Shanea, Welcome to the group!
Similar to many other responses, Cornell has a set review period or university policies; here it is five years. As Michele mentions, some VPs are better than others at conducting review of their policies, and the policy office really doesn't have the authority to force anyone to do anything (especially not VPs). What I will add is that I consider it my responsibility to personally contact the offices with responsibility for policies and remind them of expected reviews. I never do this in an authoritarian way, but instead try to "sell the idea." After all, it is in the best interest of the policy owner to have complete and up-to-date information; it won't reflect badly on the policy office, but the VP with responsibility for the policy, if a reader is misguided by the policy or clicks on a dead link. Although the model is different at many institutions (perhaps where the policy function is mandated at a high and very visible level), at Cornell it's all about customer service: my office is here to help members of the community develop, promulgate, revise, and navigate university policies. We are more consultants than anything else. Along the way, we can influence policy owners by pointing out why they could and should take advantage of our services. But beyond that, we don't have much power. 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/> ? Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Giroux, Shanea Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 1:08 PM To: ACUPA-L <[email protected]> Subject: [acupa-l] Policy Process and Review Hello! I've just joined the group on behalf of Gonzaga University and I'm looking forward to collective insight on so many aspects of policy! Initially, I would love to have samples of a review process and a schedule for existing policies. A second question for the group would be if you have a specific entity on campus that is tasked with identifying policy gaps (either vulnerability or cultural). Thank you for your consideration! Shanea Giroux Office of the Vice President for Policy, Planning and Administration Gonzaga University 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.
