MSUE Administrative Handbook

    Introduction

This handbook is a compilation of policies from the MSU Faculty Handbook, a previous MSUE County Administrative Handbook, and other MSUE policies not contained in the previous MSUE County Administrative Handbook.

Every effort has been made to reproduce MSU policies accurately and to apply them correctly to MSUE.  Of course, final interpretation of any MSU policy belongs to the University.

For MSUE policies, the Director or the Director's designate has authority regarding their meaning and interpretation.

Modification of MSUE policies must be in writing by the Director.  The MSUE policies will be updated from time to time by the Director in writing.  The Director retains the sole prerogative to add MSUE policies or delete MSUE policies.

All MSUE employees are obliged to understand and follow the policies/procedures/processes contained in this handbook.

For easy access, a list of all administrative forms included in this handbook can be found at the end of the Table of Contents

Questions regarding interpretation of the handbook policies should be addressed to ANR Human Resources. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Accident Reporting Procedure for Work Related Injuries
Acting Status Appointments
Additional Work for Pay
Administrative Leave
Affiliate Extension Appointments
     Affiliate Status Application Instructions
     Affiliate Status Evaluation Form  
     Affiliate Status – Chair’s Evaluation Form
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Annual Leave
Appeal Process - now called Dispute Resolution/Appeals

Benefits
Boards and Committees Participation

Civil Rights Policies and Procedures
     Civil Rights File 
     Civil Rights Filing Key
     Summary of Civil Rights Policies and Procedures
     Civil Rights Review System
Code of Ethics
Conflict of Interest
Consulting-for-Pay
Continuing Employment 
    Continuing Employment System document 
    Step I, Step II, and Step Three Promotions (MSUE Career Path)
Course Fee Courtesy Program
Credit Cards and Debit Cards
Criminal History Check

Discipline - Academic Staff
Discipline - Non-Academic Staff
Dispute Resolution/Appeals - Continuing Employment (CE), Performance Development System (PDS), and General Purpose Dispute Resolution Procedure (GPDRP).

Educational Assistance/Supplemental Expense Reimbursement
Educator Flex Time (40 hour work week)
Employee Development System (Renamed to Performance Development System)
Employee Grievance Procedure: Off-Campus, Non-Academic
Employee/Contractor
Employment of Relatives
Employment Procedures - Academic
Employment Procedures - Non-Academic
Entry Level Salaries - Periodic Review
Equal Employment Opportunity

Family Medical Leave Policy
Financial Accountability - MSUE Sponsored Groups
Fixed-Term Employment: Professional Portfolio Review 
    Step I, Step II, and Step Three Promotions (MSUE Career Path)
Former Employee Reference Requests (Public Act 189)
Freedom of Information Act Requests
Funeral Leave (Bereavement)

Hold Harmless Statements
Holiday Leave

Indemnification Policy (was MSU Liability Coverage)
Involuntary Direct Appointments

Jury Duty

Legal Involvement

Mailing List Release
Managing MSUE County Finances and County Audits
Masters Degree Is the Minimum Requirement
Maternity Leave -see Medical or Parental Leave
Medical Leave
Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding
     MOA/MOU Transmittal Checklist
     Template for Salary-Fringes
Minimum Degree Requirements - Periodic Review
Moving - Expenses
MSU Liability Coverage now Indemnification Policy
MSU Policies
MSUE Employment Application 
 - Academic Employment Application 
 - Non-Academic Employment Application 

Non-MSUE Assignment
Non-Partisan Elected and Appointed Boards and Committees

Obligating the Name of MSU - Signatures
Out-of-State Travel Authorization
Overtime/Compensatory Time

Parental Leave
Performance Development System
Personal Leave
Personnel File Access
Personnel Forms Preparation/Attendance Reporting
Political Activities
Position Descriptions - General
Position Establishment/Reclassification
Posting of Academic Positions 
Principal Investigator Status/Institutional Review Board Approval Policy
      PI/IRB Approval Form
Progress Review/Salary Adjustment System
Program Associates salary structure for October 2008

Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
Reporting: EIS

Salary Adjustment for Conferral of a Degree
Salary Minima
Sales Tax Issues
Server Access Policy
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment - By Non-Employees
Step I, Step II, and Step Three Promotions (MSUE Career Path)
       Step ll: Professional Portfolio Application and Review
                    Step II Review 3 Year and 6 Year Guidelines
                    Step II Candidate Template
                    Step Document Submission Instructions
                    Step II Portfolio Review Supervisors Input Form
                    Other Reviewer Input Form
                    Step II Chris Clover Example document
                    How To Review Portfolios Electronically

       Step Three Status 
                    Eligibility, Selection Criteria, Application Guidelines and Review Procedure
                    Q & A
                    Template for Candidate Application
                    Annual Timeline/Due Dates
                    Instructions for Electronic Submission of Application
                    “Chris Clover” Example Document
                    Assessor Letter Samples (availalbe in Administrative Reference Manual)
                    Evaluation Form (available in Administratve Reference Manual)
                    Instructions for Electronic Review of Documents
Study Leave
Subpoena
Surveys

Tuition Assistance Master's Degree Candidates  (Must be logged into the portal to access the forms)

U.S. Military Service Leave
Unemployment Compensation

Volunteer Selection Process

Witness Fees

Some forms in this Handbook, and the policies in which one can find them: (Adobe Acrobat format) 
 

Forms:	Where to Find Them:
Program Associate Time Sheet (For use by PA I and ll staff)	Overtime/Compensation Time Personnel Forms Preparation/Attendance Reporting
Hours Worked Record	Overtime/Compensation Time Personnel Forms Preparation/Attendance Reporting
Criminal History Check Request	Criminal History Check
External Boards and Committees Request Form	Boards and Committees Participation
Disciplinary Form, Non-Academic	Discipline, Non-Academic
Out-Of-State Travel Request Approval Process	Out-of-State Travel
Employee Grievance Policy	Personnel Forms Preparation/Attendance Reporting
Employee Grievance Form	Employee Grievance Procedure: Off-Campus, Non-Academic
MSU Report of Claimed Occupation Injury or Illness	Accident Reporting Procedure
Employee/Contractor Checklist

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