THIS HANDBOOK AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SUPPLEMENT IS DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT EMPLOYEES WITH ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY (“UNIVERSITY” OR “RVU”) AND PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WORKING HERE. THE HANDBOOK IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE BUT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE UNIVERSITY’S GUIDELINES AND OUR EXPECTATIONS REGARDING EMPLOYEE CONDUCT. THIS EDITION SUPERCEDES AND REPLACES ALL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED EDITIONS AND ANY INCONSISTENT VERBAL OR WRITTEN POLICY STATEMENTS ISSUED PRIOR TO THIS HANDBOOK.
EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, EMPLOYMENT WITH ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY IS AT WILL. EMPLOYEES HAVE THE RIGHT TO END THEIR WORK RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY, WITH OR WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE, FOR ANY REASON. THE UNIVERSITY HAS THE SAME RIGHT. THE LANGUAGE USED IN THIS HANDBOOK, ANY BENEFIT PLAN, AND ANY VERBAL STATEMENTS MADE BY MANAGEMENT ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED; NOR ARE THEY A GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR A SPECIFIC DURATION. NO REPRESENTATIVE OF RVU, OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ANY SPECIFIED PERIOD AND ANY SUCH AGREEMENT MUST BE IN WRITING, SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND THE EMPLOYEE.
NO EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK CAN ANTICIPATE EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE OR QUESTION. AFTER READING THE HANDBOOK, EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE QUESTIONS SHOULD TALK WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR OR HUMAN RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, THE NEED MAY ARISE TO REVISE, DELETE, OR ADD TO THE PROVISIONS IN THIS HANDBOOK. EXCEPT FOR THE AT WILL NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE SUCH CHANGES WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. NO ORAL STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS CAN CHANGE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
THIS HANDBOOK MAY APPLY TO EMPLOYEES WORKING IN A STATE WITH GREATER AND/OR DIFFERENT RIGHTS. EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE A STATE-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THAT STATE. THE UNIVERSITY COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.
The handbook is not inclusive of all policies applicable to employees. RVU policies can be found in the RVU policy repository - DynamicPolicy at https://policies.rvu.edu. The Rocky Vista University Employee Handbook is further supplemented by the Faculty Handbook.