Sachs Administrative "beehive" building on the Main Campus

Northeastern Illinois University Policy Library

Northeastern Illinois University's Policy Library was created to allow the University community easy access to University policies, procedures, guidelines and forms. Policies contained in this library are developed and approved through the process established by G1.1 Formulation and Issuance of University Policies. Please be aware this site does not contain all University policy information. Individual departments throughout the University may also have internal policies specific to their office. Use the navigation menu on the left of this page to access University policies.

Policy History

In 1995, President Gordon H. Lamb established the Administrative Memorandum Series (AMS) as a means of documenting University policy, procedures and guidelines. In 2011, Northeastern adopted the Formulation and Issuance of University Policy that established a template to standardize University policy. Since then, each document in the AMS has been or will be reviewed and revised for consistency and cohesion to ensure that it is current and accurate. Please visit the Administrative Memorandum Series web page through the menu on the left to access those AMS documents which still serve as official University policy.

Policies for Review

As part of the policy development process, the University will post final draft policies to this web page for comments from the University community. The following University policy has undergone a comprehensive review and is now being presented for its 30-day public comment period. The deadline to submit comments on the one policy below is June 26, 2023. Please send an email with any questions or comments regarding University policy to policy@neiu.edu.

Most Recent New Policies Posted

September 8, 2022 - 
An interim policy has been enacted effective September 8, 2022 and is posted in the policy library. E1.99.0 Workplace Violence may be found within its respective category in the menu on the left.

August 30, 2022 - 
A new policy has been posted to the policy library. F1.99.6 Missing Student completed its 30-day period of public comment and may be found within its respective category in the menu on the left.

August 17, 2022 - 
A new policy has been posted to the policy library. E1.99.4 Remote Work completed its 30-day period of public comment and may be found within its respective category in the menu on the left.

June 30, 2022 - 
The following interim policies are enacted effective June 30, 2022: I1.01.2 User Account Access and Management; I1.02.2 Information Security Incident Management (formerly Data Security Breach); I1.02.4 Identity Protection; I1.02.6 Information Security Awareness Training; I1.02.7 Electronic Data Erasure; I1.02.8 Payment Card Industry Data Standards; I1.02.9 Systems and Organizational Controls Reporting and may be found within their respective category in the menu on the left.

June 15, 2022 - 
A new policy has been posted to the policy library. I1.02.5. Information Security may be found within its respective category in the menu on the left.

Most Recently Revised Policies Posted

May 18, 2023 - 
The following Administrative Memoranda are inactivated: AMS No. 14 Salary Levels for Administrative and Professional (A&P) Employees; AMS No. 21 Application for University Employment; and AMS No. 25 Administrative Adjustment within the Same Classification. These original University policy documents dating to the mid-1990s have been inactivated as obsolete or part of the ongoing conversion initiative of former Administrative Memoranda to current University policies.

April 17, 2023 -
E1.03.1 Additional Pay for Temporary Assignments has been revised. The document revision includes moving rules from the procedures section to the regulations section, and updating the operational procedures away from paper-based forms to Workday. All previous appendices have been removed.

February 6, 2023 - 
I1.02.2 Information Security Incident Management; I1.02.4 Identity Protection; and I1.02.6 Information Security Awareness Training all completed their 30-days of public comment and have replaced the interim versions in the policy library.

January 24, 2023 -
I1.01.00 Multi-factor Authentication Interim Policy has been removed from the policy library. Multi-factor authentication is now fully integrated into University operations; the policy is redundant.

August 30, 2022 - 
F1.08.1 Travel Regulations has been revised to reflect the current rates and is now posted to the library.

August 15, 2022
I1.01.1 Acceptable Use of University Information Technology Resources was revised and completed its 30-day public comment period and is now posted to the library.

April 25, 2022
G1.7 Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination; G1.10 Affirmative Action; G1.11 Reasonable Accommodations for Employees and Applicants with Disabilities; G1.12 Reasonable Accommodation of Religious Observance for Students and Employees. All policies have been posted following their five-year comprehensive review and 30-day public comment period.

Policy Categories

To facilitate tracking and maintenance, each University policy is coded upon final approval to fall into the following categories that correspond with the menu on the left. Please use the menu on the left to access University policies. If you are unable to find the policy you are looking for, please send an email to policy@neiu.edu.

A1 Advancement

Policies related to alumni relations, development, public relations, and publications.

A2 Academics

Policies related to academic curriculum, faculty, library, research, and general academic functions.

E1 Employment/Hiring

Policies related to employee benefits, compensation, ethics, grievances, student employment, records, job postings, and civil service employment.

E2 Environment, Health, Safety, and Security

Policies related to University safety and emergency protocol.

E3 Enrollment Management

Policies related to registration, financial aid, recruitment, and admissions.

E4 Event Planning and Space Management

Policies related to University events and non-academic space management.

F1 Finance

Policies related to accounting, budget, disbursements, grant administration, payroll, purchasing, sponsored programs, and travel.

F2 Facilities Management

Policies related to facilities management.

G1 Governance

Policies related to business ethics, and risk management.

G2 General Administrative

Policies related to all other general administrative functions.

I1 Information Technology

Policies related to acceptable use, data security, electronic communications, NEIUport, world wide web, voice communications, and technical training.

S1 Student Affairs

Policies related to student activities, student services, campus life, and the student union.

S2 Student Financial Aid

Policies related to student financial aid.