External Professional Activities of Faculty and Other Professional Staff
Revised: October 2, 2006.
Source: University
of North Carolina - External Professional Activities of Faculty External Professional
Activities of Faculty
Related Policies :
NCSU REG01.25.1 -
Conflict of Interest
UNC Policy 300.2.2 - Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Affecting Faculty and Non-Faculty EPA Employees
UNC Policy 300.6.1.1[R] - Regulations on External Professional Activities and Honoraria
UNC Policy 300.6.1.2[G] - Guidelines on External Professional Activities of Faculty and Other Professional Staff
Additional References:
Research Administration
External Professional Activities for Pay
Notice of Intent to Engage in External Professional Activities for Pay Form
UNC-General Administration's - Guidelines Concerning Use of University of North Carolina Resources for Political Campaign Activities
Contact Information: Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies (919-515-2117).
As an agency of the state of North Carolina, NC State
University is required to follow various federal and state laws and regulations,
as well as policies and regulations of the University of North Carolina.
1.
Background
The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions seek to appoint
and to retain, as faculty and other professional staff members, individuals
of exceptional competence in their respective fields of professional endeavor.
Because of their specialized knowledge and experience, such persons have opportunities
to apply their professional expertise to activities outside their University
employment. Participation of faculty and other professional staff members in
external professional activities for pay, typically in the form of consulting,
is an important characteristic of academic employment that often leads to significant
societal benefits, including economic development through technology transfer.
However, such external activities for pay are to be undertaken only if they
do not:
1.1. Create a conflict of commitment by interfering with the obligation of the
individual to carry out all primary University duties in a timely and effective
manner; or
1.2.Create a conflict of interest vis-à-vis the individual's status as
an employee of the University; or
Involve any inappropriate use or exploitation of University resources; or
1.3. May any use of the name of the University of North Carolina or any of its
constituent institutions for any purpose other than professional identification;
or
1.4. Claim, explicitly or implicitly, any University or institutional responsibility
for the conduct or outcome of such activities.
2. Compliance
Each faculty member or other professional staff member who plans to engage
in professional activities for pay should be familiar with the Board of Governors
policy on External
Professional Activities for Pay and shall complete the "Notice
of Intent to Engage in External Professional Activities for Pay Form", and
the annual "External
Professional Activities for Pay - Activity During the Past Fiscal Year Form".
The notice of intent system and instructions are found on the Research Administration website.
