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Policies

Click on one of the following categories to find a particular policy.

  • Board Policies (also known as Special Resolutions)
  • Academic - Students, Teaching, Faculty
  • Research Policies
  • Human Resources
  • Finance
  • Operations
  • External Relations

Access to Procedures & Guidelines

Please note that the following policies do not include any associated procedures or guidelines, as those resources are for internal use only.  Faculty, staff or students wishing to view the full suite of University policies, procedures and guidelines, please refer to the Policy Library on MyTrent.

Board Policies (also known as Special Resolutions)

  • I.1 - Executive Committee Terms of Reference
  • I.2 - Finance & Property Committee Terms of Reference
  • I.3 - Nominating & Governance Committee Terms of Reference
  • I.6 - Human Resources Subcommittee Terms of Reference
  • I.8 - Audit & Investment Committee Terms of Reference
  • I.9 - Trent Lands Committee Terms of Reference
  • II.1 - Banking Resolution Concerning Accounts Held in the Name of Trent University
  • II.2 - Purchasing Policy
  • II.3 - Delegation of Authority for Budget Transfers and Disposal of Assets
  • II.4 - Property and Land Use
  • II.5 - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures - Trent University Pension Fund and Special Investment Fund
  • II.6 - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures - Trent University Endowment Fund
  • II.7 - Stewardship and Use of Endowment Lands Revenue
  • II.8 - Statement of Investment Policies and Procedures - Trent University Endowment Lands Fund
  • II.10 - Gifts of Publicly-Traded Stocks and Securities
  • II.12 - Debenture Long-Term Sinking Fund Policy
  • II.13 - Socially Responsible Investment
  • III.1 - Appointment of Members of the Board of Governors
  • III.2 - Presidential Absence, Review and Search Policy
  • III.3 - Removal of Inactive Board Members
  • III.4 - Annual Presidential Performance Review Process
  • III.5 - Responsibilities, Terms and Selection of Board Chair and Vice-Chair
  • III.6 - Role of the Board and Responsibilities of Board Members
  • III.7 - Governor Emeritus
  • III.8 - Board Diversity Policy
  • IV.1 - Meetings of the Board of Governors
  • IV.2 - Records of the Board
  • IV.3 - Conflict of Interest or Duty
  • IV.4 - Annual Board Objectives
  • IV.5 - Member Responsibilities and Board Collegiality
  • IV.6 - Senate Representatives

Academic - Students, Teaching, Faculty


  • Academic Integrity, Undergraduate
  • Academic Integrity, Graduate
  • Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
  • Bursary Policy, Undergraduate
  • Charter of Student Rights and Responsibilities
  • Class Cancellation and Closing Policy
  • Classroom Technologies, New, Introduction of
  • Co-Curricular Record
  • Computer Lab, and Classroom Technology Support and Renewal Policy
  • Computing Privileges Policy
  • Computer Resources Acceptable Use Policy
  • Counselling Services - Missed Appointment
  • Counselling Services - Privacy Policy
  • Counselling -- Support for Academic Consideration Policy
  • Course Syllabus
  • Creating Interdisciplinary Schools
  • Creating, Merging or Closing Academic Departments
  • Honourary Appointments
  • Institutional Quality Assurance Policy 
  • Network Connection Policy
  • Scholarship, Undergraduate
  • Student Records, Access to
  • Terminating an Academic Program
  • User Electronic Information Access Policy

Research Policies


  • Animal Care Standards Policy
  • Contract Research Policy
  • External Research Activities Policy
  • Indirect Costs Policy
  • Postdoctoral Fellows & Visiting Scholar
  • Research Involving Human Participants
  • Research Organizations at Trent
  • Research & Scholarly Misconduct
  • University Research Grants Program
    • Refer to Research Office website

Human Resources


  • Accommodation of Employees with Disabilities Policy
  • Communication of HR Policy
  • Compulsory Review of Policies
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Contractor Status
  • Discrimination and Harassment, Policy
  • Employee Status
  • Employment Equity
  • Exempt and Management Compensation
  • Group Benefit Programs Policy
  • Recruiting - Exempt and OPSEU
  • Employment Definitions
  • Employment of Relatives
  • End of Employment
  • Endowed Chairs and Professorships Program Policy
  • Holidays and Vacation Entitlement Non-Academic Exempt Employees
  • Hours of Work and Overtime Non-Academic Exempt Employees
  • Leaves of Absence with Pay Non-Academic Exempt Employees
  • Leaves of Absence without Pay Non-Academic Exempt Employees
  • Performance Reviews - Exempt
  • Performance Reviews - Management
  • Performance Reviews - Presidential
  • Perquisites
  • Personnel Records
  • Political Leave Exempt Employees
  • Progressive Discipline
  • Records Retention
  • Student Hiring Policy
  • Violence and Harassment, Policy & Procedures

Finance


  • Board Purchasing Policy (see Board Policies)
  • Charitable Donations
  • Contracts, Signing of
  • Environmentally Sustainable Procurement
  • Fair Trade Purchasing Policy for Apparel
  • Policy on Refreshments and Hospitality
  • Procurement of Goods and Services
  • Short Term Cash Investment Policy
  • Supply Chain Code of Ethics
  • Travel and Business Expense Policy
  • Vehicles, Procurement, Maintenance Use, and Lease of

Operations


  • Access Control
  • Accessibility Policy
  • Activity Risk Management Policy
  • Art Collection
  • Bottled Water, Single Unit (SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)
  • Computing Privileges Policy
  • Computing Resources Acceptable Use Policy
  • Disabilities, Persons with
  • Disabilities, Persons with - Customer Service Standards
  • Emergency Closure/Class Cancellation
  • Employee Identification Cards
  • Employer/Recruiter Recruitment Policy
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Environment and Sustainability Policy
  • Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy
  • Flag Lowering Policy
  • Fraud, Theft, Misappropriation of University Resources
  • Free Speech Policy
  • Handling Sensitive Information Policy
  • Health and Safety
  • Heritage Stewardship Policy
  • Legal Charges and Advice
  • Mandatory Use of Face Coverings Policy 
  • Network Connection Policy
  • Pets on Campus
  • Policy on Creating University Policies
  • Protection of Personal Information
  • Resource Recovery & Waste Diversion Policy
  • Return to Work (WSIB)
  • Self Insurance Policy
  • Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Policy
    • Procedure
    • Guideline
  • Smoke-Free Policy
  • Snow Removal
  • Space Utilization
  • Space Bookings
  • User Electronic Information Access Policy
  • Vehicles: Procurement, Lease, Maintenance and use of
  • Video Surveillance
  • Violence and Harassment, Policy & Procedures
  • Weapons
  • Web Creation and Management

External Relations


  • Gift Acceptance Policy 
  • Honorific and Wayfinding Policy
  • Philanthropic Naming Policy

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