Thanks everyone for the responses….this is helpful. I think the challenge for any Policy office is “authority” (or lack thereof). So it’s been reinforcing to me to see these ideas/practices.
On Oct 21, 2016, at 8:18 AM, Joshua Adams <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: David, At Cornell, we do not solicit new policies in any managed way. Our office is set up without a great deal of authority; instead, we are a resource available to senior administration, to assist them in standardizing and codifying their policies, as they see the need. (This model has worked well for us over the past twenty-five years. However, I often wish we had a more “top-down” mandate for the standardization of policies.) I personally (and only occasionally) attempt to spur the creation of new policies by reaching out to VPs or the equivalent. I will do so if I receive a large number of requests from university community members about a certain subject (e.g., Social Media), or there appears to be an industry need for a particular policy (e.g., right now I’m working on encouraging certain IT policies for this reason). My voice is singular, but I often get people to listen when I explain why it is in their best interest to think about creating a policy. What I’m trying to express is that at Cornell, much of our influence relies on salesmanship and coercion. Please understand that I am not advocating for our model, just reporting it—one of the things we know is that each institution must establish its own model, based upon a million realities. If you want to talk off-line, I am happy to! Josh Joshua Adams, Director University Policy Office and DFA Communications Cornell University 341 Pine Tree Road Ithaca, NY 14850 p: 607.255.8279 f: 607.254.1555 w: www.policy.cornell.edu<http://www.policy.cornell.edu/> ü Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Lane Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 6:37 PM To: ACUPA-L <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [acupa-l] Request for Policy Announcements/Timelines Good afternoon colleagues….Looking for any processes, timelines, procedures, etc. that you all use to solicit “new” anticipated policies. At the University of California, our Presidential Policies (systemwide—13 locations, 200,000+ employees) must often go out for vetting to the full community. This requires at least 90 days for each policy. Our Academic Personnel office has said that they must know in advance which policies are anticipated so that they can plan the solicitation of vetting ideas within their academic calendar and committee structure. So I’m asking if any of you have a process with timelines, deadlines, etc. to ask policy owners/offices for anticipated policies or cut-off dates for a particular year so that vetting and processing can be planned. Any thoughts/help would be appreciated. David Lane, Ph.D., CHC Systemwide Deputy Compliance Officer University of California 510-987-0851 (o) 808-635-9877 (c) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Replying to Messages: Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will distribute your message to the ENTIRE list of members. To send a message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). To Unsubscribe: Go to http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. Questions about the ACUPA e-list? Contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. Replying to Messages: Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will distribute your message to the ENTIRE list of members. To send a message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). To Unsubscribe: Go to http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. Questions about the ACUPA e-list? Contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. David Lane, Ph.D., CHC Systemwide Deputy Compliance Officer University of California 510-987-0851 (o) 808-635-9877 (c) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
