IU Financial Aid Code of Conduct
VPSO-16
About This Policy
- Effective Date:
- 01-01-2015
- Date of Last Review/Update:
- 02-26-2020
- Responsible University Office:
- Office of the Vice President for Strategic Operations
- Responsible University Administrator:
- Vice President for Strategic Operations
- Policy Contact:
- Sarah Soper
University Director of Financial Aid
saeaton@iu.edu
- Policy Feedback:
- If you have comments or questions about this policy, let us know with the policy feedback form.
Scope
Indiana University employees who are members of university or campus financial aid staff.
Policy Statement
Indiana University financial aid staff employees are expected to manage student financial aid information with the highest level of security, confidentiality, and professionalism.
Reason for Policy
Financial aid information is of critical importance to the students of Indiana University as well as to the university’s obligations to comply with state and federal law. Financial aid staff are annually required to acknowledge and accept the responsibility to preserve and secure this information and to comply with university policies and the Principles of Ethical Conduct in regard to their work in financial aid.
Procedures
Financial aid directors on each campus shall distribute the Indiana University Financial Aid Code of Conduct form to their staff for signature prior to the start of each academic year and retain the forms as part of their records.
Sanctions
Violation of the IU Financial Aid Code of Conduct may result in sanctions related to the use of information technology resources (such as suspension or termination of access, or removal of online material) and/or employment (up to and including immediate termination of employment in accordance with applicable university policy); civil or criminal liability; or any combination of these.
History
This policy was established in 2015 and updated in 2020.
On April 21, 2023, this policy was renumbered from USSS-16 to VPSS-16.