This website presents all officially approved Winona State University (WSU) policies, procedures, and regulations. This site also presents current drafts of new/revised policies and procedures, allowing WSU stakeholders an opportunity to review them and provide feedback to the administration before the President makes a final decision to approve or reject them.
This page archives recommendations from the UPC to Cabinet for stakeholder review and to the President for final review and approval.
Stakeholder Reviewer Notes:
All current recommendations from the Winona State University (WSU) All-University Policy Committee (UPC) and approved by Cabinet for stakeholder review are listed on the “WSU Stakeholder Review” webpage, including rationales for revision and suggested stakeholder reviewer deadlines to provide feedback. If this is the only “policy” listed on that page, there are no current recommendations awaiting stakeholder review.
All WSU stakeholders have an opportunity to provide feedback on any policy recommendation proposed by the administration. Current recommendations from the All-University Policy Committee and approved by Cabinet are listed on the “WSU Stakeholder Review” webpage, including rationales for revision and suggested feedback deadlines. If this is the only “policy” listed on that page, there are no current recommendations awaiting stakeholder review.
The WSU All-University Policy Committee (UPC) vets all proposed policy and procedure drafts it has received from responsible officers of the administration. The UPC reviews the drafts to ensure they are in the proper format and suggests stakeholder feedback deadlines. Current drafts at this step are listed on the “UPC Initial Review” webpage, including rationales for revision. If this is the only “policy” listed on that page, there are no current recommendations awaiting UPC initial review.
The WSU Cabinet reviews all recommendations from the WSU All-University Policy Committee (UPC) to vet proposed policy and procedure drafts submitted by responsible officers of the administration. If Cabinet accepts the UPC recommendation, it is then distributed for stakeholder review. Current drafts at this step are listed on the “Cabinet Review” webpage, including rationales for revision and recommended stakeholder review feedback deadlines. If this is the only “policy” listed on that page, there are no current recommendations awaiting Cabinet’s review.
This policy ensures that all undergraduate and graduate academic programs at Winona State University (WSU) are reviewed on a regular basis.
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing)
This policy draft is a proposed update for
The content of this updated policy is identical to the previous version. The only changes are grammatical and stylistic.
The updated procedure combines the previous sections A and B (“Program Review Schedule” and “Program Review Timeline”) into one. It clarifies the timelines in section A, setting clear dates (rather than, e.g., “within 30 days of receipt”) and clarifying expectations for the last steps of the process. (Note that none of the previous specified dates have changed.)
The suggested components of the self-study report are expanded in a separate document. This procedure would provide more guidance to academic departments as they construct their self-study reports for academic program reviews. The phrase “Strategic plan for improvement” has been replaced by “Strategic plan for adaptation.”
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by ??/??/202?.
This procedure describes the schedule, timeline, components, and responsibilities involved in the academic program review process at Winona State University (WSU).
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing)
This procedure draft is a proposed update for
This updated procedure combines the previous sections A and B (“Program Review Schedule” and “Program Review Timeline”) into one. It clarifies the timelines in section A, setting clear dates (rather than, e.g., “within 30 days of receipt”) and clarifying expectations for the last steps of the process. (Note that none of the previous specified dates have changed.) The suggested components of the self-study report are expanded in a separate document and removed from this one.
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by ??/??/202?.
This procedure provides a more detailed explanation for the components of the self-study report generated for academic program reviews at Winona State University (WSU), including possible sources of information and data.
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing)
This draft is a proposed new procedure document to be associated with
This procedure would provide more guidance to academic departments as they construct their self-study reports for academic program reviews. The phrase “Strategic plan for improvement” has been replaced by “Strategic plan for adaptation.”
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by ??/??/202?.
The purpose of this policy is to describe the restrictions and procedures related to the usage of Winona State University (WSU) buildings and outdoor spaces by university and non-university entities.
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing)
This policy draft is a proposed update for a legacy regulation:
This policy now clearly states its purpose and no longer refers to the U.S. Constitution; issues of protest are discussed in the “conditions of use” procedure.
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by 11/01/2024.
This procedure describes the conditions of using university facilities and space at Winona State University (WSU) outside of their primary educational purpose.
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing)
This procedure draft is a proposed update for a legacy regulation:
This procedure is now limited to the conditions of use, while the “reservation process” is described in a separate procedure. The conditions are largely unchanged, although commercial vendors now need to provide 2 weeks (instead of 2 days) notice. The text about scheduling during finals week and graduation has been removed. The new final section on protesting has very similar language to the previous regulation; it has been collected into this section with the new heading.
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by 11/01/2024.
This procedure describes reservation processes associated with the usage or rental of Winona State University (WSU) facilities outside of their primary educational purpose.
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing)
This procedure draft is a proposed update for a legacy regulation:
This procedure is now limited to the reservation process, while “conditions of use” are described in a separate procedure. The different reservation processes to be used by university vs. non-university entities have been clarified. The detailed reservation “field” items have been removed; these will be specified in the reservation forms.
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by 11/01/2024.
This policy establishes Winona State University’s (WSU) policy prohibiting drug and alcohol use and distribution on campus in order to maintain a safe and healthy campus environment.
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing.)
This policy draft is a proposed update for a legacy regulation:
This policy designates the Director of Human Resources as the responsible officer for the overall policy. There are two associated procedures, one for students and another for employees, each with a separate responsible office and officer.
[Major changes to the regulation to be added later.]
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by ??/??/20??.
This procedure provides details on the Winona State University (WSU) Drug and Alcohol Use Policy as it applies to WSU students.
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing.)
This procedure draft is a proposed update for a legacy regulation:
This procedure only applies to students, and it designates the VP for Enrollment and Student Management as the responsible officer.
[Major changes to the regulation to be added later.]
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by ??/??/20??.
This procedure provides details on the Winona State University (WSU) Drug and Alcohol Use Policy as it applies to WSU employees.
Rationale for Revision and Major Changes:
(This is for stakeholder review, not for publishing.)
This procedure draft is a proposed update for a legacy regulation:
This procedure only applies to students, and it designates the Director of Human Resources as the responsible officer.
[Major changes to the regulation to be added later.]
Suggested Stakeholder feedback deadline:
Feedback should be provided using this WSU form by ??/??/20??.