4.4.10 : Policy on Consensual Intimate Relationships Between University Community

There are various approaches an institution could take to address the issue of consensual romantic relationships between persons. (See definitions below). One extreme is to ban all such relationships. The other is to pretend such relationships do not exist. The University has chosen a middle ground in this policy.  This policy not only points out the potential legal and ethical pitfalls of intimate relationships in a university setting, but also, and more specifically in the Standards and Procedures section, asserts the University's right to protect the integrity of its own operations from the conflicts of interest and disruptions in the academic and employment environments that can arise from intimate relationships involving members of the University community.