The Rumors and Trumors Groundrules
- We will prioritize submissions and address the ones with the most
"global" or campus-wide impact first. If a rumor is widespread or would
potentially affect everyone, it will get answered before the question about the candy
machine on the second floor of Building XYZ. ("What? They're restructuring our candy
machine?" No, no. Be calm.)
- We will not respond to any rumors implicating or discrediting
individuals. Such information can be slanderous, mean spirited or otherwise harmful, and
posting it, even if well countered or disproven, is not in keeping with our principles of
professionalism and teamwork.
- Our intention is to accept and investigate
anonymous submissions, but
we will address signed rumors first. When you submit a rumor, you're giving the
institution a chance to speak up for itself. That's a good thing, and we
appreciate it. By
the same token, signing your name tells us the submission is made in earnest. You have our
pledge that we will continue to support honest and open communication, and do not have to
fear retribution as a result of a submission to this web site.
- We will not post your name, even when you send it to us, but we will
try in every applicable situation to let you know who the source was for the responses.
Unattributted responses are usually straight from the President's Office.
- Please, one rumor per submission. If you have several rumors for us
to address, send us multiple requests.
- In our current configuration, we address about one
rumor a week in the digital pages of Impact, UTMB's employee
newsletter. Some requests are really simple, and we can address them
quickly. Some may take a little longer. We'll do our best to address as
many rumors as we can. Please be patient and we'll keep the information
flowing. If you're asking about an urgent, timely
issue, or something that relates to you personally, speak with with your
supervisor or seek information through some other source. If we can help
you, we may respond offline.
- The previously addressed rumors
will continue to be archived on the original site.
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