The policy updates were in response to the Arkansas Act 470 of 2023:

“AN ACT TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS STUDENT DUE PROCESS AND PROTECTION ACT; TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS  APPLICABLE TO STUDENT CONDUCT DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AT PUBLIC TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

A copy of the Act showing all legislative revisions can be found at

Please direct any questions to the Policy Management Board using the Policy Review & Questions Form: /policy/policy-questions/

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Summary of updates:

• The following text was added to the policy language:

“Any violation of ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½SP 285.1 or the University policy on use of technology resources shall be subject to the progressive discipline policy. Depending on the severity of the violation, disciplinary action may include suspension or termination.”

Questions related to this policy update can be submitted using the following form: Policy Review & Questions Form

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Summary of Updates:

• Addition of the following policy language: “Faculty who have submitted for tenure may not submit for OCDA within the same year.”
• Addition of the following policy language: “There must be evidence that the faculty member’s absence will not cause an undue burden on the academic unit or a gap in service to the students, for example: the OCDA will not require additional Education and General (E and G) funds, assignment of classes to other faculty will not result in teaching overload, and/or that the usual assigned classes can be moved to an alternative
  
  semester without adversely impacting student progression in degree completion.
• Three objectives:
  1. Delineate ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock requirements of board policy ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½SP 435.4 (Off-Campus Duty Assignments).
  2. Prevent faculty who have also submitted for tenure not also applying for OCDA the same year tenure is being applied for.
  3. Include a section about unit burden and student service impact due to faculty member’s absence.

For questions about these policy updates, please contact the Policy Management Board.

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Summary of updates:

• This policy revision discontinues annual leave accrual for head and assistant coaches. This category of employees will still accrue sick leave.
• Additionally, the term “non-classified” is replaced by “exempt” to reflect the change in employee categorization.

Please contact the Department of Human Resources with questions about this update.

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LR 402.13 – Email and Privacy Concerns
LR 403.12 – Lecturer Status
LR 403.1 – Adjunct Faculty
LR 519.2 – Intensive English Language Program
LR 505.1 – Collegiate Success Program

Effective February 15, 2023, and in compliance with the university’s Policy on Policy Management, the decommissioned policies will be removed from the online Policy Library and retained by the policy coordinator for archival purposes.

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Earlier this year, the PMB and the Faculty Senate (FS) discovered a communication gap related to policy review processes and updates. The gap in communication between the FS and the PMB caused delays in updating several policies in the ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Policy Library, as well as delaying notifications to the campus community.

Since discovering the issue, the PMB and Faculty Senate have been coordinating to manage the affected policy updates. All of the policies in question were approved by the FS and the Chancellor, even when the updates failed to reach the PMB. To avoid delays in the future, the FS and the PMB have developed a solution to facilitate reliable policy communication.

As with any policy update, these policy updates will be posted under Policy News & Updates. For questions about the affected policies, please contact the Policy Management Board using the Policy Review Form.

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The policy was carefully reviewed by the faculty senate and the policy management board. Both groups agree the policy information found in LR 501.2 was also found in LR 404.9 Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities.

Please contact the Policy Management Board with any related questions or to request more information.

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The ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Policy Management Board voted to follow Facilities Management’s recommendations and the changes took effect on November 3rd, 2023.

Please contact the Policy Management Board with any related questions or to request more information.

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On September 16, 2023, Chancellor Christina Drale reviewed and approved the updates. These updates are effective as of September 1, 2023.

• UPDATES to Freshman Admission Criteria – LR 502.2
  • Modify Admissions Deadlines and Criteria title
  • The policy name has been changed (formally “Admission Requirements for Entering Freshmen”)
• UPDATES to Advancement Guidelines for Full-time Non-tenure-track Instructors– LR 403.23 
  • The policy name has been changed (formally “Faculty Roles and Rewards II Non-Tenure Track”)
  • Approved advancement guidelines written in policy language and updated to reflect current practices for faculty review
  • University-level advancement guidelines for full-time, non-tenure-track faculty provide essential guidance for faculty, academic units, and administrators reviewing faculty performance
• DECOMMISSION Faculty Roles and Rewards I: Tenure Track – LR 403.20
  • Removed from the Policy Library
  • Added to the section titled “Roles and Rewards” in the Faculty Handbook
• DECOMMISSION Appointments, Promotion, Tenure, Non-Reappointment, and Dismissal of Faculty – LR 403.14
  • ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock policy 403.14 is not consistent with current Board of Trustees policy (BP) 405.1;
  • Board of Trustees policies supersede campus policies in all instances;
  • Provide a link to
• UPDATE to Transfer of Credit – LR 517.1
  • Modify to include Military Service Credit
  • DECOMMISSION Military Service Credit – LR 514.13

Please contact the Policy Management Board with any related questions or to request previous versions of the policies in this announcement.

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The policy revisions are effective as of September 1, 2023.

For more information on this policy, please contact the campus Disability Resources Center.

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