Administration - Risk Management

Overview The President and Executive Council of St. Mary’s University are committed to providing a safe and healthful work environment for all our employees, students, and others that may work, visit, or enter our facilities. It is…

Purpose The reasons for developing and implementing a biosafety program are twofold; (1) protecting workers and students from potential hazards; and (2) protecting the surrounding community from those same potential hazards. Responsibilities and Functions Biosafety Committee A…

Scope This Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) is applicable to the School of Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), Facilities Services, and any other departments where hazardous chemicals are stored or handled. General requirements for safe operations using hazardous…

Purpose This plan is intended to prepare St. Mary’s University (StMU) faculty and staff for an emergency or crisis involving StMU animal care and use programs. The plan sets forth a plan for response should a crisis…

The minimum gift to endow a chair is $2 million and to endow a professorship is $1 million. Endowed positions are used to recruit tenured faculty from other universities or to reward St. Mary’s tenured faculty for…

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St. Mary’s University will conduct all operations in an environmentally responsible manner and comply with all applicable federal and state regulations and local ordinances. The Environmental Management System  enables the University to: Achieve and maintain compliance with…

Purpose The objective of this plan is to provide the necessary procedures, guidance, and information for the safe use of radioactive materials at St. Mary’s University. While this plan does not include all radiation safety requirements, it…

The institutional records of St. Mary’s University (the “University”) are important assets and include essentially all records you produce as an employee, whether paper or electronic. Records include obvious items such as a memorandum, an email, a…

The Risk Management Plan identifies the departments and functions of St. Mary’s University that have high-risk processes and/or materials in their normal operations that may impact environmental health and safety of the campus. The Plan provides the…

Purpose St. Mary’s University promotes student academic growth through experiential learning. This policy is intended to provide a method to evaluate proposals for student projects to ensure academic opportunities and minimize negative risk to the University. Approval…

This policy went into effect Jan. 1, 2017. According to the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report, tobacco use and smoking cause disease and premature death in children and adults who smoke. Additionally, second-hand smoke exposure causes disease and death…