UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH POLICY 02-04-03



CATEGORY:         ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

SECTION:          Faculty Responsibilities

SUBJECT:          Faculty-Student Relationships

EFFECTIVE DATE:   July 19, 1996

PAGE(S):          1



I.   SCOPE

     

     This policy establishes guidelines on relationships between

     faculty members and their students.

     

II.  POLICY

     

     The University's educational mission is promoted by professional

     relationships between faculty members and students.

     Relationships of an intimate nature compromise the integrity of a

     faculty-student relationship whenever the faculty member has a

     professional responsibility for the student.

     

     The University prohibits intimate relationships between a faculty

     member and a student whose academic work, teaching, or research

     is being supervised or evaluated by the faculty member.  If an

     intimate relationship should exist or develop between a faculty

     member and a student, the University requires the faculty member

     to remove himself/herself from all supervisory, evaluative,

     and/or formal advisory roles with respect to the student.

     Failure to do so may subject the faculty member to disciplinary

     action.

     

     Transgressions of this policy may result in the forfeiture of the

     legal and monetary protections of the University's

     indemnification policy.  See Policy 07-06-06, Faculty and Staff

     Indemnification.

     

III. DEFINITIONS



     Faculty Member:  refers to anyone appointed by the University as

     a teacher, researcher, or academic administrator, including

     graduate and undergraduate students so appointed.

     

     Intimate:  meaning sexual and/or romantic.



IV.  REFERENCE

     

     Policy 07-06-06, Faculty and Staff Indemnification