Policy 3-160: Competition with Private Enterprise 

1. Educationally Related Services
2. Services to Persons Other than Members of the Campus Community
3. Grievances

1. Purpose.

   To conform to Utah Board of Higher Education Policy R555.

2. Scope.

‌Definitions‌

The following definitions apply for the limited purposes of this policy and any associated regulations.

1. Campus Community shall mean prospective students, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and campus guests of the University of Utah

2. Institutional Services shall mean the University’s facilities, goods and services

3. Educationally Related Services shall mean those non-academic services that are reasonably related to the educational needs of the campus community, e.g., campus newspaper, campus store(s), campus dining facilities, student-housing, printing services, etc.

4. Non-academic self-support Services shall mean services that are complementary to an institution’s teaching, research, and public service functions and are funded through the service’s own activities or by charging a fee directly related to the costs of providing the goods or services

Policy

1. ‌Educationally Related Services‌

   The University and its units may provide Educationally Related Services to the Campus Community so long as such services are provided in accordance with the requirements of Board of Regents Rule R555.

2. ‌Services to Persons Other than Members of the Campus Community‌

   The University and its units must comply with the requirements of Utah Board of Higher Education Policy R555 before providing Institutional Services to any person who is not a member of the Campus Community.

3. ‌Grievances‌

   Any privately owned business that believes the University is competing with the private business in violation of Utah Board of Higher Education Policy R555 may file a grievance according to the procedures set forth in Procedure P3-160 accompanying this Policy.

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   Sections IV- VII are for user information and are not subject to the approval of the Academic Senate or the Board of Trustees. The Institutional Policy Committee, the Policy Owner, or the Policy Officer may update these sections at any time.

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‌Policies/ Rules, Procedures, Guidelines, Forms and other Related Resources‌

1. Policies/ Rules. [ reserved ]

2. Procedures, Guidelines, and Forms.

   1. Procedure P3-160: Unfair Competition Grievance Procedure

3. Other Related Resources. [ reserved ]

‌References‌

1. Utah Board of Higher Education Policy R555: Providing Facilities, Goods and Services in Competition with Private Enterprise.

‌Contacts‌

The designated contact officials for this regulation are:

1. Policy Owner(s) (primary contact person for questions and advice): Assistant Vice President for Auxiliary Services

2. Policy Officer(s): Chief Operating Officer

   See Rule 1-001 for information about the roles and authority of policy owners and policy officers.

‌History‌

Revision History.

1. Current version. Revision 0.

   1. Effective Date. June 5, 2015.

2. Previous versions.

3. Renumbering

   1. Not Applicable