New appointments to the University and assignments within the University shall be made with full effort to obtain the best qualified person for each position and, therefore, only after a thorough canvass of available personnel. Blood or marital relationship to other employees of the University shall not be regarded as a deterrent to appointment, reassignment, or continuance in present position, except that close relatives may not be employed where one is in a position of influence relative to the other.

This policy applies to all employees of the University but will not be interpreted to abrogate contracts already made, either term or continuing.