EMU Policies for Catalog

The following are some of EMU's key policies related to the conduct of the university and its individual members. These, and additional policies and procedures, are detailed in student and employee handbooks and the undergraduate catalog, graduate catalog, and seminary catalog. EMU students, faculty, and staff are expected to conduct themselves according to all policies laid out in handbooks and catalogs. As questions of conduct, policy, or procedure arise, students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to review handbooks and catalogs for the appropriate policy.

These policies are also available at www.emu.edu/policies.

Nondiscrimination Policy

Title IX

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Policy

Online Privacy Notice Policy and Website Governance

Intellectual Property Policy

The purpose of the Intellectual Property Policy is to clarify issues related to the ownership, use, and sale of intellectual property created by university personnel. Eastern Mennonite University wishes to foster an intellectual environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and excellence while managing its resources for the benefit of all constituents. In this policy the university seeks to foster these goals and honor traditions in the academic setting while recognizing federal laws.

Intellectual property refers to any copyrightable or patentable work.

Policy with respect to students attempts to balance student and institutional needs. Intellectual property created by students is considered the property of the student. The university, however, reserves the right to use such material, with appropriate discretion and attribution, in promotion of the university. Intellectual property created by students and employees jointly is considered to be jointly owned by the creators. (The employee shall have decision-making powers in regard to permissions and sales of jointly created property.)

Student Complaint Policy

Research Misconduct Policy

Consistent with the mission, vision and values of Eastern Mennonite University and with its Life Together statement, the university holds faculty and students to the highest standards in the conduct of research. While EMU aims to prevent any instances of researcher misconduct, the university takes seriously the need to investigate possible instances of misconduct. EMU is committed to a process of considering complaints made in good faith while protecting the positions and reputations of complainants and all those asked to participate in investigations.

Read the full Research Misconduct Statement.