Code of Conduct

The objective of this code is to hold all members of the College of Business and Economics (i.e., students, faculty, administrators and staff) to a high standard of academic and personal integrity, conduct and trust with the intent of promoting and building a reputation for fair and ethical business practices, for tolerance of others’ opinions and ideas, and for being life-long contributors to society.

Members of the CBE community are expected to display behavior consistent with the following values:

Positive Attitude
Face every task with passion and purpose.

Honesty
Represent oneself honestly in all communications, oral and written, including interviews, research proposals, manuscripts, student assignments, papers, exams and other correspondence.III.

Integrity
Execute assignments honestly and fairly, avoiding any actions that might be construed as having the potential for one to gain an unfair advantage. Respect the integrity and confidentiality of ideas, materials, data and the real and intellectual property of others gathered during conversations, class projects or research studies, making sure that any such materials or property are not used for commercial or personal gain without prior permission of the owners.IV

Diversity
Foster a positive learning environment for all individuals by not tolerating disparaging comments or harassment of any individual or group based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.  Discourage bigotry, always striving to learn from the differences in the cultures, ideas, experiences and opinions of others. Respect the dignity of all others.

Support the Learning Environment
Recognize learning as a lifelong process, accept responsibility for one’s own learning, encourage the learning of others, and avoid any action that might impede the learning of others. VI.

Community Responsibility
Contribute to the learning environment by participating and/or leading in informal and formal sessions including classroom and extracurricular activities in the College, sharing experiences with peers, holding classroom discussions and contributing one’s views while respecting the views of others.VII.

Professionalism
Maintain an attitude of leadership, respect, responsibility and accountability.

Administration of the Code
This Code of Conduct is a serious statement that represents the culture of the College of Business and Economics. It is incumbent on every CBE member to assure that it is upheld with pride and reinforced on a daily basis.  While each and every member of the CBE community is responsible for his or her own conduct, there is a collective responsibility to ensure that the standards in this Code are respected.  Should a member of the CBE community discover a breach of these principles, that member is responsible for alerting the Department Chair or Associate Dean of the College.  In the event of any accusation of a breach of this code, there will be an investigation of the facts by the appropriate Department Chair or Associate Dean, who will determine the action to be taken using the relevant enforcement means available.

College of Business and Economics
Stephens Hall, Room 218

Phone: 410-704-3342
Fax: 410-704-3664