FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology

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WIT Employee HandbookSection I: Institute PoliciesUsers must comply with these points.• Users will not examine or use someone else's file or output or employsomeone else's user name under any circumstances. Attempts tocircumvent the protective mechanisms in the computer system may beconsidered violations of Wentworth policy.• Users may not deliberately attempt to degrade system performance orcapability.• Users may not enter material that Wentworth may consider obscene oroffensive. This includes messages in the electronic mail system.Wentworth reserves the right to access and review, within its discretion andwithout notice, all records and files on Wentworth’s computer system, includingelectronic mail.For Wentworth’s e-mail policy, please see the following link:http://www.wit.edu/snippets/admin/email_policy.htm.Violation of the computer policy may result in discipline and/or discharge.9. CONFLICT OF INTERESTIt has been and shall continue to be the policy of Wentworth Institute ofTechnology that all officers and employees avoid any conflict or appearance ofconflict between their personal interest and the interest of Wentworth in dealingwith an organization or individual having or seeking to have any businessrelationship with Wentworth.a. DefinitionA Wentworth officer or employee shall be deemed to have a conflict of interest if:• The individual is an officer, trustee, director, partner, employee or agentof, or has a 5 percent or greater interest in, an entity involved in atransaction with or affecting Wentworth.• The individual is aware that a member of his or her family (spouse,parents, children, siblings or anyone living in the same household) is anofficer, trustee, director, partner, employee or agent of, or has a 5 percentor greater interest in, an entity involved in a transaction with or affectingWentworth.• Without regard to the previous statements, the individual’s duties toWentworth are or might appear to be impaired by an existing or potentialfinancial interest.• The individual supervises or participates in a decision affecting a relativeof the individual.b. Guidance for Avoidance of Conflict of InterestAll employees of Wentworth:March 200916
WIT Employee HandbookSection I: Institute Policies• Are charged with fidelity in the performance of their duties and shouldconduct themselves in such regard solely for the purpose, benefit, andinterest of Wentworth, wholly free from the influence of personalconsideration or relationship.• Have a duty to Wentworth to negotiate with third parties to makerecommendations with respect to such negotiations or to pass judgmenton such negotiations, wholly free from the influence of any personalconsiderations.• Should not accept for themselves or the benefit of any relative or friendany payments, loans, services, favors involving more than the ordinarysocial amenity or gifts of more than token value from any person ororganization doing or seeking to do business with Wentworth.• Should not perform work or services, outside the course of their normalemployment by Wentworth, for an organization doing or seeking to dobusiness with Wentworth.• Should devote their best efforts to the furtherance of Wentworth’s missionduring the course of their employment. Outside employment or personalcommitments which interfere with this are inappropriate.c. ComplianceBefore any action is taken by an individual on behalf of Wentworth where anactual or potential conflict of interest may exist, the individual will promptly makefull disclosure to his or her supervisor and refrain from acting unless writtenapproval is received from the cognizant Vice President and the Vice President ofBusiness & Finance. The individual’s supervisor will coordinate this action.10. WHISTLBLOWER AND ANIT-RETALIATION POLICYWentworth Institute of Technology (the Institute) is committed to compliance withall applicable laws and all officers, faculty members, staff members, employees,consultants, students and parents of the Institute should feel safe to reportwithout fear of reprisal any concerns that are reasonable and made in good faithrelating to the Institute’s financial, accounting or audit matters, and/or toviolations of law, statutes or regulations. It is a violation of this Policy foranyone, acting on behalf of the Institute, to retaliate against an individual who ingood faith reports a possible violation of this Policy.Complaints that are otherwise covered by other Institute policies or procedurestailored to address the matters complained of, such as (by way of example only)the Harassment Policy and Discrimination Policy, are not covered by this Policy,which does not replace them, and such concerns will continue to be addressed inaccordance with the procedures set forth in those other policies or procedures.As part of its commitment to financial accountability and legal conduct, theInstitute expects its employees, consultants and constituents to bring to theattention of Wentworth’s senior management any concerns about the Institute’sMarch 200917
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