Amorous Relationship Policy

Policy Number: #600

Responsible Executive(s):

• Senior Vice President
• Chief Financial Officer

Responsible Office(s):

• Human Resources

Date Adopted: 03-03-2022

A. Purpose

The Amorous Relationship Policy outlines the requirements and expectations of employees, faculty, students, and other University affiliates of Regis University who are participating in an Amorous Relationship (a consensual romantic, sexual, or dating relationship) with other University affiliates, faculty, students, or employees.

B. Scope

1. This Policy applies to relationships between employees or faculty.
2. This Policy applies to relationships between employees, faculty, and students or student employees.
3. This Policy applies to relationships between faculty, employees, and University affiliates

C. Policy

1. Amorous Relationships between Employees, Faculty, or University affiliates. Regis University prohibits any dating, romantic, or sexual relationship between employees, faculty, or University affiliates who have, or are reasonably likely to have, direct supervisory or evaluative responsibility over the other party.
2. Amorous Relationships between Students and Employees. Regis University prohibits any dating, romantic, or sexual relationship between an employee and any student over whom that employee has, or is reasonably likely to have, any supervisory, advising, or evaluative responsibility.
3. Amorous Relationships between Students and Faculty. Regis University prohibits any consensual dating, romantic, or sexual relationship between faculty and any student over whom that faculty has any instructional, supervisory, advising, or evaluative responsibility.
4. Reporting Requirements and Disciplinary Actions for Violations of this Policy
   1. Persons who are involved or were formerly involved in amorous relationships under C.1 or C.2 must bring those relationships to the timely attention of the Director of Human Resources. Involvement in consensual relationships under C.1 or C.2 will likely result in the removal of the individual from supervisory, advising, or evaluative responsibilities, removal of the other party from being supervised or evaluated by the individual with whom they have established a consensual relationship, or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
   2. Faculty who violate C.3 policy are subject to disciplinary action. This policy strives to provide an environment that is free from sexual harassment. This policy is rooted in the recognition that faculty-student relationships may be inherently unequal and contain an element of superiority or power.
   3. Failure to self-report relationships to the Director of Human Resources as required under C.4.i may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
   4. In accordance with the Regis University Nondiscrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Retaliation Policy, faculty, University affiliates, and employees are prohibited from making, participating in, or otherwise influencing decisions affecting the progress or standing or which may reward or penalize a faculty member, University affiliate, student, or employee, with whom the individual has or has had a current or former sexual or romantic relationship.

D. Related Policies Procedures, Forms and Other Resources

Nondiscrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Retaliation Policy
Human Resources Disciplinary policy/procedure
Amorous Relationship Disclosure Form