• Basic Legal Guidelines for Setting Classroom Policies
• Suggested Standard Syllabus Policies
• Guidance on the Enforceability of Classroom Policies and Practices
• Civility in the Classroom
• Cases on Academic Freedom in the Classroom

• Contract Checklist
• NEW! Contract Checklist Training (Power Point)
• Policy Statement #35, Authority to Sign Contracts and Other Official Documents
• Individuals Authorized to Sign Contracts and Other Official Documents
• Individuals Authorized to Sign Applications for Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements and Internal Processing Forms
• PENDING: Exclusive Contracts Database (password-protected)

• NEW! Useful resource for faculty, teaching assistants, and instructors: Know Your Copy Rights--What you Can Do, from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).
• NEW! A Fair(y) Use Tale: Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms.
• Policy Statement #113, Copyright Policy
• Copyright Infringement Reminder Memo for Faculty and Staff
• Copyright Infringement Reminder Memo for Students
• Guilt-Free Computing (Student Computing)
• Copyright Law Links
• Copyright Law in the Educational Setting
• TEACH Act (from NC State University)

• Criminal Background Reporting Procedures

• Policy Statement #69, Student Records
• Consent Forms for Release of Student Information
• SUPER! FERPA PowerPoint Briefing
• SUPER DUPER! FERPA Tutorial: Learn about protecting students' privacy rights with this online tutorial for faculty and staff.
• Introduction to FERPA
• FERPA Guidance and Resources

• Insurance Office
• Excess Liability Coverage for University Employees, Officers, and Agents
• Statement of Resources to Address Claims Arising from Accidents Involving Vehicles Operated on University Business

Interview and Search Committee Guidelines

• Guidelines for Interviewing Job Applicants
• Civil Rights in the Workplace
• Search Committee Fundamentals for Faculty Members
• Search Committee Fundamentals for Non-Faculty Employee Searches

Legal Links

Legal Links

Planning Field Trips

• Guidelines for Planning Field Trips
• Field Trip Acknowledgement of Risk and Consent for Treatment Form
• Statement of Resources to Address Claims Arising from Accidents Involving Vehicles Operated on University Business

Public Records and Open Meetings

• NC Public Records Act
• Public Bodies at UNC Charlotte
• Open Meetings Compliance Guidelines
• Policy Statement #53, Open Meetings Requirements
• Motion to Go into Closed Session
• Language for Motion to Go into Closed Session on the Basis of Privileged or Confidential Information
• Closed Session Template for Student Disciplinary Hearings

Records Retention and Disposition

• UNC Charlotte Records Retention and Disposition Schedule
• UNC General Records Retention and Disposition Schedule

State Competition with Private Business

Umstead Act (State Competition with Private Business)