Code of Professional Conduct 
The University of New Hampshire is the state’s public research university, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs and graduate programs of distinction. Its primary purpose is learning: students collaborating with faculty and staff in teaching, research, creative expression, and service. The University serves New Hampshire and the region through continuing education, cooperative extension, cultural outreach, economic development activities, and applied research. OEHS supports the University of New Hampshire’s mission by providing leadership, resources, and services to assure a safe and healthful working environment for all members of the University and its surrounding community. In addition to sharing a strong belief in the fundamental values espoused by the University of New Hampshire, we the staff of OEHS aspire to be a community that values:
- Excellence: We dedicate ourselves to the highest standards of quality in our professional work, outreach, public service, mentoring, and advising.
- Integrity: We commit ourselves to an open, honest, and trustworthy approach to all endeavors we are working on. We value fairness, straightforward conduct, adherence to the facts, sincerity and transparency. We will make a reasonable effort to provide appropriate professional referrals when unable to provide competent professional assistance.
- Responsiveness: We respond to and address the needs and expectations of our students, faculty, staff, partners, and external constituents.
- Respect: We foster an environment of mutual respect. We listen to each other, encourage each other and care about each other.
- Diversity: We commit to an inclusive community for diverse students, faculty and staff. We reject bigotry, oppression, degradation and harassment, and we challenge injustice toward any member of our community.
- Accountability: We are personally and organizationally accountable for all that we do and commit to providing timely and comprehensive evaluation of our programs and efforts.
- Innovation: We want to be at the forefront of change and believe that the best way to lead is to learn from our successes and mistakes and continue to grow. We are forward-looking and break new ground in addressing important community and societal needs.
- Openness: We encourage the open exchange of information and ideas from all quarters of the university community. We believe that through collaboration and participation, each of us has an important role in determining the direction and well-being of our community.
OEHS acknowledges the University of Vermont - Office of Human Resources; our appreciation to Leslie Parr for providing us with reference material upon which we created the OEHS Code of Professional Conduct.