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July 24, 2003

CHANCELLORS
LABORATORY DIRECTORS
VICE PRESIDENT--AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Dear Colleagues:

Academic Personnel Policy 015, The Faculty Code of Conduct

Enclosed is revised Academic Personnel Policy 015, the Faculty Code of Conduct, which is effective immediately.

Part II, Section A now sets forth ethical principles and unacceptable conduct with regard to faculty members and their students. The revised policy prohibits a faculty member from entering into a romantic or sexual relationship with any student for whom that faculty member currently has or prospectively might have academic responsibility (as defined). The policy also prohibits a faculty member from exercising academic responsibility for any student with whom that faculty member has a romantic or sexual relationship.

The revisions to APM - 015 were approved by the Assembly of the Academic Senate on May 28, 2003, and adopted by The Regents on July 17, 2003. The policy may be found online at: http://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel/_files/apm/apm-015.pdf.

Sincerely,

Richard C. Atkinson
President

Enclosure

cc: Members, President's Cabinet
Academic Council Chair Binion
Special Assistant Gardner
Principal Officers of The Regents