Rules of personal conduct for employees are intended to promote the orderly and efficient operation of the university, as well as to protect the rights of all employees. Violations, therefore, shall be regarded as cause for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Termination may result from an accumulation of minor infractions as well as for a single serious infraction. This statement of Rules Governing Personal Conduct of Employees does not preclude the establishment of additional rules for its employees by any University department that are necessary for the effective operation of that department.

• Sexual Harassment: may include, but is not limited to, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature or behaviors which create a hostile environment. Examples of prohibited behaviors include:
  • Verbal harassment including, but not limited to, comments or questions about a person's sexual behavior, sexually oriented jokes, comments or questions about a person's body, and conversations filled with sexual innuendo.
  • Physical harassment including, but not limited to, unwelcome touching, fondling, patting, pinching or kissing.
  • Direct or implied threat(s) that failure to cooperate with the request or advance will result in negative consequences.
  • Having sexually suggestive pictures and/or other sexually oriented objects and/or sexually suggestive electronic communications in the workplace which may have the purpose or effect of embarrassing, humiliating, intimidating or frightening employees, students, clients or visitors.
• Improper behavior relating to attendance:
  • Excessive absenteeism.
  • Tardiness, leaving work early, or extending break periods.
  • Failure to report for overtime work when scheduled.
  • Improper use of sick leave or bereavement leave to cover an absence.
  • Failure to properly report the reason(s) for being absent, if no previous arrangements were made with the respective supervisor.
• Malicious or intentional destruction, damage, defacing or willful neglect of university property.
• Taking or attempting to take property from the university, its students, employees, visitors or patrons.
• Providing false information on the employment application or other records.
• Improperly or falsely completing work-related records, including:
  • Employees not punching their own time records when reporting to and leaving from work.
  • Making entries on time or production records that do not accurately reflect actual time worked.
  • Providing false information to secure a sickness or disability leave or other leaves of absence.
• Failure to comply with safety rules and regulations including:
  • Failure to immediately report all accidents and injuries.
  • Failure to comply with and/or follow safety rules and regulations as established by the University's Police Department and/or Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety, and/or unit supervision.
• Non-work-related use of official position and influence for personal profit.
• Refusal to obey or willful failure to carry out the instructions of the supervisor, including the assigned duties of the job, when such instructions do not require unsafe or illegal acts.
• Neglect of duty and/or due care and/or diligence in the performance of duties.
• Unauthorized disclosure of records or other business information.
• Misconduct related to the use and possession of alcoholic beverages and controlled substances:
  • Consuming or possessing on University premises alcoholic beverages, except when authorized.
  • Consuming or possessing on University premises controlled substances without a prescription.
  • Unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of illegal drugs or controlled substances.
  • Being under the influence of alcohol when reporting to or while at work.
  • Being under the influence of controlled substances without a prescription, or illegal drugs when reporting to or while at work.
• Other misconduct such as, but not limited to, the following:
  • Use of vulgar or obscene language.
  • Threatening and/or intimidating other persons, fighting and/or instigating a fight and/or horseplay.
  • Verbally abusing, physically attacking or obstructing any person.
  • Gambling or engaging in other games of lottery.
    Immoral conduct.
  • Illegal acts committed by employees when not at work that reflect adversely upon the University.
  • Unauthorized use/possession of University or other property.
  • Unauthorized possession of a weapon while on University property.
  • Ethnic intimidation based upon a person's race, color, religion, gender or national origin.

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