Published: Dec. 15, 2016
Hallway of archived documents | CC photo by The National Archives UK, 2011

University departments are required by state and federal laws to retain and then dispose of their records according to specific standards.

As part of these requirements, the Campus Controller鈥檚 Office submits an annual report听to the state archivist about which records university departments have destroyed in the previous year.听In order to support that effort, each department is responsible for submitting its log of disposed records.

See the听听covered under this policy, as well as the retention schedule for each type.

An informational document on university records retention and disposal policies has been posted on the . After reviewing this document, please contact Mark Berge for questions on records retention policies听or Mirinda K. Scott for questions on records disposal procedures.