Outcome 3 thoughts
Just by being a citizen of the United States of America we are endowed with certain
rights. We really don’t have to think very hard about what these rights are because they
come naturally. The United States of America was founded on a set of PRINCIPLES
about how citizens in a country should be treated by each other and by a government of
their choice.
As employees of Indiana University, we similarly have a set of EXPECTATIONS about
that relationship, both from the university’s perspective and our personal perspective.
Unlike the relationship with our country, which for many of us is an accident of birth, we
have individually chosen to associate ourselves with Indiana University and specifically
Indiana University Northwest. Many of these expectations or agreed ways of interaction
are codified in a set of rules and regulations found in a handbook and kept out of the way
on our bookshelves.
The task of the Strategic Outcome number 3 committee is to develop a short set of
PRINCIPLES that will not modify existing academic or staff rules or regulations, but
rather enable our interaction within and without the University community to reflect
understanding and acceptance of those natural principles which govern interactions
between free peoples and with a responsible and responsive employer.