ACD 204–03: Use of the University’s Name

To provide for personal endorsements and private expressions

Personnel Policies and Procedures for Faculty

President’s Working Group

Faculty

Academic professionals

No faculty member or academic professional will endorse commercial products or processes, candidates for political office, etc., in a manner which indicates a connection with ASU, or in any other way implies that such endorsement represents the university.

When a faculty member or academic professional writes a letter to the editor of a newspaper, to public officials, or to others about a matter which does not relate to that individual’s responsibility in the university, the faculty member or academic professional should write as a private citizen. The faculty member or academic professional should use his or her own time and writing materials, and should not identify the views expressed with the university. University letterhead must not be used when writing as a private citizen.

For related information, see:

1. ACD 205–01, “Political Activity—General”

   and

2. ACD 205–02, “Lobbying.”