marks on, 54.03

Merit salary increases for

        classified employees, 70.14

        faculty, 32.08, 70.14

                and performance evaluations, 32.32

        professional and administrative employees, 70.14

        student employees, 70.14

Microorganisms, pathogenic, and use of ventilation, 60.04

Mileage

        criteria, minimum, of university vehicles, 80.07

        official, definition of, 79.01

        reimbursement for, 72.06, 79.08, 79.13

Military

        emergency leave, 70.04

        exemptions and waivers, 62.13A

        leave (including extended), 70.01, 70.04

        personnel ordered to active duty, grades for, 34.13

Minority

        groups

                in applicant pools for faculty positions, 32.16, 32.26, 32.27

                representation of, in recruitment, selection, and appointment of student employees, 70.14

        owned businesses and purchases/bid requirements, 72.09, 72.12

Mobile car washing, 60.07

Modification

        building system, equipment purchases requiring, 72.01

        contract, and approval by the Board of Regents, 54.02, 54.08

        employment contract, approval for, 54.02, 70.14

        facility, self-help projects involving, 61.28, 61.35  

        of endowment, request by donor for, 02.08

Modifying centers and institutes, 74.14

Monitoring

        contracts, 54.07

        federally-funded project program income, 65.03

personnel transaction forms for staff paid from discontinued federal grants, responsibility for, 65.07

        self-help projects, 61.35

        subrecipients (subcontractors) in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, 65.05

      work areas for safe and healthful conditions, responsibility for, 60.01, 60.24

Moody Planetarium, 30.03

Mortar Board Outstanding Faculty Recognition, 32.24

Motor vehicle/s

        accident reporting, 80.07

        accidents/collisions involving, 80.08

        and responsibilities of fleet manager, vehicle custodian/coordinator/operator, 80.07

        and traffic/parking control devices, 61.18

        and visitor park-and-pay spaces, 78.06

        disposal (sale) of, as surplus property, 63.08, 80.04

        donated, 02.03, 72.15, 80.07

        drivers, authorization, qualifications, and conduct of, 79.13, 80.02, 80.07

        drivers of commercial, drug and alcohol testing for, 70.35

        fleet management, 80.07

        leased or loaned, allowances for, 80.06

        leasing/purchasing, 72.15

        minimum use criteria, 80.07

        mobile washing of, 60.07

        moving violations, 78.01

        out-of-country use of, 80.03

        painting/color of, 80.01

        parking for off-campus staff/departments, 78.05, 78.06

        personal use of state, 10.11, 61.01,70.31, 80.06, 80.07

        personally-owned, leased, or rented, reimbursement of mileage, parking, and tolls for, 79.08

        refueling procedures for, 80.05

        registration and parking permit for, 78.03

        rental of, from vehicle rental office, 80.02

        rental, reimbursement for, 79.08

        replacement criteria, 80.07

        security, 80.07

        service/contractor/vendor, parking regulations for,  78.01, 78.04

        trade-in of, 63.08

        transfers between departments, 63.08

        university-related travel by, 34.06, 79.13

        use reports, 80.02, 80.07

        used to transport compressed gas, 60.23

        utility, 80.07

Motorcycles/mopeds on TTU campus, 78.01

Moveable furniture, replacement of, 61.05

Moving

        and delivery services, 63.04

        expenses

                as an allowable expenditure with cost of education (gift) funds, 62.16

                payment of, for prospective employees, 10.02

                reimbursement of, 72.06, 72.09, 72.10

         violations, 78.01, 79.13, 80.07

Multiple

        authors of copyrightable works, distribution of income to, 74.04

        copies of copyrighted works, 30.22

        delivery modalities of courses, 36.01

        employment, 70.11, 70.15, 70.16

Municipal Separate Storm Water Sewer System (MS4), 60.07
Museum           

      complex of Texas Tech University, 30.03

        of Texas Tech University Association, 02.02

        space and services, use of, 30.03, 61.02

Music

        Department of, and responsibility for scheduling/playing the Carillon, 30.21

        electronic, played from university bell towers, 30.14

        guidelines for the use of copyrighted, 30.22

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Narcotics (see Abuse, alcohol and/or drugs; and Drugs)

National

codes and standards for installation of cables, 61.12

distinction, attainment of, and selection for Horn Professorships, 32.09, 32.17

        guard

                and tuition/fee waivers and exemptions, 62.13A           

                leave for employees who are members of the, 70.01

        of a communist country and notice to OIS, 74.10  

origin, prohibition of discrimination based on, 10.11, 40.01, 68.03A, 70.05, 70.14, 70.27, 70.31, 78.01

        Ranching Heritage Center, use of, 61.02

        recognition and the Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award, 32.24C

        request for employment or visit of a foreign, 70.36, 70.38

Natural

        child, birth of, and parental leave, 70.01, 70.32

        Science Research Laboratory, 30.03

        trees used indoors, 60.12

Negative leave balances, prohibition of, 70.01

Negotiation          

        and administration of certain awards by the Office of Research Services, 02.02

        and execution of agreements for copyrightable works, 74.04

        F&A cost rate, 65.01, 65.08

        of business aspects of grants and contracts by the Office of Research Service, 74.01

        of contracts, 54.01

Nepotism, 10.11, 70.08, 70.11, 70.31

Network services (data), obtaining, 52.03

Neutrality of ombudsman, 70.23, 77.04

New

        appointments to the graduate faculty, 64.10

        centers and institutes, 74.14

        construction/renovation projects

                and compliance with fire and building codes, 60.12      

                approval and scheduling, 61.28

                financial administration of, 61.25

                renumbering and re-keying in, 61.21

                to the International Cultural Center, 61.39

        course development and academic workload equivalencies, 32.18

        courses, request for, 36.01

        degree programs

                proposal of and course approval for, 36.04

                role of Academic and Provost Councils in recommending requests for, 30.04

        employee

                affidavit regarding nepotism, 70.08

                appointment procedures for, 70.11

                orientation and/or training, 60.01, 60.02, 60.19, 70.11, 70.13, 76.02

                PAF and other paperwork due dates, 70.05, 70.11, 70.28

                payment of moving expenses with cost of education funds for, 62.16

        evidence for graduate faculty appointment appeals, 64.10

        Faculty Award, Alumni Association, 32.24

        incidental fees, approval of, 30.29

        item requests to the central warehouse, 63.05

        notary appointments, 62.02

        operating policies, development and approval of, 10.01

        positions, requesting, creating, and pay rates for, 70.14

        Professor Excellence in Teaching Award, Hemphill Wells, 32.24

        signage on buildings, 61.22

        study abroad programs, negotiations to establish, 34.20, 34.26

teaching assistants and graduate part-time instructors, orientation and training for, 64.03

        tenure track faculty and academic workload calculation, 32.18

News and Publications, Office of

        and

                dissemination of information regarding campus crime, 76.02

                notification of class suspensions and office closings, 10.03

                official university calendar of events, 68.02

                publication guidelines, 68.03

            publicity related to gifts from private philanthropic sources, 02.04

      bureaus of, 68.01

        responsibilities of, 10.02, 76.01

News publications and newspapers, guidelines for use of, 30.22

Newsletters for non-university societies/organizations, using agency funds for publication of, 62.22

Noise, hazardous, and the hearing conservation program, 60.09

Non-credit

        activities

                extra compensation for developing and/or coordinating,  32.10

                outreach and distance education (workshops, seminars, conferences, etc.), 30.05

                program and budget approvals for, 32.10

      courses

                compensation in excess of base salary for teaching, 32.10, 70.16

                seminars, workshops, etc., fees for, 62.13

Non-discrimination policies, 10.08, 10.11, 10.12, 40.01, 70.05, 70.31, 70.32, 70.33

Non-elective offices offered to/held by employees, 32.07, 70.15   

Non-faculty employees (also see Employee/s)

        complaint and grievance procedures, 70.10

        employed part-time by two or more departments, 32.07

        ombudsman for, 70.23

        quality service awards for, 70.30

        sick leave exceptions for, 70.01

Non-immigrant students, requirement of health, evacuation, and repatriation insurance for, 34.24

Non-native English speaking faculty and teaching assistants, 32.19

Non-payment

        of insurance premiums during leave without pay, 64.11, 70.01

of tuition/fees, withholding student records and/or cancellation of enrollment for, 30.25, 34.05, 34.12, 62.04, 62.13, 78.01

        suspension/cancellation of state travel card for, 79.03

Non-reappointment and termination, notice of faculty, 32.01, 32.20

Non-resident aliens, payments to, 72.06, 72.10

Non-resident students, grants to, 62.13

Non tenure-acquiring positions

        annual contract renewals for, 32.20          

        approval of faculty in, 32.34

        titles for faculty in, 32.17

Non-tenured faculty, notice of non-reappointment and termination of, 32.01, 32.20

Notary

        appointments, 62.02

        fees, reimbursement for, during official travel, 79.08

Notice/s

        academic, for graduate students, 64.04

        accessibility/special accommodations, 10.08

        copyright, 30.22

        faculty, regarding reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities, 34.22

        fire safety violation/hazard, 60.12

        legal, publishing, for construction services contracts, 61.40, 72.12

        of

                cancellation of payroll deductions for certain fees, 69.04, 69.05, 69.06, 69.07, 69.08

                conviction of criminal alcohol or drug statute, 70.35

                faculty absence for religious holy day observance, 32.12

                faculty comprehensive performance evaluation, 32.31

                faculty non-reappointment and termination, 32.01, 32.20

                intent to take family and medical leave, 70.32

                non-faculty dismissal, termination, and resignation, 70.31

                rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 70.32

        on university property, posting, 61.03

Notification/s

        after entering into a major consulting contract, 54.08

        of

cable installation, 61.12

changes in degree program delivery format, 36.04

emergency operations center activation, 76.01

employee deaths, 70.22

employment changes for tenured/tenure-acquiring faculty, 32.20

faculty departure, 32.26

hazardous material spills, 60.03

intent to contract with a private consultant, 54.08

new off-campus and distance learning degree programs, 36.04

planned off-campus courses, 36.06

seismic testing activity, 54.04

student deaths, 77.03

transfer of securities, 02.09

utilities trenching/excavating, 61.11

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Object codes (expense and transfer), 62.12

        changes for construction projects, 61.25

        deposits to, 62.07        

Objective/s of

        Internal Audit, 04.01

        TTU, 10.09, 70.14

Objects

        on state or federal land, collecting, 74.03

        sharp, use and disposal of, 60.10

        thrown in athletic facilities prohibited, 10.06

Obsolete

        moveable furniture, replacement of, 61.05

        property, disposal of,  63.07, 63.08

Off-campus

        collisions involving university vehicles, 80.08

        courses

                fee exemptions for students taking, 62.13

                offered by centers or institutes, authorization for, 74.14

        degree programs, required notification for, 36.04

        employee deaths, procedures for handling, 70.22

        individual study courses, 34.18

        locations of student organizations, monitoring students' criminal activity at, 76.02

        parking facilities, 78.05

        residence courses taught in-state, 36.06

        resident credit courses, faculty reimbursement for travel expenses to teach, 32.10

        sites, parking for departments housed at, 78.05

        student housing, 30.25

        student trips and activities, university-related

                sponsorship of, 34.06

                university policy regarding, 79.13

        travel by faculty and staff, 79.01, 79.13

        travel fees, 30.29

Office/s

        closing in emergency situations, 10.03

        hours, administrative, 70.06

        terms of, for members of the Board of Regents, 01.08

Official 

        academic calendar, publication of, 30.12

        bulletin series, 30.12

        calendar of events (university), 68.02

        color scheme for underground utility trenching, 61.11

        designated school, appointment of, for the F-1 student immigration program, 30.28

        diplomas, reordering, 77.01

        duties of TTU officers/employees and standards of conduct, 10.11, 70.31

        faculty transcripts, 32.02, 32.16, 32.17, 32.28

        information, misuse of, 10.11

        institutional reports, 30.23

        off-campus faculty/staff trips, 79.01, 79.13

        off-campus student trips, 34.04, 34.06, 79.13

        publications and academic calendar, publication and online posting of, 30.12

        publishing authority of TTU, 30.19

        record of the finding regarding multiple and other employment, 70.15

        records, custodian of, 01.04

        retirement, appointment after, 70.11

        transcripts

                faculty, 32.02, 32.16, 32.17, 32.28

                staff, 70.11, 70.18

                student, 34.01, 34.20, 62.13, 64.01

                withheld for non-payment of tuition/fees, 30.25, 34.05, 34.12, 62.04, 62.13

        travel

                and use of state contracted services, 79.02

                and use of the state travel card, 79.03             

                application for, 79.04

                by aircraft, 79.13

                        piloted by TTU personnel, 79.14

                extended, definition of, 70.06

                guidelines for, 10.11, 79.01

                of the president, 79.12

                status, definition of, 79.01

        university activities, use of university grounds, facilities, and amplification equipment for, 61.02

        university business

                aircraft piloted by TTU personnel on, 79.14

                reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while on, 79.08

                travel by motor vehicle, commercial carrier, or aircraft while conducting, 79.13

                travel by the president while performing, 79.12             

                travel guidelines while performing, 10.11, 79.01

                travel requests for, 79.06

                use of university vehicles to conduct, 10.11, 61.01, 70.31, 80.02, 80.06, 80.07

        university endorsement of checks, 62.04, 62.05, 62.18

        university holidays, 32.11, 70.01, 70.06

        withdrawal from the university (student), 34.05

OMB Circular

      A-21

                and

                        faculty compensation in excess of base salary, 70.16

                        grant/contract facilities and administrative cost recovery, 65.01

                        reasonable, allocable, and allowable costs, 65.08

                        unallowable cost transfers, 65.04

                personnel activity reporting required under, 65.02

        A-110

                and proceeds from sale of surplus property, 63.08

                and requirement for written procedures for reasonable, allocable, and allowable costs, 65.08

        A-133, monitoring sub-recipients in accordance with, 65.05

Ombudsman for

        non-faculty employees, 70.23

        students, 77.04

Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Faculty Recognition, 32.24

On-call time, 70.06

On-campus

      courses

                offered as distance learning courses, requests for, 36.01

                offered by centers and institutes, authorization for, 74.14           

        housing of students, 30.25

        motor vehicle collisions, 80.08

        speakers, authorization for, 30.13

On-site professional experiences and criminal background checks of students, 34.25

On-the-job accidents, illnesses, and/or injuries, 70.01, 70.13, 70.22

Operating

        internal services activities, 62.23

        policy and procedure manual for TTU, 10.01

Operation

        and maintenance of endowment funds, 02.08

        expenses, definition of, 62.12
        of TTU information technology infrastructure, 52.01

Optional

        group accident and health insurance plan (students), 34.06

        holidays, 70.06

        retirement program, 32.29, 32.30, 70.01, 70.02, 70.05, 70.07, 70.09, 70.11

      trip insurance for students, 34.06, 79.13

Organ donor leave, 70.01

Organization/s      

      corporate, of TTU, 02.02

        non-campus, selling services to, 62.23

        of TTU, 01.08

        student

                and other, use of the TTU accounting system by, 62.24

                registered

                        and university-related travel, 34.06, 79.13

                        use of university grounds and facilities by, 61.02

Orientation

        fee, new student, 62.13

        for new coaches, 10.05

        for new teaching assistants and graduate part-time instructors, 64.03

        hazardous chemical, 60.02

        incident investigation, 70.13

        new employee, 60.01, 70.11, 70.13,  76.02   

        pre-departure, for study abroad and reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20, 34.26

        sexual, non-discrimination policy, 10.12

        workers' compensation, 70.13

Other employment, 32.07, 70.15

Out-of-country use of university vehicles, 80.03

Outreach

        and Distance Education

                activities, 30.05

                        financial administration of, 62.36

                and off-campus individual study courses, 34.18

                and off-campus residence courses taught in-state, 36.06

                approval by, for off-campus courses offered via distance learning, 36.04, 74.14

                extra compensation for faculty/staff through, 32.10, 70.16

                role of, 30.05

        efforts and HUB vendors, 72.12           

Outstanding Faculty Recognitions, 32.24

Overtime, 10.03, 32.07, 70.01, 70.06, 70.11, 70.15, 70.16, 70.17, 70.27, 70.31

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Painting

        and self-help projects, 61.28, 61.35

        compressed gas cylinders, 60.23

        university buildings, 61.04

        university equipment and vehicles, 80.01

Parent-teacher conference leave, 70.01

Parental leave, 70.01

Park and pay spaces, visitor,  78.06

Parking

        at the Museum and National Ranching Heritage Center, 61.02           

        contractor, service, and/or vendor vehicle,  78.01, 78.04, 80.07

        control devices, 61.18 

        employee, 78.01

        expenses, reimbursement for, 79.03, 79.08

        for departments housed off-campus, 78.05

        lots, commuter, closing during tower icing, 78.07

        permit fee, payroll deduction for, 69.06

        permits, 78.01, 78.02, 78.05

        reserved and area reserved, 78.03

        rules and regulations, 78.01

        space for employees, departments purchasing, 78.02

        student, 78.01

        violations, 78.01, 79.13, 80.07

        waiting lists, 78.03

Part-time              

        employees

                and

                        Employee Assistance Program, 70.33

                        family and medical leave, 70.32

                        holiday hours, 70.06

                        taxability of scholarship/fellowship grants, 62.17  

                employed by two or more departments, 32.07, 70.15

                enrolling for courses, 70.03               

                leave accrual for, 70.01

                longevity credit and hazardous duty pay for, 70.25

                overtime and compensatory time for, 70.17

                serving as lobbyists, 70.31

                sick leave accrual for, 32.11

                student, 70.11, 70.27

        faculty

                qualifications for, 32.02

                salary schedules for, 32.08

        instructors, graduate

                appointment, duties, English proficiency, qualifications, etc., 64.03, 70.27

                eligibility for insurance and other benefits, 64.11, 70.05

                enrollment policy for, 64.02

                supervision of, and faculty workload calculation, 32.18

        teaching option for retired faculty members, 32.30

Pass-fail option, 34.02

Patent/s

        and intellectual property rights, 74.04

        royalty income, disposition of, 74.06

Pathogenic microorganisms, ventilation when using, 60.04

Pathogens, blood-borne, 60.24, 70.13

Pay

        base

            compensation in excess of, 70.16

            offsetting adjustment to, 69.09

        call back, 70.06

        decision making leave without, 70.31

        differential, for employees called to active military duty, 70.04

        direct, for prospective employees' travel expenses, 79.10

        disability leave without, 70.02

        educational incentive, 70.18

        expenditures, direct, 72.06

        faculty

                development leave with, 32.29

                leave of absence without, 32.15

                sick leave with, 32.11, 70.01

        hazardous duty, 70.25

        holiday, 70.06

        leave with, 70.01

        leave with or without, PAF required for, 70.28

        leave without

                and employees with communicable/transmittable diseases, 70.24

                and insurance coverage of graduate student employees, 64.11

                and Workers' Compensation Insurance, 70.13

                benefits status during, 70.01, 70.05

                eligibility for insurance during, 70.01, 70.05

                in lieu of termination, 70.31

        overtime, 70.17

        stations, vehicle parking controlled by, 78.06

        suspension with or without, 70.31

        suspension without, non-faculty grievance concerning, 70.10

        tutoring students for, 32.25

Payment/s

        advance, 72.08

        for

                employee moving expenses, 72.10

                food, 72.05

                goods and services, 72.06

                interpreter services, 77.02

                leased vehicle operating expenses, 80.06

                past-due graduate student employee insurance premiums, 64.11

        of

                employee death benefits, 70.22

                gift-related fees, 02.02

                scholarship and fellowship grants, 62.17

        procedure for car allowances, 80.06

        request to stop, for lost/stolen payroll checks, 69.03

        requests for additional compensation, 70.16

        schedule for longevity pay, 70.25

        tip/gratuity, received by TTU employees, 69.09

        to

            individuals for services, 72.10

            non-resident aliens, 72.06, 72.10

         tutoring for, 32.25

Payroll

      checks

                distribution of, 69.01

                replacement of, 69.03

                withholding, 62.21

        cost transfers, 65.04

        deduction for

                charitable contributions, 69.05

                membership fees, 69.04

                parking permit fee, 69.06

                recreational sports fee, 69.07

                the Rawls Course membership fee, 69.08

        signup for student employees, 70.27       

Peace officers, legislative leave for, 70.01

Performance                       

        awards as allowable expenditures with cost of education funds, 62.16

        bonds, 72.24, 72.12

        conference of

                deans, associate/assistant deans, and chairpersons, 32.03

                the TTU Junction Center director, 30.11

        contractor/vendor, 54.07, 72.24, 72.12

      evaluations of

                academic administrators, 30.15

                centers and institutes, 74.14

                faculty, 32.01, 32.31, 32.32

                non-faculty employees, 70.10, 70.11, 70.12, 70.18, 70.30

        job/work, 10.09, 40.01, 70.01, 70.03, 70.11, 70.14, 70.31, 70.33, 70.41

        management and evaluation, employee, 70.12

        of official duties and

                breach of public trust, 32.04, 61.01, 70.31

                other employment/faculty consulting/concurrent teaching, etc., 32.07, 70.15

                standards of conduct, 10.11              

        of teaching assistants and graduate part-time instructors, 64.03

        outstanding, and service excellence leave award (staff), 70.34

        public, of copyrighted works, 30.22

        student academic, 34.01, 34.03, 34.04, 34.08, 64.04

                and appeals, 34.03, 64.07

Permit/s

        for collecting objects on state and federal lands, 74.03

        for geophysical surveys, 54.04

        parking, 78.01, 78.02, 78.03, 78.05, 78.06

                fee, payroll deduction for, 69.06

        temporary food service, 60.18, 61.02

        USPS (mail), 67.01

Personal

        business, use of parking permit to conduct, 78.05, 78.06

        effects, reimbursement for moving, 72.06

        financial gain and conflicts of interest, 70.37

        harassment, 76.10

        information of university employees, protection of, 70.40

        investments and conflicts of interest, 10.11, 70.31

        political contributions, 10.11

        problems and Employee Assistance Program, 70.33

        property

                abandoned, 76.09

                gifts of, to TTU, 02.02, 02.03, 02.08

                inventory system, 63.08

                of deceased employees, 70.22

        protective equipment, 60.01, 60.08, 60.24, 60.27

        residence, university-related work conducted from, 61.01, 70.06, 70.17

        services by foreign visitors, reimbursement for, 72.06

        travel airline fare, reimbursement for, 79.08

        use of

                campus mail services, 67.01

                corporate credit card, 62.38

                leased vehicles, 80.06, 80.07

                the state travel card, 79.02, 79.03

university cell phones, 48.04

university equipment, facilities, grounds, personnel, resources, services, supplies, vehicles, etc., 10.11, 48.04, 61.01, 61.02, 61.39, 63.08,  65.06, 67.01, 70.31, 80.02, 80.06, 80.07

        vehicles, university-related travel using, 72.06, 79.08, 79.13, 80.06, 80.07

Personnel

        Action Form due dates, 70.28

        activity reporting required under OMB Circular A-21, 65.02

        charges for processing requests for public information, 01.04            

        essential, during emergency situations, 10.03

        military, ordered to active duty, grades for, 34.13  

        professional, using the services of, 54.10

        security clearances, 74.10          

        transaction forms, responsibility for monitoring, 65.07

        university, use of services of, for personal purposes, 10.11, 61.01, 61.02

Photocopying

        copyrighted materials, 30.22

        information on the ADVANCE System, 02.05

Piper Foundation Professor Award, 32.24

Plagiarism

        and breach of public trust, 32.04, 70.31

        and grading procedures, 34.12

        and graduate student suspension, 64.04

        in research or scholarly activity, 74.02, 74.08

Planning, strategic, and assessment for TTU, 10.13

Playing

        electronic music from university bell towers, 30.14

        the Carillon, 30.21

Police

        records check for security-sensitive positions, 70.20

        reports for motor vehicle incidents, 79.13, 80.07, 80.08

        university

                office hours and special holiday policy, 70.06

                responsibilities of, 60.15, 70.22, 76.01, 76.03, 78.01

Policies and procedures, TTU operating, 10.01

Political

        activities and contributions, 10.11, 72.06

        application or mailing, use of  information on the ADVANCE System for, 02.05

        purposes, use of university facilities, equipment, grounds, or equipment for, 61.02, 61.39, 70.31

        subdivisions, leasing space from, 72.07

Pollutants, water, discharge of, 60.07

Pool, sick leave, 70.01

Positions

        administrative, funded by federal grants, discontinuance of, 65.07

        alternate duty, 70.39

        assignment of, within compensation plans, 70.14

        classified, 70.14

        creating new staff, 70.14

        deficit fund, 62.22, 62.39

        eligible to participate in the optional retirement program, 70.07

        equivalent, and family and medical leave, 70.32

        executive management, 70.14

        exempt, 10.03, 70.01, 70.04, 70.06, 70.11, 70.16, 70.17, 70.27, 70.32

        faculty, 32.17

                and eligibility for graduate faculty appointments, 64.10

        hazardous duty, 70.25

        multiple or other, university employees holding, 32.07, 70.15

        non-exempt, 10.03, 70.01, 70.04, 70.06, 70.11, 70.16, 70.17, 70.27

        of honor, trust, or profit, university employees holding, 32.07, 70.15

        professional and administrative, 70.14

        reclassification of existing staff, 70.14

        security-sensitive, 70.20

                requiring a commercial driver's license, drug and alcohol testing for, 70.35

        staff employee, 70.11

        student employee, 70.27

Post

        accident alcohol/drug testing, 70.35

        baccalaureate students, 64.03, 64.04

        doctoral fellowships for faculty, use of cost of education funds prohibited for, 62.16

        tenure review process, 32.31

Postage

        and MailTech services, 67.01

        expenses incurred during official travel, reimbursement for, 79.08

PostTech private boxes, 67.01

Posting

        credit earned through reciprocal exchange and affiliated study programs, 34.20

        cumulative adjusted GPA on transcripts, 34.15

        grades, 34.12

        in newspapers and websites for construction services contracts, 61.40

        notices on the United Spirit Arena marquee, 61.26

        notices on university property, 61.03

        official publications and academic calendar online, 30.12

        requirements for procurements exceeding $25,000, 72.09

        vacant staff positions, 70.11, 70.14

Prejudice

        and student appeals

            graduate, 64.07

                undergraduate, 34.03

      and student continuation in courses, 34.12

Preparation

        academic and professional, of faculty members, 32.02

        and processing of customer project requests (CRs), 61.28

        and transmittal of the TTU F&A cost proposal, 65.01

        of

                agenda for Board of Regents' meetings, 01.01

                immigrant applications and petitions for employees and prospective employees, 70.38

                in-house projects and program estimates, 61.28

                official publications, 30.12

                online travel applications, 79.04

                outgoing domestic mail, 67.01

                proposals

                        assistance with, by the Office of Research Services, 74.01

                        for new programs, 36.04

                public information for release, 01.04

                the president's travel voucher, 79.12

        time and extra compensation for coordinating non-credit activities, 32.10

President

        and

                approval

                        for ringing bells on campus, 30.21

                        of certain salary increases, 70.14

                authorization for

                        on-campus speakers, 30.13

                        sick leave exceptions, 32.11

                endowment fund approvals, 02.08

                guidelines governing flying or lowering flags, 76.04

                operating manuals for the university, 10.01

                recommendations for honorary degrees, 30.08

                review of

                        appointment with tenure recommendations, 32.17

                        faculty development leaves of absence recommendations, 32.29

                        promotion and tenure recommendations, 32.01

        annual review of the provost by the, 30.15

        appeal to the, by faculty, 32.05

        delegation of authority by the, 10.02

        notification of the, for corporate credit card delinquency, 62.38

        Office of the, and written permission for alcoholic beverages in the ICC facilities, 61.39

        official conferral of degrees by the, 34.09

        official travel of the, 79.12

President's Academic Achievement Award, 32.24

President's Excellence in Academic Advising Awards, 10.16
President's Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award, 10.15

President's Excellence in Teaching Award, 32.24

President's Faculty Book Award, 32.24

Presidential Scholarship Endowment, 02.08

Press

        conferences, arrangements for, 68.01

        TTU, 30.19

Pricing of TTU land leases, 01.02

Primary responsibility of employees, 32.07, 70.15, 70.16

Principles

        Cost, for Educational Institutions, 65.08

        for Accreditation of SACS and certification of faculty qualifications, 32.02

        of ethical behavior, 10.11, 70.31

        of Good Practice of the THECB for courses delivered electronically, 36.01, 36.04

Print media and the Office of News and Publications, 68.01

Printed 

        copies containing private/personally identifiable information, 70.40

        material

                consistency in the use of university symbols and logos in, 68.03

                for persons with disabilities, 10.08   

                guidelines for the use of copyrighted, 30.22

                posted in and on university facilities, 61.03

Privacy, safeguarding, of private/personally identifiable information, 70.40

Private

        business purposes, use of TTU name, symbols, seals, and logos for, 01.06, 54.03

        businesses

                contracting with, 54.02

                selling services to, 62.15, 62.23

        clubs, payment of dues to, 72.05, 72.06, 72.09

        consultants, use of, 54.08

        information

                employee,  protection of, 70.40

                on ADVANCE System, 02.05

        property of deceased employees, 70.22

purposes, use of university equipment, facilities, grounds, personnel, resources, services, supplies, vehicles, etc., for, 10.11, 48.04, 61.01, 61.02, 61.39, 62.38, 63.08, 65.06, 67.01, 70.31, 79.02, 79.03, 80.02, 80.06, 80.07

        sector, interaction with the, and conflicts of interest, 70.37

        sources

                gifts from, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.06, 02.08, 62.16, 74.04

                leasing space from , 72.07

Probation

        academic/scholastic

                of graduate students, 64.04

                        appeals for, 64.07

                of undergraduate students, 34.07, 34.15

                        and pass-fail option, 34.02

        and tenure period and graduate faculty appointments, 64.10

Procedures for establishing reasonable accommodation for students with disabilities, 34.22

Proceeds from land development, use of, 01.02

Processing

        capital improvement plans for Facility Allocation Council funding, 61.36

        contracts, guidelines for, 54.01

        customer project requests, 61.28

        death benefits payments, 70.22

        faculty grievances, 32.05

        formal grade appeals, 34.03

        fund balance carry forwards, 62.34

        gifts from private sources, 02.04

        interdepartmental cost transfers, 62.27

        non-faculty employee complaints and grievances, 70.10

        returned checks, 62.04

        scholarships, 30.02

        sexual harassment complaints, 10.09

        student employee appointments and changes, 70.27

        student exemption and waiver forms, 62.13

        the DDIS form, 62.07

Procurement

        of

                cellular telephones, 48.04

                equipment from sponsored project funds, 63.08

                goods and services, 72.09

        interlocks and warning devices for lasers and/or radiation producing equipment, 60.25

                lasers, radiation producing devices, and radioactive materials, 60.11

                new, previously owned, or leased motor vehicles, requisition for, 72.15

                professional services, 54.10

        procedures 72.09

                and HUBs, 72.09, 72.12

        process and contract administration, 54.07

Professional

        achievements of Horn Professorship nominees, criteria for evaluating, 32.09

        and administrative compensation plan, 70.14

        development of faculty, 32.31

        employees

                car allowances provided to certain, 80.06

                definition of, 70.11, 70.14

                promotion, transfer, or demotion of, 70.14

                sick leave exceptions for, 70.01

        experiences, on-site, and criminal background checks of students, 34.25

        fees

                and expenses for visiting speakers, payment of, 30.13

                to complete gifts to TTIF, payment of, 02.02

        journals/newsletters, using agency funds for publication of, 62.22

        obligations and outside employment, 32.07, 70.15

        personnel (independent)

                required expense documentation for, 65.08

                use of services of,  54.10

        responsibilities

                in research and scholarly activity, 74.02

                neglect of, and faculty development procedures, 32.32

        service and faculty responsibilities, 32.01, 32.06, 32.31

        services

            not requiring competitive bids, 72.12

            procedures for using, 54.10

Professor

        adjunct, research, and visiting, as non tenure-acquiring job classifications, 32.17, 32.20, 32.34

        and emeritus appointments, 10.07

        assistant professor, associate professor, and

                and eligibility for faculty development leaves, 32.29

                and eligibility for participation in the optional retirement program, 70.07

                and standards for academic rank, 32.01

                as tenure-acquiring job classifications, 32.20

            definitions of, 32.17

        Award, Piper Foundation, 32.24

      Hemphill Wells New, Excellence in Teaching Award, 32.24

      Horn, 32.09, 32.17

Professorships, endowed, 32.22

Program/s

        academic

            developing, terminating, and changing delivery format of, 36.04

            strategic planning and assessment for, 10.13

        accessibility for persons requiring special accommodations, 10.08

        alcohol or drug treatment, 70.31, 70.35

        asbestos compliance and abatement, 60.08

        awards, non-faculty employee, 70.30

        bloodborne pathogen protection, 60.24

        broadcast, guidelines for use of, 30.22

        capital improvement, 61.25, 61.36

        credit by examination, 34.08

        departmental work coordinator, 61.09

        development

                faculty employees, 32.32

                non-faculty employees, 70.41

        dual degree, 34.20

        employee

                assistance, 70.33, 70.35

                dependent scholarship, 70.03

        estimates for in-house projects, 61.28

        explosives handling and storage,  60.20  

        F-1 student immigration, appointment of designated school officials for, 30.28              

        fire safety, 60.12

        flexible benefits (TexFlex), 70.05
        food handling, 60.28

        forklift safety, 60.19

        hazard communication, 60.02

        health and safety, 60.01

        hearing conservation, 60.09

        income generated by federally-funded projects, 65.03

        insurance, 70.05

                for retirees, 70.02, 70.05

        joint degree, 34.20

        lockout/tagout, 60.06

        master's or doctoral, admission to, 64.01

        optional retirement, 32.29, 70.05, 70.07, 70.11

        promotional opportunities, 70.11

        provisional admission (undergraduate), 34.14

        respiratory protection, 60.05

        retirement, 70.02, 70.05

        service awards, 70.26

        study abroad and reciprocal exchange, 34.20

        tax sheltered, 70.05, 70.09

        Texas employees group benefits (GBP), 70.05

        Texas public educational grants, 62.13

        Texas state travel management, 79.02

        unemployment compensation insurance, 70.05

        vehicle fleet management, 80.07

        voluntary retirement, for tenured faculty with option for part-time teaching, 32.30

        workers' compensation insurance, 70.13

Project/s

        account managers, responsibilities of, 65.08

        accounts/budgets, 65.10

        asbestos abatement, 60.08

        construction

                advertising methods for, 61.40

                and renovation, 61.04, 61.28

                financial administration of, 61.25

        federally-funded, program income generated by, 65.03

        research, involving human subjects, 74.09

        self-help, 61.12, 61.35

        sponsored

                administrative and management services for, 74.01

                and conflicts of interest, 70.37

                and fund balance carry forwards, 62.34

                budgeting, prior to receipt of award, 65.10

                budgets for, 65.09

                cost transfers on,  65.04

                equipment purchased for, 63.08        

                expenditures and matching commitments for, 65.08

Projectiles in athletic facilities, 10.06

Promotion

        and tenure policy, 32.01

of staff employees, 70.11, 70.14

performance evaluations of faculty receiving an academic, 32.31, 32.32

Promotional opportunities program, 70.11

Property

        intellectual, 70.37, 74.04

        management, 63.08

        personal

                abandoned, 76.09, 78.01

                belonging to deceased employees, 70.22

        real

                and personal, conditions and procedures for accepting as gifts, 02.03

                unrestricted gifts of, 02.08

        surplus, 63.08

        university

                alcohol and/or illegal drugs on, 10.04, 70.35

                and employee exit procedures, 70.19

                and faculty conduct, 32.04

                collecting for damages to, 80.08       

                collecting objects on, 74.03

                hunting on, 76.05

                misapplication of, 10.11

                personal use of, 10.11, 48.04, 61.01, 61.02, 61.39, 63.08,  65.06, 67.01, 70.31, 80.02, 80.06, 80.07

                posting notices on, 61.03

Proprietary

        materials and intellectual property rights, 74.04

        purchase, 72.09

        review of cost transfers, 62.27

Prospective

        athletes, maintaining records on, 10.05

        donors to TTU/TTFI, 02.02, 02.03, 02.09

        employees

                and intellectual property, 74.04

                immigrant applications for, 70.38

                travel by, 79.10

        faculty    

                not holding doctoral degrees, 32.28

                review of vitae for, 32.27

        job duties and employee training and development, 70.41

        outside evaluators of Horn Professorship nominees, providing list of, 32.09
Prostitution and sex trafficking policy, 74.15

Protected

        characteristics/groups, 32.26, 32.27, 40.01, 70.31

        health information, safeguarding, 70.40

Protection

        bloodborne pathogen, 60.24

        fire, 60.12

        health and safety, 60.01

        hearing, 60.09

        of

                academic freedom and artistic expression, 30.09

                classified information, 74.10

                human subjects in research, 74.09

                intellectual property, 74.04

                private or personally identifiable employee information, 70.40

        radiation, 60.11, 60.25

        respiratory, 60.05

Provisional

        admission of students, 34.14

        graduate faculty status, 64.10

Provost Council, 30.04

Public

        disclosure of responses to construction services contract advertisements, 61.40

        display/performance of copyrighted works, 30.22

        education grants, Texas, 62.13

        facilities, accessibility of, 10.08, 72.07

        Information Act, 01.04

        information files, 68.01

        moneys, gifts of, prohibited, 62.10, 65.06

        notary, appointment of, 62.02

        offices held by employees, 32.07, 70.15

        radio station, 30.07

        records, custodian of, 01.04

        sectors, interaction with, and conflicts of interest, 70.37

        servants, ethics policy for, 10.11

        trust, breach of, 10.11, 32.04, 61.01, 70.31, 70.37

Publication/s

        and graduate faculty membership, 64.10

        and intellectual property, 74.04

        bureau 68.01

        by the University Press, 30.19

        guidelines for TTU, 68.01, 68.03

        in "top" journals and nominees for Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award, 32.21

        of books, articles, reviews, etc., and nominees for

                Horn Professorships, 32.09

                the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award, 32.13

        of professional journals using agency funds, 62.22

        of the official bulletin series and academic calendars, 30.12

        peer-reviewed, and standards for academic ranks, 32.01

Publicly

      traded securities, 02.03

        traded shares, 02.09

Purchase

      lease-, of equipment and other commodities, 72.18

        of

                alcoholic beverages, 72.05, 79.08

                awards, prizes, or gifts, 69.02

                equipment requiring building/building system modifications, 72.01

                flowers, 72.06

                food, 72.05

                fuel for rental vehicles, 80.02

                goods and services, 72.09

                        from HUBs, 72.12

                        with sponsored project account funds, 63.08, 65.08

            memberships, 72.06, 72.09

            merchandise from the central warehouse, 63.05

                motor vehicles, 72.15, 80.07

                moveable furniture, 61.05

                parking permits, 78.01, 78.02, 78.05

                safety interlocks/warning devices, 60.25

                services of private consultants, 54.08

                subscriptions, 72.06, 72.09

                telephones and telephone systems, 48.03

                TRS membership service credit, 70.01, 70.02

        proprietary, 72.09

        requests for library materials, faculty, 66.01

        waiver request, 72.15

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Qualifications

        driver, 79.13, 80.07

        faculty, certification of, 32.02

        of teaching assistants and graduate part-time instructors, 64.03

        requests for (RFQ), 61.40

Qualified

        common law marriages and family and medical leave, 70.32

        domestic relations order, 70.07, 70.09

        mediator, use of, 32.05, 74.04,

        transportation fringe benefit plan, 69.06

Qualifying

      event and withdrawal from a tax-sheltered annuity account, 70.09

        exam/s

                and non-graduate faculty members, 64.10

                committees and conflicts of interest, 32.33

        for a travel advance, 79.07

        life event, 64.11, 70.04, 70.05

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Radioactive materials

        and use of hoods/exhaust systems, 60.04

        purchase, use, and disposal of, 60.11

        shipment of, 63.03

Ranching Heritage            

        Association, 02.02

        Center, National, use of, 61.02

Rare Books/Special Collections, 66.01

Real

        estate taxes, reimbursement of, 72.06

        property

                acquired under federally-funded projects, 65.03

                gifts of, to TTU/TTFI, 02.02, 02.03, 02.08

                management requirements of, 63.08

        trees, decorative use of, 60.12

Reasonable accommodation, 34.22, 70.01, 70.39

Receipt of

        award, budgeting sponsored projects prior to, 65.10

        bomb threat, 76.06

        classified material, 74.10

        cost of education funds, 62.16

        disclosure regarding potential conflicts of interest, 70.37

        failing grade, right to appeal, 34.03, 34.12

        fire safety violation/hazard notice, required action following, 60.12

        merchandise by central receiving, 63.03

        official transcripts for study abroad/reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

        response to internal audit recommendations, 04.01

        responses for construction services contracts, 61.40

        returned checks, guidelines for, 62.04

        the state travel card, 79.03

Receipting procedures for university income and cash funds, 62.05

Receipts

        cash, and the DDIS, 62.07

        for corporate credit card charges, 62.38

        original travel, 79.08

        to donors of gifts to TTU/TTFI, 02.01, 02.03, 02.04, 02.09, 69.05

Receiving

        a summons or subpoena, required notification when, 70.01

        aid on a test and academic dishonesty, 32.04, 70.31

        and returning keys, procedures for, 61.15

        central, services of, 63.03

        companies and optional retirement program/tax sheltered annuity fund transfers, 70.07, 70.09

        credit for study abroad/reciprocal exchange programs, procedure for, 34.20

        degrees/job-related certificates and educational incentive pay, 70.18

        departments and charges for goods and services, 62.26

        notification of notary appointment renewal, procedures following, 62.02

Reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

Recombinant DNA molecules, research involving, 74.05

Records

        access to and retention of, and subrecipients, 65.05

        athletic recruiting, 10.05

        clearing university, following student deaths, 77.03

        containing private or personally identifiable information, safeguarding, 70.40

        custodian of official/public, 01.04

        fingerprint, 70.20

        grade, alteration of, and academic dishonesty, 34.12

        key control, 61.15

        leave, and split appointments, 70.11

        maintaining  

                confidential medical, 70.32

                for abandoned personal property, 76.09

        of hours worked, 70.06, 70.17, 70.27

        of teaching effectiveness, peer-reviewed publications, and professional service, 32.01

        professional, and faculty evaluations, 32.01

        regarding explosive materials, 60.20

        retention, 10.10

                and alcohol/drug abuse prevention and testing programs, 70.35

                and bloodborne pathogen protection training, 60.24

                confidential health/medical, 60.24

                medical surveillance, and occupational noise exposure, 60.09

                of faculty recruitment activities, 32.16

        student, hold on, 30.25, 34.05, 34.12, 62.04, 62.13

        time clock, 70.06

        vacation and sick leave, and multiple and other employment, 70.15

Recreation           

        and sales tax collection, 62.30

        facilities, request for use of, 61.02     

Recreational

        environment, responsibility for maintenance of a safe, 60.01

        sports and sponsorship of off-campus university-related activities, 34.06, 79.13

        sports fee, payroll deduction for, 69.07

Recruiting

        athletes, rules and regulations governing, 10.05

        employees (faculty, staff, and student) and affirmative action/EEO, 10.11, 32.16, 40.01, 70.14, 70.27

        faculty, procedures for, 32.16

        faculty, staff, and students and expenditure of funds for food, 72.05

        HUBs, 72.12

        staff employees

                for security-sensitive positions, procedures for, 70.20

                general procedures for, 70.11

        student employees, ensuring adequate minority representation in, 70.14, 70.27

        students for study abroad programs, 34.20

Red Cross activities leave, certified, 70.01

Refreshments

      fees charged to outreach and distance education program participants for, 62.36

        purchasing, 72.05

                with public/state funds, 62.10, 72.05

Regalia, full academic, and commencement, 30.16

Regional

        conferences and use of academic facilities, 61.23

        depository, TTU Library as a, 66.01

Registered

      names, logos, and trademarks of TTU, use of, 01.06, 54.03, 68.03, 70.31

        student organizations

                and official off-campus trips, 34.06, 79.13

                and social fraternities and sororities, 30.26

                and use of TTU's accounting system, 62.24

                use of university facilities by, 61.02, 61.23

Registration

      fees

                advance payment of, 72.09, 79.07

                for noncredit  outreach and distance education activities, 30.05

                payment of, 72.06, 72.09

                purchase of food  with, 72.05

                reimbursement for, 79.08

        selective service, 70.11

        student, 62.13

                and study abroad/reciprocal exchange programs, 34.20

                administrative hold preventing, and non-payment of tuition/fees, 30.25, 34.05, 34.12, 62.13

        vehicle, 72.06, 80.04, 80.07

                and parking permits, 78.01, 78.03

Reimbursement

        accounts, health care and dependent care (TexFlex), 70.05

        by employees for lost or damaged state property, 63.08

        employee, 72.06

        for

                alcoholic beverages, tips, gratuities, 79.08

                awards, prizes, and gifts, 69.02

                costs of using personal vehicles, 79.13

                dues to private clubs, 72.05

                emergency repairs to university vehicles, 80.02

                food, 72.05

                moving expenses, 72.06, 72.09

                transfer of surplus property, 63.08

                travel advances, 79.07

        of travel expenses, 10.11, 62.16, 79.01, 79.02, 79.03, 79.04, 79.05, 79.08

                and ethics policy, 10.11

                for

                        non-business purposes, 72.06

                        prospective employees, 62.16, 79.10

                        spouses/dependents of employees, 72.06

                        students, 79.04

                when using personally-owned or leased aircraft, 79.14

Religious

      holy day, absence for observance of, by

                faculty, 32.12

                students, 34.19    

        interests and ceremonies, use of  university facilities for, 61.02, 61.39

        organizations, accepting grants from, while on faculty development leave, 32.29

Remodeling projects, color selections for, 61.04         

Renovation projects                           

        and

                asbestos-containing materials, 60.08

                Facility Allocation Council funding, 61.36

                lock and key changes, 61.14, 61.15

                room renumbering, 61.21

                the university's five-year capital project plan, 61.36

        as self-help projects, 61.35

        Board of Regents approval of, 61.25

        color selections for, 61.04

        costing less than $2 million, submittal, review, design, and construction process for, 61.28

        financial administration of, 61.25

        Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approval of, 61.25

        use of short-term storage during, 63.01

Rental   

        car companies, state contracts with, 79.02

        fees for meeting rooms and exhibit booths, advance payment for, 72.09

        of

                equipment with sponsored project funds, 63.08, 65.03, 65.08

                short-term and long-term storage space, 63.01

                space

                        and display booths, use of check issuance requests for, 72.06, 72.09

                        in the International Cultural Center, 61.02, 61.39

                        in the United Spirit Arena, 61.02

                        in the Visitors Center, 61.02

                tangible personal property and sales tax collection, 62.30

        vehicles

                driver approval for use of, 80.02

                driver qualifications for use of, 79.13

                emergency repair of, 80.02

                from the Vehicle Rental Office, use of,  80.02, 80.07

                reimbursement for, 79.03, 79.08

                student use of, 79.13

                use reports for, 80.02

Repatriation, health, and evacuation insurance for non-immigrant students, requirement of, 34.24

Replacement

        fees for diplomas or student identification cards, 62.13

        of

                cables in buildings and tunnels, 61.12

                diplomas, 77.01

                endorsement stamps, 62.18

                exterior signs, 61.19

                fuel keys, 80.05

                grades for adjusted GPA, 34.07, 34.15

                interior signs on buildings or facilities, 61.20

                locksets, 61.14

                moveable furniture, 61.05

                payroll checks, 69.03

                traffic and parking control devices, 61.18

                vehicle parking permits, 78.01, 78.04, 78.05, 78.06

                vehicles, 72.15

                        criteria for, 80.07

        procedure following faculty departure notification, 32.26

Reporting

        accidents involving

                sharp objects, 60.10

                university vehicles, 80.07, 80.08

        allegations of wrongdoing, 10.14

        bomb threats, 76.06

        breach of public trust, 32.04

        car allowances, 80.06

        deaths

                employee, 70.22

                student, 77.03

        elevator problems, procedures for, 61.08

        externally funded research activities for possible conflicts of interest, 70.37

        faculty sick leave, 32.11

        final, following use of private consultants, 54.08

        fires, 60.12

        fund raising, 02.01

        gifts and grants from private philanthropic sources, 02.06

        hazardous materials spills, 60.03

        intercollegiate athletics rules and regulations violations, 10.05

        Internal Audit, 04.01

        leaves of absence, 70.01, 70.32

        lost or stolen keys, 61.15

        malfunction of concession machines, 54.06

        misconduct in research or scholarly activity, 74.08

        missing or stolen property, 63.08

        overtime and compensatory time, 70.17

        package, sub-recipient A-133 audit, 65.05

        personnel activity, in accordance with OMB Circular A-21, 65.02

        requirements

                for departmental alcohol and drug testing programs, 70.35

                for gifts of securities, 02.09

                regarding HUBs, 72.12

        suspected espionage and other incidents involving classified information, 74.10

        threats and threatening behavior, 76.10

        withholding taxes on employee awards and prizes, 10.15, 10.16, 69.02

Reports

        annual evaluation, for faculty, 32.32, 32.34             

        crime, 76.02

        official, and institutional surveys, 30.23

        regarding explosive materials, 60.20

        vehicle use, 72.15, 80.02, 80.07

Reprimand for

        breach of public trust, 32.04, 70.31

        misconduct in research or scholarly activity, 74.08

Request/s

        and justification for use of consultants, 54.08

        by a donor to modify an endowment, 02.08

        check issuance, for

                food, 72.05

                goods and services, 72.09

        for

                appointment of designated school officials, 30.28

                approval of building and tunnel self-help projects, 61.35

                approval of visiting speakers, 30.13

                cost transfers, 62.27, 65.04

                faculty appointment, 32.16, 32.17, 32.28

                faculty leave of absence, 32.15

                fund balance carry forwards, 62.34

                grievance mediation, 32.05

                international travel, 79.05

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