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51�Թ� will allow commercial filming on campus in instances when and where the filming project will be least disruptive to the academic or student life experience and ordinary operations of the university. Commercial filming by non-University entities offers many benefits, however, it can pose risks to the people, programs, and property of 51�Թ�. This policy mitigates those risks and outlines established rules and procedures to guide commercial filming.

In any organization, misunderstandings and problems can develop which require clarification and attention. These disagreements may involve peers or an employee and a supervisor. Each person involved in a disagreement should be treated with respect and a grievance should not be discussed with anyone other than the person(s) involved in its resolution. 51�Թ� provides each employee with this process for resolving a work-related complaint. This policy does not apply to complaints...

A conflict of interest is considered to exist if an employee’s actions, activities or practices on behalf of the University result in preferential treatment or an improper gain or advantage to the employee, the individual’s family or business associates, or conversely, has a detrimental effect on the University’s interests. It can include an instance in which an employee fails to exercise due care, skills and judgment on behalf of the University on the performance of the individual’s duties...

All faculty members with 0.5 FTE or greater appointments must submit this form annually. Contact the executive assistant to your college for the link to complete the current year's form or contact the Provost's Office at provost@pacificu.edu.

For purposes of this policy, a consensual relationship is a mutually acceptable intimate, romantic and/or sexual relationship between a University employee with supervisory, teaching, evaluation or advisory authority and an employee or student who is supervised, taught or advised by that employee. This policy was retired on April 8, 2025. Other Related Policies: Amorous Relationships Policy

This document provides a general, college-wide meaning for the definition of course levels.

51�Թ� offers a credit card to eligible employees for university business-related expenses. Participation in the credit card program is considered a privilege and convenience that carries responsibilities. Inappropriate use of the card may result in the loss of the privilege. Although the credit card is issued in the name of the employee, it is university property and should be used with good judgment.

This policy describes the procedures in relation to awarding credit for prior experiential learning, including the award of credit for selected credit-for-examination programs.

51�Թ� is committed to honoring undergraduate students’ prior experiential learning as a means of satisfying their degree and certificate program requirements (including Pacific’s Undergraduate Core/general education, majors, minors, specializations, electives, and other requirements). Under this policy, 51�Թ� aims to award Credit for Prior Experiential Learning (CPEL) to undergraduate students. This policy is applicable to all undergraduate programs in each college...

51�Թ� has maintained unique collections of artifacts, art, and archival records for many years. While the great majority of these materials will remain at Pacific indefinitely, occasionally some items need to be transferred or discarded – a process formally described as “ deaccessioning” – from our permanent collections. Professional guidelines for museums and archives recommend that formal standards for deaccessioning be created and maintained by collecting institutions. This...

51�Թ� has adopted this Data Integrity Policy and Procedure to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all Protected Data we create, receive, maintain, or transmit as required by federal or state regulatory requirements, including but not limited to FERPA, GLBA, HIPAA, PCI, and other regional or local applicable laws and requirements. The policy establishes a standard to instruct and guide workforce members in the appropriate access, use, storage, and transmission...

The purpose of this Policy is to set forth 51�Թ�’s process for determining what patient information can be used and disclosed if information that can identify a person has been removed. 51�Թ� has a duty to protect the confidentiality and integrity of protected health information (PHI) as required by law, professional ethics, and accreditation requirements therefore this policy outlines the standards that workforce members at Pacific will follow when de-identifying PHI...

The following procedures offer guidelines for communication in different situations, though every instance will be different.

The Deceased Student Records Policy articulates when and how education records of a deceased student can be released. PUNet ID required to review policy document. Updated July 2024

The Disability Documentation Standards are the criteria that 51�Թ� considers when reviewing a students’ documentation of a disability in the course of determining reasonable and appropriate accommodations for the student. 51�Թ�’s standards are adpated from recommendations from the Association for Higher Education and Disability ( AHEAD) and the Oregon Association for Higher Education and Disability ( ORAHEAD). Use of the Disability Documentation Standards contrary to...

This policy's purpose is to ensure that academic programs defined as distance education or including distance education components have processes through which the program, 1) establishes that the student who registers in a distance education course or program is the same student who participates in and completes the course or program and receives the academic credit, 2) protects the privacy of student information in these processes, 3) informs students of these processes and any related costs...

51�Թ� will make every attempt to keep offices and services operating inclement weather. However, there are occasions when severe inclement weather may necessitate closure of the university. In that event, the procedures within this policy will be observed. In the event of emergency closure, the University’s web site ( ) will be updated with information about closures and /or late openings at the Forest Grove, Hillsboro and Portland campuses. In addition, the...

In the event of an emergency the 51�Թ� Emergency Plan provides the guidelines to minimize the threat to life, health, and property due to natural disasters, medical emergencies, fires, and utility failures. The 51�Թ� General Emergency Plan is known to the campus community and is distributed to managers, supervisors, and student representatives. Training sessions are provided for all employees and students. If, in the view of the University President or his/her designee...

The University will not prohibit the employment of relatives provided that the employment does not create a conflict of interest and has been based on merit principles and that a member of the employee’s family does not influence the selection process.