Policy FAQs

Official FIT Policies

FIT’s policies connect the college’s mission to the everyday actions of its community, clarify the institution’s expectations of its individual members, help mitigate institutional risk, enhance efficiency, support the college’s compliance with laws and regulations, and outline best practices for smooth operations. 

A policy:

  • establishes governing principles that mandate or restrict actions;
  • applies institution-wide;
  • is intended for long-term use, and changes infrequently;
  • helps ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and best practices;
  • reduces institutional risk;
  • must be communicated and effectively implemented to ensure awareness and compliance; and
  • is reviewed by the Policy Advisory Group and approved by senior leadership, including appropriate Vice Presidents, the General Counsel, and the President. (In some cases, approval by the Board of Trustees may also be required.)

The term “Policy” is reserved exclusively for Official College Policies in accordance with the definitions and procedures from FIT's Policy on Policies. For Administrative Protocol, or rules/procedures established within a specififc area, please use terms like, “guidelines”, “procedures”, “principles”, or “protocol”.

For more information please review the Policy on Policies in the College Policy Library. 

FIT’s College Policy Library houses all of FIT’s official college policies. When existing policies are updated, and new policies are approved and posted, they are added to the College Policy Library and announced employee-wide via email. Users can search by volume, alphabetical order, or specific topics. 

Development, review, issuance, and archiving for all official college policies are coordinated by the Policy Advisory Group (PAG) before receiving the President's formal approval for publication.  

You can review the processes for developing, issuing, and maintaining FIT policies, in the Policy on Policies in the College Policy Library. 

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Please review below for more information on FIT policies, PAG, and our policy process.

Visit the College Policy Library to view policies by volume, or search all college policies in alphabetical order.

Find out more about PAG's members and mission.

Please contact the Office of Policy and Compliance for more detailed information on the processes for creating or revising existing official college policies, and proposing the deletion of official college policies.