Purpose:
To authorize and designate an operational policies and procedures manual for the University; to define policy initiating authorities; and to develop a standard policy format, approval, and dissemination process.

Policy Statement:
The Wichita State University Policies and Procedures Manual is to include policies and procedures applicable to the entire University.  The President, Vice Presidents, General Counsel, Faculty Senate, Unclassified Professional Senate, Classified Senate, and Student Government Association are hereby designated as policy initiating authorities.  All policies require review and approval by the President prior to implementation and/or inclusion in the manual.

The Wichita State University Policies and Procedures Manual governs in those instances where policies or procedures published in other University or college documents differ from those stated in the manual.  The Wichita State University Policies and Procedures Manual is subject to applicable federal and state laws and regulations and the Kansas Board of Regents Policy and Procedures Manual.

Implementation:
The Wichita State University Policies and Procedures Manual will have an effective date of July 1, 1997.  All previous print versions of the policies and procedures manual are obsolete and should be discarded.

Proposed additions to or revisions of University policy must be submitted to the President for review and approval.  The standard policy adoption format is:

• Policy Title:
• Initiating Authority:
• Accountability:
• Purpose:
• Preamble: (as required or appropriate)
• Policy Statement:
• Implementation: (related procedures, if necessary)
• Effective Date:
• Approval:

Upon approval by the President, the original approved policy will be forwarded to the Director of Internal Audit.  The Director of Internal Audit will distribute copies of the approved policy to each University Vice President, the General Counsel, and the initiating authority (if not already accounted for).

The initiating authority is normally responsible for dissemination of the approved policy to the affected parties.

The Office of Internal Audit is responsible for maintaining and updating the manual.  The manual will be disseminated to University personnel through the University's home page on the World Wide Web.

Revisions or additions to the manual will note the effective date.

Revision Date:
February 25, 1999