201.69-1

Special One-Year Tuition Non-Resident Tuition Differential Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty and Staff Whose Dependents Are Classified as Non-Residents

Applies to: Regular Faculty and Staff except those covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement

  1. Policy

    Responsibility for determining a University of Michigan student’s eligibility to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes rests with the Residency Classification Office in the Office of the Registrar.

201.92

Tenure Probationary Period: Effects on Tenure Clock of Childbearing and Dependent Care Responsibilities

Applies to: Tenure-track Instructional Faculty

  1. Policy

    1. Childbearing

      In recognition of the effects that pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions can have upon the time and energy a woman has to devote to her professional responsibilities and thus her ability to work at the pace or level expected to achieve tenure, a woman who bears one or more children during her tenure probationary period shall, upon written request to the relevant dean, or in the case of the Dearborn and Flint campuses, the relevant provost, be granted an exclusion of one year for each event of childbi

201.91

Distinguished University Professorships

Applies to: Regular Full Professors

  1. Policy

    To recognize a Professor’s distinguished scholarly achievement and reputation and in accordance with the selection criteria defined below, the Board of Regents may appoint a limited number of Distinguished University Professors. The Board of Regents will make such appointments upon recommendation of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (Ann Arbor campus) or the chancellor (Dearborn campus or Flint campus) and the President.

201.30-3

Seasonal Leave of Absence

Applies to: : Regular staff with the exception of those represented by a collective bargaining agreement

  1. Policy

    Employing departments may structure positions as “Seasonal Leave of Absence Appointments“ to accommodate recurring, predictable periods during which reduced staffing is needed. In addition, employees or candidates for employment who desire continuous active employment for periods of less than a calendar year, may request a Seasonal Leave of Absence Appointment, that includes a prearranged period of inactive employment annually (e.g. summer).

201.15

Fitness for Duty

Applies to: All Faculty and Staff

  1. Policy

    The University endeavors to provide a safe work place for the benefit of all members of the University community. This policy covers only those situations in which an employee is having observable difficulty performing his/her work duties in a manner that is safe for the employee and/or for his or her co-workers, or is posing an imminent and serious safety threat to self or others. This policy proscribes the circumstances under which an employee may be referred for a fitness for duty evaluation. The purposes of this fitness for duty policy are:

201.65-1

Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Commitment

Applies to: All Faculty and Staff Members

  1. Policy

    The University is committed to basic values of transparency, integrity of scholarship, and independence as it pursues its mission to create, preserve, and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, and public service. Accordingly, the University of Michigan allows and encourages faculty and staff to engage in outside activities and relationships that enhance the mission of the University.

601.04

Tobacco Free University Premises

Applies to: Faculty, Staff, Students, and Visitors

  1. Policy

    In recognition of environmental tobacco smoke health risks, the University intends to provide a smoke free environment for its faculty, staff, students, and visitors.

601.08

University Archives and Records*

Applies to: Regular Faculty and Staff

  1. Policy

    For the purposes of this policy, “university records” are defined as all records, regardless of their form, prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by administrators, faculty acting in administrative capacities, and staff of university units in the performance of an official function.

601.09

Defense and Indemnification

Applies to: Regular Faculty and Staff

  1. Policy

    It is the University’s policy to defend and indemnify employees who become parties to legal proceedings by virtue of their good faith efforts to perform their responsibilities of employment.