April

Effective April 12, 2022, the University revised Policy 7-001: Policy for Research Misconduct based on current Office of Research Integrity Directives and the national dialogue about responsible conduct of research and research misconduct. In addition, the University revised Policy 6-011 and Policy 6-316 to align them with the revised research misconduct policy. For more information about these changes, review the legislative history section of each policy's website. You can learn more about research misconduct on the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance website.

Effective April 12, 2022, the University revised the following regulations related to Individual Financial Conflict of Interest: Policy 1-006: Individual Financial Conflict of Interest Policy Rule 1-006C: Individual Financial Conflict of Interest Policy Procedure 1-006B: Conflict of Interest Office Procedures Related to Requirements for Federally Funded Research Guideline 1-006A: Determining "Relatedness" to Research These revisions finalize changes made as interim policy revisions in 2021 and address new Department of Energy requirements and the possibility of additional federal grant requirements in the future. More information about the changes to each regulation is available by reviewing the legislative history included on each regulation's webpage. For additional information about conflicts of interest, visit the Conflict of Interest Office website.

The University revised the following procurement regulations, effective April 12, 2022: Policy 3-100: University Procurement Rule R3-100B: Solicitation of Bids, Approved Vendor List, Proposals, Sole Source and the Award of Procurement Contracts Rule R3-100C: Requisition Use Rule R3-100D: Delegated Small Purchase Authority Rule R3-100E: Restricted Purchases an Special Procurement In addition, the University deleted Rule R3-100A Solicitation by Suppliers and Procedure P3-100A Prepayment Procedure. Learn more about these changes by reviewing the legislative history summary, which is included at the bottom of each regulation's webpage. For questions, contact University Purchasing.

Effective April 12, 2022, the University revised Policy 6-400: Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities ("Student Code") to allow for the application of enhanced sanctions for violations of the standards for student behavior if the behavior is motivated by bias or prejudice against an individual's or group's protected class. For more information about these changes, visit the history section on the Policy 6-400 webpage. For questions, contact the Office of the Dean of Students.

Effective April 4, 2022, the University enacted Rule R4-050B: University Software, which requires, with certain exceptions, that a vendor of software that accesses, manipulates, creates, or stores restricted data, complete the Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit before the University purchases the software. Visit Rule R4-050B to review the new rule.