HOWARD UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

1 HOWARD UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK 2021 Updates Excellence in Truth and Service Revised May 21, 2021 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Welcome to HOWARD UNIVERSITY ! You are joining one of the nation s most historically significant academic institutions, with a rich tradition of commitment to the education and advancement of underrepresented populations. As a staff member of the UNIVERSITY , you can be proud of HOWARD s history of service to a diverse community, and particularly to talented and promising Black students. You join us at an exciting time. We have announced our goal to become the first HBCU (Historically Black College or UNIVERSITY ) to rank among the top 50 research universities in the United States.

2 HOWARD UNIVERSITY will continue to emphasize the twin objectives of leadership and service as it drives toward that goal. You may wonder how a UNIVERSITY staff member can contribute to goals like academic excellence and devotion to important research. The answer lies in the fact that a UNIVERSITY is a community like any other, in which every citizen and resident has an important function. Whether your job is administrative or technical or professional, primarily internal-facing or external-facing, in an office or on a loading dock or in a vehicle regardless of the nature of your job, you are performing a service that is vital to the health of the UNIVERSITY community. The policies in this HANDBOOK have been developed with our mission and our values as their guiding lights.

3 Our staff policies are designed to help you, as you do your job, reflect our values of excellence, leadership, service, and truth. Whatever your job, you can be excellent in your performance, exemplary in your conduct, helpful in your customer service, and ethical in your interactions with others in our community. Excellence in Truth and Service, Wayne A. I. Frederick, , MBA 17th President of HOWARD UNIVERSITY Revised May 21, 2021 ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK HOWARD UNIVERSITY has developed this HANDBOOK to inform employees of the policies and guidelines that govern their employment relationship with the UNIVERSITY , including HOWARD UNIVERSITY Hospital, the Faculty Practice Plan, the 13 colleges and schools, and specialty education, research and clinical centers and institutes.

4 The HANDBOOK is a summary of information that all employees should know and understand. It does not contain every detail pertinent to employment at HOWARD but includes information that is both important and useful. Additional resources are available online at and on the UNIVERSITY s peoplesoft portal, where applicable. Where appropriate, we have identified information that may differ for employees of HOWARD UNIVERSITY Hospital, the College of Medicine, the Faculty Practice Plan, or the College of Dentistry clinics. The HANDBOOK is a dynamic document. The UNIVERSITY reserves the right to interpret, add, modify, change, revoke, suspend, or terminate, any or all policies, practices, procedures, and benefits, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice, as the UNIVERSITY deems appropriate or necessary.

5 All employees covered by the HANDBOOK must sign the Acknowledgment form that appears at the end of the document to agree that they have reviewed the HANDBOOK and understand and agree to abide by its contents. The Acknowledgment also states that the EMPLOYEE agrees to remain up to date on any changes by checking the online HANDBOOK , where all amendments and other changes will be communicated. All new employees are introduced to the HANDBOOK during their orientation session, after which they will sign the Acknowledgment. This HANDBOOK supersedes all prior handbooks, manuals, policies, and procedures issued by the UNIVERSITY as to the subject matters addressed herein. Any prior versions of this HANDBOOK are hereby revoked and withdrawn.

6 FACULTY, UNION REPRESENTED AND HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES: All sections of this HANDBOOK apply to all HOWARD UNIVERSITY employees. If provisions of the Faculty HANDBOOK , Hospital HANDBOOK or collective bargaining agreement address a particular issue or practice, the Faculty HANDBOOK , Hospital HANDBOOK , or collective bargaining agreement prevail for employees covered by the respective document. IMPORTANT NOTE: The policies and other information stated in this HANDBOOK do NOT constitute a contract of employment between the UNIVERSITY and any EMPLOYEE and do not guarantee any particular procedure or practice, or any particular terms and conditions of employment to anyone. Remember that the HANDBOOK contents are subject to change at any time at the UNIVERSITY s sole discretion.

7 ABOUT HOWARD UNIVERSITY Established in 1867, HOWARD UNIVERSITY is one of the nation s Historically Black Colleges and Universities with a proud heritage of commitment to the education and advancement of underrepresented populations in the United States and across the globe. Today the UNIVERSITY s student body exceeds 9,000, drawn from virtually every state, the District of Columbia, and more than 60 countries. HOWARD students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, professional and joint degree programs spanning more than 80 areas of study within 13 schools and colleges, taught by more than 1,000 faculty members. As the only truly comprehensive predominantly Black UNIVERSITY in the United States, HOWARD has long been one of the major catalysts of change in our society.

8 Over the 153 years since its founding, HOWARD has awarded more than 125,000 degrees and certificates in the arts, sciences, and the humanities. The UNIVERSITY traditionally has been home to the largest gathering of Black scholars in the world. It is a national treasure. Capsule History. Shortly after the end of the Civil War, members of the First Congregational Society of Washington, which itself was founded by abolitionists, proposed establishing a theological seminary for the education of African American clergymen. The idea quickly expanded to include the establishment of a UNIVERSITY , named for a Civil War hero, General Oliver O. HOWARD , who was one of the founders. Within two years, HOWARD UNIVERSITY was federally chartered and designated by Congress as a UNIVERSITY for the education of youth in the liberal arts and sciences.

9 From a single-frame building in 1867 on a three-acre plot of land in northwest Washington, DC, the UNIVERSITY evolved to occupy more than 250 acres, now including the six-story, 400-bed HOWARD UNIVERSITY Hospital, the School of Law West Campus, the School of Divinity East Campus, and the million-volume library system. The UNIVERSITY 's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) is recognized as one of the world's largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and other parts of the world. Today s Leadership. HOWARD UNIVERSITY is led by its 17th President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, a nationally renowned surgeon and medical scholar who is a triple alumnus of the UNIVERSITY .

10 After arriving as a 16-year-old student from Trinidad with the dream of becoming a physician, Dr. Frederick earned his undergraduate and medical school degrees and completed his surgical residency at HOWARD UNIVERSITY Hospital. He completed research and surgical oncology fellowships at the UNIVERSITY of Texas s famous Anderson Cancer Center before joining the faculty of the UNIVERSITY of Connecticut, where he rose to become the Associate Director of its Cancer Center. Since returning to HOWARD in 2006, Dr. Frederick has served in many leadership roles, eventually becoming Provost and Chief academic Officer of the UNIVERSITY . Appointed President in 2014, Dr. Frederick embodies the mission of HOWARD UNIVERSITY and has dedicated himself to renewing the UNIVERSITY s commitment to academic excellence, thereby continuing the UNIVERSITY s legacy as a world-class academic and research institution.