Board of Visitors Policies
1000: Mission & Objectives
1100: Board of Visitors
- 1101: Board of Visitors Governance
- 1102: Communications with the Board of Visitors
- 1103: Recommended Qualifications & Competencies for Members of the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors
- 1104: Representation to the Board of Visitors
- 1107: Board of Visitors Meeting Scheduling and Procedures
- 1110: Editorial Revisions to Board of Visitors Policies and Procedures
- 1106: Public Comment on Undergraduate Tuition and Mandatory Fee Increases
- 1108: Board of Visitors Conflict of Interests
1200: Administration
1300: Governance
1400: Academic and Research Advancement
- 1401: Initial Appointment of Teaching and Research Faculty
- 1402: Reappointment/Annual Review or Nonreappointment of Faculty
- 1408: Posthumous Degree or Certificate of Recognition or Achievement for Terminally Ill & Deceased Students
- 1411: Tenure
- 1412: Promotion in Rank
- 1415: Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and A/AS Level Credit
- 1416: Sudden Withdrawal and Prolonged Absence Due to Military Mobilization
- 1418: Priority Preregistration for Active Duty, Veterans, Reservists and Virginia National Guard Service Members
- 1419: Course Materials Adoption Policy
- 1420: Faculty Salary Increments
- 1424: Policy on Intellectual Property
- 1441: Emeritus/Emerita Appointments
- 1450: Faculty Sanctions
- 1461: Declaration of a State of Bona Fide Financial Exigency or Severe Financial Difficulty
- 1462: Policy for the Review of Academic Programs, Departments or Colleges for the Purpose of Possible Curtailment or Discontinuance
- 1463: Dismissal of Faculty from Employment Due to Financial Exigency. as Declared by the Board of Visitors, or Discontinuance of a Program of Study or a Department of Instruction
- 1470: Faculty Grievance Policy
- 1490: Administrative and Professional Faculty
- 1451: Faculty Code of Conduct
- 1414: Policies and Procedures on Post-Tenure Review
1500: Student Engagement and Enrollment Services
1600: Administration & Finance
- 1601: Identity Theft Protection
- 1602: Disposition of Unclaimed or Abandoned Property
- 1610: Charter of the University Audit Department
- 1621: Asset and Surplus Property Disposition
- 1622: Authority to Contract With Local Building Official for Design Review and Inspections of Capital Projects
- 1623: Administration of Capital Outlay Non-General Fund Construction Projects Under Level II Delegated Authority
- 1624: Exercise of Autonomy for Certain Real Property Transactions
- 1625: Certification of Small, Women, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprises
- 1627: Procurement Reporting Exemption
- 1630: Statement of Responsibilities Regarding University Investments
- 1631: Spending Policy for University Endowed and Quasi-Endowment Funds
- 1632: Investments Held at the University Authorization
- 1640: Debt Management Policy
- 1650: Guidelines for Old Dominion University Related Corporations
1700: EVMS Faculty Policies
The policies listed in this section will become effective upon the integration of ODU and EVMS
- 1701: Policies and Procedures Relating to Faculty Appointment, Promotion and Tenure of EVMS Faculty
- 1702: Policies and Procedures for EVMS Faculty Appointments
- 1703: Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of EVMS Faculty
- 1704: Policies and Procedures for EVMS Faculty Promotion
- 1705: EVMS Faculty Tenure Policy
- 1706: Grounds for Dismissal of EVMS Faculty
- 1707: EVMS Faculty Grievance Policy
- 1708: Annual Review of EVMS Faculty Performance
- 1709: EVMS Emeritus Faculty Appointments Policy
- 1710: EVMS Sabbatical Leave
1800: University Advancement
Statutory Requirements
- Enabling Legislation - General Provisions for All Boards
- Enabling Legislation - Specific Provisions for Old Dominion University
- Virginia Freedom of Information Act
- State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act
- Virginia Public Procurement Act
- Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act
- The Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011
Other Requirements
Committee Charters
Recently Rescinded Board Policies
By action of the Board of Visitors on December 10, 2021, the following policies were rescinded as Board-level policies but are still in effect. Links to the policies that appear in other publications are provided if available. If not yet available, links to the policies as were in effect prior to December 10 are included and will be updated as they transition to other publications:
- Academic Freedom
- Academic Rank and Criteria for Ranks
- Acceptance of Gifts-in-Kind to the University
- Annual Leave Policy for Administrative and Professional Faculty and Eligible Instructional and Research Faculty on Twelve-month Contracts
- Authority to Expend Quasi-Endowment Income for University Operations
- Bone Marrow and Organ Donor Leave Policy
- Civil and Administrative Leave Policy
- Compensation and Human Resources Administration Plan for Administrative and Professional Faculty
- Current Funds Portfolio
- Emergency Disaster Leave Policy
- Evaluation of Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Master Lecturers and Promotion of Lecturers and Senior Lecturers
- Evaluation of Tenured Faculty
- Extra Compensation for Administrators with Faculty Rank
- Faculty Grievance Committee and Hearing Panels: Composition and Procedures
- Faculty Performance Period
- Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Librarians
- Guidelines for Named Chairs
- Guidelines for Named Professorships
- Joint Appointments
- Leave of Absence Without Compensation
- Military Leave Policy
- Outside Employment
- Outside Employment Policy for Administrative and Professional Faculty
- Policy on Tenure-Track Positions Funded by Research Grants
- Policy, Procedures and Timeline for Responding to Allegations of Misconduct in Scientific Research and Scholarly Activity
- Professional Ethics
- Quasi-Endowment and Current Funds Reserve Portfolio Pool A and Pool B
- Recognition Leave Policy
- Retirement Incentive Program for Faculty
- School Assistance and Volunteer Services Leave Policy
- Sick Leave Policy
- Transfer of University Funds
- Voluntary Phased Separation Program for Tenured Faculty