Policy/Procedure Adoption Process

Responsibilities of the Initiator

1. Consult with and receive approval from the provost or appropriate vice president before initiating any policy/procedure.
2. Identify the group (if any) and the division that initiated the policy/procedure.
3. Identify why the policy/procedure is needed.
4. Identify what impact the policy/procedure will have on faculty/staff and the university.
5. Submit a written request to the University Policy Coordinator/Office of the Executive Assistant to the President, 264 University Hall.

Responsibilities of the University Policy Development Office

1. Determine the authority trail, i.e., a Board of Trustees resolution, federal or state statute, or an internal procedure requiring no further involvement by the University Policy Development office.
2. Determine if the policy/procedure should be reviewed by WSU General Counsel and/or other affected departments.
3. Coordinate preparation of the policy/procedure with the initiator.
4. Submit policy/procedure to the President's Cabinet for discussion and approval.
5. Coordinate final dissemination.

Responsibilities of the President's Cabinet

1. Discuss the impact of the proposed policy/procedure.
2. Determine if the policy/procedure should be reviewed by another group on campus, i.e., Faculty Governance, Council of Deans, USAC, CSAC, etc.
3. Return the policy/procedure to the University Policy Development office for publication.

Revised January 2001

Comments and suggestions? Send mail to:
Robert J. Sweeney
Executive Vice President for Planning and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Wright State University
Dayton, OH 45435-0001