Travel for department chairs and Associate Deans must be pre-approved in writing by the Dean, even if the travel is at no cost to the University. This includes personal travel that takes place during University workdays.
Travel on UT business for the directors of the Meadows Center, IPSI, and TCDS must be pre-approved in writing by the Senior Associate Dean, even if the travel is at no cost to the University. For faculty directors, personal travel that takes place during University workdays must also be pre-approved in writing by the Senior Associate Dean.
Travel for the directors of STEM, CCSSE, NISOD, and other departmental centers is approved by the appropriate department chair and does not require Dean’s Office approval.
UT Austin’s Handbook of Operating Procedures addresses travel authorizations in HOP 3-1210: https://www.policies.utexas.edu/policies/travel-requests.
