Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSUSPF) receives award funding from various sources including, but not limited to federal, state, local, non-governmental, and private funders. This policy establishes procedures to properly close out awards to fulfill all obligations of the project in the required time frame as required by the funder.

 The purpose of this policy is to assist SPF management in identifying those individuals who are eligible to serve as Principal Investigators (PIs), Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PI’s), and Project Directors (PDs) for projects managed by SPF.

The Indirect Rate Policy sets approved rates for Indirect Cost revenue and provided a process for negotiation when the Principal Investigator intends to use less than the funder published maximum allowed rate.

• indirect_rate_policy.pdf

 2 CFR Part 180 provides Federal guidance from the Office of Budget Management (OMB) for government-wide debarment and suspension. The purpose of the debarment and suspension system is to maintain integrity of Federally funded grants and programs by ensuring that procurement and non-procurement transactions are conducted only with responsible parties.

POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF RESEARCH MISCONDUCT

Approved by the University Senate on this date:  April 15, 2014

Approved by Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs on this date:  August 24, 2016; Updated February 23, 2024 with institutional name changes. 

Supersedes Policy #14-04 (Policy and Procedure for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct) to include comments from the California Faculty Association.

I. PURPOSE

Procedure for Responding to the Death of a Student or Currently Employed Faculty or Staff

Revised – August 2020

The President’s Office should be informed as soon as possible when a current employee or student dies. If the deceased is an active employee, the President’s Office shall contact the appropriate divisional Vice President. Following this initial notification, the following contacts should be made:

HSU has a centralized location for service of subpoenas. For more information, please refer to: https://www2.humboldt.edu/adminaffairs/subpoenas

Please refer to the HSU travel website for current information:  http://www2.humboldt.edu/procurement/Travel

POLICY UNDER REVIEW AS OF AUGUST 17, 2016

For information pending review of policy, please contact the Office of the President at (707) 826-3300. 

OLD POLICY UNDER REVIEW:

Approved by the University Senate on this date: May 10, 2016

Approved by the Provost of Humboldt State University on this date: May 12, 2016

Academic honesty is of serious concern at Humboldt. Students are expected to maintain high standards of academic integrity. Acting in good conscience is integral to our vision statement.

Academic Dishonesty