WSU Policies and Procedures: What's New

This policy and its title are being revised to clarify that its coverage is limited to "controlled" affiliated organizations. A definition for "controlled affiliated organization" has been added to further clarify what the policy covers. In addition, the Alumni Association has been removed from the list of organizations because it is no longer a controlled affiliate organization since it has merged under the Wichita State University Foundation and Alumni Engagement. Updates were also made to conform to the current standard University policy format.

Policy maintenance updates are necessary due to changed position titles in the Division of Student Affairs, which are referenced in our policies and procedures, including the above listed policies. In addition, Revision Dates sections have been added as needed.

This policy is being revised to make a limited substantive update to II.B.1 (revised to III.B.1) to increase the number of hours that undergraduate and graduate students in the Federal Work Study Program are permitted to work during the academic year, from 20 hours to 30 hours per week. Because the Office of Financial Aid would like to implement this change very quickly, beginning with FY24 Pay Period #2 (beginning on 12/24/2023, ending on 01/06/2024, and pay date 01/19/2024), the revisions have been limited to the discrete revision requested, with limited updates to the policy format in conformance with the standard WSU policy format, including adding the Initiating Authority and a revision dates section. In addition, a maintenance update was made to change Career Development Services to Shocker Career Accelerator in revised Section III.C.1.

Policy maintenance updates are necessary due to changed position titles in the Division of Student Affairs, which are referenced in our policies and procedures, including the above listed policies. In addition, Revision Dates sections have been added as needed.

This policy sets forth the requirements for the transfer of university restricted information. This policy was initially approved by PET on October 11, 2022. Additional edits are being made to clarify the types of data requests that do not have to receive formal approval from the Data Management Committee and IDP IT and do not require an accompanying agreement (such as protected student or medical information disclosed pursuant to a signed authorization and release).

This new policy sets forth the University's prohibitions on the use of TikTok and similar applications provided by ByteDance Limited on the University's network, University provided devices, and on any electronic device that is used in the performance of a federal government grant or contract.

Revised Policy:

• Update title to add in word “Lactation: and change “of” to “for”
• Updated policy purpose
• Add in definitions – in particular to define what could be used as a “lactation station”

Policy maintenance to update Links and add revision dates sections.

Policy maintenance to update Links and add revision dates sections.

This policy is being revised to remove the procedures from the policy, update the policy and processes to reflect the current practices, and to include a reference to the Curriculum Change Guidelines.