Board Policy Changes Proposed for January meeting

As part of an ongoing process to align Board of Trustees policies with current law and practice, a series of Board policy amendments are planned for consideration at the January 26-27 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas.

The policy drafts below are posted for review and comment before submission to the Board for approval. Feedback regarding the policy amendments can be submitted to feedback@uasys.edu.

The proposed policy changes include:

Revised Board Policy 505.4 Posthumous Degrees and Honorary Posthumous Degrees
– The draft includes clean up language regarding posthumous degrees.

Revised Board Policy 505.6 Withholding of Diplomas, Transcripts and Registration
– The draft revises language regarding application of the policy to students who have had debt discharged in bankruptcy.

Revised Board Policy 515.1 Student Organization use of Funds and Solicitation
– The draft adds language clarifying accounting practices for student organizations and regarding the use of university facilities by student organizations for fundraising purposes.

Revised Board Policy 520.1 Waiver of Non-Resident Tuition for Certain Native Americans
– The draft includes clean up language that does not change the intent.

Revised Board Policy 520.4 Registration Fees and Tuition
– The draft includes clean up language that does not change the intent.

Revised Board Policy 520.5 Tuition Adjustments for Graduate Students
– The draft includes clean up language and removes language that grants in-state resident tuition to graduate students who hold an internship as part of an academic program. 

Revised Board Policy 520.6 Resident Status of University Employees
– The draft includes clean up language that does not change the intent.

Revised Board Policy 520.7 Tuition and Fees for Veterans and Military Personnel
– Adds language clarifying that veterans and members of the armed services will receive “in-district” tuition rates in accordance with state law.

Revised Board Policy 520.12 Senior Citizen Tuition Waivers
– The draft adds language clarifying that space is not considered to be available in classes that do not meet enrollment minimums and in classes where paid enrollment does not cover the cost of offering the class.