The University endeavors to provide a safe workplace for the benefit of all members of the University community. This policy covers only those situations in which an employee is having observable and objectively documented difficulty performing work duties in a manner that is safe for the employee and/or for their co-workers, or is posing an imminent (immediate) and serious safety threat to self or others.
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.
In recognition of environmental tobacco smoke health risks, the University intends to provide a smoke free environment for its faculty, staff, students, and visitors.
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.
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.
M Housing residence halls and apartments are secured private residences, not public buildings. Room and board rates are set annually by approval of the University of Michigan Board of Regents.
The university receives federal funding and is, therefore, subject to the requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget within the Uniform Guidance (Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards).
The mission of the University is to generate and disseminate knowledge in the public interest. Essential to this mission are two fundamental principles: open scholarly exchange and academic freedom. Normally, these principles are mutually supportive. When these principles conflict, they must be balanced, taking into account the University’s mission and the public interest. The University also has had a longstanding tradition of conducting research aimed at enhancing human life and the human condition.
This defines the ownership, distribution, and commercialization of rights associated with Intellectual Property developed at or received by the University of Michigan, and describes the general obligations associated with the technology licensing process.