This policy specifies how East Tennessee State University (ETSU or University) assesses and manages risk related to Students and Employees engaging in international travel by ensuring their health, safety, and security both prior to international travel and during their time abroad.
4. Risk Assessment and Crisis Mitigation: Employee International Travel unrelated to a Student Education Abroad Program
It is definitely good that we have all of this information in a policy. Some comments:
4.5--"ETSU Colleges will manage…" Not all employees are in a college. For example, International Enrollment Services personnel conduct international travel but are not part of a college or Academic Affairs for that matter. Should this language be revised?
4.10 discussed export control. However, there are no links to relevant university information or federal government regarding export control. I found information on export on the ORSPA page, but is that the relevant information for this policy? I suggest that a link to relevant information be included so that people are using the same resource.
A more global comment: Throughout the document there is no consistency about spelling out International Travel Risk Assessment Committee (ITRAAC) or just using ITRAAC. What seems to be standard in policy documents is to write out the proper noun once and include the abbreviation following and then using only the abbreviation following. Doing so would make the policy easier to read.