University Rules Overview of Conflict of Interest, Conflict of Commitment, Scholarly Misconduct, and Ethical Conduct Policies and Procedures
Policies and Procedures Regarding Conflicts of Interest and/or Commitment
- University employee must review and comply with this policy.
- April 30 Deadline for filing yearly conflict of interest and commitment report questionaire
- Written disclosure submission to immediate supervisor
- Outside consulting activities of full-time employees, maximum allowable time
- Failure to disclose and manage conflicts
- Outside activities in violation of state or federal laws or regulations
- Managing potential conflicts of interest
- Employees working less than half-time, student assistants on hourly basis, and part time faculty are exempt
- University employee having knowledge of an impending arrangement involving financial interest must disclose
- Reporting requirements for president, vice presidents, deans, and other officers
- See the rule
Prohibitions: No University employee shall:
- Use public position or state property to secure or attempt to secure anything of value
- Solicit with understanding that conduct of university business would be influenced thereby
- Use or disclose confidential or proprietary university information that could harm university or result in anything of value to the employee
- Receive private financial gain arising from the sale of textbooks or other materials used in a course in which the employee is an instructor
- Give or accept anything of value that may substantially influence them with respect to their duties
- Use the University seal, logo, trademarks, and all other university intellectual property for commercial venture for private financial gain
- Use the University's name for advertising outside the scope of their employment or for private gain
- Exploit their authority
- See the rule
Inventions and Patent Rights
Conflict Policies Regarding Research Projects
Conflicts Involving University Contracts
Nepotism
Serving as expert witness; whistleblower
Responsibilities of Department Chair, Dean & Executive Director HR
Procedure for reports...disclosure...
Procedures for Appeal
- Inquiry committee will be convened with five appropriate members
- Procedure for determination in potential conflict situations by employees
- Procedure for determination in potential conflict situations when initiated by the senior research officer, provost, president
- See the rule
Investigation of Conflicts
Principles for Research and Sponsored Programs
Policies and Procedures Governing Scholarly Misconduct
- Inquiry and investigation procedures
- Guidelines for the operation of the inquiry committee
- Allegations are found without merit
- Illegal issues...indicated or complained of may be criminal in nature
- Collateral proceeding under university policies
- Detailed documentation...maintained by the office of general counsel
- Whistleblower
- See the rule
Definitions
- Business Associate
- Compensation
- Conflict of Commitment
- Conflict of Interest
- Family Member
- Investigator
- License
- Mission
- Outside Activities
- Outside consulting activities
- Outside professional activities
- Private gain
- Provost
- Quarter
- Scholarly Misconduct
- Senior research officer
- State
- Technology transfer
- University
- Whistleblower
- Central administration officer
- See the rule
Note: This overview is not intended to list all items in the University Rule concerning Conflict of Interest, Conflict of Commitment, Scholarly Misconduct, and Ethical Conduct - Policies and Procedures. This overview provides some key words and links to assist the user in finding selected passages. Any specific questions can only be answered by a thorough review of rule 3359-11-17. |
