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Skip to main content [#main-content] Skip to secondary navigation Stanford University (link is external) Stanford Administrative Guide Search this site Submit Search Menu Home Chapters 1. Guiding Policies and Principles 2. Human Resources 3. Financial Administration 4. Giving to Stanford 5. Purchasing and Payments 6. Computing 7. Health and Safety 8. Services 9. Organization Charts 10. Student Employment and Assistantships 11. Global Activities About the Guide Change Request Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions Contact What's New Breadcrumb Home Chapters Chapters Traversal links for Chapters Next › Skip to main content Secondary Navigation 1. Guiding Policies and Principles 2. Human Resources 3. Financial Administration 4. Giving to Stanford 5. Purchasing and Payments 6. Computing 7. Health and Safety 8. Services 9. Organization Charts 10. Student Employment and Assistantships 11. Global Activities Main content start Print Policies are organized into chapters based on similar content. Each chapter is named and described in the text below. 1. Guiding Policies and Principles This chapter details the cornerstone policies of Stanford University and covers standards of conduct, conflict of interest, Stanford name and trademark use, privacy/HIPAA compliance, protection of minors, signature and financial approval authority 2. Human Resources This chapter covers all policies related to employment, including the hiring process, compensation, benefit programs, workplace conduct, training, performance reviews, insurance, and protection of privacy. 3. Financial Administration Financial policies in this chapter pertain to management of university funds, expenditures, and revenue. 4. Giving to Stanford This chapter covers policies and procedures on managing gifts to the university, including: Processing, acknowledging, and recording donations Departmental special collections Guidelines for naming facilities and land features Funding new programs 5. Purchasing and Payments Purchasing policies in this chapter cover: Financing of purchases Requisition processing, including blanket purchase orders, equipment and real estate leases, purchasing and travel cards, and equipment loans to Stanford Unique transactions, such as 6. Computing This chapter covers computing and networking policies and procedures relating to usage, security, identification, and Stanford domains. 7. Health and Safety This chapter covers health and safety policies pertaining to services, training, communication, and performance standards and discipline; and to medical examinations, workplace hazards, emergency/accident procedures, and incident reporting. 8. Services This chapter covers services used by members of the Stanford community, which include: Telecommunications, mail, mobile equipment, etc. Events and conferences Capital projects Vehicle acquisition, ownership, disposition and usage 9. Organization Charts This chapter includes organizational charts (org charts) for the President and Provost that show the officers who report directly to them. Click each position to link to that officer's website. 10. Student Employment and Assistantships This chapter describes policies related to employment and payment of undergraduate and graduate students at the university. 11. Global Activities Stanford University conducts its global activities in various ways, including utilizing affiliated locally-domiciled entities ("affiliated entities"), each of which is responsible for its own business operations and hires its own employees and/or Traversal links for Chapters Next › Questions about the Guide? 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