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.
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Effective March 16, 2022, the University revised Interim Rules 1-012A and 1-012B to resolve an inconsistency between the rules and other University policies that address allegations of discrimination or sexual harassment involving a faculty member. Review the legislative history at the bottom of each rule’s webpage to learn more about these changes.
A change to Policy 6-300 has been approved increasing the number of faculty members the University may recognize per year as distinguished professors from one to up to six. This change aligns policy with the current practice.
Effective March 8, 2022, the University revised and finalized a policy and three rules addressing employee toward employee abusive conduct: Policy 1-021: Abusive Conduct Rule 1-021A: Abusive Conduct Reporting and Resolution Process for University Staff (non-UUHC), Academic Staff, Educational Trainees, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Medical Housestaff Rule 1-021B: Abusive Conduct Reporting and Resolution Process for University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics Staff Members Rule 1-021C: Abusive Conduct Reporting and Resolution Process for Faculty These regulations were originally enacted as interim regulations, effective January 1, 2021. Visit each regulation's webpage to read the regulation's full text, find information about the policy owner (primary contact for questions about the rule) and officer, and see the regulation's legislative history. You may also visit the Division of Human Resources' Abusive Conduct and Culture of Respect webpage for more information.
In May of 2021, Utah Code Section 53B-2-106, which governs certain responsibilities of the University president and Board of Trustees was amended to remove the required Board of Trustees approval for appointments of faculty and administrative officers. The related changes to the policies have been approved and are effective as of February 8, 2022. The following policies and rules have been updated to reflect this change: Policy 2-002: Board of Trustees Policy 2-003: The President of the University Policy 2-005: Officers of the University Policy 3-005: Board of Trustees' Review of Significant Transactions Rule 5-001A: Personnel Categories from Previous Versions of Policy 5-001 (Repealed) Policy 6-001: Academic Units and Academic Governance – Roles of Faculties, Committees, Councils, and Academic Senate Policy 6-301: Appointments, Annuities, and Retirement Policy 6-302: Appointments of Faculty Policy 6-306: Academic Librarians
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