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Standing Committee
There shall be
a presidential advisory committee on AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome) consisting of at least three persons from the university community
appointed annually by the President. The committee's duties will include
advising the President on modifications to the university's Policy on
AIDS in the light of new knowledge on AIDS, ARC (AIDS related complex)
and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and related developments.
Discrimination
and Access
- The University
will make no discrimination against any member of the university community
on the grounds of HIV infection. The University will discourage the
manifestation of such discrimination by any member or segment of that
community against any other member or segment of it.
- There will be
no restrictions in access to admission, classes, employment, residence
or any university facilities based on the ground of HIV infection.
- Authorities
in residences at St. Thomas University will be ready to assist resident
students who have indicated that they have had their immune status
impaired, in order to minimize the danger for those students of contracting
infectious diseases.
- Authorities
in residences at St. Thomas University will be ready to respond by
appropriate measures to fears, however groundless, that resident students
may express if they become aware that they are living in proximity
to persons with HIV infection.
Confidentiality
- The identity
of any person in the university community with HIV infection will
be held in strict confidence.
- The number of
university officials who are aware of the existence or identities
of person in the university community who have HIV infection should
be as small as possible, and this information should be given only
to those who strictly need it and only with the written consent of
the persons affected.
Responsibility
- All members
of the university community have a responsibility to avoid the risk
of HIV infection and transmission. And all who consider it likely
that they have been exposed to such infection are urged to seek medical
advice concerning their condition.
- If the University
learns that any member of the community has knowingly exposed another
to the danger of HIV infection it will institute a disciplinary review
and take whatever disciplinary action is indicated by that review.
The advisory committee will be consulted in all such matters.
Testing
- There shall
be no mandatory testing for AIDS, ARC or HIV infection.
- The immunologically
compromised will be exempt from any required vaccinations and other
similar immunization procedures.
- Given the distress
and fear frequently associated with HIV testing, those members of
the community who decide to undergo such tests are advised to seek
counselling both before and following the tests. Counselling sources
are listed in the next section.
Education and Information
- The University
will provide appropriate information on AIDS, ARC and HIV at the beginning
of the academic year in the form of a pamphlet available to all students
and other members of the university community.
- Other sources
of information include:
AIDS
New Brunswick
Information line:
1-800-561-4009 |
Student
Health Center
Tibbits Hall East
University of New Brunswick |
Public
Health Nurse
Reproductive Health Unit, Victoria Health Center
65 Brunswick Street, Fredericton
Telephone: 453-5200 |
- Counselling
may be found at the following locations:
Campus
Ministry Office
George Martin Hall, Room 101
St. Thomas University
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Counselling
Services Center
Room 19
Alumni Memorial Building
University of New Brunswick |
On November 29,
1989, the Board of Governors adopted the Policy with Respect to AIDS.
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