Brief History of the University
Charter of the University

Board of Trustees By-Laws

Organizational Charts 

All organizational charts (one PDF file)

Governing Handbooks

Faculty Status and Welfare Handbook*

Faculty Senate

• Constitution*
• Bylaws*
• Grievance Committee Procedures*
  • Grievance Complaint Log
  • Grievance Complaint Form

Departmental Guidelines for Tenure and Promotion: An Appendix to the Bylaws

Staff Senate Constitution and Bylaws

• Constitution
• Bylaws

• Constitution*
• Bylaws*

Human Resources (HR) Policies

• Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention

• Alternate Work Arrangements / Remote Work

• Anti-Nepotism Policy

• Background Check Policy

• Commitment to Diversity

• Confidential Employee Complaint Policy

• Conflict of Interest Policy

• Consensual Relationship Policy

• Designated Holidays, PTO and Holiday Closure Policy

• Direct Deposit and Pay

• Drug and Alcohol Policy

• Emergency Call-In Differential Policy

• Employees with Disabilities

• Employment Eligibility

• Faculty Status & Welfare Handbook (see link under Governing Handbooks, above)

• Giant Step Policy

• H-1B Policy

• Health Insurance Eligibility Policy

• Health Safety and Security

• Leaves of Absence Policy

• Non-Discrimination Statement, Institutional

• Overtime & Double Time Pay Policy

• Paid Family Leave (New York State)

• Permanent Residency Sponsorship Policy

• Position Classification and Promotion Policy (Staff)

• PTO (Paid Time Off) Policy

• Recruitment Policy and Procedures (Staff)

• Reproductive Health Decision Making, Prohibition of Discrimination Based on

• Retiree Definition and Benefits

• Rights of Nursing Mothers

• Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy

  • Procedures for Sex Discrimination Complaints Between or Among Employees

• Smoke Free University Policy

• Staff Handbook (see link under Governing Handbooks, above)

• Tuition Exchange Policy

• Tuition Remission Policy

• Use of Electronic Resources

• Whistleblower Policy

Selected Institutional Policies
Note

• Advertising Policy

• Advancement Policies

  • Annual Fund-Raising Policy

  • Endowed Scholarship Policy

  • Institutional Fund-Raising Policy

  • Named Gift Guidelines

  • University Advancement Gift Acceptance Policy

  • University Advancement Gift Acceptance Policy for Gift of Real Property

  • University Advancement Statement of Campaign Reporting Standards

• Advisory Groups Policy (Roles & Appointment of)

• Answering Media Questions Policy

• Bias-Related Harassment and Discrimination Policies and Procedures

• Business Office

  • Cash Control Policy

  • Construction Management Policy

  • Construction Project Procedures

  • Fixed Asset Disposal Policy

  • Operating Budget Policy

  • Petty Cash Policy

  • Procedure for Requesting and Issuing Contracts

  • SBU Purchasing Policy and Procedures Manual (linked from MySBU)

• Campus Security Authority (CSA) Policy

• Clery Act Compliance Policy

• Compensation Policy for Faculty and Administration

• Copyright Policy

• Crisis Communications Plan

• Drug-Free Workplace / Campus Community Policy

• Electronic Resources, Policy on Responsible and Acceptable Use

  • Related Policies:

  • Confidentiality and Security Policy

  • Word Wide Web Site Policy

• Employee Lodging Policy and Procedure

• Equal Employment and Educational Opportunity Policy

• Financial Aid Policies

  • Fifth Year Enrollment Policy

  • Graduate Financial Aid Programs

  • Graduate Tuition Waivers--Ineligibility for Part-Time Employees

  • International Students--Academic Scholarships

  • Merit Scholarships Semester Limit

  • Military-Aligned Student Assistance Grant

  • ROTC Room and Board Benefits

  • Withdrawal Refund Policy

  • SEE ALSO: Tuition Exchange and Tuition Remission under the Human Resources (HR) Section

• Flag Policy, Presentation for Bereavement

• Franciscan Internships Policy

• Franciscan Recruitment Policy

• Gender-Based Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedures--See "Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment Policy and Procedures"

• Gender Inclusive Language Policy

• Graduate Assistantship Policy & Procedure

• Graduation Fee, Mandatory

• Honorary Degree Guidelines Policy

• Immunization Policy for Students

• Information Security Policy and Procedures

  • Includes Data Breach Response Procedure and Form; Data Classification Standard; Data Transmission and Storage Standard; Document Retention Standard; Endpoint Security Standard; amd Password Standard

• Office Hours Policy

• Political Campaign Guidelines

  • Hatch Act and Regulation Prohibiting Political Activity Policy

  • American Council on Education (ACE) Political Campaign-Related Activities of and at Colleges and Universities

• Printing and Publications Policy

• Protection of Minors Policy

• Public Safety Policy

• Scheduling Policies

• Quick Center for the Arts Scheduling Policy

  • Scheduling and Use of University Facilities

• Service and Emotional Support Animals Policy

• Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment Policy and Procedures

• Solicitation Policy

• Speaker Policy

• Student Complaint Policy and Procedures (linked from MySBU)

• Subaward Policy

• Title IX Student Life Division Flowchart and Timeline

NOTE: Policies related to benefits, performance appraisal, paid leaves of absences and unpaid leaves of absences can be found in the faculty, administrators, and hourly employee handbooks.

Academic Policies and Procedures

• Academic Advising

  • Guidelines for Undergraduate Advising

  • Guidelines for Students: Academic Advising at SBU

• Academic Advisory Council

• Academic Calendars and Course Scheduling

• Academic Calendar Guidelines

  • Academic Calendar--Summer Session Maximum Load

  • Class Schedules

  • Class Scheduling & Contact Hours

  • Reading Days

• Academic Freedom Policy

• Academic Integrity

  • Undergraduate policy: Academic Integrity / Academic Honesty Policy and Definition of Academic Honesty

  • Graduate policy (linked from www.sbu.edu)

• Academic Probation and Dismissal Policies

• Academic Programs

  • Academic Programs, New--Guidelines for Development and Approval

• APEC (Academic Program Evaluation Committee)

• Suspension, Discontinuance, or Consolidation of an Undergraduate Academic Program

• Courses, Credit Hours, Independent Studies, etc.

  • Concentration Policy

  • Course Removal / Inactivation

  • Courses That Involve Travel

  • Credit Hour Policy

  • Cross-Listing of Courses Policy

  • Independent Studies and Tutorial Courses

• Department Chair Duties

• Academic Policy on Undergraduate Department Chair Duties and Responsibilities

• Grading

  • Grade Appeals

  • Grade Changes

  • Grade Submission Deadline

  • Incomplete Grades

  • IP (In Progress) Grades

• Institutional Review Board (IRB) (requires MySBU login to view)

• Nude Models

• School of Education: Governance of Teacher Education Programs

• Faculty

  • Administering Exams Outside Regular Class Time

  • Cancellation of Classes Before or After Vacations

  • Evaluation Guidelines, Official

  • Evaluations, Course, Use of

  • Faculty Hiring

  • Faculty Teaching Elsewhere

  • Final Examinations

  • Franciscan Teaching Internships

  • Intellectual Property Rights for Web-Based Course Delivery

  • Overload Pay / Course Reductions

  • Pay for Faculty Performing Administrative Duties

  • Scholars in Residence

  • Summer Course Pay

  • Syllabi Policy

  • Team Teaching

  • Travel

  • Tuition Waivers (for persons supervising students in local agencies, etc.)

• Students

  • Academic Restoration Program

  • Academic Scholarships

  • Appealing Academic or Administrative Decisions

  • Course Registration Process

  • Credit for Overseas Courses

  • Early Registration

  • Honor Students

  • Participation in Commencement

  • Students with Disabilities

  • Study Abroad--Academic Eligibility

  • Transcript Releases

  • Transfer Students and Transfer Credit Policy--See Undergraduate Catalog

  • Withdrawals

    • Add/Drop Withdrawal Deadlines

    • Administrative Withdrawal Policy

    • Course Withdrawals

    • Military Service Withdrawal