The Taubman College Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy requires staff to disclose and manage any personal, financial, or outside activities that could compromise or appear to compromise their university responsibilities, in accordance with U-M guidelines.
Conflict of Interest (COI)
A potential conflict of interest exists whenever personal, professional, commercial, or financial interests or activities outside of the University have the possibility (either in actuality or in appearance) of (1) compromising a staff member’s judgment; (2) biasing the nature or direction of scholarly research; (3) influencing a staff member’s decision or behavior with respect to teaching and student affairs, appointments and promotions, uses of university resources, interactions with human subjects, or other matters of interest to the university; or (4) resulting in a personal or family member’s gain or advancement at the expense of the university. For purposes of subsection (4), family members include spouse, domestic partners and dependents.
Conflict of Commitment (COC)
A potential conflict of commitment exists when a staff member’s external relationships or activities have the possibility (either in actuality or in appearance) of interfering or competing with the university’s educational, research, or service missions, or with that individual’s ability or willingness to perform the full range of responsibilities associated with his or her position.
Taubman College HR will send staff the COI-COC form each year as part of the annual development process, and will ask that you and your supervisor both complete it to keep our records accurate and up to date.