Policies and Procedures Manual

 The Policies and Procedures Manual may be viewed online in Acrobat format (PDF). Referenced forms may be accessed here.

Human Resource Policies 

I 02 02 01 Recruitment And Selection
I 02 03 Student Employment Program
I 02 04 Grievance Problem/Resolution for Staff Employees
I 02 05 Sexual Harassment 
I 02 06 Severe Weather
I 02 06 01 Call Back Pay
I 02 07 01 Consulting Contacts
I 02 07 02 University Employees Having Secondary Jobs with JSU
I 02 07 03 Supplemental Payments/Awards Made to or on Behalf of University Employees Funded Through Authorized Institutionally Related Foundations
I 02 08 Probationary Period
I 02 09 Staff Performance Evaluation
I 02 10 Employee Discipline
I 02 11 Employee Separation From Service
I 02 12 Faculty/Staff Identification Cards
I 02 13 Substance Abuse
I 02 14 Pre-employment Requirements
I 02 15 Liability Insurance for Faculty and Staff
I 02 17 Sick/Medical Leave of Absence
I 02 18 Leave to Attend University-Sponsored Activities and Events
I 02 19 Attendance and Leave
I 02 20 Volunteers
I 02 21 Children in the Workplace
I 02 22 Sick Leave Pool
I 02 23 Nepotism
I 02 24 Employee Mandatory Self-Reporting of Criminal Offenses
I 02 26 Employee Accommodations Policy
I 02 27 Remote and Flexible Work Arrangement Policy

I. General Administration

I 01 01 Preparing and Reviewing University-Wide Policy
I 01 08 Campus Building Managers Policy
Building Managers List
I 01 11 Risk Management and Board of Adjustment
I 01 13 Strategic Planning
I 01 15 Conflict Of Interest Sponsored Programs Grants
I 01 16 Grant Confidentiality
I 01 18 Centers for Research, Teaching, or Service
I 01 19 Duty To Cooperate - Employees
I 01 20 Subrecipient Monitoring - Updates
I 01 21 Effort Reporting
I 01 22 Cost Sharing Matching
I 01 23 Program Income Policy
I 01 24 Grant Close Out Policy
I 01 25 Sex-Based Harassment and Misconduct Policy
I 01 26 Administrative Officer in Charge
I 03 01 Employee Class Attendance
I 03 02 Tuition Assistance Program Policy
I 03 03 Educational Leave
I 04 01 University Printing
I 04 05 Rental of University Owned Facilities
I 05 Internal Audit Charter
I 05 01 University Record Retention
I 05 02 Use/Dispensing of Alcohol
I 05 03 JSU Transaction Authorization Matrix
I 05 03 01 Expense Authorization Matrix
I 05 04 Code of Conduct and Ethics
I 06 Environmental, Health, and Safety
I 06 01 Asbestos Policy
I 07

Campus Use and Protection of Free Speech

I 07 02

Outside Legal Counsel

I 07 03

Non-Campus Community Expressive Conduct Policy


II. Academic Affairs

II 02 01 Faculty Reappointments and Non-Reappointments
II 02 02 Faculty Approval, Validation, and Documentation
II 02 03 Overload Status
II 02 06 Emeriti Faculty and Administrators
II 04 01 Textbook Adoptions
II 04 02 Experimental Course Policy
II 05 01 Grant/Sponsored Program Approval
II 05 02 Consulting and Extra Compensation
II 05 02 01 Non-Institutional Professional Activities
II 05 03 Intellectual Property and Fair Use Policy
II 06 Misconduct in Research and Other Scholarly Activities
II 07 Curricular Practical Training for University International Students
II 08 01 Research Using Human Subjects
II 08 02 Research Using Animal Subjects
II 10 Substantive Change
II 11 Representation of JSU and Accreditation
II 12

Awarding Posthumous Degrees

II 13

Academic Name Change

II 14

Study Abroad

II 15

Staff Teaching Policy

II 16

Program Review

II 17

Continuous Improvement


III. Student Affairs

III 01 Student Records
III 02 Student Absence for University-Sponsored Student Activities
III 04 Institutional Aid
III 06 In-State Tuition
III 10 Intercollegiate Athletics
III 12 Graduate Assistantship Program
III 13 Hardship Withdrawal Policy
III 14 Student Self Reporting
III 15 International Student Insurance Requirements
III 16 Disciplinary Medical Amnesty
III 17 Alcohol And Other Drug Policy
III 18 Duty To Cooperate - Students
III 19 High School Diploma Validation Policy
III 20 Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
III 21 Return of Unearned Military Tuition Assistance Funds

IV. Business Affairs

IV 01 Student Obligations
IV 01 01 Returned Checks
IV 02 01 Key Responsibilities for Building Managers
IV 02 02 Security of JSU Revenue
IV 02 04 Tobacco Use
IV 02 05 Weapons Possession
IV 02 06 Clery Compliance
IV 03 01 Purchasing Guidelines And Procedures Policy
IV 03 03 Agency Fund Accounts
IV 03 05 Meals/Refreshments
IV 03 06 Membership in Organizations
IV 03 09 Capitalization of Assets
IV 03 10 Invoicing/Billing for University Provided Goods/Services
IV 03 11 Purchasing Card Policy
IV 04 01 University Mail Center
IV 04 02 Mail-at-Home Option for Students
IV 05 Capital Planning & Facilities
IV 06 Travel
IV 06 02 Courtesy Vehicles and Automobile Stipends
IV 06 03 University-Owned Vehicles

IV 06 03 01

IV 09 Planning and Budgeting
IV 10 Continuing Disclosure Compliance Procedures for Tax-Exempt Obligations
IV 12 Non-Endowment Cash Pool Investment
IV 13 Course and Program Fees
IV 14 Capital Outlay Policy
IV 15

Capital and Other Renovation Projects

IV 16

Athletic Camps

IV 16 01

Camp Policy


V. University Relations

V 01 02 Private Fundraising
V 01 03 Guidelines for Honor/memorial for Trees and Benches
V 02 01

Media Relations 

V 02 03 Use of TMB Message Board
V 02 04 Production of Public Records
V 02 05 Bulk Email Policy
V 03 Social Media Guidelines
V 04 Web Policy

VII.  Information Technology

VII 01 JSU IT Security Policy
VII 02 Acceptable Use Policy
VII 03 PCI Compliance
VII 04 IT Change Management Policy
VII 05 Email Policy
VII 06 Incident Response