Rice University General Policy No. 801-82

APPLIES TO ALL RICE UNIVERSITY

All expenditures from the Faculty Procurement Account should be authorized in advance by the appropriate Divisional Dean or the President and are limited to tenure-track appointments. Such expenditures for the candidate are limited to transportation (air tourist fare), meals, lodging, and incidental expenses. Any authorization for a spouse to accompany the candidate must be approved in advance by the President's Office and is normally limited to faculty appointments at the full professor rank. Faculty procurement reimbursement for any open position will be limited to not more than three individuals. Departmental entertainment of prospective faculty members will be charged to the departmental budget.

Relocation allowances for tenure-track appointments should be authorized in advance of any informal offer letter written by the Divisional Dean. Reimbursement is intended to partially offset the cost of relocation, is paid from faculty procurement funds, and must be fully substantiated on an expense statement with appropriate documentation. Without specific authorization, relocation allowances will not be provided for any academic appointments which are not tenure track. Expense statements with the Dean's approval should be sent to the President's Office for final approval and coding except for the Shepherd School of Music and the Jones Graduate School of Administration.

Policy No. 801-82
December 3, 1982