“Conflict of interest” means when the University’s interest in securing objective performance of instructional, evaluative, supervisory, or other responsibilities conflicts with the personal interest in the outcome of the individual carrying out such responsibilities. Such conflicts of interest arise when an employee is involved in a sexual or romantic relationship with a student or another University employee whom s/he supervises, teaches, or evaluates; when an employee lives with another employee or student whom s/he supervises, teaches, or evaluates, whether or not those individuals are involved in a sexual or romantic relationship; or when an employee is involved in any relationship with another employee or student whom s/he supervises, teaches, or evaluates, such that the University’s interest in securing objective performance of instructional, evaluative, supervisory, or other responsibilities conflicts with the personal interest in the outcome of the individual carrying out such responsibilities.
“Employee” means an individual who is employed by the Arizona Board of Regents under classifications “faculty,” “classified staff,” "university staff," or “academic, administrative, or service professional," as those terms are defined in the University Handbook for Appointed Personnel, Arizona Board of Regents’ Policy Manual, University Staff Manual, and Classified Staff Human Resources Policy Manual; student employees who have authority to impose discipline upon other students; graduate students with supervisory or teaching responsibilities, including instructors, whether the individual is paid or unpaid; or any individual who represents or acts on behalf of the University and whose actions may bind the University. For purposes of this policy, “Employee” shall include all agents of the University.
“Student” means any person, whether graduate, undergraduate, or non-degree-seeking, registered or enrolled in one or more regularly scheduled classes or credit-bearing instruction or certification at the University, including a faculty member or employee so registered or enrolled.
“Supervisor or Employee with Supervisory Responsibility” means all employees who exercise responsibility for assigning work to another, evaluate the performance of another, or otherwise make decisions that affect the terms and conditions of another’s employment at the University.