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Important Policies to Understand

The following university policies regarding external affairs guide communications and external relations at Rutgers. Members of the Rutgers community and interested parties should review and understand these policies as needed.

Use the tiles on this page to access PDFs of these important policies from the university policy library.

 Senate Chamber of New Jersey State House in Trenton, NJ
Policy 50.4.1

This policy sets the guidelines and processes for members of the Rutgers community to engage in lobbying activity officially on behalf of Rutgers with government officials.

Gate at Winants Hall Rutgers New Brunswick
Policy 60.1.31

This policy states that Rutgers faculty and staff are not permitted to accept gratuities, gifts, entertainment, or other items of value that could reasonably be perceived to influence behavior.

Winants Hall on the College Avenue campus
Policy 50.3.4

This policy states that, as an institution, Rutgers University shall be free of partisanship in its governance and conduct. The university shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign. No member of the university community shall speak or act in the name of the university in a political campaign.