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7.2.1 General Relations

Respect the rights of all campus members to pursue their academic and administrative activities.

Respect the rights of all campus members to free and orderly expression.

Act with propriety in all dealings with members of the University community.

Respect the right of any member of the University community to privacy, including privacy of desk, carrel, and office space, and refrain from improper or false disclosure of such member's social or political views or activities. (It is not improper for a faculty member to make a disclosure upon request of a person entitled to such information.)

Respect the rights of all campus members to be given fair treatment and to be judged on a basis other than race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, social or economic status, or whether the person is a smoker or nonsmoker, as long as the person complies with University policy concerning smoking. Sexual harassment is considered by the University to be one form of sexual discrimination. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical actions of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when submission to such conduct is:

  1. is made explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, promotion, or academic standing;  
  1. is a basis for employment, promotion, or academic decisions; 
  1. substantially interferes with an individual's work or academic performance; or
  1. creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive academic environment. [US: 4/11/83]

Use the property of the University in accordance with the official rules.

Comply with the Governing Regulations, the Administrative Regulations, and the University Senate Rules.

Engage in consulting outside the University assignment only in accordance with the established provisions.

State, when speaking as a private person and the institutional affiliation is mentioned, that they do not speak for the University.