{"id":36018,"date":"2025-10-17T10:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/policies\/?page_id=36018"},"modified":"2026-01-05T07:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:59:55","slug":"ethics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/policies\/ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethical Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All EWU employees and officers are subject to the Washington State Ethics in Public Service Act<\/strong><\/a>, chapter 42.52 Revised Code of Washington (“Ethics in Public Service Act”).  This site is designed to help educate EWU employees about their responsibilities under the Ethics in Public Service Act and university policies. EWU employees are state employees and are personally responsible for complying with these ethical standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ethics in Public Service Act can be enforced by the Washington State Executive Ethics Board or EWU. The Executive Ethics Board’s website<\/strong><\/a> contains training, guidance, and information about its enforcement actions. Information about these ethical standards is also outlined below in the FAQs and in the following university policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n