ASPECTOS ÉTICOS:

The Kansas Board of Regents recognizes that academic freedom must be balanced by academic responsibility. Therefore, it is the policy of the Kansas Board of Regents to require each institution within its jurisdiction to adopt the following set of precepts on the use of sexually explicit materials, the teaching about pedophilia and the conduct and management of courses relative to these topics:

“Students are entitled to an atmosphere conducive to learning and to even-handed treatment in all aspects of the teacher-student relationship. Faculty members may not refuse to enroll or teach students on the grounds of their beliefs or the possible uses to which they may put the knowledge to be gained in a course. Students should not be forced by the authority inherent in the instructional role to make particular personal choices as to political action or their own social behavior. Evaluation of students and the award of credit must be based on academic performance professionally judged and not on matters irrelevant to that performance, whether personality, race, religion, degree of political activism, or personal beliefs.

It is the mastery teachers have of their subjects and their own scholarship that entitles them to their classrooms and to freedom in the presentation of their subjects. Thus, it is improper for an instructor persistently to intrude material that has no relation to the subject, or to fail to present the subject matter of the course as announced to the students and as approved by the faculty in their collective responsibility for the curriculum.”*

Each state university will ensure that existing policy governing sexual harassment is accessible for the purpose of addressing such issues as they might arise from course content or pedagogy. Campus policies on sexual harassment and on the use of sexually explicit materials in instruction will be placed on file with the Kansas Board of Regents. (2003 Session Laws of Kansas, Chapter 160, Section 45(b).

* Source: Excerpted from the AAUP’s 1970 Statement on Freedom and Responsibility 8 SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES

The purpose of this policy is to outline specific ways, reflective of each university’s resource constraints and environmental impacts, in which state universities may be able to enhance their service to Kansans as well as their leadership in addressing these challenges both on campus and, though their extensive contacts and relationships, throughout Kansas and the world.

a Policy Statement

University policies, practices and programs should, when possible, embody approaches that reduce life cycle costs, restore or maintain the functioning of natural systems, and enhance human well-being. For purposes of this policy provision, sustainability shall mean societal efforts to meet the needs of present users without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainability presumes that the planet’s resources are finite, and should be used conservatively, wisely and equitably. b Implementation Principles

i Learning Opportunities: State universities shall incorporate issues of sustainability into the learning experiences of students throughout their academic experiences.

ii Campus Life: State universities shall strive to infuse sustainability principles into the organization of campus life. This includes encouraging students, faculty and staff to:

Kansas Board of Regents 107 Policy Manual (Rev. 1/20/16) (1) Minimize their environmental impact,

(2) Enhance campus ecology,

(3) Develop and foster awareness and campus culture that recognizes the importance of sustainability principles,

(4) Enhance/facilitate access to environmental and ecological goods, and (5) Carry these lifestyles with them when they leave the campus community.

iii Operations: State universities shall comply with all relevant environmental laws and regulations and executive orders from the Governor, and aspire to go beyond compliance by integrating values of sustainability, stewardship, and resource conservation into activities and services. As operational decisions are made, university personnel should consider ways to improve the long-term quality and regenerative capacity of the environmental, social and economic system that support the institutional activities and needs and promote practices that minimize harmful effects of operations on the surrounding environment. State universities shall strive to maximize the efficiencies of operations and services while pursuing the goals detailed above within the resources available to institutions as they pursue excellence in fulfilling institutional missions.

iv Campus Planning: State universities shall evaluate the impact of their construction projects; incorporate green building and design methods to the extent economically feasible; and consider the impact of planning decisions on future generations of the campus community, with the goal of minimizing the environmental footprint.

v Administration: State universities shall develop sustainability goals to inform institutional policies and procedures. These policies and procedures shall rely on scientific and technical analysis, informed by economic realities of funding, to support efforts to develop objectives and targets for operations with indicators, or measures to assure accountability to the Board. Whenever economically feasible, sustainability shall be included in areas of planning, decision-making, assessment, and reporting. vi Outreach: State universities shall conscientiously share the knowledge, awareness, and expertise

generated by their engagement with sustainability in accordance with their respective missions and roles in serving society as a whole.

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CHAPTER III: COORDINATION5 _{- STATE UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL}

COLLEGES, WASHBURN UNIVERSITY AND/OR THE WASHBURN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

A ACADEMIC AFFAIRS (See Chapter II., Section A. for additional academic affairs policies applicable to state universities)

1 PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS

In accordance with K.S.A 74-3202d the Kansas Board of Regents has adopted policies and procedures for the development of Performance Agreements with each postsecondary educational institution. These policies and procedures are described in the Board approved document “Performance Agreement Guidelines and Procedures.”

Each postsecondary educational institution’s receipt of new state funds shall be contingent on compliance with its performance agreement, as described in the Performance Agreement Guidelines and Procedures. The failure of a postsecondary educational institution to enter a performance agreement shall prevent that postsecondary educational institution from receiving any new state funds.