Proposed policies regarding honorary degrees and shared leave are available for 30-day campus review

The Provost’s Office under the division of Academic Affairs and the Human Resources Department under the division of Business and Financial Affairs have posted the following policies for 30-day campus review throughout November 15 – December 14, 2010: Academic Affairs - Provost’s Office: POL-U2100.05 Awarding an Honorary Degree: This new policy applies to a WWU employee, student or advisory board member wishing to nominate a person for an honorary WWU doctoral degree. Business and Financial Affairs – Human Resources: POL-U5410.06 Requesting and Donating Shared Leave: This new policy applies to all employees who are entitled to accrue sick and/or vacation leave and for whom accurate leave records are maintained. POL-U5410.07 Accessing and Donating to Uniformed Shared Leave Pool: This new policy applies to all state employees who are entitled to accrue sick leave or vacation leave and for whom accurate leave records are maintained. It is specifically addressing the Uniformed Shared Leave Pool. The draft policies were reviewed by groups and individuals across campus and revised to reflect their input. A 30-day comment period is required prior to the final draft review by the President’s Cabinet. The policies will be posted November 15 – December 14, 2010 and the campus community is encouraged to review these documents at http://www.wwu.edu/policies/30dayreview.shtml. Please feel free to pass this announcement on to other colleagues. Written comments may be sent to Policies@wwu.edu or to the University Policy Coordinator, Mail Stop 9015. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Barbara Lechtanski at ext. 2728.Thank you for your review of these policies. Your time and input is appreciated.