Employment includes regular and temporary full- and part-time employment, student employment and work-study, and graduate and other assistant programs.

Application

The employment of relatives within KSU is not precluded, as long as the employment is in compliance with all KSU policies regarding employment qualifications, performance, promotion, and management of situations where nepotism, or the appearance of nepotism, is possible.

• No member of the Board of Regents, except those elected to the Board of Regents as faculty or staff representatives, shall be employed by KSU. Furthermore, no relative of a member of the Board of Regents shall be employed by KSU.
• No relative of the President shall be employed in a position within the President's administrative area, unless approval is granted by the Board of Regents. Approval by the Board of Regents shall only be granted upon the determination that:
• No relative of any senior administrator shall be employed in a position within that administrator's area of oversight unless approval is granted by the President. Approval by the President shall only be granted upon a determination that:
• In general, no relative of any KSU employee shall be employed in any position at KSU over which the related employee exercises supervisory authority. In some cases, however, and when it is in the best interest of KSU, potential conflicts can be managed through prompt disclosure of the relationship and approval by the appropriate senior administrator. Approval by the senior administrator shall only be granted upon a determination that:
• The employment is in the best interest of KSU;
• The Board of Regents has been informed of the selection process, and all KSU regulations and policies regarding hiring and employment qualifications have been followed; and
• The Board of Regents has reviewed and approved a written Nepotism Disclosure Form. The Nepotism Disclosure Form shall ensure that employment decisions are made impartially and that neither employee is disadvantaged. The Nepotism Disclosure Form shall ensure that the possibility of nepotism and the appearance of impropriety are eliminated.
• The candidate is the most qualified individual for the position;
• The employment will not create a conflict of interest or the appearance of improper influence; and
• Measures are in place to ensure impartial and direct supervision, oversight, and performance review.
• The employment is in the best interest of KSU;
• The senior administrator has been informed of the selection process, and all KSU regulations and policies regarding hiring and employment qualifications have been followed; and