Faculty and Academic Professional Staff Code of Conduct

As faculty and academic professional staff, we play an essential role in educating tomorrow’s business leaders. This code of conduct serves as a reminder of our responsibilities and obligations to our students, colleagues, college, and community.

With respect to students, we will...

• Recognize and accept our responsibility as advisers, teachers, and mentors.

• Maintain excellence in teaching, research, and service.

• Provide accurate and complete academic and career guidance to our academic advisees.

• Provide updated and timely knowledge to students.

• Model the behavior and attitudes we want from our students.

• Encourage positive student-faculty communication.

• Acknowledge and value the contributions students make to the university.

• Accommodate reasonable requests by students with varying academic and professional needs.

With respect to colleagues, we will...

• Work collaboratively and cooperatively to help the college accomplish its mission.

• Respect differences in research, teaching, and opinion.

• Support colleagues in their academic endeavors.

• Communicate with colleagues in a professional manner.

With respect to the college, we will...

• Recognize and accept our responsibilities as members of the College of Business.

• Teach courses—old and new—that meet our departments’ curricular needs.

• Promote our departments, college, university, and disciplines to others.

• Engage in scholarly activity at the level necessary to maintain our professional AACSB qualification.

• Be on-campus during the workweek for meetings with colleagues and students.

• Represent the College of Business in a positive manner to others.

With respect to community, we will...

• Contribute time and talent to the university, and our local and professional communities.

• Bring the community and students together.