Annual Disclosure on Outside Activities, Potential Conflict of Interest Due Nov.  30

All UCF faculty who are required to disclose annually about outside activity, employment and potential conflict of interest are receiving an individual e-mail today about completing the online form by Nov. 30.

The required disclosure – the Potential Outside Activity, Employment, and Conflict of Interest and Commitment Disclosure AA-21 – is emailed via a link at the start of each academic year. The AA-21 was delayed this year because we moved the disclosure to a new system, Huron COI. During the time the AA-21 was unavailable, we asked you to submit your intentions to engage in any new activities to your chair or supervisor by email with a copy to PCA@ucf.edu. If you submitted activities using this method, please be sure to include those activities in your AA-21.  

Faculty who receive the individual email are required to report outside activities, financial interests and potential conflicts under applicable federal and state regulations as well as university regulations and policies. This process of disclosure for review and approval protects all of us from unknowingly violating the law. It also safeguards our credibility and reputations by providing a transparent system of disclosure, approval and documentation of outside engagements.

UCF Regulation 3.018 – Conflict of Interest or Commitment; Outside Activity or Employment – outlines our conflict of interest and commitment disclosure process, which complies with Florida laws and with federal laws regarding research.

Additional information and resources to assist with the reporting are available on the University Compliance, Ethics, and Risk website at https://compliance.ucf.edu/conflict-of-interest/. If you have questions, please email PCA@ucf.edu.

Thank you for your help in meeting this important requirement.