Policy Review Group

The University at Buffalo is committed to providing a transparent, inclusive and collaborative process to develop and review university policies.

Recognizing the important role that a clearly defined policy process has in university governance, the Policy Review Group (PRG) supports the policy process by reviewing new policies and revisions to existing policies. The PRG provides a university-wide perspective as well as advice and recommendations so that policies best reflect the needs of the institution and support the university’s mission. The review process ensures that policies are understandable, implementable and cost-effective.

The PRG is a standing committee comprised of individuals from key stakeholder units across the university; the group is facilitated by the Policy, Compliance and Internal Controls Office. Committee members are tasked with reviewing and commenting on new and revised university policies. The responsibility to provide feedback may require the committee member to solicit and share input from others in their area.

The PRG meets every other month with a formal agenda of policies to review. Policies presented to the PRG are nearly final, vetted by appropriate stakeholders with due diligence conducted during the policy writing process. Interested individuals who are not members of the PRG are welcome to attend PRG meetings and provide feedback.

The PRG was established in conjunction with the approval and implementation of the Development and Issuance of University Policies policy, signed by President John Simpson in February 2007. This policy was reviewed, updated and signed by President Satish Tripathi in July 2016 and reviewed again in November 2020. The policy title was changed to Developing University Policies.

The Policy Review Group meets every other month, on the second Monday of the month, at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom.