Current Policies

University Policy Committee Reviewed and President Approved

Results: Legal

Legal, Compliance, and Administration

Animals on Campus

The policy states the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' (UNLV) restrictions regarding animals on campus and pertains to all university locations.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows service animals to be on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The ADA defines service animals as "dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities." Nevada State law defines a service animal as an animal that has been trained to assist or accommodate a person with a disability and a service animal in training as an animal that is being…

Digital and Media Copyright Compliance

The purpose of this policy is to:

  • Ensure UNLV is in compliance with the copyright provisions in Section 487 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), which requires that universities develop and implement "written plans to effectively combat the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material by users of the institution's network without unduly interfering with the educational and research use of the network."
  • Ensure UNLV is in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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Formulation and Issuance of University Policies

This policy establishes the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) policy process and protocol for policy review and recommendation.

University Social Media Accounts Policy

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is committed to free speech and open discussion on official University social media sites while creating an environment that protects those engaging in discussion from unlawful harassment, threatening language, spam, and political endorsements. This policy also outlines appropriate management of social media sites by University social media administrators.