Catch up on MSU Denver policies in the works

Policy updates

• Animal Policy
  University leadership is considering a proposed Animals on University Property Policy that was previously developed and recommended by the University Policy Advisory Council. This MSU Denver policy would be in addition to the current campuswide Animal Policy, which is available on the Auraria Higher Education Center’s policy webpage.
• Email Security Policy
  President Janine Davidson, Ph.D., is reviewing revisions to the Email and Electronic Communications Security Policy recommended by the President’s Cabinet at its September meeting. The policy requires employees to use their official MSU Denver email address to communicate with students, with some exceptions to conduct University business. To address security and privacy concerns, the policy revision prohibits auto-forwarding of official MSU Denver email to personal email addresses. Once approved, the policy changes will be rolled out in a phased approach with communication to current employees and students.
• University Closure Policy
  A policy-council work group with representatives from the offices of student government, the Faculty Senate, the Staff Senate, Academic Affairs, Facilities, Human Resources, Online Learning, University Communications and more are drafting a University Closure Policy to address gaps regarding remote work and online classes in the current AHEC campus-closure policy. The policy also provides guidance to MSU Denver employees on what to do when the University closes and campus is open.