Policies

Campus Online Activities Policy

Establishes policy for areas not addressed by other existing policies, related to the use of electronic resources.

Student E-Mail Addresses

Requires University of California, Berkeley students to establish a berkeley.edu e-mail address, keep the address current, and regularly monitoring their e-mail for official communications from the University.

Effort Reporting – Certifying Effort on Sponsored Projects

UC Berkeley must assure federal sponsors that the effort expended on their sponsored agreements justifies the salary and wages charged to those projects. Effort reports are required for each individual whose salary is charged to one or more federally sponsored agreements during the effort reporting period. Effort reports must to be certified by the principal investigator, employee (self certifier), or responsible official(s) with first-hand knowledge or using suitable means of verification that the work was performed.

Acceptable Use of Technology Resources ("Acceptable Use Policy")

In support of the University's mission of teaching, research, and public service, the University of California, Berkeley provides computing, networking, and information resources to the campus community. This policy defines how those resources may be used.

Privacy and Online Monitoring

Defines requirements for notice, analysis, review, and approval of routine monitoring practices. If monitoring involves electronic communications, the escalation process for non-routine use of monitoring data must meet the requirements of the systemwide Electronic Communications policy.

Conflicts of Interest Arising Out of Consensual Relationships

Because of the potential for actual or apparent conflicts of interest, members of the campus community who enter into a consensual relationship with someone over whom they have supervisory, decision-making, oversight, evaluative, or advisory responsibility (hereafter “individuals in authority”) must take effective steps to remove themselves from professional decisions concerning that individual.

Assessment and Distribution of the Campus Philanthropic Allocation and Research Allocation

It is the policy of the University of California, Berkeley to offset a portion of the costs of advancement activities and administering research gift funds, and to provide funding for deferred maintenance, by assessing a philanthropic allocation OR research administrative fee on each gift. For non-research gifts, gifts are assessed a philanthropic allocation of 7.5%. For research gifts, defined as funds to support the research of one or more specified faculty members acting as Principal Investigators (PIs) for a specific research project, OR as general research support for a specified PI, gifts are assessed a research administrative fee of 13%.

Inter-Unit Space Sharing

I. Policy Summary

As the physical endowment of the University, space is a critical, valuable and limited resource. It is our collective responsibility to manage and steward it well, in support of excellence in teaching, research and public service.

Space is assigned based on the principles of highest and best use of that space. Campus space assignment is a dynamic endeavor, as the highest and best use of space will change as the needs of units change. Therefore, all assignments are temporary: space is not owned by any person or unit (e.g., department, college, school) or program (e....

Engagement with Third-Party Online Program Management Providers

UC Berkeley’s administrative policy regarding academic units’ engagement with third-party online education program management service providers who provide services in exchange for a percentage of student tuition.

Roles and Responsibilities for the Protection of University Institutional Information and IT Resources (Roles and Responsibilities Policy)

A fundamental principle of information security at UC Berkeley is that all individuals in the university community have a responsibility for the security and protection of university Institutional Information and IT Resources over which they have control, according to their role(s). This policy establishes these roles and responsibilities.