Program Overview

Policy Management Program

The Policy Management Program is an essential resource for guiding behavior and decision-making, as well as upholding accountability, at Rice University. It communicates responsibilities and expectations for faculty and staff as members of a non-profit institution of higher education.

Purpose

Rice University has adopted the Policy Management Program to:

• Promote and shepherd adoption and maintenance of necessary policies to perform the mission and meet legal obligations
• Provide an accurate, up-to-date, and useful resource to the campus community
• Maintain consistency, transparency, and inclusion in the policy creation and revision process
• Help manage the necessary balance between risks and workload burden

Resources

The following resources are available to assist in revising or issuing university policies:

• University Policy Approval Process - Flowchart
• University Policy Template
• University Policy Tracking Sheet (including the template for the Responsible Official Memo)
• University Policy 101, University Policy Development and Management

University Policy Manager

The Associate Vice President, Ethics, Compliance and Enterprise Risk & Chief Compliance Officer serves as the University Policy Manager and is a resource for questions or concerns.