{"id":164825,"date":"2020-04-28T10:42:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T14:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?page_id=164825"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:01:34","slug":"staff-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff and Operations Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"\/sph\/files\/2026\/05\/Staff-Handbook-9.19.25.pdf\" class=\"button\" target=\"_blank\" >Download Staff Handbook PDF<\/a>\n<h4>Introduction<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/introduction\/\">Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>I. Boston University Policies and Campus Life<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/i-boston-university-policies-and-campus-life\/bu-employee-handbook\/\">BU Employee Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/i-boston-university-policies-and-campus-life\/bu-staff-resources\/\">BU Staff Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/calendars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University Holiday and Intersession Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/i-boston-university-policies-and-campus-life\/technology-and-communications\/\">Technology and Communications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>II. The School of Public Health<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ii-the-school-of-public-health\/sph-bylaws-and-organizational-chart\/\">SPH Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ii-the-school-of-public-health\/diversity-equity-inclusion-and-justice\/\">Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/overview-of-administrative-functions-and-organizational-charts\/\">Overview of Administrative Functions and Organizational Charts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ii-the-school-of-public-health\/communications\/\">Communications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ii-the-school-of-public-health\/safety-protocols-and-school-closure-procedures\/\">Safety Protocols and School Closure Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ii-the-school-of-public-health\/data-information-protection-and-confidentiality\/\">Data\/Information Protection and Confidentiality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ii-the-school-of-public-health\/commonly-used-software-and-systems\/\">Commonly Used Software and Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>III. Staff Senate<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/iii-staff-senate\/staff-senate-bylaws\/\">Staff Senate Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>IV. Staff Expectations<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/iv-staff-expectations\/expectations-of-ourselves-at-our-best\/\">Expectations of Ourselves at our Best<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/iv-staff-expectations\/staff-expectations\/\">Staff Expectations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/iv-staff-expectations\/annual-staff-review\/\">Annual Staff Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>V. Staff Awards and Professional Development<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/v-staff-awards-and-professional-development\/staff-awards-and-recognition\/\">Staff Awards and Recognition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/v-staff-awards-and-professional-development\/staff-mentorship-program\/\">Staff Mentorship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/v-staff-awards-and-professional-development\/professional-development-workshops\/\">Professional Development Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/v-staff-awards-and-professional-development\/professional-development-scholarship\/\">Professional Development Scholarship<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/faculty-handbook\/faculty-expectations-annual-faculty-review\/annual-faculty-review\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/v-staff-awards-and-professional-development\/lunch-and-learn-series\/\">Lunch and Learn Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/v-staff-awards-and-professional-development\/technology-learning\/\">Technology Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/v-staff-awards-and-professional-development\/degree-program-enrollment\/\">Degree Program Enrollment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/v-staff-awards-and-professional-development\/health-and-wellness\/\">Health and Wellness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>VI. Hiring and Managing a Team<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/vii-hiring-and-managing-a-team\/search-and-hiring-process\/\">Search and Hiring Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/vii-hiring-and-managing-a-team\/onboarding-a-new-employee\/\">Onboarding a New Employee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/vii-hiring-and-managing-a-team\/managing-and-leading-a-team\/\">Managing and Leading a Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/vii-hiring-and-managing-a-team\/staff-departures-and-offboarding\/\">Staff Departures and Offboarding<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>VII. Vendor Engagement, Purchasing Supplies, Travel, and Reimbursements<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/viii-purchasing-travel-and-reimbursements\/vendor-engagement-and-contract-review-process\/\">Vendor Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/viii-purchasing-travel-and-reimbursements\/purchasing\/\">Purchasing Supplies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/viii-purchasing-travel-and-reimbursements\/travel\/\">Travel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>VIII. Sponsored Research<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ix-sponsored-research\/identifying-funding-opportunities\/\">Identifying Funding Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ix-sponsored-research\/proposal-submission-timeline\/\">Proposal Submission Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ix-sponsored-research\/cost-sharing-and-institutional-support\/\">Cost Sharing and Institutional Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ix-sponsored-research\/award-management-and-oversight\/\">Award Management and Oversight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ix-sponsored-research\/award-closeout\/\">Award Closeout<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>IX. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ix-education-policies-and-practices\/\">Education Policies and Practices<\/a><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ix-education-policies-and-practices\/engagement-of-course-instructors\/\">Engagement of External Teaching Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/ix-education-policies-and-practices\/teaching-assistants\/\">Teaching Assistants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>X. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/x-external-partnerships\/\">External Partnerships: Affiliation Agreements, Contracts, and MOUs<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>XI. Finance<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/finance-systems-and-access\/\">Finance Systems and Access<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/funds-management\/\">Funds Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/reporting-reconciliation-and-corrections\/\">Reporting, Reconciliation, and Corrections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/purchasing\/\">Purchasing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/student-payroll\/\">Student Payroll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/support-for-doctoral-students\/\">Support for Doctoral Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/faculty-compensation-changes\/\">Faculty Compensation Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/processing-revenue\/\">Processing Revenue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/year-end-close\/\">Year-End Close<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xi-finance\/faculty-salary-management\/\">Faculty Salary Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>XII. Facilities Management<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xii-facilities-management\/asset-management\/\">Asset Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xii-facilities-management\/principles-guiding-use-of-space-at-sph\/\">Principles Guiding Use of Space at SPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xii-facilities-management\/conference-room-reservations-and-space-requests\/\">Conference Room Reservations and Space Requests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xii-facilities-management\/hybrid-meetings\/\">Hybrid Meetings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>XIII. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/xiii-policy-regarding-visitors-at-sph\/\">Policy Regarding Visitors at SPH<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/staff-handbook\/forms-and-resources\/\">Forms and Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This Handbook is a \u2018living document\u2019 and will change and evolve over time as the school\u2019s policies and procedures evolve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Statement I. Boston University Policies and Campus Life BU Employee Handbook BU Staff Resources University Holiday and Intersession Schedule Technology and Communications II. 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