As a member of the National Association of Student 金融援助 Administrators (NASFAA), 大学还遵循NASFAA的道德原则声明和机构和财务援助专业人员行为准则中建立的标准.
I. 目的
这项政策的目的是禁止在涉及学生经济援助的情况下的利益冲突，并为负责学生经济援助的员工建立行为标准. As a participant in the federal student aid programs, and more specifically the student 贷款 programs, Xavier University of 路易斯安那州 is required to develop, 发布, 管理, and enforce a code of conduct that complies with the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. 本政策中规定的义务不修改或取代其他州和联邦法律先前规定的要求.
II. 适用性
本政策适用于经济援助办公室的所有员工以及与教育贷款或其他形式的学生经济援助有关的所有其他大学员工. 负责教育贷款或其他学生经济援助的大学代理也应遵守本政策的条款.
3. 定义
A. 利益冲突:
当雇员的经济利益或其他个人利益的机会可能妥协时，就存在利益冲突, or reasonably appear to compromise, 员工在大学履行职责时的独立判断能力.
B. 礼物:
任何小费, 较喜欢, 折扣, 娱乐, 热情好客, 贷款, or other item having a monetary value of more than a de minimus amount. The term includes a gift of services, 运输, 住宿, 或者吃饭, whether provided in kind, by purchase of a ticket, 预付款, or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. The term “gift” does not include any of the following:
- 标准材料, 活动, or programs on issues related to a 贷款, 默认的厌恶, 默认的预防, 或者金融知识, 比如宣传册, 一个车间, 或培训.
- 提供给大学的培训或信息材料，作为培训课程的组成部分，旨在改善贷款人的服务, 担保人, or 服务机构 of educational 贷款s to the University, if such training contributes to the professional development of the University’s employees.
- 有利的条件, 条件, 及为受大学聘用的学生提供的教育贷款的借款人利益(如有上述条款), 条件, 或福利与提供给大学所有学生的福利相当，而不是因为学生受雇于大学而提供的.
- 为借款人提供入学和离校咨询服务，以履行联邦法律规定的大学入学和离校咨询的责任, so long as the University’s employees are in control of the counseling, and such counseling does not promote the products or services of any specific lender.
- Philanthropic contributions to an institution from a lender, 服务机构, (三)与教育贷款无关的教育贷款担保人或者出借人的出资, 担保人, or 服务机构 that is not made in exchange for any advantage related to education 贷款s.
- State education grants, scholarships, or financial aid funds 管理ed by or on behalf of a State.
C. Opportunity pool 贷款:
由出借人提供给就读于牛津大学的学生或该学生的家庭成员的私人教育贷款, directly or indirectly, by the University of points, 保费, 额外的利益, 或向贷款人提供经济支持，以便贷款人向学生或家庭提供信贷.
D. Revenue-sharing arrangement:
An arrangement between the University and a lender under which (a) a lender provides or issues a 贷款 to students attending the University or to their families; and (b) the University recommends the lender or the 贷款 products of the lender and in exchange, the lender pays a fee or provides other materials benefits, including revenue or profit sharing, to the University or its employees.
IV. Institutional Policy Regarding Education 贷款 and Student 金融援助
A. Revenue-Sharing Arrangements:
The University will not enter into any revenue-sharing arrangement with any lender.
B. Interaction with Borrowers:
When participating in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), the University will not assign a first-time borrower’s federal 贷款, through award packaging or other methods, to a particular lender. The University will not refuse to certify, or delay certification of, any federal 贷款 based on the borrower’s selection or a particular lender or guaranty agency.
When participating in the Federal Direct Loan Program, 大学可以将首次借款人的联邦贷款指定给联邦政府作为贷款人.
在任何情况下，大学都不会将学生的私人学生贷款分配给特定的贷款人, or refuse to certify or delay certification of any private 贷款, based upon the borrower’s selection of lender or guaranty agency.
C. 私人贷款:
大学不会要求或接受任何贷款人提供的资金用于私人教育贷款(根据联邦贷款真相法的定义)。, including funds for an opportunity pool 贷款, to students in exchange for the University providing concessions or promises regarding providing the lender with (i) a specified number of federal 贷款s; (ii) a specified federal 贷款 volume; or a preferred lender arrangement for federal 贷款s.
D. 合作品牌:
大学将不允许私人教育贷款人(根据联邦贷款真相法案的定义)使用大学的名称, 会徽, 吉祥物, 标志, 或者换句话说, 图片, 或与大学有关的符号，以暗示贷款人对私人教育贷款的认可.
E. 人员协助:
大学不会要求或接受任何贷款人在呼叫中心人员配置或财务援助办公室人员配置方面的任何帮助. Nothing in this section, 然而, prevents the University from accepting assistance from a lender related to (i) professional development training for its staff; (ii) providing educational counseling materials, financial literacy materials, or debt management materials to borrowers, provided that such materials disclose to borrowers the identification of any lender that assisted in preparing or providing such materials; or (iii) staffing services on a short-term, nonrecurring basis to assist the University with financial aid-related functions during emergencies, including State-declared or federally declared natural disasters, federally declared national disasters, and other localized disasters and emergencies identified by the Secretary of Education.
V. Employee 行为准则
A. Conflicts of Interest:
- 任何员工都不得在其负责的任何教育贷款或其他学生经济援助方面存在利益冲突.
- 任何雇员不得处理与他/她自己或亲属的个人经济援助资格有关的任何交易. “For the purposes of this Policy, a “relative” is defined as an individual with whom an employee has a relationship by blood, 婚姻, 采用, 国内合作伙伴, or other personal relationship in which objectivity might be impaired.”
B. 礼物:
No employee may accept any gift from a lender, 担保人, or 服务机构 of education 贷款s. 如果送给员工的礼物是在员工知情和默许的情况下赠送的，并且员工有理由相信该礼物是由于该员工在大学的职位而赠送的，则该礼物应被视为送给员工的礼物.
C. Prohibited Contracting Arrangements:
No employee shall accept from any lender or affiliate of any lender any fee, 付款, 或其他经济利益(包括购买股票的机会)，作为向贷方或代表贷方提供与教育贷款有关的任何类型的咨询安排或其他合同的补偿.
D. Advisory Board Compensation:
No employee who serves on an advisory board, 委员会, or group established by a lender, 担保人, or group of lenders or 担保人s may receive anything of value from the lender, 担保人, or group of lenders or 担保人s in return for that service. The employee may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in serving on such boards, 委员会或小组.
VI. 违反政策
Violations of this Policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.