201.39

Part-Time Employment

Applies to: Regular Staff with the exception of those represented by a bargaining unit
  1. Definition

    Part-time employment is defined as employment of fewer than forty (40) hours per week (100% effort). Hospital and health center staff may require 50% appointment.

601.15

Domain Naming

Applies to: All Departments and Units of the University
  1. Background

    Domain name allocation and use are of strategic importance to university operations.

    Domain names provide information about affiliation and location of services associated with that address and are critical in routing of electronic communications and interactions.

    In addition, domain names reflect brand identity, and it is important to maintain consistency in selecting and assigning the domains of services and organizations associated with the University of Michigan.

601.19

Identity Misrepresentation

Applies to: All Faculty and Staff

The University of Michigan is committed to the free and open exploration of knowledge. The authenticity of information and the context that surrounds it is of critical importance to the University’s mission. As a community, we care about ideas and their origin. Using someone else’s name or assuming someone else’s identity without appropriate authorization is a violation of academic integrity and community trust.

601.16

Electronic Access to Potentially Offensive Materials

Applies to: All Faculty, Staff, Students, and Departmental and Systems Administrators
  1. Background

    Members of the University of Michigan community—faculty, staff, and students—are able to access information via electronic means from a range of sources that is growing exponentially. Information in the form of text, graphics, images, video and sound is available for a variety of purposes: teaching, research, learning, and even entertainment.

201.61

Transfer: Promotional, Lateral, and Demotional

Applies to: Regular staff with the exception of those covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement
  1. Policy

    The University may reassign staff members by transferring them from one position to another in the same or another classification. Transfer will be made without regard to the employee’s age, race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, disability, height, weight, marital status, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation, or veteran status, except where sex or age are bona-fide occupational requirements.

601.11

Privacy and the Need to Monitor and Access Records

Applies to: All Employees
  1. Background

    The University of Michigan respects the privacy of its employees and seeks to foster a climate free from arbitrary or capricious monitoring of employees and the records1 they create, use, or control.

201.61-1

Temporary Promotion/Salary Adjustment

Applies to: Regular staff except those covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement
  1. Policy

    The operational needs of a unit may necessitate that an employee be assigned on a consistent, but temporary, basis to perform work that is characteristic of a higher level position. In that event, a temporary promotion and salary adjustment may be made under the following regulations.

501.08

Lump Sum Advances

Applies to: All Faculty and Staff
  1. Policy

    In limited circumstances, university employees may obtain a lump sum advance for certain allowable costs that cannot be paid through the university’s typical procurement processes.

  2. Guidelines for Issuance

    Lump sum advances are primarily for use by faculty members traveling internationally for research with students.

601.24

Delegation of Authority to Bind the University to External Agreements on Business and Financial Matters

Applies to: All Departments and Units of the University
  1. Purpose

    Delegation of authority represents the legal power to act in the name of the Regents of the University of Michigan or to bind the University to an obligation or promise. This policy and its accompanying tables define, consolidate and publicly communicate who has the authority to bind the University of Michigan to obligations or promises to outside entities.