External Relations and University Advancements

University Advancement

• We recognize that the process of raising charitable funds requires ethical and sensitive interactions with prospective and current donors. Such interactions include the release of information on specific gifts or giving records and the release of general information about alumni or other supporters.  
• We recognize that the responsibility for development of prospective donors lies with the Office of University Advancement, whose staff works in cooperation with other offices and departments across the University. 

News Service

• We acknowledge that the University News Service is the University’s primary and official liaison to the news media— international, national, regional, state, and local—and that the News Service is responsible for initiating, developing, and maintaining effective, productive, and beneficial relations with the news media in communicating University news.  
• We respect the individual freedom of faculty, staff, and administrators to express their opinions on University actions and policies while also recognizing that the News Service provides official University comment on all matters regarding the University.  
• We understand that the University encourages its faculty, staff, and administrators to serve as members of community panels, boards, civic organizations, professional associations, and other similar voluntary associations and that an employee assuming such role is not acting as a spokesperson of the University.