Accident Prevention Plan
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…
Biosafety (Environmental)
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…
Chemical Hygiene Plan (Environmental)
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…
Crisis Management for Animal Care and Use (Environmental)
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…
Endowed Chair and Professorship
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…
Endowment Statement of Investment
This statement is available as a PDF.
Environmental Management System
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…
Radiation Safety Plan (Environmental)
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…
Record Retention
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…
Risk Management Plan (Environmental)
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…
Student Project Approval Process
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…
Tobacco Use On Campus
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…