Principles

I am a member of the staff at Indiana University. I make an important, integral contribution on the team that facilitates teaching, learning, and research in Bloomington, Indiana, and university-wide.

As a professional, I hold myself to the following standards and encourage my colleagues to do the same:

Ownership of my area of responsibility on campus via proactive, timely communication and action whenever needed to advance or prevent barriers to the university’s mission.
Persistent personal initiative to seek out authoritative new information pertinent to my position for answers to questions and clarification of pending or unresolved issues. I take pride in research to keep myself informed, always insisting on solid references and doing my part to stamp out mere rumor and hearsay.
A lifelong attitude of learning. As a matter of course, I expect to maintain ongoing personal study to stay abreast of emerging trends and professional practices both in my field of expertise and applying generally to staff duties.
Assertive, positive, leadership. Each of us appointed as staff is a leader, whether by personal example alone or by specific responsibility for one or more other employees or volunteers at the university. I endeavor to apply the best practice of leadership and a conscious mentoring of those who look to me for example and direction.
Highest standards of communication, collaboration, and courtesy with all members of the IU community in any matter where we deal with each other.

I am a staff member at Indiana University, proud of the university and my contribution to its mission. Even in the most uncertain times, I understand that there are actions that I can personally take as a professional that can individually and collectively improve our institution and working environment. I will strive to make each day at IU better and set high standards for myself, my colleagues, and my university.

As a professional, I ask the following from my peers, managers, and administration:

Acknowledgment and support of my role as a professional colleague at IU via regular communication, clear goals and assignments, and regular feedback regarding performance or progress.
Inclusion, as appropriate to scope of responsibility, in planning and strategy for matters affecting my unit or assignments.
Reciprocal professional communication, collaboration, and courtesy with all members of the IU community in any matter where we deal with each other.
Clear, consistent, and documented standards for performance, workplace expectations, compensation, and professional development, including a plainly communicated path of options in career progression for my field at IU.

Principles

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