New & Revised Policies

University Policy 308, Research Relations with Private Enterprise and Publication of Research Findings

Revisions to this University Policy 1) set out the basic subject matter of the Board of Governors' policy; 2) require that the Office of the Associate Provost for Research ensure that approved research proposals comply with the University policy; and 3) stress the need to coordinate through the Associate Provost for Research any agreement that improperly restricts the freedom of faculty and students to publish research findings.

University Policy 708, Utility Outages

This University Policy was revised to reflect the "College of Nursing" name change to the "College of Health and Human Services.

University Policy 714, Biosafety

The revisions to this University Policy emphasize and better define how the biosafety process is managed on campus by addressing

1. Institutional committee responsibility for approval, registration, use, handling, and management of biohazardous agents and recombinant DNA molecules;
2. Investigator responsibility for approval, registration, possession, and use of biosafety level 2 agents, biosafety level 3 agents, Select Agents, and recombinant DNA;
3. Responsibilities of the Office of Research Services; and
4. The list of biohazardous agents designated as "Select Agents" in the Code of Federal Regulations. That list is provided as Attachment A to the policy statement.  UNC Charlotte currently does not use or contemplate use of any Select Agents.  If a request for use of a Select Agent arises in the future, procedures must be implemented to comply with federal regulations applicable to that group of agents.

University Policy 307, [Responsible Use of University Computing and Electronic Communication Resources-REPLACED BY Standard for Responsible Use]

This University Policy is revised to add two new sections: “Authorization” and “Appropriate Uses,” in addition to adding a list of activities that constitute violations of the policy. The new section on Authorization sets forth the function of the user ID and password. The section on Appropriate Uses provides a list of examples of uses of computing and network resources that the University encourages. The Policy provides specific examples of policy violations to assist users in identifying inappropriate uses.