This came up in the exact same session. From the discussion, it sounds as
though most are using a flag on the individual's record that prompts anyone
to contact a specific office for further guidance/information. There was
no consistent opinion on which office that might be. While the Advancement
Office certainly would be a likely repository, some suggest that as the
action/activity could be impactful to the institution as a whole that the
Institutional Risk Office (or something similar) would be the right
department.
No specifics regarding formal policies were discussed during the session
(which actually covered something like 2-dozen topics).
John
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On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 4:00 PM Gwen Donev <
gwendonev@gustavus.edu> wrote:
> Somewhere along the lines of what Michael questioned...
>
> Do any of your institutions have guidelines in place on how you would
> handle alerting others within your institution if being associated with an
> individual (ie alumni, volunteer, etc) could be harmful to the reputation
> of your institution? So maybe along the lines of a persona non grata
> policy, but going farther to what steps you would take if an alum committed
> a financial impropriety and you wouldn't want to ask them to serve on a
> fundraising committee; or accused of sexual misconduct and you wouldn't
> want them to be invited to travel with a group of students, etc. Guidelines
> of the steps you would take, who would need to be notified, etc.
>
> We have had conversations about establishing some guidelines and wondering
> if others have already developed a framework?
>
> Thanks!
>
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