Advocacy Toolkit

3.1) University Policy Breakdown

3.11) Kent State Policy Register: https://www.kent.edu/policyreg

  • The University Policy Register is a compilation of the official university, administrative and operational policies of Kent State University. The purpose of this online register is to serve the university community as a source of reliable information and as a foundation on which decisions can be made.

    • Chapter 1: Definitions

      • Contains definitions of terms relevant to the rules of Kent State University, like what defines students, teachers, Kent State University leadership, departments, and other procedural definitions.

    • Chapter 2: Organization and Governance

      • Contains the Kent State University Constitution, the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees, the Faculty Senate Bylaws, as well as other important administrative policy and procedures.

    • Chapter 3: Teaching, Research and Public Service

      • Contains administrative policy regarding academic requirements, withdrawing from a course, withdrawing from the university, attendance, cheating and plagiarism, grade point average adjustment, transcripts, nondiscrimination policy, and more.

    • Chapter 4: University Life

      • Contains administrative policy regarding student affairs, the management of student conduct, nonacademic/academic grievances, immunization, mental health resources, on-campus protests, alcoholic beverages, housing, hazing, parking regulations, student organizations, and more.

    • Chapter 5: General Administration

      • Contains administrative policy regarding university engagement with government officials and entities, copyrights, publications, social media activity, the use of grounds, buildings, equipment and facilities, animals on university property, universal restrooms, painting the rock on Hilltop Drive, emergency management, study abroad, tobacco use, and other miscellaneous policy.

    • Chapter 6: Personnel

      • Contains university policy regarding employment, student employment, affirmative action, appointment, salary administration, benefits, leave, academic personnel, and workplace standards.

    • Chapter 7: Finance

      • Contains policy regarding budget administration, contributions and gifts, the use of purchasing cards, student activity fees, financial responsibility of student organizations, tuition credit for dropped courses, issuance of debt, and more.

    • Chapter 8: Regional Campuses

      • Contains administrative policy regarding regional campus faculty, summer teaching, athletics, student conduct, and student government.

    • Chapter 9: Information Technology & Security

      • Contains policy regarding the use of information technology, electronic communications for students, web publishing, and information technology security.

    • Chapter 10: Research & Sponsored Programs

      • Contains policy regarding research compliance, sponsored programs, financial interests in sponsored projects, commercialization, patents, and research misconduct.

3.12) Code of Student Conduct: https://www.kent.edu/studentconduct/code-student-conduct 

3.13) Ohio Administrative Code: Kent State University 3342:  https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/3342 

3.14) University Policy Regarding Demonstrations, Marches, and Speakers:

https://www.kent.edu/policyreg/university-policy-regarding-demonstrations-marches-and-speakers