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Important For All UO Faculty Members
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The educational, research and service endeavors
of faculty members encompass an exceptionally broad spectrum of activities.
Some of these activities may involve complex personal, financial and/or
legal components, and for many, specific policies and rules have been developed
which address the faculty member's responsibilities and provide helpful
guidelines. The majority of the policies and rules are contained
in the
Faculty Handbook . There are a small number of especially important policies
and Oregon Administrative Rules which are directly applicable to employees.
This page provides links to these policies and rules which every faculty
member should be aware of and understand. We urge all faculty
to carefully review these policies (by clicking on the underlined titles
below) and contact the appropriate office for clarification or additional
information, if desired.
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Potential
Conflicts of Interest in Research and Outside Activities:
Teaching and research are the primary functions of the University and are
nourished by efficient and imaginative administration. Service to the community
and nation is an inherent obligation. These four--teaching, research, aministration,
and public service -- are essential features of academic life at the University
of Oregon. This policy statement provides general guidance as to
the distinction between outside professional activities that can be engaged
in freely, and others that require consideration of possible incompatibility
with University obligations. The policy requires approval, disclosure and
reporting of activities and compensation.
[Disclosure Form]
For more information, contact the
Office of Research
Services and Administration
Policies
Relating to Inventions, License Agreements, Educational and Professional
Materials Development, Patents, and Copyrights.
The Oregon Administrative Rules require that faculty disclose (to the Office
of Technology Transfer) the creation of intellectual property within the
scope of their employment. Furthermore, faculty must understand that as
a condition of employment, all UO employees agree to assign to the State
Board of Higher Education rights to certain types of intellectual property.
The information on this web site assists faculty in understanding their
rights and responsibilities regarding intellectual property developed during
the course of their employment at the UO. For more information, contact
the
Office of
Technology Transfer.
Conflicts
of Interest and Abuses of Power: Sexual or Romantic Relationships with
Students: It may be a conflict of interest and abuse of power
for faculty members to engage in sexual or romantic relationships with
students enrolled in their classes or otherwise subject to their direct
supervision or evaluation. This conflict of interest and abuse of power
can occur even when both parties have consented to the relationship. This
OAR defines the circumstances constituting an conflict of interest and
mandates remedies to remove such conflicts. For more information,
contact the Office of Affirmative
Action and Equal Opportunity
Acceptable
Use of Computing Resources: When faculty are provided access to
University computing resources, their use of such resources may be explicitly
or implicitly limited. This policy sets forth the standards and expectations
for use of university computing resources. For more information, contact
the University Computing Center.
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