Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3341 - Bowling Green State University › Chapter 3341-3 - Graduate and Under-Graduate Policies › Section 3341-3-83 - International travel by faculty and staff

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement
			 and purpose
BGSU maintains an international travel
				registry to help promote safety and security when faculty and staff are on
				university-related travel. This policy provides guidance for use of the
				international travel registry. It also requires faculty and staff to be aware
				of and comply with federal laws that pertain to university-related travel, in
				particular, those laws that restrict the international movement of physical
				items and intellectual property.
(B)
								Policy
			 scope
This policy encompasses all
				university-related international travel by BGSU faculty and staff, including
				graduate assistants traveling as part of their work. This includes
				international travel that is partly unrelated to the university if the primary
				purpose of the travel is work-related.
(C)
								Policy
			 definitions
(1)
									High-risk countries and locations
This term refers to those countries,
				regions and cities that are ranked at risk level 4 (do not travel) under
				current U.S. department of state travel advisories.
It also includes countries and
				locations ranked at risk level 4 (do not travel) on the university's
				international travel webpage; those areas subject to a centers for disease
				control and prevention travel health notice warning level 3; and the list of
				high-risk countries identified by BGSU ITS.
The university reserves the right in
				its sole discretion to designate other countries and locations as
				"high-risk."
(2)
									International travel
This term refers to travel whenever a
				destination is outside the fifty states of the United States of America or the
				District of Columbia. Travel to U.S. territories (including American Samoa,
				Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
				United States Minor Outlying Islands) and journeys on the high seas are also
				considered international travel.
(3)
									University-related travel
Faculty or staff members on
				international travel within the context of their job responsibilities are on
				university-related travel (URT).
If faculty or staff members receive
				university funds or BGSU-managed funds for travel, then they are on
				URT.
Such funding, however, is not necessary
				for a trip to be URT. For example, a faculty member traveling to deliver an
				invited presentation in their field, supported by the international host, is on
				URT.
URT also includes international travel
				when a BGSU unit, faculty or staff member is involved in creating, funding, or
				approving the travel, or coordinating the applications and selection of BSGU
				faculty or staff participants for the travel.
Although a trip might include personal
				activities outside of the traveler's job responsibilities, if the primary
				purpose is work-related, the trip is URT. For example, if the trip would not
				occur without the work-related component, then its primary purpose is
				work-related.