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It is the policy of the university to protect the rights of free speech, assembly and expression by making its facilities available for activities related to the exercise of these rights, including peaceful assembly. The university is a private institution and may limit access to university property and facilities as it deems necessary.

Article II, Section 2 of the Bylaws provides that the Chair of the
Board of Trustees, in the name of and on behalf of the University, shall execute documents reflecting Board action and shall have authority, with the concurrence of the Chancellor, to delegate the signing of documents to such other officers and employees of
the University as the Chair may designate in writing.

If your department accepts payment cards on behalf of Washington University in St. Louis, it is your responsibility to prevent the loss of all customers’ Personal Identifiable Information (PII) including but not limited to cardholder data used to process transactions. Failure to secure this sensitive information can result in fines and fees, loss of merchant department account, and severe damage to the WashU brand; including the merchant department and the university as a whole.

Controlled substances must be purchased, stored, used and disposed of in accordance with extensive federal and state regulations.

When one partner to a consensual romantic, dating or sexual relationship holds a position of academic or professional authority with respect to the other partner in connection with their University roles, the potential may exist for favoritism, breach of trust, abuse of power, or conflicts of interest. Such situations may also raise questions concerning the consensual nature of the relationship.

This policy is intended to protect against harm to human research participants and to protect the integrity of research performed at or under the auspices of WashU.

This Code of Conduct describes standards to guide us in our daily University activities, standards we believe are already being followed.

WashU faculty and staff who execute clinical trials subject to the FDA policy, the NIH policy, or the ICMJE policy should register (or ensure the registration of) all trials as required.

The Washington University in St. Louis annual report of crime statistics for all campus is available online.

Departments that receive funds on behalf of the university are required to deposit and record those funds in a timely manner.