New and Recently Updated Policies
Endowment Fund Administration and Compliance
Added/Updated: April 30, 2008
Overdrafts on Sponsored Project Accounts
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Monitoring and Reconciling Sponsored Project Accounts
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Sponsored Project Subawards
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Email Usage and Retention Policy
Added/Updated: April 30, 2008
University Housing Policy - Morningside Heights
Added/Updated: April 3, 2008
Service Centers and Recharge Centers
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Distinguishing Gifts from Sponsored Projects
Added/Updated: April 30, 2008
Participant Support Costs
Added/Updated: April 16, 2008
Affiliates Policy
Added/Updated: March 14, 2008
Responsibility for Negotiation of Facilities and Administration and Fringe Benefit Rates
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Compliance with Federal Cost Accounting Standards
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Management and Accounting for Moveable Capital Equipment
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Treatment of Program Income on Sponsored Project Accounts
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Fire Safety Policy and Procedures: Morningside Campus
Added/Updated: February 25, 2008
Project Governance for Capital Construction Projects
Added/Updated: February 25, 2008
College Tuition Scholarship
Added/Updated: February 25, 2008
Primary Tuition Scholarship
Added/Updated: February 25, 2008
Tuition Exemption Benefit for Officers and Family Members
Added/Updated: February 25, 2008
Tuition Exemption Policy for Support Staff and Family Members
Added/Updated: February 25, 2008
Maintenance, Repair and Custodial Services for Academic and Administrative Buildings
Added/Updated: January 30, 2008
Genetic Testing Informed Consent Policy
Added/Updated: January 3, 2008
Lead-Based Paint Policy for University Apartment Housing
Added/Updated: January 3, 2008
Locks and Keys: Morningside Heights Campus Academic and Administrative Buildings
Added/Updated: January 3, 2008
Detection and Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse The Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Added/Updated: December 18, 2007
Desktop and Laptop Security Policy
Added/Updated: April 30, 2008
Operating Overdraft Policy
Added/Updated: November 15, 2007
International Research and Service Projects: Risk Management Procedures
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Requests for Building Construction, Repairs and Maintenance
Added/Updated: October 18, 2007
Conflict of Interest Policy Regarding Lending Institutions For All Employees
Added/Updated: October 12, 2007
Vehicle Acquisition, Operation and Disposal Policy
Added/Updated: September 26, 2007
Social Security Number (SSN) and Unique Person Number (UPN) Usage
Added/Updated: April 30, 2008
Rental Payment Policy of the University Apartment Housing Division of Columbia University Facilities
Added/Updated: September 19, 2007
Keys and Locks: Residential Buildings
Added/Updated: September 11, 2007
Property Loss/Damage Reporting and Reimbursement Policy
Added/Updated: February 25, 2008
Risk Management
Added/Updated: August 3, 2007
Capital Project Approval Process
Added/Updated: June 28, 2007
Electronic Data Security Breach Reporting and Response
Added/Updated: April 30, 2008
Administrative Code of Conduct
Added/Updated: October 12, 2007
Procurement Mechanisms Policy
Added/Updated: June 1, 2007
Business Expense Policy
Added/Updated: June 1, 2007
Sole/Single Source Justification Policy
Added/Updated: June 1, 2007
Departmental Authorization Function
Added/Updated: August 2, 2007
Small Business Concerns Policy
Added/Updated: May 21, 2007
Participation by Small Business, Minority Owned Firms, and Women's Business Enterprises (8.02)
Added/Updated: May 11, 2007
Pay Error Correction Policy
Added/Updated: April 27, 2007
Overpayment Recovery Policy
Added/Updated: April 27, 2007
Change Order Policy
Added/Updated: August 28, 2007
Conflicts of Interest (Faculty Handbook)
Added/Updated: April 6, 2007
Effort Reporting
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Cost Sharing
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Financial Reporting and Closeout of Sponsored Projects
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Sponsored Project Cost Transfers
Added/Updated: April 10, 2008
Bicycle Parking Protocols
Added/Updated: March 26, 2007
Indoor Space Temperature Guidelines
Added/Updated: March 26, 2007
Off-Campus Housing Assistance (OCHA) Policy
Added/Updated: March 26, 2007
Purchasing Cards (Pcards) (4.10)
Added/Updated: March 5, 2007
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
Added/Updated: March 1, 2007
Cash Handling
Added/Updated: August 2, 2007
Salary Accounting Form
Added/Updated: October 10, 2007
Formulation and Approval of University Administrative Policies
Added/Updated: March 1, 2007
Choice of Purchasing Mechanism and Use of Purchase Orders
Added/Updated: March 1, 2007
International Banking, Expense Reimbursement and Replenishment
Added/Updated: August 2, 2007
About This Site
Welcome to Columbia University's Administrative Policy Library. This library is a repository for policies administered by the departments reporting up to the Senior Executive Vice President and other select departments.
A note on policy format: In January 2006 the University adopted a standard format for administrative policies. Subsequently, all new policies will be written in this format and all revised policies will be rewritten in this format; therefore, both old and new formats will coexist for some period of time. You may also note that some policies have numbers in parentheses in their titles. These numbers refer to formatting in previous documents and repositories and have been included as a reference.