POLICY ON AMOROUS OR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FACULTY,
STAFF AND STUDENTS
Amorous or sexual relationships between faculty or staff and a
member of the University community for whom they have teaching,
evaluative, advocacy, counseling, advising or supervisory
responsibilities are unacceptable, even if the parties involved view
such a relationship as consensual.
The University will regard such behavior as unprofessional,
unacceptable and potentially subject to reprimand or disciplinary
procedures. The University expects faculty and staff to:
(a) refrain from taking any teaching, evaluative,
advocacy, counseling, advising, or supervisorial role involving an
individual with whom he/she is having an amorous or sexual
relationship;
(b) remove himself/herself from any teaching,
evaluative, advocacy, counseling, advising or supervisorial role
involving an individual with whom he/she is having an amorous or
sexual relationship.
Any supervisor who is aware of a faculty or staff member who has
a teaching, evaluative, advocacy, counseling, advising, or
supervisorial responsibility for an individual with whom he/she is
having an amorous or sexual relationship shall take action to remove
that individual from his/her position of responsibility or otherwise
resolve the problem.
A member of the campus community who fails to withdraw from
participation in activities or decisions that may reward or penalize
the party with whom he/she is having a consensual relationship will
be deemed to have violated this policy.
It is the responsibility of department chairs, deans, supervisors
and managers to take all necessary and appropriate steps, beginning
with informal steps to resolution, to prevent and correct problems
stemming from amorous or sexual relationships. If informal steps for
resolution are unsuccessful, the matter will be pursued via the
formal corrective action or complaint process listed in the sexual
harassment complaint procedures.
It is the responsibility of any member of the campus community
who may be uncertain about the propriety of consensual amorous or
sexual relationships to consult with campus personnel knowledgeable
about professional standards, ethical issues, and sexual harassment.
Dissemination of Policy, Education and Training
The President shall take appropriate measures to ensure:
- that this policy is widely and frequently disseminated on
campus, including among students; and that
- other appropriate means of educating the community, such as
periodic workshops, are pursued.
It shall be the responsibility of managers, supervisors, deans
and department chairs to ensure that employees or students under
their direction or supervision are informed of this policy.
UPS 240.200
Effective: September 19, 1994
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