Legal Affairs

University Policy 316, Export Control recently was revised to codify the University’s institutional compliance with federal export control laws and regulations.

The policy, revised on April 11, also provides more specificity on the groups to which it applies (i.e., all University faculty, staff, students and visiting scholars).

Michelle Reinken has joined UNC Charlotte’s Division of Institutional Integrity as the University’s Title IX coordinator following a national search. She previously served as associate director of student conduct in the University’s Dean of Students Office.

As Title IX coordinator, Reinken will lead the Title IX Office in its mission to promote a safe and healthy campus environment through compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE).

On Jan.30, University Policy 101.22, Flexible Work and Telework Arrangements for SHRA and EHRA Non-Faculty Employees, was revised to clarify restrictions on teleworking during leave covered under FMLA and teleworking arrangements out-of-state.

On Jan. 30, University Policy 602.1, Direct Deposit of Pay, was revised to add new provisions related to procedures during a Condition 2 or Condition 3 event for those employees who are not signed up for direct deposit.

University Policy 406, The Code of Student Responsibility, was revised to account for recent changes in the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) guidance regarding Title IX cases.

This annual notice reminds UNC Charlotte faculty and staff of the personal risks and legal consequences of unauthorized downloading and distribution of copyrighted materials, including illegal peer-to-peer file sharing. All faculty and staff are expected to respect the intellectual property rights of others and refrain from copyright infringement.

The Office of Legal Affairs will hold its annual fall symposium on legal issues in higher education from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center Salons.

The symposium will feature six sessions; participants can choose between two topics to attend each session. Registration details and the agenda are online.

Continental breakfast and lunch will be served.

University Policy 702, Weapons on Campus, has been revised to be consistent with the newly reworked definition of “weapons” in Chapter 5.b of University Policy 406, The Code of Student Responsibility and amendments regarding knives in state law (NCGS §14-269.2).

University Policy 407, Code of Student Academic Integrity, was revised effective Aug. 15, to improve the proper and efficient functioning of the academic integrity process. These changes include adding timelines and deadlines for adjudicating cases, increasing the number of members of the Academic Integrity Board, removing the requirement that AIB members have “professorial rank” and adding suggested educational penalties.

University Policy 406, Code of Student Responsibility, was revised effective Aug. 15, to ensure compliance with federal, state and local law; federal and state guidance; and UNC system policy. In addition, the revisions remove redundancies and realign provisions to ensure a more logical flow that is easier for students to understand and for staff to administer.