Policies & Resources

Below are links to numerous useful policies and resources. They range from promotion guidelines and HR policies with relevant forms, to resources addressing clock stops and promotion and tenure. Additionally, there are links to shared governance at UB, SUNY’s governing body (Board of Trustees) and your union.

UB Policies & Resources

University Policies & Guidelines for Faculty & Staff
Content was formerly the ‘UB Faculty/Staff Handbook’
UB's Policies, Procedures & Criteria for Faculty Personnel Actions
UB's Faculty Mentoring Policy
UB's Faculty Code of Conduct
UB Policy Library
Administrative Gateway
Leaves of Absence

Dossier Resources

Dossier Guidelines
COVID-19 Tenure Clock Extension (7/3/2020 MOU)
COVID-19 Tenure Clock Extension (4/9/2021 MOU)
Faculty Voting Eligibility
Promotion & Tenure: Guiding Principles
AAU members
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (Doctoral University/Very High Research Activity)

Tenure Clock Stops

Childbirth, Adoption & Foster Care
Critical Life Events (Dean approval required)
- Faculty informs Chair → Chair sends memo to Dean → Dean's office sends form to Employee Relations → ER sends to VP Faculty Affairs → Faculty Affairs sends to HR
Special Circumstances i.e. research setback (VP Faculty Affairs approval required)
- Faculty request to Chair → Chair sends recommendation to Dean → Dean sends recommendation to Employee Relations → ER sends to VP Faculty Affairs → Faculty Affairs sends to HR