Hi Holly, At RIT, our policy is entitled "Individual Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy" and can be found at http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/c040. Additionally, all employees are required to fill out a conflict of interest statement annually. We use an web-based tool and the initial disclosure is 5 yes or no questions. If the answer to all 5 questions is no, the process is done. If there is a yes response, the tool walks the respondent through the next steps to determine if a management plan is needed. If so that plan is worked out between the respondent and the supervisor and uploaded to a central repository. It sounds like an onerous process but for the vast majority of employees, it's just the 5 questions.
The type of start-ups you mentioned would be required to be disclosed and then work through the process - each situation would be handled based on the particular details of that situation. Sue -------------------------------------- Susan T. Provenzano, '84, '09 Academic Affairs Rochester Institute of Technology (585)475-5572 [email protected] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy any copies of this information. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Holly A. Kinkaid Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2017 6:54 AM To: Association of College and University Policy Administrators <[email protected]> Subject: [acupa-l] COC/COI re: university-funded start-ups Hello: >From a Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment perspective, how does >your university manage conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment where >researchers, faculty and postdocs are involved in university-funded (entirely >or partially) startups (no Federal funding is involved)? What are your university's policies and procedures in regards to: * Holding Board seats on the new startup; * Serving as an officer of the company; * Ownership of Intellectual Property; * Ownership/Equity Interest; * Utilizing university resources when the university resources are unique to the state/region. Your feedback is very much appreciated. Thank you. Holly A. Kinkaid Policy Advisor, University Policy Office King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Administration Building, Room 4710 T: +966 (12) 808-3131 www.kaust.edu.sa<http://www.kaust.edu.sa/> ________________________________ This message and its contents including attachments are intended solely for the original recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message from your computer system. Any unauthorized use or distribution is prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email. Replying to Messages: Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will distribute your message to the ENTIRE list of members. To send a message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). To Unsubscribe or for questions about the ACUPA e-list, Contact Joshua Adams at j<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Question%20About%20the%20ACUPA%20E-list> or 607-255-6837.
