In accordance with WVU Board of Governors Governance Rule 1.4 – Ethics, Conflict of Interest and Outside Consulting, certain University Officials are required to submit an annual Institutional Conflict of Interest Disclosure prior to July 31 each year on significant financial interests they or their family members hold. “University Officials” is defined within the rule to mean:
- University Board Members
- President
- Campus Presidents
- Vice Presidents
- Vice Provosts
- Deans
- Associate and Assistant Vice Presidents and Provosts
- Assistant and Associate Deans
- General Counsel
- Director of Internal Audit
- All employees within the Office of Technology Transfer
If you haven’t already, be sure to submit your Institutional Conflict of Interest Disclosure before the July 31 deadline.
BOG Governance Rule 1.4 – Ethics, Conflict of Interest and Outside Consulting provides guidance on real and perceived conflicts of interest – both in general and in the context of research activities. The rule also offers guidance on the solicitation and acceptance of gifts by WVU faculty and staff and defines when it is permissible to enter into consulting arrangements with third parties outside of a faculty or staff member’s employment with the University.
Thank you for doing your part to ensure WVU maintains the highest ethical standards across the University’s operations.
Visit the policies.wvu.edu website for more information on BOG Governance Rule 1.4. The site includes general FAQs, all related approval and disclosure forms and an Outside Consulting Arrangements Do’s and Don’ts document.
If you have any questions, contact Joy Edwards, director, conflict of interest, in the Conflict of Interest Office, at Joy.Edwards@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-5475.