Guide to Mutual Respect/Professional Conduct

It is important for all of us working at the University to conduct ourselves in a manner that is fair to each other and to our common objectives.

Over the years, our success has been achieved only because our employees have recognized this requirement and have demonstrated their commitment through their good conduct and work performance. However, as is true with any group of people working together, there are situations when a specific policy or an obvious rule of common sense is broken. In these cases, the University will take appropriate action.

We believe each employee, student, and community member should be treated and respected as an individual. For this reason, employee conduct is approached in a flexible, case-by-case manner. Some infractions are more serious than others, and an employee’s length of service, work record, and prior conduct are all considered in determining the proper action to be taken.

It is our practice to use progressive counseling procedures. Of course, some serious incidents of misconduct may require immediate discharge from employment. Whenever appropriate, misconduct will be dealt with by counseling before termination of employment is considered.

As part of the University’s commitment to an inclusive campus community, the Bias Incident Committee has been developed to address incidents that occur on-campus or at Bryant-sponsored events. We urge all community members to promptly report any incidents that violate the standards that we as a community seek to uphold. For more information on bias incidents, visit the Bias Incident Committee page.