Staff members are expected to manage their personal financial affairs in a manner which prevents involving the university in legal proceedings and unnecessary expenses through garnishments, tax levies, and other collection devices.
Garnishments, tax levies, and other collection devices will not be considered cause for termination of employment.
Employment of students is encouraged to support their financial and educational needs, and to provide work experience that will assist them as they enter the regular workforce. Students will normally be placed into jobs that are seasonal, irregular, or sporadic and are considered supplementary to the regular workforce.
Performance management is a system, not a single annual event. The primary purpose of a performance management system is to align performance to University objectives and achieve results. High levels of performance are achieved through clarification of expectations by managers, employee commitment and engagement, monitoring behavior and outcomes, provision of necessary resources, on-going feedback and planning for continuous development.
Employees shall be granted time off work without loss of their regular compensation or any loss of their fringe benefits to attend scheduled reserve service, training programs, or service required as a result of civil disorder or other emergencies.
Since postdoctoral research training is a valuable educational path for scholars in certain academic fields, the University provides opportunities for individuals to be appointed as Research Fellows or Senior Research Fellows while receiving such training. Each Fellow’s hiring unit should assign a tenured or tenure track instructional or research faculty member to provide mentorship to him or her.
This policy promotes the University of Michigan’s scholarly, academic, and service missions by establishing a framework for who holds copyright at the University. Because the University is committed to academic freedom, it strives—despite the legal default—to place copyright with the creators of scholarly, academic, and artistic works. Moreover, this policy encourages and does not limit the rights and abilities of people to make “fair uses” or other lawful uses of copyrighted works.
Property owned by the University of Michigan (either through direct purchase or transfer) is subject to the following policies of acquisition, use, and disposal.
The University of Michigan’s institutional data,1 by definition, practice, and intent, is a University asset. This SPG establishes policy for the management of University institutional data and the responsibilities for stewarding this data as a strategic University resource.
The policy serves to:
This policy establishes the core fiscal responsibilities required at the University of Michigan. All employees are responsible for financial controls appropriate to their role. Fiscal responsibilities are distributed throughout the university, which has a large and highly decentralized environment. The organization structure, particularly the administrative structure, establishes many of the roles and responsibilities for financial management.
The MCard serves as the official identification credential for university students, faculty, staff, and affiliates, enabling access to essential university services, facilities, and resources. The university may also issue official university mobile identification credentials in place of, or in addition to, physical ID cards. For purposes of this policy, "MCard" includes both physical MCards and university-issued mobile identification credentials, unless otherwise specified.