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===Scope===
===Scope===
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Applies to all faculty and staff.</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Applies to all faculty and staff.</p>
====I. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (UNMC) POLICIES & PROCEDURES====
===Policy===
<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">All travel will comply with the policies, procedures and guidelines established by the University of Nebraska Travel Policy, TO-01, (https://nebraska.edu/-/media/unca/docs/offices-and-policies/policies/policies/university-of-nebraska-travel-policy.pdf in addition to the policies and procedures of the College of Nursing. All travel approval and reimbursement is contingent on alignment with College priorities and availability of travel funds.</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">All travel will comply with the policies, procedures and guidelines established by the University of Nebraska Travel Policy, TO-01, in addition to the policies and procedures of the College of Nursing. All travel approval and reimbursement is contingent on alignment with College priorities and availability of travel funds.</p>


====II. APPROVAL REQUIRED PRIOR TO TRAVEL====
====I. Travel for Scholarship====
<ol  style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:15px;" >All travel for University business, including no-cost travel, requires approval as outlined below.
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Travel is sometimes required to conduct the business of the College. Faculty and staff may be reimbursed for authorized, travel required while supervising clinical experiences in clinical agencies, attending required meetings, or otherwise conducting official College business.</p>
<li style="margin-left:3em;">Supervisors with budget authority review and approve all travel requests within the unit. Travel requests must be approved prior to booking travel arrangements using the CONCUR system in Firefly.</li>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Faculty members are encouraged to present scholarly work and promote the mission of the College. The presenting author will receive priority for support. When additional authors attend the same meeting, less or no support may be provided for their travel. The first presentation of a paper will receive priority over subsequent presentations of that paper. Consideration will be given to the number of trips supported for an individual.</p>
<li style="margin-left:3em;">The Director of Administration and Operations reviews and approves all travel requests of the Dean’s direct reports and those traveling at the request of the Dean.</li>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Priority for approval of travel requests will be given to all the following types of requests if funds are available:</p>
<li style="margin-left:3em;">The Dean reviews and approves all travel requests of the Director of Administration and Operations.</li>
 
<li style="margin-left:3em;">The Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance reviews and approves all travel requests of the Dean.</li>
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    <li style="margin-left:3em;">Presentations of scholarly papers. </li>
    <li style="margin-left:3em;">Meetings of regional, national or international organizations of which the college is a member and should be represented for voting and information purposes, e.g., American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Midwest Nursing Research Society, etc.</li>
    <li style="margin-left:3em;">Travel to receive a regional, national or international award or recognition. </li>
    <li style="margin-left:3em;">Meetings of regional, national or international organizations of which the individual is a member and has been approved by the dean to network and recruit faculty or students and otherwise increase visibility of the college. </li>
    <li style="margin-left:3em;">Workshops and conferences for faculty and staff development and/or to promote the mission of the College at the discretion of the division assistant dean.</li>
    <li style="margin-left:3em;">Personal professional development accounts will be utilized prior to other funds. </li>
    <li style="margin-left:3em;">Reimbursement up to a maximum of $1000 per academic year may be awarded to faculty and staff. </li>
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<p style="max-width:67em !important; margin-bottom:15px; margin-left:6em;">'''Foreign Travel'''<br />
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px; margin-left:6em;">Reimbursement in general does not cover the full costs associated with travel and is based on available funding and the priorities listed above. All conference registrations must be approved as part of the travel request prior to completing the registration. </p>
Individuals anticipating foreign travel (including Canada and Mexico), whether or not involving University funds, must obtain approval from the Dean and the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance prior to making travel arrangements.
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====III. TRAVEL FOR SCHOLARSHIP====
====III. TRAVEL FOR SCHOLARSHIP====

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