Faculty and other university researchers are urged to broadly disseminate the results of their research and accomplishments. This is consistent with the university’s goal to foster the growth and dissemination of information for knowledge sake. Most funding agencies merely require that their support be acknowledged in publications resulting from projects they sponsored; however, others may require that they also be sent reprints of such review and comment before final submission for publication.

Faculty should review agency regulations on publications before submitting information from sponsored projects for publication. The Deputy Provost of the ORSP may be contacted if there are any questions.

KSU expects all investigators to adhere to the highest standards of intellectual honesty, integrity, and ethics in formulating, conducting, interpreting and publishing research. It is only in adherence to such standards that researchers fulfill their obligations to the academic community at large. All seekers of knowledge need assurance that the body of data reported in research results can be relied upon for advancement in the various disciplines. Please see KSU Ethics Policy.

At KSU government relations are a function of the Office of the President. Only the President and her duly designated representatives (e.g., senior staff, employed or retained lobbyists, etc.) may speak for the university to government officials. Please contact the Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations in order to bring attention to issues or raise the administration's awareness of current/pending government policies that may potentially affect the University. Please see KSU Lobbying Policy.

As a rule, faculty and staff must notify the Office of Government Relations before contacting or responding to government officials. Although many of these communications may not constitute lobbying, they should be vetted with the Office of Government Relations to determine if reporting is required. Examples of such communications follow.

Inviting Government Officials to Campus or to University Events: Faculty and staff may not invite government officials to speak at or attend University events without first consulting the Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations. Lobbying by Membership Organizations: The (federal) Lobbying Disclosure Act requires that universities report a portion of all membership dues paid to organizations registered as lobbying entities as the proportion of the organization's lobbying expenses to total expenses.