KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
POLICY TITLE: Conflict of Commitment and Interest Policy
VOLUME, SECTION & NUMBER:
ENTITIES AFFECTED: Faculty Staff
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: Office of Human Resources
APPROVED BY: Kentucky State University Board of Regents
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 2024
REVISED FROM: 2013 Human Resources Policy Manual
In the process of accomplishing its missions, Kentucky State University (KSU) will inevitably develop close relationships with entities possessing outside interests, including financial interests. Therefore, the benefits that potentially accrue from these relationships are accompanied by real or apparent risks that external interests may compromise KSU decisions by influencing the judgment of the institution or one of its members. When the application or use of KSU time or resources results in an inappropriate personal advantage or is detrimental to KSU's mission, that use of time or resources represents a conflict between one's interests and those of KSU.
To guard against these external influences, KSU has put procedures in place to identify and address institutional conflicts of interest and commitment as defined herein. These procedures are not intended to discourage research, creative activity, or scholarship.
This policy establishes standards and requirements to protect the financial well-being, reputation, and legal obligations of KSU. Further, this policy establishes procedures to protect the KSU community from