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Overview
Overview
What are Departmental Policies?
What are Departmental Policies?
A policy is a governing principle that mandates or constrains actions. Department policies align operations and set behavioral expectations within the department. OLPD departmental policies are designed to complement policies set by the University of Minnesota and by the College of Education and Human Development.
What are Departmental Procedures?
What are Departmental Procedures?
Procedures are steps taken to comply with a policy or enact a departmental function. While policies are governing documents that outline what is allowed and what can be done, procedures are instructional documents that explain how to do things. In general, OLPD departmental policies have been formally developed and approved by departmental committee and/or full departmental vote. Departmental procedures may have been informally accepted as the way to enact departmental policies or carry out the work of the department.
Submitting Departmental Policies and Procedures to the Policy Library
Submitting Departmental Policies and Procedures to the Policy Library
Suggestions for changes or additions to departmental policies and procedures should be submitted to the Administrative Director.
Administrative Procedures
Administrative Procedures
Course / Program Changes (Course Dog)
Course / Program Changes (Course Dog)
Departmental Policies and Guidance
Departmental Policies and Guidance
Human Resources Policies
Human Resources Policies
Assigning Teaching Assistants to Instructors
Assigning Teaching Assistants to Instructors
In order to ensure high quality educational experiences for students and reasonable workloads for faculty, the following guidelines apply to three-credit undergraduate and graduate level courses taught in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.
41-60 Students: 0.25 Teaching Assistant
More than 60 students: 0.50 Teaching Assistant
Exceptions to this policy will be made on an individual basis. In those cases, the student is most likely to receive less than a .25 teaching assistantship.
Teaching assistantships for one-and two-credit courses are unlikely to be approved, but will be negotiated on an individual basis.
Course Releases & Buy Outs
Course Releases & Buy Outs
Course releases/Buy Out will be granted to tenure-track faculty and professional and administrative faculty for the following two reasons:
The faculty member is providing extensive and exceptional service that is critical to the functioning of the University or provides key leadership to a national or international organization or publication.
The faculty member has received a grant that provides financial support to the department to secure someone to fulfill that faculty member's instructional duties.
When writing courses buy outs into grants, faculty should follow the guidelines:
12.5% of a person's 9-month salary + Fringe / Enterprise per course buy out.
Providing Accommodations and Employee Assistance
Providing Accommodations and Employee Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides cost-free and confidential professional consultation and referral services for university employees, academic staff, and faculty who have work or personal concerns. Spouses/partners and dependents are also eligible for EPA services. Confidential consultation is provided in areas such as work productivity/relationship, conflict resolution, mental health, alcohol/substance abuse, family/relationships, coping with stress, etc.
Disability Resource Center
Disability Resource Center
The Disability Resource Center promotes access and equity for all students, faculty, staff and guests of the University of Minnesota. Accommodation units assist in implementing accommodations approved by Student Services specialist and UReturn coordinators. They also collaborate and consult with colleges, departments and units to create accessible learning and working environments.
Additional information on these resources can be found on the UMN's Benefits Webpage.
Hiring Graduate Research Assistants
Hiring Graduate Research Assistants
Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) may be hired by OLPD faculty using your own fundings sources such as grants, ICR, Grant-in-Aids, for Professorship Awards (ie Hellervik, Starkson Campbell, etc). During the Academic Year a GRA must work for the full semester at minimum under the GLU-UE Contract.
All requests for known students should be made at least 3 weeks prior to their expected start date.
If the student is not known the position will need to be posted and should be requested at least 2 months prior to their expected start date.
Hiring Request Forms
Hiring Request Forms
Academic Year Hiring Request Form -- Updated June 17, 2026 for new fiscal year
Summer Hiring Request Form -- Updated October 21, 2026 for Summer 2027
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
OLPD Policies and Procedures for P&A Teaching Faculty Review and Promotion -- added April 30, 2025
Form for Enrolling (or Stopping) 9-over-12 Payment of Salary: Fiscal Year 2026 -- added April 30, 2025
Student Policies
Student Policies
Communications
Communications
Refer to the Communications and Marketing page
Handbooks
Handbooks
OLPD Department Handbooks
OLPD Department Handbooks
OLPD Graduate Student Handbooks
OLPD Graduate Student Handbooks
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