Policy on political activity available online

As the 2010 election season begins, faculty and staff members may chose to be involved in campaign efforts for candidates or ballot questions on their own time. 

Because Grand Valley is a public body, the Michigan Campaign Finance Act regulates political activities of public bodies, such as state universities and its employees. To help faculty and staff members exercise their rights as citizens in political campaigns on their own time, the University Political Activity Policy can be found on the Grand Valley Manual website at www.gvsu.edu/gvmanual, click on "Political Activity Policy."

According to the Political Activity Policy, faculty and staff members shall not use university resources for political activity to support or oppose candidates for office or ballot questions. University resources includes, but is not limited to: 
• University funds or money administered through a university budget;
• University facilities including office space or meeting rooms (except speech in open forum areas) or use of university office address;
• University equipment including office or cellular telephones, computer hardware or software, printers, copiers and facsimile machines;
• University-provided e-mail addresses or use of the university e-mail system;
• University supplies including stationary, paper, postage, pens, pencils, and other office supplies; 
• University identifying marks including trademarks, logos, university letterhead, and university titles; and
• University time including when the faculty or staff member is working or the use of clerical or student worker time.