17.17(2) Usurpation of University Opportunities

Situations may arise in which a faculty or staff member has the option to engage in professional extramural activities either (1) as an independent consultant or through a business organization in which the faculty or staff member has an ownership interest, or, alternatively (2) through the University. In such situations, the faculty or staff member has an obligation to give the University an opportunity to decide whether it wishes to have the activity carried on under University auspices, and only if the University rejects the opportunity, is the faculty or staff member free to undertake the activity by other means. For faculty members and other staff members within a college, a written waiver of University interest shall be obtained from the dean of the college. For other staff members, a written waiver of such interest shall be obtained from the director of the unit in which the staff member serves.