Governing Documents: A to Z
An alphabetical index of all governing documents.
The official versions of all of these documents are contained on this website, and are updated continuously as changes are approved by the Approving Bodies.
All Governing Documents are listed alphabetically below. They can also be accessed by clicking on the category menu on the right side of this page.
Any questions of a general nature, including guidance related to the development of, and approval process for, Governing Documents may be referred to the Office of Legal Counsel at 204-474-7843. Any questions regarding the specific application and administration of a Governing Document may be directed to the contact listed at the beginning of each Governing Document.
Anyone who is beginning to develop a new Governing Document, or is planning to make revisions to an existing one, is required to complete a Governing Document Proposal Form (DOCX) and provide it to the Office of Legal Counsel for approval.
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Document availability
These documents are available in alternate formats, upon request. Please contact Laura Orsak-Williams at Laura.Orsak@umanitoba.ca.
Alphabetical Listing
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A
- Academic Appointments
- Academic Centres and Institutes
- Academic Fraud (repealed - see Responsible Conduct of Research)
- Academic Freedom and Responsibilities
- Academic Guide of the Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Academic Program Reviews
- Access and Privacy
- Accessibility - Staff
- Accessibility - Students
- Accessibility for Students with Disabilities (repealed - see Accessibility)
- Additional Academic Appointments for Full-Time and Support Staff
- Adjunct Professors
- Administration and Control of Operating Funds
- Administration of Faculty and Emergency Student Loans
- Administrative Leaves for Academic Administrators
- Administrative Officers: General Statement
- Administrative Unit Reviews
- Admission Appeals (see Senate Committee on Admission Appeals)
- Admission Targets
- Admission and Transfer Credit for Students from Community Colleges, Technical Colleges, Bible Colleges and Other Accredited College Study
- Advertising for Senior Administrative Positions
- Allocation of Revenues Derived from Plant Varieties Developed at the University
- Animal Care and Use
- Appeals by Academic or Support Staff Excluded from Bargaining Units
- Application for Faculty Status
- Appointments of Deans of Faculties & Directors of Schools
- Appointments of Heads of Departments
- Approved Teaching Centres
- Archives
- Archives and Preservation and Destruction of Records (repealed - see Archives)
- Art Collections
- Asbestos Management Program Procedure
- Assignment of Room Numbers
- Attendance Management
- Audit Services
- Authorized Withdrawal
- Award of Degrees Posthumously
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B
- Bank Loan Guarantees (repealed)
- Biosafety (Formerly Biological Safety)
- Board Committees
- Board Composition
- Board of Governors Meeting Rules
- Building Access Control (Revised - see University Building Access Control)
- Business Cards (Repealed - see Visual Identity)
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C
- COPSE Program Approval Process (Repealed)
- Campus Alcohol Policy
- Cancellation of Scheduled Classes (Repealed - see Responsibilities of Academic Staff with regard to Students)
- Capital Equipment Control
- Cash Control
- Categories of Awards to be Inscribed on Academic Transcripts
- Cessation of Staff Employment/Appointment Exit
- Chairs and Professorships
- Challenge for Credit
- Chancellor
- Chancellor Emeritus/Emerita
- Chancellor's Hall (repealed)
- Chemical Safety
- Clean Air Procedure
- Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) Monitoring
- Closing the University
- Co-Curricular Record
- Co-Operative Education
- Code of Conduct for Members of the Board of Governors
- College Council
- Commercial Advertising
- Conflict of Interest
- Conflict of Interest Between Evaluators and Students due to Close Personal Relationships
- Controlled Products Standard Procedure
- Core Principles (see Mission, Vision and Values)
- Curriculum/Course Program Changes
- Custody and Control of Electronic Devices and Media
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D
- Dean Emeritus/Emerita
- Deans of Faculties
- Deans of Faculties and Directors of Schools of the University: Appointment and Review
- Definitions of Academic Units
- Degree and Diploma Parchments Printed in French
- Department Council
- Department Organization and Structure
- Director of Schools of a Faculty or College
- Directors of Schools of the University
- Discipline and Dismissal of EMAPS
- Discipline and Dismissal of Term and Contingent Academic Staff Excluded from Bargaining Units
- Disclosure and Security of Student Academic Records (Repealed)
- Distinguished Professor/Distinguished Professor Emeritus/Emerita
- Distinguished Service Award
- Distinguished Visiting Lectureships (Repealed)
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E
- Election by Graduates of Members to the Board of Governors
- Election of Academic and Support Staff to Senate
- Election of Senate Members to the Board of Governors
- Election of Students to Senate
- Election of the Chancellor
- Electronic Communication with Students
- Emergency Contacts (Repealed)
- Emergency Management Program
- Emeritus Appointments for Senior Administrators
- Emeritus/Emerita Titles
- Employee Organization & Employee Groups General Statement
- Employment Equity
- Employment Files
- Employment of Support Staff
- Enrolment Limitations (see Admission Targets)
- Enrolment Quotas and Staffing (Repealed)
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Envelopes and Inter-Departmental Memos (Repealed - see Visual Identity)
- Ethics of Research Involving Humans
- Examination Regulations (see Final Examinations and Final Grades)
- Exclusive Suppliers and Administrative Systems
- Executive Group Appointments - Support Staff
- Executive Group and Academic Administrative Appointments - Academic Staff
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F
- FIPPA and PHIA (see Access and Privacy)
- Faculties, Schools, Professional Colleges, Departments, Divisions and Institutes
- Faculty and School Council
- Fall Protection Procedure
- Film Liaison
- Final Examinations and Final Grades
- Financial Administration and Control of Research and Special Funds
- Financial Aid and Awards
- Fire Safety
- Flag Etiquette
- Fraud and Financial Irregularity Reporting
- Fund Raising
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G
- Gifts and Gratuities Offered to University Employees
- Gifts to the University
- Governing Document Development and Review
- Grade Point Averages
- Guidelines on Responsibilities for Research Ethics (Repealed - see Responsible Conduct of Research)
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H
- Heads of Departments
- Health and Safety Policy
- Health and Safety Procedure - Employees
- Health and Safety Procedure - Role of EHSO
- Health and Safety Procedure - Students
- Health and Safety Procedure - Visitors
- Hiring Non-Canadians
- Hogg Trust Fund (Repealed)
- Holidays
- Honorary Degrees
- Honourary Professor (Repealed)
- Hours of Work and Overtime for EMAPS
- Hours of Work and Overtime for Excluded Students and Out of Province Support Staff
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I
- Illegal Drugs (Repealed)
- Immunization Standard
- Inappropriate or Disruptive Student Behaviour (Repealed - see Student Discipline)
- Independent Contractors (Repealed)
- Information Security
- Institutional Costs of Research: Recovery and Distribution
- Instructional Space Scheduling
- Intellectual Property
- Investigation and Report Fraud (Repealed - see Responsible Conduct of Research)
- Invoicing and Collection
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L
- Laboratory Safety
- Language Usage Guidelines (Repealed - see Respectful Work and Learning Environment)
- Lay-off or Resignation for Term and Contingent Academic Staff Excluded from Bargaining Units
- Leaves of Absence
- Legal Aid Services (Repealed)
- Legal Representation
- Letterhead (Repealed - see Visual Identity)
- Librarian Emeritus/Emerita
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M
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N
- Naming of Academic Units
- Naming of Buildings, Parts of Buildings and Spaces
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
- Nepotism
- Non-Acceptance of Discriminatory Awards (Repealed - see Student Awards)
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P
- PHIA Procedures (see Access and Privacy)
- Parking
- Payments of Guest Lecture Fees (Repealed)
- Payments of Scholarships, Bursaries, Fellowships, Research Grants or Prizes
- Payroll Authorization
- Performance Planning and Review of Support Staff
- Pets on Campus
- Petty Cash
- Physical Plant Service Requests and Charging
- Position Discontinuance, Lay-off and Resignation
- Post-Retirement Appointments
- Pre-University Studies
- President
- President Emeritus/Emerita
- Professor Emeritus/Emerita
- Prohibition of the Possession of Firearms
- Promotion of Senior Academic Administrators Outside the Faculty Bargaining Unit
- Provost and Vice-Presidents
- Purchasing
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R
- Radiation Safety
- Reasonable Accommodation in Employment (Disabilities) (Repealed - See Accessibility)
- Recommending Candidates for Honorary Degrees (see Honorary Degrees)
- Records Management
- Recruitment Relocation Allowances
- Reduced Appointments
- Repeated Course
- Reporting of Actions of Senate to Faculties and Schools
- Research Agreements
- Research Centres, Institutes and Groups
- Research Ethics Involving Human Subjects
- Research/Study Leave Research Grants
- Research/Study Leaves for Academic Staff Excluded from Bargaining Units
- Respectful Work and Learning Environment
- Response to Health and Safety Concerns
- Responsibilities of Academic Staff with Regard to Students
- Responsible Conduct of Research
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S
- Safe Disclosure (Whistleblower)
- Safety Committees
- Safety Management Procedure
- Salary Administration for EMAPS
- Salary Administration for Excluded Dental Hygiene Instructors
- Salary Administration for Medical/Dental Practitioners and Administrators Excluded from Bargaining Units
- Secondments
- Security, Surveillance and the Release of Information (Repealed - see Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) Montoring
- Self-Declaration for Brief or Temporary Student Absences
- Senate Committee on Admission Appeals
- Senate Committee on Appeals
- Senate Committees
- Senate Composition
- Senate Meeting Rules
- Senior Salaries Administration
- Senior Scholar
- Service Courses
- Sexual Violence (formerly Sexual Assault)
- Sick Leave
- Signing Authorities for Accounts (Repealed)
- Signing of Agreements
- Space Planning
- Space Policy
- Special Convocations
- Staff Benefits Committee
- Stipends for Academic Administrators
- Student Advocacy Office
- Student Awards
- Student Discipline
- Student Medical and Hospital Insurance (Repealed)
- Student Organization Fees
- Student Organizations (Repealed - see Student Organization Fees)
- Submission of Course, Curriculum and Program Changes
- Substance Abuse and/or Dependency
- Support Staff Learning and Development
- Support Staff Retirements
- Sustainability
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U
- University Building Access Control
- University College
- University Health Service
- University Librarian
- University Librarian: Appointment and Review
- University Mail Services
- University Motorized Vehicles
- University Office Hours
- University Secretary
- Use of Academic Seal
- Use of Computer Facilities
- Use of Copyright Protected Materials
- Use of Corporate Seal
- Use of Facilities
- Use of Safety Footwear Procedure
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V
- Vacation Entitlement Policy for Academic Staff
- Vacation Plan for Excluded Management, Administrative and Professional Staff
- Vacation Plan for Excluded Students and Out of Province Support Staff
- Vacation Plan for Support Staff Medical/Dental Practitioners and Administrators
- Values (see Mission, Vision and Values)
- Vending (Repealed)
- Vice-President (Academic) (Repealed - see Provost and Vice-Presidents)
- Vice-President (Administration) (Repealed - see Provost and Vice-Presidents)
- Vice-President (External) (Repealed - see Provost and Vice-Presidents)
- Vice-President (Research and International) (Repealed - see Provost and Vice-Presidents)
- Violent or Threatening Behavior
- Vision (see Mission, Vision and Values)
- Visual Identity
- Voluntary Withdrawal
- Volunteers
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W
- Web Pages (Repealed - see Visual Identity)
- Working Alone
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Z