Why does the SPG require faculty and staff to reveal a potential COI or COC?
Disclosure is important for several reasons. Disclosing and managing potential COIs or COCs, as needed, helps preserve the University’s and the individual faculty or staff member’s reputation for integrity within the higher education community. It also responds to the legitimate expectations placed upon a public university. Disclosure may help protect a faculty or staff member from liability where federal or state law imposes an obligation to manage COIs or COCs. For example, federal law imposes such an obligation for federally sponsored research and disclosure in this area is already required. Because failure to comply with this obligation can jeopardize the University’s eligibility for federal funding, disclosure is in the best interest not only of the individual faculty or staff member involved, but of other members of the University community and the University itself.
Related Questions
- As a faculty member or staff member, if I disclose a potential COI or COC will I have a say in the plan that is developed to "manage" this conflict? Is the management plan "negotiable"?
- What if a faculty or staff member is uncertain whether a given situation constitutes a potential COI or COC?
- Why does the SPG require faculty and staff to reveal a potential COI or COC?
