Governing Statements

Ethics Statement

The activities of the Board and those of its employees shall be consistent with the principle that there shall be no conflict between the private interests of a public official or employee and his/her official duties. Each member of the Board and each employee shall conform to the following guidelines:

1. Inform himself/herself of conflict of interest perils and remain alert to them in his/her activities;
   
2. Make certain that no outside activities interfere with the discharge of University obligations;
   
3. Freely disclose outside activities to the University regarding situations that could involve, or be construed as, conflicts of interest;
   
4. Consult, in advance and whenever circumstances suggest it, with the appropriate officers of the Board or of the University on outside activities undertaken in the general field of individual competence;
   
5. Have no substantial financial or personal interest in business transactions of the University; and
   
6. Not grant or make available to any person any consideration, treatment, information, or favor beyond that which is general practice to grant or make available to the public at large.
   

adopted: 05/09/1997

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