Procedure for Interacting with Elected Officials

OFFICIAL NOTICE

Morgan State University employees have occasion to communicate with government officials in a variety of contexts, both personally and professionally.  This guidance is intended to ensure that official communications with government officials reflect the institutional views and priorities of Morgan and to avoid duplicative or conflicting invitations to campus events.

All Morgan employees have the right to express their personal opinions on matters of public concern.  When doing so, employees must make clear that they are expressing their own views in their personal capacity and avoid the appearance that they are speaking on behalf of the institution.

The Office of State and Federal Relations serves as Morgan's principal point of contact with local, state and federal elected and government officlals and their staff, on legislative matters of institutional concern.  Before contacting any government or elected official or their staff in an official capacity on a matter outside of the employee's routine job duties, Morgan employees should notify the Office of State and Federal Relations in advance. When in doubt, please consult with the Office of State and Federal Relations.

Thank you for your cooperation in communicating and disseminating this guidance to employees in your units.