A motion was made for approval. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. Confirming Continuation of Policy 13010 on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Gene Brown presented the resolution for second reading. A question was raised as to why the title of the policy contains the word commitment when the main topic of the policy statement deals with conflict of interest. Pat Hyer stated that the global issues of the policy are both conflict of interest and commitment.
Conflict of interest is predicated upon state and federal law.
A committee will be considering additional issues related to conflict of commitment and they will make recommendations for further policy changes as needed. Joe Merola stated that the policy and supporting documents do deal with issues other than the conflict of interest. The background document gives a number of examples of activities that are not necessarily monetary issues, such as presidency of a national scholarly society or editor of multiple journals. Faculty are expected to report on a wide range of external activities and to discuss with their department heads proposed external obligations. Such activities often involve large time commitments that must be in keeping with departmental expectations.