Prohibition on Retaliation

The College for Creative Studies prohibits retaliation against anyone who, in good faith, reports a violation of this policy or participates in an investigation of such reports.  Retaliation may include any adverse employment action that is caused by the employee’s complaint or participation in an investigation.  Retaliation is a serious violation of this policy.  Any person who believes that he or she has been subject to retaliation for making a good faith complaint of harassment or discrimination or providing information about such a complaint should bring this to the immediate attention of the Director of Human Resources or the Dean of Students.  All such complaints of retaliation will be promptly and fairly investigated.  Any person found to have retaliated against an employee for making a good faith complaint of harassment or discrimination or providing information during an investigation will be subject to corrective or disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Intimate Relationships Between Administrative Staff and Students

The College’s foremost responsibility is to serve the educational interests of its students.  Relationships between the College and its students must be conducted with the utmost integrity.  Intimacies between College employees and students can compromise the integrity of the student-staff relationship.  Administrative staff members therefore should not engage in romantic or intimate relationships with students, even if the relationship is welcomed and wholly consensual.