It is contrary to the policy of the State University of New York and the State of New York for State employees to use State agency stationery for the conduct of personal, non- agency related business. An Executive Chamber Policy Memorandum underscores the importance of communicating this policy to employees:
"The use of State agency stationery, accompanied by the typed words `Personal and Unofficial,' constitutes an unacceptable contradiction in the message transmitted. As a matter of policy, State agency stationery should be utilized only for official governmental business. If a communication is `personal and unofficial,' it has no business being sent on agency stationery. Sending such communications on agency stationery could give the appearance of an inappropriate attempt to utilize the influence of an individual's office for a private purpose."
All State University employees should make every effort to keep official and personal activities separate and to avoid potential conflicts of interest.