University Policies

This page links to many important Penn policies and compendia of policies in some of the many areas that affect Penn faculty, staff, students and the community overall. This page does not link to policies affecting only the University of Pennsylvania Health System or Penn Medicine. It also does not link to policies that pertain to one of Penn’s 12 Schools.

General. The following policies apply to faculty and staff at Penn:

• Principles of Responsible Conduct

• Adherence to University Policy

• Non-Retaliation Policy

• Conflict of Interest, including extramural and institutional policies in general (for research-specific policies, see below)

• Use of Penn Name

• EEO and Affirmative Action

• Sexual Harassment

Student and Academic Life

• The Penn Book - Policies related to student life, including for example the Code of Academic Integrity and the Code of Student Conduct.

• Faculty Handbook - A selection of major policies that apply to faculty and aspects of academic administration

• Policies on Graduate Education - University-wide policies for Ph.D. and research masters programs

Research and Sponsored Programs

• Human Subjects Research, including review of research, informed consent and HIPAA authorization, responsibilities of investigators and quality assurance

• Animal Subjects Research, including IACUC policies such as procurement of animal species, review and investigation of animal welfare concerns, facility visitation, animal core protocols and facilities and ULAR policies such as regarding pinworm testing, rodents relocation.

• Conflict of Interest, including on financial disclosure policy for research and sponsored projects and presumptively prohibited conflicts for investigators in clinical trials.

• Sponsored Research Policies, including the Sponsored Projects Handbook, research and financial policies, sponsor policies, export controls, OMB Circulars, and more

• Post-doctoral Fellow Policies, including Penn’s Policy for Postdoctoral Fellows and Policy for the Appointment of Foreign Nationals Under the Postdoctoral Trainee Program

• Environmental Health & Radiation Safety, including specific policies related to biological safety, chemical waste management, laboratory safety, laser safety, radiation safety, workplace safety

• Research Misconduct, including policies for faculty and for non-faculty

• Penn’s Patent and Tangible Research Property Policy

International

• Penn Abroad, including academic and financial policies, and study abroad for undergraduate academic year students in sites under a travel warning

• International Students and Scholars, including instructions and forms on a range of requirements for international students and scholars

• Global Activities Registry,  registration in GAR is mandatory for all Penn sponsored/affiliated student programs traveling overseas

Administrative

• Human Resources Policy Manual, including policies on benefits, compensation, employment, performance, recruitment, sick leave, termination, time off and more

• Financial Policy Manual, including policies on payroll, gifts, travel and entertainment, procurement, disbursements, work study and more

• Computing, including for example policies on networking and security

• Privacy, including for example policies on, FERPA, SSNs, CCTV, Electronic privacy, Incident response

• Facilities-Related, including for example policies on banners, open space, signage and snow

• Safety and Security – including policies on weapons and other dangerous articles, fire safety, bikes, and the use of CCTV cameras for safety and security purposes.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding Penn policies, please contact Penn’s Confidential Reporting and Helpline at 215-PComply (215-726-6759) or visit http://www.upenn.edu/215pcomply.