Cronkite School Employee Attire

Business Attire

Cronkite School employees are expected to dress in either business or business casual attire; ASU’s policy for university staff appearance can be found at SPP 801: Employee Conduct and Work Rules. Please note: Newsrooms and other programs may have additional requirements for business attire. Additionally, the Cronkite School supports the university’s Maroon and Gold Fridays; employees are encouraged to wear ASU colors on Fridays.

Examples of acceptable attire include, but are not limited to:

• Dress or suit pants, khaki-type trousers, slacks and jeans that do not have holes
• Shirts/tops consisting of casual shirts, ASU t-shirts, polo shirts, blouses or sweaters
• Casual dresses or skirts with modest hemlines
• Footwear consisting of sneakers, loafers, boots, flats, heels or sandals

Examples of unacceptable attire include, but are not limited to:

• Jeans with holes
• Hats worn indoors
• Sweatpants, shorts, spandex or other form-fitting pants (unless the top covers the buttocks)
• Shirts/tops consisting of spaghetti-strap tank tops, halter tops, tops with bare shoulders (unless worn under a sweater, blouse or jacket), tops that reveal the midsection or have a low neckline
• Dresses or skirts that are above mid-thigh or have spaghetti straps (unless worn under a sweater, blouse or jacket)

More examples of business casual attire can be found here, and more examples of business attire can be found here.