Exemplary ethical conduct is critically important in our relationships with colleagues, Regents, students, volunteers, contractors, and the public. This statement reflects the values of the University approved by the Board of Regents on July 21, 2004. The following core values guide our decisions and behavior.

  • Integrity
  • Academic excellence and freedom
  • Mutual respect and human dignity
  • Diversity of thought, culture, gender, and ethnicity
  • Personal and institutional responsibility and accountability
  • Shared governance
  • A sense of community
  • Sensitivity to work-life concerns
  • Civic responsibility

Each member of the University must endeavor to:

  1. promote the best interests of the Kentucky State University
  2. foster the Vision, Mission, and Values of the University
  3. preserve the public's respect and confidence in the Kentucky State University
  4. exhibit personal integrity, honesty, and responsibility in all actions
  5. provide an environment of mutual respect, impartiality, and collaboration
  6. maintain confidentiality in all matters deemed confidential
  7. assure independence of judgment free from conflicting interests
  8. ensure that relationships that constitute or could be perceived as conflicts of interest are fully and properly disclosed and University guidelines are followed
  9. comply with the policies and procedures of the Kentucky State University and applicable state and federal laws and regulations
  10. demonstrate stewardship of University property and resources

It is important to note that all board members are required to disclose all pertinent conflicts. See The Gold Book, Article XI, Section 11.4.

KSU's Board of Regents has included a general statement for gauging whether a board member's conflict of interest is permissible in The Gold Book, Article XI, Section 11.2.

To the extent that KSU’s Board of Regents seeks additional guidance on how to gauge a board member’s conflict of interest, the Board may wish to refer to the Statement on Conflict of Interest issued by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.3

3 Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges’s Statement on Conflict of Interest. https://www.agb.org/sites/default/files/agbstatements/statement_2013_conflict_of_interest.pdf

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